of our farm laborers, and have engaged many more carriers to take our people in-150 at least will be required. The Coanzo River is so low, owing to interior drought for 2 years past, producing famine," that the steamers can scarcely do anything at all. Instead of coming here from Loanda in 4 days, as usual at all seasons, the last one took 15 days to come as high up as she could, some 50 miles below this point. We are getting used to delays, so common in this country, and don't feel the slightest discouragement, nor serious anxiety, about the transit of our people, but we are doing everything in our power to complete it in this deliciously cool weather, while the pathway is so dry.

We have commenced school work at Nhangepepe and at Pungo Andongo, 36 miles further in. Brother W. P. Dodson is teaching at Nhangepepe, and Brother Rev. Joseph Wilks at Pungo Andongo. No difficulty at all about the immediate support of those who can render direct service to the people. Such laborers get a direct return for their labors under "principle No. 2." Men with large families must go in at first under "principle, No. 1"-the Pauline-pioneer-tentmaking principle. Wm. H. Mead, for example, has a wife and 6 children. I wish I had 40 such families at command in Africa. Only one or two of the 8 in that family can, as yet, do efficient service as teachers—so must dig on "principle No. 1." Well, where do they dig? Anywhere in vast uncultivated regions of this country, under the native pre-emptive law, vesting title in settlement and possession; but as the Governor-General offered to give us land we have staked out our patch to receive as a government grantabout 2,300 acres-every acre available for such a variety of fruits, vegetables and grains as can't be produced in the United States. We employ native laborers to help us open up what we need at present. We pay each man 3 cents per day for rations, and 1 yard of cloth for wages, which Brothers Flint and Anthony, at Fall River, gave us. We are now plant

ing near a water supply for irrigation, as we are in the midst of the dry season. We have seed in great variety now germinating, and have set out an orchard of over 200 banana trees, six feet high, many of them; also over 400 pine-apple plants, large enough for fruit bearing in six months.

[Rev. H. M. Willis, of Philadelphia, one of the missionary party, died at sea, off the African coast, of African fever, on the 31st of Eighth month. His wife and child came on in the ship to this country, and reached Philadelphia on the last day of the Ninth month.]

NEWS AND OTHER GLEANINGS.

-On the 15th inst. a heavy shock of earthquake was felt at Palermo, Italy. The disturbance caused a threestory house to fall, burying its occupants beneath the débris.

-A Parisian dentist, assisted by some twenty men, recently cured an elephant of the toothache, or, more properly, tusk-ache. An ulcer was cut out and a cavity was filled, to the final joy of the pain-struck pachyderm.

-Two hundred public houses in London were watched between the hours of 9 and 12, on a recent Saturday night,

for the purpose of seeing how many persons entered them. The count showed that they were visited by 86,608 persons-men, women and children-during the three hours.

-A letter to the San Francisco Bulletin, from Alaska, dated September 22, contains the following: "The new volcano on Chernabura Island, in Cook Inlet, continues active, but is less violent than last year. Smoke and steam issue from fissures down to the water's edge. Drinkable water is very scarce, but in spite of these little drawbacks several white men have stationed themselves on the island and intend to winter there to hunt sea otters. The people of this vicinity are now harvesting their potatoes. The crop seems to be a good one. We have enjoyed a good supply of lettuce, radishes, and fine cauliflower throughout the season-the latter vegetable especially would do credit to California, both in size and flavor."

-Lady Dufferin has distinguished herself by establishing in India a national association for supplying female medical aid to women. The scheme is to educate native women to be nurses and midwives as well as physicians. Skilled women physicians will be imported from Europe and America to act as teachers. Lady Dufferin has accepted the presidency of the association. She is an accomplished woman, of noble impulses and exquisite tact; and this enterprise promises to be potent in the emancipation of Indian women. Meanwhile, it will relieve much suffering in a country where social customs do not allow a sick woman to consult a male physician, but permit her to languish and die in solitude.-Harper's Weekly.

-A large colony of Hollanders are soon to arrive in this country and settle on an extensive tract of land in Woodville, Newayo county, Michigan, which two Holland clergy men are about to buy for them of the West Michigan Lumber Company.

-At the request of the King of Dahomey, the Government of Portugal has assumed protection of the kingdom and coast of Dahomey. The King of Dahomey, as a token of respect for the Portuguese Government, will cease his festival massacres.

—A correspondent of the Philadelphia Record says: “I heard two gentlemen discussing steamship travel the other day, and one asked the other if he could guess how much money was taken in over the bar of the Etruria during her last trip, exclusive of the wine served in bottles at the table, and confined entirely to that which was drunk over the bar. The one who was asked the question said that he thought $600 would be a good sum for as few days as the Etruria was out. The other told him that he never guessed wider of the mark, for the amount taken in was just $3,000, and this he had from one of the directors of the steamship line, who had it from the company's books."

