The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-25
yTRGrsIA NEWS.
Letter From Ashland.

were there ever so many buildings erected
nor so many improvements added to those
already erected. The remark is heard
every day on the cars, "Why, this is certain
" a charming place; and so many new
houses going up" An old resident, now
living in Kentucky, who recently VISITED
this place, said there was more evidences oil
Improvement here than he had seen any
where in the state. On one of the cross
streets there were last year erected six new
dwellings; and new residences may be
seen all over the village. Already prerara-.
lions are being made to build number OF
new houses, and some are already under
contract. A charter for hotel company
has been granted, and we hope to see the
beautiful lot opposite the station, ere long,
eraced with tasty and commodious hotel.
to welcome the numerous visitors who
come to see their friends and children here
at school, or for recreation In this healthy
locality.
Another project eliciting an amount Of
interest ia the scheme now on foot to build
halls for the two literary societies Of Ran
doIph Macon College. The young men
have shown degree of zeal and enterprise
truly commendable. Instead Of being salts
fled to call on Hercules for help, they
have nut their shoulders to the wheel, and
already the project Is going forward. First,
they denied Themselves of their annual So
ciety celebrations, and devoted the money
which was usually devoted to them to this
purpose. They next originated course OF
lectures. to be delivered by eminent literary
gentlemen during the winter Zone month";
the proceeds of which will be added to the
sum already mentioned. These lectures
will be inaueurated on Friday evening next
by DR.. j. &. Granbery, OF your city, whose
known ability is guarantee that treat
may be expected. The citizens OF Ashland
and vicinity will OF course signify their
appreciation Of this worthy object by heart
ily seconding it, and doing themselves the
pleasure of hearing efforts so improving to
mind and heart. The yOllngmcn would be
very happy to see their friends from Rich
mond on these occasions, especially the
fairer portion, who, of course, will bring
their beaux to swell the crowd.
DIR. Burrows, Of Richmond. so well
known to your readers as an able minister
and lecturer, will deliver the lecture for
February. The other lecturers will be an
nolnced in due time. Should these lec-
lures be properly appreciated and we'll at
tended, they will he continued next WIN
ter, and they will do much towards inn
proving the literary taste OF the commu-
nifty.
The first term Of the present session of
Randolph Macon College will close early
next month, and the young men are busly
engaged preparing for their examination.
The attendance of students at the College
this term has been very largely in advance
Of any previous, and number OF new stu
dents are expected next month. Under
the able administration Of President Dun
T~1ln JG n {
making itself name, and taking its place
among the foremost in point Of scholarship.
AS it is the medium of scattering thousands
of dollars among the citizens Of Hanover
and Richmond, it ought to have their cor
dial support especially, and 1t well de..
serves the patronage of the whole State and
the country at large.
With the aid of their friends, and by an ar
ranoemcnt soon to he contaminated with
! one OF your leading insurance companies,
the young men Of the Washington and
Franklin literary societies hope to have
their new halls ready for use ly the begin
ming Of the next annual session. Let every
Wash and Frank do all they can to help,
and the work will soon be complete. They
have waited three years for some rich
friend of the College to immortalIze himself
by building grand building, but they can
wait no longer. They hope to prove them
selves more worthy OF immortality. X.
The AMHERST REpUDIAToRs.-A Lynch
burg letter in the Baltimore Sun says:
/ am Informed that 4 very few "self-rcp-
reSentativcs" of Amherst county collected.
by the accident Of court, at Amherst
Courthouse, an obscure country village
about twelve miles from this city. prepared,
pon0ered, and passed, the resolutions in
question. nm assured By all of the prom
lnent, substantial men of Amherst county
whom have seen and conversed with since
the appearance Of said resolutions. that said
resolutions by no means express the sense
of the people of that county upon this SUBJ
icct, but that they, like the rest Of Virgin
ians, will protect and preserve the credit Of
their native State, and, least of all, permit
the trust Of stranger to be the warrant of
his spoliation. =. y. b.
Pass FIN ARoUND.--We wish to publish
to the world the fact that Mr.. OF Col. Geo.
w. Young, from New Hampshire, who was
elected by the cOlored people of .Mecklen-
burg county to represent them in the Le-
gi>laturc of Virginia. and W. II. II. Stoweli,
of Massachusetts. who was elected by the
Radicals of this district to represent them
in Congress, went to work as soon as they
were in power to turn out 4 highly respect
ed lady from the charge Of the post-oifice in
this town, and secure the appointment for
q colored man. who is known 10 them to be
totally incompetent for the position. When
the fact became known, remonstrance,
signed by over sixty of the citizens of the
town and vicinity, including all the luer-
chants, except two or three colored ones,
all the professional men, &C., &C., was sent
on for it's retention in its present hands.
When Mr.. StoWell heard Of the remon-
STRANGE, he went or sent to Washington to
enforce his demand tor the appointment,
and it was made CldrksU,Ue Roanoke Val
ley.
V1RG1NIA.-The office at Black Heath,
Chesterfield county, is reestablished, and
Thomas Ammonett appointed postmaster.
Appointments.-M.P Z. Ensey, postmaster
at Halifax Courthouse, vice Mrs. Nj. b.
Dream, removed Charles Z. kacy, post
master Woods Cross Roads, Gloucester
county, vice F. Ridgeway, failed to bond !;
George W. Brown, postmaster Grove Hill,
Page county, vice William c. Kite, re-
signed; Henry Willard Gresham, post
master Saluda, Middesex county, vice
Weston Bri>tow, resigned; David Eagle,
postmaster Johnson'S Cross Roads, Mon
roe county, West Virginia, vice Brazale
Smith, resigned Baltimore american.
CARRIED AwAY.-About three hundred
feet OF the trestle-work erected by Mr..
Robert Harvey at the Second Creek tunnel,
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, were
carried away by the breaking up of the ice
in Greenbrier river on Sunday last. This