The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-22
tonight. After an absence Of twenty
nninuaes the Jury returned with o verdict OF
g not guilty. Bagby ~as warmly con-
graduated by bis frierdss ROBIN ADA1R.
LEXINGTON.

g not guilty" Bagby Was warmly CON
graduated by his friendss ROBIN ADA1R.
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A BOY cur ON THE ARM ANB STABBED BY A
CADET OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INsTr.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IoJs--M MEETING OF
LEXINGTON PREsBYTERy-DR. mutually
/ THE wEATHER-THE .CANAL--PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, &C. .,s 3ss Z.
Correspondence Of The Richmond Dispatch.I
|; ii IL ;ssS! JANUARY 10, 1877.
|. GIn Lexington for several days the presi-
E1dGntial election and the Bennett-May affair
has been eclipsed by the excitement pro-
duced by trial. While skating on North
river Cadet Walter L. KERN and a colored
boy named George Rolefore accidently ran
against each other. A quarrel followed,
which resulted in the cadet infiicting knife
wound In the, left arm Of the boy and
stabbing him over the heart; but the cadet
did little or no Injury, as the point, OF the
knife came in contact with rib, which
prevented it from sinking deeper, Tt APP
pears that both were in fault. The facts of
the case were developed before Justices
Figget and Chalkiy, Friday, The cadetiand
the boy were each baiIed In the SUM Of
$500 to appear before the grand Jury, which
meets during the session Of February
County Court. Mr.. KERN, after an absence
of three years, had just returned to the
Virginia Military Institute a week before
this occurrence to complete his education.
In consequence OF the slim attendance at
the debates Of the Franklin Society this
winter, its president and executive COM
mittee have instituted system.of lectures,
one to be delivered each Saturday evening
through the remainder OF the, winter. A
large number of gentlemen OF learning,
talent, and linguistic requirements have
consented to deliver lectures before this
body. Colonel Lyel, of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute, delivered the first Of the
series OF these lectures last Saturday night.
His subject was sc Imagination.' To-mor-
row night Professor Harrison, of Washing
ton and Lee University, will deliver the
second lecture. His subjectas "Glimpses
OF Sweden"
The pastors OF the various churches Of this
place are holding union prayer-meetings
here. These meetings were begun Sunday
night in the Presbyterian church. They
will continue for week. The ministers
engaged in this work are Rev. W. K. Boyle
OF the Methodist, Rev. j. B. Eager Of the
Baptist, and Rev. Drs. Mutually and lvad-
dell of the Presbyterian church. The COM
bined efforts o? these divines have awakened
deep interest in the community, and their
earnest, eloquent eXhortations will doubt
less turn many from their dark ways into
the path OF religion.
There will be a meeting of the Lexington
Presbytery here to-day, The occasion OF
this meeting is the installation OF DR.. Null
lalv as pastor OF the Lexington Presbyterian
church. DR.. Mutually gives perfect salts
faction to his new charge. lie is much
admired, and will, without doubt, do
good here. Each; sermon he ,'preaehes
is better, people say, than the pre-
ceding one. His enunciation is clear
and distinct. his language pregnant and
&c tcmpore. DR.. MulIally's ideas are sound,
and, OF all the divines whom have ever
heard, his command OF language is the
easiest and fullest. He is the very child OF
simplicity, aud consequently eloquent. He
8. gets full Of his subject, pulls out the
bung and lets nature caper."
regret to state that there is a probability
Of Rev. w. X. Boyle, OF the Methodist
church OF this place, leaving his present
charge. Dir. Boyle would, in his departure,
draw len Sstnening chain OF love after him,
Cor by such he is bound to his congrega-
ton here. He has many warm friends i'll
this community, who would be sorry to see
him 90 away. 1t seems to be the fate OF
Licking ton that all her churches cannot be
supplied with pastors at one time. just as
soon as one church gets pastor the pastor
of some other church leaves. ~.
The weather has turned very warm, the
snow aud ice melted, and boats Will soon be
running from Lynchburg here. During the
recent freeze. the ice was twenty-one inches
riv
freeze had continued much longer do not
know what the majority OF our people
would have done. Coal was out, wood rose
from three to five dollars per cord, coal oil
went up to sixty cents per gallon, and the
value OF other neceSSaries increased in pro
portion. It is said and believed that:tne
only way to keep the canal in operation
from here to Lynchburg is to subscribe to
the Clifton Forge railroad. Since the re-
cent freeze, and the consequent useIessness
OF the canal, people who before said they
did not care what became Of the canal be-
gin to wish they had subscribed to the Cliff
ton Forge railroad.
judging from present indications the
discussion of the subject Of public cduca-
ton will soon be revived here. think
express the opinion of the masses OF the
peOple Of the county when [ say hope the
indications may be deceiving, Tor the peo-
pie were unbearably bored some time ago
by the discussion OF this exhausted ques-
ton. The great masses of the people are
in favor OF public education, and the pitt.
full lutte opposition party, with few men
who have no ideas Of their own pinned on
to its coat-tail, might as well try to fly to
the moon as to attempt to convince the peo-
pile that public education is bad thing by
articles which, to say the least, are not no
ticeable for logic or argument. 90
The anniversary celebration OF the Ora
ham-Lee Literary Society Of the Washing
ton and Lee University will be the occasion
OF speeches, &c, in the University chapel
tonight. 5.:et 9. b.
WASHINGTON ITEMS Washington, d. g.,
January 2O.-The Senate during the morn
ing hour discussed the message OF the Presi-
dent in regard to the occupation OF Peters
h,7rU nv fine military on election day: MesSrs.