Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-01
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

were transcribed six elrgan, PAIRING Vcrsc-, composed
by Prot. Clapp. The tune Was famil!s. 20 the vouus
ladies. and al sang i. with Srra; zcs:, un,l one o.
TWO gave vent TO their feeling, In u Hood Of teur..--
The scene WAS truly affecting. Mr.. Aauly rcplie!
in y touching address, a!mos: clicked with emotion.
The following are the lines:
PARTING HYMN.
Ouce syain we'll swell u chorus,
Loudly, clearly, ere We part;
DIM the future lies before US,
Brave il each with s.e2d.ast hear;
10y hath smiled upon the hours,
We in friendship here have passed;
Youth around Us wovc sweet fo"ers,
BIZ. they were too bright 10 last.
on the bosom 0. :le ocean
Dance the wavclets, glitte.1ng bREI.
With . slow end fairy motion.
Moving onward toward the land.
hut ,l,n, reached they burs, and sever,
Bound no more by bcauty's spell.
Thus we, Who have ;o!!ed together,
The pos! reached, mast breathe farewell.
TLou.L thou leav'st us, still vel! bless thee.
Grateful for thy kindly care:
Throu.h. the scenes where God may ca. .E.e,
Take our earnest !erseni prayer.
Al Thy ~coun-eis shall be Dwelling
Deep within each youthful heart,
Though thy voice 10 no!u may utter
Words Of love WIKI gci.:lr At.
Tn tho rugged hill OF Science
Thou ila.. led us kindly on,
Toward the temple where Tor ages
Wi.dom's star las bnShtli sno.r.
Though thor, loav'-t VA, stil! WEI! ble-s I,-<,
Grateful for thy kindly care;
Through the rcrncs where God may call thee.
Take GU. earnest, !c!vcut prayer.
Sill fond mom'ry will be bringing
Visions Of the days gone by,
When the toun, OF love Was spr.nS.ns
In our hearts with purity.
And should life DC ,raugil; with sadness,
And We droop meath sorrows ,ne.!:
Vol still hope for ioy and %pladness;
In the Heavenly Land-FareSe!
Duriu: the evening some li:,lc excitement Va.
Ore from the yas chandelier. Il ~a., however, e,:a.
/ gi;,hed and tue performances went on.
Tuu COMMENCEMENT VI RICHMOND COLLEGE.
These ceremonies came OF last nigh: q. The Fin!
Bap,i.t Church. The following gentlemen received
diplomas Of graduation Hillary Z Hatcher, beii"ri;
D'Wiuiam Gwin, Alexandria; John ) Harvey: Me-
mori: George BoArduan Smith, Eichinonc' "!I'lAT
II Agnew, Bedford; James A aunday' Amber.
Ora,ions were delivered by all, aud = very interesting
uno WAS passed.
RICHMOND CoLLgGR.-The address before the
Alumni Of Richmond College, WAS delivered las:
WEDNESDAY night, by the Rev J. c. Long, Of SeE
foil. n, he Grace Street Baptist Church. III. sub
;.c, w.s colleges" and was very ably treated. lac
audience WAS small, on accoun! OF TIE "'~ ~ "
Female Institute.
New MILITARY CoNrASlRs.-The spirit Of
soldering seem. suddenly 20 have received aaeH
;mpe;u- in Virginia. A martial al. ~peFrsies o..
cite, AID COUNTIES, making men looE w.'iEe .nd
aver ready o. obey their country S caI! or 70 p:o'ec'
the links of our glorious Cr!on.
In Anelis county Il very dashinI troop Is Beng
gotten up under Capt. Samne! 5. Weisiger. 10
Chesterfield $ new troop o. dragons has been Formed
under Capt. Henry Cox, aud JoScph Mason ist Leu
..,,r, G;,orc, Gregory "a Lieutenant, ard VIE. y.
Brander Orderly Sergeant.
Notioway is also coming o'i with q Sai.sn' com
pany Of troopers chosen tom TIE haad'9ine'' men
in the cogr,y.
rG, uniform in all these instances is that pTe.cf.'
bed by the Militia Law Of Virginia, namely, dark
blue ;rock COATS, with skirts extending from TWO.
thirds to three tourths ofthe distance from the top Of
the hip 20 the bend Of the knee, single breasted 10:
captain. and l:eu.cnants, aud double breasted for a..
otter grades. The .rowscTs Also are .! tile same S!nt
Of cloth.
Our Industrious citizen and cIec!len, workman,
Mr. Vim. Stage, tailor, on llth street, Hear Nam, has
the jcb %: making all the above uniforms. Few tail
or. can make y better or more comfortable nj than
Stage, aud. moreover. his work is not only p!easan;
20 the wearcr's feelings, BIZ. IS agreeable :" 'He sGa'
0. al -,
We l.aye heard tia, the Rocky Ridge Rifles Intend
adopting h grey uniform. and that tho new company
Of the "6o.-sor' c!a-s are ~ be called the "lhd''
pedent Greys."
