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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
Walking Match.

LONDON. Ju1o % The va kog ms CT
between R.we and Wes.oo fer The Ashley bel:
ard the cham ienship OF the world is as good
as ever, Weston wss somewhat l2ht headed
Shen he reii;ed to rect ct l2:J) o'cIotk this
moraipe. Altogether ho has taken four rests
sire, Midnight, tu! his lisbthesdeduess in
creased this morning, sud he has boon pu. to
bed again. RoTell is now walking. the scores
At this hour III 3. n.) are RoRcl! oG09 mics,
Weston 1857 miles.
LONDON. Juno 22- diapstch from the Rink
dated 8! 4:;0 y. M says: Weston has finally re.
tired FRI III the coatas;. he YVES utterly unable
to continue. Tse score Il the end was Kowell,
2Sl mics; Weston POI miles and 8 laps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
Railroad Accident.

BR0CKToN, Mass, Juco 22.-As Tho S
o'clnlk rlio from Fell River wes sppeo1cliu
the Hu1'lngIcn station, north Of this place his
fn2ralrg. hsck driven ty Michael Early was
struck by the cnai1e snh demolished. EMly
was thrown 6istssce Of p FEET and killed and
iw1 occupants Of the cs-fisgo wera seriously
hJi7ed, Gao Ct the horses wss killed std the
Other Was bsdiy burs. No bInrne is attached
70 h. tnsinctr.
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Rendered their Reservations

:, SANDY Hook, Juno 22.--Supt. Haveps, of
M New Jersey Distrio: of the Lie Saving
service, is authority for tho statement shat o
large number OF the keepers ct tho lite saving
stations have rendered their designations 90 &C
count OF insufficient psy. The kceper5 receive
onIy S40O year pnd Gre % daty all the tmo,
while The surtnen receive $3.50 aud ara On duty
eight months cus of tho twelve,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
shCt aud HaEled.

e. OMAHA, Neb, June, 22.-George Washing.
ION, o. eo!ored waiter at the Ogden House. Coun.
CT Blut, was shot through tho heart yesterday
~ P,o Harfy McGee. the c0lored head wao; ct Tie
r se,us aotei. Two weeks ago Washington
VAT maineu MS VIE not to associate with q woman
WIN whom McGee was koeping company. This
WIS toio TO hcGee. and yesterday the Two men
met on the street, when the tragedy folloved
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
Fight with Slnursyers.

Ute OF MEXICO, June GA 6,bt has
taken place nesr Cerralvo between guard OF
soldiers and IS snagplers. The latter were
chandise. - AD''
=, e!zty, Apaeh.s have Invaded The State Of
Cbihushua. '''0 VI
Tho voulIo is Increasing in Vera Crrz
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
Tho Dreaded slhslists.

LONDON. June 22-1ho Berlia Correspondent
OF TIE Times te!egrsphs that he has receiv d q
letter ircm st. Petersburg which says two hun.
dred police sva been son. to Pe.erhof to asst
the soldiers ia watching tho pglsca there, ihe
present residence of the Court. Pho!osrauhs Of
all the railway officials hsro beeD lodged in
government depsr!m ,nt go as to aid in the d.
!ec!ion of Nihists disguised in The rai,wsy CO..
tunes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

Mrs. Maiis Rcinhard, Pcugbkeepsie, N, Y.
writes: st. jacobs Oil is al excellent rsmedv'
Ny soa frequently suffered with rheuuaIism.
Since he used The Oil tho attacks became Iess
iftG1ec! a2d The nlImout ha7 now left him ain.
galhsr. Ncighbcrs aud friends to whom l
have recommended the remedy report the some
tX,alen. results.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

