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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-04-05
Elocution in Union Theological
Seminary, Va.
U. T. SEMINARY, VA,

MeSSTS. Editors, Board of Trus-
tees, at its meeting last Spring, provided
means for the instruction Of the students
in Elocution. 1t was done with misgiv-
ings on the part of some, as the idea is
very prevalent one, that elocutionary in
struotion means artificial delivery. That
is about as true of elocution as it is of
singing. In every art there is a true and
false method True art restores or de-
velops nature, false art only apes it
This objection is thought to apply espe-
cially to ministers. An affected manner
at simulated emotion is certainly more
disgusting from the sacred desk than
elsewhere, because of the character of the
truths and the issues discussed. But a.
true elocution does not imply feigned
emotion, but only aids in the right out
ward expression Of the inward feelings,
by the correct, and truly natural manage.
ment of voice and gesture.
1t is confessed that there are many
elocutionary quacks abroad, who impose
on our literary institutions with tricks of
vocal gymnastics. But for that very rea-
son our seminary ought to congratulate
itself on the fact that it secured the SER
vices of one so accomplished in his art, so
philosophic in his method, SO chaste in
his tastes, and so thoroughly imbued with
the best literature of our language as DR..
James j. Vance, of Baltimore. The eff
feet of his course, which is Just completed,
has certainly been most happy on those
students who have devoted themselves to
it. Weak voices have been strengthened,
injurious and false vocal management
rectlhed, clearness of articulation culti-
vated, and ease and grace of manner de-
veloped to a considerable degree in many.
If the only effect of the course had been
the increased intelligence in correct in
depreciation of the best English authors,
the move would have been d profitable
one, even if these were not added to it,
the increased ability to convey that in
depreciation by reading. Or, if all the
benefit had been confined to two or three
students who might be named, l believe
the money would have been wisely ex-
pended.
The enterprise being an experiment
this year, the appropriation made only
admitted of such a limited course that
the instruction had to be chiefly theoreti-
cal though the endeavor was made to
apply it, as far as possible, by practical
exercises, and to this end the Professor
kindly volunteered several extra lessons
for practice in reading-especially the
hymns of our church But many of the
students had their eyes SO opened to the
Importance Of the subject, that they Sc
cured DR.. Vsnce's services for further
term by their own means, in which the
principles already learned were applied
by constant drilling.
The course was pleasantly closed with
a very delightful Public Reading from
the Professor, which took place Tuesday
night last. 1t is to be hoped that this is
but the beginning Of good things, and
that the Seminary may see its way to
give greater facilities to future students
in this art SO useful to the thorough
furnishing" of public speaker
Y r G.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-04-05
(From the Statesman, Austin, Texas.)
A Card.
To the Editor Of Tie Statesman !.

70 the Elitor Of The Statesman
In your issue Of Sunday, March 10Th. an.
peared publication headed "The Judgment
Perfect and Complete Vindication of Calvin Nc
Corkle" and understanding that some in the
community, msled by this heading. suppose that
the matters adjudicated in the Justices court
were the same as those passed upon by the Ses.
sion Of the Southern Presbyterian church of this
city, in December last we write this card to saw
emphatically that such is not the truth that the
two cases were wholly dissimiar and unrelated
and that neither involved facts that were or
could be legltimately passed upon in the trial Of
the other The judgment in the civil court re-.
lates solely to a matter Of alleged indebtedness
on tho part Of McCorkle to the incideai9l f,nd
OF the church in question while the Judgment
Of the Session related to questions of morals and
Christian character, such as can only be tried
by an ecclesiastical tribunal, and it stands to-
day. against McCorkle unappealed from, and en-.
tireiiy unaffected by the proceedings in the Jus
tice court. j. II. HUTCHfEs,
A, II. Cook,
II. b. GRANT
Feb 20, 1882. Ezdey,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HAMppEN Sidney W Mach

