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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-11-19

The International Review.-Messrs. A. S. Barnes
& Co., make the gratifying announcement that this
Review. will be issued six times year, instead of
four times, as at first intended. " 1t is thus, !"
they say removed from the old type of Quar-
and spirit Of the times,
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The SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN REVIEW, for October.
Conducted by an association of Ministers IN Co
lumba, s. c. ContentS
l. Form of Government of the Apostolic Church.
By the Rev. r. C. Ketcbum, Atlanta, Ga,
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The GALAXY for December. Sheldon & Co., 677
Broadway, New York. Contents:
The Future Gear; Mans Regret; The Wetherel
Affair; Life on the Plains; Linly Rockford; Punish
ing Pundt MIR. Lincoln and Mr.. Seward; A
DrOll Acquaintance; Lost; Stage Othelo's-Salvini;
a few words about some recent Events; What be-
came of Louis XVII? A very old Grave Put
LULU A case OF Conscience Fishing; Drift Wood;
Scientific Miscellany Current Literature; Nebul'e
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WILL orr FRIENDS REmEmBER9-vs

l. That we have to pay cash for every
thing.
. That our weekly expenses are very
heavy
8. That our sole reliance is upon receipts
from subscribers.
f. That a very large portion of these,
though long due, are unpaid.
S. That it is impossible to borrow a dollar.
We are obliged earnestly to ask those in
arrears to settle their account. It is small
matter to each Of them, great one to US.
AGENTS will much Oblige US at this time
BY special diligence in making collections.
PREMIUMS FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
TIE Central Presbyterian has never gone
into the business Of Sewing Machines, Superb
C1romos . costing, say, about 30 cents q
and all manner Of curious things, as premiums
for new subscribers. The compensation
which commends itself to most is in money.
We make the following
LIBERAL OFFER.
1. Any person obtaining one or two new
subscribers, and sending payment, may re
tain sspsHty.fvs cents, for each.
,. Any person obtaining three or more
new subscribers, and sending payment, may
retain on; dollar, for each.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-11-19

Rev. J. H BrysOn, pastor elect of the Presbyte-
rian church in Columbia, s. O., arrived last week,
and has entered upon his duties in this his new
field of labor,
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CENTRAL PRESBY TERRAIN.

2 The Moral and Religious Aspects of Lotteries
and other modes of Gambling. By the Rev. VIM.
+. Boggs, Memphis, Tenn.
8. The Caution Against Anti Christian Science Crit
ic-ed by DIR. Woodrow. By the Rev. Robert L.
Dabney, D. D., LID, Union theological Semi
nary, Va.
L. The General Assembly of 1873. By the Rev. R.
K. Smoot, Bowling Green, Ky.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-11-19

THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, for October. Through
the Leonard Scott Publishing Company, l40
Fulton street, New York. Contents:
The Iron Mask; Work and Wages Lives and
Letters of Beethoven The Cuban InsurrectiOn
The Breeding OF Horses; The Three Cathedrals OF
St Pauls; Travellers and Hanab ooks; Kew Gar
dens DR.. Strauss Confession; Affairs on the Gold
Coast
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1. That we have to pay cash for every
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08
MINOR TELEGRAMs,

Spaulding's block in Webster, Mass. was
badly damaged by fire July 9th.
VIM. Pilkerton an Englishman, was drown
ed at Upton, Mass, Sunday night, while bath
ing.
Luke Dewoll, an aged inmate of the Leomin-
ster poor house, Mass, hung himself on the
4th
A man named Pickering fell from stage in
Boston, Monday and was seriously injured.
DR.. Fontaine of Spenser, Mass, was held in
$4,000 Monday, for vaccinatng a child with
small pox virus, causing death.
A wooden tenement block in Charlestowp.
Mass. was burnt Monday, Loss $1,000
G. S. Mason of Boston, took laudanum while
at Maiden, Sunday. His friends claimed the
body.
A young man named Mallery, aged II years,
fell from a team at Waltbam, Saturday, and
was killed.
George Bidwell, Austin Bi1well, George Nc
Donnell and Edwin Moves, the Bank of Eng
land forgers, will be tried at the Old Bailey
England, in August.
Dr. Henry Hitchcock, ex.President of the
Western Reserve College, died at his residence
in Hudson, Sunday.
r. The yacht Vision beat the Meta in race off
only. -
"A suit was filed at st. Louis, Monday against
the North Missouri Railroad COMPANY and the
Kansas City and Northern Railroad Comnanv
to set aside certain deed of trust and convey,
ance.
Carl Rustner, German, was found in North
river, New York, Sunday, with his head stove
in, He had been robbed.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08

