Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-21

| fuds many advocates, but the expense attend
ing it, is drawback.
Letter from Roanoke County.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
SALEM, ROANOKE Co., Va JAM l9.-To-
day was the regular County Court at this place.
Though the roads were locked in the icy em-
brace of winter, goodly number Of the sover-
igns of the soil were in town. and the usual
number of drummers here from LyDchburg.
! Owing to the change in the jurisdiction OF the
county courts not much business is had in the
monthly courts.
Money matters are reported as improving in
the cities and centres of trade, but We feel none
of its favorable effects yet. A dollar now and
then is most welcome visitor to most OF US.
| We have been enjoying some literary treats
lately in lectures, preaching and literary cele-
brations. On the 10th Rev. DR.. VIM. 4. Nun
sey delivered his great lecture on "Nlau' to a
crowded house here. Everybody was delight
ed with the discourse Of this gifted man. On
Sabbath he preached on the subject of the
Creation, from Psalms, Gil. Chapter and 25th
and 18th verses. 1t was powerful discourse,
abouuding in figures of antithess and metephor
of the most striking character, with logical de-
velopment
Tonight the Demosthenean Literary Society
of Roanoke College had their annual ceebra-
ton of the birthday of Gen. Robert Il. Lee
| The exercises consisted Of oratioas and debate
There was very crowded house, aud the
yung gentlemen acquitted themselves we'll.
| DR.. Munsey was present on tue stage and open
ed the exercises with prayer. From the twin
kle of his eye and his attention, he seemed TO
epoy the exercises At the close of the regu-
lar programme calls were made TOR Muusey.
After a short conference with DR.. d. +. Bittle,
the venel able president eff Roanoke College,
DR.. Munsey came forward and made short adj
dress, combating the prevailing idea that labor
was degrading, and extolled labor as ennobug
and honorable, closing by thanking the audi
ence for their attention. He is looking well,
and is full of life and vigorous. To look into
that noble countenance, lighted up with plous
zeal, softened by humility and temperance, is
sufficient refutatioD of the SANDERS so recent
ly and widely circulated to his prejudice. On
the night of the Goth he is to lecture here 90
the subject of temperance. He is received With
marks Of the highest respect by all denomina-
| tions and classes of pople here.
| On the 22d of February another of the Lite
rary Societies of this deservedly popular college
celebrate the anniversary of the birth OF Wash
ington. These literary celebrations are the
feature of attraction IN Salem at this season OF
the year, and are hailed With cclat by matron
and made, father and son. From the shower
| of bouuets to the speakers tonight one could
scarce believe it winter. also noticed on the
stage Prof Arthur Grabowski the editor OF
| the Agricultural Journal just starting at Duub-
lin, Va. He is looking well, and reporting, for
some of the city papers. ). W. Z.
BoYDELL's SHAKESPEARE. When Alder
man BoydelI, of London, undertook some sew
enty five years ago to illustrate Shakespeare's
creations; he did 30 at the expense OF a fortune
of nearly four hundred thousand pounds, aud
| died poor man, leaving nothing but the mem
DRY of his work as legacy to the British ma
| ton. But what work it was In the list OF
| artists who designed the originals were seven
| or eight names, whose combined talents made
an epoch in the history of the British school of
art and produced a gallery of painted gems
whose like was never seen before or since.
To the art-loviog public We have only to say
that the Boydell Shakespeare reproduced by
| the heliotype process of engraving, consisting
of perfect copies of the best originals, will soon
be offered for sale in this city by John Perry,
esq.,, Richmond agent, 10 twenty-five semi:
monthly parts at 81 each. W men nrst oHered
to the English public in 1898, only the rich
could buy these invaluable pictures, for they
sold at 100 guineas apiece. Now they will be
within the reach of everybody Mr.. Perry is
the old and well, known agent of Eugish publ
cations 10 this vicinity, who has resumed bust
ness in his former line.-Rich. State JotrrnaL
ACCEPTABLE TO PARSONS -The marriage
custom of celebrating golden and silver we'd
dings has been so burlesqued by the introduce
ton Of tiu, wooden, and even paper weddings
that it is proposed to abandon such celebra-
tions altogether and to substitute an entirely
new custom. 1t is this: That the groom shall
renew his fee to the officiating minister at
every anniversary of his wedding as an express
sion of the fortune which he obtained in good
wife. This would doubtless be eminently agree
able to parsons; but would they be willing to
return fees in which the husbands have en-
couutered bad bargains ?-Lynch. Republican.