The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-25
aEosI.ENBsJRa oUNTY.
'TI1nKay;I1ILr. ssYA OCTOBER %, 1873

.LARKBfILLE, VA, October ", 1873.
The attendance at our sregnlar County
,Gouft this week was not-as large rs usual.
Major c. s.. Strin2felloW, OF Petersburg,
and. Dr. q. Monteiro, OF Manchester, ad,
Fdresssd fhe people with great eioquence and
sat .eonsid erable .lenglh in yind,catton Of tne
McCufioch debt-settlement. Each one
spoke iil "a tnaaterlyi style, but II
the great Webster, in the zenith OF
his fame, had been there he could have
ACCOMPLISHED no more. 1t; Is unfor-
.tunately a matter OF ,iinpossihility to turn q
majority OF these people from the error OF
their ways. Speaking would be as likely TO
move stone wall ora forest oak rs It would
be to convert Simon. Pure Mecklenburg
Resdiuster. Appropriately did you say IN
a recent issue: "We pity that ill-fated
county, and Il the really intelligent people
had control it would be far different" But
there is one remarkable fact connected Win
the proceedings on urt-day-namelf, that
two Conservative State canyassers came
here, in the very stronghold and hot-hed OF
resdiustment, and spoke for over four
hours, and not a. man appeared from the
Mozal ter side 10 discuss the questions Win
them They are averse to argument, ana
s,udiously avoid authenticated .facts ana
figures. Were the so-called peoples men and
the beonle to absent themselves, or were
theyiackine q manof sufficient intelligence
TO meet the advocates Of Virginia's Interest
and honor, and the cause OF Justice and
patriotic devotion 49,.
Mr.. A. s. Lee is the Conservative candl-
date for the House OF Delegates, and Ross
Hamilton, colored Radical, bis opponent.
The ReSdiusters have no candidate. The
Republican maiority is usually large in this
county. There is q triangular contest FOR
the senatorial seat. Mr.. John w. Eggle-
ston, of Charlotte, is the Conservative NOM
inee, Mr.. w. 81. Jones the Readiuster can
didate, and Cephas Davis, q iet-back Radi-
cal, is the third man. II Mr.. Eggleston
gets a heavy vote in his own countY-and
there is every probability that he will-his
election is assured. Mr.. Jones has DO pros
poets whatever, but, like most candidates,
be is sanguine. The negroes will not vote
solidlv for Davis.
One thing detracted from the interest in
political matters-it was the reported detail
cation of the county treasurer. He was re-
moved from Office upon the motion OF bis
securities and indicted for emhezzling about
$4,000 of county and school funds, and OF
the State funds about $4,000. It is very
doubtful whether this iorty-thousand-dola
deficit can be made out OF mis- securities. a
capids was issued for his arrest, but the
sheriff has so far failed to find bis where
aboutS. In the mean time the custody OF
the Office was transferred to the county
clerk, and the 30th of October fixed by the
county Judge as the day when new tea
surcr will be appointed. There are many
applicants for the position.
The engineers surveying Dan river ar
rived here this evening-the terminus for
which the appropriation was made by Con-
gress. They speak very fayoraby OF the
adaptability OF the river for navigable pur-
poses. They go from here to Roanoke De-
pot, on the Richmond and Danvlle railroad,
and survey the Staunton from that point to
Brookneal, in Campbell county.
High hopes are entertained that the nc
cessary capital will be subscribed for the
railroad 10 Oxford. Your city and the Dan
vile railroad are interested in the trade and
products OF this section, and il they fail to
construct the road from Keysylle to this
place golden opportunity will escape them.
j.