The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-24

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MENC EhiENT WEEK. re-.
Correspondence of tho Richmond Dispatch.

LExISGToN, VA, June 81, 1872.
presume you do not wish me to tell you
again of the splendid landscape along the
railroad from Charlottesville to the tunnel;
the glorious Valley Of Virginia the go-ahcad
town Ct beg pardon, city) of St,,mton; the
furnaces; Variety Springs; Goshen and its
good hotel and divcrginS stage lines !;
"Go>lcn ra>s - and its unrivallcd scenery !;
Wilson's Springs, where citizens of Rock
bridge ciup out: " The Baths" where mine
host Brown gives you an elegant supper 1T
one of the most charming retreats in the
mountains tho ride by moonlight to Lex
ington, or the appearance o(tlo town.
The readers of the Dispatch have read
.'Eiaiur' on all Of these points ut least once
before, and however he ur,y I've tempted TO
di'atc he will in mercy spare them now. And
remember to have written something once
about the "Nallcy Railroad" which was to
have been "put under contract right away
;u least five years ago. But railroad stock is
risin% to-day under the influence OF. infollDa-
ton lust received TO the effect tlat,tl diff
Guilty with the Insane ASYLUM in StauntUn
his Eccn adjusted engineers have been
ordered OF the "SoIiii River" route, the
central route riu Lexington has been posi-
lively decided on, and the " hole line will be
pushed vigorously. #.s.
The farmers are in the midst of their wheat
harvest, and the crop seems to be 1T least an
average one. Oats very short and corn S'lt-
fern. for rain. but promising.
This section is now giving much attention
Ia fruit-raisinG, and with the best results.
Tlrrr is promise of 4 most abundant yield Of
apples, peaches, and grapes.
Politics do not run very high here, hut
everybody seems to be for Grrcleyand Brown.
There is likely to he 4 very lively contest for
Congress, as each county In the district
seems to have one or more candidates..
The examinations at the University arc
closing up, and commencement week " be-
gins or Sunday with the Baccalaureatc
sermon" by Rev. Dr.. Atkinson, the EpiSco-
pal bishop tor North Carolina. J. ..ta~.
The students complain that the cyamina-
tiu,s This year have been much more diff
cult than usual and we can very well be-
licyC it, If Professor fuckers law cXamna-
ton &, copy OF the written part of which we
saw and the oral of WHICH we heard is Il
ftir specimen. ..... r ..... -,. VT. .... .... g.
Judge Spencer, of the Supreme bench OF
New York, attended This examination, and
prunulnced it the most difficult one by Ear
which lie had ever seen, tickling the Young
limbs of the law Ivy saying that he was con-
ii,lcnt that he himself could not "pass."
The reports of the results Of Inc examine
tionS arc anxiotlsly looked for by the stu
dents and their friends, rs it is understood
that there will be considerable "pitching y
this year.
The Santini prize medal, for best article in
The CoUcgian, has been won by Mr. X. j..
Ritchc. of Texas, and the Gazette prize, for
the next best, by MIR. q. Smtni, OF New
Orleans. All seem to rejoice ut the success
of such worthy gentlemen. .. VAToR.