HAMPDEN SIDNEY, VA, March a.
NesSrs. EdltoTS,-Please allow me to express
the thanks of the Seminary Mess Club at this
place to the ladies Of Tlnkling Spring church for
kind remembrance of us in a very substantial
form, viz: two valuable boxes of provisions
freight paid, containing hams, -four. butter cof.
ieer &C. These miscellaneous presents, which
cost the individuals but very little trouble or
expense, when taken in the aggregate are of
considerable value, and are highly appreciated
by the recipients.
The Club consists of twenty.seven students
by means of economic management and occa
sional kindly assistance by friends. as the one
mentioned above, the students are enabled to
keep good board wiChn reasonable limits and
thus enable many students to leave the Senina
ry without a cumbrous debt hanging to them
which might otherwise not be the case. Indeed
II 1T were not for the advantages offered by the
Mess Club some might be prevented from com
ing to the Seminary at ALL To all who wish to
aid in like manner in keeping up this Club
we would by way Of anticipation thank you and
ask you to address us
SEMINARY MISS CLUB
Hampden Sidney Va
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JANUARY 26, 1882.
Education.
MEMPHIS, TENN, March 30, 80.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 30, 80.
Chairmen of Education of the Presby-
teries will please notify me Immediately
of the amount of additional aid needed
by their candidates, 1 have received
many applications from students for ad-
ditional help Thanks to the churches
we are in condition to help, but we can
not do SO without authority from the
Presbyteries. E. M. RICHARDSON,
Secretary.
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PresbyterY of Holston

., Held very pleasant meeting in Morristown,
Tenn, last week. The attendance of members
was the largest since the war.
Rev. James B. Converse delivered the open
ing sermon, and Presbytery asked for copy for
publication and circulation.
Rev; j. s. Anderson was chosen Moderator.
Presbytery overtures the General Assembly to
send delegates to the Northern General Assem-
bly, to bear fraternal greetings.
Commissioners to the General Assembly
d. 0. Byers and elder S. S. Massengill.
J. BIC.
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Central presbpterlan.
OFFICE:
No. 1ol5 Main street, opposite the Post Office.
OFFICE:
TERMS:

Three Dollars year; six months, $1.5o;
three months, IS cents; payable in ddUGnce.-
Ministers of the gospel, $2.5o.
Payments may be made to local agents wher-
ever practicable; all ministers of our Church are
authorised to act as such Or by checks, Post
Office money orders, or letters Registered by
Postmaster. Otherwise it must be at the risk of
the party sending it.
Obituaries charged at FIVE cents line. The
party sending can make the estimate by count
ing eight words to line. Payment in advance.
Advertising rates furnished on application to
the Office.
Communications and letters on business should
DE addressed to CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN, Box
81, Richmond, Va.
Richardson & Southall,
Editors and Proprietors
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PicEAwAY, Monroe Co., w Va, March d.
Nessrs. Ediiors,-Please acknowles ge, in be-
half Of the grateful subscriber. the recent of tho
following sums for the Voos Church. Greece.
SAMUEL r. HousroS, Agent.
Little Girls Sewing Society, Lexington,
Mo, stO oo
Bellevue Home School, Brownsburg Va. 90
Cmldren's Missionary Society Loudon
st. church Winchester, Va, 25 90
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
New Court

WASHINGTON, December 81
Representative Scranton introduced
in the House to-day his bill estab-
fishing the Northern judicial dis
trict of Pennsylvania and providing
for a district aud court OF the United
States to be held therein. 1t detacfi-
es from the Eastern district OF the
State the counties of Dauphin, Per-
nv, Carbon, Monroe, Pike and
Wayne, and from the Western dis
trict Lackawanna, Susquehanna,
Wyoming, Bradford, Tioga, Potter,
Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Cen
tire, Union, Snyder, Mifiiin, Juntata,
Northumberland, Moniour, Column
bia, Sullivan and Luzerne, and pro-
vides for holding circuit and district
courts at Scranton, Williamsport
and Harrisburg. The proposed new
district is to be attached to and con-
stitute a part of the Third judicial
circuit.
1t is claimed hat the present dis
tricts are oyercrowded with business
and the new district is a pressing
necessity but on this point opinions
differ. 1t is said that the Western
district is made up Of forty-six coun-
ties, or two-thirds of the State. The
Susquehanna river forms the greater
portion of the Eastern boundary,
the State lines making up the other
boundaries.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27