-The city of London is the most wonderful place in the whole world, and its frequenters the most wonderful people. It is the smallest of cities, but the most valuable It has an area of one square mile, but that one square mile produces a rental of £4,000,000 per annum, and its inhabitants pay one-seventh of the general rates of the whole metropolis, which has an area of 120 square miles. Land is sometimes now sold in the country at about £10 per acre, which is equal to one halfpenny per square yard. It has been sold in the city at £640 per square yard, which is equal to over £3,000,000 per acre. In other words, the price of a square yard of land in Lombard street has realized a sum that would purchase a nice little freehold estate in Berkshire of not less than sixty-four acres. It is calculated that 10,000 people enter the city daily, Sundays excepted, in hopes of making money without 'toiling or spinning." --London City Press.

-During the month of August enormous swarms of ants passed over the town of Solothurn, in Switzerland. They came from the Jura mountains, and formed a cloud, consisting of seventy-five perpendicular columns, in which the ants circled around in spiral form. The swarm lasted for twenty minutes, the height of the cloud being upward of ninety feet. Millions of them fell to the ground, however, without making any visible change in the phenomenon.

-The excavation for a statue of William Lloyd Garrison, on Commonwealth avenue, Boston, has been finished, and the foundation will be laid at once. The statue will stand in the centre of the mall directly in front of Hotel Vendome. There is no certainty of its being erected this fall, but the committee hope that it will be.

A telegram from Pittsburg says that a contract has been signed between New York capitalists and members of the Westinghouse syndicate "for converting natural gas into a rich illuminant." Natural gas is being rapidly substituted for coal in Pittsburg. At present more than 1500 dwellings, 66 glass factories, 34 rolling mills and 45 other industrial establishments are being supplied, "and, as nearly as can be ascertained, from 8000 to 10,000 tons of coal are daily displaced." The largest natural gas well in Washington county, Penna., "and the second in size in the country," was struck near Canonsburg a few days ago.

-The State of New York has a vast system of public and private charities that are supported in part by taxation, and very largely by the voluntary contributions of the benevolent. There are fifteen of what are called State institutions, having lands and buildings valued at $9,017, 310. The number of private or corporate charities, including hospitals, dispensaries, homes for the aged, and establishments for the care and for the reformation of children and youth, is two hundred and eighty, representing a capital of $28,175,851. Connected with this charitable system is an army, one might say, of benevolent workers, who are endeavoring by their earnest labors to reduce the volume of pauperism and crime, and to elevate and improve society.-W. P. Letchworth.

-An Ohio paper, the Belmont Chronicle. reports the erection at Mt. Pleasant, by the "Gurneyite" Friends of a large, handsome church, on Main street," and says that "when it is dedicated, water baptism will be introduced and practiced." The Chronicle is perhaps misinformed.

-Work has begun in Philadelphia on a new building for Girard College. It will be known as No. 9, and will accommodate 400 more pupils. The cost will be $138,000. The structure will be three stories in height and 115 by 190 in dimensions. An attic section over the front portion will provide accommodations for domestics. The style of architecture will be Gothic, similar to that of No. 8 building, with which it will range, and will be located 100 feet west of same. The material of the building will be white marble, with blue stone trimmings.

CURRENT EVENTS.

THE election in the State of Ohio, on the 13th inst., resulted in the choice of J. B. Foraker, Rep., for Governor, by a large plurality,-about 18,000. The Legislature has a small Republican majority,-probably 3,-on joint ballot, outside of Hamilton county, (Cincinnati), where the count is not completed at the writing of this paragraph.

A FRIGHTFUL railroad accident occurred near the Hackensack river bridge, near Jersey City, on the Pennsylvania railroad, on the evening of the 18th inst. An express train following an immigrant train ran into the latter, and in a

minute or two another train came by and ran into the wreck. Seven persons were killed or fatally injured, and many hurt.

THE estimate of the Kansas wheat crop is 11,000,000, a one-third crop, and of corn 194,000,000, an increase of onefourth over averages for five years.

DR. J. WILLIAM WHITE, of Philadelphia, has been commissioned by Governor Pattison as an inspector of the Eastern Penitentiary, to succeed George L. Harrison, deceased.

THE American Woman Suffrage Association adjourned on the 15th inst., after a three days session in Minneapolis. Fifteen states and territories were represented. Julia Ward Howe, Lucy Stone, Rev. Ada C. Bowers, Mrs. Dunway, and other prominent women, made speeches. Resolutions were adopted defining the principles of the Association and laying out a plan of operations.

THE National Prison Congress has been in session at Detroit, this week. Among those in attendance were ExPresident Hayes, and M. J. Cassidy, warden of the Eastern Penitentiary of Pennsylvania.

