The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-01-07
GENERAL SECULAR NEWS.
DOnnaStiO


The EXODUS FROM NoRrH CAROLINA The
Airlco- American Presbyterian of Wilmington is
very pronounced against the exodus of colored
men from that State to Indiana. 1t SAYS:
The mystery about this North Carolina exc
aus Is, no reasonable cause can be assigned for If
II oppression and wrong accelerated the move
ment IN the southwest last spring certainly no
such cause exists IN North Carolina. The col
ored people OF this State are better treated than
IN any other State South. We can only hope
mat our people will not allow themselves to be
tolled away to Indiana where they will suffer
the seventies of a rigorous winter and many un-
told evils simply to crafty the cupidity and
baseness OF wicked men"
ms Is pretty strong language, but many who
are very properly looked up to as leaders among
the colored people are of the same opinion. The
Rev. f. j. Adams, who has once or twice been
hearu on the floor of the General Assembly re-
Gently put the matter in this sententious wav
lie sald The colored man was in three boxes
the 1aliot-box, the witness-box and the Jury
DoA. II he can sustain himself in his present
geographical position he cannot elsewhere in
the country. In accordance with this view the
SYNOD OF Atlantic, at its recent session. adopted
the following recommendation That we use
all our influence against the exodus excitement
as lmpractlcable difficult and dangerous" 1t
seems evident that the more intelligent colored
men OF the South, especially those who hold no.
sitons of influence as pastors, educators or pol
iuclans " do not approve of the emigration to
Indiana or elsewhere All who 90 therefore
40 10 so IN spite of strong pressure to remain
~. !. EcaRgsLtst.
CHRISTMAS FEsrIvGTIES.-For some time be-
tore Christmas this city was crowded with people
In search of Christmas presents and both mar
kets and shops presented scenes of beauty and
wonder The supply of evergreen was unusual
~ large, most of which was brought over from
other elegantly formed devices, in bewildering
confusion, were conspicuous on every hand in
the principal markets. On one dav alone it is
SAID that a single boat brought 10 900 wards of
testoonlng, and over 1000 dozen of wreaths and
the like. Taking the whole season through the
New ork market received enough of this Christ
mas rope TO stretch from the Battery to Albany
and halt way back again. During the immediate
fortnight preceding not less than ll5 900 Christ
mas trees came to the Metropolis. OF this num-
Der about $4,000 came from Maine. and rather
more than 10000 from the Caskill region. Small
lots came from Long Island, Schoharie county.
and Pennsylvania. BY far the greater propor.
ton of these were balsam frs. with few black
spruces, The display of goods at the principal
stores OF the city has been equally imposing The
number of articles has been legion. TOYS for
children have surpassed all former experience in
variety, interest and beauty while for adults
everything that could be thought of has abound,
Il
had IN many respects the appearance of an en-
chanted land.-I6
The last Sunday in the year bids fair to be-
come permanently established as Hospital Sun
day, so far as this city is concerned. Thesum of
9zo.OoO was taken up for the hospitals, in the
various churches and in the boxes placed for
that purpose throughout the city. The hospi
tails need the money, and it will serve to extend
their facilities The day has long been feature
In London, and we rejoice at its successful in
PRODUCTION IN New 4ork.-Christian at Work
There are about four thousand one legged and
one armed Confederate veterans in Georgia who
VIII be able under the recent act of the Gegisla-
ture, to call upon the State to supply them with
artificial limbs.
Johns Hopkins University has had during the
past three years III students who were grad
yates OF other colleges, ffty-seven of whom have
held telIowships. The students constantly in.
crease IN both numbers and quality and the
faculty has never had occasion even so much 40
10 rePrlmand or censure a single student.
This has been red-letter year to Indiana
seldom have farmers known such crops esne
clally IN wheat. From many an acre there was
gathered forty five good bushels and few fields
fell below twenty bushels The season was inst
right, and the quality was equal to the quantity,
anu 10 put on the cap-sheaf of blessing. the
III 'iiy LiSh' IN many cases the crop
has paid all expenses, and sold for more dollars
than tina was asked for the land one year ago.
ot aG crops have been full average and prices
good so that IN worldly affairs we have what
Hoosiers call " a BOOM" When the bnsbandnan
PTospers, all others feel the impulse. 1t has
also been a year of remarkable health The
doctors are living at poor dying rate" An
other blessing IS in the fact that it was the off
year IN politics. and we have no session of the
legislature. Our great lack is in manufacturing
interests.-E'romiaer and Chronicle.
Among the requests of the late Judge Packer
the railroad capitalist of Bethlehem, Pa, which
time, Is the sum of $4,000 the interest of
which Is to be used for the support in st. Luke's
Hospital, at Bethlehem of workmen of the
Lehlgh Valley Railroad Company who become
crippled, sick, or too old to work while in the
company employment 80 WV