The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-11

become the property Of the Council. Men,
bers Of the Council now contend that II "
should turn out that the Council have to
cash these coupons, then the COuncil can
and should have redress from the members
OF the Water.and. Gas Company. The COun-
ell has turned The matter over TO The Guy
Attorney for Investigation, aud report Is
expected from him, and IN the mean time
others are discussing the points OF the case.
A remarkable instance Of the recognition
of az old claim has just come TO the know
ledge OF the writer. Not very many days
ago gentleman OF this county, who bas
won high hOnoIs from the people, and bas
been very successful In business, APP
preached a gentleman OF this city who has
for a long period stood high in public e'tl-
matiCn aud said 10 him: 81 have learned
that when | attended school nj the Samuel
Davies Institute, at Halifax Courthouse, you
became responsible for NV tuition account.
| Was il 80 or nOti' "Well, declare. !
believe did" was the reply. "Ics, 50
have heard; and now hope that in return
Tor that kindness TO me you will permit me
to present his package TO you.' The pack
age was TccCiyed-it Is very pleasant 10 re-
ceiye an expire ssiOn Of gIalltude-and IN II
was found So in gold. The party OF the
renee; The party OF the second part has
spoken Of it now and then to friend or
| two. speak OF il here without the know
ledge or consent OF either Of them.
| have found here some peisOns who
knew DR.. Jackson and his son, Senator
Howell Edmunds Jackson, OF Tennessee.
DR.. Jackson was u near relative (,ome say
cousin; some nephew Of the late Samuel
| kst.o M gOIphIlfC0
telchers OF other days, and was educated
by him. Both were from Maryland. aud
DR.. Jlck>on's father and mother being
dead, ne lived in the family OF Mr.. Miller.
Afterward, DR.. Jackson settled ut McadS-
vile, Halifax county, and there he was the
fayoritc one Of CLUB OF young gentlemen,
amongst whom were William Pcnick, Byrd
! l.. FerrclI. Thoma, II. Aycret', and james
smith. These have all passed away cX-
ccpt Mr.. james smith. who has Dcon
| for many years an hOn0rcd citizen
Of Henry county. DR.. Jackson WAS here
about The year 1879, and meeting then
| with the children II some OF those friends
who had not at first understood that be was
the man oi whom they had often Leard
| their parents speak, Ia >eid 10 them locu.
| llrly. "Why. boys. ! almost raised you.
senator Jackson Wss ~ the University Of
| Vireinia about The Year 1892. There he
sought not after a general popularity, Dai
va. one OF I circle Of young men who were
| remarkable for correctness Of geporimcnt
and >tudiou>ur II was noted, too mat he
>lroye more for knowl'd dye than for honorN,
| and q, he changed classes more than once.
on than wa> usual, some n MS classmates
laid Of him, Jackson seems to try his
I,trcnglh on a study, and after he finds that
TIC can master it he leaves II.
This family Of Jlck>ou> sometimes has
been taken for another family OF JlckNon>
who went from Halifax county and ulti.
marcy settled in Tennessee. The Mr.J1ck-
son who Wa The head OF that family mar
red Mis- Medley, sister Of the late Gran
willie L. Medley, VINO was native OF Halifax
county. served in the Legislature Of Mis-
>ouli. and afterwards was distinguished Is
senator for Halifax county. They were OF
course related 70 The VI, dlcys and BllioNs
If Halifax, the Bellows Of Danyiic, and the
Ballows Of Richmond. Mrs.. Jackson, after
the death Of her husband. moved To Wash
inptOn county, and in or about 1919 she
moved To Tennessee. She had several sons,
Int if il a remaI kdblc fac. that none OF that
family are now living. When this Mr..
Lrk>ou plcl>e excuse a reminiScencc) was
| living at Halifax Courthouse be Kept the
hotel in the upper part Of the town, the lale
John :. Lewclicn, who was. SAID to nave
been Wel>hnau, and had been SAILOR
kent hotel in the centre Of that village;
and in the lover pat OF the city, near a
creek which still bears his name. most eN-
ccllent house was kept by an old gentleman
whose children and grandchildren have
come TO bonOr in Halifax and elsewhere
namely, Mr.. Adam Foot He was himself
a very thrifty man, himself and his wife
having nearly everything they needed made
n home. In those days SCme Of The town
wits made up song upon the hotels OF that
VILLAGE, one stanZi OF which ran thus
T"ot in the valley,
jet son on The NIL:
Lcwel,en in tie middle,
With the Eagle Hotel.
That hotel in the Valley was the hO(cl OF
hotels. There were AmbrOslln nights there
on the night Of cOull-day, when the lawyers
from the adjoining counties would meet
| win those Of the Halifax bar. There, too,
wa, The stoppug-placc for the great men Of
the South when on their way 10 Washing
ton. It is aid that McDutiie va, seen there
sometimes, aud sam. Houston, who was
then counting Miss Elvira Henry, after
ward, Mr.. William II. CLARK, was no stran-
ger there. Miss Henry was then making
her home At the house Of the elder Bruce,
who was, | believe, her stepTathcI-Mr.
Jane, Bruce, father Of james {. Bruce and
Of Charlie, Bruce. Once ii i >ild that Cal
houn stopped there, having had desire 10
travel through The country over which cen
rral Green and Major Light-llor'e Harry
| Lee had passed and rcpa>sed. On HI way
| from the Courthouse Calhoun stopped al 4
bllck.mith's-,hOp about eight miles from
the village. which belonged to Baptist
minister named Robert Hurt. Mr. Hurt
wa. the grandfather Of Senator Hurt. Mr..
Hurt was man Of great talents and
eio0ueucc, but was rather cCmbatiHe'
nerhap,. N,eting there with Mr.. Cal
noun, hc persisted IN trying 10 get up dis
cu,,ion, adding now and then some sharply
nersonll hits. At last, after wardinS of
many blows and giving none. the great
| Carolipiau gave fash from his eye ana
then poured forth argument upon argument
after his clear and rapid style until Mr..
| Hurt stood perfectly overcome. lie never
had been sienced bciorc-had never met
hi, match. When Mr. Calhoun, 30 the
story goes, had paid the bill Tor Shoeln@ ms
horse. and bad mounted into bis >ulky and
was about to leave, Mr.. Hurt held ont his
hand and said "Stranger, beg your par
don. You must be Mr.. Calhoun himself
- Ye>," said Mr.. Calhoun, pleasantly; Z"
am the man called John Catatine Calhoun.
understand you are a minister OF the
gospel, aud hope you Will excuse me for
commencing to You the example set by
Nicodemus. when all were against your
Master he inquired thus: Dcth our law
Judge any man before it hear him, and
4
know what he doeth =" ALPHA.
! The REIMBURSEMENT I'm AIbemarie.
SHADwELL, ALBEMARLE COUNTY, NAv
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