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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-18
Tombeckbee.

Presbytery met in Macon, Miss, April 7th.
The usual routine of business was dispatched
with great harmony.
ReOised DirectOry.-P deemed it
inexpedient to take any action at the present
on this subject"
Retrenchment.-Presbytery expressed its abid-
ing confidence in the fidelity of the Assembly's
Committees in the discharge of their respective
duties, and would regard such a material
change in the management of the various
schemes Of benevolence as is asked for in the
Minority Report, as uncalled for and unwise,
Conm'ssioners.-Rev. ]. w. Mosely and T..
II. Woods, principals, and Rev. J Bardwell and
5. w. Hamster, alternates.
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Tuskaloosa.

Presbytery met at Gainesville on April 2sth
There was quite a full attendance. All the
ministers were present except one residing out
Of the State. The churches were nearly all re.
presented.
Mr.. j. D. Mclean was ordained, and ar.
rangements we're made to install him pastor Of
the Gadsden church. Nearly all our churches
are supplied.
Commissioners.-Rev D. D. Sanderson. DID.
and DIR. J. T. Searcy were chosen commissioners
to the next General Assembly. Rev. c. A.
Stillman ID, and Mr.. r. s.. Woods aternates.
Rev. D. G. Rankin was received from the
Presbytery of Orange.
Observation-Disclosures was taken on the
Majority and Minority Reports, favorng the
abolition Of the Relief Fund by any safe and
honorable method-agreeing to support any
minor changes in the method Of conducting our
benevolent schemes that can be shown to be
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-18
West Hanover Presbvterv

Met at Amherst Courthouse, May H. The
openining sermon was preached by the Modera
tor, Rev. T. D. Bell, D. D.
There was a good attendance of members,
and the following officers were elected: Rev. H.
H. Hawes. of Farmville Moderator, with
Judge Hail. of Buckingham, and Mr. A. l..
Holiday, of Orange clerks.
Olivet church reported as recently
organized in Albemarle county, and the delegate
from that church took his seat in the body.
Rev. j. c. Painter was received from Ches-
apeake Presbytery He is to take charge of the
Waddell church, near Rapidan Station, Orange
county, and to give portion of his time to
Madison church.
President Atkinson, of Hampden Sidney, sent
a letter to the Presbytery requesting dissolu-
ton of the pastoral relation between him and
the Appomattox church because of the state of
his health. A letter was read from the church
expressing great regret at parting with its pas
tor, but consenting to what seemed to be a
necessity. The request was accordingly grant
ed. The pastoral relation between Rev. E.
Woods and the South Plains church was also
dissolved, though Mr.. Woods will continue to
preach there for the present.
The subject of Retrenchment and Reform in
the conduct of the benevolent operations of the
Church was taken up. Two reports to the last
General Assembly are now before the Presby-
teries. What is termed the minority report
advocates extensive changes in the working
machinery of the Church. Referring to this
the Presbytery adopted the following minute
Resolved l. That in the Judgment of West
Dra ol,xyfar 4ha obop I,
working of our benevolent schemes proposed
by the minority report are not advisable.
2 That it heartily endorses the proposed
withdrawal from the relief scheme.
g. That in the judgment of this Presbytery
the work Of Education might be more economi-
cally prosecuted by uniting the Publication and
Education Committees; at the same time the
Presbytery does not desire to cast any reflection
on the worthy and efficient secretary Of Educa-
ton.
Messrs. Woods, Johnston, and Petrie were ap-
pointed committee to install Rev Mr. Painter
at Waddell church, on the first Sabbath in Au-
gust.
The following persons were elected commits
sioners to the General Assembly, which meets in
Staunton next week Minister, Rev. II. II
Hawes, with alternate, Rev. E. D. Washburn
elder, Mr.. P. P. Barbour, Of Gordonsville, and
Mr.. J. 2. Fitzgerald, of Farmville, alternate.
A communication was received from Rev
James Stacy, chairman of the Assembly's Per.
manent Committee on the Sabbath, requesting q
report from the Presbytery upon certain point,
connected with Sabbath observance. A com
mittee was appointed to prepare a report on the
subject.
An overture to the General Assembly reques
ting it to define exactly the position of the
Church in relation to the marriage of man tc
his deceased wife's sister, was presented by Rev
Mr.. Hawes. After considerable discussion by
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RICHMOND, VA, WEDNESDAY, MAY IS, 1884,

