The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1893-11-08

The report of the superintendent of the
Virginia penitentisry for the last fiscal
year shows a surplus of earnings of $685.
600 over expenditures. The maintenance
and support of the prisoners including
their clothing and guarding, requires only
about II cents per inmate per day. The
! food given the prisoners is said to be-
wholesome and nourishing.
Rev. Mr.. Bagby, ofthe Christian Church,
who has been elected chaplain of the
House of Representatives, is probably the
/ youngest man who ever filled that office,
! He is the son of Captain Bagby, of King
! William county, Va, gallant eX Confed-
crate. and is a cousin of the late DR..
George w. Bagby.
A delegation from the states of Georgia
and South Carolina visited Washington
last Fri lay and invited the President to
visit the Augusta Exposition and Georgia
State Fair. The Georgia Legislature on
! Thursday adopted joint resolution com.
plimentarY to President Cleveland and
lis Cabinet, and extending an invitation
to them TO visit the Augusta Exposition.
A canvass of the manufacturing indus
tries Of Lowell Massachusetts, shows that
over a half million dollars has been lost
! the present season by the employees, by
reason of the shut downs which have oc-
| Cured because of the depressed condition
of business.
Governor Mckinney has received a let
ter from Mayor e. E. Stuart, of Philadel-
| phia, asking him to turn over 10 Professor
! Wilson, of the University of Pennsylvania,
the Virginia forestry exhibit at the
| Worlds Fair.
| Last week was Characterized by a re-
duction of wages in many large corpora
! tons The Parkesburg Iron Company at
ParkesbuTg, Penn, ordered a reduction of
20 per cent. in the wages of all its en-
poyes, to take effect at once.
Notice was posted in the Atlantic Mills,
| Olneyville, Rhode Island, of a reduction
Of wages to go into effect November II.
| The operatives say there will be no strike
if the reduction is not heavy one.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad noti-
! fed its section hands, at Wheeling, West
Virginia, of a reduction of 10 per cent. in
wages.
Foreign.
The opening of the British Parliament,
November 2nd, attracted little attention.
All the customary formailties were com
piled WITH though few members were
present at the time fixed for the opening
of the House. There was no rush for
seats. The lObbies were virtually empty
until the afternoon, The Speaker, the
! Right Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel, took
the chair at three O'clock, and the House
at once settled down to business.
LONDON, Nov. 2, 1808.-The Canard
steamer Campani8, Haines, from New
ork October rs, passed Browhead p
1l:05 p. NJ November 2 Time of passe4e.
5 days, 8 hours and 30 minutes. The Cam
pania has beaten all records for the East
ern passage. Her sister ship the Jucsnia,
of the same line, made the Eastern voyage
il . DAYS 13 hours and 30 MINUTES on
October 90 beating all previous records,
The chief mosque of Damascus was
burned on the night of October 18th The
fire extended to and destroyed all the
houses on the street adjacent to the mos
que. The loss is estimated at Ct 100000
The Sultan has contributed G500,OOO to
help rebuild the mosque and relieve the
poor sufferers.
LONDON, Nov. 5.-After the Joint con-
ferei ce the miners delegates met and re-
solved to place an offer to arbitrate made
by the employees before the miners for their
consideration The delegates expressed
confidence that if the masters had earlier
been as cOnciliatory as they were at the
cOnferer ce the strike would have been q
short one.
1t is announced that an entente has been
established between the Vatican and the
Quirinal at Rome on the question of King
Iumbert's right to appoint the Patriarch
of Venice.
monk was killed during a riot in the
Church of Nativity at Bethlehem, Friday
evening. The church is said to inclose the
mangeT in which the Saviour was born.
Mr. Gladstone announced in the House
of Commons that he would promote bill
providing a board of arbitration TO pre-
vent strikes.
miscellaneous.
The Commissioners of the Worlds Fair
have suggested great educational project
in amemorial to Congress. The suggestion
is, in brief, that a National Academy of
Art, Science and Industry shall be estab-
lished in Jackson Park using such of the
buildings as may be preserved eQuipping
1t by purchase of some Of the exhibits, and
providing 10 with instructors detailed from
the army and navy or secured from the
great matt jGnal schools Of Europe The
Academy is to have, according 90 the pro-
gramme $4,000 scholarships gTr0rGoned
among the several Sta es.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
last week declared q dividend OF per
cent, payable i'm cash With the Mby di-
vidend of 3 per cent cash and per cent
i'm scrip, convertible into stock at par this
makes per cent dividends for sos. cCm-
pared with g per cent i'm 1892 ant per
cent. i'm 1891
The Chicago City Railway Company
transported about 100000 passenger be-
tween May 1st and October 3lst his es.
innate is based upon the returns of casb
fares, thus excluding sll transfers and free
riders
The Treasury circulation statement is-
sued November 2d, places the per capita
circulation at $50 AZ. an ir cresse of gIccuts
per capita during Che month of October or
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