The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-06-21
MANY THINGS.

1t includes 324 acres of choice land.
One hundred and four thousand two
hundred and seventy-four immigrants
arrived in this country during April.
"A rough diamond has been received
in England from India, pure blue
white stone, weighing 81 carats, of the
estimated value of S175,000.
Photographic pictures are now sue
cessfully taken by artificial light, and
even by the spark from a Leyden bat
terry, lasting only the fve-millonth part
of a second.
"A method of transmitting pictures
Cor rather shadows) by electricity has
been successfully devised, and is creating
a sensation in London.
The members Of the late DR.. Bel
lows church in New York, have raised
a fund of $4,000 for the support Of his
widow and young children, who were
left without much provision.
Recent excavations at Ostia, the sea-
port of the Roman capital, show that
there were four and half miles of solid
stone quays for shipping.
"A new species of birds with teeth,
linking them with the reptile, has been
lately discovered in fossil from the
Oldest tertiary of Sheppey, England.
Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease, one of
the six new baronets, is said to be the
first Quaker who ever accepted such a
title
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
SMOKING Pin New York city 626, &c.,
900 cigars and 229S0OOOO cigaretts are
made annually, and $4,000 persons are
engaged in the manufacture.
"A life-raft has been invented for the
use Of steamships, consisting Of double
float made of cork, or other light ma
terial, in such forms as to fit the outside
of any ordinary ships boat. When
launched it is impossible to either swamp
or sink it.
France, after all, must distrust some
what the moral influence of the theatre,
for there is a decree in existence, dated
June, 1880, by which "all theatrical
performances are forbidden in the public
schools"
An answer, apt and sharply put,
was that made by bishop to a young
minister who asked where in the church
he should put the stove?" "Put it in
the pulpit, was the significant reply of
the bishop.
The very usual idea among fashion
able preachers that they need not insist
upon dogma, that they may admit great
differences on speculative points, that
they need only teach purer morals and
higher practical aims in our life-all this
is based on a very natural error, but
an error that history has long since ex-
Posed.-J p. Nahofu
The house in which John Milton
wrote the greater part of Paradise
l. st, No. 10 York street, Westminster,
has been almost wholly taken down
the only remains OF it now visible from
the street being the front door and its
adjacent parts, which serve as material
for temporary fence.
Some magnificent lace worn at the
Duke Of Albany s recent wedding by the
Princess Beatrice has a strange history.
She was, in girlish curiosity, few wears
ago turning out an old cabinet in the
Queens apartments, and came on a par
eel of extremely old laces. Among them
was the suite in which she appeared at
the wedding. On being repaired and
cleaned it proved to be almost priceless;
says it is worth $4,000.
Rev. Robert Collyer, pastor of the
church Of the Messiah Unitarian, pre-
faced his discourse on Sunday evening
last by saying 81 see P. r. Barnum
sitting in back pew of this church, and
l invite him to come forward and take
seat in my family pew. Mr.. Barnum al
ways gives me a good seat in his circus,
and | want to give him as good a one in
my church. Mr.. Barnum took his seat
and Mr.. Collyer then began his lecture
Absence from church in Glasgow
about century ago, was grave offence
and persons who were guilty Of it, or of
playing or sauntering about, were
severely dealt with. The duty Of look
ing after such delinquents was imposed
by the kirk-session on the magistrates
and ministers. These searches or " com
as they were called, were
also employedin perambulating thestreets
on Saturday nights, and when at the APP
proach Of twelve o'clock they heard any
noisy conviviality going on even in a /
private dwelling-house, they entered and