The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-03-17
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.

Dodd and Mead make several important announce
mentS of early publications, among which are De.
John Halls Idle Lectures 0a Preaching, and DR..
Storrs' Preaching Without Notes. The same house
have in press An Account Of he Great ReUtvaL IN
Scotland and Eagland edited jointly by De. John
Hall aud Mr.. George H. Stuart; Mrs. Charles
(author OF the Seb0lbere-Cot's boOkS) new story,
CoRQUeriag and to Conquer; George Macdonald
new book, A Double Story; DR. Atwater's (of
New Haven't The .JeloSh Tabernacle and q meta
physical treatise by Rev. John Miller, of Prince
ton, in which the Hamiltonisn system is cOniro-
Serted.
A.D F. Randolph Co Of NV York, will soon
publish fourth volume OF the lectures heAre the
London Christian Evidence Society, entitl, StrtU-
iRgs for the Truth.
Rev. Professor Charles W. Shields of Princeton,
has a volume in the press Of Scrjbner, Armstrong
4 Co., entitled Religion and Science III Their Re4
Latioa to Philosophy,
The Blessing. - One who has kent a watchful eye
upon the scholars OF . certain Sabbath Schoo,
says that, Of one hundred and thirty three OF them
Que hundred aud twenty-seven united with the
Church in after life. And in another case of ore
hundred and twelve scholars one hundred and
seven afterwards united with the Church.
Ministers Ct the gospel in New Yok State are
exempted trom taxation to an amount not exceed
ing 81 $50 ParsOnsgcs are not exemOted The
real estate valuation ~ tie City of New \ oTk is
about 1887 600 COO upon sixty per cent basis,
while the church property exempted does not ex
coed $50 900 0OO
Max Muller is about to publish volume. entitled
Language as the true barrier between Glau and
B ,ast, work that will probably astonish the
Dlrwinites.
The last volume Of Mr.. Kinglake's History Of
the Urimean War is SAID to be having an enormous
sale, the old RS from abroad being almost UMPIRE
cedented Ii is reported that Mr.. Kingake will
clear e3 900 By this volume alone,
Rev. Dr. James Richards, Of the Kauawha Pres
byterian church. has been appointed SrNcial Com.
missioner of Immigration for Western Virginia by
the Legislature CT the State. He intends to visit
Europe this summer to present the attractions OF
that part Of the country.
The North Carolina Railroad Gauge was changed,
for ninety miles, on the night of the II inst, be-
tween II o'clock and day light. Ii now cores
ponds with the gauge of the A lants Airline and
thus opens through line IRON New Orleans to
New York, With no change Of cars between New
Orleans and Richmond.
Remarkable Financial Transaction The rapid,
ity with which the Freoch nation has recovered
from the effects OF Its recent struggle with Ger
many is Que Of the maryes OF the age. The ALSO
lutte transfer IRON one country to another of such
vast sum as 100000 coo in the space of twenty
seven months is hardly conceivable And yet
France has actually handed over this amount to
Germany in that space OF time and gives no evil
dence of bankruptcy. In the last number Of
Black1oOOds Magaziae is an article showing how
this financial transaction was so successfully con
summsted. After reading it, one is struck with
the fact of the immense resources Of that country
and the great financial ability of those controlling
its exehequer. We would recommend the article
and the study Of French finance generally to our
aw-makers in Richmond, who stand appalled, in
the face of $4,000 0O0.-LeragtOa Gazette.
The Medical College, Va.-The exercises of the
Spring and Summer course began on Tuesday,
The Introductory lecture delivered by that ripe
medical scholar and able practitioner, DE- John G.
Shelton. Year by year this institution is growing
in public favor, its standard of scholarship ele
vsted and increasing number OF students arc avail
log themselves of its superior advantages