The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-18
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RocxY NOUN, VA, July 1 4, 1872
! Unr county Court was In session here
nearly altof last week. IA great deal 9ol
business sSas done, bnt1the most important
matter before the court was the retriaf Of
Dayy Gogginh {negro) for the murder oi
rhonias Starkey NEGRO, early in the month
sofiJanuafy last, Your ders viii remember
that the sud Davy Guggin was tried for the
above offence at the March term Of the
County Court, and found guilty of murder
In the first degree, but owing to some little
irregulartty In the proceedings. upon the
petition OF the prisoners counsel, the judge
OF The Circuit Court awarded writ of error,
and the case was sent back to the County
Court for retrial. ,s,.fzs.. t,s.f
| Last Tuesday the final trial came of, the
result of which was that the prisoner was
again found guilty OF murder in the first de.
gree. He was sentenced on Wednesday by
Judge Bernard to be hung on the 22d day OF
August. The prisoner now, acknowledges bis
guilt, and only wishes that the day of.his
| exc cution was nearer at hand. He says
however, that the wife of the murdered man
self, and that she brought It about.
A convention Of the Conservative voters oil
the county was held last Monday to appoint
delegates to the State Convention. II
The friends of the Rocky Mount and Lib.
erty and the DangiIle and franklin; rail.
roads also held meeting on, Monday, at
discussed by their respective friends. Peter
7 Tee nrasidops ~ fbo /,
| Mount and Liberty road, made one of the
| railroads it was ever our pleasure to hear
| followed Mr.. saunders, and ably advocated
the building of railroad from this point to
Danville. Hon. William Martin, of Henry
county, also spoke in behalf of the Danville
road, but thought the county ought to build
| both. Other gentlemen also addressed the
people on the subject. y: 81 a.,,
! There is nothing so much needed, and no.
thing that would tend SO much to advance
the material interests of our county and
people as railroad. But from present pro.
spcctS it would seem that we are not soon
| to have one. The people seem to be hope.
| iesSly divided-the friends of one road will
| not vote county subscription to the other,
man nature is so selfish.
A sad accident, which resulted in the
| death Of a little child, happened last Satur-
| day, as follows: Mr.. Daniel +. Bowman, a
respectable citizen and farmer of this county
was hauling up wheat, and one Of his little
children was with him, riding on the wagon
! Mr.. Bowman had driven through gate
which he wanted to shut, and leaving his
little child on the wagon went back to close
it. The horses became, frightened and ran
of, and the child, who was but two years
old, not being able to retain its seat on the
load of grain, was precipitated to the ground
the wagon running over its body and killing
| it almost instantly.
The corn crop of this county promises tC
be good one. Thus far we have had plenty
of rain for this crop, but not enough for to-
bacco. Owing to the want of good season:
| for planting and the unusual destructiveness
| of the cut-worm but few planters have OBJ
| tanned good stand Of tobacco.
The wheat cropin many instances PROVED
| to be better than was anticipated. We are
now in the midst of the oat harvest, anC
there never was much better crop, in thi:
section.
There seems to be but little interest mani
! tested in politics at this time. 1t is believed
| however, that the people Of Franklin will bt
all right on the day of the election next No
vember, and will roll up Il handsome majority
| for the Conservative nominees, let them bt
whom they may. BLAsTus.