The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-07
LEXINGTON, Va, May 4.h. la57

LEXINGTON, Va, May 4.h, 1857
For several days we have been enduring with
Ill pos'ible patience, the miseries of ",he Ion ,
season" InanimaIe nature, however, reoicad
greatly 10 the abundant fall of rain of which /,
stood much in need
Yesterday was Sabbath, and though very rainy
was neVertheIess an interesting day with variou 8
casses Of our community The church bells al
which we have some five or more rupr with nm .
usual vlgor and merriness, cordially inviting tho
hurch-goers to the extraordinary seryices of tho
Gay, ana many attended through water aud mud
The Rev DIR. Matthews (author of THE RihIa
and Men OF Learning" and Rector Of the ITnivsrN
sity OF New York; was here by invitation to dc.
lver an address at the Anniversary meeting ~ tho
Oaaet Bible Society of the Virginia Military
Institute, aud by request, filed the Preshvteri.r
pulpit IN ihe morning. His audience learn was a
very good one for the day but his serrnon was
thought to be far below his reputation. The ad-
dress tothe above society was delivered to large
audience at night, IN the Episcopal church, and ia
highly spoken Of
The services in the Methodist (SoutherD) church
were OF the revival character, willis those of the
other churches, including the M. E church North
were ordinary only.
The other class of our populace, (and that por.
ton OF the hrst class who, In the opiuiop of III
writer, neither adequately nor Justly apureciste
their baptismal vows,) were deeply interested
throughout the day for the fate of tie Boone fam
ny, who II seems, are ia peck Of trouble" A
snort time SINCE they gave series Of exhibitions
highly appreciated; but when the engegement
closed, ana they were about to depart difficulty
spTung up between the mother of the family, who,
believe, Is the man Jack" of the troupe, and
tneir landlord OF the Lexington House, about their
OIL! Mrs b. supposed the bill to be entirely too
much, and refused to pay it but that difficulty
was shortly adjusted ard the company proceeded
to the Natural Bridge-sn advertisement of q So
ries OF performauces there having preceded them
There they had rather poor success and deter
( off tn 5O i'm.
peded by 6 difficulty similar to that thew expe.
rlenced here. Mr. Sheffield Of the Natural Bridge
Hotel, demanded, hear $3.50 per dav for the time
they had been with him; Mrs. B offered 81 so
and thought that enormous But s seized the
company trunks, all of them but afterward con :
tented himself With two, whereupon the 'children''
returned to ths place. Here they remained day
or two, whilst Mr.. S finding nothing in the two
trunks but old clothes, determined on legal pro-
cess to make his bill. BY way or hurrying mai
terd, he reduced it frCm fifty odd 10 forty odd doi-
lars 50 as TO bring it within the Jurisdiction of a
magistrate, and Immediately commenced the prose-
cuton. The warrant served on Saturday
evening laSt immediately after performance and
before the lady left the ball; but she refused to
have anything TO do with the officer and he kindly
for time withdrew.
SO matters stood up to yesterday afternoon,
when sudde ly it was reported that the Boones ha
dug out III hack for parts unknown, and as
will be TIE case in village everybody was excit,
ed about 1t. Chase was made, however, and this
morning they again hauled up in front OF the Cen
tral Hotel, their vehicle horses and driver, fear
fully bespatered with mud, having been overtak en-
at Buchanan, probably in al effort to strike the
Tennessee Rail Road at Bonsack's or Buford 8
Gap.
Sucb. believe, arc the facts, How the case
will terminate cannot say. But nothing is easier
than to clear up the difficulty, if Mrs B would only
cCHdGScend 10 employ legal agent. Every body
known that an action against married woman
whose husband is still living, is not valid iD this
State Yours TODD
z. S-Sinca writigg, the above facts, in their
substance, have been confirmed. Mrs, b. consent
ed to 4 compromise with Sheffield about noon, paid
him ten do!tdS aud shortly after left us with indig
nation
The Wings aud Americans held q meeting to-
day, and nominated Francis j. Anderson and JAS
d. Davidson for the House of Delegates T.