—The combats between the people of Stanley and the natives have arrested the advance of the missionaries of the Livingstone Inland mission. After having gone 50 kilometres beyond their station, they were obliged to found a new station upon the Loukounga in the midst of a population always well disposed toward them. Also the missionaries of this mission have decided not to establish themselves at Stanley Pool, and have actually gone to work in the region near their stations, 50 or 60 kilometres apart, over an extent of 170 kilometres. During the five years in which they have lived there they have never had a quarrel with the natives, who respect them and confide their children to them. They have learned the language of the country, prepared many pupils to become teachers, and found the natives eager to furnish them the products of the country and at their service for porters along the route from one station to the other. THE INDIANS. —The last session of Congress appropriated $300,000 to the Cherokees as payment for the lands now occupied by the Nez Perces, Poncas, Pawnees and Otoes. —The Indian Homestead Colony at Flandreau, D.T., reports that ninety-four homesteads have been taken by the Indians to be held at least five years by them. —Four hundred thousand dollars have been appropriated by the general government for the support of Indian day and industrial schools and for other educational purposes. —Capt. R. H. Pratt is to receive $68,500 for the support of the Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pa. This amount is to cover all expenditures for transportation of Indians, and for the salary and support of teachers and students. —A new Industrial School for Indian girls has been started by the Government at West Branch, Iowa. Mr. Benjamin Miles is to have charge of the enterprise. The school has capacity for fifty pupils, and by the terms of the appropriation, none can be received who are under fourteen years of age. THE CHINESE. —According to Missionary Butler, of China, as Buddhism has no heaven for women, the Chinese damsels labor with might and main to lay up merits that they may prevail with the judges of the lower world to let them be born again as men, so that they may have a chance to get there. —More than 280 Christian women are banded together in England, daily praying for blessing to rest upon the work among the poor, degraded and down-trodden women of China. Three of the members of this Woman’s Prayer Union for the Women of China have been accepted by the China Inland Mission, and are hoping soon to leave for their future sphere of work. —A happy thought for a Christian wedding party found expression at Norwich, England, on the occasion of the marriage of Rev. J. O. Hoare, son of Canon Hoare and Principal of the C. M. S. College, at Ningpo. After breakfast it was proposed to make a special collection for the China mission, which resulted in subscriptions amounting to about $2,200.