The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-10-18

Inc great synagogue of Alexandria
was not destroyed during the bombardment but
M was ransacked and ali its valuables are gone
Inc Egyptian Jews maintain that this svna.
sogIe was quilt by the prophet Elijah. They
IGit I MAINTAIN that some of the scrolls
OF the law deposited there were bronebt from,
Jerusalem In the time OF the Asmonean kings,
The London Acaden,y states that
talist and arch@ologist is about 10 he .sat L-
the Ministry of Public Instruction 10 Sontbor1
1taiy' Where ne has been thrice before to study
arch;eology The interior of Apulia and the
whole OF the west coast from Reggie 10 Paastnrs
are to be examined.
The APPALACHIAN MorNTA1Nc1rD
Inc Appalachian Mountain Club held its fortv.
hrst annual meeting in Boston, October 11fb
at the Institute of Technology Several re-.
ports were presented and four Corresponding
anu ten corporate members were elected. The
new corresponding members are Prof. A. Geikie,
OF London Prof. George Davidson, of San Fran.
CISCO PrOt; W. c. Kerr, of Raleigh, N. c.. and
r. 81: Budden, of Florence, Italvs An add~cc-
was delivered bv Major Hotchkiss, of Staunton
on The Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.
"A committe appointed to represent
several Southern churches in selecting a ner-
manent locality for Sunday School Assembly
IN the South, similar to the Chautauqua Assem-
~ ''i VOL ing several places, have selected
Monteagle Eastern Tennessee. One RAILROAD
company gives thousand acres of land and
$o'Ooo towards Its establishment; the MonteagIe
Hotel Company gives fifty acres of land With
the controI of the hotel; another railroad re-
duces Its rates of fare, and gives portion of ifs
prohts and citizen of Savannah Ga gives
So'0oo; 1t is expected that the place will be
ready Tor the Assembly next summer. Mont.
eagle is In the mountain region of Tennessao
and Is said to be delightfully."- situated in tbn
midst of beautiful scenery.-N. Y O5serne, '-l0
"A CONGRESS OF WoMEN.-The tenth
congress of the Association for the Advance.
m % Oh Women met here at the CITY Hall
fortland Me-, October 10th. Reports were pre-
Senteo rom 19 the Committee on Science by Prof
MARIA Mitchell, of New York on Reforms of
by Mrs. E. C. Mason, of Wisconsin
and on Art bv Mrs. Martha Mckay. of Indiana
frof Mitchell stated that the scientific paners
presented by women at the meeting of tine Az
soclatlon for the Advancement of Science in
montreal We're far above the average Snm-
mer schools OF science were on the increase. and
women were more and more employed as ASSAY
ers and naturalists. Mrs Mckay reported Ohio
as leading in art work, Indiana and Illinois
standing next while at the extreme West and
South there was little or no art work worthy of
the name Mrs. Julia Ward Howe made an
address Miss Abbie w. May read a paper on
The Rights of Children" by Mrs. Emma G
Bacon, OF Madison, Wis, and Miss Eunice n
oewelI' OF Portland, followed with a paper ON
acaton and Vacation Schools" in the even
ing MISS Is, Mary f. Eastman read a paper by Miss
Laura Clay, of Kentucky, on " The Rights of
Women to Competition as Laborers Dr.
Maria e. Zakezwska, of Boston. discussed the
OF marriage, and Miss Ella c. Lapham
Oh Buffalo, read paper on Possibilities of Suc.
cess Tor Women IN Industrial Arts"