The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-22
e Of the Richmond Dispatch.I

! PROGRAMME OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
! CONFEPRED-SINGULAR COMBUSTIoN-PER-
! SONAI.
! lCorrespondence Of the Richmond Dspaich.I
JUNE 90, 1882.
Mr.. John Norman, a drUg-clerk with
! L. y. wills, Esq, was taken suddenly i'll
on Thursday night last with some disease
resembling congcStive chills. but which
battles the knowledge OF the physicians.
/ His life is despaired Of.
| Talk OF your patrarchS, | ain informed
by good authority that there's man living
in this county, near simmons, Gap, on the
Blue Ridge, who is upwards Of eighty
years OF agc and i, now Ewing with his
ninth vile. lie has had - y-threc children.
Some time since The ola gentleman had a
family reunion, " ere his poStcrity a. en-
bled 10 the NUM- + of more than 800. If
there is anothr section Of country that can
beat the mOur ,anS Of Albcmarlc for lon
geYitv and fruitfuincss let il speak up.
The wheat harvest has commenced. 1t
is the opinion Of intelligent farmers that
the midgc. or louise, or fly, or whatever it
NAV be called. has not injured either the
wheat or oats. The midge is a small pale
green bug. with wings. which covers the
heads of wheat aud dives down into the
meshes. Following right after, and prey
ing upon il. il another bug, which very
much resembles the potatO-bug. Il seems
10 be terce. active, and asSiduOus Zoe 10
the nudge. hunting il with uncelsing and
tirelcss ardor. After few days il develops
a shell and wings. and except as TO this lat
ter feature i very similar TO the Colorado
beetle.
Rev. j. c. Davidson. OF LynchbUrg,
preached two able sermons in the Baptist
church on sunday.
1t has been known for some time that in
terested persons had been trying TO get the
post-oilice at the University abolished. The
postmaster went TO Washington 20 see
about the matter. and not only had the Office
continued. but IFS mail facilities increased.
Formerly all mails had TO be sent through
the Office at Charlottesville. Now they are
received direct from the trains at Lynch
burg Junction, thus giving them earlier
mails.
The programme for the University oXer-
ciseS will he:
Sundav-Sermon before the Young Mems
Christian Associations by DR.. j. l.. Bur
rows OF Norfolk.
Misunderstanding OF Board Of Visitors;
election of professor OF Greek and He
brew; celebration OF the Washington So
ciety; orations by ii. q. Peters, Of Viz
giria, and II. p. Larother, OF Texas, medal
lists.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the jefferson
Society; orations by Charles w. Kent, OF
Virginia, and William p. Trent, OF Viz
ginia, medallists.
Wednesday OF the joint So
cieties; address by Hon. L. Il. Wash
burne. Of Illinois.
Thursday-Public Day: Delivery Of di-
plomaS and distinctions; address before
I the Society Of Alumni 10y Professor Thomas
II. TutNler. of Alabama; final ball.
| The trustees Of Hampdcn-Sidney College
have conferred upon Professor f. II.
| smith, OF the University, the degree Of
! Ii. u. We are sure that no distinction
was ever more merited or conferred upon Il
more popular and deserving gentlemen.
4 singular ease OF combustion occurred
here to-day. \ man purchased a new straw
hat and a tin-pan. He placed the latter in
the hat and sci it in the bottom Of his
wagon, which was standing in the sun. In
short time the hat was discovered 10 be
on fire, and the theory j. that il was set on
fire by the heat concentrated by the Tin pan.
EX-Audtor J. T.. Massey returned to-
day from liarrisonburg. He says he had a
large and respectable and attentive au-
dience. CUP.