NEW ARRANGEMENT.-We would call atten-
ton TO the announcement in to-day's paper of
the new arrangement of the Biddeford and
Kennebunk trains ON the Boston and Maine
road. Trains leaving here at $50 a. M, and
3. 30 p. m, and returning leave Kennebnnk at
7.3O a. ~, and Biddeford at 240 p. NJ The
morning train and the $50 p. H., trains arrive
in Boston is season to connect with all the lines
to the south or west. Passengers can also leave
Portland and arrive in Boston in season to take
the p. m. train on the Boston and Providence
road which connects with the new sound
steamer for New York. Passengers have here
totore been obliged to start from Portland 10
the morning in order to reach New York the
next morning
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08
Five Men NIurdered-C ,npetition for a
Railroad Terminus.

SAN FRANCISCO, July AT Phoebe, Nevada,
this afternoon, a man named Harrington shot
and mortaly wounded five men named Lynch,
O'Niel, Frank, Shoemaker and Sullivan, in a
street alteration, originating frem Harrington
throwing a dog across the street. the animal
belonging to Shoemaker. The presence of off,
GERS in strong force alone prevented the lynch
ing of Harrington, who was arrested after a
desperate resistance.
The question of the terminus of the Northern
Pacific Railroad continues to excite the people
of Puget Sound and Portland, Oregon The
town of Seattle, Washington TER tory, offers
in the way of an inducement Alienation of land
and subscription of money already amounting
to S1,OOO,OOO, and still increasing. The town of
Tocama offers the control of the entire water
front of the city and large amount of land in
case Seattle does not get the terminus, and a
party of unquestionable responsibility, agree to
build. equip and put in running order branch
road from Seattle to connect W it'll the Northern
Pacific road near Tocama by the LIST of Janua-
ry, at far less amount than pledged to that
company by Seattle
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08
TO X q N.
PROBABLE Loss OF AN INMAN
STEAMER.
She Goes Ashore on the Nova sco-
tia Coast.

NEW York, July THE steamship City of
Washington, of the Inman Line. went ashore
July 9Th, on Gull Rock Bar, seventy miles east
of Sambro Head, and though still tight will
probably come off total wreck. The passen-
gers, crow and luggage were all landed safely.
HALIFAX, July THE steamship City of
Washington, from Liverpool June oath, via
Queenstown 25th for New York. struck on Gull
Bar, Port Lebear seventy miles west of Sam
bro, at p. m. on Saturday, in dense fog All
the passengers and crew were landed safely.
The ship has about fifteen feet of water in her
hold, and is likely to become a total wreck.
The purser is expected in this city about IL
o'clock tonight, when full particulars will be
obtained. The passengers baggage and spare
stores were saved
Midnight.-The purser has not yet arrived.
1t is impossible to get further intelligence from
the wreck tonight as it lies twenty miles from
any telegraph Office.
The Canada Pacific.
MONTREAL, July AT meeting of the
Board Of Directors of the Canada Pacific Rail-
road, held here Saturday, the terms proposed
by Sir Hugh Allan for the construction of the
road were finally accepted.
The Town of EIauget Destroyed by the
Russians.
LONDON, July 7.-Despatches from Khiva
state that the town of Mauget, which made a
desperate resistance, was fired and destroyed
by the Russians. Kilai, which surrendered
without firing shot, was spared. The victors
found in Khiva 10000 Persian slaves, many of
whom claimed the protection of Russia
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08

