The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.
~ the Richmond ptsr aich.l
yc,scr from, Lexington. +

LEXINGTON. VA. May =. ISL.
rho Cirruit Court of Rockbrid GO Judge
w;;am Mclaughlin PrcsidinS-has just
.Jnsrd here a sessi on of twenty days
Nnrinc the session isno hundred ara
.,'r'..sevea DEGREES in chanccry were rem
acrcG, and ca9hty-sercn motions ana ISSUES
taw dispoScd Of leaving only twenty
"a '' 'ases on the law docket, which were
continued. - ,,,a ,f,,,.t
49,, Of tac bar that 4 much larger
',,,rt NJ business was done TINS term
. .,'a, ever before IN The history OF this
court. ,,,,.o Of ,.,.o,t ;,tor-
49,. o,,a ;n,rcrtancc, and some OF them OF
80 =, standing. Perhaps the most im-
,r,ant certainly the one winch attracted
,hn .-rcatcst INTEREST," was Il case between .
+ Jordan, Esq. aud Col. Nj; T. Marman,
involving some len MouSdnd dollars grow
;,,,, nut of transactions concerning inc
Er,khGidgc Baths. -, nr ,o,
Tho case came up on Moioh vi M'' oot-
3,n to Grant u new hearing, ana SCI aS'ue
"t Ianro, nj .JuGcc FutlZ IN iavorof Har-
',, usrman'< counsel were Judge Shelf
-" .'''' C,I, J. B. Baldwin detained ut home
~ ,fTLnnsS), cN-Goy. Lctchcr, and j. Is.
n.,;dsnn. ESD, while Jordan was repre-
san,"d IN Hon. J. Randolph Tucker. Maj.
DGrmau. Judge John w. Brockcn-
I.rn,,,,h. W. \. Anderson, Esq, aud j. Il.
s,cIi t.sr. The case WAS clahnratcly ar
.,rj hy .Ilul-c Shelley and Gov. a-ctchcr
.,n nnr side, and Major Dormau and Mr..
I''mtrr ou the other. All Of the speeches
,,rrr If unusual ability and power; but it
:. wa 5i>raracrncni 10 the others TO say that
Mr. I1tker made one Of the happieSt
,,,nrrs Of his lille. and The speech of the
,arn Hi, argument WAS able and convinc-
w., and his Wit and humor throughout
~. .rrcch irresistible: hut when be quoted
.,nl i,f,d the "Icathcn Chincc,' applied
=, rlr,ic> in the case. and ridiculcd the
IDEA ot "Cul. Mike" playing game that
m, did not understand. the bar, bench,
,3,rhs, >lcrif>. and all, joined i'll uncon-
trotMhIe and uproarous laughter.
III, nudge decided the main point at issue
in favor Of Jordan, and the other side gave
notice that they would appeal.
several cases were decided during the
term establishing the doctrine that all
drhl> due b, hens prior 10 the adoption OF
the new Constitution are "pnrGn,ouH to
Il. homestead rIsmpi!o".
Iudac McLaucbllu prcSideS with Il dig
riry and impartialty that give great salts
faction. while his legal ability. high charac-
Yer. uniiiug memory Of the minuteSt
details. and industry and tirnnesS in push
inc husjncss, combine to make him rs good
a iud.e a> he was artillery officer, member
nf' The Convention, or delegate 10 the Legis-
Arurc. We can think OF no higher COM
N}mtnt.
,Tud.e Edmond<on (the gallant leader of
the old Twenty seventh Nr"inia), who is
nov holding his monthly term OF the County
Court, i u worthy cUlDpctr OF our circuit
Judge.
Mai. LaiYertv, of the GGsette, has launch
el upon North river his beautiful little
steamer 1.-THE Naiadl, which your reporter
saw in Richmond some days ago. 1t has
attracted great attention.
Baseball has been lively OF late, and the
students and cadets have had Il warm con-
test for the championship. But after Il
number 81 very Ctu>rly-c"ntcSled match
game, the students have finally won the
pyilr-a beautiful >i!ycr-mOunird bat.
Rev. I. J.. Preston. Of your city, hls
consented TO deliver the address before the
alumni OF the University at their approach
ing commencement.
President .Ie;i. Davis will be unable to
deliver The euIogy OH Gen. Lee at the COM
mcnccmcnt. hut is expected TO do SO ut the
opening ot The next session.
Hon. ". Porcucr Miles will deliver the
addresses before the litCrdr. societies Of the
Virginia Military Institute at their next
commencement, and Colonel Patton has
consented TO address the alumni.
Rev. j. K. Wagoonar, Of Hanover, has
accepted AL invitation to address the Cadets
Christian Association on the 10Th of May.
He has been also invited by Mountain City
Lodge TO deliver 1 Masonic address during
the same visit, LEXINGTON.