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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-29
The Amcnde Honorable To Mr.. Gar

IN JOINT DISCUSSION MI. GARRISON DENIES
STATEMENTS MADE BY JOHN s. wlsE-CAP-
TAIN WISE FRANKLY ADMITS THAT lie WAS
MISTAKEN.
SALUDA, MIDDLEsEX COUNTY, VA.,)
October &c, 1882.
10 the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Our thriving little village was yesterday
(cOurt-day) more animated than usual on
such occasions. Democrats and RepIbli-
cans turned out in force 10 hear the aspi-
rants for political preferment. There We're
three speakers prescnt-IIOn. George 4.
Garrison, Captain John :. Wise. and -
Gilchrist (colored) in joint discussion. Gar
riSOn was particular in his attentions TO
Mayo, Wise had no love for Massey, while
GilchrSt seemed to think DaW and
Wolff should be preferred Of all men.
hon. GEORGE 7. GARRISON.
who spoke first. made an able and clear
presentation Of his claim 10 the continued
confidence Of the people, and handled his
opponent. Colonel Mayo, just as roughly Is
hi, (Mayo's) inconsistent, deceptive. and
doubIc-face record demanded. He opened
his speech 10y calling the attention Of his
audience 10 the statement lately made by
Captain Wise in the Northern Neck -"
that he Garrison "Was during the war 4
loaicr about the Dispensary At Richmond.
drinking the whisky intended for sol
dicrs." Garrison denied the statement /;
said lac never took a drink in the Di~pcn-
Sary in his life: that lac WAS unfit for mill
tary duty. having been lame from his in
fancy: hut that he was by the soldiers
elected TO the House Of DELEGATES and by
the soldiers promoted to the Senate, where
he served until the close Of the war.
Whenever the enemy came in striking dis
tance of Richmond lie was always a yolln-
trcr in the trenches. rendering such service
a. he could. Said he had served in three
fights and was with the gallant Stuart
when hc fell at yellow Tavern.
CAPTAIN WISE.
in his speech, made a frank and manly re-
lraNit Of In, statement heretofore made;
admitted that hc was mistaken in the man;
that he had been miSinformcd, and did not
intend to do Judge Garrison IN injustice.
and was Glad il was in his power at this
early day To- put Judge Garrison right he
lore the people. Captain WI>c. like tap
tain scott. cOon," had 70 "come down.
Thi. occurrence, vial OF itscli. has
Gained votes for Garrison, and he will poll
the full Democratic vote OH the Ith OF No
Ncmher.
/ did not have time to listen TO the whole
OF Captain Wi>e's speech, Int am inform
ed hc made hi usual speech. He will get
no Democratic votes, aud Dawson will GER
tanly get some Republican votes in this
county. Massey may run few VOTES he
hind the ticket in this district, but Garrison
will be elected by from 1000 TO 5000 votes.
JCsTIoE
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How u Cooks 10 ti,c Unprciudiced.

10 me EUttW ~ me UtNp"t'"'
| am no politician. and have ever had
little 10 do with politicians and political
matters. aud care little who is in Office.
provided the best and most intelligent are
The ruler, in authority. am an adopted
citizen Of virginia. and have lived IN the
city of Richmond some thirty years ana
more, having come here H. Noun" men are
wont fo 90 where favorable opportunities
for A livelihood invite them. AND came IN
the ..1u>h times OF Virginia. when ne
roe, lived easy. and the White people
waited for the convenient time on Gun 10
.cr,r them. when the +. T. VS. stood
HIGH. and the newcomer was soon hitdt To
feel III nmprcS>iblc by the ideas prevalent
around HIM that hc was unfortunate III
having been born out OF Virginia. ana
when virginia @allantry was supposed |"
assure the highest type OF manhood.
,l,.. how changed. | little thou2Ill
thr fine WA, near when these MN
after having fought. blcd. and Lam
down together OF the field OF bat
tle and death, engaged in a strife that en-
| listed the sympathIc> Of all hearts, ana III
cause that engaged the minds al all cii'stS
and conditions. would in few short wears,
| hen fine smoke of battle was hardly ON
nf sight, and whilst they were stu NlT'N'
| inc fine graves OF their fallen colnrldr'
with flowers 0f sacred memory, be tNcl
aver to a frivolous strife OF debt Tor winch
mo- u,1tv really wished To Cypress the prn'
ME and. ted OH by those schonih@' Sell
| seekers of place that continually arse IL
| an norts Of our country, would engage u
frafricidaI destruction of the welfare oi lh'
stale. and even call III the ignorant bl''h'
-. g. IIics, to make the destruction com
nlctel And now 10 see thai Whch ihcl'
j., chance 10 strange the serpent "l c\i
som. are willing To stanu Oh, WIN 'N
,.u.c of dissatisfaction with the h~Iru
mrnt Of destruction at hand. ana ltaN'
IA. mower of evil To 90 on with IL work. l
tnvnnd cxpcctatiOn of reasonable beings
| 1 tIiuk now | have 10 occasion 10 T'BI'
thot | WAS not born in the "Old poillll
;nn." but rather rejoice that was rcare'
in tbe Empire stale where practi''
ideos prevail among the people, ana Nh'i
,t,.,, can seq the utility of a wedge Ia Sl'li
- loo with. even IL il j. ugly -looAih@. III
r.miuded by these stand-on people oi i
INCIDENT that happened in The DAYS "i III
eminent IN Chahoon, when the negroes p'
,,,n to ride in the Strret-cafS. y hi'N
c;tizcn said 10 merchant from horlhti
State. but for many years resident "i 'd'
.itv :. am not going 10 ride with lhti
nir@er.." "Well,' replied the mrreirtn
:. vou can 20 afoot il you choose; but III
niyoers emit have the best OF II WIN Inc
~" IN Iii. :, ONE OF Tue people.
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DANNILLE.