DESTRUCTIVE prairie fires have occurred near Esteline, Dakota. Two hundred and fifty sheep belonging to one farmer perished on the 17th, the fire cutting them off from escape.

AN earthquake, lasting about ten seconds, occured at Sandersville, Georgia, at 25 minutes past 5 o'clock on Seventh-day afternoon. The vibration was accompanied by a rumbling sound.

THE deaths in this city last week numbered 339, which was 1 less than during the previous week, and 24 less than during the corresponding period last year. The main causes included 46 by consumption; diphtheria, 9; scarlet fever, 7; typhoid fever, 14.

SMALL-POX Continues at Montreal. The deaths reported on the 18th numbered 55. There have been 28 cases of small-pox and three deaths in Peoria, Illinois, and a gencral vaccination of the school children has been advised in that city.

WORK is being resumed, after six months' idleness, in the window-glass factories at Pittsburg. Four factories started on the 20th, and three more were to start next day.

THE cholera has nearly disappeared from Spain, the daily deaths reported throughout the whole of the country being about 40. It continues bad, though less serious, at Palermo, in Sicily.

THE election in France for members of the Chamber of Deputies have resulted in the return of 391 Republicans and 205 "Conservatives "—the latter designation meaning chiefly those in favor of a monarchy. This is an increase of the "Conservative" strength to about double what it was in the last Chamber.

A DUBLIN dispatch says that the Irish landlords have taken into consideration the distress prevailing in the agricultural districts owing to the low prices of cereals and other farm products, and are now remitting 20 per cent. of the overdue rents of their tenants.

FEARS are now entertained in Europe that an outbreak of war amongst the nations on the Turkish frontier,-Bulgaria, Servia, Greece, etc., cannot be prevented. The Council of Candia, the largest city in Crete, has voted in favor of a union with Greece, but the populace refuse to revolt against the Turkish Government before Greece declares war.

THE Consul of the United States at Marseilles reports to the State Department that the wheat crop of France this

Express on week-days, 3.20, 4.35, 5.00, 5.45, 6.50, 7.30, 8.20, 8.30, 11 and 11.15 a.m. (Limited Express 1.14 and 4.50 p.m.), 12.44, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6.30, 7.10, 7.40 and 9.16 p.m. and 12.01 night. On Sundays, 3.20, 4.35, 5, 5.45, 8.30 a.m., 12.44, 4 (Limited Express, 4.50), 6.30, 7.10 and 7.40 p.m. and 12.01 night.

For Brooklyn, N. Y., all through trains connect at Jersey City with boats of "Brooklyn Annex," affording direct transfer to Fulton Street, avoiding double ferriage and journey across New York City.

Express for Boston, without change, 6.30 p.m. daily. For Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Ocean Beach, Ocean Grove, Asbury Park and Long Branch, 8.00 and 11.30 a.m., 2.44, 3.30 and 4 p.m. on week-days. Saturdays only, 5 p.m. Sundays, 8 a.m. (does not stop at Ocean Grove and Asbury Park). For Freehold, 5 p.m., week-days.

Daily except Sunday: Express for Easton, Delaware Water Gap, Scranton and Binghamton, 8.00 a.m., 12.01 noon and 6.00 p.m. For Scranton and Water Gap, 4.00 p.m. FROM KENSINGTON STATION, FRONT AND NORRIS STS. For New York, 6.50, 7.40, 8.30, 10.10 and 11.15 a.m., 12.05, 2.10, 3.15, 4.55, 5.35, 6.10 and 11 p.m. on week-days. On Sundays,

8.25 a.m.

For Richmond, 12.20, 7.20 and 12.05 noon (Limited Express,

12.30 p.m.) On Sunday, 12.20 and 7.20 a.m.

STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER

Exhibit at all times a most extensive and comprehensive assortment of every description of

DRY GOODS.

The stock includes Silks, Dress Goods, Trimmings, Hosiery and Underwear, Gloves, House-Furnishing Goods, Ready-Made Dresses and Wraps, and everything that may be needed either for dress or for house-furnishing purposes. It is believed that unusual inducements are offered, as the stock is among the largest in the American market, and the prices are guaranteed to be uniformly as low as elsewhere on similar qualities of goods.

N. W. COR. 8TH & MARKET STS.,

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

RICHARDS & SHOURDS, CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.

JOBBING ATTENDED TO.

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNA.

Plate Printing,

Visiting Cards,

Wedding Invitations.

FRIENDS' MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES.

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The Union Transfer Company will call for the check baggage from hotels and residences. Time-cards and full information

can be obtained at the station and at the following

TICKET OFFICES:

CHARLES E. PUGH, General Manager.

No. 838 Chestnut Street.

S. E. Corner Broad and Chestnut Streets.
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J. R. WOOD,
General Passenger Agen

Stationery.

FRIENDS' BOOK ASSOCIATION,

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