FOURTH OF July E,CrRsloSs.-We take this
opportunity 10 call or readers attention 10 the eI-
cunions by steamers and railroads in preparation 10;
The coming great independence day"
The fnvcrl,e steamer "Glen Cove" uHccr laPs!a
T.. L. Clifford. lc2vr,!hcrc mex. Saturday afternoon,
aud viii touch, OF a pleasure rip At ~ the .nPsn"a'
The Richmond and Petersburg Railroad COMPANY,
also issue excursion tickets Of u very reasonable kind
Tor all who wish to visit the popular places OF sum
uer ro.or. Thu arrangement will be very conse-
MEN, for al, who wan, 70 vi.;, cid Point. Hampton,
&c. SUPERINTENDENT Wynne's scsle o! charges WI.
be- found III another column.
Mcs,rs. Lud!an & WATSON advertise attractive o.
!urcmcn,s 20 make 4 trip 90 New York and back du-
ri.g the reason Cor 81 with meals, sc. Al! our
resisr, Who know wha, the s:catLcrs jamestown
anj Roanoke are, need no. be informed that the &C
commoda.ions Oh board ae .: L first class kind.
Snt 11rtr'isrntrt.
Tnr lIApEAs CoRpus CASE DEcIpED.-Fot
some tine back excitement, has been in town re-
l,;vc to the claim made by Mr,. Emma Hol, o:
Philadelphia. for her child Mary dc Grace Iel.,
siop,,d abou. three year, ago by Mrs. Elizabeth NJ
Till Of Richmond, who IL said 70 be worth some
BOO. V0o, and owner Of the Marshall theatre. Tbs
child's mothers maiden name wa- Miss Emma A,r-
tin, daughter o., nj arnnrcr named John Z. aart;r, u:
Harper Ferry, va. This young lady ran OF. an
marie! Charles Holt, by whom rho had three chi!
drcn. l!cl. became incorporate and deserted L.,
family. Finding i, impossible 10 supper: he.seli and
children -he moved 20 Philadelphia, secured hon.e-
To-. the Two eldest. and placed Mary dc Grace in "TLe
Northern Home tor Fi-ndiess Children" tina. lnsti.
tuition having the chartered righ. 20 bind out or pat
to good homes ~. children under their chnr2e.
In Is IS. Mr.. NcGiil went 20 Philadelphia, and be
In: d..irous o: adopting schild 20 inherit her wealth,
obtained from the Northern Home l;,,lc Mary Do
grace Holt, then soout . ;ear. Old, she promising %
udop; her as her own, and 10 educate and rear h,r III
ra.pecc.bil:ty. Since then the child has been fire.
quently taken 10 Phi!adeiphis by Mr.. acGiii, and,
until recently, by nieans of some wire-pulling, the
IL .-.l 81 Il. L. ,f,1l an d rrnrtrf
that Mrs. Hctiill was u woman Of no Christian cha
.ac:er in society, and not such rs vas capable Q:
bringing up a child in = moral life or good character.
Tie child's mother. Mrs. Holt, who il seems works
in y daguerrean gallery in Philadelphia. says she u
now able 70 support he. child. and backed by the
'Iioinc for the friondiess," and o:herS, pe::.!ored "
have the child restored.
The case occupied two days. aud was ably discus
sed by the lawyer, on both sidcs. Yesterday, JGdse
Meredith decided tina; the child .houid be restored .
hrr mother. From appearance, II seems tie lt,.e
g;il had bee pme v,r! mrch attached to Mrs. McG!!l,
Aad really did Dt "ant 20 70 10 her OWE mother
A SpwtU Us CHARGE AGAINST A MEDICAL
Do, TOR Considerable CONSERVATION was raised 10
.o~n, Yesterday, by the ares, Of one Of our sred.,
cal men on q yer. grave chsrgc. namely, that o. .
a;temp, To commit l. ripe on one OF his lady p'he.ss
1t seems that about = month ago, the p-isS'.oaa,
services Of DIR. u. Gavinzel, Of Brosd street, W.T.
s s,;rt Sr. .oI g lms df'0 OF Nor mi. The DOc'
tended, and since then chilled frequently I" ace bis
patient. who was daily doing =" "a wei! as could % e..
pec,ed Il .eenr, however, that the Doctor 10 ist
toryo, hirn,eif. q. TO become infatuated 10 all eAlrnt
!. tina, became crnira!, and essayed to commit an out
ravr or Nr-. Boswell. lie was arrested on Wedne'
day evening, taken before Squire Net,les Of Hcnree
county, and bai!ed ont in the -um OF ts,Voo, 70 ap?ea.
again to-day before the magistrate. The husband OF
he lady in question i. = cabinet maker, and, o. re-!
be expected, the citizen, are indignant Il. Ga'!"'e. =
condGc;, j! j. be as il reported.
t PREPARING FOR THE FouRrH.-Pic.nics, eN'
: surs:or.. military festivals, boz 'on -u-a! parties, and
~-is de:t. ae boing msie up with extra :a'te; &c
{ ysrcs and ,.sasurs Tor mex, fourth Of July in hich'