Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-09-05
Stauntu1 Spettator,
Tuesday, September 3, 1871.
Hampden Sydney College.

We are gratifed to learn that at a recent
meeting of the trustees of this venerable In
stitution Mr.. Charles Withrow of Waynes-
borough, was elected professor of Greek. Mr..
Withrow is gentleman of high character and
fine talents and attainments and we doubt not,
will fill the position with ability, and to the sat
isfaction of all connected with the College
Nh. Withrow was educated at the University
of Virginia, and since he completed his studies,
has had good deal of experience In teaching.
We are also pleased to be informed that the
prospects of Hampden Sydney for the coming
session are unusually bright. Since the close
of the war, in consequence of the exhaustion
of the country round about it, the number OF
students has not much exceeded 90. But we
hear, that large accessions are expected during
the coming session.
Hampden Sydney is located in Prince Ed
ward county about miles from FarmVille, and
adjacent to the Union Theological Seminary
It has an able faculty, consisting Of Rev. DIR.
Atkinson, President, and COL Kemper, Major
Blair and Mr.. Holiday and Mr.. Withrow pro-
fessors.
The location of this College in an enlight-
ened and religious community, remote from
any town or Railroad, gives it great advantages
for the education of youth. They find moth
ing there to distract their attention from their
studies, and no temptation to vice or extrava-
gance. The close proximity of the Theological
Seminary, which is in highly prosperous con-
ditiou, tends, also, to create high tone OF
moral and religious feeling among the students.
Hampden Sydney is said to be the cheapest
College in Virginia. It's secluded location aud
the consequent absence Of all Inducements to
extravaganza, tend to produce this result. The
students generally board with the families OF
the professors, or of persons residing in the
immediate neighborhood.
Washington College and Rampden Sydney
were established, under presbyterian auspices
about the same time They are twin daughters
of the Revolutionary Era. Patrick Henry and
James Madison were members of the first
board of trustees of Hampden Sydney, and
contributed largely to its early success. VIM.
G. Rives, Judge Alex Rives, Judge VIM.
Daniel, Thomas s. Flournoy and John S.
Thornton and hundreds of others of the first
men in Virginia were educated there. oe
We trust that the difficulties under which
this ancient Institution have labored since the
war, have now passed away, and that she is
about to enter on a new career of usefulness
and honor to which MIR. Withrow will contrib
ute in no small degree.
The introduction of fresh beef from Texas
into Philadelphia, in vessel prepared for the
purpose, has been successful. 1t was retailed
from the deck of the vessel in which it was
brought at from to Is cents per ID. 1t is in
tended to add mutton to the next cargo, and 10
bring reddish, red snapper, pompano and other
choice varieties of fish. And, should the de-
mand warrant, the endless oyster-filed bayous
of Barataria and the whole coast, and the
countless hocks of ducks that waste along the
streams of Southeastern Texas, where they can
be and are killed by the boat-load, will also be
sent forward. The next cargo is to be expect
ed in about forty-fve days. The hold of the
vessel is fitted up as refrigerator.
From Mexico we have reactionary movements
and actual outbreaks in various places, and a
revolution is deemed inevitable Quirgo, I'M
perialist, is preparing to march into Neuva
Leon In the district of Monterey local rev.
olution is threatened. Pedro Martinez is re-
cruiting there, and it is said that Eneroga, an
other military chief, will support him. Porf-
rio Diaz is said to have taken the field with a
small force in Oaxaca. And finally, the cleo
e &c 70 ha 1ouh fI1l hon
ever.
The Coroners jury, in the inquest on the
corpse found in the trunk at the Hudson River
Railroad Depot, and identified as the body OF
Alice Augusta Bowlsby, Of Paterson, New Jcr-
sey, an account of which we publish on the
outside of this issue, returned verdict that
she came to her death from metro peritonitis,
the result of abortion produced, We believe,
on the testimony, by Jacob Rosenzweig, be-
tween the 23d and 26th day of August, 1871,
at house No. 6S7 Second avenue.
Inspector General Belknap, In a communl-
cation to the Secretary of the Treasury on
steam boiler explosions, recommends that here
after steamboat boilers that have been in use
seven years be allowed to carry only one-hal1
their working capacity Of steam, and that aftel
eight years service the boilers should be con-
demned This is most excellent suggestion
and should be carried into effect without delay.
Dispatches from Huntsville, No., say that
1900 ex-Confederates met at the Roanoke
Fair Grounds on the oath. Gov Reynolds
Gen. Shelby, and others addressed them. Pol
itics were not alluded to. The meeting passed
a resolution that it is the duty of all to turn
their backs upon the past and grasp manfully
the duties and responsibilities of the future. u
The vote in North Carolina on the question
of a convention was the heaviest one ever cast
in that State, and will foot up nearly $4,000
The majority against the Convention will be
about 5000. Eighty-three counties give ma
jority of 10, 23I, but the remaining seven viii
probably reduce this one half.
The Virginia Star places among the "mean
acts" too common in this day, reading news
papers at other peoples expense ESPECIALLY
at the expense of those who pay large amount
of money every week for furnishing the news
paper to its subscribers.
The first Pythian flag was displayed at Phil
adelphia, Wednesday week. 1t is of blue,
yellow and red silk, bordered with orange
FRINGE Tn the contra nf q vallow ctrino 10 a