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Letter from Lexington.
GCorrcs pondeuce OF the Richmond DlsDatcb.1
IrxtSGToy Va July Is. 1873.


LEXINGTON, VA, July Is, 1873.
The wheat crop in this county Is generally
good. The farmers have about finished har-
yes,pg, between the frequent showers that
are every day falling. We had n very heavy
rain here Sunday night aud Monday morn.
ing, and it continued TO drlzzle throughout
tue entire day.
The corn crop promises to be success this
year 10 our county. Some think otherwise,
though. The rains we are continually havipg
doing great amount Of good, it will aid IN
its yield wonderfully.
The grain, oat, fruit, and vegetable crops
will fall below mean average. What little
vegetables and fruits we have are exceed
ingly back ward in maturing.
The Methodist Sunday.School Convention,
which will be held here this week, promises
to be y success. During the proceedings
there will be picnic at the Natural Bridge.
Speaking, eating, singing, and counting will
be the principal features Of the OCCASION. L:
is estimated that this viii! he the largest
crowd ever assembled in Rockoridge, "show'
day" not excepted.
The Beard of Trustees Of Washington and
Lee University held meeting to-day Cor the
purpose OF electing a professor of modern
lapgu 'ges to fill the chair made vacant by the
resignation OF Professor Joynes the result Of
which have not learned. {. 3.
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,.,G.ssor in the same department oil tue ne"
Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Ienn,'
,as received the degree OF LII. ID. TT
Delaware College, 5 .-Enown
while the many friends Of this gS S,,;ra,;on
nrorcssor cannot have their os" r, uaaree
TOR him increased by an ,H , 10 -.
oonforred On him by ar Institution " ieatu u
Wv ,,..,,.ar r.rc,yDed. they are neTertne-
,"s uo"o - that his fame has become
"" .ss p as to merit the above distihc,
30 professor Jognes is at this day one VI
rho r,o., distinguished linguists in Aneric''
md he is set a young man. Not only Is DIS
suncess most remarkable 10 impartipg know.
odos In his chair, but be has done { rear
,si already for education By the pubilci.'onn
" nj. textbooks for instruction In ffencn
o,d German, which are unique 10 tuel
method. and in our opinion superior " au,
tnat we have seen. Nor are we siohe 'n vi -,
inc This Judgment, for his hooks are useu =.
Harvard and other institutions dol oh'! VI
rho North. but of the North west
Tho yreat Vanderbilt University nus &c,
,,roJ The services of Professor Joynes, anu
aa tbere,,non congratulate the boaro VI
T.,s,oos ot that institution. we at tue saule
,;roe are filed With regret that Que Oh III.
nre.t universities of our ola COUNTY,,
geaI,b has lost the advantages o! ie'aiuius
su man Of such genius and reputation, whose Ig
a s"au il " will be very difficult to supply. we
home. however, the Professor VIII nna III,
new new position an agreeable one, ana we aou II
not that he will give as universal satis'aet'o,
~ "o' vanderbllt University as he has given a.
Washington and Lee Norfolk Landmarks
We add our words of regret at the loss
which Westinghouse University has sus
tsined. Virginia has always had the DaC
fortune to be constantly losing some y
The best of her sons. Professor JoYNEs l.
one who will, in bis new home, add new lus
ire to her name, yet be could have done SUI
more for her restoration to her high place II
the Union il he had remained at nome. W.
wait him our best wishes.
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1ntercOnuertibility.

