The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-03-26

readers against certain kind Of wJrkingmens
unions, entitled International" and ''rfcog",z,
ina the Jurisdiction of the International Oaion.
This international Uaion is a goddess and God
hating society its principles are false anti Scrip
tral and ruinous its bj9cts are immoral. shame
less and inimical to everything that is pure aud
holy: the means it employs are bad Infamous,
atrocious Itseeks to overturn all existiag society
and to carry men back TO state OF nature without
God.
Jesuit Influence in America.-A religious paper
of New Orleans says: 1--WE could never understand
why the Charity Hospital, of New Orleans, was
entirely in the hands of nuns and priests. 1t Is
well known fact that Protestant patients, as Is re-
ported we're obliged in many cases to submit TO
Catholic Baptism before receiving medicine and
attendance The matter Is now clear. lie was
found that our leading aud well known city Physl-
clan. Dr. Stone was prominent member OF the
Jesuit church in Baronne Street to the day OF his
death.
Type-settng and Distributing Machines'-Ihe
Tribune OF Wednesday says:
Curious type.settng and distributing machines
were exhibited in composing room down town
Yesterday afternoon The apparatus is very SIM
ple The operator sits before key board some
thing like that OF piano, each key OF which takes
care OF certain letter. either to distribute 1t In It's
proper compartment or place 1t IN Its position Ia
the matter. One machine is the reverse oil the
other. The veriest tyro can in short time COM
pete with the most rapid cOmpostor The machne
can easily set up 500 ems per hour, and 1t makes
no errors if the operator touches always the right
keys A boy easily manage the distributing
machine With the type-settlng machine the ser,
vices of some to JUSTIFY the matter Is required
in addition to the operator.
A Fearful Contingency. Chinaman in New
| York, being summoned as witness, was asked by
the Judge what wolld be The penalty II he md not
tell the truth. Il could never return to China.
but would have to reman in New Y ork j. was his
terrified reply
Governor Dix has decided not to interfere in the
case of Foster and notwithstanding the supplement
tary, though informal evidence which has been
brought forward to influence his decision, we cam
not but believe that those who approve of capi-
tai punishment, under any circumstances will adj
nit that his conclusion is just. 1t was hard to
raise the poor mans hopes only to dlsappolnt
them but the lawyers and the petitioners alone are
to blame Tor that. Never ia this country, save
perhaps in the case OF Major Andre land that is
by no means parallel one, has such strong in
huence been brought to bear upon the officer in
whose hands lay the pardoning power. General
Dix too, has shown degree of frmness which is
rare enough In these days, Tor within the week he
has lost son by DEATH and the counsel OF Foster
doubtless hoped that this affection would tell pow
erfully in their clients favor. We can only hope
feet as a warning TO those ruffians who apologize
for murder committed in liquor, and who habltu-
ally Of any evening intoxicated TO about the
same degree as was Foster when he struck the fatal
blow.
A Tricky Peoped Country The Island Of Bar
BADGES is more thickly settled than China, with
her 300 900 000 With superficial area OF only
about l66 square miles without any large towns,
without manufactures of any description, purely
81 olit,ct N
ation Of $50 600 souls, or over 0S4 TO the square
mile To ind the means OF sustentation tor the
cooped up mob of people, she has brought under
cultivation nearly every inch OF her LOG 40 acres
OF cuturable land and, to the superficial observer,
she presents an aspect OF wealth and prosperity
unexampled in the West Indies, and hardly TO be
surpassed by any other part OF the world.
wintering at Mount Washington two officers
Of the Unlted States Signal Service who have been
stationed on Mount Washington during the winter
passed pleasant season, without sickness and
without even dull day. The library OF 800 vol.
umes procured for them by two ladies, was highly
appreciated The temperature on the summit was
higher than in the valleys the thermometer never
going go below zero, while in jackson 1t marked
80, and in Lancaster below 5O'.
Humiliating ct-The Chicago THINE states
that three United States Judges-namely, Judge
Deahay, of Kansas; Judge Sherman of Ohio;
disgracei in twelve months, while during the pre-
vious eighty three years of our Government but
two United States Judges had been mpeached.
The Commissioner of Education says that the BEN
/ elections made by private individuals for edaca-
tiona purposes in 1871 amounted to over So 000-
900, aud those for 1872 to nearly $40 900 0OO-
The amount for 1872 was divided as follows For
colleges and universities Sc 2S2 46l 63; for theo-
logical institutions $l,l55 $50 So; for Libraries
LON al Sl fnr
schools for females, SGS9 993; for agricultural and
scientific schools, $4S2 cog; for academies, $780,
GAO; for medical schools, $l0,422 10; and Tor law
schools, $40 600. This is a gratifying statement
Large Gifts-A short time since John S. Hop
kius, well known millionaire Of Baltimore deco
ed to trustees thirteen acres OF land bounded by
Wolfe, Monument, Broadway and Jefferson Streets
for the erection of hospital for the relief OF
INDECENT sick and orphans. At meeting OF the
board of trustees last week they were notified
by Mr.. Hopkins that he had further dedicated
two millions of dollars worth of property for the
support and maintenance of the hospital. The
hospital buildings will be on magnificent scale,
and be commenced in the spring of 1874.
The Mails and Vile Literature bill TO pre-
vent the Railing OF obscene books, papers, articles,
and advertisements, has passed both Houses, and
been signed by the President The person who
knowingly deposits or causes to be deposited for
mailing delivery" obscene articles, publications,
or advertisements 10 the post Office and the per-
son who, in pursuance of any plan or scheme for
dsposlng" Of any of the indecent books or articles
advertised, takes them from the mails alike
deemed guilty Of high msdemeanor, and on con.
yctlon shall be 1ed from 500 to SIS 00O with costs,
or imprisoned at hard labor from one to ten years,
or both. in the discretion of the court.
The Journal Of Commerce remarks that this bill
ladies out justice all round. The newspaper pub
| Usher who aDets the medltated crimes by printing
the advertisements, knowing, as he we'll knows,
their actual nature, and deposits his paper In the
mails, u.s. by fair construction, also exposed TO the
penalties. And every knave in the country who
retails the offensive publication or article also puts
his foot in the trap There is good reason to
hope that the law against sending indecent clrcu-
| lars packages, and advertisements through the
mails will do very much to break up the internal
trade Tor IL Is mostly on the inexperence OF coun.
| try people that the rascals fatten. By tar the
larger share OF their gains through the mails
Cut off from the Post office and from advertising
IN newspapers which circulate out of the city, they
Will lad their business Improbable, and Tor the
most part quit 1t.
Lesson from Enemies. Some keen observer
has sald =" 1t any man In anger puts his finger
upon defect in your character, consider it WE'LL"
PrOtesants may, perhaps, learn lesson in regard
to some tendencies of their religion, by looking at
this picture from the pen of Roman Catholic.
:" The world knows how, three centuries ago, the
Reformers went into the churches, mutlating
the statues destroying the paintings. pulling down
the aars, stripping the priests of their sacred
vestments. How different is it to-day! The sim
pie meeting house which these Reformers' set up,
protest against magnificent churches is
passing away in fact and 10 name; and the descen-
dants OF the Reformers' borrow the forms of our
arch fpct ura rnm Cath olio hot.