The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-09-17
GENERAL SECULAR NEWS
Domestic

ported to-day. Among the number were G. w.
Sperry, NJ. B. Mainly, Charles Warden j. L.
Sharp, G. Devere, and Blanche E. Gilmore
One additional death occurred-GeorgeN Paine
Donations to the Howards to-day aggregated
81, 545, 81, 800 being from George H. Morgan
secretary Of the Merchants Exchange of St
Louis, which makes 81, 500 as the total subscrip-
ton of the Exchange to the Towards.
The total number of new cases reported for the
week was 132-white, 81; colored, 70. Total
number to date, 1875 Total number of deaths
officially reported for the week, 4S-whites, 80;
colored, Is.
The weather is clear and pleasant The Their
mOmeter ranged from go to 760 to-day.
Memphis, Sept. 15th.-Nineteen cases in all
-l2 white and colored-were reported to-day.
One additional death (cOlored) was reported
Dan Sullivan, steamboat clerk died after the
regular report of the day was made out
GRANTS RETURN.-San Francisco, September
l2.-Everything that genius, sentiment, fact,
fancy, backed by unstinted wealth. can suggest
as a fitting ovation for the reception of General
Grant on his arrival here, is now under full
sway The ex-President will be greeted here
and received here by our citizens as guest of
the nation and not of California. On a long sea
voyage, when space is measured by many days,
the certainty of the arrival of the City of Toxic
leaves the sighting of the steamer to uncertainty
Stlll the time now looked for is placed between
the 18th and the 10Th instant.
The evidences of an assured revival of the
great iron manufacturing business are unmistak
able. The Government is unable to secure even
estimates for the iron-work necessary for the new
public buildings in Washington from the promi-
rnapnfac opH h.
are generally so anxious to secure Government
contracts, on account of the large number of or
ders they have on hand. A Texas railroad has
been unable to secure bids for 5000 tons of
steel rails for the same reason. The rekindled
foundry fires, the over-abundant harvests, and
the reyiving trade, are bringing hope and glad
ness to all portions of the land-Christidn Weekly
NORFOLK, September 9.-Thirty-nine replies
from twenty-one counties in North Carolina and
Virginia, showing the condition of the cotton
crop, have been received by the Cotton Ex-
change. Seven report the weather since August
1st wet, but more favorable than last year.
Twenty two say that the weather was very wet
and much more unfavorable Eight report the
cotton fruiting well but not retaining its squares
and twenty-one report the cotton fruiting badly
and shedding Seven report the condition of
the crop good and probably better than last year
and twenty-five state the crop bad and worse
than last year. No worms of any consequence
are reported. There has scarcely been any pick
ing as yet, but it will become general about the
10th to 25th of September. No serious damage
by rust is reported, but there is much complaint
of shedding.
The 6ftieth marriage anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Francis Adams occurred at Quincy
-, l., =, 49, 81, ~,
and very unusual fact that three golden wed
dings of successive generations of the same fam
ily should have been observed in the same house
That of President John Adams and his wife was
celebrated on the 25th of October, 1914 That
of their son, President John Quincy Adams and
his wife, on the 26th of July, 1S47 The third
has Just taken place. 1t will be noticed that the
intervals between these occasions were respec-
lively 33 and 80 years-almost exactly the life
time of generation At the time of their gol-
den weddings President John Adams was 70 and
President ] @. Adams had Just entered his eigh-
tieth year. Mr.. c. F. Adams is p.
The authorities at Chatauqua close their gates
from Saturday night to Monday morning. and
do not allow persons to land from steamers on
Sunday. This example should be followed by
all who control camp-meetings and other places
of resort where Christians gather in summer 1t
is time the wholesale dissertation of the Sabbath,
so frequently occasioned by such places of resort
and for much Of which Christians themselves
have been responsible, was put stop to.
Some idea of the desolation of Memphis may
be cleaned from the fact that on Sunday last, the
seventh Sabbath since the outbreak of the cpl
demic, not church bell pealed forth upon the
air, and but one service of any kind was held,
and that at the fernando Street Episcopal
church, where DR.. Dalzell, the minister two la
dies and gentleman, celebrated morning ser
vice.
Many of the colored students at Leland Uni
versity, New Orleans, are earning the means to
pay for their education by doing any work they
can. Some saw wood, some act as walters and
ianitors, and some mend shoes. The graduates
exhibit the effects of their training in more me
thodical and logical sermons in more orderly
administration Of churches and in all their acts
Tin ore in large quantities and strongly COM
bined with lead, has been discovered at Wyom-
ing, Luzerne, county, Penn. The owners of the
mine will seek to secure the $4,000 said to have
been offered by the Government fer the discovery.
The indianapolis and St. Louis Railway Di-
rectors are consulting the public welfare as well
as their own interests in their recent prohibition
of the use Of intoxicating liquors by their EN-
plOy6s.
The steamship Great Eastern, after an expend-
iture of half million dollars, is to be fitted up
for carrying cattle and sheep from Texas to Lon
don. 1t will be able to carry 1000 head of cat
tie or $4,000 sheep.
The New York Produce Exchange has issued
a circular to manufacturers of -four throughout
the country, recommending hereafter that all
barrels of -four intended for shipment to that
market shall weigh two hundred pounds, the
number of pounds to be marked on each package.
The Hebrew Day of Atonement commences at
sunset on Friday evening next, the 18th inst
The Hebrew new year will commence on We'd
-,o-lnr. tLn l-th inst Of allnsnt