The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-11-04


Company, Al Barclay Street, N. Y, contain
as follows:
1st. Religious Art. ID, The Atomic Theor,
OF Lucretius. Sd, The poetr; of Alfred Ten
nyson 4th, The Etruscans and their language
5th The boarding out of pauper orphans. 9TH
Modern necromancy It'll, Isaac Casaubon.-
sth, Contemporary literature.
The object OF the essay on ''Relislous art
is to ascertain ''the truth about the relative pc
stions, attributes, and powe1,s OF '7rt ana soai'
ness" On the ground that arr Is Inc labor
human hands, whereas ''reigion i al aSplrl
ton of the sou,' OF which the hanl's :,rc lgno
rant. it is centcnded that art can mt be re-
ligious.
Zone great aim of Lucretius, i'll the De ne
rNn Natur0, was to set forth scientific trlGhs
of the time; and its value in the eyes OF science
now lies in its full and exact statement of all
ancient theory which the latest experiments
confirm. ''Ihe Atomic Theory, which the present
article fully explains, did not originate with
Lucretius, but is attributed to Epicurus, and
j WAS taught by Democritus, who died B. c. 35S
The creed of Lucretius is pronounced to be sub
stantially the slime as that of the modern ma
terialist.
! Article begins with a review OF ''Queen
nyson's other poems, their merits. defects. and
popularity, and the probable permanence OF the
authors poctical reputation.
The paper on 'tThe Etrlscans and their Lam
guagc" is chiefly interesting to philologists. 1t
contains q careful comparison OF the theories OF
DR.. Corsscn, who believes the Etruscan to be
an Italic dialect, and of Mr.. Isaac Taylor, who
ella ms that it is of Ugric derivation.
The essay OH Modern Necromancy" points
cut, 'tllat while there is ample testimony as to
the occurrence of phenomena inexplicable ac-
cording to the general order and limitation of
organic life. the study Of these phenomena has
not advanced single step suce the establish
nent OF their objective reality - that its study
| is attended with disadvantage and danger, and
with results that are absolutely unreliable, ami
| that modern spiritualism is identical with ac-
! cicnt neerosnancy.
| The only biographical notice in this number
| is sketch Of the life and works OF Isaac Cas-
| aubon," q representative scholar Of the six
tecnt century, who, living at a time when
Catholic power was IN The ascendant. found his
progress constantly checked by his firm adhe-
rents to the Protestant faith, which the con-
slant efforts made by his Catholic friends
for his conversion were powcrless to over
come. Many interesting details are given,
with extracts from Casaubon's letters and
journal.
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| TREASURES OF THE DEAD LETTER OF
FICE.-From the report of the Superintendent
of the dead-letter branch of the Postoffice De-
dartment, it appears that during the last fiscal
year 3,64O19 letters were sent to that office.
The total amount OF drafts, checks and money
contained in the letters received ut the office
during the year amounted to about 50, $780, 900
OF which over s., 100000, was delivered to the
parties to whom it belonged. and the balance
is still in the custody Of the Department.
| mn
| TIE GROWTH OF RICHMoND.-The popu-
ation OF Richmond in 1850 was only $4,000. in
l1S70 the number Of inhabitants had increased
to 81 700, and when the city census OF 1874 was
taken the number was Gl 900, being an increase
of 20, 900 in Il years, and 10000 in the last four
| In the year 1874 alone 100000 were invested
in new buildings. and the increased value OF
real estate according to the city assessments.
| was 81, 100000.
( The Petersburg lader-Appeai, sermonizi1g
upon recent failures, says: ''Tt really begins
to seem as il only we SIN Ill fry, who havn't
bills. The folks with money break with impil-
nifty, and settle on the basis of so cents on the
dollar. 1t is only the acknowledged poor folks
who are urged and made to pay. Why is this
thus? We wo, Id just like to know, you know
DEATH OF A MINISTER'S WIFE.-On Sat-
urday week ago Mrs. Hoge, wife of Rev. E.
L. Hoge, OF Goshen, died there of typhoid fe-
yer. She had only been married few months.
On the following Monday, her body passed
through here OH its way to Kentucky, where
her family reside.
/ In the United States District Court at Salt
Lake City Friday Judge Foreman ordered that
Brigham Young be imprisoned until the So, SOC
alimony allowed to Ann +. Young is paid
Brigham is in charge of United States Marshal
Maxwell at his residence, being too unwell to
be removed.
The subscription book for the Rapid Transit
OF ''Manhattan Railway CO.. was opened at
the New York Corn Exchange Friday. and in
| very short time the entire amount Of s., 900,
900 was subscribed, per cent. OF the whole
being paid in cash.
The Centennial Board have accepted the
voluntary offer of E. G. Booth, Esq, OF Phil
adelphia, to erect, at his own expense slita-
Bile building in Fairmont Park for Virginia
Headquarters, to be under the control of the
Board during the entire exhibition, without
cost to the State.