The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-20
V,tfer from Botet0urt.

...rr,spuuGcncc Of the Richm md DtSpatch.1
AMSTERDAM, BorETorRT Co. NA.,e
September 10, 1871.
,,r circuit Court. Judge Mahood pre-
.;I;,,r hls lust closed its session, afler
r,,hrr nrotraC!ed sitting. Several cases OF
,,Io ;mncrtlurt were disposed of. A ne
,rm for choking his wife to death, was sen.
:,r,ri tu the pcnitcntiary for eighteen
, "",." some claims Tor debt, incurred
,Jmrinatbr war. were also decided. These
J~r;-ions are considered important as estaO-
E.Iinr = precedent in like cases. Money
WAS Inqncd during the war to he returned
.f,. lis close in the funds which should
lh,.n be current. " there il could be proven
that better currency was eNocc'eu anu
frn,nnded than had been loaned VIZ Con.
irdcralo money! the court decdcd that IL
va, usu,l, and trial by jury beng watVea,
round for icl,,ndant. This decision, when
: in accordanIe, believe, with one re-
Gently given bv he Supreme Court, has
,,II.ed considerable commotion among the
rlss OF our citizens personally Interested.
Judge Manhood now iioids his court III
salem, Roanoke county, ' a., ana On the
18th he commences term mt CraIg Court
holiSt, on which day the CONSERVATIVE
senatorial Convention for this district
meets at the same place.
This Senatorial district comprises the
counties of Botetourt, Roanoke, Allie
guany, and Crais-Col. Edmund Pendle-
ton. Of this county, being our late repre-
sentative. 1t is the business Of the Con-
ycn'lon TO nominate 4 candidate to ill the
vacancy caused by the expiration of Col.
p.'> term. On Monday court day. q pub
lie meeting was held, at which DIR. William
Bruily presided. Major John W. Johnston
being secretary.
Alter short and forcible speech from
Col j. G.. Spcrry. our late representative
IN The Richm)nd State Convention, in
which he counselleG unity of action and
>icady resolve, the meeting proceeded to
business. and appointed the following gen.
tic'uen TO represent the county in the New
Castle Convention: From Amsterdam town.
>nip-Capt. ". 4. McCue, Johu Mooman,
inns. Mcclure, Jacob Peters, Michael
G7azbill. .Gn. stair, j. A. Arbuckle !;
Fncas,le town hip--Kev. :. Buhrman, Col.
X. :. Burks. DR.. VIM. 4. Walkup. A. l..
Hannah, Capt. jos. b. Wilson, Jas. III.
Spiller, rhoS. J. Goi!,yin; Buchanan town
ship Chas. T. Bcale, Henry c. Snyder,
Nm. X. Seymour, Mau,Son McCuliocn.
hhIam Brubakcr, Geo. 5. .penn, Starklc
ito!iuSnu.
We feel confident that these w,e!l-known
citizens will well represent the Con>erVa-
tive element Of the county, and select ::
suitable man for the important position in
view. The delegation therefore goes to
convention without instructions, but we
believe the people will stand by its nomi-
nee" ; and you may expect good accounts
from old RotetOurt next November. The
party Is organizing, eQulppmg, and pre-
caring for battle under the sole platform
and watch-word given us by the late State
Convention: "Opposition to RadlcaliSm.
This section is all agog on tho subject OF
''hc Valley railroad, which really seems to
he Getting under way at last, Is the amount
has :,een subscribed by counties, towns.
and individuals, necessary bc'ore the
81 900 900 promised by Baltimore could be
demanded. We understand that corps OF
engineers are briskly engaged upon the
route. Thirty per cent. or The amount
subscribed by individuals has i'll many
cases been paid, and as soon as the Baitl-
more subscription has been secured 1t Is
PROPOSED to put the road under contract.
This, 1t is thought, will be done in 4 few
days.
The Radical party is trying to organize
in this county for the approaching cam
paign, but, we are pleased TO see, WIN put
i poor showing. One day last week ABOUT
thirty negroes and four white men $50
railed) met in an upper room oil the court
house, passed some resolutions, ana ap-
pointed some delegates to State ConVen-
lion, we believe but whatever was done
is Of little consequence, as the Grant party
can't turn wheel here as long as the Con-
eeryatiYeS pull together. E0TEpOURT.