The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-18
Letter from Greene Comfy

Nh"iclt next SUNDAY night. MED
Letter from Greene County.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
,STANARDSvILLE, VA, October IL, 1871.
To-day our court met, though no bIsi.
ness OF any vital importance was transact.
cd. Many citizens had assembled from nd
Joining counties, as we'll as Greene's quota
TO listen again to our venerable friend cX-
governor Smith, who ut haf-past 3 o'clock
: commenced in his usual way to interest
MS crowded audience, all of whom went
nome wiser. At halC.rast s O'Clock il began
10 rain, together with clustering wind.
Which continued till i. NJ. A convention
met In The afternoon and nominated CAPTAIN
Frank McMullen for the Legislature, and
| every one present readily consented to sup
port the nominee. Captain McAlulen is
wei suited for the responsible office. lie
will doubtless bavc opposition. but public
opinion gives McMullcn decided encourage
tnent us to his being elected. am much
pleased with the selection, and think he
VIII do the people OF our county Justice,
ana all i'll his power to relieve lis of our
/ heavy taxes. BURNSIDE.
IMPORTANT CAsE.-In tho United States
uisli,ct Court for The western district of
; Virginia, IN session i'm Harrsonburr, I'm the
| vase Of w. G. Morgan, assignee OF L, d,
sheppard Us. L. '. b. ursborn's admins
TRAITOR, which originated in Loudoun coun-
! ~. on plea CT usury to bond and decd
! OF trust, Il verdict was rendered on Friday
! last III favor of OrShorn's administrator.
! he case involved about ten thousand dol
lars, and was argued before Judge kivcs
! by McSSrS. llcatun, of Lecsburg, Thomas.
OF Fairfax, and Brent, of AleXandria, for
the uclendant; and Mcssrs. r. Y. Conrad,
fol Winchester, and Andrew Hunter, of
Marlin>hurg. for the plaintiff. The qles-
ton involved in the case, and which gave
II additional interest, was the competency
:: of the Bankrupt to testify, the other party
! t" the contract being dead. The Gaze was
taken from the Eastern District Court
Judge Underwood hid admitted the trsii-
lnony OF the bankrupt, under which ruling
, verdict for the plaintiff had been render
j cd; hut new trial having been granted, The
case was removed TO the Western District
Court. Judge Hives excluded the tcsti-
mony OF the bankrupt. and Il verdict for
The defendant was brought in by the Jury.
An appeal, it is understood, will he taken
70 TIC United States Circuit Court, Judge
I BonG.-Aicrundri0 Gazette.
REDUCTION OF FREIGHTs-RusISEss IN
STAUNTON.--Wo are @raliiicd to learn that
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad has made
amalcrial reduction in frcights OH the prin-
clpal exports from this county. We have
not seen the new tariff, and therefore can-
not give details. We understand, however,
that the cost of Transporting barrel Of
flour TO Richmond is reduced ten cents. or
about Ii per cent, and on Il hllShcl OF wheat
- cents. This Is 4 matter of some interest to
our farmers, aud will add hugely 10 the
Trade Of orr town, ~ 1t viii CuabIc our
produce dealers 10 otter better prices TO
tie lroduccrs.- Stanton Spectator.
Me>sr5. Robert \. Cuchil and Robert
Whitehead opened the canvass in Amherst
on yesterday III abb and stirring Speeches.
which had Il fin" tilrct IN aro,sin. the Con.
&clNatllcS 10 Il sense OF the Importance
OF the approaching clCction.-Lgnchbu1g
-N.'r&.
NC know OF no object more worthy Of
pity than Il rarret-ha%Gcr who can only ret
one office. -Ro,utokc valley.
It is strange. but true, that large num-
Der OF the Radical candidates for The Lcgis-
aturr in this state were negro traders DC.
lore he Notwithstanding HerGtd.