The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-30
8itl,,lrond 1ispattlI1,
Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 80, 1868.
Special Correspondence Of the Dispatch.
From Orange. County--The Herntlon
Murder Trial-Iesmoriaf Tableaux-
Gaming Of Revenue Os7icer-TRe
Neswick Disaster.
ORANGE COURTHOUSE,
September 20. 1868.

sNSrHtcA DkSstS1SEs
ORANGE COURTHOUSE,
September 90, 1868.
Yesterday being court-day, this village
was crowded with people gathered to wit
ness Unexpected trial of Reuben D. Hern
don, the alleged murderer of Miss Lums
den. This case has excited great interest,"
in all this section, and the people are eager
to hear the evidence but it seems :.
be the policy of the defence 70 p;% IN
off the trial as long as possio ore NJ.
order that the "ppeiudice against ,he Pr.
soner y, NAV die out. Herndon was proT ',. ~
into ccnrt nv Sheriff Roach. he walheu
Nth a n;mbIe step, and seemed TO nave
s.,a..,,, recoyered from the prostra'lon,
s Sh;ah followed his days of fasting ana
go after his escape from prison.
1870 - h;s seat in the prisoners box, he
"saoS Familiarity TO several acquaintance
=; .o ,bo> crowd with perfect self-possession.
Uc is not an Unlocking man, and does !, nor
havc the face of the murderer OF the Fofce
cn,ettes. Still it is neither handsome nor
progressing. Just such plaan- iooh.hs
fellow as YOU will see any day behind the
plow in travelling through the back couh-
try. o,noed
After some little delay IL was "i,i'ounoo'
by Mr.. Sanford that Shelton +. LeaSe, Esq
Of Albemarle county, who had been retain
cd as counsel for the accused, had been
detained at home by the death OF ms
daughter, and that in consequence OF
his absence the prisoner requested
continuance of the case until the next
term. To this the court, after little con-
sultation, agreed, and it was ordered that
the case 90 over until the October-term.
The witnesses on beth sides, who are
very numerous, were recognized TO appear,
by request Of the attorney for the Common
wealth.
No other cases of special interest came
before the court.
On Thursday next the fall term Of the
Circuit Court of Orange Judge Watson)
commences.
Last night the courthouse building was
crowded with an audience assembled to
witness an entertainment of tdbleauT
uivantS, charades, and statuary, gotten up
by the Orange Memorial Association to
raise funds to further the work of caring
for the graves of the Confederate dead scat
tered about the county. The ladies OF
Orange. celebrated for their beauty, and
about whom Mozis Addums goes into peri
odical ecs;acies, were out in force. Never, IN
such an assemblage Of girls, has your CORE
spondent seen so large proportion of ealy
pretty ones, and some were truly beauu-
full. There is lovely style Of blond here
which one sees nowhere else in such per-
lection, not to mention the numerous bru-
nettes, upon whom our eyes fell every
moment. Those on the stage did their parts
admirably as q general thing, although
the affair was gotten up in great hurry.
Some of your fair readers may desire an
enumeration Of the scenes. | can only
mention rs among the best: Helen Dou-
rlas and Grume," Rebecca and Rowena,"
aud "Ruth and The Cleaners" The
" Soldiers Grave" was particularly touch
ing, with its sweet vocal accompaniment.
The charades were good-Mrs. Walker, in
the principal parts, winning many enco-
miums. But the best thing of the evening
was the statuary-a new thing hereabouts-
introduced under the direction of Miss
Staples. Of Portsmouth, lady of great
taste and fancy, who has before been pro-
minent in patriotic enterprises. a fine
locking Miss Liberty had very pretty foot
on an oyerthrown feminine tyrant. The
other pieces were Peace" and " Faith"
Beautiful!
The ladies cleared upwards Of seventy
five dollars by their entertainment, and
propose another Of the same kind.
An ARRAY occurred to-day at Gordons-
vile between Mr.. r. NJ. Sulley, the Cor
louisville agent Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, and E. V. McCracken, an internal
revenue officer of the third district. Ii
seems that McCracken, on information re-
ceived, attempted to search the baggage car
Of the train from Richmond, expecting to
find lot of contraband whiskey. This led
10 a controversy, during which McCracken
called Mr.. Sully q ed squirt" where
upon Mr.. Sully knocked him down, and then
took his cane away from him and beat him
very badly. The revenue officer called upon
two or three " boys in blue 4" who stood near
by for protection, but they refused TO inter
FIRE. He intends to report it to Washing =
ton as another outrage upon loyal citizens.
Nothing further about the railroad acct
dent at keswick. The killed and wounded
were carried to Lynchburg. PUESELL.