NEW York, Dec. 19.-On Thurs
day afternoon last, Alfred Clock, an
old and respected citizen residing at
539 Madison avenue, was accosted
by a well-dressed stranger who pre-
tended to know his family. Mr..
Clock was induced to enter a house
with the stranger, and the bunco
game played OF Charles Francis Adj
ans was introduced. OF course he
PLAYED. and as a result lost 500 III
cash. He continued playing. and
drew checks for SIPS, $500, 500 and
finally $1,000. 1t being suggested to
him by the sharpers that II he drew
$500 from the Fifth Avenue Bank
be might regain the money lost, he
assented, and in company with one
OF the sharpers went to the bank In
a hack and drew the money. When
he returned the $500 was taken
from him, and he was told that
everything was settled. He inform
ed his family, who put the police on
the case. From the description fur
nished by MIR. Clock the police ar
rested William Edwards, of Eighth
avenue and Fifty-seventh street. He
was identified as one of the party of
swindlers. Mr.. Clock was unable to
locate the house in which he was
swindled. He is seventy years old.
Edwards was held in the Yorkville
Police Court to-day.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
to Governor. Elect Pattison
and Wife.

HARRTsBuRG, Dec. 21.-The recep-
ton OF Governor Hoyt to Governor
elect Pattison and wife at the Exc
cutive Mansion TO night. though hot
large IN point of numbers, owing to
the Indictment weather, was u very
pleasant affair. MIR. Pattison and
wife arriving here this-atterDoon, ac-
companied by Rev. Thomas t. Ev-
erett and wife, Senator Gordon, Mr..
and Mrs. ". ID. Summers, Rev. j. r.
Doyle, Thomas Bradley and Mr..
and Mrs. Bartlett. The party regis
tered at Bottoms Hotel. The Exec
utive Mansion was tastefully deco
rated with plants and flowers
throughout the magnificent parlors.
Governor Hoyt received with Mrs.
Francis Jordan, wife OF Secretary
Jordan, Mrs. Hoyt having been sud-
denly taken i'll this morning. Among
the guests present were: State Treas
urer Baily. Attorney General Pal
mer, Prof. Little, Rev. DR.. Robinson
and numerous department employees
and citizens of Harrisburg. Mr..
and Mrs. Pattison created a very ia
vorabie impression.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
A Buffalo Blaze.

BUFFALO, December 2l.-The
magnificent building of the CONNER
ciat Adoertiser was completely de
stroyed by fire to night, nothing but
the bare walls remaining. The roof
of the Masonic Temple across the
street took fire and before the fire.
men could get them under control
the flames had destroyed two stories.
The upper part of the building was
occupied by Masonic societies and
the lower floor by the wholesale
grocery house of Miller, Greiner &
Co. One man was fatally injured
by an explosion of gas in n of the
cisterns under Main street, which
was opened for the purpose OF at
taching the hose. One of the Id
gertiser's buildings was occupied by
the wholesale saddle house OF Har-
vey d. Blaksley. The fire started in
the engraving room, and was caused
by an employee allowing some rags
to catch in a gas jet. The employees
of the job department being unable
to make their way down stairs got
on the roof and crawled along the
parapet ID the adjoining building
where they descended in safety.
Several tainted after reaching the
street. Out of the 10 employees only
one was injured. The total loss Is
estimated at 100000. Through the
kindness of the Courier the CONNER
ciaL will be issued tomorrow from
that Office.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
The Great Comet.

Professor Frisby, of the Naval Oh.
servatory, hes just completed a cal
culation of the orbit of the great
comet of 1882, from observations
made on September 19, October s
and November "a, and finds the or
bit to be a very heightened eclipse,
and having a period of about 793,
and probably identical with a very
large comet seen 81 B. c. and 1863
a. d., Just about the time of the
death of Constantine. Its perihel-
ion distance is only about 100000
miles from the centre of the sun,
and it extends outward at aphelion
to about 80 times the suns distance
from the earth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27

WHEFr1se. ". Va. December "A

WHEELING, w. Va, December "A.
There has been considerable ex-
element at Clarksburg, w. Va, dur
ing the past few days over the trial
of mail robbers before United States
Judge jackson. Ex-Secretary OF the
Navy, General Goif was engaged By
the government to aid In the prose-
cution. Over two hundred witness
es were examined, and the Result was
that Albert Price was found guilty
and sentenced on Saturday To ten
wears iii the Buffalo Penltentiary-
He was IA member of the Red Men,
an organIzauoa similar to the ku-
Klux, who have been t%errorizlng IN
Barbour County. Persistent en-
deavors have been made To break
them up, but always unsuccessfuily.
Citizens opposed TO them were afraid
lie testify, for fear of retaliation The
robbing that Price and two others
were indicted for took place last Sep
TENDER in the woods. The courier
was stopped by drawn revolvers,
and his bag was rifled. After Price
was sentenced Kettle, Ii OF his
companions, made a full confession,
giving the secretary Of the Red Men
away. Thereupon the judge ordered
the arrest of several persons for false
swearing. The judge spoke very
plainly to the Barbour county citi-
who We're present. Eleven of
the jury were at first in favor OF
sending Price up for life. He has a
wife and seven small children.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
Roasted to Death.

