The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-06
STANTON.

yoyE APPLICANTS FOR THE LUSATIC ASYLUM
pDsTTlONS-rINAFORE-C COMMITTEE TO ME-
uoRiAL1Zg DISQUALIFICATION EN-
rnrLEp AND MONEY APPROPRIATED TO AU-
c-sTt AND STANTON SCHoOLS-4 BIG DE-
BATTING soCIETY-A NEW YALE NJ. A. IN
STANTON, So. &c.
ryorrespoudence OF the Richmond Dispach.I
DECEMBER ), 1879.
T, addition to the names Of Drs. Fam.
.Irroy. Gleayes, Blackboard, Philip Smith,
and Henkel. mentioned IN my last rs apDli-
rsDts for the SUPPLEMENTARY OF the West
tyu Lunatc Asylum, have TO add The fol-
Ioeirc: DR.. Oscar Wiley, OF Salem; DR..
Vilam Hamilton, now assistant physician.
and Or. l.. B. Anderson, OF Hanover. The
following are the applicants for the third
assistant physicians place: Drs. George S.
Walker. OF Staunton; W. Is. Conway. OF
Ehckshurg; T. y. Fuqua. OF White Sui
ybur Springs: ?. l.. Murphy, North Caro-
Ina: J. +. Tate, Augusta; Il. II. Cox,
Kin. and Queen; Alexander II. Weir, OF
Nelson; and DIR. Charles A. Brown, DR..
Gohler, and DR.. Lewis, and probably
others not vet heard from. The election
will be held Thursday the nth instant.
Il will be remembered that the stockhold-
meeting here, directed the chairman to ap-.
roint n committee TO urge before the pres
eat legislature repeal OF the charter-for-
fpi,urc act passed by the Legislature last
winter. W. a. Burke, Esq, The chairman,
disappointed the following gentlemen upon
the committee: William A. Anderson and
5. II. Letcher of Lexington, W. b. F.
Lecch OF Rockbridge. William A. Glasgow
Al Rote,ourt, and S. NJ. Yost OF Staunion.
Pinafore, as reproduced here by Staunton
amateurs two mig hts this week for the ben.
eiil OF the Young Mems Christian AsSocia.
ton library, was n decided success, and
drew large audiences both nights. The re-
ccipts were about 5000. About thirty-6ve
Students from the University Of Virginia
CAME over Wednesday night.
The young men OF the city have organ
lied a lyceum for the winter. The Society
Includes majority Of the forensic talent
Of the community and their discussions.
held in the large Association hall, are
crowded by the public every Saturday
night. The question last meeting" Should
the Democratic Party now Affiliate with
the Republicans "-elicited a very warm
discussion. 1t was decided in the negative.
Mr. William Frazier. an old aud highly
esteemed citizen OF Staunton, has been
sgreeably surprised by the receipt OF d
diploma from Yale College comforting upon
him the degree Of Master OF Arts. Mr..
Frazier left Yale in 1880.
The annual report OF the State Superin-
ltudent Of Schools shows 2.42S white and
jjl colored scholars enrolled in Augusta
county. In the city of Staunton 479 white
and 233 colored. Amount Of money re-
ceiyed during the year for The county, $24,-
CLASS; for the city, S17,33S.53.
The young Englishman, Hall, mentioned
in the Dispatch several days ago as arrested
with Baugb, the colored letter-carr!er, upon
suspicion Of completely in the Richmond
mail robberies, was formerly a valued at.
tendaut at the lunatic asylum here, and
bore fine character, which his friends here
are gratifed to see has been 'viudicated.s
Rev. DR.. j. Rice Bowman, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church at Harrisonburg, has
received q call from large congregation
near st. Louis, and has gone TO visit the
church. His present charge protest against
bis leaving. PENN.