The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-09-07
GENERAL ITEMS.

Mr.. @. P. Huntington, President of
the Chesapeake and Ohio, in part payment of
Kentucky road, recently purchased and added
to the y. q y. system, gave his check in New
York for one million four hundred thousand
dollars.
AT the White Sulphur Springs, an
Episcopal church is to be built on a lot which
has just been bought for $1,000. This church
will be missionary post, where minister will
reside during the whole year, and from which
ne Will make frequent visits to points along the
Mr.. Alexander Moseley, for manv
years editor of the Richmond Whiq. and lone q
man prominent in public affairs, died Tuesday
evening, August 30th, at his farm in New Kent
Co., Va. He was 70 years old, and was one of
the ablest newspaper writers in the State.
The Montgomery White Sulphur
Springs were sold on Thursday, August 25tb
Tor the sum OF $4,000. The sale was made
other parties to the amount of some $40 500
The original cost of the property was about
$4,000. There are some 400 acres of land
attached to the Springs.
How did General Grant get to be 90
rich? He has lately purchased house in the
fashionable part of New York city, for which
ne paid 5000, and proposes to make his future
home there.
The Atlanta Cotton Exposition.
which will be opened October 5th is to he -
general exhibition of Southern industry The
railroad companies are manifesting great inter.
est In it, and 10, 500 miles ofralwav will he re-
presented They will place on exhibition sam
pies of the products of the territory tbrouob
wnlcn 1Mey respectively pass, especially mineral
ores. The cotton crop of the South this wear is
estimated at 100000 bales. Premiums are
offered for the finer samples of the CROP and for
the best bale OF short-staple cotton ST. 600 il
offered A suit of clothes is to be- made in
twenty four hours from cotton picked from the
stalk. 'ii0
--RAILRoADs AND REAL ESTATE
The land grant of the Northern Pacific II ia said
Is greater than is usually known. Where il
runs through State the company has half the
ianu' distributed In alternate sections for
twenty miles on each side of its track where il
goes through Territory it has half the land
for forty miles each side. 1t takes one. half of
belt forty miles wide in Wisconsin, fort-
miles wide through Minnesota. eighty milcs
wide through Dakota, eighty miles wide
through Montana, eighty miles wide tbronob
Idaho eighty miles wide through Washington
along the Cascade branch, forty miles xide
along the Portland branch in Wasbington I'D
twenty miles wide in Oregon along the Last
named branch.
"A correspondent G.) of the Phila-
delphia Presbyterian writing from the Rock.
bridge Alum Springs, Va, August 22d, saws.
=, Having already been, this season. at both
Saratoga and Newport, cannot but make com
parsons. AS to material qualities the Latter
greatly excel-the vast hotels and mnIt;tnJoa
OF visitors seen at Saratoga having no CONNER.
part indeed, in any portion of the world aTd
the exquisite beauties Of lawn and flowers With
the variety and elegance of villas and COTTAGE S
at Newport being alike without parallel on
either side the seas. But having given the nsirn
IN material attractions to the two most ral
nowned summer resorts of the North I rniab,
say that in the social element their lustre males
before this relatively simple and more nbnr roa
tending resort Of the South. Here the entire
premises are under one proprietorsbinNtb
buildings, consisting of two hotels. with lines 81
simple, one-story cottages, running aronnd the
borders OF not very well-kept lawn. But the
people are charming. From Ohio to Florida
and from the banks Of the Hudson and Patapsco
to those Of the Mississippi, there are gstbapSJ
substantial and intelligent men. and women
far to look upon, soft and gentle hammered in
snort, combination of charms rarely equalled
In this respect the Virginia resort far exceIs The
great Northern competitors"