Mr.. Halves. Mr.. Teese, DR.. Dabney, and DIR.
Smith, the overture was adopted.
The committee appointed at the last meeting
of the Presbytery to communicate with Mr..
John Senger, licentiate, reported that his
health was now improved, and that he ex-
pressed himself ready to engage in any ministe-
rial labor the Presbytery would assign him.
Cor Disnotch
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more economical without impairing their eff
ciency-but opposing the fundamental change
urged by the Minority Report.
The Revised Directory was approved with a
number of important changes particularly the
omission of all the forms of prayer except the
one for the burial service at sea, and the sub
stitution of different form of public profes-
sion
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-Messrs. A. D. F. Randolph & Co.
have nearly ready for publication new volume
Of lectures by DR.. ]. Monro Gibson, called " The
Mosaic Era
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20
A Witch.
FrGser's Magazine.

A witch was all that was abominable,
and to be held in the strongest loathing;
yet few had the wisdom or the courage
to contradict the possibility of her exer.
cising the arts she pretended to. The
Judge, as he passed sentence upon the
condemned woman. trembled lest her
fell gaze should bring upon him and his
household sorrow or death. The yelling
crowd, as it half stripped her to undergo
the water ordeal, shuddered as it saw
upon her exposed bosom the marks
which, it was supposed. proved that
she allowed her familiar" to draw upon
her lifes blood.
The villagers who went miles out of
their way to avoid her haunts never for
one moment believed that the object of
their fear was powerless to work them
evil. and was either half mad woman,
the victim of hideous delusion, or else
the actress of knavish part to suit her
own vile ends. To all the old crone.
with her tall hat, crutch stick, and black
cat nesting on her shoulder, was one
who had dealings with the devil, and
who, through the might of Satanic aid,
could scatter the seeds of misery broad.
OcboO hCiCfC4 OAC 1lolCOs OuG udu SOU
herself body and soul to hell, and until
death claimed her, her power to effect
evil, it was alleged, was unlimited
The great man is he who rises supe-
rior to the prejudices of his age; but be-
fore the end OF the seventeenth century
with the exception of Bodin, Erastus,
Reginald Scot, John Wagstaffe, and DIR.
Webster-there were none who had the
boldness or the knowledge to brand
witchcraft as base and palpable super
stition. We find Lord Bacon gravely
prescribing "henbane, hemlock, man
drake, moonshade, tobacco, opium and
other soporiferous medicines" as the
best ingredients for witch's ointment.
From the pages of his History
of the World" we see that the
gifted and practical Sir Walter
Raleigh was firm believer
in this childish form of superstition.
The learned Selden, in his sTable Talk
while pleasantly discoursing on the sub.
iect of witches, shows that he also held
the same faith. Sir Thomas Browne.
the kindliest of physicians; Sir Matthew
Hale, one of the most acute and spotless
of judges; Hobbies, the skeptic: ''the
eminent DIR. Moore. of Cambridge" and
the patient and thoughtful Boyle, all
were of opinion that witchcraft was
al evil capable of solid proof, and
that its disciples merited sharp and
swift punishment. 1t was not until
the eighteenth century that men came
to the conclusion that the device of
witches and witchmongers" were only
so many tricks and fables, and utterly
of credence The last judicial
execution in England for witchcraft took
p&-9 in the year l7l6, when a woman
and her little daughter were hanged at
Huntington 'for selling their souls to
Satan" Since that date, however, vari-
GUS cases have occurred of women ac-
cused as witches being drowned
while undergoing the ordeal by water at
tAe hands OF their intimidated yet infu.
rated neighbors.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20
FLASHES FROM AUGUSTA.
The Latest Railroad Talk-EngIneer
mcLavs G. GOIng TO Texas stock
Movements.

