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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-11
DIRECTORY

OF THE
Presbyterian Church in the o. States.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The General Assembly will meet at Charleston.
South Carolina. on the third Thursday of May,
$780, at II A. M
CLERKS.
REV. JOSEPH R. WILSON, D. D., Stated
Clerk, Wilmington, N c.
Rev. VIM. BROWN, D. D., Permanent Clerk,
Fredericksburg, Va
The Stated Clerk is er-oficio the Treasurer Of
the General Assembly.
TRUSTEES
Hon; JAMES HEMPHILL President, Ches-
ter S. G.
Rev: JOHN DOUGLAS, Vice President, Char
lotte, N. c.
JESSE H LINDSAY, Esq, Secretary and
Treasurer, Greensboro, N. G.
SUSTENTATION.
REV. J. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D.. Secre-
tary, Box 33l; Baltimore, Md
Rev. RICHARD McILWAINE, D. D., CO.
ordinate Secretary and Treasurer, Box $751; Balti-
more, Md.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rev. J. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., Secre-
tary, Box 33l, Baltimore, Md
Rev. RICHARD MoILWAINE D. D., CO.
ordinate Secretary and Treasurer, Box 331 Balti-
more, Nd.
PUBLICATION.
REV. JAMES K HAZEN, D. D., Secretary
and Treasurer, Richmond Va
EDUCATION.
Rev. E. M. RICHARDSON, Secretary, Mem
phis, Tenn.
G. w. MACRAE, Treasurer, Memphis Tenn.
EDUCATION OF COLORED MINISTRY.
Rev. G. A. STILLMAN, D. D., Secretary.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
DR.. j T SEARCY, Treasurer, Tuscaloosa Ala
Applications to the Executive Committee for
aid are first to be referred to the appropriate
Presbyterial Executive Committees for their ap-
prevail and are to be forwarded by them to the
Assemblys Committees
COLLECTIONS
The General Assembly has appointed the fol-
lowing collections to be taken up annually in all
the churches
For Sustentaton: On the first Sabbath in Jan
uary.
For Publication. On the first Sabbath in
March.
For Foreign Missions On the first Sabbath
in May.
For the Relief of Disabled Ministers and the
Widows and Orphans Of Deceased Ministers On
the first Sabbath in July.
For Evangelistic Work On the first Sabbath
in September.
For Education: On the first Sabbath in No
vember
For Education Of Colored Ministry: On the
first Sabbath in December
In cases where it is highly inconvenient to
take up collections on these days, they shall be
taken up as soon as possible thereafter
! The Assembly recommends to the churches
that they adopt the apostolic plan Of taking up
weekly collections and that the amounts thus
/ collected be appropriated to the above-named
objects, or, when necessary, TO local objects, in
such proportion as the church session may decide
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A connects for Milton, n. G.
b connects for Asheville and all points in west
ern North Carolina daily, except Sunday.
g connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia.
D connects for Jacksonville and all points in
Florida
E connects for Macon and all points in south
west Georgia, and Chattanooga Nashville, Mem
phls, and all Texas points.
F connects for Selma, Meridian, Jackson. and
Vicksburg.
G connects for Galveston and all Texas points.
Trains from the abovenamed points arrive in
Richmond at 4:43 P. M. and $50 A. NJ.
Trains between Greensboro and Salem run
daily except Sunday.
Trains on North Carolina division make con-
nection at Goldsboro' with the w & WRR. to-
and from Weldon and Wilmington.
Pullman Palace Drawing-room and Sleeping
Cars run through on Train No As from n. York
and Richmond to Atlanta and from Greensboro
to Augusta, and on Train No. AZ from N. York
and Richmond to Greensboro
Tickets sold to all points south, south east and
south west, and baggage checked through.
No lay-over checks given on local tickets.
j. R. MACMURDO,
General Passenger Agent Richmend. Va.
L. M. R. TALCoTT, General Superintendent
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old DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR NEW YORK.