The July number OF Potter'e T. mcrcnn
Monthly ta; been received from it's publishers,
in philadelphia. Among is contants are -
Through The Dismal Swamp, by Alex. Hunter,
Was America Known 10 tho Ancients Wha. is
Cold? Among the Roses, Novelties in Fancy
Work, The Franklin Homo. Ki.h and Kin,
Only q Million, snd full editorial department.
Tho publishers OF this magazine announce q
midsummer holiday number for August, to con-
tain choice selection of seasonable and we'll
written papers by some of the best known and
most popular Amsricsn writer's. Several Of the
articles which will appear have boon specially
prepared for the number, and on subjects ex.
cceding!y apropos, such as an article on silk
and the Silk Wcrm,' new industry now
adapting itself 10 many Of our American homes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
France and EtsJv.

r ROME, June 22.-Tbe I,sIie says: Pfemisr
Deptetio has issued circular to tho preftc.s
; ;ecs'tuo.tg tnem not to permit apy hostile man.
rrssatloos 10 their departments against Ffapc,.
Ihe o'uotry is p,tfscty trsuuuiI. ''''''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

AsJu1ge Hunter, Of King George county.
does, ever bis own signature, say that ho mas
cot renouocod Mahouism. his o8n brother ard
the other gentlemen from his couu:y :4ust haze
been mistaken wheo they said be hsd The
Judges many friends throughout tic SAFE vi
DO grievcd az we'll IS disappointed st hja dccj.I
Of the favorable report.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
The MarseilIes Hio!s.

LONDON. June % The Times dispatch from
Paris says the Italian employees who hsd bsen
threatened by the French workman entered the
Julien tsnnery in Marseilles unmo lc::et.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

The WASHINGTON MONUMENT. -ThoWasa.
ington monument reached height yesterday
of exactly two huadred feet. The ultimate
height is to bs Eve HUNDRED nnd FLY feet, which
will make it considerably the highest artificial
otjsct 10 the world a. the present time, and the
hRhes:. IS is believed. ever constructed by man.
1t is thought that the whole shaft can be COM
pleted 10 three years. The king OF Sim has
sent stoue, taken frtm the hills of Kor,s, to
be plsc,d 10 the monument. The Legislature Of
Nebraska hiss appropriated 81 ,OC0 for tho prsp.
GRAFTON of stone fer the sruc ure.
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Z entcnce6,

nosroNf Juae AT E,s. Canbrid9e Mi,
THi,foioE. Homer Wellington. fer an attemnt D 40
' US H'te, oy poison, several months 400 vss
sentenced TO Is years 10 the State prison '' "''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
"BLACK-DRAUGHT" makes cb;IIs
and lever impossible.
For sale by 4. s. Leaibesler s. Bro,
a1o:hers! Mothers Mot,,ers,,,

Are you disturbed q. night srd broken OF vour
res! By sick child suffering ana ewing with
tue e.cruciatics pain of cutting teeth If So.
goat eEce and get . bottle of Mrs. WINSLOWiS
SooTHlNa SYRUP. 1t will relieve the DOOR
!il.!e sufferer i'm modiate!y-depond upon i:
lnefe IS no mistake sboui it. There ia not
motneS Oh earth who has ever used it who will
not tell you st once that it will .eguste the how.
els. ana S.Ve rest to Tho mothar, and relief and
nesln TO the caild, operating like magic, Il ia
pettec!iy safe 10 uee in all cases, and pleasant to
me taste, and is tho prescription OF one of the
tt aaa pest tem,le physicians and nurses in
'o'' mh2l
NO headache or back-ache for ladies
Who drink "WINE OF CARDUI.~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

. a. Al Evergreen q, June 1851, by the Rev.
sharp. JOHN SEYMOUR MeNEIiY Is
GfSetsinVille Miss. and MARY M. BERRE.
Lh1 OF FRINGE William county, w.
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Rot Guilty.

CHARLESTON. juno 22.-At 8 late hour lsst
night tho jury in tho Cash du s!itg csse return,
ed verdict of uos guilty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
Mis-. Garfield.

LONG BRANCH. Jun. 22.-Tho strength Of
Mrs. Garfield is 60 isst returning rs to enable
her to il du &c 10 carriage riding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
Suicide.

