The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-14

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch


MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT LIQUOR IL
CrNsss - SHOOTING AFFAIR = ARREST or
THE rRIsoSER-rHE SEGRoEs--rHE WHEAT
AND CORN CRoPs-NARRIAGES AND WATER
ING rLACES-INroRTANT LAND SALE.
CuRISrIANsRURG, Va. May 10, 1866.
Last Monday our county court met. Az
the Justices of the peace were on the "'"c"
for the purpose Of aNccrtaihing VINO W','
the proper persons 10 retail ardent Sp't''s,
10 the citizens of Montgomery county; anu
ont of eight or ten applications Tor "Iu'-
nary license. only about onc-hali oi 'i'c
applicants were successful IN obtaining 'h'
much (bv the applicant desired license
The most of our magistrates ncii'S an
liquor men. only those that came WIZ, wv"
recommendations and complied WIN WV
terms of the iaw were licensed. ,,
Court dav was passing away 'c.nn '"',''.
until past noon. when our niue ,,,''S' vs.
thrown into great excitement hN h'rl'S -.
Rn,,,rr and g. X. TAYLOR. They had diff
s,,,,1,,, which ended Nv Bowers shooting
Tavlnr yer, severely in the groin, the ball
of The pi>tol passing through just behind
the tcnlural artery and between the hlad-
der and rCctum, and lodging in the muscles
,f the bullock. Bower was immediately
taken into custody by the presiding justice,
James t. Miller, and was tried the same day
nv three magistrates, and was sent on for
further trial before the county court at its
June term. Mc>Sr>. Edmundson \ Blair
appeared AZ counsel Tor Bowyer, and Viii
liam NJ. Barntz for the Commonwealth
Bower was sen, to Jail here, and guarded
lay squad of men appointed for that pur,
pose by the court until he could he sent
TO Roanoke county Jail for saic-kecpng--
our Jail, although a new one, not being
strong enough I" hold any one. Bowycr',
Wiz, left here for Salem to-day. She me,
the sheriff as she was coming to town, anc
gave him particular blessing, | prcsum,
for having done his duty. Bowycr is al
old man. fifty or more, and has been mar
ricd but few years. Taylor Is resting
comfortably to-day, although his wound il
vcry1 dangerous, and is doing we'll con
sidering everything.
jeff, alias Orange. negro man iormcri!
belonging 10 c. 4. Bowycr, was sent Il
Roanoke county Jail to-day. Jcif som,
time ago, stole goods ont of the store o
Spindle x Co., of this place, and was sent
10 Jail here. He was not long III making
his way out, and made his escape: but to-
day, making his appearance in the county
our evcr-watchtul officers secured him aho
sent him to keep company with his former
master at Salem.
The negroes generally are doing well
have gone To work in earnest, and, 80 lar
they behave with much credit I" them
selves. The wheat in this county will be
almost an entire faiurc-not more than one
fourth of crop. Many will not make more
than the amount seeded. The people are
planting large crops of corn to make up
the deficiency in the wheat crop. Some
of our old tobacco raiscrS are making pre-
parations TO plant Il small crop. Our COM
mssionerS of the revenue arc buSIiy en-
gagged in making their assessments. lhcy
say they find very small quantity OF stock
in the county, particularly cattle ana hogs.
At our June court the county levy VIII be
made
We had nincty-cight marriages III our
county last year GSG5): and since the first
Of January upto this date there have been
iorty-eigh.
The people Of Richmond will remember
that we have three distinguished watering
places in the county, besides several de-
OF Il city life, come To the mOuntainS-and
lie sure TO bring plenty Of grccnbackS with
Won, for such paper is scarce here.
At our circuit court in April We had
very few prcScntmcnts and no Common
wealth, docket: but great deal of bust
ness was disposed Of by Judge Campbell,
who presided in place Of Judge Fulton, the
latter taking Judge Campbcll's circuit in
exchange.
Your capitalists should bear in mind that
Oh the 3lst instant the wcll-known Declc
farm and mansion house are I" bc sold ut
auction by our sheriff. 1t lisa most attract
i've estate, situated near the Big Tunnel on
the Virginia and Tennessee railroad, and
about one mile from the Montgomery W hte
Sulphur Springs. The sale will take place
on the premises. r.