The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-04-02
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.

Resources Of Virginia. --Msjor Jed. Hotchkiss of
Staunton, Va, who has been on a visit to Eng
land, in the cause Of immigration has recently re.
turned. His success seems to have been very hap.
py, and the way was opened through the favor of
gentlemen of high intelligence, by which the re-
sources of Virginia and its sutaoleness as home
for the English emigrant were brought prominent.
ly before the public. The Baltimore Gdzstte saws:
Nearly the whole of the last number of the
London Journal OF the Society of Arts is filed
with the lecture delivered before the Society v
Major Jed. Hotchkiss on The pirglnans: the,r
agricultural, mineral and commercial resources
Major Hotchklss Is the engineer selected by the
Washington and Lee University to take charge of
the survey of Virginia. He appears to be empha-
ideally the right man 10 the right place. His lee.
ture, the ul rext of which is before u.s. is able and
exhaustive; full of facts aud clear 10 statistics.
better idea Is obtained from 1t of the resources of
Virginia, her immense wealth and the different
facilities, and the mineral and agricultural products
Of the IideWater country; the he middle coun.
try; Piedmont Virginia. the Blue RIDGE the
Valley; the Appalachian country, and the
Trans Appalachlan country than from any DAM
phlet we nave yet SEEM La thus bringing the adj
vantages OF our neghbor, Virginia, to the notice
OF che English people, Major Hotchkss is doing
great benefit to his State. We wish we had
commissioner OF emigration with his push energy
and ability, To represent Maryland abroad. "
Judge William Daniel, Jr., died suddenly Mt his
residence III LJncnburg, on the evening OF Friday
last, March 18Th, aged about sixty-6ve or sixty
seven years.
Educational charlottesville entire amount of
beneiacuons by individuals for e jucationab pur-
poses IN the Uated States during the past two
md hx,f ha
tlon at SIS 900 600. The sum OF Sll55 $50 was
donated last year Tor theological institutions.
Usury Laws in Mississippi The bill repeating
the usury laws OF Mississippi which recently
passed the Legislature, has received the Governors
signature and is now law. 1t fixes per cent. as
the legal rate when there Is no stipulation and any
rate is legal that may be agreed upon, provided
that after the death OF the payer the rate in no
case shall be more than ten per cent IRON III date
of his death.
Mr.. E. stiegsr, of New York City, who has al
ready prepared and published at bis own expense,
catalogue OF American Periodical Literature,
proposes to issue catalogue OF original American
publications which will include TRANSACTIONS. but
exclude all reprints. To this catalogue an index
of subjects will be aided, 10 which all these vaTi
GUS publications will be classified, and arranged
cordng to their various subjects. The catalogue
PROMISES 10 DC Uduuy UOVh vi
Centre College, Ky-This institution lost heavily
by the burglary OF the Falls City Tobacco Bank in
Louisville two weeks since. The bonds belonging
to the college had been transferred from DanvilIe
to Louisville only short time before, for greater
security The Louisville Commercial states tie
loss at about $780, 900. Rev. DIS Mckee, OF Dan.
vile, Hays, of Louisville, and Worra, oil Coving-
tom have been appointed committee to solicit
benefactions to repair the loss. M. L. L Warren,
President of the Falls City Tobacco Bank, pre-.
poses to head the sS with bonds amounting to 49,
Observer.
The final volume of the translation of the Scrip
lures into the Sanscrit tongue has jdst appeared
. work that has cost more than twenty years of
abor at the hands OF DR.. Wenger, the friend and
,oadiutor of the London Missionary Society, which
low rel lices THAI be has lived to complete this
treat task. and furnish to the learned HndOos the
ord OF God in language they deem sacred, and
eminently the fttest vehicle for the conveyance
{ divine truth