The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-07
For tie Mississtppaan.
Letter from DR.. INSTRUMENTATION
College.

Nh. EDIroR:-By severe indisposition, |
have been prevented from accepting your kind
and generous Offer to use at any time, the
columns of your paper, for any communica-
ton | might feel disposed to make, and espe-
| cialIy anything respecting our College l
fully intended to send you notice of our
late commencement but the evening it closed
was taken worse and even now cannot ex-
ert myself to write but little at any one
| time. send you programme which you
may use in any way You please.
We have had successful year, and never
enrolled more students during any scholastic
term; nor have we ever had more effective
| commencement [ believe the immense
| crowd present were generally pleased Ger
tainly it was gratifying to the Faculty and
| Trustees, that, after sustaining well their ex-
aminations, more than one hundred students,
| bY their classes, should for four days deliver
their speeches to the multitude assembled,
| without failure or indeed baulk that occa-
stoned delay.
After the senior class had delivered their
| Theses, Gen. Patrick Henry delivered one of
the finest College speeches, | have heard on
Perseverance, and the Hon. A. G. Brown a
speech on Southern Education that carried
| convection Ihalieve, to the mind of every
preiudced man, of our duty and what ought
to be our course. We hope to have these
speeches for publication The days effort
was crowned by an extemporaneous address
from Gov Melville in his best and happiest
style. The audience and students were COM
pletely carried away with it, and all seemed
to look on the venerable Governor as father
in the midst of his family, who came only to
encourage our efforts and cheer us on in the
cause of education.
Five young men graduated to the degree of
A. B. The class of 1856, in course to the
degree eff A. NJ, and the degree of d. d. was
conferred on the Rev. Mr.. SAMSON of Canton,
and the Rev. Mr. Starks of Memphis. | will
not close without referring to the Commence
ment sermon preached by Mr.. SAMSON the
Sunday before. 1t was certainly one of the
most appropriate for such an occasion that /
have heard at any time, and the Faculty and
students have unanimously requested copy
for publication. We have admitted ten young
men to the Senior class for the next session.
ARTEsIAN SPRINGs-Soon after our Col
lege commencement was over | came to this
place in quest of health, and although may
not be permanently benefited by the use of
these waters it it attributable by no means to
defect in their qualities, as remedy for my
disease but to my own fault, or rather misfor-
tune in that did not take the advice of my
experienced physician, and come here sooner.
did not drink drop of the waters until
had fully tested them for their are four large
fountains or springs
No. /, having Iron as a base is combined
with soda by muriatic acid. No. 2, the same
base combined with soda by carbonic acid
No. 3, and No. 4, the same base combined
with Alumina, with strong sulphuretted Hy-
drogen gas. They are certainly specifics in
all cases requiring chalybeate and No. 2, is
perfectly lively and light by the carbonic acid
gas. Several of my acquaintance have been
permanently cured of Chronic Diarrhea, Dys-
pepsia and debility, and the kindness of Col.
Lucket, his amiable Clerk, and the servants,
whether | recover or not lay me under obi
cations | cannot repay.
This Mr. Editor may be emphatically called
the spring region. On DIR. Hemmingway's
farm there are four fountains, two wells and
two springs. One we'll of sulphur and Iron
one Of sulphur and soda. One spring of sui
phur and Alumins, one of pure sulphur in So
luton DR.. Anderson also has spring vaIua-
BILE on account of medicinal qualities The
crops through this region are very good.
LEtAC 1lUb SSCA ouSA vi atl0 NOttOH
in Madison county, as is on DR.. Hemming-
ways farm. Some say sixty bushels of corn
to the acre. | am no judge but think it will
average at least fifty.
At the Artesian Springs | met an interest
ing stranger, Col S. A. Colbank, whose father
knew personally and by character as
Pennsylvania politician more than twenty
years ago; and who has ever been one of the
firmest friends of the South, living North of
Mason and Dixon's line, and as high officer
of government, is well known 70 many a
Southerner as our firm friend.
The Colonel, his son, has been an officer in
the liberal army of Mexico for the last twelve
or fifteen months, and win return to Mexico
shortly Our College is greatly indebted to
him for some most valuable specimens Of gold,
silver, copper, and lead ores; box full prop
erly marked as to locality, weighing at least
fifty pounds, and also other specimens, of great
value for our museum.
am personally indebted to the Colonel for
Mexican Scarf, wrought by the delicate
fngerso of the Governors lady Of Sinloa, a most
beautiful and interesting specimen of female
ingenuity and industry.
When am able if ever and travel through
the State, or elsewhere, if health permits. YOU
may hear from me occasionally.
Respectfully,
7. G. THORNTON.