NEW YORK, June 22.-Mrs. Am Mia Som
s uet, sSea tO. threw herself from the third
story s window in Mt. Sinai Hospital to dsv and
thu act o's"'o suusiiog caused
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

At q recent uec:l:g of the republicans CT
Fails Church committee was appointed to wit
upon Gen. Malone ond urge the rear pointmett
of tho deposed republican postmaster OF thst
place. How docs that look for high tone
party that is opposed to bossi>m2 Members
OF g party that numbers $4,000 voters paying
pull lie court TO and begging public iav5rs OF the
chief of q parry that does not poses >izt Of
their strength. sud who sI says 10 ia Z better
dsmcccat than tho chosen representatives. Of
Southern democracy 10 tho o. S. Senate The
true snd Conscientious VhgisiG rcpub i,ars must
BIZ sshaccd Of their political associates
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
SaIeOf RkaxrSnpno.

Y: DENyER' Co.,, June % Wilson & CLARK
ne esseroa7 s,ld the Denve. Republican to K. 7
U U;'I b for soo oOO The paper 10 the futprs
Will be republican organ. 'o'ole
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

TIC mcrko! Continues Guie. Gid cay. F!1uf
is dull st quotations, with but little IemaIc.
The receipts OF Wheat sre lish. and prices are
lower, AID the only sales were Of Fultz ct liza
ll9 fer poor to fair. Small lois Of Corn brcust!
t8 fer yellow and co for wht, No Eoe or Cats
repolted. Country produce qas: a: qro!s-
tioEs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

Ice Uai,el States vii. send war v;s,aI in
Francs TO b,lGG tho descendants ct Ls!a7ette
Wbo intend 10 participate 10 tho celebration +
Yolk!oTc to this counry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

Mr. w. w. Co:corsp, Of Washington, has
sent to GreenWick, Prince William county, Va.
o handsome marble moLunent 10 DO plseed
over the grave of the late Rev. T. 3. Baleb,
D, D.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

NE" YORK CATTLE MARKET. June o.
Beeves-None elf ,red tor sale. Bo,f sld.s were
selling fairly At 7tae4c per ID for conmcn 10
good, and At 9ic for picked prime slider.
Sneep and Lambs-MaIket extremely dull
ana oad tor the selling interest. Abou. Que. hall
OF tho Gtsrings CHANGED hands. including Yir.
Sio1s Lambs at 6a6ic per ID; Msrylsnt d. &.
Hogs-No1e fo1 sale alive. Marke! dull sni
n nominal o1 Reported range for corntsd, IS So
~ per 100 lb.. Dressed Hogs advanced 10 Il;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Faystte Robinson, 90 employee OF the wooen
mills. was rnn over by train on tho Chess.
resko snd Ohio Railroad at Charlottesville
Saturday Eight, and killed.
Capt. Jas. Bumgardner, Of S;auntoD, is
quoted by the Highland Recorder as saying
that the purchase Of tho Washington City and
st. Louis Railroad by Northern syndicate has
been completed and the contract let. He fur
Their says ,hst hs has recently concluded tho
purchase of tract of mineral land bing Oh the
Shenandoah mountalo TOR the company, paying
$4,000 clsh.
A dispatch from Newmarket says: ~ large
delegation, com prisng both white and oo!ored
republicans of Virginia. inc u ding Dr. Geo. K
Gilm.r, postmaster at Richmond; j. II. Rises.
United States Internal revenue collector at
LyLcaburg, and others, will call upan President
Garfield 90 Thursday 10 the interest of the Ma
bono readjus:er coaliion. The obligation will
embrsc, representatives from every congress
sionsl district 10 the STATE, including ex mem.
bers Of the Virginia Legislature"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

WANTED "A reliable whits wonsn 20
w cook, milk and assist in washing; also
grown girl as nurst; gcoi wages Scotch, Eng
lab or Amslican preferred, and those VINO lie
living IN the country, and are accustomed 10
IT, ADDRESS MIS-. g., Newbursh z. y,
J32l-3t Chsrle3 Go Md.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-22

NM. Zsncof. K5ravsloff, Slaveikof end
Liknarof, of Bulgaria. have been arrested on
the charge of Insulting Pine, A Alexander and
attacking the government in an elec:tr4l proc
lamatiQp.
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lows and Calves'2O to $40.