ST.. LOUIS, July IA despatch from jack
sonville says the heaviest rain storm evel
known in that region began about 10 O'Clock
last night and continued until o'clock this
afternoon. Twelve ind one-fourth inches Of
rain fell, The streams rose to an unprecedent
ed hight, bridges were swept away and grea
damage was done to crops. Several embank
ments and culverts on the Toledo & Wabash
and jacksonville, North Western & South
Eastern railroads were washed away and trains
stopped or delayed. The despatch further
states that unless fine weather sets in at once
the wheat caop must suffer immence damage
if not total destruction. Spring wheat is f1a
on the ground, and much of it will never bt
harvested. Fall wheat in the shock was be
ginning to sprout in the bottom lands, but wa.
submerged and will be almost totally DESTROYED
and even that on the uplands is in many places
under water, and will suffer greatly.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08
MINOR TELEGRAMS

A yacht capsized near Staten Island, New
York, Sunday, and Louis Jordan and his wife
were drowned.
Policeman O'Connor of New York, was ia
tally beaten by roughs, Sunday.
A block of buildings was burnt at Strathroy,
Ont, Sunday. Loss $4,000.
Over 5000, 900 has been paid the bond hold
ers of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Greenthall, the bond robber, was Monday
sentenced to year and a half in the State
Prison at New York.
Peabody, who was stabbed by Elwell ON the
4th, at Concord, N. H., died Sunday night.
Elwell is in jail
Oscar and Lynugus Little of Winchester,
Va, in family quarrel, began firing at four
other brothers and their mother. The fire be-
ing returned, Oscar was wounded and captured,
Clinton, brother, was killed. The mother
will die.
James Ross, formerly clerk of Executive
Council of Ont, cut his throat Sunday
A second shock of earthquake was felt at
Buffalo, N. Y, Monday.
The city of Vich, Spain is blockaded by the
Carlists
An engine ran off the track at Pittsburg Pa,
Monday, and damaged an engine house to the
extent of $4,000
The President and Secretary of War have as
signed Capt. Waid, U. S. A, a graduate of
west f0lnt, TO the frOIeSS0rSnlp OF Military
Science and Mathematics in Union College,
Schenectady, New York.
A Spanish Minister of colonies is preparing
a comprehensive scheme for reform in Cuba.
A patent gas machine exploded at the Dan
forth locomotive works in Patterson, n j.,
Monday, injuring two men.
O'Kelly is still confined in prison at Santan-
dar, but is to be transferred to Madrid.
The President has appointed Henry G.
Worthington Collector of Customs at
Charleston, s. G. Joseph G. Beadle as Chief
of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgeon in the
Navy Department, vice Surgeon General S. C,
Palmer, retired.
The matter of releasing Santanta and Big
Tree now in the Texas prison, has been post
poned until August, when a consultation will
take place between Gov. Davis of Texas, the
Indian Commissioner and the Indians.
A French woman and child in Dudley, Mass.
were burned to death by kerosene explosion.
The woman was using it to kndle a fire.
Bsse ball-Phadelphia 10, Mutuals 10.
The French Assembly has adjourned in honor
of the Shah.
In duel between M. Rane and NJ. Cassaquae
yesterday, on Luxembourg territory They
were both seriously wounded
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08
Brief .BOttings.