This company will dispatch one of their splen-
did steamers, OLD DOMINION, WYAN0KE.
ISAAC BELL, and RICHMOND every TUES
DAY, FRIDAY, and SUNDAY, at high water
These ships are entirely new and well-buile
expressly for this route.
They have splendid Saloons state-rooms, and
bathrooms, and the fare, accommodations, and
attentions unsurpassed
Goods shipped by this line are landed regu-
larly at New York, on the company's covered
pier 81 North River
Freights for points beyond New York for
warded with dispatch and no charge made ex-
cept actual expenses incurred.
Freights received until P NJ daily.
Cabin fare to New York, $12; Storage, $e
and IS. For further information apply to
GEO. w. ALLEN CO.., Agents.
feb12-lyl Office: Companys wharf, Rockets.
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An observing visitor to a Southern
plantation, having noticed an entirely
tailless cat enter hole in corn rick
backwards, asked colored agriculturist
if he knew the reason of that singular
mode of ingress why, ye see, boss"
was the reply, dat ar cat use to 90 in
ter dat hole headfomuss, jess like any
other cat But one day de terrier dog,
what had been layin for him good
spell, made a grab at him as he was
gwine in, an bit his tail squar' off. An
even sence den, boss dat ar cat goes in
ter dat hole hinefomuss, so de terrier dog
cant bite off his tail again "--Atlantic
MonthW.
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ID ICHMOND YORK RIVER AND
LII CHESAPEAKE RAILROAD
Schedule of Trains taking effect Oct. l, 1879
THROUGH PASSENGER.
800 P. NJ. Leaves Richmond daily Except
Sunday, connecting at West Point
on Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur
day, with steamers for all landings
on the York river and for Baltimore
THROUGH FREIGHT.
800 M. Leave Richmond daily Except
1000 A M. Sunday, connecting at West Point
with steamers for Baltimore on Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Saturday; with steamers for
New York on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday with steamers for Prov,
idence and Boston on Tuesday and
Friday.
LOCAL FREIGHT.
6:10 A. NJ. Leave Richmond Monday, Wednes.
day, and Friday.
PASSENGER TRAINS.
1000 A. n. Arrive at Richmond daily Except
Sunday,) connecting at West Point
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
with steamers from Baltimore.
THROUGH FREIGHT.
4:4O P. M. Arrive at Richmond daily Except
500 P. M. Sunday, connecting at West Point
with steamers from Baltimore, New
York, Providence and Boston.
LOCAL FREIGHT.
3:15 P. M. Arrive at Richmond Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday.
No transfer of freight at Richmond to or from
southern points. Cars run through between AT
lanta and West Point.
Through bills of lading, with guaranteed rates
issued to all northern and western points.
For information, apply at Companys depot
Twenty-third and Dock streets Richmond, Va.
H. T. DOUGLAS, Superintendent.
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Dichmond, fredericksburg and
LII Potomac Route

ON AND AFTER NOVEMBER 9TH, trains
on this road will run as follows:
NORTH BOUND.
8.12 A. NJ. leaves Byrd-Sreet station daily Tex
cept Sunday due at Washington,
lilo P. M Baltimore, 3.05 P NJ;
Philadelphia, $50 P. NJ New York,
1905 P. NJ
500 P. NJ leaves Byrd-St station daily, due at
Washington, 9.25 P. NJ; Baltimore,
11:25 ?. NJ; Philadelphia, 1926 A..
M. n York, 6:45 A. M.
400 P. NJ, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN for
Junction leaves Broad st. station
daily Except Sunday)
SOUTH BOUND.
1915 P. NJ, arrives at Byrd-Street station daily
(exceptSunday) Leaves New York,
8:15 A. NJ Philadelphia, 11:45 A.
NJ Baltimore, $50 F. NJ; Wash
ington $40 ?. NJ.
11:40 A. NJ, arrives at Byrd Street station dali
ly Leaves New York, 1000 P. M.
Philadelphia, Ito A. NJ; Balti-
more, 4:55 A. NJ Washington, 600
A. M.
S:43 A. NJ, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN ar
rives at Broad-Street station daily
Except on Sundays)
@. A. TAYLOR.
General Ticket Agent.
e. D. IT, MYERS General SUPERINTENDENT
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a Milwaukee man made three unsuc-
cessful attempts to blow his brains out,
and then his wife told him, Don't try
it again, John; you haven't got any
He goes about now saying he owes his
life to that woman
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ID edmond & DANVILLE RAILROAD
~ On and after NOVEMBER 10th, 1879.
the trains on this road will run daily as follows
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General Ticket Agent
E. D. 7. MYERS, General Superintendent
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04


