The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-12-01

Hon. orris W. Ferry, Uoted States Senator from
Connecticut, died, November %, at his home IN
NOrwslk.
General Roger A. Pryor has accepted the invita-
ton to Gevsr the annual address before the Wash
Ston and Lee University literary societies on June
2S h.
New Building at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Insti-
tuition, stauuIon Virginia learn from the
GOOdSoa Gazette the neat and interesting little pa.
per published at the Deaf and Dumb AID Blind
Institution, that the new building, embracing the
now dining room, in6rmary, kitchen, 20, OF that
stitution, is rapidly approaching completion. 1t
says 1.-THE building will be ready for occupation By
the fist OF January. The carpenters are buslly at
work putting up the porches which are to con-
meet it vita the main building.
Land sals.-Mr. George NJ DreWry, land broker,
lOl4 Main Street, sold last week, the following
lands for Z3Oedee Bradley, 80 acres, 10 Ches-
ter6eld county, eight miles from Richmond, $500
cash and for Captain Phillip Aaxall, " Harden,
500 acres with stock, etc., lying In CHARLES City
county, on James River, IL miles iron Richmond,
$4,000.
William B. Astor. of New York, died November
oath, aged eighty-tour years. he had been IN Ill
health for long time, and the event was not un
expected. During the course of his long lite the
value OF the property beqleathed to hun by his
father has been constantly increasing and 1t Is a.
os impossible at the present time TO estimate Its
amount IL consists OF real estate 10 all parts OF
the city, aud is worth many millions Of dollars.
John N. Robinson has been elected to succeed the
late Major q. w. Grice as president OF the Raleigh
ADD Castor, and Raleigh and Augusta Airline
railroads.
Virginia Annual CONFERENCE.-THE. E. Church "A
gaey-The Conference IVES informed by letter
that legacy of some two or three thousand dol
lars was left it by Miss l. Brown, Of FlemiOgsburg,
Kentucky Her estate vas valued at twenty or
thirty thousand dollars. She left one thousand
dollars to each of the bishops Of the Methodist
Caurch South, and the remainder to be divided
between the Virginia and three other Southern
Conferences Her relatives are oontesting the leg
aoy. A committee consisting OF Hon. Thomas
Whitehead w. I. Chandler and W. w. Webb
were appointed to consider the matter and report
to the Conference.
The West Virginia Flag.-The West Virginia L.
gislature has adopted the design for State dag
reported by the committee on military AFFAIRS The
design is nine feet long. three feet wide, tour dag
oosl bars two red and two buff with a white
ground 10 the upper pant Of the right hand corner
with the State arms and motto IN gilt.
In the annual Report of Rev. Dc. VIM. H. Ruff
nar, Superintendent of Public Instruction, it ap
pears that the whole cost of public education for
current expenses during the year '74-75 was
1924, co. The whole number of public schools
vas Ass. graded schools 1856; pupils enrolled
1874, 1856 pupils in average attendance l03,927.
The national railroad convention met at ST. Louis
Mo-, November 23d, and was welcomed By Mayor
Britton General Joseph r. Anderson, of Rich
moud, Va, was chosen temporary chairman, and
Judge Stanley Matthews Of Cincinnati, was sub
sCquently elected permanent chairman. Speeches
we're made in favor of the proposed Southern
Trans Continental railway.
Miss Hrrrist Britain so well and widely known as
the first missionary to begin the work Of Christian.
il ug the Z,usna women in India, is member OF
the Reformed Episcopal Church, having enrolled
her name among them while on her recent visit to
this country.