The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-13
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE. April II, 1873.

Correspondence OF the RlCumouu DlSpatch.J
CHARLOTTESVILLE. April II, 1915.
The County Court has been in session all
the week. Tue return 10 this court Of oIlgl-
nal jurisdiction in criminal cases has natu-
rally THROWN q great deal more business upon
The able Judge Dion. john l.. Cccbrau), and
The pronptn,s> and fidelity with which he
discharges its duties show that he Is emf
Ecntly worthy OF the position he ILLS.
On Saturday the motion to release Patrick
Scaulon 90 writ Of hatcas corpus was ar
gu,d. The counsel for defendant attempted
to sho " that he was laborIng under nantd-a.
potu at The time the offence was committed.
The evidence, Lowercr, did NOT, in the opin-
ion of his Honor. sustain the ground 0! the
motion, aud he was rccpmmitted. 1t will
be remembered that Sc,nlon, with gun
borrowed from the mother OF plaintiff, shot
Young ScrDner, some two months ago, ser.
ous,y eudangcliug his life, and without ap'
parent proyociilon.
The semi centennial celebration at the
University. which will take place this year,
promises TO be one Of eX :eedirg great inter
est. Extensive preparations will be made
oy the alumni associations, and particularly
viii! the alumni of this county use every e.
fort to make it grand and imposing occa'
ter of visitors will be present.
Rev. Mr.. McBryde has been elected chap
lain o: the University for the two Years sue.
cccdin. October |, 1873. He is OF tue Epls-
copal Church, and, | believe, native OF
South Carulira.
In conversation with the president of the
Rjvanua Navigation Company, recently, L
learned that tity.ton hor>ehoats can now
ascend rs high Is SaadWcll, four miles from
charlottesville. The dam at this pace Will
be erected in the course of the next tNo
months, which will not orly open up th"
river 10 Charlottesville, but will serve to
pllte the immense water power OF ShadWcil
IN Il condition to be utilized.
| understand parties in the North are
making earn, 81 inquiry in regard TO these
mills with Il view 10 purchase, and 1t may
! not be long before great enterprise VIII Do
| IN operation there.
Protract,d meetings are being held in the
Methodist Episcopal church in this place,
and some interest is being manifested. The
services are conducted by the pastor, Rev
j. +. Twittv. Also, 10 the Mount Zlon
| (colored) Baptist church meetings have been
held Tor week, and large numbers OF
mournerS are IL 'ckiDg TO the altar nightly.
In the Baptist church last night the ordi-
| nance OF baplsm was administered. The
pastor at this church proposes TO preach Il
series Of Sunday night sermons on the Con.
versions OF the New Testament.
| At sale Of Charlottesville WCoen Mills
stock on Saturday the stock was taken in al
$3.50. The par value of the stock is $50.
believe l can authorltativeiy say now that
the old Biplist Institute has been sold, and
| Will be opened AS female school.
The weather of The past few days ia:
brought vegetation forward TO al alarming
degree, considering that We may have fros
later. Vegetables in our gardens are upan
growing. We are now having April show
crs Our.