The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-29
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Affairs In nChristtansburr, Va,
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| CHRfsTIaNsBuRG, Va, Jnae 2Gth. 1858
| Wednesday aud Thursday last were bu,y and
pheasant Gays la our quiet little "mountain city -
aug annual examination OF the pupils of Mont
| somery Academy, commenced on Thursday morn.
ing last and continued through the greater part OF
/ TWO days. The examination was conducted by q
conilafee of the Board OF Teachers assstsd by ths
| trustees. 1t was no common examination, but
| thorough and searching aud one that must tell
"ih marked effect upon the destiny Of the instiu-
'lon' The committee bare testimony that the pa.
| pills acquitted themselves we'll. even beyond tho
| expectations OF all. A large humber of persons
we're present during the whole examinafion. On
THURSDAY night, the annual Exhibition on Elocu
tl'n came of when the spacious upper roo n of tt
Academy was densey crowded. The room had
been previously decorated by the ladies, who, In
the kindness Of their hearts are ever ready to as
slst IN worthy objects. with evergreens and being
brilliantly lighted DIP, presented u beautiful ap-
peaFance. An Gbusnally lar ge asSis nee assembled
and the occasion seemed more ire that Of a regu.
lar college commencement. than The ordinary ter.
minus OF an Academic session. The young gentle
men acquitted themselves n0hly aud delighted the
large sssenlbage, If We may judge, from the quiet
dRd order that reigned throus hout the exercises
| the many boquefs that thrown to the various
| speakers which they have now securely packed
away in their trunks to carry them their friends
as trophss more pleasing than those worn by mail
clau Warriors on the battle field.
We CanDot fail to make mention of the HChris-
! tiansburg Band" noble aud generous set OF men,
who grdtHitoasy furnished us with such sweet and
choice music. 1t is too little to say that the music
was ezcellent, and added in small degree to the
| brilliaucy and loveiness Of the occasion.
Montgomery Academy offers inducenen Ia TO pa
| rents having sons to educate not always found in
every institution Its location is in a most beauti
ful, picturesque k3altby country, easy of access
and free from tho torruptiug 10 uences which so
frequently beset aLe youth of large towns You
yourself Mr. Editor, testify to the attractive
ness Of country around and its healthfuln lness and
students from the lower part of the State, whose
health hiss become debilieted by the warm climate
aud sul.ry atmosphere, would soou ii nd q relief
from their debility and be restored to robust
health. Yours &c.
A YOU'VE EgyL.-Tle baltimore Republican
gives the following as few OF the exploits of a
boy only fifteen years Of aSe, the OF worry re-
spectacle citizen of that cit.:
Not long ago, young Newfoundland dog, the
fayorite of his father, was securely tied by this
young Nero, whc saturated the bsdy with cam.
pheha or etherial Oil and 81 FIRE to the infamma-
BILE fluid. which had the etIect Of roasting poor
T0wser until life became extinct, after the endu
rance Of the mcsc interse, agoDizing suffering
which the human Caind can conceive.
The young demon being well pleased at the re-
suit OF tins grand experiment in cruelty next en-
oeaF9red Also to roast alive his little sister,
bright, intelligent child, .bout six years of age
Having playfuly boGcd her legs and arms with a
clothes line, he placed her upon the cookiug's owe
10 the Kitchen, heated to an intense degree, in or
der to prepare dinner for tie family. lie shriekg
and yels of the sgonized little victim were forth.
nstely heard by the mother, who rushed down and
removed the poor child before she was fatally in.
Iured. federation of the young williams crimes
had low ceased TO be virtue and the father was
engaged in preparations TO effect his removal TO
the House of Refuge, when the hopeful youth sud
denly disappeared at night from his dwelling and
no tidings have been heard of him SINCE"
SINGULAR PEENoMESA.-A correspondent of the
jackson Mich Patriot says On the morning OF
24th May, singular phenomena appeared near
TOmpkins After a heavy rain the night previous
the ground was strewn with small fish they wers
found one mile beyond Barry's gate, and exteud.
ing about half mile along the plank road. There
were two kinds, one about three inches in length
and appears to be the kind known here as the Dig
Il an; the other kind are the most numerous about
two inches in length, and species unk knOwn here
They number trom twenty to forty to the square
rod Of ground. They were alive when they fell,
though many were killed in falling. Great mum
bers, however, fell were carried by the running
water into the pools and puddleS in the fields and
woods, where they now may be swimming
about lively and active.
