The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-15
CHARLOTTESVILLE.

COUNTY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WEATiER-S!NGrLAR PHENOaESoS.
Correspondence" "f the Richmond Dispatch.l
AUGUST Is, 1877.
The County Court held its siitings during
the past week. The only criminal case O.
Importance was that Of the Commonwealth
rs. Visor for malicious shooting "a state
Inent OF which has been sent you). The
case was continued to September term
There were q great many people in attend
ance the first day OF the court, but having
no money business was not improved there.
BY. ...-'s
HCHIAH FOR HOLIDAY.
The nomination Of Colonel Holiday for
Governor was not unexpected BY his friends
here. and i received by the friends OF all
the candidates with peculiar favor. He will
20 into the chair with more votes, probably,
than any other candidate ever received. We
feel that Virginia is safe in the hands OF
such statesman and patriot. And his sup
portcr> - have no axes to grind
RELIGIOUS.
Dr. J. l.. Hawthorne. Of Alabama, has
been supplying. the pulpit OF the Baptist
church for some weeks past. lie has drawn
large congregations. and his ministrations
have 4 telling eject upon the people. Mr..
Ilawthorne'> sermons cyincc profound
thought and thorough research, which,
added 10 extreme simplicity Of style and
cha>tcnc-s Of thought and Il wonderful
power in cioclltion, make his discOurSes en-
chain the attention Of the most listlcsS and
unintcIigent nearer, while they furnish
iood for thought for the most cultivated.
1t i to be regretted that his engagement
here extends only 10 the fourth Sunday in
this month when he Will return to his
southern home.
Yesterday Rev. \. Broadus, OF Fork
Union church. preached morning and eve
ming at the Baptist church.
This church. at Il meeting held on We'd
nceday evening last, extended unanimous
call 10 Rev. ". Harrison Williams, OF TuS
caloosa, Ala.
The Albcmarle Baptist Association meets
with the ScottSvilic church on Tuesday
2lst instant.
The following gentlemen have been elect
ed delegates from this church: r. Ii
Rawlings, +. ". Wills, y. X. Davis, Thomas
". Bailey, James Alexander, A. II. Cleave-
land. NJ. VI. Dupre, and j. w. Dolin.
PERSONAL.
Rev. John 4. BroaduS and Professor Har-
ri>, Of Richmond College, are spending d
season with their friends here.
DRY WEATHER.
Until yesterday afternoon there had beer
no rain i'll this section for several weeks
while the sun had poured down his rays
with an intensity quite unusual. The mills
had practically stopped grinding, and meal
had jumped 10 one dollar. In some sec.
lions of the county rain will not save the
corn, while the tobacco is puny. A singu.
lar thing in connection with the drought is
that while the corn and other growing crops
have suffered the grass has remained frest
and green, af1ording fine pasturage, anG
CORES pondingly low prices in butter.
.s. g PHENOMENON. & #a-sse
\ very singular phenomenon, which may
interest the astronomers, has been seen here
every evening for week past. About
l.. VI. TWO stars have been seen TO rise in th
south, one above the other, and after TIM
one becomes merged III the other, whel
they blaze out with increased brilliancy TO
some minutes. when it recedes, goes out ap
parcntlr, and then reappears, and disunit
and retire from the stage. have no specu
lations to indulge. in about this pben omenon
have not seen it, but it comes to me from
such q source as to determine me to watc
for it when the nights shall be clear again
EENCONTRES.
Saturday last was a bclligcrent day witt
rs, Several personal rencontreS took place
Two OF which were OF quite serious charac
lcrS,; Of which more anon. Our.