The Washington Post calls atten-
ton TO a perplexing dilemma in
which the Massachusetts Radicals
find themselves, either horn of which
means a loss Of power to them. The
Post says:
According to the Fourteenth
amendment and the statute of 1873,
disfranchised citizens are not to be
counted in the basis of represent
alton, either in Congress or the Elec-
toral College. This idea is a product
of Massachusetts Radicalism, and is
not a bad notion, if honestly carried
out. There are in that State 49,
900 men who have been denied. or
deprived of, the ballot contrary. to
the Fourteenth amendment and the
law enacted to secure it's enforce
ment. These disfranchised citizens
are counted as a part of the basis of
representation, and on their strength
Massachusetts, has three more mem
bers of Congress and three more
Presidential electors than she could
have if the $4,000 were subtracted
from her basis. Unless her disfran-
chising laws are repealed by the pre-
sent legislature, she must give up
three Congressman and the same
number of electors. But the repeal
of these laws will put the State into
the hands of the Democracy, and the
reigning powers cannot contemplate
such an event without unmitigated
horror.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04
WIZ. Hayes.
Philadelphia Times.

At high noon on the 4th of March
1881, Mr. Hayes, that poor player on
the White House stage, yields up the
scepter of power that he has played
with as a child plays with squares
and cubes, and knowing nothing of
their meaning. What is left for him?
He is despised by the Democfatsland
pitied by the Republicans, and both
will be glad to bid him a long fare,
well. He will return to Fremont, Sc
rene in his own mental weakness,
and without healthy attrition with
the world, he will gradually lose the
little worldly wisdom he has learned
here and relapse into doting idleness,
telling over the things that only he
will remember of his vacillating and
triling ADMINISTRATION. Dressed in
his black clothes, his hair nicely
creased and turned under at the ends,
his hands gloved and carrying a gold
headed cane, he will go daily to the
village post office for his mail, and
dicker with the tradesmen on his
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04
Hon. J. A. MCMAHON positiyel,

Hon. J. A. MCMAHON positively
refuses to again be a candidate for
Congress, and although we doubt if
the Democracy of the new old Dis
trict could find another who would
so ably represent them, We do not
think the candidacy should be forced
on him against his wishes. We have
other good and sound Democrats who
would cr~editably represent us in Con-
gress, one among whom is our old
friend DR.. THos. D. STILES, of Darke
County. He is a thoroughbred Dem
ocrat of the jackson school, and al
though advanced in years, is active
and a power on the stump, and would
make it lively for his opponent, who
ever he might be. He represented
Darke County in the Legislature two
terms, and is an old soldier of the
Southern rebellion with a fighting
record. He is also a man of stern
integrity, and would stoop to nothing
dishonorable or unfair to obtain the
nomination or secure his election.
He is well known all over the Dis
trict, and with him as our standard
bearer, old Darke would roll up a
majority of sixteen hundred, and tri-
umphantly elect him to Congress.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04
Grant the coming MAN.
New York Herald.

If the ez- President, on his return
from Mexico, should make a mean
dering journey through the South he
would fill the negro heart with
thoughts of him. He is the man
whom they know and trust. The
artful and resolute managers who
are bent on his nomination viii not
be inactive in the South. They have
money ard know how to place it
"where it will do most good" They
are adopts in all the tricks and arti-
fees of politics, and every resource
of their strategy will be taxed to give
the colored voters a chance to ex-
press their undoubted preference and
to be represented by delegates who
will give effect to their real senti-
ments. Secretary Sherman must be
very dexterous if he captures more
than one-half of the Southern dele
gates in spite of the well known
wishes of the negro voters. n
This, then, is the settled plan of
the Third Term politicians-to add
New York and Illinois to Pennsyl-
vania, with instructed delegations,
and, having made sure of these, to
place their main reliance for rein
forcements on the Southern States.
Should this plan succeed its success
will show what a hollow and deceit
full farce Jul national politics have
become. If it succeeds the nomina-
ton will be controlled by States
which can give electoral votes to the
candidate.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

g The Prohibitionists of Ohio will
meet in Columbus, on next Friday,
March 9th, for. the purpose of nomi-
mating a State ticket, to be support
ed in October. In their circular
they give Charley Foster and the
Ohio Legislature the following dig:
The chief officer in this State ad-
vertised everywhere before his cleo
ton as a temperance man, did not
dare to offend the oligarchy which
put him in power by commencing
even "Local Option" in his first mes
sage, but lodged the liquor question
altogether. Members who n year
ago, when in the minority, voted for
Local Option" will now, being in
the majority, oppose it. The bills
submitted by the Local Option
Convention of January 1st, are slum-
bering in the arms of a Legislative
committee.
The organization may as well dis
band, because it "sells OUT every
campaign to the promises of the Re
publican party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

