The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-06


tenant Of police to succeed NJ. L. Baker,
There were ten converts at the High-Street
Methodist Episcopal church last night, and
seventeen new penitents. ROBIN ADAIR.
From Goocfland
Gourt--An Interesting Case.
GooCHLAND COURTHOUSE, April 4, 1872.
Editor Of the Dispatch: Our Circuit
Court, Judge Shackelford presiding, has lust
closed its spring term, and his Honor has
rendered decision perhaps the first of the
kind since, the new county organization.
One Z. I. Mitchell, of this county, some
time In the fall Of 1871, presented to the
Board Of Supervisors an account for provi-
sions and articles of food furnished to the
families of soldiers during the existence of
the late war between the Federal and Con-
federate Governments, under an ordinance
of the Convention Of 1861. Said claim
amounted to the sum of 81 1000. Mr.. Davis,
the Commonwealth attorney, appeared be-
fore the said Board and opposed the allowing
Of the said claim. Yet the Board allowed
the said claim Of the said Mitchell; and the
County Treasurer was about to take the ne
cesSary steps for the payment of the same,
when several citizens Of the said county,
on behalf Of themselves and the other
taxpayers, believing that under the
Constitution and laws of Virginia the said
claim should not be paid, employed W. w.
Cosby, Esq, of the Gity Of Richmond, and
George Z. Hughes, Esq, Of the said county
of Goochland, to defend the said county
against its payment; and obtained an iniunc-
ton from the Hon. \. 4. Leakc. judge of the
County Court of Goochland county, to re-
strain the Treasurer, the Board of Super
| visors, and Its Clerk from the payment of the
said claim and the said z. T. Mitchell from
collecting the same. Colonel Thomas Fl.
Tutwiler. of Fluvanna, and r. 6. Banks, of
this county, were employed on the part of
the said p. Il. Mitchell. They pettioned the
Hon. Henry Shackeltord, judge of the Cir
cult Court Of this county, and his Honor
made IN order requiring Judge Leslke and the
plaintiffs ilf said injunction bill to appear be-
fore him on the first day of the April
term of the said court to show cause
why writ of prohibition should not
be awarded the said 2. I. Mitchell
to prohibit the Hon. 4. Il. Lcakc and the
plaintiffs in tie said injunction bill from
prosecuting and enforcing the order of said
| Injunction. The question before the court
| was whether or not court of clrncery had
jurisdiction over the acts and especially the err
| rors of Il board of supervisors. The cause was
| opened i'll al able and argumentative legal
speech by George =. Hughes, Esq, one Of
| the counsel for the citizens summoned to
show cause against prohibition. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Davis, Commemorative attor-
ney, OH behalf OF prohibition, who felt that
he occupied delegate position. He opposed
the claim before tlcSupervisors, and thought
| still the claim was unjust and should not lie
| allowed, yet he believed that the action of
| the Board was final and could not be reviewed
| by court Of chancery, by bill Of injunction,
and that the wit of prohibition ought to be
awarded the said Mitchell.
Major H. G. Banks followed in q speech of
twenty or thirty minutes on behalf of pro-
| hibition.
Colonel Tutwiler, whose duty it was to
close the argument on behalf Of the prohibi-
ton party, took the stand and spoke, we sup
pose, for two hours, endeavoring to show
that n court Of chancery had no jurisdiction
over the acts Of the Board of Supervisors,
but the number of decisions of the courts of
various States brought forward by the OPP
posing counsel sustaining chancery jurisdic-
! ton over corporations and boards of super
risors, overwhelmed him, and his argument
failed to produce the desired effect upon the
mind of the honorable judge presiding. AS
he closed his argument, W. W. Cosby, Esq,
the case, which argument many Of the
citizens of the county had wished to
hear; but Judge Shackeford remarked
that his mind was made up upon the ques-
ton before the court; that he was clearly of
the opinion thut court Of chancery had
| jurisdiction over the acts of the Board of SUI
| pervisors, especially when such acts were
not authorized by law. And that he would
| dismiss the rule requiring the plaintiffs to
said injunction to show cause why writ Of
prohibition should not be awarded. And
believe that all the citizens and members of
the bar present except Mr.. p. T. Mitchell
and his counsel thought that the Honorable
Judge Shackelford decided the case before
him strictly in accordance with the princi-
pies of law and equity.
The Circuit term was short one, lasting
only four days, and very few common-hw
eases were taken up, but quite number of
DEGREES were entered in cbancery cases. The
weather is fine in this portion Of the country,
and farmers are making rapid progress in the
way of preparing tor crops of oats, corn, and
tobacco, and wheat is looking remarkably
well, considering the icy ordeal it has passed
through. flDI.
THE PEACH CRoP.-It has been asserted by
many persons that the peach crop would be
q total failure this season, in consequence of
the buds being killed by the severe cold du-
ring the winter. Later examinations, how
ever, induce the belief that the crop will be
an average one in this section Of the State, if
it does not meet with further injury. Or
chards exposed to the cold northern blasts
have been more or less injured, but where
protected from them the damage has been
slight. We hope for an abundant crop Of
this delicious ruit.-brederlckS6urg Herald.
MURDER IL PULASKI CoUNTY.-None of the
passengers by the trains yesterday were able
to give the full particulars of the murder in
Pulaski Tuesday night, an account Of which
was first published by the Ne,ns Wednesday
morning. The account alluded to Is cor
roboated as in the main correct, and is briefly
us follows:
A VIGOROUSLY bad character, named