The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1878-03-20
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY

DOMESTIC MISCELLANY
The Legislature Of Virginia adjourned on Thurs
DAY the l4.h lust, 10 meet sgsln next December
lie was in session abOat one hundred days aDC
most OF the time was busiy Engaged in eonsidaring
the question of the State debt. Alter the defeat
Of the Barbour bill by the Governors veto, az
effort was made to submit the question Of calling
Convention to the vote OF the people. Ii sue
ceeded in the House By small ms lrity, but was
defeated By large msj lrity in the Senate. Final
ly oil was passed In Doth Houses, and By major
lties nearly approaching unanimlty, which offers
tout does not force upOn) the present bOndhOluers
new coupon bonds, non taxable, and to run So
years with interest az 8 IS per oeut for Is years,
aud per cent. for 81 years the coupons receiva
bic Tor public dues. Said bonds to be issued when
bondholders Indicate acceptance Of the offsr to
the amount Of SIS 600 600 Various opinions are
entertained as to the efset. some predicting that
II will prove effective Others that ii Will be com.
petely aOortlve.
Bill passed the Virginia House Of Delegates
Approving, COT ming and rahfSing the award
made by the srbnratOrs appointed TO ascertain and
hx me boundary between the States Of Maryland
and Virginia
Governor Nichols, of Louisiana, has sigaed the
New Oneans Pac.6e Railroad bill, which guaran-
tees payment OF the bonds of the road. He will
not sign the bonds, however, until the cOnstitu-
UOnauIy Of the measure Is settled by the courts.
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Mr. John Whe.dOa was elected By the Legisa
tuIe county JUDGE Vi Pnnee William county.
Mr. George Keith Taylor, deputy clerk Of the City
Circuit COur5 vi R,oGnOad, has been elected clerk
Of the supreme Court Of Appeals in place Of Mr..
Christian.
Mr. Benjamin Christian, the deputy clerk of the
court, viii remain 10 the position be held IN.
Ger bis brother
West Virginia Lunatic Asylum. Gov. Mathews
resypOlnteu The Old ard If Directors OF the La
sane Asylum The Board is composed Of James
Mlthrow OF G.eenbrier county, DR.. NJ CamD-
bell OF Woo A A Lewis Of Lewis, Wm. +
Lively OF L5RIs r. RastOn OF Lewis, W. l.
dcarn Il OHIO, JACOB L.. Armstrong of Jack
son, j. W. GrGDtbam Of j fferson, Q. NJ Bsh.
op OF Preston Medical Superintendent, I. B.
Camden, NJ. D.
Prof J. Thompson, NJ, one Of the elders of
the Presby terlan church at Marion, Ala who has
been President OF the Marion Female Seminary for
the past twelve years mas announced to the Board
OF Trustees, bis purpose Of changing his location
after the present session. A number of eligible
Female schools have been rendered to him, but he
has not yet made his choice. Tue period of his
connection with the Marion Female Seminary has
oldest Female colleges in Alabama.
Commodore Robert Piuckuey died in Baltimore
on March IA n OF paralysis A the outbreak If the
civil war Toe deceased was a captain IN the Uaited
States navy, Whloh be resigned aud entered the
Confederate service. He was in several engage
menls, Ia which be distinguished himself.
Confederate Monument in Lynchburg, va-Duriug
the severe storm Monday night the l2;h inst.
the Confederate monument 10 the soldiers GENE
terry vas struck By lightning and badly broken. The
TWO cop blocks OF marble, representing the States
OF Maryland aud Texas, and the eagle surmOuuuug
them, we're knocked 70 pieces. About three or
four feet OF the shalt was thus destroyed. The
granite bass was also somewhat dislocated, so that
there Is danger Of The whole falling.
TIE papers 10 Lynehburg recommend that it be
Immediately repaired. Tue NelCs says:
L. vas erected by the noble exertOns of ladies
ever hgst in every good work-and is as much
a monument to their untlriug energy as to the
memory Of che unknown dead who sleep within the
sacred ineiosure.
NV, let soaebOdy start a subscription to raise
fluids TO repair the damage done, place it in the
hsLds Of LADY, and the req lisite amount will sOOr
be raised"
Mr. John B. rnslsy, 50 well known to the sum
mer watering place visitors, has leased the Sweet
Chsly 0esge Sprl g. tOrthe coming sessOO, ana vii
improve them greatly before re opening.
Stanley new book may be expected in May
He vii cali u " Through The Dark Continent; the
Sources Of che ME; Around toe Great Lakes anc
Down the Congo | viii oO0taln about one bun
dred illustrations from photographs and sketches
taken By Mr.. Stanley,
Valuable Wlndfall ~ VII be remembered
thai ms,eOfouJe Ieit some tune ago In Aug1stl
county near MoRry's Mil Mr. NJ A Miller the
G.da A NJ WIT Rfof ard ~ R,aha or
n. Y tor some eurlOslues. Last night Mai Jed
HoJ5bkiss in ms lecture quoted from the Nsw orb
Evangelist an editorial notice that Prot Ward has
eat II AUTO tnin slices and sold It at "a an ounce
making the whole bring about SO 0OO. Severs
OF these neteOrOites have fallen 10 the same vi
OiDity.-StalmtOa Fndicator.
The most violent snow storm yet known at Che
yeune, Wyoming territory, began on Thursda.
night the 7,h inst, aud continued until Saturday
tho 9 b inst The wind blew at the rate oil htty t
Sky TOUR miles az hour, aud drtted the show int
banks ten TO fifteen feet high 10 the town nun
Der of trains on the ] mon Pacific, Denver Pacific
snd Colorado Central Railroads are bloekaGed
Communication with the north, whittier man
freight on 6C5 are travelling, Is severed, aud loss
sock II zoe of human hives is feared The storm
extended over tour hundr, miles Of country, irou
west to east.
Good Legislation Proposed There is a bill be
fore tae l. giolaturs Of Pennsylvania which da
serves the attention and support Of all good oiti
Ems. Ii Is entitled an "Ae to prohibit the open
log Of places Of amusement on the Lords day.
L Is az attempt at legislation in the right direC
ton, aud ought to be sustained and encouraged b
the religious part Of all communities throuRhOu
the State. Ii Is, moreover, az impartial Law
bearing 90 8l places Of amusement ankle, and eE
rclng the law OF the Sabbath upon all
10 Philadelphia we have had serious struggle
In eoforcug the Law 10 regard 20 the Great Expo
stion. snd the international Exhibition, but Otht
places Of the same kind are kept open, aud what
wanted Is a law which vii apply alike to sll, an
be administered sterny to ALL There will
Watchful eyes fixed upen the Legislature until Il
late Of the bin Is determined, and especially upC
those Who give vote against the bill by decliuir
TO vote at all Philadelphia Presbyterian.