, 1873-05-20

become at last modern city, daily ,,a,1od bv Tho
etoanl. .ulllatloa Il ia but DO miles % from York. T
1w 70 syy on ",o n9 oGn0so M eide Of
communication up tho poninBnIa Of tho Eaptofn
slloro to all part5 Of the. coast md tho Last
cr1l,. citios. Tho tunnel under Churell Till,
1t Richmond, y ono of tlle most costly and dell
finished and next fall tho Chesapeake d Ohio
1lailronl will DO opon to dnop wator below lllch-
nlo.'d. aud will bo tapped by n road from phila-
aM1 4 third from Washington.
found tho
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
with about 900 stdonts, and, like the colleges Of
tho South gonorslly, nnaor financial dncoarago-
regarded 0on. Leo al having divided tho collcgi-
ato rovennos Of Virginia by going OF to WASH
iington College, nna giving It the fct'-
fsoesso os say'eJs IT Ct s s9? 5 II @ on9 f t o
imate, regarded from q scholastic point Of WOW,
for college to b1,ild It's hopo On military ron
utation. Tho University Inns rathor moro at,1-
donts than Loo'o college, hut tho State l,aa mado
founding with them q aeparato concern, to tho
extent or giving tho University tho bonotit Of lilo
land royonlcB, 1t boing alroady endowed with
about 800 acros Of land, possessing all tho accom
pnufmont8 OF IN agricultural faculty. Some
yotca aro stated to layo beon cast III tho Legsla-
trro ngatnst giving tho University tho customary
appropriation Of Slbt 900, OIL tho ground TINT thoro
was something aristoorato In tho learning there.
Tho whole South can afford to keep in good con-
dition not moro than ono great school but tho
ambition Of loca1itios haH covered it, ]'ko the
North, with Btnnll-fry facultioH Of an academic
grade, which accomplish llttle moro than to
make all education beggarly, md give meat md
titlo Of Professor. At charlottesville. therc aro
Buildings aid collections Of . very notable de-
acriptio1,, and tho work, Of huif . contury haB
boon spout upon tho University. It's prospority
ls to bo osirod upon all tho grounds Of progreaa,
patriotism md "Reminiscences.
rEEr At MoNT1oE1Lo.
It haa now Decn two yoara Hlncc I vigitcd
Monticello, ard, having, Bono acqualntanceB
who werc anxious to make m excursion, we
woro driyon to tho top Of the mountain, oyer
roads which, in any. othor State Of the Union,
would be doomed impaaaablc; part Of tho way
May was aotually torraced ovor rooisH, which tho
wheels ascensle1 sometimes q foot high. WORTH
cally.- Amongst tho pleaaantrlos Of tho trip
wcro plunginy into crock almost deep enough
to lift tho carriage up and ffoat 1t. Jofforsoi'B
tomb was n tho sanlo dlshgured condition which
have fully described in previous lottcrs; and
even worso rornir, tho roof rotten md falling
off, old lats stuck in tho windows, farm-gear
over tho floor, and tho amoll Of must
! and mold, and ruin, and doaortton oyor
paintings, vases, urns, books, visitors, and
mini md onniunncn In rctiremnnt atitl sp1onfiid
Tho l;tt1o atnirwava sct In thn wo,is an5 horI1v
h;rnas inv a o1,mrav. tha r,rn1ot ~, nina's
at5nvcd nvor tho nnrtn1 witl, ;ta ,roIu,ta - con
Ebo1}a covorod XIII max tho acasnt nsaaa"o
WV, t3iIad w, NH, nartl mi tha ota,aa 3r6,,
;n.' - T,;cc6a tho o1nntv hroci.ota ornmr5 tho
ro9ma h;nt;,,r ~ forn,cr occnanta. In im,at ~
roTarSon i;r,onif ~ rnutor d;pooInroi n,,I 1nni,
~ I;Jn,a IN Tra,rar n,,,iattn aorrn,t t.oi,'r
+ssou0% +Is tta III % roor,s ro,,;n1inr ,,s that
so ,-oo H. IT, a,'on - aaa III VI .,oan +
w. ,s,';c + 9uo .e ~
,sna ~ ~ .,n5 ninre, wv, n.n,rn, Ia
uuns usea ~ ~ @ ~ 1,1 nu" ,ar ~ W
eat WIZ amu ~ "a .a1,' XII e.. 20 r.
geaToa ~ In paeo .I n;rs;1 snnu WILL 'no 4nt nt.
neo'a. oroI ~" rn,-na nor. ,e,,ot ~ ,,,;n
sri,ot ton,,, ~ remi,,;aoo"oni - tbo
a,..a.,t m.Ms ~ ti,o I,,;roraitw 1oJ +7,a s,r;.
~ Moro,1, hnro tov wom3 n,orc no,,o sats
" Iii, as @ no nnaaa ~, to a;5a ~
fu"f, %is" opS ~ INK Garau;na
nro,,1 1otrarso,Ta r,rnro I1nir.o 'IoSa nr",,t'
;,olI o,.,3 ts6 f.n,,, ,i.at to a,t IT,
InGos n,'a 1'ao Il tot II
4eaoason auo laho ~ npp9ser Iuas. ~ tosoeeiiso M
for Jeliorgon Wefo deasi, soit-fespocs among tne
living might et'll nave some vostlSca lels.
:, Montlcoilo ms neen na1udged tho properly Of
II tho hoira OF Capt; Ley, altef nlueh Etlgatioh'
Tho Ltoratian ot tno unisernlsy, anu many othot
pooPlo OF taG loGlon' toinc!noer seeng J!elofson,
nladsson, Monroe, 9n1 Iaiayetto, ~ toeofhea
promonaaing ln .no o1liveralty ny :a.. grounas: g
The ou'EhNon Ely, vs,t "a tms siftnaioE. ~,
cni.co III ~ s 10y ;, 1at ~ snt ~ t;na
az - t,o St,to +; thn ,ext 'onio
rooAoth. ~. ~ 'n ,7;ni.;, a. ,i.S - Ga
| ac tnoueut tlut a44 t!o ul1llcutt!ea " tAo co'1