The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-09

OPENING or THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SERMON-THE CRGrS-roL1TlChL.
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SERMoN-TUE CRGrS-ToMTICAL.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, October s, 1873.
The past week ir!s been one Of stirring and
interesting events 20 orr people. The open
ir" Of the University under more favorable
auspices than the cXigcnccs Of the times APP
pcarcd to Justify has put Il new face on busi'
ness affairs and our streets are alive With
strange faces. Our business Incn appear 10
be obliyious of the fact that Il great financial
CONFUSION &aS swept over the country.
There are now as laany students at the
University aS there were last session, and
there is some prospect that the number OF
matriculates will yet reach four hundred.
Indeed, those most sanguine still hold the
opinion that our first estimates will be
reached. Those who are here are as fine
set rs ever worried professor or tormcnted
Il landlord.
Professor Davis's opening lecture is spoken
of in high praise by all who heard it. lie
has beyond doubt established himself here
as Il profoundly learned man and a deep
thinker, and fully sustlins the reputation
which preceded him. ..-
Rev. Mr.. Steel, the new chaplain, deliv-
cred his Introductory sermon on Sunday
night last to Il large audience. His text was
Romans l., 16. His discourse was clear,
logical. and forcible exposition of the text,
and made Il favorable impression. Nr. Steel
is Il Young man, about twenty-five, perhaps,
fluent speaker, and good reasoner. He
belongs to the Methodist Episcopal denomi-
nation.
The crops in this county are splendid.
Tobacco is much better than has been known
since the war, and will be all saved. The
only trouble now appears to be hOuse.room
As for corn. us Il farmer facetiously re-
marked the other day, one-halr will have to
be given away to get the other half gathered.
This is godSend to the people, who have
suffered from so many disastrous droughtS.
Politics are the order OF the day. The
opposing parties are buckling on their AZ
NOR and furnishing their swords for the
conflict. The clash of the contending hosts
might have been heard here on cOurt-day.
We do not think the Radical party will
ever feel kindly towards us again for routing
them 50 utterly last Monday. If Judge
Fultz did not suffer from nightmare when
he went to rest Oh Monday night, then he is
built Of sterner stuff than he appears TO be.
would not undergo the ca>tigation which
Berkeley gave him. and which he was COM
PEELED to take, for the big hest office in the
lift of the people. There are giants i'll
these days" and if the Radical party have
any doubt of this, let them send on their
men and try tilt with such knights as Berke-
lev, Duke, Cameron, and Southall. But the
" RAIDS" in this section have long since
thrown argument to the dogs" Nilliti-
cation and abuse, yulgarity, obscenity, and
blasphemy have usurped its place. Some
of the speeches made recently by some OF
their leaders here have utterly Disguised
even the poor, ignorant negroes, who look
upon them as the great champions OF the
great moral-idea party.
1t is said that one Of the county leaders, IN
il speech not long since, declared that he
could see no reason why his daughtershoul
not associate with the Dlackest negro III the
country. ] am sure 10 one Will oDJect 10
his daughter forming such associates p.il
what do the white gentlemen of Virginia
think Of this? Do they desire the same
thing! Elect Robert W. Hugncs 20. ~
the positions sought for by them, anu THIS
result will inevitably be forced upon them.
This is the vital question: do they WISH iof
-NThe Town Council to-day promulgated
the order for an election to be held on the
o5tb instant to ascertain whether the people
of charlottesville desire Water-supply. Ii
IL too soon to prognosticate results, but it is
to he hoped that the matter will be decided
in favor of the water. The amount to be
appropriated will be 100000. O..