Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-06-08
1etts, From Nelson County W..
Lov1Nasr.Ns June and 1876.
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LovINGsTeN June End 1876.
Messrs Editors -
Since the date Of m Y
last letter tt your valuable paper, it hi
been my pleasure to attend session Of
the County Court OF this county, presided
over by its honorable Judge, l. Thompson
Brown. The town on court-day pre-
scented a very business-like appearances,
just such as Court-day is all through the
counsly. The cen ter Of attraction seemed
to be the Court House where the trial OF
colore4l individual named Emma Wash
ington was going on, this party was being
tried on the charge Of murder. Alter
quite an extensive and minute examIn a.
ton of the witness the case was argued by
the couacel for the prisoner an the Com
monwealths Attorney the latter being
taken with nervous attack just a. he
closed his last speech, this occurrence
ga We rise to a little excitement which,
Qike the nervous attack soon passed off.
Miss Washington was sent to the peni-
Tertiary for 8 years, but new trial being
granted another jury in less than a week
gave her six years residence at the ex-
pense OF the State In tile Metropolis.
WHITTIER she was conveyed few days ago
by the sheriff Among other proceedings
Of the court, find this order'rscorded In
its Order Book, which may BIZ interesting
to some of your readers viz "oli motion
Of w. NJ. Hill clerk OF this court "a. 4.
Caskie is permitted to qualify Is MS
deputy and thereupon he took the several
oaths required by law" LatW In the
day the court took recess in order TO
hold convention to select delegates 10 the
convention in Richmond, which restuteo
IN the choice of the following able dell
cation, viz: DR.. A. B. Fitzpatrick, Col.
James l.. Hubbard, John D. Horley,
Senator C. T. Smith, A. 1. Bondurant and
DR.. L. Williams.
The proceedings of the State Conven-<
ton was subject of deep. interest here, !
until the papers containing = report Of
them arrived. The steps taken by Our
worthy delegates assembled from all parts
of the State representing the whole people
of the State, was exceedingly acceptable |
t. the people here, the peace and har-
mony which marked the session through
cut was especially agreeable While the
failure to instruct the delegates to bt.
Louis was highly satisfactory, for while !
they all have their preferences (most Of
them for Tilden, some Bayard) yet all
unite in an ardent desire for the man who
can win the battle Of freedom for us and
OF good government for the whole coun-
try: ~
The Centennial seems to attract very
little attention In these parts, in fact we
believe that Mr.: Tucker when he made
his big speech ia opposition to the
centennial Appropriation reflected the
views Of at least large part of the people
of this portion of his district, and when
they see (as we saw in paper OF recent
date) that "a Yankee daub Of the Battle
of Gettysburg" in the art building at the
Centennial, which represents the Con-
in most Objectionable light"
it will not be very likely to awaken any
better feeling on their. part. This is
indeed shameful and deserves the cou-
domination OF the Southern people, we
would be glad If some one would furnish
a mate to tina production Of fine art, by
sending picture ofthe Yankee retreat at
Manassas.
When we last wrote the farmers df this
county were In good spirits over the tine
prospect for good crops this year. The
dy however has set in to worry and tor
ment this class, by their ravagcs on the
tobacco, they have in some places been
perfectly fearful. Some OF the more
hspeful OF them however think that they
will have crop despite the fly. The
fruit it is feared will not be very good
Some prophesy half crop while others
bet on failure, this is the case through
the county, in and Immediately around
the town however we have an average
crop. This state of affairs gives the farmers
a detected look, but they have one COM
fort i. e. the wheat which bids fair to be
rather above the average.
Respectfully "a
Rrr, HJfrA