AUGUSTA, GA, May 19.-An important
railroad meeting was held yesterday al
Rutherfordton, N. c., in the interest OF the
new route to the Northwest from Spartan
burg, S. C. The object is to connect Spar
tanburg via Rutherfordton with the road
now being built from Johnston City, Tenn,
on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia Railroad. Part of the road, sixteen
miles, is already completed and the rest
will be surveyed at once.
Northern capitalists are interested in sew
eral iron works in Tennessee and North
Carolina on the line of the projected route,
and are anxious to secure direct line of
railway to the Atlantic coast via the Au-
gusta and Knoxville Road to Savannah and
Charleston. l. also opens up second line
from Spartanburg, which is the key to the
new Carolina and Tennessee system of rail
ways to the West.
Jas P McLaws, of Augusta, former
Assistant Engineer on the Waycross branch
of the Savannah, Florida and Western
Road, has been offered the position of
Assistant Engineer on the Texas Pacific
Railroad, and leaves for his Lew position
shortly.
Georgia stock is strong to day at 184 to
1S5. Central is quiet at 100 to 161. Char
lotte. Columbia and Augusta and Memphis
and Charleston are both stronger.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET,
Opening Irregular and Closing at
an Advance.

NEW YORK, May 19.-The stock market
opened irregular, being strong and higher
for the general list and weak and lower for
Elevated Railroad shares, the latter record
ing a decline of 81 per cent. for Man
haitian and per cent. for Metropolitan be-
fore the first board. Subsequently these
shares became strong and closed at an ad-
vance from the lowest point of % per cent.
In New York, ~ in Manhattan and 4 per
cent. in Metropolitan.
In the early dealings the general list fell
off fraction, but speculation soon became
strong in tone, and an advance of to 6
per cent. was recorded, the latter in Oregon
Navigation, Virginia Pacific, Ontario and
Western and Lake Shore oeing also promi-
neut therein. This was followed by reac-
ton of per cent. in Oregon Navigation,
and 1S to per cent. in the rest Of the list.
In the late dealings the market again be-
came firm, and closed at an advance of IA
25k per cent. in.the general list, Oregon Nav
igation selling up 2115 and Ohio shares and
Mississippi preferred 515 per cent. Sales
aggregated SOC, ,345 shares.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20
THE GOULD COMBINATION.
Consolidation of All the Leading
Southwestern ROads-The Route
to the City Of Mexico to be Pushed
Forward

New YORK, May 19-The E'eniag Post
says the following dispatch is an authorized
statement of what took place yesterday at
Parsons, Kan: "The annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railroad took place here yester-
day. All the stockholders were present, or
represented by proxy. A special meeting
was called at 10 q. m, Col. r. 8. Stevens
being elected as Chairman of the meeting,
and Fl. B. Hensen as Secretary. The
purpose of this meeting was to consolidate
under q management to be known as the
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, the
following lines of roads via the Missouri
Pacific, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
the International and Great Northern, the
Texas Pacific and the Iron Mountain. These
lines are owned by the Gould faction, with
the exception of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas and the international aud Great
Northern, which are leased for term Of
niDety-nine years.
1t was resolved at this meeting that the
stockholders of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Road approve all mortgages and
contracts made by the Gould management
in reference to the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Road during the time they have had
possession OF the same. It was also re-
solved to continue the construction of the
road through the City of Mexico, the stock
of the consolidated company being increas-
ed S47, ,000, coo for the purpose. The meet
ing then adjourned. Jay Gould continues
President Of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Road.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20
Monster Locomotives and Fast Trains

