The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-02-23
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.


Gen B. Johnson Seated IN the Senate on th
l7,f, in the Richmond contested election case
Knight Is Johnson the vote resulted in favor q
johnson, yeas. 81; nays, l9.
Rufhu colored delegate in the Geners
Assembly of Virginia from the county of Dinwid
die, has been expelled from the House Of Dele
gates by a vote Of IS to 3 He was found guilty o
abStrsotinR from the book of the first door keeper
Col @. I. Or udsn. thirty dollars, to which b.
was not entitled.
Virginia Agricultural College, Blacksburg Va
The board Of Visitors have elected General Vim
K. Blggs Professor Of Mechanics and Drawing
General Boggs is graduate Of West Point. anC
during the war was Chief of staff to General Kirby
Smith. Since the war he has been successful
civil and mining engineer IN st. Louis.
Rev, ]. NJ Curry in Naplss.-The Naples cor
respondent Of the american Register, a paper pub
lished in Paris sends the following very interest
ing paragraph concerning Rev. j. L. NJ. Curry,
d D., Of Richmond:
DR.. Curry has Just returned from an exten-
sive tour in Turkey, Palestine, and Egypt. In the
last named country be met his old friend and COM
panioD-in-arms General Lorirg, an interesting
biographical sketch Of whom the Register Egyp
tlsn correspondent gave few weeks ago.
Dc. Curry has made IN his travels quite large
rare, tor the museum of the Richmond College
spent day with him in Pompeii. and though
have visited that old Greco D co Roman city a
hun1red times and have made q study of it for
years. have never eujoyed any visit so much as
with this gentleman, divine, and scholar, who rep
resents thos> zcr Tho ~sils 30 more for the South
than al tas eletaat politicians north and south of
the Potomac.
ne southern Association u The New York
Methodist says:
The Richmond Christian Adyocate comments
upon lottery enterprise called the Southern As
ISOLATION 1--WE are eredibly informed that the
privilege Of running this lottery is farme6 out for
$40 600 year to men who know all the ms and
outs of lottery gambling. Think of this Under
the great seal of the State of Virginia the right to
make men gamblers is farmed out 10 the light Of
day for so 600 year II
All true; and great shame it is that such
disgrace should stand against the fair fame of the
Commonwealth. We trust it will soon be wiped
off,
Centennial Roll Of HOnor-Mr Charles w. Jen-
kins, proprietor of Work and Play, has devised
an interesting memento of the Centennial year 10
the shape of the Children's Roll of Honor, an IL
Illuminated parchment scroll, inscribed with the
names of children who undertake during the year
some special reading of American history or biog
raphy, and who also devote, regularly, a part of
their earnings or savings as a Centennial offer.
ing to some patriotic or unse6sh purpose. This
Roll, contained in beautiful caSket, will have
place at the Philadelphia Exhibition, aud when
that Closes will be deposited with some Historical
Society. Several Centennial bands are already be
ing organized in furtherance of this demonstration
The offer Is open to ALL without restriction. Fur
ther particulars may be learned from Mr. Jenkins
81 Bible House.
Historical Papsrs.-The Southern Historical So
olety Papers are proving q decided success. The
press all through the South teens with compliment
tary notices and their subscription list is daily In
creasinR. The February number viii be out this
week. 1t will contain Commodore Msurys Vindi.
cation Of Virginia and the South-the last Ms. the
great scientist ever wrote General h. A Aexan
6er's sketch Of L)ngstreet's Corps at Seven Days
Battles; Carlton McCsrthy's Camp Fires of toe
Boys in Gray A letter FROM General j. John
stOn General Fitz Lees Eulogy on "Jeb" Stuart
Letter from Captain Catesby Jones; General
Brents Account Of the Capture of the Iudianola;
and other articles of interest and value.
The enormous prices paid for the Moody and
Sankey chairs, pulpit boards, etc. used during the
meetings IN Philadelphia, are a sorry comment on
the taste of the parties who bid them in at auction
1t is sheer relic worship, and the Protestants who
thus squandered their dollars ought to be ashamed
Of themselves. Aud the mimicry which runs crazy
after limp leather Bibles simply because Moody
uses one OF that sort is equally pitiful The Imp
is the part OF man or book which is most likely
to be copied by dominies of Dsrwinian prOcivites
Some cute ankee ought to sell the atmosphere at
Thirteenth and Market street at a dollar bottle
same IS cod liver oil-IuethOdiSt Recorder.
Fire at JOrdan's White Sulphur Springs - Win
chester. Va, February l6-Ol Tuesday night at
l o'eoek FIRE broke out at the famous JOrdan's
mile
ter well known summer resort to BalimOreaus,
which resulted in the total destruction of the main
building with all It's contents The loss is esti
mated at from $50 900 to S25 000 1t is thought
that the insurance is $4,000.
President Elliot, of Harvard has written letter
to Professor JOynes, of anderbilt diversity, ex
planning bis attitude towards the puOlic schools
He believes, as We do, that education at public ex
pense ought to be confined to the common and uni
Versal wants. Donations by the State to higher
education may be exceptionally justified but ex-
perience in this State is against even that. Such
contributions as exemption from taxation of college
property would be desirable as long as it should
be legitimate. President h hot says The ground
of my opinion is simply this So far as is possible
money raised by taxation should be applied to OBJ
eets OF direct. universal benefit, and should not De
used for the direct benefit of what must inevitably
be a small class in the community. In good times
can 90 to high school. The indirect bene6
which the community will probably receive from
that one child out of fifty is jlst ground for some
public contribution to its advanced education, but
does not ify the State in paying the whole cost
of that education. Now, elementary education, on
the contrary, is of direct and universal benefit and
is not only legitimate, but the most legitimate
charge"
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., who has given much
study to the subject says that the railways OF Massa
ehusetts in the fifteen years from 1860 to the close
Of 1874 carried $50 600 600 passengers OF whom
only 50 we're killed, or one to every 900 600 car
RED In Eogland the death rate is considerably
less than this, and in Massachusetts, since the
Revere disaster, only one passenger has been Kill
ed Of 1870 900 900 carried. The fatal accidents BY
stage coach were forty times greater in proportion
than those on the great lines OF railway.
Wisconsin new law providing free text. books
for the public schools is expected to secure the II
lowing objects The saving Of nearly one halt 10
the cost the removal of the last exception to the
absolute freedom OF the schools; the economical
use of the books BY successive classes the less ire
qucnt changes when school boards have the Iespon
slbility of purchasing and csrirg tor the books;
and the ful and prompt equipment OF the schools
at the beginning Of the term"
1t was keen a rstOrt which is reported 10 the
@dUCUNCc - glfSu Oy Ouln0uiau IL Ian 'NnSisOO,
California, who was wantony pushed into the mud
from a street crossing by an American -" be
picked himself up, shook off a little Of the mire
and looking mildly at our worthy citizen, courtesed
ike girl saying to him in a voice that every one
standing around could hear - You Christian
me heather good by y >
Church Debts and ConsscratiOn.-We ind the fol
LOWING in one of our exchanges If all who are in
authority would act on a similar principle, some
evils now prevalent would be cured. The follow
ing shows how Bishop Potter views the case
There has not been an Episcopal Church oonse