Inc market was ialrly supplied WITH ST kjncs
OF stock, and prices, quality considered, were
lowe5 than for several weeks; the offerings coh-
:stea OF lew very fac Cattle which sold read
lily at top quotations.. Calves in good supply
more than equal to the demaud-and prices
nave fallen OF fully It per Id from last week.
Sheep dull With limited demand Lambs are
coming IN freely, and the tupply was more than
equal to the demand; we quote this week !;
over, WIN dull market, and a prospect nc.!
mai. Cows and Calves in fair supply, with bat
few sales.
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MARRIED.

For sale by 4. I. Leadoester g. Bro
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T PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE %, 1851
Tho d,bt question tf Virsiris hes BE-!


practically ssltl,d bS The courts, tn: for tl
thai, a. it is qu,sIioo that will continue 20 be
tall ed nSout, aLd that will b, cDe CT tho chief
topics If tie approaching campaign, it Wt uld be
we'll for the Doss trusted leaders of the demo-
cratic party in the several different sections OF
the State to mso. somewhere previous TO tic
convention and compare the feeling ca .ho
subi.c: il thar resp! Give sections, acd coz
suit abou The bast meats OF recolc!i0g II c
various divergent options respecting it. The
furry aud excitement of tho convention will rot
bs c,tdlc7e to toe calm and deliberate c>n-
slderation such sn important question demands.
and We trust, therefore, this suggestion may be
adopted. The ISSUE Ct ntx: falls elec:ioc will
decide whether the prospecs tf Vitginia's future
peace, happiness and prosperity. Low 80 b. g2t.
shall be- realized. or be blasted. and tho CID
State b. @urno! over 20 the control Of selfish,
ofioe s9eklrg sealWags and their a!lieF, the
nasrces, and have ell her interests iuincd IS
were those Of her u3ro S,u:hcrn sisters by the
Infamous rule Ct :ho carposbsggers. No sioGo
should be lief: % urncd 10 save her from fate
so dire, and 40 true son OF he's will inss. upon
the adoption Of hi5 own views 10 this rls9cc. in
opposition 10 those Ct M otity of his brothers.
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The ccternina:ion of tho Slate republican
Ceutrai Committee to hold State Ecavou-
iion docs Dot by auy means imply either thss G
s!rai:htcu: republican ticket will b. Ctm cate d.
Ear n ho
port. |: will bo rtcolIeo:cG. that when the
Pre- s:dcnt told the MahoDites no iDtcrd.i to
glvo theni 90 Earnest aud hearty support" he.
at the same time. differed with Gen. NJ ell ;u= as
10 the adviSabity Of republican convection,
the General opposing ore. ard the Pr, silcDt
favoriug it upon tbs gttund that its cuGo!sc-
ment OF the M.hon, ticket would give t!st
ticket sirer gsb ii would rot otherwise pssess.
Tno call fer the convention. therefore, is 10
pursusDco OF the ndvico of the MahoLite's N S;
Influential friend. Bat even if the members Of
the convention Go boid enough 20 dis .lgsri the
wishes Of the President and ru. ticket Of
their OVID 10 Tho ti.ll, it is by 10 means csrtain
i; would rcctivo greater support than that of
the delegates who nominated it, fer Gelc,al
Mahooc has already slid that tho negrocr, no
contribute the ony effective strength Ct The
republican party, arc practically unis il lis
support. This uoi'y Of negro support TO tho
Maho0i's. however. is wcr;h thcusands Of votes
to the democrats. for blood is thicker than
water. aud with tho negroes drawn up in scr
ried ranks on ore side, it would DO unnatural to
suppose tina: tho wh,o people will not put
themselves shoulder to shoulder on the other.
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ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, June ~,
Irices to-day ranged as follows:
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WANTED TO PURCHASE SMALL
w BRICK or FRAME HOUSEin ceu.,sl
locality in Alexandria, Apply at this cti,s.
ie22-3t
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No headache or back-ache for ladies'
who drink Swine OF CARDIFF
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Action Of The Republican STATE
Committee.

