The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-24

From eur sousiasitie Correspondents
rCorxespondenoe Of the Richmond Dhpascnj
!. DyYwIDDIe COURTHOUSE,

II DyNwiDDiB COERTHoesE,S
September 81, 1874.
Shere was most interesting case 10 'no
County Court to-day. Judge 4. II: Jones o%
she bench. Judge Jones Is c.tlhea
LAWYER of Petersburg, who was ap!'o'dat ~ |
Judge Of Dinwiddie. The case fs.s. I'll, ~ |
was the matter OF setting ASIDE tus sohn r.
Mrs. Mary II. Young. (w'dow 81 u;n so" T, 10
Youug) who died several montus s ysra.rn r,
nm attempt to deprive Der neplFm, S 81 a,s If
Young. child six or eight years OF ase' u
a.. nrnnerty belonging to his great uncle, ..
He Tanpo who. on bis death some three
.s,,a aoo' lef, IL in fee.simple TO his beloved
!s;fe Mary H., who Is the testator, she de-
r;s;no IL to this boy, who was her sisters
sh;ld and the adopted son of both parties,
wbo had no children of their own. Joseph
Rndd and Cbsrles Collier Of Petersburg on
one aide. and George Bernard and w. +. Z.
Gregory on the other. 1t is a jury cast, ana
Il is thought will not be decided until To-
morrow. :, 80.
Mrs. Young was sick only two weeks. and
her nhysicjan did not let her know her near
onnroach to death until within twelve hours
before. when this will was wrltteI-anu
INST here lies the secret Of the matter, when
Ia explained by the attempt to set the VIII
aside. for had she died without Will Inc
same person would get the property VINO
will get it if the will is set aside on The
! ground that she was non con,pos menus. IL
is well known to personal ana intlmate
friend of Mrs. Young's, to whom she ois-
closed all of her affairs and intentions Wnen
she was in the enjoyment OF health, that sne
regarded that motherless child as her own
and her heir in the event she died without
marrying again and without any issue OF her
own.
The attendance at court is not very large,
nc the weather is favorable for work in the
fodder fields.
The Farmers candidate for Congress made
two speeches during the recess OF court.
He said that Mr.. Stowell was attempting 10
ride into Congress this time on the backs of
the county clerks MS be did two years ago on
the back of President Grant. But they were
too weak. He said Mr.. Stowelps own back
would have to support him this time, and
as the "day Of Strangers rule was past in
Virginia, and as the flag of the "Constitu-
tional Union Party" was floating at the
masthead OF the Farmers Movement"
and upheld by. the Farmers Candidate"
the day of his destiny like that OF the old
poiiticians) is over, and the hopes he has
cherished are buried forever.
The foundation Of the constitutional party
is this LIST. The integrity OF government
must be maintained. I'd. The citizens Of
each State community shall sustain their own
interest. Sd. The Bible is true, and regarded
rs the corner stone Of american gocernmeat.
And when MIR. StOwel and his satellites
brought forward a stronger platform than
this, then would the revenue ring control the
will of the people, and dictate their rulers.
The slight political upbeaval in New Or
IL
evidence of troubled waters" which will
from time to time east up gaseous bub.
bles, more or less brilliant or noXous,
until the "prectpitate," free labor, becomes
"tixed" by strong Infusion Of justice,
frmness, and kindness; States rights and
human rights, on aboard that ship called
<scommon sense" we may aguin begin to
unfurl our sails and put the vessel before the
breeze Of pros perity. x.