The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-12-08

FOrty-Fourth Congress The Senate met at u
NJ, December 9th. Mr.. Ferry, of Michigan, IN the
chair. 1t was announced that the Presidents Mes
sage would not be ready until Tuesday, and the
Senate adjourned
The House of Representatives was called to or
der by Mr.. Mcpherson. Upon the cali Of the roll,
$50 members answered to their names. NJ. U.
Kerr of Iudians, was elected Speaker. The fol-
lowing we're elected officers:
Clerk, George NJ. Adams, of Kentucky; Ser
geaut.at, Arms, j. g. Thompson, Of Ohio; Door
keeper, Lafayette H. Fitzhugh, of Texas; Post
master. James NJ. Steuart, of Virginia; Chaplain,
Rev. j. l.. Townsend, of the District OF Columbia
Philadelphia, December 2-The old navy yard was
sold for one million dollars 10 President Scott OF
the Pennsylvania railroad
Ex-Governor English, of Connecticut, is appointed
United States Senator in place OF the late MI
Ferry.
All the principal clerks of the Indian Bureau at
Washington have been removed, with view to
starting afresh.
University Of Virginia The report of the rector
shows that there 373 students IN attendance
on the session of lS74-5 against 353 on that OF
1884 with still briph'er prospect ~ tho future
The revenue for lS74-5 was $32 l47 II, exclu-
sve Of "a 63l so from the Miller fund and the dis
burSements SIS, 1877 81. Measures have been taken
TO consolidate the debt of the University. The
sun of $25 600 is necessary for repairs and an an
preparation is asked of S. 900 year for the library
Deaf. Dumb, and Blind Institution The report of
the Board of Visitors OF the Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, gives eompre-
hensive view of the progress aud present condition
of the Institution, with minute details Of the
schools workshops, and the whole internal econo-
my OF the establishment The number OF pupils
st date OF last report was l24-S7 mutes and 81
blind; number admitted during the year 1913
mutes aud blind discharged during the year IA
g mutes aud blind died, l mute.
The finances are in healthy condition. AL OBJ
legations have been promptly met, aud there is
balance on hand of $l,l6l SIS. The total receipts
for the year were $40 949 IA aud the ds6urse
ments $47. 1877 59-StauntOR Spectator.
The Auditor Of the Safe says: We have no
means Of knowing where our public debt is held
but from the best estimate we can make, there is
owned By citizens and corporations 10 Virginia
about eight millions, of which probably six millions
is 10 oonsols, In other States of the Union. $l3
100000; and in foreign countries, So, 5l4 426 SO;
whole debt, $29 5l4,426 80.
Southern Pacific Railroad.-The st. Louis Con
vention adopted resolutions setting forth the i'm.
portance of constructing railroad West, from
Shreveport La on or n6ar the 23d parallel OF lat
itude, through + Paso, Texas, near the Northern
boundary Of Mexico, to San Diego, California, q
foe harbOr on the Pacific Ocean about five hun
dred miles south OF San Francisco and that to
enable its construction. the Government should
guarantee the interest on its bonds for fifty years
The convention provided for the extensive circus-
ton of its resolutions, aud appointed a committee
to memorislEs Congress to give it the aid neces-
sary to secure its construction Ii can with such
aid be built in four years.
The Essay on 1.-The Seusuastic Philosophy of
the Nineteenth Century by Professor Dabney. Of
Virginia, to be published by A. d. f. Randolph
i Co this month. begins historically by reviewing
the sensuslisc philosophy OF previous centuries,
tracing it from Hobbies, through Locke and his
school in England, aud Voltaire and bis fellow
philosophers, in France, to what the author con-
siders its natural result in French atheism and the
reign OF terror He then traces its revival in
Hume and the Mills to It's second development, as
be views it, 10 the evolution philosophy Of Darwin
and Spencer, aud the atheism of Buckner. The
chief line of refutston, however, is In the attempt
TO establish the opposite system of rational pbilos
ophy. The author vindicates the intuitive powers
Of the soul, aud restates the argument from design
10 view of the evolutionist objections. -Nes0 York
Tribune.
The Christian Association Library-The Young
Men s Christian Association has gone to work 10
earnest to repenish their library recently depleted
by the withdrawal of several thousand volumes be,
longing to the Virginia Historical Society. A com
mittee has been appointed to solicit contributions
Of money and books for the benefit of the library
The rsvivalists Moody and Sankey, have been
compelled to decline an invitation of the Young
Mems Christian Association to come to Baltimore,
as their time viii not permit.