4 GOOD MAN GONE-SuED--NO GE NER 4 l.
rKoS1-BOURBONISM AND AElSTOCRACY-
rNTORTION by SCALDING-RAIIRoAD
urMs-FACTORIEs At MARTINSNILLE-A
DECISION or JUDGE FORD, OF THE cIEctT
corEr-CO COLONEL WILLIAM MAR1lN-REAL
ESTATE N NORTu pANNlIIE.
Correspondence ct the Richmond Dispatch
OCTOBER -, lSS2
The report is given this week OF the
death of MIR. Levi, Yeats. an hOnOred citi-
zen of the northeastern portion oil the
county. on the 18th instant, in his sixty
eighth year.
MIR. ". \. LibLcc. whom have reported
- .,cuuitted Of the burning Of the barn and
.t,blr> ol Mr.. \. T.. Walters after four
months imprisonment. has brought sun
AGAINST Mr.. Walters Tor $1,000.
We have not vet had a general, killing
frost. "wednesday morning the officers on
duty said there was heavy lf",t, bil 1t
doe. moi appear 10 htNt done much killing,
and The report from MartinsNlilc' Leak>-
vile. and the country generally l. " Not
much frost.
MIR. Mmlord says: Bourbonlsm ana
ori.tncracN We have no arlatocracN hul
that Of well-cancd weallhand moral worm.
Men who have been successful IN business
and men oi high moral character We Ito M
deed honor. and We should. But there are
uoteni. of nobility conferred 10y general
voice oi the country. and they are llilhl'elS
preferable to patents conferred 10y the
President OF the United states at the re-
ouc,t Of General Malone. and gwen 10
n,ncurc bctlaymcnt OF trust and dc>erlloli
nom parry, or in return Tor cringing sub
/ Il
mission To more than hlnSly dictalIoh.
Amongst the eases before the I"llcc
Cont this week il that al u colored man
named DnNy Mills. who was sent on Tor III
dictmcnl for felony. The charge against
| Mill, j. that in order 10 make liltle col
orrd boy give up a dollar which tue boy
said hi, mother had given him, he htld
him over the escape-pipe of slciilil-'h@,h,
AT one 81 the factories tIll the SKIN pee'u
off from The scalding.
plans and specifications for the depot
house at Mariin,Nille are no" btihs pre-
n,r,d The narroW-gauge railroad pro-
poses 10 carry free. bnt at the flsh oi 'h'
shippers, all packages that are 10 De IT,
turned filled with tobacco.
There will be three tobacco factories VI
operation at Mariinsyillc next scasoll'
4 core, pendent Of The harlihsI We
| UtT0id says tlal JilSc roiu lis"
A. did lhc SAYS Mr.. Minor, that Mr. M'h
ford improperly inserted INT" Tue Que :"
is-9 scrtion the eth Of chapter AZ thereof
and that Justice, OF the peace are not ail
lthorized to take cOgnizlnce Of damages u
real or personal estate, or Oh casts e."
lI.r.,.h,. of contract. when the amour
.nuoht 10 be recovered is under go. lhos'
matters fall within the province Of Jury
SAYS judge Ford. a..
Colonel William Martin has been on lh'
.tunn for Cabell and Massey, and ~ poSte,
for other appointments. Long time ago
hoard that hc got greatly the advantage o
C,nt,in Eiddleberger when the captain
was on The march up into Henry county.
\ house and lot belonging to Mr. Nose
Sternberger. in North Danyllle, was SOFA
auction yesterday TO Mr.. Thompson Cor
hin foT 81, 100. hLr"A'
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Two Miners Killed and Mine Sci %"
Fire by an Explosion Of Gas.