ST. LOUIS, December 24.-Mary
Timothy, sixty-one years of age,
met with a frightful death to-day.
She lived with her two children in
an attic at No. 90 Rollins street.
The children went ont and the old
lady sat down by an open fire and
fell asleep. Sparks alighted upon
her dress and set it on FIRE. When
the neighbors who heard her screams
appeared her clothing was In flames
and before they could render her
any assistance she was literally
roasted to death. When the chill
dren returned home sley were told
that their mother WIS dead and that
her body was in the morgue..
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
An Expert Shot.

Els worth Bierbower is remarka-
bly, skillful with a rifle. One of his
latest shots is described as follows /:
A piece of half-inch gas pipe was
inserted through a heavy piece of
iron as a base. At one end Of the
pipe he affixed the bladeof . hatch
ct, so that the sharp edge rested
against the pipe. On either side of
the Ratchet he hung a glass ball.
Standing off at a distance of forty
feet, he fired with a Winchester re-
peating rifle at the exposed end Of
the gas pipe, through which the bull
let passed and was split on the
Ratchet edge, each half breaking the
glass ball on either side of the
hatchet. Having done this remark
able shot to his satisfaction in the
ordinary off hand way, he tried it in
a different manner. Holding the
gun over his shoulder, he sighted
through a small mirror he held in
his left hand, and fired with his
back TO the object. Again did the
ball pass thrpug the gas pipe, split
on the Ratchet edge, and break both
balls. Still another way was tried.
Bending over, he held the rifle down
and sighted under his leg, again ma
king the shot successfully.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
A Con,ict's Desperation.

Jackson, Mich. Dec. 24.-The
convicts III the third tier OF the cells
in the east wing OF the prison In
this place last night noticed a dense
smoke, and as they raised an alarm
shrieks were heard issuing from cell
No. 80, occupied by a life convict
named j. Van Auker. The guard
on duty assembled to the cell as
quickly as possible. The cell was
filled with smoke, while flames en-
veloped the grating entrance. Ow-
ing TO the expansion OF the iron
door by the heat, difficulty was ex-
perlenced In opening 1T, bat when 1t
swung back the wretch who occu-
pied the cell sprang naked through
the flames. His cries OF agony were
terrible, for ne was literally cooked,
and as he shot out upon the corri-
dor he would have gone over the
railing to the stone floor, many feet
below, had the guard not caught
him by the arm and stayed his
headlong spring. He was shocking
ly burned about the face aud all
over his body, and as he was being
taken to the hospital, repeatedly
cried, Il want to die. / have been
IA bad man | deserve this !" He
fingered a few hours, when death
put an end 10 his sufierings. Van
Auker had piled his clothes in front
of him and poured his lamp oil on
them, deliberately burning himself
10 denfh
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
Moonshiners shot Down.

WASHINGTON, December 20.-Act-
ing Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue., Rodgers, has received the follow
ing telegram from Revenue Agent
Wagner, at Huntsville, Ala:
Deputy Marshal w. l.. Goodwin,
while in the act of Selling the illicit
distillery Of a man named Wiley,
Yesterday morning, 18th inst, near
Alfalfa, Etowah county, was set up
on by two men in charge, who re-
sisted him with firearms, whereupon
Goodwin fred and killed one man
and wounded the other. A coroner's
inquest was held and a verdict rem
dered generating Goodwin's. act as
justiiable homicide. Goodwin was
duly qualified to make seizures.
Marshal Kinds and ! have sent as
sistance to Goodwin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
Bag Land Claims.