The Presidential pot begins to boil
The movements of Grant, Blaine and
Sherman, or their partisans, are
with Grant in the lead SO far.
But if Sherman can call off the south
ern carpet-baggers, and Blaine di-
vide the North with Grant they NAV
beat. Evidently this is the object,
to combine all parties against him
till he is put hors du combat and then
the chances between them
selves. This race is bound to come
off now before the Democratic sweep
begin, as the public mind can
not run two races at the same time.
The Democratic horses will have a
time for training, and will
know more of the track after the Re-
publican stock is taken of.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

Each State will send delegates to
the Cincinnati Convention equal to
double the number of its representa-
tives in Congress. The last National
Convention at st. Louis passed a
resolution requesting the States to
instruct their. delegates to the Con-
vention of 1880 whether it be desira-
BILE to continue the two-thirds rule.
The Convention will then open with
a hot dispute owe the old question
of the majority rule or the two-thirds
rule, and will decide as heretofore
in favor of the latter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04
The Utica Observer says: "It is a.

The Utica Observer says: 'It is as
safe now to say that Grant will be
the candidate of the Chicago Conven-
ton as it was in February, 1872, to
say that he would be re nominated
at Philadelphia. But Grant cannot
be elected to the Presidency unless
the Democratic party proves ignobly
false to its trust. Ifhe achieves sue
cess he will owe it to the betrayal of
u cause by men we have honored
and trusted. The Pennsylvania re-
suit emphasizes the need of Demo
cratic unity.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

John A. Logan, on being asked
his opinion of the political aspect in
Illinois, said that State was for the
ex-President and that he had never
had any doubt on the subject. The
Senator declined to express himself
regarding his state further than by
giving the correspondent to under
stand that the account of the pro-
ceedings of the Illinois state central
committee, as published in a New
York paper was furnished by an an
ti-third term man who was working
up O Washburne boom.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

The Newark Advocate says: "The
thoughtful student of history would
do well to cut out at least two items
and put them in his scrap book, side
by side for future reference. One is,
the record of the legal proceedings
in the case of the State of Ohio VS.
VIM. h. Gibson, charged with and
found guilty of embezzling the peo-
pies money. The other item is the
appointment of this same Gibson, by
Gov. Foster, as Adjutant General.
Inspector General, and Chief of Staff,
with the rank of Major General. 1t
would make mighty interestin' read
in for future generations"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

The radicals let Mos " talk in this
way: sit is absurd to talk about NOR
al faint attaching itself to men on
either side in the war, especially
when we see both sides represented
in the Cabinet Of the PRESIDENT
They let him talk in this way be-
cause Mosby has turned Republican
politician. Any "reber" who will
eat his W principles and turn his
coat may walk into the Radical par
lor and sit with the elect any time.
But Mosby is right.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04


The Albany Argus in an article on
the Democratic party and the cleo
ton of President, thus hits the nail
on the head:
Neither directly nor Indirectly is
the Democratic party going to be.
done out of the presidential cleo
ton by any other way than by a ma
jority of elected electors honestly
chosen by their opponents. The
Democratic party will not let itself
be counted out, litigated out, COM
missioned out or legislated out of the
next election; neither will it let itself
be done out by chicane nor pronun-
ciamento. If the Republicans can
gain the election by votes it will be
theirs. Votesand votes only viii de-
termine the result. The talk about
the Democrats in Congress intend
ing wrong in the count is no matter.
1t comes from those who committed
wrong in the count of 1876. It is
the mingled confession and appre-
hension of their plans-for con-
sciences they cannot be supposed to
have. But the talk of getting any
one in without election everywhere,
and outside or over Congress as the
counting body, would be well aban-
doned. 1t does not scare Democrats.
1t cannot be done. The association
of Grants name with such talk
makes the talk weaker instead of
stronger.
This fact cannot be too often re-
peated. 1t will be better for the Re-
publicans if they thoroughly digest
IL.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

