The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-09-27
GENERAL ITEMS.

Roanoke College, Salem, Va, opened
on the 18th, with an increase over last year
Williams College, Mass, opens with
an attendance of about 254 students, seventy
OF whom belong to the incoming class.
Henry Clay's old homestead Of Ash
land, KY, has returned to his family, after the
lapse of two generations. 1t was recently pur-
chased by Major Henry Clay Mcdowell, the
husband OF the statesman'a granddaughter
Subscription lists have been opened
throughout the State of Georgia for fund of
$50 1000 for erecting monument to the memo.
ry of the late Senator Hill. Contributions are
limited in amount to from one cent to ten dol
lars the aim being to make the movement
thoroughly popular one.
Princeton College was formally
opened on Wednesday, the 18th The whole
number of entering students is 17S of these
l36 entered the academic department and AZ
the scientific. Sixteen young men from other
colleges of the Middle States enter the Junior
class
Rev. DR.. John Mitchell, who was
for over half a century prominent clergyman
of the Methodist Episcopal Church died at
Newburgh, n. Y, on the 18th, aged SO years.
He was born on Block Island R. l., and during
his long life was pastor of leading churches in
New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and
elsewhere.
-VIsIT TO Mrs. PoLK.-The Mexi-
can Veterans, in session at Nashville, Tenn,
lately marched in body to the residence of Mrs.
James K. Polk, and paid their respects to that
venerable lady. Mrs Polk was attired in a
hand some black silk dress, and held in her
hand an old fashioned feathered fan. She wore
an appropriate head dr. ess, and at her throat a
likeness of her illustrious husband MANY oil
the veterans were accompanied by their wives
and daughters.
AT the recent meeting of the Board
of Visitors of the University three new scholar.
ships were founded " The William w Cor.
coran," The Leander ] Mccormick" and
The William H. Vanderbilt" the students
under these scholarships to be nominated res
Pectlvely by the gentlemen in honor of whom
they are named.
-Forty-six professions was the result
Of recent protracted meeting at Mt Moriah
Methodist church, in Albemarle county. The
Rev. j. J. Latferty was present at the meeting
and preached with great acceptance.
The plea that tie working people
want the Sabbath for dissertation does not al.
ways hold. The managers of the Milwaukee
Exposition, being urged to open the gates on
| Sunday on this ground, made an investigation
of the case and found that the people did not
desire any such thing but that interested par.
ties did We apprehened that this would be
the result more often than many people think
YALE COLLEGE. Entrance examina-
tons at Yale were finished Wednesday. the 18th
inst The total number of freshmen will prob
ably be larger this year than ever before in the
history Of the institution, as about one hundred
and seventy FIVE have have already been ad.
mitted to the Academic Department. and eighty
five to the Sheffield Scientific School
The Chwchman On. W makes a
very wise and practical suggestion in proposing
that the centennial year Of the Episcopal church
IN this country be observed by removing all
debt from the 5000 parishes, in order that the
church may enter upon its second century in
America " free and unincumbered."
Statistics have been collected show.
ing that the number Of blind persons in Prussis
has considerably decreased within 10 years il
spite Of an increase Of 10 per cent, in popula
ton. The falling off was from 22,97S in 1871 L
22,677 in 1880. II is declared that this improve
ment has been due to the progress Of scienti6,
methods in the treatment Of children