A LADY TAKES aiCoCKrAu.-A lady passenger on
board the steamer Montgomery, dressed herself in
| her sleeping husbands vest. coat, boots, hat aud
pants, and thus attred came out of her room.
| and went forward 10 the bar in the gentlemans 8
| cabin, took her ''m0rnDg Oitters," aud returned
to the ladies' cabin, where her appearance created
| great CONSERVATION, especially among the ladies
en- diShabtHs. It was said TO be amusing to see the
ladies ''dartiDg" into their state and scream
! ing out that a man was intrIdiBg himself; but
! when the excitement at its highest uiich her
! hat fell #, displayed profusIon of curs, which
| explained everything-except q small bet won
| from her husband. -V1ckS6Hrg hisS.) Sun.
| SAILING OVER A WHEAT FIELD-One can hardly re-
alize the condition Of things along the Mississippi
ln conversation with MIR. FayrweatheF, the GEN
! eral Agent Tor the Chicago and Burlington Rail
road he stated that pas 2ers carried by the
steamboat seven or eight miles from Burlington to
| Oquawka station TO reach the that road.
and had not less than five fest Of water all the
way. In the route lies the farm of an old settler
who had In field 200 acres of as us wheat as
ever charmed the eye, and the entire crop is Gov
cred eight feet deep with water, aud the steamer
! makes regular trips across this wheat field
tteUeld1id Herald.
| SALE oF REAL ESTATE IN SMYTHE Co-On Tuesday
| of this week, at Marion, Smythe county, the beau
tltu residence in the end of the village. for
merly owned by NJ $ Crockett, Esq was sold for
the emali sum of 81 $50. The lot contains threv
| scres Of land. and the buildings were erected II
! few years ago at a cost of some $4,000. number
! Of smaller lots and tenemeEts were sold at the
same time, in the immediate vicinity of the viii
| lage, at prices ranging from Sl25 to S2-5.
| AGRICULTURAL RAPrUREs.-I went up the Harris
burg pike the olher day three four milss. sec
| Lew GetEs cattie-three of them We're in the sta
| bic, ringed at the nose-cbained to Oak-of klHt
sex That oversets things bridges, great rivers
navigates the boiling ocean. The others were in
the fed A great Durham, shaped like a wedge
the big end behind--what bag! milki Iguess
so. But there Devon there, beautiful a
| lady-O how exquisite her form--how trim her
| limbs-how mild her eye-she looked sweet it
| seemed you could Kiss her-you felt almost that
she was a lady.-lLancaster Express.
| THE Wool CRoP.-The editor of the Michigan
| Farmer writes to the Detroit Advertiser, at CON
siderable length to prove that the wool clip this
| year, in the northwest, and particularly in Ohio,
will not be as large usual, though the contrary
| has been frequently asserted, The number OF
sheep, he says, has greatly diminished. According
to the same authority, the number of sheep in the
State of New York is probably smaller than il was
| in the year 1855, when il was PIT 024.
| AN EDIT, CONDEMNED TO Die.-Mr Lindahl, an
| editor in Stockholm, has been recently condemned
! to death by the axe for having falsely and with
evil intentions accused Mademosele Meudy lsohn
of "a revolving crime. His counsel, Mr.. U. q. Ug
| gia, has been condemned to one months imprison
Inent and to the introduction, for having, with full
knowledge, undertaken the defence Of an unjust
case.
MORE ARRESTS s-In addition TO the three negroes
first arrested for the murder of MIR watkins, In
Surry county, Va two others have been lodged In
jail-the cook, mother OF one OF the prisoners ana
the carriage driver OF MIR Ruffn, near Cabin Point.
| The statement Of one of the boys implicated then
in a design upon the life of Mr. W for slength OF
time The driver was TO have procured poison.
and the cook TO administer IL. The excltement III
Surry, may be judged from the fact, that a short
time since. at a militia muster, the people were
with difficulty restrained from taking the negr oes
out OF Jail and hanging them.
SAILORS POISONED BY AFRICAN NArivEs.-The barque
Benjamin Franklin. which arrived at Fall river,