Congress Square Unversalist Society have
their picnic to-day at Old Orchard.
Yesterday the Marshal was kept busy giving
out the annual licenses to hacks.
We learn that Mr.. Cox who was so badly
bruised on the Fourth by his horse kicking
him, is improving rapidly.
A billiard game between the champions
comes off at the United States Hotel tonight
The First Parish Society are to visit Lake
Sebago next Saturday.
The Boston s. Maine are builing several long
freight sheds or West Commercial Street
Next week Maine Central trains will begin
running into the Eastern depot. Repairs on
the depot are progressing rapidly.
In our account of the boat race on the
Fourth in the place of the "Grimshaw" boat
the following is the correct thing: "Orient,
Thos, Ball stroke, j. F. Green, No. 2, j. Shan
non No. 8, j. c. Haverty No. 4.
PEBBLE Chapel Sabbath School are to have
picnic at Evergreen Landing on Wednesday.
The boat leaves Custom House wharf at S.45 a.
m. Parents of the children and the congrega-
lion generally are invited
Mr.. George HI. Bailey lost a $500 colt last
week.
Six boys escaped from the Reform School
Friday night. Officer York arrested one of
them named David Peters, yesterday, just as
the boy was discussing plate of beans.
Two sailors got into little wrangle on Com
mercial street yesterday afternoon, and drew
together quite crowd
Fifty of the class of "a, Portland High
School, went to the islands yesterday and en-
joyed pleasant time.
A Detectives Museum has been opened I'M
der the Falmouth.
The physicians ph@ton, manufactured by
Zenas Thompson, jr., s. Co., for the Hospital
Fair, has been purchased b, resident of Me-
chanic Falls.
Kinds, under the Preble House, has added a
live turtle to his aquarium.
The Episcopal choral festival takes place at
Augusta to-day. The choir boys of ST. Luke's
Cathedral and their friends will leave at eight
o'clock.
The Eastern Yacht Club are expected to ar
rive here to-day on their annual cruise.
Mr.. George Kimball of this city, fell from a
scaffodng in Boston yesterday and was seri-
ously injured.
And now the Rich family are to publish their
RenedlOSy.
The yacht Ethel, accommodate Churchill,
of the Portland Yacht Club, cleared yesterday
afternoon for Halifax on a cruise to Labrador
Last evening officers Hanson and Black ar
rested one of those street loafers who stand at
street corners aud insult women.
We learn that neither the Cannon or the
Noble boy, who were injured on the Fourth,
will lose their sight.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08

CHARLESTON, July 4.-Freights to Liverpool by
lands. Coastwise-to New York, by steam 1c %
ID on upands; 81 50 p tee Rice; 60c Fbbl on Res
in; by sail, SOC " fb on Resin S11 a 1913 M on
Lumber; $12 @ IL 50 on Timber. To Boston, by
steam &c p ib on uplands; So 80 " tierce on Rice;
soc on Resin; resawed stuff S12 p so; Phosphates
V 90 q So. To Providence by sail SiO 30 a II ~
M on Boards; by steam, via New York. Cotton &C.
Through bills of landing given to Boston, Providence
and New York cities are regularly issued on this
on Boards; $12 on Timber. Vessels are in demand
to take Lumber freights from Georgetown, S. c. Da-
rlen and Sii1Ia River. Ga, and Jacksonville, Fla,
to Northern ports, and $40 a S12 }p are rates on
Lumber and Boards. 49,
1BALTIMoRE, July 5-Freghts.-The supply of
tonnage fair and demand limited at rates demand
we quote Is Sd "a IS on Grain asked for hany-sized
vessels to Cork for erders hear of no charters To
Liverpool two steamers on the berth, Geuges and
HISTORIAN, and for which engagements are being
made but no rates given.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08

CAUTION TO LADIEs.-A lady rode nearly the
whole length of Congress street last Sunday
afternoon, in company with clergyman from
abroad, ON the way to church, without bon
net on her head, and was about entering the
church when some one suggested that she had
forgotten her bonnet Indignantly repelling
the assumption, she naturally put her hand up
to where it should be and found it gone. When
and how was the question. Her companion
then informed her that he had noticed soon
after their start from home that she wore no
bonnet, but supposed it was the fashion down
this way. The fact was the tiny thing was so
small and light that slight breath of wind
blew it off from its high perch on the ladi es
chignon
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08

