The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-21
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HARAIsoSBrRa, VA, March 10. 1851
Yesterday we had quite n snow II CON
tinued all day, and far into the night II re-
s., one OF occupying position farther
Horth thah tue map assigns US. Looking like
mid winter, of course the anuciuations OF
PEELED. 'ee' "ie "i''
Yesterday was County Court day. No
business OF Importance was transac ted by the
Court Winch auctioneering was done come
OF II by j. I. Logan, Deputy sheriff. who
ohsred several likely young negroes; only one
ot whom were sold, owing to the low prices
offered negro girl, q years old, Ia likely
young woman.l sold for $3.50, cash.
daring attempt at robbery and murder was
attempted on Saturday evening last, In this
county. Mr. u; W: Stanley, a lame man,
colporteur for the American Tract Society
was coming from Conrad's Store. towards
tiarrisonburg, and, when three or four miles
east OF mctfaheysviile, in what is called the
| long woods" (about four miles of dense
woodland on the Rockingham turnpike, two
men, supposed to be negroes, although posi-
| bly, white men blacked, stepped from the
woods and demanded something to eat. Mr.
| Stanley stated TO them he had nothing to give
| them. They next demanded his money. He
| told them he had only enough to pay his toll
| They mex tdelaanded hts horse and buggy, say.
| ing they wonla ride 20 where they could ge
| something One of the men had hold of the
bride of Mr.. SIS horse, whilst the other
| stood one side OF Mr. s., who was in the bug
gy. When he refused to give up the buggy
the one beside him drew out n large butcher
| knife, and made a cut at Mr.. Stanley, cuttins
| through six thicknesses of goods, in which
| Mr.. :. was wrapped up, and just marked tn,
| skin. At the instant, the one who held tn,
horse let go, and attempted to dispatch Mr.
:. with a club, but Mr.. :. gave his horse
| cut with his whip, and TINS escaped them -
AS the buggy was moving off, the negro wht
had the knife made another thrust at Mr.
Stanley, and succeeded only in cutting oper
the back of his overcoat. 1t is to be hopet
the rascals will be caught.
| From conversation with many OF the peo
| pie, am happy to learn that CONSIDERABLE
revolution is going on in the minds of on
| people. SO we 60 We will all be- secession
lists after a bit. The people are at last be
| ginning TO reason from the awful facts whicl
stare us so boldly in the face. Virginia will
be all right; and if the present Convention
! will not take us out of the Northern Con
| federacy, the people will take themselves on
by a vote, or another Convention.
DIR. ). A. Coffman, one of our representa-
tives TO the State Convention, addressed
large porlGa Of our people here yesterday
Court day. Frona bis remarks, the Docto
is fast becoming straigh tout. His speech
| Should he make one) in the Convention, Wi
| be more explicit exposition than l coal
possibly gave. His speech was gratifying
the friends of secession, and what is nor,
Rockingham will endorse the Doctor in all hi
points, belief wing him to be always right.
u. Pen.