The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-10-25
GENERAL ITEMS.

The whole number of Jews in the
United States, according to the census 1850. was
23o,S9i of whom 10000 live IN New York.
Joseph Cook expected to sail Ooto
Der 10Th for San Francisco, and to resume his
Boston Monday Lectures at the opening of the
new year
The Registrar of Harvard University
lays that the new Freshman Glass numbers 265
members, and is the largest class that has ever
entered the college.
DR.. Lyman Abbott has seized tin e
21y the torelock In preparing volume on The
Lie and characteristics of Henry Ward Beech
er' 1t is published by Funk & Vaginal.
PRECEDENT Arthur took his son TO
Princeton College Tuesday. and was received
and Entertained by President McCosh. Before
leaving for New York in the evening he made
a bret speech to the students from the stems OF
D ~ McGosh' residence. Young Arthur will enter
the sophomore class.
We are making progress toward two
cent letter postage Postmaster General Howe
sayS that cheaper postage may be expected soon.
without making the postal service a burden on
Ihe government. But two cent postag 2 is onlv
ia;eP' lhe next one toward the final goal
which Is penny postage.
A book agent had the misfortune 70
0reak his leg at a camp. meeting in Butler. Ga
Sne , otheT day, and while the sympatnizeIs were
gathered around as two SURGEONS SET he limb
he sold three copies of his book.
While the Methodists are to cello
pirate the centennial of the organization Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in America in 1881
lue Iresoyterans are to observe in the same
year the blcentennial of the Rev Fronc;s
Makemie's labors The field OF his Lahore ,,l' &c
partly within Southern and partly within
Nor'hern church territory. Independent.
1t has been estimated that the warn.
81 sven by the Signal Service of the great
Syolone OF last month were the means of sa2;r,,
$55 100000 of property, besides NAM ST i'm
LIS sum would more than cover the expense of
-AS service Tor ten years.
The risks Of new and wholly unan.
9th J. uanger were painfully illustrated the
~ Jay at the Eastern Railroad station in
b''ton, in the sudden death Of M DoJ@oD O" IN IN
10 gu me platform, when a train backing in
ty,.SI heavy trunk off from high pile ON
r, ,iucA' the corner of it striking him in the
''N' ruptnFibg his jugular vein
The recent killing of Col. SlavbscL
Cdl o'ue Ell 81 Louis lawyer and politician bv
gl,oIel Cockerell, at one time editor of the
1|.itte OF this city, but now on the Posi- Djs.
XXI Of Louis is another lesson of the evils of
.Nless journalism and reckless speaking from
."s stump Presbyterian Observer.
1t is a fact worthy Of mention that
Of. '5g the last year there has not been the loss
al dollar to the MISSIONARY Hcrald from an,,
b-,,eItis99r and that it has had more than two
bevo,.'i' collars worth Of advertising offered
y0nd what it has had room to use.
d, IIhe program for the Week of Prav-
zeal 'a al, 7tb-l4th 1889 issued by the Evanp9l
Thai lllance indicates the following topics
UairsSs wing, Confession, Prayer for The Church
N,'g;ersal for Families, for the Nations and for
FJs.ons. Special reference is also made 10
TrsFFcc''on' to lntemPerauce, and to the Opium
ogs., Inc Rev. Thomas Guard, the elo-
aor 1u u pulpit orator and pastor Of Mount Yer.
Bsi,I.Il ace Methodist Episcopal church. died in
6g i've more October 18th. Dr. Guard was for ,r
and Ge years pastor Of churches in San Francisco
A'Suo' Gal. He was a native Of Ireland.