The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-21
VIRGINIA NEWS
correspondence of the Richmond Dtspatch.]
LETTER FROM LEXINGTON.
Meeting of the Board of Trustees OF Washing
= ton and Lee Unirersity-A Swindle-" Valley
Improvement Company" The Cadet.''
LEXINGTON, VA, March 18th.

ton and Lee Unirersity-A Swindle-" Valley
Improvement Company The Cadet
LEXINGTON, Va, March 18th, 1871.
The Board OF Trustees of Washington
and Lee University have just held an inn
portant meeting. They accepted the
amended charter changing the name Of the
institution from Washington College to
:. Washington and Lee University"
Besides Il good deal of routine work and
mapping out some most important plans
for enlareing and perfecting their univer-
sity course, the board generously ordered
that hereafter call graduates of other col
leges or universities, and all teachers who
| have taught two years or more, shall be
permitted to enter this university Tree OF
| all fees" e..
| This action in addition to the previous
liberal provision for scholarships, the eX-
emption of ministerial students Of all de-
nominations from college fees, and the lib
eral credits that have been granted to
| deserving young men, will place Washing
ton and Lee University among the foremost
| institutions in the land in its provisions for
free education.
The new president (Gen. G. w. c. Lee)
is winning golden opinions from both pro-
energy, and ability with which he is filling
his chair. r,-
A citizen Of our county was very badly
"sold" last week by an enterprising firm
in the city of Brooklyn that has been food
| ing the country with circulars. Noticing an
advertisement of "Rev." Mr.. Wilson, pro-
| Tossing to have prescription that would
certainly cure consumption, he sent for it,,
and upon presenting the same to our drug
sists he was informed that they had not on
hand all of the ingredients. Writing to
| Wilson again, he was answered by BELL j.
Son, 81 Nassau street, Brooklyn, II. ""
who represented themselves as the agents
of "Rev." Mr.. Wilson. who would furnish
him the "infallible cure" at s. per bottle.
Several Of his neighbors united with him
and ordered twelve bottles to be sent by
express &C. o. D." The package arrived,
the $50 were duly paid, and the box open
ed only to disclose some shavings, door,
knob, and stove-foot.
| This is the story Of the party who was
taken in. There is, however, a shrewd sus-
picion among some of our people that patent
m Medicine was not the thing ordered or eX-
pected. ... -5.... s.
EOne of our lawyers at once attached the
$50 in the hands Of the express agent, and
Bell & Co." have been "summoned to
show cause" &c. They will hardly appear,
and the party "sold" will get his money
back.
| Our people are somewhat jubilant over
| the appearance among us of an engineer Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, who has
orders 10 survey the "straight shoot" from
Clifton Forge through the North Moun-
tains and Blue Ridge. Some of our know
ing ones are very confident that this route,
which will save at least 80 miles, will be
finally adopted, and that it will come hy or
very near our town.
| Meantime we are resolved to build mar
row gauge railroad, macadamize the old
GO plank" road, run a "road steamer" to
the city of Charlottesville, till up one Of the
mud-holes in our streets, or do something
in the way of "internal improvement,
(vid. our g valley improvement bill" which
We hope the Legislature will quietly pass
without a "war" and without impeaching
our "Virginianism.'O
| Have YOU noticed the first number of The
| Cadet, the monthly OF the literary societies
| ofthe V. ii. L.? 1t is admirably gotten up,
merits. older college periodicals may look
/ to their laurels. LEXINGTON.
| INTERNAL REVENUE IRoUBLEs.-EI-C COL
lector Wilcor arrested and Released on a
| Wit Of Habeas Corpus.--Ex-Collector
| Wilcox was arrested Saturday afternoon
| by Sergeant Burch on capiGS al TeSp0n-
| dem, issued by the Corporation Court of
this city Mr.. William D. Miller, of this
city, having instituted in that court an ac-
ton of trespass against Wilcox for unlaW-
full seizure Of tobacco, the property of
plaintiff. While the defendant was IN GUS
tOdy Of the sergeant writ Of hdbeGS COR
pus was served on that officer by United
States Marshal Egbert, issued by E. w.
Early, clerk Of the United States District
Court for the western district Of Virginia.
he n,fs of n,,nn To ha fffoa
Of the clerk of the Corporation Court Capt.
Preston), upon whom the writ was duly
served, when Wilcox was released upon his
giving bail in the sum of 81 900 to appear
before the United States Circuit Court, at
Lvnchburg, on the 18th OF May next. The
writ upon which the release Of the prisoner
was effected sets forth that the case is trans
tferred from the Corporation Court OF Lynch
burg to the United States Circuit Court,
under provisions OF section 81 Of an act ap-
proved July ID, 1886. internal revenue laws.
Pending the release OF Capt. wilcox, MT
Vim, u. Miller, one of our best known cltl-
zens, was arrested by the authorities of the
United States Government at the instance
of! Wilcox, charged with fraud upon the
Government in shipping tobacco without
first paving the tax. He was taken before
United States Commissioner Buffum, and
released upon his own recognlZance III tne
sum of 81 700 for his appearance before the
United States Circuit Court at Lynchburg
ON the 18th OF May.
The seizure of the tobacco occurred more
than eighteen months ago, while Wilcox
was collector. Suit was then entered
against him by Mr.. Miller, but it was after
ward withdrawn, and his counsel are now
engaged in prosecuting his claim against the
Government for the release of the tobacco
| in question. Mr.. Miller has seen proper to
renew his suit against Wilcox, and the LAT.
ter now, when no longer Government
officer, responds by commencing q criminal
proceeding against Miller for the first time.
tits not our province to comment upon
the matter at present. We merely present
the facts as they exist.--Lynchourg V'r'
ginian, 10th. w. ~
HERALDs OF SPRING IN RoANoKE.-[Cor.
lrespopdence Of the Baltimore Gazette.]-
Salem, Roanoke, Va, March ia singl'
Lar phenomenon occurred here to-day
About O'Clock brisk shower Of rain took
place, attended by moderate wind from
the south. After the rain had ceased por'
Itions of the surface of the earth and the
pavements Of the streets were found coated
with bright yellow substance, precisely
resembling -four Of sulphur. The edges OF
depression in the soil and pavements were
more or less thickly coated with this sub
stance and in cases where the rain fell in