WASHINGTON, December 1S.-Mr.
James Freeman, a member of the
Colorado State Senate, is a lucky
man. The House Committee on
Private land claims has unanimous
IL decided to report a bill confirm
ing, under the treaty by which Mex
leo ceded a large part of her domain
to the United States, his title to
10000 acres of land in New Mexi-
co, which was purchased from him
by the various heirs aud assignees
OF he original Mexican owner. Mr..
Freeman has already sold an undi-
vided half of his immense tract to
some Scotchmen, who intend TO en-
ter largely into the business of cat
tie raising. This latter sale has
Welded sufficient to reimburse him
for his expense in hunting up the
various heirs and paving them, and
also the cost of presenting his case to
the authorities here. The committee
has already reported favorably upon
two bills similar to the above, in
which Delegate Luna is the present
owner of the lands, there being $780,
900 acres in one tract and $4,000 in
another.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
Tive Murders.

SCRANTON, December 24.-Lewis
Myers, a member of the Scranton
city council, was iercely assaulted
at a place called Petersburg, on the
outskirts of this city, last night, and
fatally stabbed in the breast and
back. John Stark, Jacob Kach and
Fred KutZ were arrested for the
crime. This morning the engineer
at the Central shaft found a woman
dead in a field with q little dog sit
ting on her breast. The dog barked
fiercelv when anyone approached
and guarded his dead mistress brave
w. The dead woman was the wife
of a miner named William Barrett,
living at Green Ridge. She left her
home last evening to buy some
Christmas things. She was a sober
woman of excellent character and
her husband suspects foul play, as
the body was found three miles from
her home.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
n Lunatic's Leap.

COLUMBUS, O.. Dec. pa horri-
BILE suicide occurred at the Central
Insane Asylum at an early hour
this morning. When the lady at
tendant arose this. morning she
discovered that the doorto the room
occupied by Mrs. Catherine Stouten-
our, a patient from Crawford county,
was open and the patient missing
One of the windows was found to
have been opened, but it was not at
first thought possible for a person to
have escaped, but investigation soon
disclosed the fact that this had been
done. for down on the ground, sixty
feet below, were found the mangled
remains of the insane suicide. The
patient had forced her 1.-THE form
between the bars, which are but five
inches apart, and dropped from the
fourth story. Her insannity par
took of the melancholy type and
there had never been a suspicion
that she would even attempt to harm
herself.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
Smart Sneak Thief Nicely Causht.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-Some days
ago during temporary absence from
his office of Hon. John Wentworth,
a sneak thief carried away a large
tin box from the vault containing
$1,000 In registered United States
bonds, deeds and mortgages to a
very large aggregate value, besides
letters from Webster, Clay, Calhoun
and ether public men and documents
of the greatest historical value. The
theft was not discovered till Friday,
when the box was a~ccidently found
hidden in the basement the thieves
dared not carry it away in daylight.
The oaly thing missing were the
bonds. The box was replaced in
the basement and detectives set to
watch. A thief entered the base
ment to-day, and was caught in the
act of carrying off the box. He
gave his name as Fowler and the
detectives believed him to be one of
a dangerous gang of thieves. The
Treasury Department has notified
and the bonds cannot be realized
on.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27

WASHINGTON. December 20.-ln
response 10 Senator Platt's resolution
of inquiry, Commissioner OF Pen
sions Dudley yesterday submitted a
long and elaborate document IN ref
erence to the condition of the Pen
sion department, the number OF
pensioners o on the rolls. the APP
nlications filed, and details OF the
probable effect of certain pending
legislation. From this document
the following points are distracted =:
The number OF pensioners on the
roll December /, 1882, is estimated
at 29l $50. with an annual value OF
s3OOl3.0O0. The number of appll-
cations on file December /, was 3I6,
7s4. of which 1858 had been re-
iected. but some are open to further
consideration. A number of sched-
ules are given, showing the various
GRADES of pensions, and the effect OF
proposed increases. In reference to
The claims now pending, the Com
missioner states that if those claims
should be placed on the roll stimuli
,aneously the amount of arrears
would aggregate S204,795,OO0, aud
the roll of pensioners would be IN.
creased to 494.574, with an annual
value in round figures of S5O.OO,-
600
The annual report of the Public
Printer was yesterday morning laid
before the Senate. It shows that
during the fiscal year ended June
30. 1882. the total expense Of the
Office was s2635,159 0S, which in
cludes the expense of binding, $780,
so 80; of paper. s492627 so; of
lithographing and engraving, s274,-
l54 80. and OF the Congressional Rec
ord. s150,902 10. The aggregate
amount expended is s4l9,2l9 81
larger than the expense in any pre-
vious year.