The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
HAmPDEN SYDNEY. COLLEGE.
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY COM
MENCEMENT-OPENIH hNEkClSES Az
TIE CvLLEGE-GAMMA SKEW DEBATE.
uAMrDEN SYDNEY COLLEGE, !

June II, 1870. )
The readers of the Dispatch have heard
50 often of this sterling old Presbyterian
Institution that it is needless at this late
dnv 10 waste words in describing its adTan-
taxes of situation, society, ana opportunl-
ties for acquiring sound learning. ouillce
il to say that The student who does not
learn here has but his own stupidity 10
thank for his ignorance.
The college commencement mas tn'S FGal
been Immediately preceded by that Oh her
nc,r nriuhbor. Union Theological Senina-
nv ThiS school of the prophets has now
recovered from the rude shock OF war, ana
is in tlollrishing condition. The number
Of Students is almost us large as in her
n,Imcst DAYS. and steadily increasing; her
tncrIty is composed Of learned and able
men . her library and buildings are in GOOD
order. Eight Young men leave her walls
This wear TO proclaim the glad tldlhgs Oh
An able and impressive sermon was
preached on Sunday night to the society on
inquiry by the Rev. DR.. }. l.. kirkpatrick,
of Washington College. the mann ;n eAcl-
ciscs occurred to-day (rucsday): Inc new
" elected professor, Rey. i?r. ii. =. AieN,
ander, was inaugurated TINS morning, anu
delivered a fine address. The usual ques-
tions were propoundcd to him by Rev. ).
4, Stanticld, of North Carolina, President
nrtbe Board of Trustees, and the charge de-
liyercd 10 him by Rev. Dr.. kirkpatrick.
The college exercises commenced TO-
NIGHT. The Gamma Skcac Literary Society,
Inca, descendant of the rcccntly-departcd
IJplv Club, favored the audience with an
entertaining if not instructive debate on the
original question of the execution of Mary,
Queen of Scots. McSsrS. IIaskinS and West
supported the affirmative, and laborcd TO
show that it was jrStitiablc. McsSrs. James
and Bishop were quite rs earnest in the
negative, and all covered themselves with Il
7u1nbus of obScurity, which speaks we'll for
their capacity of talking without saying
anything The entertainment WAS kept out
of the usual rlltS, and was n decided sue
cess. Tomorrow promises to be an inter-
cstinc day. Professor Martin will address
the literary societies in the morning, and ut
night the Philanthropic Society holds its
annual celebration. SYDNEY.
The distinguished General John b. Cor
don was one of the passengers on the Nlr-
ginia and Tennessee railroad last Friday
night.
Anegro boy named Sterling johnson,
AGED about seven years, was drowned IN
the canal, opposite the Virginia and Ten
nessec Railroad depot, ycstcrday.-Lynch-
burg Republican.
On Friday last Mrs. NJ. B. Lcttwich, of
pittsylvania county, sold in Danvillc a small
portion OF her crop Of tobacco, which was
made by her carriage driver ut such times
as she could spare him from his other duties,
for the handsome sum OF SJ0O.--DdnrtHe
Register.
The Danville Register says that there were
last week in that town Il number of gentle
men from New York and Pennsylvania who
were anxio,Isly inquiring for suitable Local
tions. They were men of intelligence and
substance, and in all respects just such as
our people arc willing and anxious to re-
cognlze as their future fcllow-citiZens. They
seemed to be well pleased with the pros
poets before them, but like prudent men
they have RETAINED from making hasty in
vestnents, and are now engaged in cXamin-
Ing the surrounding country.