a The Chicago Times, whose editorials on
politico-ecOnomical subjects are aiwass able,
and whose views Oh such suit ects are always
presented so as to be worthy of considers.
tion, raises the following objection, amongst
Others, TO the scheme OF making greenbacks
and bonds interconvertibe:
"Tbus the scheme would tighten the mo-
ney market by absolute contraction Of the
currency. by an equal contraction of loana-
BILE deposits, and by raising the rate Of III
terest. 1t would lay u heavy tax on the gen.
eral public for the sole beneEtof depositor>:"'
These predictions run directly counter to
those generally made by the organs of the
bullionists. The cry generally is that the
country would be flooded With greenbacks !;
w. they wond become as nealsy worthless
as Confederate notes did duriag the war;
and that ruin and desolation wauh follow.
II contraction would restore Specic-pay-
ments, and this scheme would result in con-
traction. why Is 1t that all the contrae uonis,s
oppose ity
But that is not the point We wished to call
the attention OF the fIa,es to. But this is
A few days ago the New York Tribune oib.
jected to the scheme thst both the bonds aud
the greenbacks would he currency. Now.
isn't this much more likely result! Sup. 4
posing that A has a>bond fox 500 which be |
and every body else knows can ut sight I've |
converted into greenback, wouldn't the |
bond Itself pass from hand to band as cur
rency just US readily US the grecnback
ANA II not, why not? The interest
would 90 On, and it would for this lea.
son be likely to he more current than
even greenbacks. This last strikes us IA a
real objection 10 the scheme, which on gen.
eral principles we have favored, AID we
would like for the Times 10 make good its
position il il can. Either the Tribune is in
''E2S " el-s IT, I."..S il. Bv;A nc Lard.
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DEATHS.

Uted. Wednesday nldroiu2. nj No, Iol -,
Grace street, jhfau. son Of Robert i, and F. ~
Thomas. >
Died. In Manchester. on the morning ~ L..
of .Ju,y, (1EsCL 81 = NIL ron. daughter Df ~ ~
u. and Il. n. Woodbridge aged seven months ~
The funeral will [. Ike Dlace from The residence .
her parepts Tenth street. between Decatur ,,I
stockton, THIS EVENING at 4 O'Clock. i .'
Died. on July the 9th, at hair.past 7 o'c'ocs
NJ. PAOt.INa LOUISA, infant daughter ri 4. ~ a;
Rosna SaDguneti, aged three mon lis and seven.
teen DAYS.
The funeral will take place from 81. Peters c,,b.
dral THIS tFridtyI EVENING AZ o.cicc:
Friends and acquaintance are respectfully invited
to attend
Died, on Thursday the 18th Instant, at 4 o'coc..
A. NJ. CARLOTTA MAY infant child Of H1,.,,
and Margaret Bailey, aged one month aud fourteen
days.
Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade
Death came with friendly care.
The ouenng bud TO heav-n c0nyey'd
And babe IL Dl"ssO:D there.
Her funeral will take place THIS EVENING =,
O'Clock from the residence Of her p,reuis on Fu,
ton Hill. Friends invited 10 attend.
Died. on the morning Of the 1871 July. 1875 n
cholcrs-.nfantun. ALICE, Youngest daughter Of
Thomas j. AMI Marguerite K. Moncure, aged lhir.
teen months.
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"An EpiscopaIian writes to the Ne"
York Erentnq Mail concerning the attempts
to break upan open.air meeting held IN New
Yo:k city last Sunday, and adds:
"The sfflir suggested some rather sadhen'
ing reflections upon the state of our popuia'
ton So far as respect for our religion is con.
cerned. and quite a discredtatle contrast
compared with the respect paid the Young
mems Christian Association in Richmond
recently, where all classes gladly beard the
Gospel with uncovered heads and sober
Gemeanur,"
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The Petersburg Ne,rs is determined to
nav the whole fifty millions of the public
debt of Virginia, and the Petersburg Appeal
to convict BEEcHER, whatever the jury and
the general public may say. "Gve the old
man chance" GREGORY. Those Pcek>klll
and Brooklyn people-amongst whom be
"has his beans "-bcleye in bis innocence.
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PROPOSALS.
CTAUNrON WATER-WORkS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The undersigned -p"ri.i committee WI receive
sealed ais for the construction OF ~" "tri-
Work, OF the city OF -tauIion until lIf"bAi
The = 7ih day Of July - = VI.
of RnlijIurrc Sld. can bc sen al III" "iic" 81 't
1 inv Engineer Il II bids l. be In eight per cent.
m. ronmi,lee reserve the right to reject ANY a1i
all bids, Jon u. ~ ~
CHARLES GRNrrA\.
Committee.
p. SIT Is expressly urIers t""h that l." r"Gy,"t
labor /, 10 lie employee, on said work. ~ ~. ~
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MINERAL. ~ 4 TER.

