The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-02

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
>r,er;or Court Judge Shsffey's Charge TO TN
Cr,nd Jury - Acquittal Of Ellis s. Matci
Games between the . Beechenbro0k an'
..Code," Base ball Cnbs-Generosity OF 'h
yictors-ArranGements for Coninehce"en
of Washington ColleSe-E. Z. Johnson. '"'
:. Delegate from Rockbridgc 10 the LoSa
Convention "-R eligious Revival i'll the bap'
fist Church.
LEXINGTON, VA, April %, 1867.
Judge Shelley concluded here last
Thursday the regular spring term OF MS
conrt. His charge TO the grand jury
Inublished in our town paper by request OF
tbe bari was able, eloquent, aud practical,
and deserves to be widely circulated. lie
exhorted to an acceptance of the new
order of things, and that in our dealings
with the freedmen We should treat them
with Justice and humanity.
The Judge, in pointing ont the special
cases which the jury should take cogni-
zance of, dyelt particularly upon. the prac-
tice of carrying concealed weapons, and
upon "lottery vending" which has grown
so common under different DISCUSSES. By
the way, if the principles of law laid down
bv the learned Judge were generally en-
forced, the lady managers of many Of our
charitable fairs, "bazaars," &C., would be
compelled to cease asking so sweetly OF
every conner. "Wont you take chance in
our rattle ?" &c.
The court was engaged for most of the
term in the trial of j. Ii. Ellis, "a young
man from Georgia. charged with the muir
der of young Luccas Of this place. The
prosecution was conducted by Captain
Moore and Major Dorman, and the defence
by Ex-Governor Letcher, Judge Brocken-
borough, and Major Tellott. The argu-
ment OF the case was very able, and elicit
ed unusual attention. The verdict OF the
Jury was "iustifable homicide" !,
"Base ball" has been exciting good
deal of attention among the young men OF
the College and Institute. On the 18th
there was a match game between the TWO
college clubs, Arlington and beech en-
brook" which resulted In victory " .as
latter. On the goth match gan tuasn
played on the Institute grounas D.l oInbs
the Beechenbrook and "CadeI 49,
The cadets provided seats LOT speo.a rasant
a large number Of ladies were P Ianan
and the scene was in the hlgheS,s U.s. go
animating and impressive. nv "a So ra.
lasted from 2 O'Clock till sunoown, anu ~. 10
suited in the success OF Tue oa ase 1,,T,
score standing "a to ~. "heh sne 80.
was announced the Cadet cruz geheI ..I
nronosed. and gave with a VIII, ;, 'nree
cheers for the BeechenDrook ciuo. Inc
o.naants at once responded with "three
s ahaarS for the Cadet club" This was
bandsome. and as your correspondent
n IanaS On the ruins of the Institute, hard
saN ha was forcibly reminded of the 9reat
~, ANNE which shook the continent for
n 49, wears, and could not but think that
H. y;ctors would have done well to have
L;rsn three cheers for the vanquished
ssnd settled at once all cause of strife.
On Saturday last there was another
match game between the Beechenbrook
and Cadet clubs, which ended in tie
the score being thirty-seven to thirty
seven. The students claim that the Beech
enbrook would have beaten the first game
but for the fact they ate too much supper al
the elegant entertainment given them the
evening before by Mrs. Preston, the &C.
complished authoress of the exquisite
poem after which their club is named.
The students and authorities of Wash.
ington College have about completed the
arrangements for their commencement
The Bacculaureate sermon" is to be
preached Sunday night the 10th OF June
The Graham and Washington Societies
have their orations and the presenta-
ton of the "debater's medal" on the 18th
and 18th. General Kemper is to make the
address before the Society of Alumni on
the 18th, and the commencement exercises
come off on the Goth. Ex-senator Henry,
of Tennessee, has been invited to address
the societies on the goth, but believe he
has not yet been heard from. Mr.. Henry
Edison, Jr., of Augusta county, Va, is the
orator elect Of the Graham Society, and
Mr.. j. w. Ewing, Of Nashville, Tenn, OF
the Washington Society.
There is every prospect Of brilliant
commencement week." and ii is hoped
that there will be many visitors from
abroad.
Politics excite but little attention here
among either white or black citizens. Mr..
Z. c. johnson, the delegate from this
county TO the Richmond Radical Conve n
tion, called meeting of negroes on his
return, read the address," and rot il
endorsed" but it is exceedingly oues.
tionable whether the freedmen understood
what they were doing. By the way. this
man johnson who "repressntedn M
Rockbrldge In the aforesaid convention
came here some two years ago as superin.
tendent OF negro schools, but finding tina,
that did not "pay" sufficient percentage
he went into the mercantile business. and
has, presume, been making a good thing
out OF his lore (0 for the oppressed
freedmen" He doubtless wished TO 90 q
hichmond about that time, any way, to lay
IN supply Of goods, and it was very
"cuss" thing TO call . meeting Of "loysl