The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-12


PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER-ELEcTT0N OF or
pICERs-TAE DOG LAw-FINE sHEEP-THE
| NEW TICKET DON'T SUIT AUGUSTA READ
JUsTERS.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatchl
| JUNE 10, 1881.
Last night the largest audience ever as
senbled on a similar occasion cine through
the rain to the city Opera-House TO witness
| the exhibition of the city public schools.
There must have been from 1,400 to LOCO
persons present.
DR.. Robert S. Hamilton, the superintend-
ent, and his assistants, cannot help feeling
proud OF the evidence of good training and
scholarship given By the pupils. The prize
for declamatiOn-a medal-was carried OIL
by n late Richmond boy-WilIie Lea son
OF Mr.. 4. Y. Lee, the architect.
The colored schools will have their exit
bition in the same building tonight, and
another lam is anticipated.
The commencement exercises at the In.
stitution for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
were another great success, coming of
Tuesday and Wednesday, and attracting at
least 1900 spectators. The musical concert
under the direction of Professor Turner,
the preceptor in that department, was espe-
peciaily fine.
THE STANTON FEMALE SEMINARY,
OF which Rev. j. T. Miller is principal, had
It's closing exercises also this week, with
very gratifying results, and the principal
in bis annual address said the prospects OF
the institution were never so good. The
full graduates are Misses Lucie ID. Hahn, OF
Virgins; Minnie l.. Ruff and Lizzie j..
Ruiz, Of South Carolina, and Lillian v.
Steck, of Ohio.
THE AUGUSTA MALE ACADEMY,
at Fort Defiance, eight miles from Staunton,
had it, commencement Wednesday night
and ball Thursday night. There are about
fifty pupils here and the decllmati0ns and
debate were witnessed aud highly enjoyed
by large audience at the Old Stone church.
Medals for scholarship were awarded.
THE AUGUSTA MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION,
on the occasion Of the decoration OF the
soldiers graves in ThornroSe cemetery yes
terday, was addressed by Mr.. A. c. Gordon
in chastc and eloquent speech, which was
pronounced by all gem Of It's kind. II is
published in full in the pindicdtOr 70 day,
and is one Of the few speeches which reads
well. The Staunton Artillery Captain
Fultz) and the Fire Department were rep
resented in the procession, the artillery
firing salute OF twenty-one guns.
After the parade the annual meeting OF
the Association was held. Colonel James
n. Skinner, The president, and Mr.. Joseph
+. Rollins, the treasurer, made their re-
ports. The funds OF the Association amouLt
10 over S700-an amount wholly insufficient
to meet the aims OF the organization, as 1t
is desired to erect monument to the I'M
known dead. Active measures will be
taken shortly to greatly increase the
endowment OF the corporation. Col
onel Skinner, who has been president OF
the Association ten years, resigned, and DR..
A. Nj. Fauntleroy was elected president, IN
addition to the following officers Vice.
Presidents-Captain James Bumgardner.
Captain John n. Opic, and DIR. Carter
Berkeley; Secretary, Captain Thomas s.
Doyle; Treasurer, Mr.. Joseph Z. Rollins;
Executive Committee, Captain W. l.. Bal
this, Captain j. ii. Waters. Professor 5. Ii.
Coleman, Lieutenant j. L. Long.
ELECTION AT DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND INsTI-
TUITION.
At meeting of the Board OF Directors Of
the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Institution yes
terday Captain Il. :. Doyle was reelected
principal, the other assistants and officers
being also reelected.
OTHER MATTERS.
The receipts from the opera OF the Pirates
of PenZance, rendered here few nights
age for the beBefi. OF the Augusta Memo.
rial Association, amounted TO S643 -, but
the expenses were so heavy that the Assoc
citation did not realize as much as was anti
cipated.
Sheep valued by their owners at $4,000
were killed by dogs in this county, while
only $1,000 was realized from the dOg-taX.
Mr.. NJ. Fill Gilkeson sold 4 fine lot OF
Shropshire lambs OF his own raising TO
Mr. George +. Myerly last week for 81 60
per head. They weighed IS 40 pounds,
and some Of them, on reaching the Balti-
more market, were pronounced the finest in
pen of 1000. a few OF the best bucks
were reserved by Mr.. Myerly fori breeding
purposes.
THE READJUSrRR TICKET
has fallen like a wet blanket upon the hopes
OF the party in Augusta. | never saw as
little enthusiasm aroused in any party over
its nominations. The fact Is, the Readiust-
ers in this county (and the feeling is shared,
so far as j can hear, generally in this Sec
tlOn) cannot help but see that the Valley
was ignored in making the ticket, and the
opposition to Republicanism shown by the
great majority OF the voters OF their party
in the last presidential election has not been
in the least respected by their leaders. but
the bitterest sort Of Republican thrown
right in their faces. AS consequence
many prominent Read!usters have repu-
dated the ticket, and every day adds to the
number of those who are declaring against
that ticket at least, whatever may be their
course afterwards. Penn.