The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-28

fNgrrt.. pCndCart @! the Richmond D.slatch.I
TEACHERS ISSTIrCT2-A COMPLIMENT TO VIR
c;EA-pER< L-RICHMoSD LUNATIC5--
rRsHrS--A HEC9LLGCrI 'S-MSlsTERIAL, &C.
S7avHros, January q, 1876.
Tie Teachers Institute OF Augusta
county ne, at ;be Town Hall yesterday, and
wa- presided over by DR.. X. ). Hamilton,
the county superintendent. One hundred
and twrnty.on" teachers. including five co.
Iorad. an> wered 20 r0llcail, Snd more came
in d;rig. thu alrerne0n. This county, last
regr. held he largest Institute that has been
held N the state, and that OF this year pro-
u'.cs 10 be much larger still. \ band OF
cAildcn from the S,aunton public schools,
hobby Or. BrowI. the vocal instructor, gave
some very line singing before the opening
aid during The exercises.
Rev. DR.. Charles Manly opened the ser.
vices with prayer. Rev. DR.. Barnes Sears
delivered a mo-, interesting address on the
Object Of Institutes, which, he said, were in
the light OF temporary normal schools.
They were occasions where the teachers
could compIr" experiences and exchange
new ideas; for, he said, it was impossible
that Il Jealous and cb=ervant teacher should
pas q year without discovering some i'm.
p-oytment in low to do his or her work,
t,,,t IS Al inventor. after watching machine
closely. discovers some Improvement on ii.
MAJOR jed. HotChkiSs followed with . lee
turc on The study of Geography.'
Superintendent, EUtfner and Major Hotch.
his have both accepted invitations 10 deliver
aadg,,.tS beloI" the Georgia Teachers As
ISOLATION, which meets 1T Savannah May ID
The fact Of this invitation is a high compli-
inrnt 10 Virginia, showing, as it does, that
the south i, !oONoy - her for direction in
thn matter 81 education.
Mr. !iugh Stewart, Of this city, recently
delivered two lectures in Belfast, Ireland, on
Virginia. lie r-;u.ned home on Friday
last.
Looking over TIE records Of the Western
Lunatic Asylum! ! lind that since its COM
II. ncrlheat, in ISIS. Richmond has sent
e!sAiy'il'r patients there. Ia the last two
years II sent fourteen. Your city and Au.
Su-ta county ar- the largest contributors of
patients 10 the institution.
ramps are !niesling this country very
iAchIy. On sunday one gang Of six came
UP the Valley pike and footed it con to
l'IcAMond' They only begged food, not
Molry-and were evidently workipgmen
out Of employment. ...
The death OF Ex-Governor Francis Thomas,
Of Maryland, rvy'yes the memory Of fracas
"hicA occurred here in old stage.times be.
tween him ana his tnther-in-law, Governor
M;ci'o"elI. Il was in front of the Virginia
iio'r!, Governor Thomas had just come up
we H-I.y from Maryland, and Governor
MeDO"ciE had colpe over from East Virginia
Oh us way 10 lexington. The application
u Governor InOma, for divorce was then
pending. Governor Mcdowell attacked him
".ID an umbrella. Neither party was hurt,
pU' Inc night WAS tie talk in Virginia Tor
weeks after. Bo:h c0mbatauts were great
men III those days though the present gene
EAiton has nearly forgotten both.
heF. "iilism (. Baker has returned from
H.!auci phia, aud was present at Wednesday,
Nt"!hs service At his church. He did not
'ettf 20 The MOODY and Sankey meetings, on
"NisA hc has been in attendance, but will, it
Inul'posco, at some future day.
KEY. Mr. D. B. Ewing has resigned the
!~s'ofa'e ol Hebron presbyterian church.
Pen.