CHAMPION SCOUTING SPRING,
SARATOGA, NY.
We call the attention 0f the public 10 The water
be stronger than any other spring mt saiai"Fh' l.
has large quantity OF carbonic acid gas and l. very
Killing and refreshing. supply Just rtcti'"'
direct, PURCELL, LADD co..
iy9 Agents Virginia Springs Waters.
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money organs. hut the one says that Tue VI
,erconvertih,ltty scheme would result 10 con-
traction, Whilst the other says that IL w"u'"
result IN cxn,nsiou. Both cannot ne f'gn''
We pit the Tribune against the Times.
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TXCURslON DOWN JAMES RIVER.

The Goth of July has been selected as the day Tor
the annual PIC MIC EXCLUSION of UNTOy
STATION SUNDAY SCHOOL.
They propose 10 speld The d@y down james river.
=, snIriry n I'D the ommit ter all who accOm-
pany them that every ,tfJrl VIII be made 10 Afford
them pleasant trip. ,,,
Rcfftshme nus OF a'I proper kind; Will be supplied
by Ies ponsiblr rarttcs ut ely pr!c's.
Tickets: Cni'dren 25c. laoirs. SOC: gentlemen,
7jc.: 10 b, had of " T. HECIlLER, !. "ILEr
DAVIS. r. HAKMAN WOODWARD. oEERr ,. AL
MINE and j. Il. CCGDILi. conmittce. ~
Boat wilt leave the wharf 4, -; VI; ' r.
nv 2O,h JuIy. IS l2-M.W&F.MtT
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PROFESSOR JoYsHs.-We clip the following
flen the RlchmoBd Dispatch,
I'VE learn that Edward 5. Joynes, Esq,
recently professor OF modern languages In
II a'atas.va hid L.- ....I..S!.., a.a .o.y
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UlErFE9NS-
DRY GOODS.


Two BE READ BY LADIES ONLl.-
l. We are now ready 10 offer the ladies' of kicn-
mont superior UNDERWEAR OF our own hanu-
incture and guarantee The material used oe''ee' W.
pRiCes LOWER THAN Ntw YORK GOODS.
Special stteutipn Il called to oar .,,
GLOVE-fITTISG CDHSET-COFEhs.
which 4 lady's wardrobe l. Incomplete H'ioas'
Mrs. RKooKE presi ies over the rASrLE oos'>
anu will take great pie asurc In showing goods.
BnODkE 4 CO., llli MaiD street,
second floor, second door above DispGte" ONCE
nv 3.3nI
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pnc-xICs AND EXCURSIONS.
TIC NC AT DUNLOP'S,

TIC MIC AT DUNLOP'S,
MONDAY, July 10 1875
opGCOS HILL NJ srHOUiST EPISCOPAL
sIiSDAY SCIlOOL will havea BASKET PlC-HlC
as above. ,,
Refr. shmcn,s OF proper kinds by responsible par
ties AT city prices.
TICKETS: Childreu under fourteen years. pc:
lsaics, SOC; gentlemen. 73c 30 pe lad a: tros, )
store John brakes store, Eurch s'rett; R0ocrt l..
lanes Pine street. c. f.. WadcS. Huh street. Man.
chester; and al The cars Person. can 10 through
IN Peter st.urg without extra charge. Train leaves
tho drpot at 7:4S A. VI. ~ lJ-3tH
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n AILMOAD AND STEAMBOAT WORK
II > sgeS,sity st the DISPATCH tklSi1Na-
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rRANDEsT AND CHEAPEST EXCUR-
SION OF THE SEASON TO WEST POINT,
TO EE GIVEN By
CHICKABOMlNY TRIBE, NO. "a, /. o. Il. NJ,
MONDAY JcLY 10, 1875.


