The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-10
GENERAL SECULAR NEWS.
Domestic.

The caucus of the Readjusters in the Virginia
Legislature resolved to make a clean sweep of
all the Capitol officers The following nomina-
tons were made Monday night;
Auditor of Public Accounts: John f. Massey
Ujce William F. Taylor
Second Auditor II. H. Dyson nee Asa Ro-
gers.
Treasurer: Corbin NJ Reynolds vics R. NJ. T.
Hunter.
Secretary of the Commonwealth: T. T. Faun-
tleroy Uice James Mcdonald.
Superintendent of Public Printing Richard
F. Walker Oice r. E. Frayser.
Superintendent of the Penitentiary Samuel
! c. Williams vice Samuel A. Swami.
General Agent and Storekeeper of the Peni-
tertiary Wingfeld Scott nice Nathan c. Talia-
ferro
Register of the Land Office: J. W. Broken
borough vice Randolph Harrison
Railroad Commissioner: George R. Phillips
Uice Thomas H. Carter. ,. -.Na
Such new officers as may be elected enter upon
the discharge of their duties on the 1st of Jan
usry, 1880, with the exception of Railroad Com
missioner who goes in April, 1891
1t was twenty-five minutes to Ii o'clock (mid-
night when the caucus adjourned,
Over four and a half millions of dollars have
already been spent by the government in the
purchase of the lot and the erection of the new
post Office in Philadelphia. Another million
and half will be needed to complete it.
The colored people in Georgia own 341 199
acres of land The taxable property held by
them is worth S., 182,39S.
The SEA,SERPENT SEEN AGA1x.-At Sandy
Hook. n, j., November %, the crew of Life
saving Station No l, were walking on the beach
about three o'clock in the afternoon, when they
saw large sea-monster about 400 yards from
the shore. 1t appeared to be huge serpent, at
least 300 feet long. Through pair of strong
glasses, its head looked larger than hogshead,
with eyes as large as Saucers. The monster was
moving in a southerly direction
According to the report of the Postmaster
General, the receipts of the Post Office Depart
ment for the year ending June 30, 1879, were
$50, 041, 1926, being 1874 1881 more than
the revenues of the preceding year The amount
realized from the sale of postage-stamps stamped
envelopes and poStal-cards was 1874. 465. 81 more
than in the preceding year, and S23S7, 1928
more than in 1877. The expenditures of the
Department were $33, 449, 89945, of which the
sum of $3.50, 461.69 was paid on liabilities in
CURED in the preceding year
F. N. Pelobet thinks church without creed
is like man without backbone. He dosn't
need to show it all the time but it must be there.
Mr.. Gladstone, having been recently confront
ed with quotation from one of his articles said
to have appeared in Church periodical in Oc-
tober, 1870, replies:
The words you cite or others like them were
used by me in work published forty-one years
ago They are probably true of all men, in
Guiding certainly those who deny as we'll as
those who assert that the Church and the State
ought to be separated. But in these forty one
years have learnt something"
William H. Vanderbilt has sent to the treasu-
ry 100000 in registered bonds recently pur
chased by him, to be registered in his name
These were purchased with the proceeds of the
late sale of New York Central stock Wander
bilt has now 100000 in four per cent regis
tered bonds, on which he draws an annual in
terest of 100000 Letters fnom New York say
that on Friday and Saturday Vanderbilt bought
all the bonds on the market, and now holds
about Sic, 900 in four per cents.
The International Postal Cards are soon to be
ready for sale and use. They cost two cents and
may be used in writing to any of the countries
which have joined the postal union, which now
embraces all leading countries.
VALUABLE LEGACY To ROANOKE COLLEGE,
Mr. Jacob Presinger Of Virginia, who died a
few weeks ago, left by will $1,000 to Roanoke
College. This is welcome news indeed and we
rejoice with the Faculty that their long cherish
ed hopes are beginning to be realized, and their
untiring exertions to place the institution above
contingencies are being crowned with success
Lutheran Visitor
A physician answering the question now at
tracing so much attention, Is life worth liv-
ing?" says, ut all depends upon the liver.
The Catholic Mirror says there is no command
ment in these words, Thou shalt not take a
chance in a lottery" Therefore it denies that
lotteries violate any moral principle. The only
weapon against such men, Of course, is the law
of the State, and observe that the Rev. Henry
Morgan has informed Archbishop Williams, of
Boston, that he will prosecute the offending in
case there should be any articles disposed of by