The action Of the Republican Sato Ccu!rsl
Committee was photographed from Richnona 70
5c6te' dss'e G:z,tto, tu: the following piriicu
lara sill prove Of interest:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-11-05
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

WASHINGTON dispatches of the 1st
say: President Arthur has offered the po-
sition of Secretary of the Interior to James
A. williamson, of Iowa, formerly Com
missioner Of the General Land Office, and
appointed Joseph X. McCammon Commits
sioner OF Railroads, vice Theophilus French.
A report was current that POstmaster-Gen
era james was to retire Jan. 1, and that
Chauncey l. Filley, of st. Louis, had been
selected by the President to succeed him.
MIR. BRADY assumes to be 50 confident
Of establishing his innocence of any COM
picity in the alleged Star-rOute frauds, that
he is said to be preparing to bring suits for
libel against Postmaster General James and
Attorney General MacVeagh, whom he
charges with giving out much Of the de-
famatOry matter that has been published re-
gardng him.
A FREIGHT train on the Columbia &
Port Deposit Railroad was wrecked near
Safe Harbor, Pa, by landslide. The To-
connective and six cars were thrown into
the Susquehanna River, and the remainder
completely wrecked. The body of Ellis
Duet, engineer, was believed to be under the
engine in the river. The fireman was seri-
ously injured.
THE Ozark Iron Mountain Railroad
Company has been incorporated with 81 ,100,-
600 capital The road will be 10 miles
long. The Gould representatives, HoNie,
Ports and Hayes, figure in the directory.
NINE prisoners escaped from the jail
at Lebanon, KY, on the 31st, passing out
through the tunnel
CHARLES JONES, colored, who COM
mtted an indecent assault upon respecta-
Bile white married lady, was hanged by a
mob near Spadra, johnson County, Ark.
THE boiler of a steam saw-mill at
Abbeyyile, S. c., exploded on the 1st, in
stantly killing two colored men, and fatally
injuring two white men, one of whom had
hi, right leg and left arm severed from his
body.
VIM. l.. GIBSON, Cashier Of the Citi-
zens' National Bank, of Flint, Mich, has
been arraigned at Detroit for embezzle-
ment of $4,000 and making false entries
in the books some years since.
DECREASE of the public debt during
October, Sl332l, 45S.
DANIEL II. GERCI, postal clerk run
ming between Kearney and Sidney on the
Union Pacific Railway, is under arrest for
stealing a registered money package con-
tanning $4,000. He has confessed and turned
over $3.50, all he had left of the stolen
money. Robert Rich, mail messenger be-
tween the Post office and railway station at
Burnside, KY, has also been arrested for
stealing and rihing registered letters. His
depredations amount to over 500, 200 in the
las, six months.
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MISCELIlANEOIrs