The past success Of the rrise anl the unircr.dl
nr,i.c awarded To them for good order polite AN:
.ourrou. attention aud perfect arrangements. jus
tji,.s Us I'm YIN" that not INK vii b." left nnd"Hc
Ia make this the most delightful excursion ever
made TO West Point Ample provision DlS i"'"n
ma, To acconnlaY tate all who NAY wish to hun the
salt br.t ne and erjpy She luNuri'- az salt "t"r
Base Ball Match q me will De played I'VE u Inc
Eagle lub. of Richmond, auu the Wr>t Point
Club for 4 premium awarded ny III" 1rih". ING
O!d First Regiment BRASS ana string Band VIII
furnish music. Come one. come AN IN" ui'h
will leave the depot 81 O'Clock A. Vi.
a.
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C1cnrrIsu GAMEs.-The ruIRD Az.

GEOTrISH GAMES.-Tbe THIRD An
- NUAL GATHERING GAMES aud W -\in
of the RICHMOND CAL -DuNlAN Gle WI
he held &c The state Far-Gr undS on FRIDAY.
JuIy 10TH 1879 rhr sports ui tn" day VIII To-
open.d with an olh-f,-honcd scotch hc"'' after
which the ring will be CLEARED. aud the i,rogrtlnr,
consisting of lwrniv-iwo gsmrs. VIII DC t"ih-
menccd: the whole TO conc u'c win granh '"o'-
ball Match b"wcin memrels OF TINS 'lup ana ''lr
Ancient Order Of HibtrnianS I ATTAIN Snl'h ;
Er,ss and String hands aud the Clubs PlriS VII
furnish music for the OCCASION. ira ~ %! cai s,
viii run at regular intervals during the day I" ma
from the corner of Adlm> AID hrnid str'tt> cpi-
mrnci, g at 9 A. VI. Admission, 90 cents: emf.
Greu under ten Years free. Iicscfs can br llii vi
any member OF the CLUB. " l2-hNr-l
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MEETINGS.


