The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1884-12-31

convinced these men that of that day and hour
knoweth no man"
The force of moral law in regard to
books seems to be on the increase. At least the
annual report of the Boston Public Library
shows that Of the l,056, 906 volumes taken from
the library last year only So, or l in Is, 222,
tailed TO be returned, and that the branches
with an aggregate circulation of sos 900 vol
umes, lost only 10 of these.
SLAVE HUNTERS ON THE CoNeo-
We find in Africa some statements made bv
Mr.. II M. Stanley at the great anti-siaverv de-
monstration at Manchester, attended bv some
1000 persons, concerning the effect of terrible
slave rad by Arabs on the Upper Congo at the
end of last year. After passing through manv
miles OF what had been on a former visit a fertile
and populous country, he found nothing left but
marks OF IRE and ruined villages There were
only few survivors, who told him that a hand
of men, clothed as he was-in white cloth-and
carrying hollow tubes that vomited fire. had
come down from the north shot down all the
men that could not escape, and carried into car
tlvlty the women and children. Mr.. STANLEY
supposed, from the description that they must
be Arab slave hunters, from the neigbborbood
OF hhartoum and this proved to be true.
day or two afterward he reached the spot where
they were encamped. Boldly approaching the
camp, he found there body of three hundred
hghu1g men, keeping in manacles and letters
Z,3OO naked women and children their bodies
emaclated and encrusted with dirt, having for
food but bunch of bananas, or a load of casa
va roots such as a farmers wife might throw,
INTO a pig trough. 1t was like ravening hu-
man Kennels a rancid efiuvium of unwasbed
humanity filled the air, meaningless chatter
OF wretched mortals filled the ears. and the ewes
were satlated with extreme misery Mr. Stan
ley calculated that the waters of the CONGO
would ecelve the corpses of very MANY. and
That only some 500 certainly not 900 would
reach their destination.
The Signal Service Bureau has pnb-
lished valuable document on six hundred tor
nadoes IN the United States from 794 to 1881
OF the 800, Kansas has 60. Illinois SO. Missouri
43, New York 35, Iowa 81. Ohio 2S, Minnesota
y, Indiana %, Pennsylvania H. North Carroll.
ma lS Texas Is, Massachusetts, @ New Ham.
shire g. Maine 3, Vermont 2, Rhode Island
vi TO very destructive tomatoes Kansas had
20 Illinois 10, Iowa r. Ohio T. Missouri 2
Wrconsn Z, Nebraska 6, Alabama 5. PenpsvI
vania 8, Connecticut l. Maryland /. 1t will be
seen mat no section ls exempt from tornadoes
though the Fralrie States have the largest num-
Der. Most Of the 800 tornadoes occurTed in AZ .,
late afternoon, the greater part from five to six
+. NJ The majority Of them moved from south.
west to north east; but about one tenth moved
10 the opposite direction and a few in other
/ directions. The width Of the Destructive patb
varies greatly, from 40 to 10000 feet The We.
loclty is from IL to go miles an hour. The ma
jority were funnel-shaped but few have tho
shape Of cone Some resemble an hour lass
and one ls described as serpentlike. The aver.
age length Of the track is about 30 miles but
some extend to more than 200 miles. In 40
cases the tornadoes occurred with violent tbun-
der-storms; in 40 cases the atmosphere was Oh
pressively sultry Just before the bepinning If
the tornado. The rotary movement Of the cloud
IS invariably from right to left. or contrary To
the movement Of the hands Of a watch. In most
cases the tornado is followed by rapid fall Of