Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-03-15
Our Richmond Latter

RICHMOND, Va, March 18th, 1870
The Methodist Conference before adjourning
on Monday last, passed resolution which is OF
some importance to the people Of Augusta -
Resolved, That the presiding elders after con-
ference with each other, be directed TO employ
counsel to aid in securing our Church property"
Your Richmond Exchanges have furnished
the report Of the Committee on Roads, to
whom was given Mr.. Pendleton' resolution for
their consideration. relative to validity of the
contract between the c. & O. r. r and G. P.
Huntingdon and others. So that matter has
been finally disposed of, and we presume there
will be no further trouble, and the work will go
on at once, but that there have been some per-
sons here who would have been glad to see the
contract upset there can be little doubt, and
these persons have not as yet recognized the
situation, nor are they disposed to welcome
Northern Capital With that spirit which should
characterize their actions. Such action and
such resolutions as have already been published,
will most assuredly tend to do us Great harm
with cur Northern friends and those ca pitalists
who are willing to invest their money in >Vir-
glnla enterprises, unless stop is put to it at
once; the result however Of the Committee re-
port is q great thing fer our grand Rail Road
scheme, and we have 10 doubt but that our
friend and earnest and enterprising Vice Presi.
dent Gen. Wickhaml will hail the publicity Of
the terms Of the contract with great delight
Gen. Wickham has shown himself to be so
thoroughly the gentleman and so earnest in re-
cent matters that he deserves the commenda-
ton and praise Of not only the whole of Vir-
gnia but also New York and the friends there
of the Chesapeake s. Ohio Rail Road; if we
had q few more such nlen we would soon see
different result
The Baptist Churches in Richmond have
been somewhat ''stirred up recently by the re-
port that the Rev. DR.. T. L. Magoon, who
many years ago was Pastor Of the second Bap-
fist Church in this city, had gone over to the
Komlsh Church, and was pastor Ia Albany N.
I. We learn, however, that the report is an
inco'E ct one, and that the DR.. is now pastor of
a Baptist Church in Philadelphia The 'Bap-
fist Church, however, is not the only one
stirred up the Lenten services 10 the Epis-
copal aud Romish Churches here are exciting
great interest. Once it was only fashionable to
attend the early morning services at St. Paul's,
after which the young gentlemen escorted their
respective lSdy friends home to Lent break
last, but as general thing those breakfasts
were more extensive than at other seasons; this
however has died out, and there is a greater in
terest now shown In their services than any
time Ee have seen since the war, and at the
next visit OF the Bishop we may safely look for
great results.
The various Ward meetings ale just now ex-
citing some interest in Richmond and are well
attended by the young men of the city The
principal business being nominations for City
Council, Mayor, and ether important Offices in
the city. Strong eleotl0ueering is going On be-
tween the different parties, and we may look for
lively times here at the next election
The last snow here fell TO the depth of 10
inches, the greatest depth We have had since
1857.
On Thursday last, the Senate was visited by
quite number of fair young ladies ''of the
bloods, who were 50 sweet, noisy, chatty and
musical with their voices that the honorable
body could scarcely transact any business Our
respected President (Col. Marye) in the chair
at this fiEle. Ess !enient to fault, in the gen.
tlemanly reluctance he showed in restraining
q happy remembrance of the days when he
was looking out and did not wish to restrict
the ladies who had such fine field before them
ip the shape of the Senators. We would mild |
~ suggest that the dear creatures be little
more quiet hereafter.
Hon. A. H. H. Stuart, John B. Baldwin. !
x w Burke, Gen. John Echols, Col, VIM.
Skeen and Joseph Segar, were in the city last
week.
Mr.. Frank Smythe is now contributing to
the .'Old Dominion" Magazine, sketches of
members of the Virginia Legislature In the |
next issue will be found the names of Senators
and members Of the Legislature from Augusta,
and he also has column in the chimney |
Corner" which be entities ''selfmade men Of
Virginia
We had the pleasure of seeing our old friend
Gen Ed. johnson, better known in the Valley
as Fighting Ned, on yesterday He looked
SIS he used to IN old times, with his high top
boots and Confederate swing
The Virginia Historical Society has been re-
organized with the Hon. Hugh Blair Grigsby
as President, and John w. Daniel, of Lynch
burg and Bolivar Christian of Stauntona as
members of the Executive Committee.
The Governor will make no Council appoint
nents for the present. ELK. |,