WukrsRAHRE, October IA terrible
exulosion took place at the Pine-lldg"
Inn located near Miners Station, three
mill outside Of lhi, city, this afternoon
hv which the mine was sci on ire ana Two
mon. named Lamb and Burt. Killed. lhe
hook WAS plainly felt on the surface ana
.non LARGE number Of people gathered
,romnd lhc shaft. including the mothers
yyivr.. and children Of the miners, ana Tor
av hil, Great excitement prevailed. lniine-
di,t,lv after the explosion IN exploring
na,,v went down the Shaft To look AFTER
the men. but they could not he iound.
Efforts were then made 10 cNtlhyu'sn 'he
II nn,.s. the bratlice-wOrh beng on ire'
Great difficulty was experienced III geilihg
n,,r il. a. the fun had been stopped To pre-
Vent the spread Of the llames. Car, We're
made watfr-tiehl aud lowered INTO the
mine and. being filled with "ilef' Wefc
rnn =. nearly as possible I" lhe s'cn1 vi
t'r ,nntlaeraiion, but all efforts 10 Nu"u .Om
uhe n,meS were futile ana the iie S'lil
rn',., ALou1 G o'clock 4 second part!
,.ent in s,ar,l, of the missing men, anu IT,
,urnrJ with the sad tidn.' thii th' ,i ~,
haL hcrn found. hOrrih. burned h'
,.n,se ol the explosion was d'' 10 III. Wv
les.uess Of Burt and Lamb WI" ','1 49,
~, ah,ndoncd part OF the WORKING. wnclt
a. Iar,re nmIntitirs Of gaS had a'euii'u''''u'
with naked lamps.
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HOW THE tOAlIlIpNlSlS lk1 ~ ISL hl''EI
pEZRNDORF AND THE sTRAlGHIor1S-oNLY
FOUR MAHoNEIrES IN THE CouN1Y-Tlt
COUNTY-SEAT, Enc.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dlspatchl
WILLIAMSBURG. October -, 1882.
Your correspondent has just rctnlncd
from Warwick Courthouse. where the Cir
cult Court was in session. Very liltlc
business was transacted. the Couli sitting
not more than three hour, wien lHc Judge
Nacy) lett for home.
The crowd i'm attendance was pronounced
bv all 10 be smaller than was ever seen al
a Superior court since the war. The Co
alitionistS and StraightOui> each had speak
crs on the ground. but owing to some mis-
understanding about the day, the Deem
dorfcr, were rather slim in numbers. lhr
MahoncitcS had no appointment, tt prlhS
their settled policy To dog DcZchdofl
around and either break up his meetings
hv force or attempt To neutraliZe his cioriS
by some other equally di>rcpilahlc means.
they u>urucd the courtroom - usual
although actual count gave them bul ihlf-
teen present Of which number Iotr were
speakers. q,
MFR D,zcndorf and W. II. 6onapart. OF
Hampton. spoke from stand hchc;ih me
trees 10 about twenty Strai@hloulS. p,Zrh-
dorf was particularly severe on Dr. ls',
of WILLIAMSBURG, and Bonapali criticised
the action OF Judge Booker in
AEEFsTING 1Wu PEACEABLE C0LuRED CHI
ZLNs
of Hamilton. r,marking that Booker dare
moi den, the charge, and that lie Uioohcl)
always cot out of the way whenever lac
heard mm speaking.
Between scVcnty-tvc and hundred
Democrats were in attendance on The cour'. .
= number Of whom were intcT iewcd ana
fnund to be unanimous and enthusiastic
for the Democratic nominees. one gentle
man informed Inc that there were only Tour
white Nlahoncilc, in the whole county.
GREGORY. the celebrated hanjoi>t. WAS on
hand. and emliNcncd the daN with appro-
pirate Democratic airs.
The county-Seai OF the stale "i AZ
wick" j. coy little hamlet with quite q
picturc,uur situation. II consists OF acoiiri-
horse. clerks office. Jail, and hotel. il.lhkrd
| hv = ,aw-mil and a couple OF dwellings,,
and stand, upon level plateau. shaded 10y
line oaks. Hard 10y. and at the foot OF
nrecinilous hill, the headwaierS al the
WarWick river foam away down an IN
pasSablc riyinc.
Peanut. are the staple product OF ia,
rnunty. the farmers being busilt engaged
Getting them in. The crop wa, NomcM h''
dnmagrd by the late heavy rains. W.
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what Senator Bailey said In Scott
County.