SERIOUS AccIDENT-Yesterday afternoon
Ralph Ward a brakeman on the Grand Trunk
was thrown from the platform of the car he was
breaking up, near the depot caused by one Of the
dogs of the break being broken off. The break
flew round with great force throwing Ward under
tie train and on the track SO that both of his
legs were run over and frightfully crushed be-
low the knees,rendering amputation necessary
which was performed by DR.. Merrill, assisted
by DIS French and Getchell Ward was taken
to his boarding place on Warren street, where
he is IN a very critical condition. He is about
q years of age and belongs in town on the
line of the Grand Trunk out of the State,
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08


NEW YORK. Jnly -Mornind.-Gold opened at
115i. Money per cent. Sterling Exchange 100 %
ITO. Stocks firm and steady. State Stocks dull.
NEW YORK. July 7-Evenino.-Money is easy and
10 good supply at per cent. Sterling Exchange is
firm at 100 3-6 a 1881 for sixty days, and no a. 11Ot
tor slht. Gold quiet at 1851 a 115s closing at ISL
q ll5a; loans Mt 3 "a per cent, closing at per
cent. The cearances were S32 600 000 Ire sury dis
bursements S56,O00. Custom receipts $40 900. Gov
ernments are strong and moderately active. State
bonds active Stocks opened firm, fractional ad-
vance over Thursday, with Lake Shore and New
York Central commanding the chief attention; after
wards downward movement in Western Union and
Pacific Mail attracted notice then marked i'm
Provement in Rock Island and Union Pacific was the
ieadmg feature for time. During the afternoon call
tDe whole list rallied and led by New York Cen
trai, anu Waoash advanced a per cent. The lat
ter stock Is believed to have been bou bt by The Scott
party to make another through route to Chicaso-
Late dealings were well distributed and strong
tone characterized the market. e
Henry Clews & Co financial agents of the State of
Alabama, were to-day paying interest on bonds of
the State due the first Mon lay in July. Earnings of
the Cedar RBpils and Minnesota Railroad for June
were S96,696, an increase Of pass over the same
month last year.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.
Junior Exhibition.
rSnecial Dispatcb TO the Press

Especial Dispatch to the Press.
BRUNSWICK, July THE baccalaureate
overture of Sunday was succeeded by the Jun
ior prize defamation at the church on the hill
this evening. The three year olds were trotted
out TO show their PAGES, and did some grand
stepping, though the exhibition, as whole,
will not compare with those of former years.
The prizes were awarded as follows: For ex-
cellence in dramatic recitation, F. X. Wheeler,
Kennebunkport, first prize: g. c. Sprague,
Yarmouth, second prize; for excellence in for
ensc recitation, A. H. Powers, Pittsfeld, first
prize; D. o. S. Lowell, Denmark, second prize
The awarding committee consisted of Judge
Bourne of Kennebunk, w. S. Hutchinson Of
Paris, and Rev. E. H. Byington of Brunswick
We append the programmes:
The Brides of Enderby. ............ Jean Ingelow.
S.V Cole, Brunswick.
M W Davis, Bethel. "
The Light-keeper's Daughter Anon.
Z. M. Fe1 gus0n, +. Dixmont.
Eplogyon Gen. Sedgwick ......... Geo. w. Curtis.
W. T. Goodale, Saco.
Masters of the Situation. JAS. T. Fields.
d. o. S. Lowell, Denmark.
The Use of the Sword Defended ...... .Meagher.
Ira s. Locke, Biddeford.
Academieal Education. ................. Everett.
E. N. Merrill, Harmony.
National Progress. .Froude'
II. w Philbrook, Brunswick.
The Lesson of the Hour 1859. Phillips.
A. II. Powers, Pittsfeld.
The Traitors Death. LEOPARD
&C. Springer, Yarmouth,
Burning of Rokebv Castle. ......... Walter Scott.
f. X. Wheeler Kennebunkport
The Martyr. .............. Original.
H. G. White, Gardiner.
Excellent music was furnished by the Bow
doin orchestra, composed of College students.
The exercises tomorrow (Tuesday,) consist
of the address before the alumni by Prof. D.
r. Goodwin of Philadelphia, delivered at 8 p.
M, the annual meeting of the Alumni Associ-
ation aud concert in the evening by the Ger
mania Band, assisted by the Temple Quartette
and Mrs. j. M. Osgood.
The arrivals are not many as yet, though
the prospect is good for large attendance
Among those of note already on the ground are
Hon. Peleg Chandler, Hon. Nelson Dingley,
ex-President Harris, Judge Bourne and Prof.
Duff1eld, lately of Ann Arbor University,
Michigan. 1t is rumored that Prof Duffield
will be offered and will accept the chair of
chemistry, soon to be left vacant by Psof.
Brackett.
The College secret societies will hold their
reunions Wednesday night
ITO Associated Press.1
Two Boys Drowned.
BATH July 7.-Herbert Maxwell, aged 4
years, son of DR.. Samuel Anderson, and Au-
gustus Andre, son of Capt. Warren Morse, aged
years, were drowned in the river near Moses
wharf, at noon to-day. They were padding
| about in a little skiff and it is supposed the
| youngest fell overheard. The other was
drowned in attempting to save him. Their
| bodies were recovered.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08
PENNSYLVANIA.
Fearful Explosion Of Giant Pow
der and Nitro GIycerime.
The Fart torn into Great Chasms,

