Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-28
Domestic kutcIltocnce.
From tae Richmond Siar. .4gril Is.
RIOT AT rllE UNlVERSIrYl
Riots a@aag ihr Siadais.-.2ssauhs GA propertu. -
Military called it, College disLandcd

4h'ets aslahg 'nr oih1fAts-.hs1nNs on property
.Nfisiug called III. College dibGndcd
Ramors If troubles at the Uniyersry ufNrgina havg
been "A gt tor diy two. al Ne ara NV n plsse.-
sim al the gcarfll facts 'iarte has been tremrndooe
mass aad outbreak amp1g the students. which has #.
n,ig been driven - the utmost extremity and at tins
rpa1eni the College Is held an1 eanslned by troops /
appears that III uliy has been Tor simeina breetnp
between Professor W. T.. Rl!crs aai slme Of the sta
Hfais. gtlwing oat ol eNc'puns taken II the c9urs.
pursued By han n making myesii cations, from time Ia
tine, inlp violations III College ordinances There had
hnen IA existence Tor sama Iine haad u Calahnmpans
Andy o masic mad enthusiasts who nrake nigh hid
Gus wnh ha Pr,ienadesl harrrs Of melody and 5elry
81 Ia he an nsiitolliG Of great rXtnl and unalh0ma e
aiHqaiiy Ihe "SWeaaacs' uf The Aaad 81, shock I'd thp
iansral Faculty. thai great eals were made
- discover the members, hui without avail. Their per
ftmances came or from time 10 time, with increased
enerIy AMI fresh embellishments
During une Of these setpuades, a student not one of
the band, seizd hurn from Of the performers and
going TO Professor Rgers's huise gave blast which on
Grated somewhat as dj the mcmTshe hoIn sounding
hatre Jerlehi.-i otlnght down. not The walls but hr
ffoss9f and his brother upon the amateur musrah AMI
ended 10 MS capture. Il hrog subsequently asrrriaine1
ihsi he vas mol guilty II any evil luIeni prarepdjn,s
against him ceased This however gave neS fire Ia the
energies Of the baud. aui tho cause Of snme overt
acs VI a more eNcelluahc character than hefre Tho
matter becenin- serious window and doors being smash
cd hy SOME OF tie nutHiy. the original members
nUsty gave up their share af The rac eit their nacs
were supplied by volunteers of wilder sn,t and the
tura1es increased. Professor Rogers ia has lecture ol
last Monday week, denounced the members Of the band
Ia strong terms. That night his huuse was n.ubtd
Inc mex, day another Of The Professors kews e t
the band ~ the seycfeSl manner and stated himself pqf
nslly responsible Tor what be said. Al night his house
was likewise mubbod
Other Professors spoke decidedly upon the subject and
were made ojrc,s of vengeance During every succeed
Ing night. b,ises were assaulted. fire crackers thrown IN
10 them Ia the great alarm Of the females and children
Especially. the college windows and doors broken, and
90 Friday night an attempt made TO blow up the
old trees around the college, bu a raiu stepped this mart
'i he proceedings. An cirt made by thuse stu
dents @ha had not mi gled in these oulrages 10 bring
the whole bdy to an agreement Ia be peaceahe without
success. IL this emergeney the Faculty al length called
~ The ruliee, and finally the military force aud the Uni
versiy is now Ia possession IT body Of five hundred
soldiers. meeting of The students was held and re-
solutions passed pedging their honor that It the military
were withdraw order should be res ured The Faculty
replied that they must have more TANGIBLE assurance
iian mere resolutions bu agreeing the proposition if
re names o the students signed the resjuii,ns
His was mol done and su sequenlly another meeinr
was held, similar resolutions passed aud the same re-
tly given. This is the general substance nf the
facis, as understand. Hon. Nm. C. Riyes addressed
the Faculty and Students upon the subject ON Mon
day.
Mosi Of the Students have LEFT; the Tacnlty it is IN
derspod, viii resign and for the present the College n.
pears 10 be broken up II will Of course be understood
mat many 1t The Students took part in this shameful
aHair, bnt there Is p,al Of honor among all students
M, 10 be iaie>oearefs, esen upon the guilty.
IL Is sad and most dsgacefu affair; but such nsl-
intions are always liable 10 these outbreaks although il
10 pc specially regretted that it has This case gone
10 snch an extreme Of rioous violence. What will be
tl'e final result We csanot now Conjecture