The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-07-26
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY

Austin C,llsge Texas.-At meeting OF the Trus-
tees held in Houston, July 6, the President reported
the gratifying fact that they are paying off their
debts as they fall due. and it is thought that by
next March all claims will be met, with handsome
sum left for purposes of endowment During the
year the tuition feespaid the professors and tutors
School at Sparta, Ga Rev. Dr. B. Mutually
expects to continue the school taught SO long by
the late DR.. Beman.
The venerable Prof Stewart OF GAINESVILLE Tenn,
has given to the South western University at that
place large and valuable Neurological Cabinet,
a complete collection of recent shells, numbering
Is 600 specimens. and fine scientific library con-
tanning many rare and valuable works.
Conventions of charlottesville principal one of
thee GATHERINGS this season was the convention OF
The National Educational Association, which met
az Baltimore last week, and before which several
excellent papers were reud. Az Interesting loot
was first presented, showing the progress OF Edu-
cation in the U nited States during the past cen
fury, from which we learn that while prior to
lT76 there were but nine colleges 10 the land, and
only five of these of much consequence, there are
now over four hundred institutions bearing the IT,
tie of colleges" or universities, and having
81 900 students and 700 instructors. Then little
was done for the higher education of women. N w
there are 2O9 female seminaries, with % ATS stu
dents and 2,2S5 teachers. Then professional
schools were almost unknown. Now there are
322. excluding teachers semiuaries with %. $50
students aud 2 400 instructors. Then normal
schools had no existence on this continent. Now
124 are reported n the u lited States alone, With
"a 405 students and 966 instructors. Then secon
Diary and preparatory schools had scarcely name
by which to live; now 10 are said to exist, al
tordiug instruction to 100 593 pupils. and giving
employment to l63 teachers. In l776 there was
no school enrolment; now it shows 600 600
names. Then the schools were scattered, and their
number was correspondngly restricted Now they
ing $50, 900 teachers.
War in the East 1t is simply impossible t, de
duce any trustworthy conclusions from the contra
dctory telegraphic reports concerning the progress
of the war in the East. The geographical refer
ences are mainly unintegible, since they refer to
points not down on even our best popular aliases.
The editors shake their heads sagely, but gen.
orally no wiser than their readers and those who
follow their representations are blind led by the
blind. The foreign )urnals are somewhat better
but for those We have to wait, and the war does
not wait. In general it is clear that the Monene.
grins have made decided progress in their advances,
as we Judge, to Join forces with the Servians and
to redeem Herzegovina from Turkish occupation
the battles between the Servians and the Turks
have been thus far inconclusive, with an apparent
slight advantage on the Turkish side England and
France have, semi off ,ially, announced their in.
enton not to interfere on the ground expressed by
Lord Derby that England guaranteed Turkey
against murder but not against suicide. Any &C.
tive interference by Russia might bring on gen.
eral war, but there is no immediate prospect Of
this; Russian official utterances, SO far as they can
be trusted, indicate the reverse.
Gilbert stuarts Washington. daughter OF
Gilbert Stuart contributes to the July plumber of
SeribnerS Monthly an article on the Stuart Por
traits of Washington, which contains some inter-
esting information about pictures made familiar to
cvcr5 ono through The numerous copies made OF
them. The story of the Stuart portraits is bril- fy
this: Toward the Spring Of 1895 Stuart painted
his first portrait of Washington from life, was very
much dissatisfied with the result and he ultimate
ly erased this picture. He was then commissioned
by Lord Lansdowne to paint whole length Of
Washington to be taken to London. and after CON-
pleting this work he painted the bust portraits of
Washington and Mrs Washington, which are most
frequently copied. Stuart asked and obtained per.
mission to retain the originals and painted copies
for Washington, and for many friends and admir-.
ers of the first President He was greatly annoyed
during his lifetime by numerous limitations paint
ed by other artists to some of which mis- name was
forged and by the "vile engravings" that were
made from these portraits. The original Stuart
heads of Washington and Mrs. Washington are
now IN the boston htneI &c lm. The whole length
of Washington. painted for Lord Lansdowne, pass
ed into the possession of Samuel Williams, of Lon.
don, and is now owned by j. Delaware lewis, E:q
Of London. Thus much we learn from the daugh-
ter OF Gilbert Stuart, who has done good work
in tracing the history of the authentic works of the
distinguished painter. 1t may be added that in
the British section of the Fine Arts Exhibition in
Memorial Hall, the whole length Washington by
Stuart is exhibited. It was kindly lent to the
British Commissioner by the present owner, j. |
Delaware Lewis, Ed
cgrio1a is it not, that the two most eminent
paent-nedicine men of the country, Hembold and
Aver, should both have reached the insane asylum,
and both have escaped from it, the last act in one
and the same week.
The p'otnct of silver in the whole world in 1900,
was S35 Oo0 600; in 1850 SAT 100000; in 1875,
$S5, 100000, of which $50 500 600 was from the
United States. The total product of the New
World sine. its discovery has been S7l5 100000.
Ice. machims in New Orleans, aqua. ammonia pro.
cess, make two hundred tons of ice per day, and
this amount an be doubled if necessary