The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-06-27
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.

| Lynohburg Female Aesdemy.-Ihls excellent sonOol
| is under the care of Mrs. Dr. Ramsey, we'll known,
and highly accomplished teacher of long expert
ence. At the close of the recent session large
audience assembled in the First Presbyterian church
| to hear the annual address. The LyRchbTg NeloS
says:
latter prayer By Rev. J. NJ Rawlings, the
pastor of the church introduced the Rev. Thomas
| Wharey, of Prince Edward, who for more than an
hour delighted the large audience with ehaste
and eloquent address on Female Education, treat
ing it in its physical intellectual and moral aspects.
The speaker treated his sub ject in mastery man
ner, and concluded with an eloquent appeal to the
young ladies' of the Academy to follow that ngnG
that shines more and more unto the perfect day.
Central University, Richmond, Ky.-The third
Commencement has just closed with unusually
pleasant exercises. The Baccaaureste sermon was
preached on the 10th by Rev. DR.. j. w. Pratt, the
President. On the l4th, Hon. j. W. Stevenson,
Ex-Governor of Kentucky, addressed the Literary
Societies. Three young men received the degree
of Bachelor of Law, one that Of Science, and five
that Of Arts. The Kentucky Presbyterian says:
"Al the young men are members of the Pres
byterisn Church, and several Of them are eandl-
dates for the ministry.
Three years ago, Central University consisted of
charter and the paper promises OF SUI different
persons scattered all over the State to pay, IN sums
varying from $50 up to $40 600, gross amount OF
$225 000 To-day, it consists OF splendid pro-
perty buildings worth SIS 600, perfect apparatus,
an increasing library and is fully provided with
faculties of instruction in three Colleges OF Law,
Medicine, and Letters and Science. 1t sends
forth its graduates this year from all these Col-
leges,-young men, by whose scholarship 1t is will
bok iso 70 bo 6rlf-claGs
4ten be tested.
ST. Johns, New Brunswick, was nearly destroyed
by free on the Dist. About five hundred acres were
burned over, and fifteen thousand people lett
homeless. The losses are estimated at fifteen mil
lions, insurance six millions.
The Danube CrOsssd-A N Y Herald cable from
London, June 23d, says 1.-THE event which has
been awaited with such feyerish anxiety all over
Elrope--the passage of the Danube by the Rus
sians-has st last taken place and the war has now
begun in real earnest.
General c. F. Remington, we'll known soldier Of
fortune, died in Washington on the l4th. DE
fought for the Confederaey, and during the early
part of the war commanded the Wise Legion. He
was the son-in-law of the late Senator Berrien OF
Georgia.
Mrs Frances R Clayton died in Liberty, Bedford,
on the Sd inst, aged SIS years. She was OF old
Presbyterian stock, being q cousin of John Holt
Rice, the founder and first Professor of Union The
illogical Seminary and the grand daughter of Dan
ie Rice, one of the first Presbyterian pastors IN
Virginia.
The Danvle papers announce the death on the
l5th at the residence Of his SOD. near Calland S,
Plttsylvanis county, of Captain Vincent Witoher,
in the eighty ninth year Of his age Vincent
Witcher was a remarkable man. His intellect was
offh he fret ordar and oaors 900 ne n nowar N
Virginia.
The Wheeling Register announces the death on
the 18th Of the Hon. Jefferson I. Martin, of Mar
shall county, West Va. His disease was paralysis.
The Indian Bureau has information from Walla-
Walla, Idaho agency, OF the massacre OF twenty
nine settlers By nOntreaty Indians of that vicinity
AT last accounts the soldiers in pursuit were twelve
hours behind.
In the Reformed Episcopal Church the bishops
are not assigned to doeeses, but exercise general
superintendency as in the Methodist Church.
The Religious Herald. of this city, edited and
owned By Rev. Drs. Jeter and Dickinson, has
placed upon its editorial staff Rev. James Upham,
d. D., of Boston, Mass, an eminent Baptist divine,
and for fourteen years the editor OF the Wdtchndn
and Reflector, the organ Of the Baptists OF New
England.
III luG DlVu6HGu N6u6lCIys ab w luCu6Sl6Is v ls3
the intermeuts of Confederate dead are as follows
Virginia 800 interments Georgia, 2S9, North Car
DINA 450 South Carolina l49, Alabama 7S Florida
IS, Louisiana, 60. Mississippi Go, Arkansas 20,
IO4.Oaa0- -H1 LS~atucky D.
Arson D. F. Randolph 8 Co, of New York, have
Just issued second cheap library for Sunday
Schools. They published some years ago set of
fifty volumes, containing 5000 pages, for SIS,
which is still in popular demand The new set con-
tsins 900 pages In forty Volumes attractvely and
substantially bound. The books are all selected
from their own catalogue, and are all suitable for
their purpose. They are sold separately aud are
the cheapest Sunday School libraries yet published
The small sum of S29 will buy both.
Perhaps there never was an organization of its
size that attained more power than the Molie Ma
CURES. 10 several counties In Pennsylvania they
held many of the minor offices, and one of their
members came within few votes of being elected
Judge Of the very court that condemned the muir.
derers that were hung Thursday The Baltimore
SUM- in 40 article on the organization, cites some
Of its Outrages and gives radicalsm this morsel to
chew
"These scenes, scarcely equaled by the braves
OF the middle ages, occurred within four hours
travel Of Philadelphia the headquarters of broth
erly love, and whose journals are more exercised
than those OF any Atlannc-city upon barbarism and
outrsges in the South. "-Eaquirer.
The Chinese misson-schoo in San Francisco has
Just held its commencement exercises. The stu
dents spoke excellent English. The school is
steadily growing, ss the average nightly attendance
during the past six months has been 90 There
are Eve teachers and the classes are graded so far
as possible The work Of teaching is carried on
under some difficulties and deal of discourage
ment, owing to the antipathy felt aud expressed
By so many whites for their Chinese visitors; but
the scholars have been dilgent and respectful and
certainly deserve credit for the progress they have
made considering the fact that they can only afford
two hours in the evening to study, after having
worked hard all day at their different trades or
callngs.
The pulpit generally talks to the pews but some
times the pews talk back to the pulpit, and when
this is done with modesty and gravity the effect is
always good. Such, we think will be the case with
Mr.. S. T SohieFelin's recent little volume. emit
tied A Word to Christian Teachers and Students
for the NiRistTE Without pretence or sffeotatlon,
the writer sets forth simply, fOrcbly and with
abundant citation OF Scripture, some of the things
which most need to be dwelt upon and yet are apt
to be neglected in the impeuous desire for what is
new and striking. The wide circulation of this
earnest utterance can hardly fail to be of great use
CbriStiaa IateHigencer.