The Democracy of Massachusetts,
for the first time in the last ten years,
are again united. On Washington's
Birthday the leaders of the Adams,
Abbot an | Butler men met together
and agreed upon a platform and
pledged themselves to hereafter act
together for the good of the Demo
cratic party. This means business
in the old Bay State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

The spirit of economy has been en-
gendered in the minds of the people
since the devastating effects of the
war. In nc department should it be
displayed more than in the admin
istration of the government. Grant
cost the country millions. Hayes
has robbed the country of 5000, 900.
Tilden was elected President and has
not drawn a single dollar out of the
the Treasury. He is the cheapest
the country ever had. .
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

The Providence Postmaster Owns
up to defalcation of $55, 600. He
says the money slipped through his
fingers in some mysterious manner
and he does not know where It went
to-. He is not the first Republican
official through whose nimble fingers
government funds have slipped. The
whole country is strewn with them
as leaves in Vallambrosa.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04
WASHINGTON T T
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Feb. 9th. 1880.

FEB. 20sn, 1851. |
Speaker Randall-the best Speak
er of the House, by the way, since
Sim. Boyd's time-says the amend
ed rules will be disposed of by the
end of this week. Then business
will go on. The Speaker said when
the session commenced that it would
close as early as May 18th. He al
lows another month, but no more.
There will be a great effort to finish
the appropriation bills and adjourn
before June I'd, the day of meeting
of the Republican Convention.
There have been introduced dur
ing the session six or seven bills for
the removal Of import duties on i'm
portant articles, but the drift of OPP
inion has been adverse to their con-
sideration and in favor of a commits
sion to consider a revision of the ia
riff laws. I think, however, that an
exception may be made in favor of
paper,-printing paper-and some
of the materials which enter into its
manufacture. At least, the matter
is in such shape now that an early
expression of opinion by publishers
would probably produce a favorable
decision.
The proper Committee has decid'
ed to have our next Presidential
Convention at Cincinnati, on the
I'D of June. About sixty per cent
of the voters of the United States
{ were for the Democratic candidate
in 1875. We may hope for even 6
larger percentage this fall. The
, call is a comprehensive one. In il
: is the following:
Gall Democratic conservative citi
zens of the United States, prospect
i've of past political associations ant
] differences, who a unite with Us II
!, the effort for pure, economical ano
constitutional government, are cor
daily invited to join us in sending
! delegates to the convention"
| 1t is we'll understood that Cincin
natl was chosen because, on tn
whole, its selection could not be he'll
in any way a declaration in favor o
any particular candidate. The fell
is entirely open, d~issentions are dis
~lappearing in our ranks, and appear
o ing in those of the enemy, and tn
prospect of success is to-day certain
ly better than at any time in the pas
three years.
Secretary Sehurz and a party O
a ladies and gentlemen have just re
turned from a visit to the Indian
training school at Carlisle, Pennsyl
vania. They express themselves a
! much pleased with the aptness 70
e. study, shown and progress made b
b the children.
N Three of the twelve Ute criminal
have given themselves up and al
. now on their way here to have a tai
e with Schurz. There won't be AM
thing done to them, our courageou
Secretary will simply talk to th
d brutes, and then send them home I
repeat the same outrages in th
10 spring. Schurz is dubbed "Old w
man" out west. DEM.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

Lieut.. Gov. GRAY, of Indiana,
shows "Jaghawker," Of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, to be a "black-mailer."
We are inclined to the opinion that
the Enquirer has, for a Democratic
paper, zoo many such fellows in its
employ lately. It should "weed out"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

The Chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee of Ohio has
called a meeting of that Committee
to meet at Columbus on the 18th of
March to take into consideration the
propriety of holding a state conven-
ton to nominate delegates at large
to the Cincinnati convention.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

A bill passed the OhioLegislature
last week providing that hereafter
struck juries are to be selected by
the judge of the court without the
consultation with anybody. This is
severe upon lawyers who depend
upon picking jurymen to secure ia
vorable verdiets.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-04

The New York Sun says it is not
opposed to Mr.. TTLDEN's nomination,
and adds: For our part, we are ready,
if MI. TILDEN is nominated, to yield
him a hearty and Jealous support;
and we should be glad to see Chief
Judge CHURCH and his friends do the
same. We certainly + not opposed
10 the candidate who has once led
the Democracy to victory, although
it was only a barren victory, after all.