Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-07


TED, about the anne nnmler at the Allegheny and
Yellow Sulphur Salem Register.
HON. ID. w VOORHEES,. gentleman deliv.
ered tue atd'ess heiare the Literary Societies Of
the University cf Virginia on Wednesday. Tn.
adds:
The splendid forensic effort which the orator
mad made In the defense OF Cook. At Charlestown.
naa gwen hun great reputation as an orator, and
oau raisei public expectation taa high pitch. But
We hazari nothing IN saying that his eff ri ye.ter-
aay was worthy oi his f,mea;i fully rea!zed the
hishest expectations Of the vast eoncou rse Of bc,u
ty AMI talent that hung entraoccl upon his words.
Ills subject was The Duty aud Destiny of the
American citizen The national sentiments and
sound State Rights. Constitutional doc riues which
ne proclaimed met the approval of every one
present. Ills Recommendations of the "scd tious sti-
zeas' oil the Nnrth, ~ represented in the persan
OF Char'a- Sumner were whitening and oyerwhel.
ming 1t WAS grand. glarinu. effort OF extraor.
binary eioquence and power During its delve-
ry, the speaker WAS frequently interrupted with
tremendous applause We have never witnessed
more splendid success on any occasion. At the
conclusion of the address. after the applause had
subsidei, Col. Thos. jefferson Randolph, Prc.i.
dent of the Board of Visitors, nrose and proposed
tllee cheers for the Indiana orator." which were
given with will by the vast crawi.
CoNNENcENESr OF washington CoLLrGE-The
commencement exercises of Washington Collcg.
took place on the morning Of the 28th uIt. in tho
Presbyterab Church
The exercises were opened by the Rev. c. b.
Davidson, # Indiana and prayer by the Rev.
Horatio Thompson. d. d., oi kockhri!ge Va.
lante's justly celebrated Baltimore Band was in
attendance aud varied the exercises by tleir ad-
mirable performance. The regular graduation
exercises were as tollnws
Latin Saluta,ory Address by J. T. Allyn. of
Norfolk city.
Essay on the Life and Character of Socrates. by
Harry Estiil. Of Lexington.
Oraton-Want of American Automatically
David L. Moore. of Lexington.
Essay on Oliver Goldsmith, by VIM. 0. Ross,
Of Augusta county.
Valedictory, by Howard McCutchan, Of Angus
Diplomas given and the degree Of A. d.
was conferred on the mcmhcrs Of the graduating
class as follows
1T. ALLYN, Of Norflk; Albert Davidson. of
Lexington David Dunlop, of Petersburg; Harry
Estill. Of Lexington c. L. Could, of Illinois j.
ii. Leck"y, u! Rmkbrrign: Howard McCutchun.
of Augusta; b. T.. Moore, Of Lexington Frank
Preston, Of Lexington j. Cooke Sloan, Of Rock
bridge, and +. c. Wilson, of Ilarrsonhurg.
Gold medals were presented in the following or
der
ard McCutt,an, of Augusta, and 3rd II Frank G.
Wilson. OF larrisonhurg.
At ameetnr # the Alumni Association. Major
John Echols, of Monroe. was elected President for
the next year. and Hon. Geo. w. Summers
invited 10 deliver The address before this associa-
tion at its next annual maeting. The degree Of
ID. D., was conferred by the Trustees of the Col
lege. on the Rev. c. Baker Davidson, pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. at New Albany. In
diana gazette.
NEGRO KILLED.--On Saturday night Of last
week, negro, the property ST Mr.. Peter j. Shave
ly, Of this county, was killed while attempting to
stop the westward bound train on the Virginia
and Tennessee road SINE ties had been placed
across the road about ten miles above town, and
the negro having discovered them procured a
chunk Of fire, it being very dark. to give the
alarm. lie took his stand upon tho track, and as
the train approached, waved the chunk of FIRE
signal; the engineer saw the light, but could not
reverse The engine in time 10 prevent his death.
1t is supposed, however, that the ties were laid
upon the track by the negro himself, either with
the intention OF plunlering the train, or with the
hopo of receiving n reward by making known the
fact that the ties had been laid uoon the track.
Marion Jisifor.