The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-04-14
GENERAL SECULAR NEWS
Domestic.

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OF that periodical from the Washington Society
and MIR. G. NJ Cooke of Tennessee, reelected
short-term editor. In the Graham Mr.. w d
Carter has been reelected
LORD OF WHITE ELEPHANTs-Tb
Herald correspondent at Bangkok, Siam. gives
under date of March 9th an itinerary Of the
proposed journey of the King of Siam. The
King leaves on April 90 on a Siamese man.of
war for Singapore, thence by boat of the Mes
ssagenes Maritimes to Marseilles, thence to Ber
lln'where he will arrive about June 5tb and
be received by the German Emperor. From
Berlin he will go to Brussels and London. On
July LIST he will embark at SOUTHAMPTON on an
American man ofwar for America He will he
accompanied by asplendid retinue, among whom
will be several royal princes, the Ministers of
War and Foreign Affairs, and dozen prominent
noolemen. lie will remain three weeks in
America, going South as far as Richmond and
West as far as Chicago. He will visit Lisbon
late In August, staying at Rome in October and
returning to Siam in December His visit To
America Is the result of an earnest invitation
extended by the ex-President when ne was the
Kings guest in Siam.
The cotton mills. of Georgia and
South Carolina promise to be the source of a
considerable increase of wealth 20 those States
and the example thus set viii doubtless be fol-
lowed by other Southern States. Hitherto the raw
material has been exported at a return of about
ten cents pound, and has been bought back
again IN manufactured form at high rates
The result OF the establishment of the mills has
been that the article has been exported at
twenty-three cents pound in its manufactured
state, thus keeping in the States several million
dollars which would otherwise have gone to
outside manufacturers, besides giving employ
ment to several thousands of operatives
We are glad to note the fact that
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leading State officers and all the pastors in
Atlanta have signed paper pledging their CO.
operation IN providing public library and
reading room for the colored people If is ono
OF OF the straws that indicate good feeling at the
South toward the black race on the part of lead
ing white men.-HeraH and Prestyter
Richard Van Rensselaer,. the last
member of the "Old Patroon's" family and
President of the Merchants National Bank of
Albany, N. y, died on Monday week, aged
eighty-three years.
Col. Eldridge, of Tennessee, is the
champion inidel-the Col. Ingersoll of the
South lie has lately been travelling through
Texas venting his peculiar opinions, but with
indifferent success.
DR.. Herman Huss has been ap-
pointed Professor of German at Princeton. He
Is a descendant of John Huss, the great MARTYR
reformer, was for FIVE years an Instructor in The
famous Pathological Institute at Rome and Is
the author of two important works on the Ger
man language. =
MONUMENTAL CHURCH. RICHMOND
VA.-Mrs. Seguin of the Abbott Opera Com
Pany, sang the offertory at the Monumental
church on Sunday morning. The piece selected
was Saviour source of every blessing" which
was rendered In manner worthy the reputation
of this distinguished lady.
The Jews of San Francisco have put
David on trial in a mock court rabbits. LAWYERS
and other professional speakers arguing for and
against the morals of the great Jewish king
The discussions are held in large hall before
crowded audiences.
- The Supreme Court of the State of
Illinois has decided that the Bible NAV be read
IN the public schools under the constitution of
that state: A Roman Catholic objected to the
[[e:aqlng oil the scriptures ia the school where
MS Is BOY was scholar, but the court overruled
oil his objections, and the Bible is to be read.
An experiment of lighting the entire
Guy OIL WABASH Ind with electric lights placed
on the dome of the Court House. has been made
with successful results.
"A Berlin dispatch states that emf
grafton to the United States IS AGAIN on tbe IN.
crease, and extensive preparations therefor are
being made in every part of Germany.
-Baldheaded persons are recommend
ed by one who knows how it is himself 10 have
spider painted on the top of their heads as
preparation for the fast approaching ay-time.
There are 300 cases of typhoid fever
IN badly drained part of Pittsb1rg
Foreign.
SEVEN HUNDRED PERSONS Rrprpn
ALIVE AS A SAcRIF1CE.-London. April IA
fangoon dispatch says seven hundred men. wo
men boys, girls, priests, and foreigners were
buried awe under the towers of the CITY walls
as sacrlhce Tor the restoration of the Kings
health The panic in Mandalrv is friobtf3I
and hundreds are leaving the CITY. The KINGS
illness IS said 10 be leprosy
A dispatch from Ranpoon 10 the Day,, Nm.
says Inc following IS an explanation of the
massacres at Mandolay When a city is built
IN Burmah human sacrifices are offered mo,
new monarch usually has a new capital Evil
spirits are irritated that there has been no
change of capital, and, the virtue of the old sac
rihces being gone, to appease them the sstrolo-
gers declared that 1T was necessary TO offer IN
700 lives The sacrifices were made bv order Of
King Tbebaw.
-Bismarck's sixty-fftr birthday was
celebrated Thursday His palace was flooded
with offerings from all parts Of Europe. The
emperor and many other distinguished persons
visited him.
Prince Gortschakof, the veteran Rus
sian, is reported by cable 10 be diving re- il