The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-24
STATNToN. June %, 1874.

,.. >ArloN MEETING or THE FARMERS OF Az
"a CoCHTY--AyCipENT-EsC OF CON
'-s.
STANTON. June %, 1874.
resolutions adopted by the commits
s-IchInt> al their meeting on the 18th
it,. ~. in which they resolve ",hat in buy
..- ,raa8r. we will in ii! cases. when The
.-...... Weeds i've dollars. contract 10 de.
t... rom tie pIlcc 10 be paid all the special
~..srr ana municipal taxes 50 long as they are
,ato>.l u;uh IL. add will enter them in
u.- IL OF purchases" has created much
Fl. nation among lh"iaIlHcr> OF the county,
... yesterday. II q, clock. pursuant to pre-
\ i, notice. 81 large number assembled IN
IT, ,ourl-Aou>c lor the pIrpo>e OF giving
-.... EXPRESSION 10 turi! feeling, and views
..... the subject uI the above card. If 1t
... zen NOR" generally known there would
rcrn Il n}ru larger attendance.
'u motion Of George ". SWoopc, Captain
N.. IN AbuCy was called 20 the chair, and
1..& Paris appointed secretary.
,olrgin John Y. Opi". after explaining
:: o,i.r, ot the meeting, read the following
.s,o.utlon>:
Y ..vl-.s> the produce merchants y Staun.
.,. ave very uMiu>tIy determined to COM
&c.. ugr farmers 10 lay ,ucir taxes, as shown
r.ua recently Published over their sig
an..c,: and whereas the farmers OF Au-
...>'a. doSirin. - prevent any bad feeling or
Notwithstanding between town and county,
a-...}jng - ,hry do that their interests are
.ra">.ia and ln>cptrabr: therefore be it
H.. ed, !. That the chairman appoint a
,.Ita.tlce Of live 10 call upon our merchants
q, >,tlnton VINO published the card which
yu,.-d tui, meet 10 be assembled, and re-
t-..>t them 10 give Us a satisfactory eXplana.
r.au 81 said card and agree 10 lis withdrawal.
=. That in the event OF i refusal to retract
0l14c Part Of said merchants that we, the
:.lul-y, ii Augusta county, will take such
.'"i,- - Wc nay deem proper to protect our
interests.
IA NE motion OF Colonel NJ. G.. Hartman
- .4y these resolutions upon the table a
,arp and spirited discussion arose. Colonel
Hartman maintained that the action 1.-THE mer-
caaI..> had been hasly, and that this meeting
u'.-At to adjourn without taking any declGeQ
,'"i>: that the merchants would Oh their
o"u accord withdraw the card which had
c...-"d such indignation among the farmers.
The adoption of the resolutions was ear
&->'ly urged by Captain Opic, and seconded
q; &. ". kuiner, who stated that the OBJECT
g, the meeting was merely TO express the III
equation felt among the farmers at the pro-
position made ty the merchants that the
tanner, should he made 10 pay the increased
@& levied upon them by the Legislature.
Nr. W. T. I;u>k was not in favor of any
ar,ion which would bring about any dis
..-,recmcnt between the merchants and the
ilrMcrs. He thought that some resolutions
EXPRESSING The object Of the meeting ought
L. b" passed, pecttul!y but firmly declar-
-. the Intention of the farmers not TO pay
Viz AK as proposed by the merchants.
Colonel Hartman then offered the follow
- resolutions as substitute for those
offered by Captain Opic:
H'<Djrei. That the farmers Of Augusta
a'DLty decline to pay the tax proposed to
3" imposed by the card Of some OF the mer'
Giants OF the city Of StauD,on.
:. That this meeting adjourn until next
county Court-day.
Thr>c resolutions were seconded by A.
+. Li.htncr and Gideon Bamhart in few
""3i chosen remarks. in which they CO.
'ard"d pretty much with the views en-
,re,.cd by Colonel Hartman. After which
Ii" resolutions were almost unanimously
adopted.
There is considerable interest manifested
aMoMg our citizens in this contest between
~. commission merchants and the farmers,
t:d wc have heard the course pursued ny
'.lc farmers very highly commended by
quite number Of persons.
L ,HRIELE ACclDEST-A MAN RUN THROUGH BY
CRoW-BAR.
On last Saturday evening most palnlui
sad terrible accident occurred in cut on
lie Valley railroad works, about four miles
hi, side Of Lexington. A man named -
Crock was working in cut about twenty
lee; deep, and as he was leaning forward on
hi, crow-bar pricing at Il rock, the side OF
the cut fell iu upon him, driving the crow
bar completely through his body near the
right lung, crushing his right leg in horr'
bic manner, and otherwise bruising him Sc
'crely. Notwithstanding all this he sue
ceedcd in working bis head out from under
the dirt, and called for assistance. Some ne
g.oes little distance of caEle to his
scacue, aud removed him with much