It would seem as if some of the rail
road companies were entering upon an
era of unexampled fast passenger trains.
Trains have long been run on the Eng
lish roads with capacity of sixty miles
an hour, although such speed is excep-
tional. We have already quoted from
sible to maintain the running at high
speed with any other than quick burn
ing coal, and that in using anthracite
with an enormous CRATE ser
vice, American engineers are
making a mistake. The locomotive,
mo. 10" built by the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company for fast running between
Philadelphia and New York, and to
make up by additional speed for the time
lost on stops at certain stations, is sup
posed to have solved the highest aim
that can be sought in locomotive, 'that
of pulling the heaviest trains over all
grades against stiff winds, and with the
least possible liability toward hot boxes,
or low steam, on the quickest
schedule time" It is an immensely
heavy affair, with driving wheels
standing six feet six inches above the
rails, and consuming twelve thousand
pounds of coal in the round trip of one
hundred and eighty miles to aud from
New York. With this expenditure of
coal she has made mile in fifty seven
seconds on up grade with long train.
The Philadelphia Times, from whose
account of her build and performance
we have been quoting, states that ten
similar locomotives are to be built at AL
toona this summer. But the fastest long
distance time on record has been made
by the Fontaine locomotive, which,
with two cars attached, ran over the
Canada Southern Railroad last week,
from Amherstburg to Victoria, a dis
tance of two hundred and twenty nine
miles, in three hours and half, includ-
ing sixteen minutes lost at stopping
places. We imagine that there are few
roads in the country so well built that
such high rate of speed could be main
tanned without danger; for not only
must the engine be perfect in all its
parts, but the track Also The question
whether such trains can be run to a
profit with US has likewise to be yet de-
termined; for fast running with locomo-
tives of immense weight and size implies
largely increased cost in the matter of
fuel, and far greater wear and tear of
rails from incessant pounding.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20
THE RIOTS IN RUSSIA.
Fearful Outrages on the Jevs-EDg.
lIsh Hebrews Moving for Their
Rellef-The NihilIsts Charged with
Stirring mp the Disorders.

LONDON. May ia dispatch from vi
euna to the Daily NewS says: "During the
sacking of PodivalyIka, on the Russian from
tier, several peasants were killed by falling
rafters. Four grain warehouses and nearly
all the buildings around the railway station
were burned. At all the stations along the
Southwestern Railway, houses we're plunder
ed and burned. The Austrian frontier towns
are crowded with fugitives. at Odessa the
plunderiDg continued the entire day. The
rich Jews have fed and the poor ones are in
pitiable condition. At Kieff synagogue
was broken open and the congregation
grossly maltreated. The Jewish quarter OF
the town looks as IL 1t had been sacked by
Tartars.''
The st. Petersburg correspondent Of the
Tines says: SIT would be unadvisable to
conclude from the recent changes that any
sharp turn will be taken In the direction OF
purely reactionary and repressive meas
ures."
The Jews in England are moving for collec-
tive action In regard to the outrages against
their coreligionists In Russia.
Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary, has been
requested to receive a deputation urging
the government to make representations to
Russia with the object OF preventing re-
currenee of outrages against Jews there.
The Vienna correspondent of the Daily
NelcS says: mo doubt the rising in Russia
against the Jews is a consequence of the
general discomfort of the peasantry, aud not
OF religious animosity. The Nihilists, TAX
ing advantage of this discomfort, tncite
the peasants against the Jews as a class,
thus profting bv their misery. The real in
tention of the Nihilists is believed to be to
bring about conflict between the people
and the authorities, when the latter inter-
fere to protect the Jews"
ST. PETERSBURG, May 19.-An Imperial
ukase is published appointing NJ Bunge
Administrator of the Finance Department,
vice NJ. Absza. NJ. BuDge is a Protection
ist He was NJ. Absza's assistant.
The woman recently arrested has been
identified as a companion of Jelliboff, the
chief director of the plot for the assassination
OF the late Emperor. A secret press, arms
and explosives were found at her residence.
The Rriaddk says the police on Tuesday
surprised secret meeting outside the city
and arrested all present.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20

