The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-29
VIRGINIA NEWS
r.s.,o- rron Botctourt County.

Letter 1rOlH pS.natrh.1
correspondence OF the kico' nm o.. 1871.
AMSTERDAM, Va, Aug. 30, su' :, t1 ,ritb
Our county has at last a,. oee corn r' crop is
rofrashjnp Showers. ny much is said.
saved !: and that being say noorIv. oats have
Wheat mas 10 light, and If the dromsn.
,aiied1, ,eted ten days or two Wec crnn Of fha
had laanid have been poor crop vi 'ne
there " r ,;fc' and much suffering Wouio nave
cnsIIed. ,oht inst, nassed has been,
,,ouevcr. more distressing In some OF the
ndioining counties than here. In hoGk-
bridge especially the state of things Is as
Tossing. understand from gentleman
recently there that the corn is past redemp-
ton, though they have had rains; none
scarcely made, except upon few bottoms;
the majority of it hardly affording fodder !;
pastures ali parched up, and many already
feeding their stock with the winters forage.
They also failed in wheat and oats. A gen
eral summary at the close Of the year Will,
/ aim convinced, verify the prediction L
made some time ago that this will prove
the most disastrous year for farmers (and
consequently every one else) we nave nad
in Virginia since the war.
In this section the question of our re-
presentation in the next Legislature Is be-
coming a matter of considerable interest.
1t is generally believed that our late worthy
and respected representative, Col. Breckin-
ridge, will decline denomination, while
an election is also necessary to ill the va
cancy in the Senate caused by the eXpira-
ton of the term of Col. PendktoD, the
talented Senator from this district. The
Colonel offers for reelection. Several other
gentlemen have announced themselves as
candidates. We notice the names OF MIR.
Davis Wood, of this county, who asplres
to the House, and Col. Hansbrough, OF
Roanoke, to the Senate. The merits ana
respective claims of other gentlemen are
warmly canvassed by their friends: Among
these the name of Col. j. G. Sperry is
prominent.
A large Conservative meeting was held
In the courthouse last week during court,
when Major John J. Allen presided, Nj
| w. Camper being secretary. The follow
| ing gentlemen were elected to represent
Botetourt in the Convention to be held in
your city on the 30th instant: Flncastle
township, VIM. A. Glasgow, with Colonel
VIM. Gillian alternate; Buchanan town.
ship, Col. Edmund Pendleton, with Col.
| Il. Ii. Burks alternate Amsterdam town.
ship, Col. j. &. Spelry, and L. Z. Morton
alternate.
it is to be hoped that at this Convention
| the mucn-VeXeu question VI eilStoiii'y WIN
| be finally decided. The people want to
know whom they may vote for, and will
expect this body to enlighten them on the
subject.
The citizens of Fincastle, our county
seat, have displayed most commendabl.c
energy in "rebuilding their waste places ., =.
since the memorable fire in the spring OF
1870. Though they were pronounced to be
ruined people at the time-as, indeed,
seemed true. for many families were de-
pendent upon their BENEVOLENT feliow.cltl-
zens for the next days meal-much oil the
town has been rebuilt, generally with good,
substantial. and even fitre buildings in some
cases. Trade has revived, the business OF
the town is even more pro sperous than be-
fore. and think, if not just yet, the day
will soon come when the people will say
with David of old, "It is good for us that
we have been afflicted BoTEToURT.