NEW York, July IA despatch from Gates
vile, Penn, states that the magazine of the
Cambria Coal Company, situated short dis
lance from that village, in which were zoe
giycerine, exploded with a terrible shock =
Every window within the radius of two miles
was broken, and the place of the explosion, for
distance of five hundred yards, was torn into
great chasms sixty or seventy feet deep. Great
trees were torn up and hurled nearly half a
mile, while others We're buried under immense
masses of earth.
1t is not known whether any lives were lost.
Three unknown men were seen providing
around before the explosion, and it is believed
that they attempted to steal the powder to eel
citrate the Fourth of July with, and caused the
explosion by carelessness.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08

New YoRH. July THE Evening Telegram
says the law under which the abortionst Ros-
enweig, offended, with its penalty of seven
istance by the passage of new law making
NAL practice. attended with fatal results, pun-
ishable with death. Rosenweg has been for
months in the Tombs awaiting new trial, but
has not been re.indicted, and it is believed
cannot be.
Stokes, Simmons and King, will, it is sup
posed, escape the death penalty through the
new law requiring proof of deliberate intent to
kill for conviction Of murder in the first degree.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-The following Off
GERS of Bramhel Lodge Knights of Pythias,
No. g. have been elected and we're installed last
Thursday evening: II. C. Peabody, c. c..
Franklin Fox, V. c.; NJ. L. Stevens, Prelate:
John Massure, M. A.; Leonard Jordan, 1. G.
G. Carleton, O. G.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08

A STRAY Enthusiastically on the Fourth
fired bullet through the heavy wooden shutter
and two panes of glass of the counting-room
window of Mr.. William Allen, the fruit dealer.
The bullet went through directly ON line only
little above where Mr.. Aliens head would
have been. had he been at his accustomed seat
at his desk.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08

WE learn that Messrs. Reynolds & Tiff
Managers of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company have presented to their special
agent, Mr.. Byron Stevens, 800 as recogni-
ton of his valuable services, by reason of his
procuring the largest amount of settled premi-
ums of any of their agents for the year end
inc ,Tuly 1st 1873
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-08

HARTFORD, July 7.-Sixty-two defendants
in the Credit Mobilier suits to-day entered per-
sonal appearances in the United States District
Court, Judge Shipman, in this city. They
moved that the bill he dismissed as regards
them on the ground of the want of jurisdiction
of the court, the said defendants residing in
the southern districts of New York. The mo-
ton to dismiss will probably be argued at the
September term of the court.