The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-21

,.--f..,sua tcr.cc OF che Richmond Dispatch.
AFTER FROM LEXINGTON.

ff:EEk FROM LEXINGTON.
,,s.rn EXOnUA-KAl MATTERS
,r,.!rRE W-EEh-i:FS. r. A. HOLLAND
az. :. EOuuFE~-HEV. DIR. G. W. SAM
.E-ErN. DIX. hEoADDUS AND THE
I'll !lER~' YOUNG MEMS
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE coll
tr."-RFTi-EN OF COLONEL McCUL-
,o..u IMPROVEMENTS AT THE vIR-
.l>li MILITARY iSSTITUTE-OCR PEO-
Gir Ga FOR 4 CLEAN SWEET OF THE
..lst.<-yL AUS,"AND Do NOT LIKE THE
i.rJTIp>; OF RYE.
IrXlScToH, VA, February IS, 1870.
lat sixty negroes left here last Sun
lei. :,c TIE cotton States, and others are ex-
r.! 70 follow soon. We could very well
axe few from Lexington, but there is q
-s,ty Of labor in tie county, which will
80 ill until we can get an influx of immi-
.,#,.u1.
i number Of our prominent citizens are
....4,.n1 tie Railroad Convention in
l.achtufr, and we hear of several who
81. 7 20 70 p0whatan Courthouse next week,
:. =: &c Of its iuacccssibility to us. Rock
'g 10 is ue>tionably on the railroad
r..qfcae. and does not mean 10 be quiet
AKA slc hears the shrill whistle Of the
;ru horse rcyeYheraiing among her hills.
y. sro Lad to sec that Richmond is begin
..:uz- = arouse herself, and shall most gladly
-t~tse hands with her IN the matter.
~ the WAY. would il not be we'll to form
srr4rate company, and get separate
charter Tor the straight shoot" thus put
Ill. tho Chesapeake and Ohio railroad on
'..,. GaJH tghnv;0r ns to whether the road
lid! consolidate with the line west of Cliff
ION Ior.c, Eat we will not quarrel about
u :rHS if We can only get a railroad
.".,..h tho centre of our county.
Ne haya had q GEEK Of lectures. First
cone E~y. Z. A. Holland, OF Baltimore,
wHg I'll La; Thursday night addressed the
CADETS Christian Association in the Presby-
.,-:a4 chGrch. Selecting rs his theme
w. hat vii he 90 with i, - and applying
!. to the }o@y, mind, and Sou!, the young
orator crchaincd the attention Of the large
cadence, and fully sustained his high re-
Il.aI.on.
TN Friday Rev. s. Rodgers made before
tie Franklin S3cicty an exceedingly enter
,a.aiMr lecture on " Bo0hS."
Sunday evening the College chapel was
,yw.} II 10 hear q sermon before the Young
Nru.s Christian Association from Rev. DR..
r.u..o". T.! Washington. He selected as
til ;rA; =" Be We fellow-helpere Of the
t~gih" ana preached on able, evangelical,
AMI practical sermon. which seemed to be
highly appreciated BY the attentive con-
grr-4,i2n The churches Of the town were
-! ro4rtvously closed, and the pastors took
part IL I'll" service.
II ,,D;uy Tuesday, and Wednesday eve
:..nr. Dr.. Samson lecturcd ut the Baptist
church TO: tie benefit Of their building
i.nl } on "Goshen and the Desert OF
Sinai" Palestine" and Jerusalem"
The .uAiaucc increased each evening until
,A,. A.n2c wou!d scarcely hold the people at
tie u., lecture, and we have never known
- c5u:se g. lectures 10 give more unbounded
satisfaction. There is general desire for
h.Iu 70 rcneat these and give others of his
curse ii 81 early day.
We have also had visit from Rev. DR..
Hro.diuz, # Fredericksburg, the "inevi,
table and interchangeable corresponding
secretary :or the education Of Virginia SOL
dir,s' or.rhaua. He secured & good contri-
hu,i5a Tor his object, and others will send
tina contributions direct t0 Fredericksburg
"T0 Mau ana 10 Iks3riSe."
The Young Mems Christian Association
G! Washington College have elected for the
cullrnt half-scssion the following officers :
prcaidy-t--J. \. Graves, OF Liberty, Va.
Vice presidcnts-W. L. Prather, Of Texas !;
d. /. Wilson III Virginia, J. J. Lloyd OF
Ilriui:., ana K. ". Lillard of Kentucky ;
secrc,ary-C. Il. Willingham, of South
rt.olina: Assistant Secretnry-J. L. Lo-
gan, Of Virginia; Corresponding Secre-
tn.y-A. y. Gordon, of kentucky; Urea
surcr-W. \. Dabncy, Of Georgia; Assist
nrt 7! easurer-Frank Lewis, of Virginia.
The Association il III O very prosperous con-
dillon, and will not be less go under the
IuaAaccment Of the above efficient officers.
Colonel Mccullough, the distinguished
has returned TO his post, after an absence
q six months in Europe, where he has
visited the colleges and universities, studied
their syhtens, and noted any improvements
he may make IN his own course.
We have been recently favored with a
pcep into the studio of Colonel Washington,
Professor Of Fine Arts at the Virginia
Military Institute, and although IT has been
in existence for only twelve months he has
T. collection Of which he might be proud.
His portraits Of Lee, jackson, Rodes, and
others Of the fallen alumni; his " Maud, y
and number Of his landscapes and other
fancy scenes, are in the highest style OF art
and do 10 ditcredit to the artist who painted
the Burial of Lntane.' DR.. Madison has
received from Paris most valuable models
to illustrate his course Of natural history
and Colonel Williamson is daily adding to
his stock OF models and designs, which will
greatly aid in his course Of " architecture
and drawing" Thus the Virginia Military
Inetiutc II not only demonstrating" but
greatly widening its sphere of usefulness.
Our people are beginning to realize that
they are really back in the Union " again.
They ere watching the proceedings OF the
Legislature with the deepest interest, and
10 not relish at all tue election Of Rye as
Treasurer. They go for clean Suecp OF
military appointees, and Rye is especially
obnoxious on account OF his conduct at
Woodstock. LE4lsGIoA'
REVIVAL AT CuLPErEH COURTHOUSE
Some fifty persons have protested religion
in the meetings at Culpeper Courthouse.
Services are held twice day, ut which the
church is crowded with anxious listeners.