DAWSON, Treasurer of Beaver Coun-
ty, Pa, was knocked down in the Court
house and robbed Of SIS. 900.
TIE Warren Memorial Tabernacle.
Presbyterian, at Fourth and Broadway,
Louisville, was destroyed by fire on the night
Of the 2Sth. This was the finest church edi-
flee in the city. 1t was but recently COM
pleted and cost 500, 0O0. 1t was insured for
1000.
The British steamer Calliope, from
Odessa for Bremen, was totally lost on the
Spanish coast. Only one person saved.
The Walaczyska court-martial at St.
Petersburg sentenced two leaders of the
anti-Jewish riots in June last to ten years.
exile in Siberia.
NELSON I. Davis, late Tax Collector
for Harris County, Texas, who got away
with S250,OOO belonging to the State and
county and was indicted by the Grand Jury
for embezzlement, forgery and perjury fled
before he could be arrested.
THE steamer Calcutta foundered at
sea during a gale. All on board, twenty
two persons, persisted. The British ship
Omba, from Victoria for Melbourne, found
cred. All hands lost.
APACHEs have made their appear
ance in Sonora, killing family near Rancho
Santa Cruz, beyond Magdaena, and run
ming off stock. Gen. Ottero, in command
OF the troops, has sent force to corporate
with American soldiers, who are supposed
to be in pursuit OF them.
The business portion of Edgefeld, S.
c., has been destroyed by fire. Thirty five
firms were burned out. Loss over 100000;
insurance small.
THE Kentucky authorities were in
formed some time ago that the James boys
had taken up their quarters in Logan Coun-
ty and'had planned the capture Of train
on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad A
well armed posse were dispatched to the al
legged rendezvous of the famous bandits, but
no trace Of them could be found.
SEVERAL Danville Qll.) firemen are
under arrest charged with inceudiarism
There have been many mysterious fires
there recently, and it is now confessed by
one Of the malefactors that they were kim
died for the purpose Of waking the authori-
ties up to the necessity of having paid fire
department
THE Mayer d Bachman Brewery,
Clifton, Staten Island, and block of build
ings burned the 31st. Loss estimated at
half million dollars. The Schmitt e. Glade
Brewery, Chicago, went up in flames on the
same day. Loss, $50, 900.
A MAN, apparently insane, made his
appearance at the White House on the 3lst
and demanded admission. After some par
ley it was found he was armed with a seven
barreled revolver and evidently bent on
shooting somebody. His arrest was accom-
plished after some difficulty, requiring three
men to Overpower him.
THE Pennsylvania Central Railroad
has put on a fast train of palace cars be-
tween New York and ChicagO-time, twen-
| ty-siX hours. The New York Central now
| announces its determination to reduce the
time to twenty four hours.
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RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The next General Council of the
Alliance of PRESBYTERIAN churches
throughout the world will be held at
Belfast in June. 1884, The committee
Of arrangements is already at work
1t is said that there are at the pres
rnt time ESQ foreign missionaries in In
dla. representing thirty-two m sSionary
societies, an increase of siXtg-soven
since 1871.
The Executive Committee of the
General Christ an Missionary Conven-
ton have ken IN hand the building of
y church of the Disciples OF Christ at
Washington, to-Cost $50, 900. ."
Twelve PRESBYTERIAN churches in
the United States return loo mem
bers and over, and l,ty-six churches
more than $40 members. DR. Cuver's
and DR.. Talmage's churches in Brook
~ II lead the list
The California Methodist Episcopal
Conference has denounced the facility
W tn which divorces are granted in that
State, and has resolved that its minis
tiers will not celebrate marriages for
persons who have been divorced for
other than the Scriptural reason, and
in any case will marry none but the in
nocent parties to the transactions.
Any Episcopal clergyman in the
State OF New York, who paws to the
corporation for the Relief of the Wild
ows and Orphans of Clergtmen eight
dollars year, secures to his wife in
case of his death an annuity of 800
for life. as also pro rtu sum to his
children under age. The number OF
annuitants is 100, while the total assets
of the corporation amount to nearly
$50. 600.
The tendency of a section of En-
gish churchmen to abstnent if not
aScetic views is curiously illustrated by
the formation of the order of Compan-
ions OF the Golden Age. Each COM
panion must rise by seven O'clock every
morning, must use prayers and inter-
cessions for the order, and must agree
to dress soberly and To live a temper
ate, pure and humane life. A member,
after due trial, can pass on from one
degree to another of approved good
ness, anda each stage be distinguished
| by a different color. Then. after pray
! ing and dressing soberly for six months
he can take the further vow of absti-
hence from the flesh of birds and beasts,
and wear a crimson ribbon. Six
months later he swears off on fish, too,
if he chooses, and dons the blue; and
| eighteen months from the start, if he is
sufficiently spiritualized, he may take
VOW against alcoholic beverages and
tobacco. This entities him to wear the
white emblem of purity.