The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-01
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(CorrcsronIcucc Of the Richmond pispstchl
LEXINGTON. VA, Oct. %, 1870.
\ full meeting of the Board Of Trustees
Of Washington College was convened yes.
icrtisy for the purpose OF filing the p,cS-
dency and attending TO other Important
matters.
There were present Judge John w.
BrokenhrouGh. DR.. Alfred Levburn. Rev.
Smith, Captain ID. +. Moore, Rev. DR.. Wiz
liam Brown. Judge +. T. Anderson, Judge
j. X. EdmondSon, Colonel Bolivar Chris
tian. James d. Davidson, Esq, Captain
John McD. Alexander, Major T. J. Kirk
patrick, Judge William Mclaughlin, Colo
mel William T, roaSe, William \. Glasgow,
ESQ. and Rev. " illiam II. Rutlncr.
Alter II full and free consultation, the
board unanimously elected ~ president
General G.. ". E. Lee. This action WAS
not unexpected. and WAS simply III response
t. the universally expressed wishes of the
friends oi the college in all parts of the
country. Two Of the three absent trustees
wrote letters endorsing in strong terms the
elect cn OF General Gusts Lee, and similar
letters poured in from Ill parts Of the South
ana West.
The qualifications of the President elect
are 81 the very highest order. He gradu-
atcd nj West Point, not only nrSt, but con-
>idcTahly above any member OF his claSs,
ani WAS regarded as the best graduate--in
point OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sent out from the
academy. He served with marked diStlnc-
tJ0n in the United States engineer corps,
and was regarded rs one Of the rising men
II the army when the war broke out, and
hc promptly resigned his commission and
cast in ms lot with his native South. His
services during the war We're less noted
than those OF some others, from the fact
that he was for the most part chief Of staff
t. President Davis but those who came Ill
contact with HIM recognized his ability and
appreciated the value of his services.
President Dayis had the most exalted
opinion of him, and said to distinguished
general oiftcer-from whose own lips your
correspondent has received it, that when
he thought 1t one time OF sending Gen. X.
t. Lee 10 command the western army, he
knew OF no one whom he would sooner
have placed in command of the Army OF
Northern Virginia than Gen. Gusts Lee.''
The services which he rendered in the field
during the last days Of the war fully JuSti-
ned Mr.. DayiS'S high estimate of him.
Since the war Gen. Lee has been Il Professor
IN be Virginia Military Institute, where he
ua> given the highest satisfaction and
greatly endeared the cadets TO him. The
Faculty Of the college were unanimous in
lGy0r Of his appointment, and the stu
dents are all delighted. Indeed, it has
given universal satisfaction. Very much
ike his honored father in many points
~ his character, and bring ing to the du-
ties OF the office the full vigor of man
hood (hc >$st thirty-niue years old), he
will prov" lust the man TO carry out the
plans Of the great chieftain in wideningand
extending the sphere OF ust&llneSS Of the
institution. We predict for him q most
brilliant and successful presidency.
The board changed the name Of the col
lrE" To " Washington and Lee GmirerStty.'
They directed the erection OF Il number
nj uew dormtories. and took other most
important action looking to the further in
crease Of the corps of professors and the
Enlargement and Improvement OF the insti-
tuition They seem determined to spare no
rtlort TO make Washington and Lee Uni
gcr>ity' al enduring monument TO the
treat rhicttain whose ashes rcpOsc within
it, walls.
Mrs. Lee has been quite sick, but IS very
mach better.
The telegraph wires are up, and the office
i to be opened on Monday.
LEXINGTON.
The board made an appointment to the
vacant chair of Applied Chemistry-eiect-,
gu2 to that position Prof. y. y. Pratt, OF
charleston. ). &. Prof. Pratt will bring to
The chair q high and widespread rcputu-
ICON for scientific attainmentS Ill the
branches which he will teach, and also
much successful experience a5 an lnstruc-
C0iIcgtGn.
JEFFERSON AND BERKELEY CorNTlES.-As
We claim these to be Virginia counties, we
publish their vote at the election last week,
promising that the southern men are dis
JranyhiScd
NuErHERDsTowN, w. VA, Oct. 29.-The
M.nStcr (cxtra) gives the following result
"r the election in Jefferson county: For
northumberland DemocraD, 54S; Stephen
.on tRcpublican). 49S. For CongreSS-DoW-
hey tDcmocvat), 81; McGrcw (RepuhlI-
can. l2G. For State Standardization de-
n4cgati l3l Gold (Republtcan), 50l. Will
~.u and Stubbs Democrats elected menl-
trrs Of the House of Delegates; Betz-
hoover ipemocrat) prosecuting attorney;
Chase CDcmocrat) sheriff; Chapline Demo
,.at county clerk Tayman (Republlcan(
county recorder, and Erwin (Democrat)
."unty assessor.
Berkeley county gives Gold (Republican)
10y Senator l3j majority, which defeats
Kitchen DemoCrat in the district. For
House Of D ,lcgateS, DR.. j. II. stchley ana
v. &. NadcnbouSch are elected Ill Berkeley.
For >Arrllf, A. J. Thomas has 4 majority.
For clerk and recorder the present lnculn-
bent, are =. elected. For prosecuting altor-
ury. Ecmund Shaw beats l.. A. Luce "a
,uic-.
FlgHusH DEED.-A gentleman j ust from
Franklin informs US that a most nehdlsh
deed was perpetrated in that county few
days since. the particulars OF which are as
follows: The wife OF an old negro man
named George some weeks since, took the
hid Of deceased sister, aged fifteen
months, to raise. TO which her husband was
opposed. During the absence Of his wife
"a MonGav night last the brutal husband
took The child, stripped it naked, and held
/, over hot fire until ii was 80 severely
burned that 1t died on Wednesday. Mr..
Thomas Galloway, on whose farm the ne
srO resided, had him arrested, and started
HIM OF II the custody of two negroes to
magistrates, several miles distant, for trial.
While OH the way the tiend escaped, andu
- Friday morning had succeeded i'll elud-
ilg a number of persons who were IN pur-
SUIT Of him.-Lynchburg Ne1rs.
CHESAPEAKE PgEsgYTERY.-The fall meet
ng Of this Presbytery was held Ut Salem,
III lhi- COUNTY. during the last week. There
was quite full attendance Of clerical and
lay delegates, and the business OF the Pres
bytery was tremendously transacted. The
congregations in attendance upon the pub
lie services of the occasion We're large, espe.
rially Oh last Sabbath, when the pulptts OF
the Presbyterian and Methodist churches
were occupied by members OF the PresDy-
Terry. We understand that religious services
nave been continued during this week, ana
have ieen marked By evident interest in