The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-21
AFFAIRS IN VIRGINIA

JUDGE BoLLING's CoSDUcT AT CAwpnr1r
touRT.-A number of gentlemen of differ
cnt political views who attended Campbell
circuit court on Tuesday and Yesterday.
nave gwen us accounts Of the manner In
Which Judge Boiling bcmeaned himself on
tnat occasion. All agree as representing
,nac ms conduct was utterly without paral-
le. III the Judicial history OF this country,
ana tiiat words fail to do Justice t. the story.
III seems that he did not lie to insult
most grossly any and every LAWYER who
opened his lips at the bar and the most
venerable and distinguished adyocates-two
OF whom had adorned the bench OF the SUI
prcmc Court Of Appeals in the better DAYS
OF NlrSlhla-wcrc tainted and dragooned
IN manner worthy of Jellries. The young
members Of the bar were not less scandal
ously treated; one, for mere respectful
suggestion TO the court. was threatened with
confinement in the county jail; another
was insuted by an alusion fr0m the Bench
to his supposed homcliness; when another
prominent lawyer was offered for security
on some paper, the Court responded that it
knew of no such man, and couldn't say
whether he would do. Many similar in
stances are narrated, some too unworthy
the tenant of 4 Virginia illdocshp to be
made through the press.
ON the occasion Of soIac confusion and
noise in the courtroom, the sheriff was
directed to make people take off their shoes
at the courthouse door.-Lynchbury Re-
publican.
The CoLoRED FoTE.-An intelligent gen.
tlcman, recently from Tarmvilc, expressed
the confident belief that 4 considerable num-
her of the colorcd people of that town and
OF Prince Edward county will vote for the
Walker ticket and against the objectionable
rl1nSps Of thc -
publican.
John \. Kelley has been nominated for the
House OF Delegates by the Conservatives of
Smyth county.
There We're Tlany speeches on Monday at
Harrlsonburg court day.. Judge Harris
and X. n. Gray, candidates for Congress,
spoke; also Mr.. Liggatt, who declined
running for the Senate.
PROSPECTING FOR LAND.-Several parties
from the North and from England were sent
out yesterday to look at lands in this vi
cinity.-Lynchburg Viryanian.
Landowners are becoming thick in the
Valley. They bring plenty of stamps with
them ust what we want ut this stage of the
glmc.- Shenandoah Uerdid.
Rev. II. d. l.. Straton, of King William
county, has received Il unanimous call to
Roanoke county. Mr.. Straton is minister
of the Baptist denomination of marked pull
pit ability.
The cornerstone of now Methodist
Episcopal Church South, ut Romncy, Rev.
John l.. Hide, pastor, will be laid ut IN
early day, with proper Masonic ceremonies,
under direction of Romncy Lodge. Distin-
guished speakers will be present, and fine
dinner prepared by the ladies' W chichester
Times.
Senator Mason, after an absence Of many
years, returned to Winchester on Saturday.
He was met ut the depot by large number
of friends, including the members of the
bar, and IS now the guest Of Joseph II.
Sherrard, Esq. Mr.. Mason is looking in
vigorous health, and age seems to have dealt
gently with him. Winchester Times.
TopACCo PLASrs.-Thc complaints of the
ravagcs of the fly on the tobacco plants in
crease rather than diminish rs the plantip"
season comes on. We are informed that
many persons who contemplated raising to-
bacco have planted their land in corn on ac-
count of the destruction Of the plants
Lynchbury Ncars.
Mr.. Samuel c. Robinson's farm near the
Natural Bridge, containing 3115 acres, was
sold at auction on the 18th instant for SlG.i0
an acre. Mr.. Franklin Stcarns. of Rich
mond, was the purchaser. The farm was
sold under decree of the circuit court of
Richmond, and il is supposed the coniirma-
ton of the sale will be contested on the
ground that the price paid was not equal to
She value of the propcrty.-Lerington Ca
zcitc.