ALBANY, N. Y, May 1S.-It was an
nounced yesterday afternoon that the Re-
publican General Committee, Of which
Thurlow Weed Barnes is President, would
serenade Judge Robertson at Kenmore
Hotel, and although heavy rain storm pre-
vailed, at about nine o'clock a large con-
course of people gathered at the hotel to
congratulate the newly appointed Collector
of the Port of New York. The hotel was
decorated with flags and colored lanterns,
and the entire front illuminated. The Gen
eral Committee and large procession of
citizens marched through the rain, headed
by band. Inside the hotel q number of
Senators and Assemblymen were assembled.
Mr.. Robertson appeared and was intro
duced by Mr.. Barnes In highly eulogistic
speech, which concluded as follows: II
have the pleasure to present to you the
Hon. VIM. II. Robertson, by the grace of all
that is good in the Republican party, Col
lector of the Port OF New York;
Senator Robertson was received with
hearty applause. He said: "FelloW citizens:
You have come here tonight to congratu-
late me upon the confirmation of nv nomi-
nation as Collector of the Port of New
York. Let me congratulate you, or rather
the country, upon the fact that we
ness and patriotism will protect the Con-
stltution from every assault, coming from
whatever quarter 1t may. l did not seek
the Collectorship,nor did any one ask it for
me. visited neither Washington nor Men
tor. l had no correspondence or communi-
cation, directly or indirectly, with the Presi.
dent in regard to it. The bestowal of the
Office under such circumstances was exceed
ingly gratifying to me-" Senators Woodiu,
Pitts and Sessions, aud Assemblymau Hus-
ted followed, all in terms of high satisfac-
tion at the course of events during the past
few days.
The Senatorial situation to-day Is un-
changed. The administration Republicans
say they are ready to go into an election to
fill the vacancies, but will have nothing to
do with any caucus. They feel perfectly
abe to defeat the return of either Conk-
ling or Platt unless the Democrats
go with the other side. But they
will take the chances, believing that If
the Democrats fuse with the ConkliDgites
they (the administration Republicans) will
beat both at the polls next fall. The Conk-
lingites are strongly In favor of going into
an election as soon as possible, and say
Conkling is out OF the race and that he will
not be a candidate. The Democrats are op-
posed to an election, claiming that the ques-
tion should be left to the people to decide
at the next election. The probabilities are
that there will be an election without any
preliminary caucus on the part of the Re-
publlcans. Governor Cornell and Hon.
Chauncey NJ. DePew are mentioned as can
didates on the part of the Republicans.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20
Weather Indications.

,sIcs ,osiics CHEF SIGNAL OBSERVER. WASH
'TEloS, May 19.-Indicat:oDs for Friday:
s,-.lhe - me South Atlantic States, slightly
- partly cloudy weather and local
r,,i55- southwest to northwest winds, and
T.-1G1sIy orrising barometer.
,,-rr ,-5 !. Middle States, rain, followed by
g-rai-es -eLou1Y and slightly warmer weather,
~. or rising barometer and variable
h = generally from south to west.
a 80 - Oalf States, partly cloudy weather
3 s-,-.ye -.eaS of rain, variable winds, shifting
..-s,r'--- ara west, stationary or lower tenn
+ ny ~ ana stationary or rising barometer.
irilI Islnessee and the Ohio valley, partly
hr..!,, weather and areas of rain, winds
aio- from northeast to northwest,
ii .-4.Y - cr a slight fall in temperature,
---olaIy or q slight rise In barometer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20

a LIE Told BY A F1NGER.-Rev. DIR.
Deems told the following story to the
children of his congregation: A little
boy, for trick, pointed with his finger
to the wrong road, when a man asked
him which way the doctor went. AS
result the man missed the doctor, and
his little boy died, because the doctor
came too late to take fishbone from his
throat. At the funeral the minister said
"that the boy was killed by lie which
another boy told with finger" / SUP.
pose the boy did not know the mischief
he did. Of course, nobody thinks he
meant 10 kill little boy when he pointed
the wrong way. He only wanted to have
a little fun; but 1t was fun that cost
somebody great deal; and if he ever
heard the result of it, he must have felt
guilty OF doing mean and wicked thing.
We ought never to tride With the truth.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20

THE PANAMA CANAL-The latest in
telligence from the isthmus is to the eff
feet that work on the Panama canal is
not being prosecuted with the anticipated
energy. 1t is not at all surprising that
De Lesseps should wait before commenc-
ing heavy operations to see what may be
done on rival routes. 1t is within the
bounds of possibility for American capi
talists to take up the Nicaragua route a
year or two hence and complete it before
De Lesseps can possibly complete the
Panama. If ship railway should be
found to be practicable, the Tehuantepec
route might be doing the work the
Panama canal is intended to do before
the latter is half completed. The enter
prise is one of such magnitude that its
projectors may well await some assur.
ance that there shall be no rival canal
for some years to oome,-lSon Francisco
Call.