The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-01
LOCAL MATTERS.
HALL OF The VIpnIyT. H,sro,,c.

ssa .a ~ ~ nali and there hold silent communion
with the founders Of the Countryside patriots OF
the Revolution--we contiuus of,r notira af ,ba
great men to be met with there
.r usn HLSkr LEE, Familiarity known as Light
the viau larry o. .ns Reyoiuton, will readily strike
Tn 'sW' IL Is fine likeness By Gilbert stewart
sne oeneral wears the Continental uniform. his
| nhe nahly FACE, expressive Of energy and resoIu
Deing well set of by his full suit of grew hair
he vas .hn e PEI ana pride OF Washington, because
@ uo was ,ne representation Of the Virginia Cavalier
me ooid oregon, the elegant gentleman ana ms
OF letters He has been most aptly stvlad tha 90,
S.raou 81 ~ tue southern army Under the sagacious
| orseh ne became Il saviour Of the Sontb 4, an
| revolution; and for This reason ana "a tha rsrro
sentative OF bis noble family who were tbe Mint
tho OF virginia should have had place on
as Ii were, Of his illustrious patron and s; exe,
M from his face with the regret that not nr,a Of
DIS iliustrous house has yet been honorsd Inv thar
| native State. oy sneif
As II by the power of association our ava no,
iails on the threequarter sized portrait ~ ,ba
| and gallant LAFAYETTE. Youthful. ariant a.
seisacrincing he appears to be about tba a,,s ~
yeats' Is dressed in the uniform of full Major
uenerai, and With an air of elegant ease is s,.rd
| ing near his marquee, whilst in the ,iistanra -
seen the Delaware and sentry near its hanks
This portrait was taken by Charles Peale when the
army was encamped near PHILADELPHIA in J7T7
Next TO that Of Lafayette is a full length NOR
trait Of Governor GILES, taken by Otis, whilst he
was member Of Congress In 1914 1t is not 4
| very meritorious work of art, but is valuable in
III preserves lue uEuTe ana lace OF of
virginias most gifted minds. mau who prob.
ably possessed the most charming cclIoqual aud
conversational powers of any other of his time.
ARTHUR LIE, another representative of that il
lustr ous house, is in order TO Governor
Giles. He was accomplished physician and
philosopher, devoted patriot-havBg rendered
great aid to his suffering countrymen abroad, who
had been made prisoners and subjected to the
most horrible privatons, and having been instru.
| mental in contributing greatly to the feeble ef
forts OF the struggling colonies at the Court OF
Louis XVI, his name and his memory should be
cherished Ny posterity with sentiments OF CRATE
| ful homage.
From Lee, we turn to a face remarkable for dig
nifty of expression. and native sagacty not TO be
misunderstood but withal SO overcast with sor-
row and wounded pride, that one cannot look upon
| 1t, without experiencing a lofty and romantic
sense of eommisseration for the fate of race, of
whom he is a striking type. He is the renowned
| Indian sage and warrior chief, BLACK HAWK He
1 is represented in the dress cf a civilian, over
which is loosely thrown a scarlet blanket cloak,
reminding Us OF the barbaric tastes so peculiar to
his savage The portrait is by Thomas Sully,
| Esq and was t.Iken whilst Black Hawk was a
prisoner of war, and was being carried like a
pinioned eagle to his strong cage at Fortress Mon
| roe.
| From the sad face of the unfortunate old chief
| We turn to that of the beautiful P0CAHoNTAs. Two
portraits of the renowned Princess are here to be
seen. Both are ideal, but were in part sue gested
by the features of many of her descendants whose
faces even at this remote day betray striking re.
semblances to the race from whom they are
| sprung The one by THIS. SuIIy il sesinowiedSed to
! be probably more authentic, and certainly bears
stronger evidences of Indian blood. than the other
| by Robert Sully. which roi0bt we'll mass far an
Italian fruit girl from the sunny side of Vesuvins
| The fair daughter and darling of poor old King
| powhatan, is now though fast assuming the shape
| merous and uncertain treditions relative IN her
| earlier days and subsequent career have brought
1 about this resnlt. But with all that "a, be said
| time that she used to turn. summer. .saults and
stand ON her head with the other Children in the
christianity she passed over the great waters to
die ~ strange land. her eyentfnl life. not only
eAeles IN our MINDS tne tehderest and most pleas
| inR asSoclatOhs, put claims our highest admra-
tl1h lor the heroic seit-deVot1oh, and constancy
oAi'ite" MI oy nef. lh tue cause oi tbe White man,
lncie are YET other Interesting characters TO NO
@ we m .ne asHepy o great persons at tne nall OF
vac ieai ouce'g, out we must iee theln rest
| 9u'etiy loI another Gay III Tue reader has had
ten and has visited the hall TO inspect the appear
aace OF tnose already Introduced, We VIII bring
o.heis 10 his hotlce peiore ne mas grown tired 81
@ ,ne y hlstoIy oI MS new acqhaintances III he has
uot oeuoihe llterestea' tneh we now not how TO
'A'i'e HE curiosity or MS pfi"e!
| ,- 1,-
| hNSiN Ehshhh OELEBhATIoN TN FIJI
| day night last, according to appointment, the an-
nyersary celebration oisthe aiu Sigma Rho Society
| of Richmond College, came of, at the First Bap-
| tist Church. A large and Intelligent audience
was present After music from the Armory Band.
| the exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. A.
| WGwin, OF Alexandria then proceeded to deliver
| achaste ana eiegaht otatiohlon college iionors"
Inc alaies throughout was lhteIspeTsea with pas
| sases Oh sowihg oIuence and ELECTED frequent
anu nearly applause. Inc concluding illusions to
"asningtoh ana ora"iofas statue were highly
app,opIiste.
~, .tuu .. .hcn P,eyeu iin'l coiunio'a, aItef
~hich the congregation was dlsniissed BY Rev. Mr.
DICKINSON. All seemed hiShiy gratihed,
|
| The LADIES of the Third Presbyte
| Church Church HILL as will be seen by their ad
vertsemant Az expectipo their friands to ba ,i,h
| them this evening and during the spbseouent
| evenings of the week The attractions Of The oc
casjou will be equal to those formerly f,upd thera
women Will we hone. be- a. wall natr"niyss ss'e as
they deserve to be-in that case the patronage
| will be liberal.
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EXTRA A1Dy-On Saturday morning
| last John Taylor made his appearance before the
Mayor to answer the charge of stealing S3T worth
of ready made clothing from Daniel RYAN a
| clothier. The evidence showed that Taylor had
| been employed by Ryan 10 assist him in his store
| on the I'D ult, when the clothes were taken. A
| few days thereafter Taylor turned out in a new
suit, which Ryau recognized to be his, and he
of the accused. Taylor says he can prove
wheIe ne pu'chased tne clothing, ana to enable
u,h, W oo so ms eAaiiihatioh was aulonrned un-
| I'll this morhihg-
| M c. ~
IHE oTABblNG IAsE james Ihomas
| Gentry, lad about sixteen years old, was ar
the charge of feloniously stabbng George Wash
| ington slave to Holden Rhodes estate. on Thurs
day afternoon last. The prisoner admitted the
stabbng but claimed that he did 1t in self defence,
| aud proved by four or tve other boys that the me-
| gro had a whip-staf raised to strike him when ne
inflicted the stabb Mr. s. IL. Worth, mate of the
Orianna," saw the negro when he received the
stab and swears positively that the whip was not
| raised; WIN sheso eohhIcting statements before
the musings Court Tor further hearing, agree