The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-05

ner-with the address of Governor Walker,
the noem of Captain Hope, and the Alumni
dinner-comes off on Monday.
>''''' LEXINGTON.
Another Letter from EextnSeon-Hhe
DiaIectic Society.
From an Occasional Corr cspondcnt
LEXINGTON, July I'd, 1870.
The heavy shower of Yesterday a1ieri o0h
did not interfere with the cclcDratioh OF cne
| {. Di,Icctic Society" of the Institute, which
was announced for So'clock. The speakers
cor the evening were President, Cadet W.
r pearson. of Alabama Medalist, Cadet
T, y. Buck, Virginia Recipient OF Dlplo-
ma rs best and most usetut MEMBER, GaaG1
RI, Wilson, Virginia; Orator, CADET y.
M. JAYNE. Mississippi; Valedictorian, Ca
det ". =. Uowerton, Virginia.
MIR. Buck, in returning thanks, delivered
q sensible, well-written speech, when was
only married by not being as thoroughly
committed as it should have been. ne nell
toned as IN interesting fact that inns WIS ). :
| the first medal which the Society hau iel. II
| in hcr mower to confer III ten years, and
arr,led thence that hercondltion beng now
en- mich more prosperous than 1t had been
| in this time the opportunity Snouid De III
proved TO place her OH Il basis similar 10
| that of ante-belium days.
MIR. Wilson'S speech was we'll written anu
well delivered. lie assured the Society that
he appreciated the honor conferred, as he
would testify by preserving Ills diploma
with almost old maidish care:
Mr.. Jayne handled his subject, IN
cellcnce Without Labor" in style very
crcditable to himself, showing that true ex-
ceIlcnce and happiness only come from
faithfully performing the task God imposes
on each of us.
Mr.. Howcrton, comparing the. present
condition of the Society with It's past,
offered encouragement to the members re-
manning as dependent on their own eNer-
tiops, In few well-chnSen words he per,
formed the difficult taskof bidding farewell
| to comrades and friends of four years.
The President delivered diplomas to
twenty-seyen graduates.
The celebration as whole was success,
the speeches were sensible in matter ana
very sensible in length, and the music dis-
co,iirscd by the band selected with hne
taste. hhH'
TAyLoB's FARM-We learn from reliable
authority that the squatters have all been
removed from Taylor's farm except about
ten families, who have made contracts WIN
the rirhtlul owner of the place ana VIII
remain there. OF the number removed
about two hundred families have moved OUT
of the county, nearly all of whom migrated
to Hampton and up York river. we hoar
also that on the morning after the troops
from Fortress Monroe reached the larln Inc
commander of the detachment received an
order which came from the Secretary oil
War, short, sharp, and decisive. 1t read
- You will Immediately withdraw the
forces under your command and render no
further assistance to the sheriff of Norfolk
county in removing the settlers from Tay-
lor'S farm" .,
Sheriff Mayhew, of the county, had with
him Il posse of twenty-five or thlrty men,
and with them effected the removal. There
was no disturbance whatever. We are glad
the affair is ended and the property restored
10 its owner. An oppoi tunity was offered
all the negroes to remain if they would
make contracts with the owner, but they
reftlsed.-NoJolk V1rgiman.
A LONG SwooN.-Latc lust Thursday
night young lady sleeping in bed that
had been placed near M open window Ill
room in the second story of the house OF
Mr.. w. r. Stewart, OH Shutters Hill, was
awakened by Il noise near her, and upon
opening her eyes slW a MIN climbing IN me
window. The male portion Of the family
were all absent except Il little boy who was
asleep in another part OF The house. The
Young latv'S feelings when she first opened
her ewes cannot he described, but she
screamed with all the desperation OF a
fright that nearly rendered her uncon-
SciouS, and the villain dropped to the
ground and ran off; and she swooned ana
remained speeches. until this morning,
when she recovered her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
dr8a Gazette.
KILLED BY L1GuTN1NG.-A remarkable
and fatal stroke of lightning occurred a!
GAINESVILLE day before yesterday. A coiorea
man named John Robinson, while harvest
Inc that evening in field belonging TO Mi.
B. T.. Gallaher, more than a hundTeu yaI ,t
distant from any tree, was Struck ny nsnG
,,in~ and instantly killed. The only marx
i,,n his nerson was spot OF singed hair
on the top Of his head, though the soles OF
b;s hoots were torn of.-AleIdna'2d Gazette.
STILL IN CUsToDY.-Thc man 1lovans who
was arrested ut Charlottesville on Wcdnes-
day on suspicion Of robbirg Mrs. L. i.
Slnitt, of New Orleans, is still i'll Jail in AL
bemarle county awaiting examination. A
letter found on his person when arrested
identified him rs one of Il g;thg of Rich
mond thieves who had been operating ut
the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs.
w npIIEr the fopDCIE vi GGS. Sulltl Citu De
fixed upon him OF not is doubtful, as no.
thing belonging to that lady was found in
his possession.-LyachOurJ NeacS.
Saturday afternoon Chief Of Police Hard
wicke was assaulted by Charles Mann and
John W. Cullen, members of the former
police force, who had been discharged.
Cullen and Mann. were baied in 800 to an-
sWer indictments. IIardwicke is a new
chlef-LynchJurg Neps. = 1885,.
PLANTATION PAID FOR IN one IEAR.-We
ventured the prediction some time ago
(says the DaYiiaSssL Times that our young
friend Elish;s.gsRSh, Jr., would pay for a
plantation he bought recently out of the
proceeds of one tobacco crop. He has done
it-sold his crop for upwards of thirty-tire
hundred dollarS-enough TO pay for PLAN
tation which cost him twelve dollars per
acre.
We;were shown by the postmaster at this
place u counterfeit $40 note on the Bank of
Utica, New York. The face of the note was
splendidly executed, but the back clearly
showed its spurious character. The same
party has a tiVe-dollar bill of like counter
felt stamp. There are doubtless many of
these kind in circulation, and we would
| caution our readers to be on their guard
Salem Ledger.