The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-26
o- srcu, Stay;nton.

,..r,c o: II, R,chmont hiS?a'ch'J
,,s, rry ccvycIL To THE coLpEEp
..., SCHOOLS -RgSTuE ALTON or TIE C''Hih
,.-y1spIc-iox ASGEADLE WEA-
-.,E--rgKg snow.
Sruyros. =, h.imrv ~. 1874.
..,Il, morning the City toanoi,
.,..,,anir& by IN, Gi'r!s 81 tue pres a.
,,.a .: >oa.c outsiders, paid a visit I" the
~ 49,, free school OF cur clty. buI III '"t
~, vince they stopped TO VISITS portion o.
,Ia },r,. free school. which Is !oca'ea Ill Il
-. ~ The Catholic church, and Is taught
:, IL, Collins. The school numbers forty
,,;;,,... and ranks ~ an in,ermcdlate class.
A.. ,,,nrc,l free school Of the cry Is TO-
.,.,i n : hUllaiug on Augusta street lor-
.,.,,S, ,,,ed - ! tobacco warehouse by MIR. D..
T;me,r,8ke. The accommodations are
'@,,.,J I'm, there is not room enough for Inc
-rr'irr Of rapii>. They are now competed
",',t ,irr,, ., a desk. There are 200 pupils
~, -, -,ll, and he attendance averages l'5.
,r,. ,chno, !. divided into three depart
,,@.,,. ali e which are taught by White
.r,cueT>.
Tl. bi.A school. which in advancement
r.ns, hr:wten the first intermediate ana
,...,r,r.lr Schools Of the white school, num-
,rr. tl,;g.tiva pupils. and is taught by Mr.
q u WaCl"ll. " 10 is also superintendent,
,,,,ior Professor Todd, Of the whole colored
school. ~, ~,
In, ,,corG department ranks with the
second Urinary i'll the white school, num-
.r,, hts->jx pupils, and is under the IN
<,,vr.iol q Ar. Calhoun. The attendance
n hi, >chcol is good. There has been no &C.
cs,ioa Tor the exercise OF any severe mea-
sure. in maintaining discipline.
The third department ranks rs tlrst prl-
,gi,r. mn. .-s loo on the roll, and the at
tendance averages over seventy. In this de-
,ar!Lc;t tie iphabctand primer are taught.
TN. i,:.rhc. in this department is Mr.. HlSer.
TIE progress made ~ the pupils in all the
,Irparlmenls in the acquisition OF knowledge
:. very encouraging. The answers to ques-
ton, in mental arithmetic were made with
rr,!a!k abie quckness and correctness. An
Instance Of remarkable advancement is that
If 4 nero youth, between twenty aud
,wtniy.ouc years cf age, who entered the
school about Two months ago, at Which time
Le lid not know the alphabet. Now he can
read quite well, and writes Il very fair bust.
Hess hanG.
From conversations had with county peo-
j." attending the present term Of the county
court your correspondent believes that re-
s.o!u.!On ci the county-court jurisdiction
wuu'd NJ, oIy be acceptable to the people,
hut i Much desired by them. Nearly all
iaw business IL EoW concentrated IN the
thee terms Of the circuit court, and these
.crE, must necessarily be very prolonged ;
Ac,rr witnesses ana jurors will be compelled
- irt II attendance day after dry probably
t.. ~.ckS nj q time. for il is impossible to fs
:, rrl;Itu time for the trial Of any civil case
'r,a'i." there j. no telling what time will bt
r,.,,,:m"d il G>poSng of the criminal
Gycsy,. This viii be a great hardship u
L" Yr" PIE. Eor It no, only keeps them in tn
,.:y II expense. bu: what is OF still greate
ruH>rE ice, keeps them away from hom'
Il very @u>y ines Of the year.
Iar |ca;acr changed very suddenly yes
'".G.y. III Tie morning it showed rapid,
.Dya >aoil While, bus then cleared oil lcr.
l"up,iiu!, aHt, turned cold in the evening
id!> morning the ground is covered witt
,I3M some -ix or seven iucheS deep, and i
J., 81! Ealing tEita and fast, with 30 prospec
81 r,t..rin,r Of MAX.