YRTLE LODGE. No. %, N-.>
WI KNIGHTS OF PYTHfsS. Bro ga
tbers-Atten1 aed convention Of ,ouris . !
Lo@pe Mt caur Castle [ Oncorfial Haliis.T s2I
THIS jFridav) tV"NING at y O'Clock. WEI
Installation OF officers viii take place. Sis1
Members will come prepared TO pay their due,
Members I'm good standing are fraternaliy invited
70 attend. By order Of the Chancellor Commando
JOHN W. GLENN
is 16-1t* keener OF ktclr1s and >eal.
KNIGHTS OF PY rHIAS.-The <N
N members OF HINES LODGE. No. ELsA
IT, KNIGHTS Of PY TIL As. will at. 81 = \
tend stated meeting NJ Pyth!dn fiaE IlilSEesSJ
EVENING at O'Clock. Members of sis-S&J
Ter lodges aud visiting brethren are In. ~
yiied 10 ue present BY order OF The {. &.
WILLIAM J. RIDDICK.
ivl6.lt* h. OF K. and ;.
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ing 5000. at least third were probably
dead or disabled. Three fourths OF the Inv.
ing residue bore arms; and the truth that
culture is power is shown 10 the proportion
OF those who won promotion 10 office. be
doubted not that the satisfies of our 9TH
b CHER institutions would show like results.
and furnish more complete proof that ma
tional culture is national power.
He further illustrated by the statement oil
historical fact not generally known: When
the Coniederacy instituted its ordnance de-
partment The officers were appointed from
those who had passed satisfactorily most
rigid competitive examination, which was
open to all, and when the reports came IN II
was ascerlained that all the field officers, and
al OF the captains, and large proportion oil
the lieuteuauts, had been won by Vlrginians.
He spoke of the difficult but most successful
work accomplished by the Ordnance Depart
ment, aud said that the men Who aided the
efficient head of that Bureau now pres
Ter colleges or fill professors chairs.
He deduced as the logical inference from
all this that the highest prosperity in peace
and energy in war, the most solid advances
10 civilization, the attainment Of the largest
iofuence upon contemporary and succeeding
ages, the utilizing OF all its resources, pnysl.
cal, intellectual, and moral, on the highest
plaue and the broadest scale of which pee
pie is capable, can be accomplished only by
the steady encouragement and support of III
institutions for the higher education.
He ably and copclusively argued that
higher education cannot be made self sup
oltirg, and that the State cannot atfJrd tc
neglect its nurture.
lie concluded With aD eloquent and telling
appeal to the teachers to appreciate the dig
nifty of their calling and earnestly labor &c
fulti It's duties.
Mr.. kesu's address gave the liveiest salts
faction TO his bearers, and, on motion OF Mr
j. =. Mcclure, the thanks OF the ASsociatiot
were UNANIMOUSLY rendered the orator fol
his magnificent production" and copy soli'
cited for publication.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association WIS called to order by the
President and opened with prayer by Rev
DR.. AichkiGsou.
Professor z. r. Price Was then intro
duceO, and made Lis report on Instruction
in Creek" lie bat received eight or ten
new books in this department, but none OF
SPECIAL note. Publishers are constantly
bringing out new books, which have no ad'
vantage over others save ia the mere me-
cuanicai execution, and having no aim spe.
clally save t. put money in The pockets oil
The publishers. As 70 metnQda 81 lesclins.
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Thoughtful Thoughts.
!, Hapnlness IS unrepented pleasure

- s-s- : :. ~ 49, VI S.s
Morality is but the vestibuie Of re-
ligion.
Cruelty is the result Of baseness and
Of cowardicc.
The secret OF enjoying life lies in al
ways remembering its brevity.
He that composes himself is wiser
than he that composes books.
Every where cndeavor to be useful
and everywhere YOU are at home
None are so thoroughly overestima.
ted as they who overestimate them
selves.
You have not fulfilled every duty un.
less you have fulfilled that of being
pleasant.
Have the courage to face a difficulty
lest it kick you harder than you bar
gained for.
Talent is some one faculty unusually
developed; genius commands all the
faculties.
1t is success that colors all in life
success makes fools admired, make:
villains honest.
If there be a crime of deeper dye
than all the guilty train Of human vices
it is ineratitude.
Take care to he an economist in pros
perity there is no fear of your being
one in adversely.
The little worn bahy's shoe,for which
no one cares to-day, what treasure i
will be tomorrow!
The balls of sight are so formed tina
one mans eyes are spectacles to anothe
to read his heart with.
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PluCky Story.

