The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-09-21
GENERAL ITEMS.

bishop and Mrs. Simpson are the
guests of Mr.. William M'Arthur. Lord Mavo,
OF London, during the sessions of the Ecumenical
Council.
line father of the Free Church of Scot
land, the Rev. Alexander Stark. M. A. has
recently passed away in the Goth year of his ace
and the 74th year of his ministry
The twenty-fourth anniversary ~
the Fulton street prayer meeting. which is al.
ways one OF great interest, occurs on the Dad
inst. and will be held as heretofore, in the Re.
formed church in Lafayette place
.--Andover Seminary opens this year
with about sixty students The fourth wear
lately added to the course, is attracting to An.
dover quite number of the graduates of other
Semlnarles; the advanced class will number
ABOUT niteen. A programme of lectures to be
year. u '''''
=, The Rev. DR.. Darling, late pastor of
the !. Fourth Presbyterian Church at Albany, was,
On Ine lotn, lnaugurated president of Hamilton
the line of succession
General A. E. Burnside died sud-
qenlX, 18th INST, at his residence in Bristol, R.
!. lie had been slightly unwell for two or three
days. The immediate cause of his death was
spasms of the heart
The Virginia Supreme Court of Ap-
Peais met In Staunton on the 18th inst Judge
detained at his home by i'll. health The otbnr
members mel 3 OF the court-Judges Staples, Anderson
ana ana burks|were present. The docket is
Larger one than usual, and rather LENGTHY ses-
sion is anticipated.
king Kalakaua left Iivarnoo1 Loot
week IN the steamer Celtic for his PROPOSED tour
OF the United States. After remaining in New
York few days King Kalakaua, it Is under
stood' VIII come to Washington, and from there
go 10 hampton, Va, to visit the Normal
school. mai
The religious and secular papers of
can francisco agree that the recent religious
city produced religious convictions more sincere '
widespread and lasting than the Pacific Coast
has ever before known.
The CoLoRED BISHOPS LoNDoN
London, September 13.-The Dailv Ne1Ds saws
committee of the Templar Missions in con
cert with the Anti Slavery Society, has arranged
TO give public breakfast on Thursday in honor
OF the colored bishops and other representatives
OF the African Methodist churches of America
now attending the Ecumenical Conference The
OBJECT OF the promoters of the breakfast is to
OF the social equality of the white and colored
races" 00-0- 9o
Mrs. Sarah Davis, of East Washing
S S, VINO uled on the 18th inst, as stated in the
star. was probably the only person who ever
shook hands will all the Presidents of this conn
tEy except President Garfield She was in her
ninety fourth year. and was born in the Dis
trlct near Bladensburg. She died at No. 1910
l street southeast, where she has lived for about
sixty years. Ava "'0u'
The number of students at each OF
the Virginia colleges during the session of 1880
81 is follows University of Virginia ass
randolph Macon College, 128: Richmond Col,
Iege' II; Virginia Military Institute III; Roam
Ohe CoiIeege' Io7 Washington and Lee Uni
yerslty, SO; Emory and Henry College. SO
IHampden Sidney College, 80. The number will
De increased considerably, it is thought, during
the ensuing session.
--CoTToN-The reports of September
to the agricultural department shows q verv
hieayy decline in the condition of cotton since
tne last report owing to protracted drought
which has prevailed in all sections of the cotton
oeit. The condition reported is seventy two
a decreased of Is per cent during August and
as compared with the returns at the same date
taSI year, is ~ per cent less. The reports are
from % counties of the cotton section, and are
ceived Usually IT,
-ToBAcCo.-The returns from cores
pondents give very serious decline in the
prospect OF crop, being some 20 per cent less
than month since. With the executions of the
states north OF the Delaware River, and Wiscon
son In the West the universal complaint is
drought. Kentucky and Illinois each report
put little over half crop, while Tennessee and
Missouri report less than two thirds. The aver
age for tbs whole country is only sixtv-fv
Against eighty five last month and eighty. fonr
at the same date last year.
THE STRIKE IN NEW ORLEANS
The Southwestern Presbyterian of last week. saws
A bad condition of things has been prevail.
ing In our city. A strike among the classes Of
the community laboring in freighting cotton
perhaps 5000 men, has lasted for
thirteen days, and is scarcely settled Harsh
ness ana violence involving loss of life in seve
raj instances, has accompanied it 80 far, and a
good deal OF bitter feeling prevails. Of course,
the strike operates disastrously on all interests
ana perhaps most of all on those of the laborers
estimating their wages at an average of three
dollars day, the laborers have lost at least
100000 by following the demagogues who led
them into the movement. Their families are
that much poorer in consequence. AS far "a we
can learn, they have entirely failed to impose
their terms on the Cotton Exchange. Every
one seems to be DESTROYS of a settlement Ana
we learn that the laborers have at last consented
to the terms offered by the mediation oftbe Cham.
Der of Commerce"
CIR Aup car, ~, W. r,