The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-30
Abolition Excite menr in Caroline.


Bowling Green, the county seat Of Caroline
county, Va, has been in a state Of great ex.
element for day or two past, owing to the
presence of q suspec ted abolitionist there
The Fredericksburg News says;
On Friday evening last, a stranger (whosa
name we did not Iearn) arrived there and put
mp at the hotel. On Saturday evening his
movements having given cause for suspicion
as to his purposes In visiting the village a de-
putation of citizens waited on him and re.
quested him TO leave. which he promised to do
On Sunday morning, however, il was ascer-
tanned that he was still there and not disposed
TO leave. Five gentlemen of the village, con.
sisting of DIR. McKenney, DIR. GlasseiI, r. b.
Tunstall, Walter Hudgin, Esq, and one other.
whose name we did not learn, held a consul.
him. and to require his fmmedia withdrawal
from the village. This they did, and instead
of finding him tractable, as on the previous
day, he replied that it was free country, and
he would stay as long as he pleased.
They expostulated and threatened to mt
b i'm into the hands of the officers of the law.
and were about leaving, when door Just op-
posits to his room opened and displayed a
group of eight or ten men, all armed and re-
cognized by rhis committee of gentlemen as
men from the orth who were employed as
workmen in the village. On seeing the gentle-
men there. the party In tie room cried out to
Cronie, who was Of their party, and evidently
the leader, "go ahead Capt o., and we will fol.
loW," or words tantamount. At this in pcture
Mr.. H., and DIR. McKenny, who had provided
themselves with pistols, took their stand, aud
threatened to kill the first hat put their heads
outside of the door. Capt g. was the only one
who appeared, AID on seeing their determine.
tion, ,retreated back to his room. The ger tlemen
having succeeded In Keeping them back in this
way. adjourned to the porch where thev were
followed and abused by the men W no had taken
sides with the stranger. We learn that be is
still at Bowling Green, and that the citizens
of that county will meet to. day to consider the
matter; that there is great bitterness of feeling
entertained by the citizens against these men,
headed by g., and that they tn eaten if the
stranger is there to-day to hang him.
A STEAM CARRIAGE SUCCESSFUL ON Con-
MON RoADs.-The Earl of Caithness has bnilt
a carriage which is to be propelled by steam
power upon ordinary turnpike roads. On
recent occasion he made a trial trip. and
| though, as the local papers say
"The road was filled with horses and con.
yeyances OF all kinds, his lordship passed
through them all without any more inconve-
nience 10 the general traffic or alarm TO horses
than if he had been in his carriage and four.
So perfectly had he the whole moving power
under his con ;roi that he stopped more quickly
than an ordinary carriage and horses could
draw up, and this he did as often he saw
the least danger of any horse being frigh ened.
He reached Beauty, q distance of fourteen
miles, in an hour and twenty minutes, not
outstanding the freq quent stoppages, and fif-
teen minutes iOSt In getting water. After
leaving Beauty, on those parts of the road
where some distance forward can be seen,
he attained the speed of eighteen miles an
hour, and could have kept this up for any
distance with ease and safety. g..
After reaching Allness his lordship turned
to The left and took the road direct for Bonar
Bridge Here the carriage had a severe test
applied to ii, bat he drove it up the hills
without difficulty, and coming down the very
steep decliyity near where the road joins the
road from Tain the control his lordship had
over 1T was most satisfactory, and enabled
him to descend at any rate he wished, and
with perfect ease and safety. Leaving the
hospitable inn at Ardgy, Lord Caithness
crossed Bonar Bridge, and drove off TO Clash
more, after successful drive of nearly seven
~ miles Saturday being very wet, he re-
manned there till the afternoon, and then
drove on to Golspie TO remain over Sunday,
and having perfect confidence in his carriage
from its working on Friday, he expects 10
reach Barrogil Castle, a distance OF eighty
mile., and over the steepest roads in Scotland.
His lordsbIp has made this somewhat bold
step OF applying team as propelling power
t. carriages on common roads for any long
dis tance, and the result of the first day has
| m re than answered the expectations OF its
wafmest promoters, and lett doubt as TO
It's being not only prac ticable, but useful,
when SO applied.