A farmers lad was crossing a field
where very wild and ferocious bull
was allowed to run at large. When the
boy about reached the middle of the
field, he suddenly v saw the bull, with
head lowered, rushing furiously at him
Being accustomed to manage cattle, ht
was in no way disconnected, but ran tc
a tree near by and commenced running
around it with the bull after him pres
emily he caught the bull by the tail and
commenced helaboring him numerically
with club. The bull, finding that the
"tail' was turned, started off at run
the boy swinging on to him, but the
faster he ran, the more the boy bola
bored him, until finally he commences
believing. ooh" says the boy, "yo,
may below, but I'd like to know who
started this"
This is a coed lesson in courage, bu
we wouldn't advise all boys to talk
bulls by the tail. Sometimes a hul
might not be coward
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EE"Do you see that trunk, sir p de-
manded an indignant traveller OF Charley
Bender, the courteous Lake Shore bag
gage agent, as he observed demoGsh
ed packing-boX, to which check was
hanging that corresponded with one he
held in his hand That trunk is ruined,
sir, and / demand damages "Yes,
sir" said the smiling Charley, "you
ought TO bave pay for that trunk. Peo-
pie get tender little trunk like that
and pack it up for a hundred miles
journey as if they were going to the
Pyramids They put in two or three
good sized hams, crock or two of ap.
ple-b butter, a sack of double X family
-four, ten or fifteen pounds of nails. 9
few pounds of shot, new castings for q
couple ofplows,and three or four change.
of clothing. Then they lug it down
here at the last minute, with handl,
hurst Oft one end, and expect it to &C
through easy enough to allow horse
fly to ride on the end. That's the way
your trunks get broken, my dear sir
Thirty-five, sixty-four, Cleveland Branch
All right. Good morning"
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MY, OHIO, TUESDAY, APRIL r3, 1875.

campfire, and we counted thirteen heads
as they carefully rose over the bank,
creeping for our blankets They were
within ten or fifteen feet of them, and
within good pistol range of US, when
Rachot, squirting over the barrels OF his
gun, whispered:
"Let them have it as fire, and then
60 in with knife and pistol. Not one
must get away or we'll lose our horses y
The next instant his terrible charge
from both barrels went into the gang, as
they were bending their bows to their
work at our campfire.
The boy and myself poured in our
fire, and the next instant We were on
the run after two reds, all that were left
from the ball and buckshot of Old RAJ
chot's "howilzer" and our rifles.
They made half. dozen jumps and
then stopped. They had more lead
than they could carry.
Finishing q couple who kicked yet
we went for our horses. We found
them hobbled couple of rifle shots
away, and with them thirteen more
good ponies.
We came back, lifted the scalos O
those who had caught us mapping ant
been caught in return, and then we pu
for the ranch.
We had been out long enough. W.
knew that the Utes we had taken care
of were most likely only scout from ;
larger war party, and we did not wan
10 make their acquaintance.
! We met the Red Dog, Sioux chief
made him present of the scalps, ant
told him he might find fun if he tool
our back trail.
We got hack to Cache Creek anC
didn't hunt any more elk in the Blacl
Hills that season. We didn't think i
would be healthy to do it.
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This being the advance of the school
the present session. On inquiry, l found
the classes called and dismissed by num-
Der, all indicating good order and thor
oughness in their studies. The teacher
of the school has been reader of the
Ohio Educational Monthly since the year
1857. We were duly apprised by the
shouts of the little ones that the candy
would be given and school close on the
25th day of March, when we began to
cast about how we might help the teach
er in treating, and thus share in the
pleasures of the day. When fixing on
the happy thought Of furnishing sup
ply of cake, the plan was adopted by the
members of the district, and on said day
large table was we'll covered with the
same. In the first part of the day the
teacher gave class drills in all branches,
which was very interesting to all pres
ent. Afternoon, treat and speaking by
members of the district, followed by Mr..
E. Brown and s. G. Kelly,and thus clos
ed one of the happy and successful ses-
sions of school. Who will give us bet
ter figures and facts from other schools !?
A J.P.
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An Amateur Barber.

In the barber shop of the Metropoli.
tan Hotel, in Louisville, tall, rough.
looking man was leaning against the
wall A dandy came in, took off his
hat and coat, and coolly handed them
10 the stranger, whom he mistook for 3
balbe When the dandy said "Trim
my hair" the stranger pointed to q
chair. In few moments the dandy
felt bis hair being cropped close to his
scalp, and he leaped from the chair and
ran to the mirror.
"What have you done?" he shouted
"Well," replied the stranger, "you
said cut it, and l wasn't going to refuse
little favor like that, nor make hall
way job Of it, neither"