The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-31
GENERAL SECULAR NEWS.
Dome site.

This years tobacco crop exceeds the
crop of any former year by II 600, 900 pounds 9.
the sugar crop by 100000 Rogsheads; the wheat
crop by 100000 bushels, and the corn crop
by 100000 bushels.
The great Astor Library in New
York, now aggregating an endowment of mil
lion dollars, is receiving addition which will
give 1t accommodation for $50, 900 volumes in all
MORE ELECTRIC LIGHTS. The Brush
electric light seems to be a success 1t is used
IN the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Two
lamps IN the court displace $40 gas Jets, and two
In the dining hall displace $50 In the River
side Worsted Mills In Providence, r. l.. seventy
one lights displace SIS gas-burners. These
lights make no heat and do not vitiate the air.
The park in Cleveland, Ohio, is lighted better.
says the mayor, by twelve electric lights than
by lo5 gas lamps which were formerly used
The are said to be 10000 children
in Chicago who get no schooling whatever, and
1000 in the schools, who, for lack of proper ac-
commodatlons, can only be taught halt a day.
This is not pleasant report of a city which
prides itself on I" Western progress"
Robert Ioombs, it is related was
one day clustering in the Senate and happened
to ask suddenly, What is the use of man max
ing fool of himself?' Instantly Wade re-
sponded dryly, his keen eyes fixed on the South
ern Senator There amt much Senator but
then some can't help it; it is their nature, and
comes so natural to them
-Four great-grandchildren of John C.
Calhoun are now living-Andrew Pickens Cal
houn, of Texas, James Edward Calhoun. of Ar
kansas, Edward Noble Calhoun, of Florida, and
Isabella Lee of New York.
of one mathematical work written
by the venerable and accomplished Professor
Peirce of Harvard, he himself says that there is
only one man living besides himself who could
read it and understand it; and of another work
he says that only one man besides himself has
read 1t and understood it.
The largest mortgage in the world
has been foreclosed Kansas journal an.
nounces that this month tract of land fftv.one
m, 'es by thirty eight in extent, lying in Colo
r,Jo =. known as the Maxwell land grant is
to be sold o.. mortgage foreclosure This sale
will he The 1aros. on foreclosure eyer made u,
the Word. The MOI, S"eo i@iis I4i 9o'OCo,OOO.
The sale will no doubt fre 'le anOltlon OF CAPT
talists to possess so vast an estate ~nd the Pur-
chaser will be regarded as an 6nviable man o.
u mere are many persons unknown ~ fame, whom
Che world desPises or pities, whose possessions
e e1ceed even that princely holding We are
t0ld OF certain men poor in this worlds goods
Vnat a" things are theirs q Cor. iii 21).
Foreign.
-, The police, surprising a meeting of
socialists IN Warsaw on March 18th. capt99red
Two civil engineers, one medical student and
thirteen artisans. NV "uu
--Diphtheria has carried off in Central
Russia since last November 10000 nersons
young and old. P''O"'
AN ENGLISH OFFICER CAPTURED BY
BRIaAEDs- Colonel synge, who was recently
ueis Pstched by Sir A. III. Layard to distribute
Koumelia, was proceeding to his destination ao.
companied by his wife, when he was seized bv
orlgands Nike, the leader of the band who
made the seizure demands a ransom of el5O0O