"Baiiey said in ais speech in Scott coun-
~ on the 18th instant that Arthur Is
1,rcbin,, to the rescue Of Wise and Bowen
With H.. 900 negroes in solid column -
Abingdon IHginidn. ,
Y.S. Bailey said the exact words. Inc
only hope they have is TO induce enough
white HeAdjusiels to vote with the negroes
10 carry their point.
Fr.elnen OF Scott county, are you feau,
for ,hisf DO YOU want 10 iolu The soil'l
eolun,n 81 negroes II YOU do moi, vote
the Democratic ticket. II Is not question,
now of men. hut principles, anu We mus
rally To the support OF the men VINO az
pledged to our principles. The "hi'e mel
must rule Virginia !-Scon Banner
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. warming from the New York 1r''
bIue.

The old attempt 10 govern The SCUM ny
, nnion Of the carpet-bag element WIN tle
nc,roe. has largely failed. BIT the attempt
~ y, s,'L,ce The ne1ro cote uadcr he control ~
II, Tt p IeSperaIOeS Of the South is ominoa$ Of
""a There is no moral strength to such a
.u". II is inherently aud inevitably
n"dNhad for the Republican party IN the
Sa Sam bad for it in the North, bad ior me
NEGRO, bad for the country. AMONG ,,'o
Lass called carpet. baggers lliere were so','e
',', ,he Ines, Of men, honorable ami 10 he
o. 'nr Their failure WAS not due to
iaeE Of personal character, but to ca.'seI
n nMi beyond ii. and they have earned ,,
r"n,,,aIons for courage, ,eliSaerlll'e' anu
devotion to liberty OF which the mos, "oI y,
orcd statesman might wen Dc r pr '''oor'
uoIilicaly weak they were morally s,io1 ,e'
y" take new departure and accep. iad
ronuhlican leaders in the South men so p m
, Tep' they were even forced out Of the De-
,"" party Is blunder SO deplorao'e
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NEWPORT NEWS.
4 SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRATIC MEtTING-Ap-
DRESSES BY PVrULAR SrEhKtKS.
(Corr,.,p ondcncc ct the Richmond Di.p,tchI
n,r,pyp -

4 SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRATIC NEtTNG-Ap-
DRESSES BY POPULAR SpEAEtRs.
lCorrcs pondcncc OF the Richmond Drnotchl
OCTOBER -. lSN2.
\ Democratic meeting VA, held here to-
night Hon. Mcs>r~. John GOodc, ---
stake. and Baker T.. Lee were advertised
to speak. but neither were present. The
meeting opened at 40 i. VI. Mr.. Fred. Col
licr, Of Hampton, chairman OF the meeting.
came forward first, and delivered quite IN
eloquent Grafton, and succeeded in setting
forth the true facts from beginning 10 end
Of the present issue. His speech wa very
imprc>,ivc. and hr WAS more than once i'll
tcrrupted by dcafcning cheers from the
audience. which numbered about 300.
Mr.. Collier then introduced Captain Par
kcr. u Portsmouth, who spoke 10 the
point for about one hour and quarter.
Ills remark, had good effect on the crowd,
and almost every sentence was crowned
with a deaicning roar OF applause.
Mr.. i. II. Young. OF Portsmouth. the
Cicero Of the occasion, then took the stand
and delivered a most eloquent speech.
which lasted upwards of an hour. Bcfor"
ne was hail way through his speech he had
the whole attention Of every colorcd man
ON the ground, aud they agreed with HIM
i'm all his ideas. Thi, was wholly attrihu-
fable 10 his natural How Of cl0qucncc and
his entire partiality to facts. II j. useless
to SAY that hc occupied the undivided al
tention oi every white man in the audi
rncc. and with his speech the meeting
closed with drlcnlng cheers Tor l"nhs
and Democracy. DIXIE.
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The Pitts,Iyania Scourge.
A COMMON-SENsE CHAPTER on DlFhlhEhlA
AND rs TREATMENT.
4,,.r,1.M 4, n.inLDI 10 ~

CHATHAM. Va, October ~, loe2.
10 the E,iitor Of ho DiNpdtch'
The reports about the rNase' OF dipl-
liberia i'm certain section oi iiti> lfulNNl-
y.nia) county have been - sensational.
have reelected upon the dOrtor~ in attend
ance 81 severely, and are - wen calculated
to niure the material interests Of the cOlln-
H.. that | deem it proper 10 possess The
public OF some Of the facts.
do not reside within the infected t.
zion II nathan. the place of my residence,
being four miles from the nearest ca-c~),
but | have attended a number OF eases and
have had frequent consultations and talks
with the physicians living within the I'M
| fortunate district. and in constant attend
anre upon the afflicted. and can speak adj
yi.edly i'm REGARD 10 the main features OF
the epidemic.
II is. beyond the possibility OF mistake,
an epidemic Of malignant diphlhcriI, moi
| th, first east OF scarei-lcNcr HAVING occur
red in the practice OF any one Of The phi-
-irians with whom have talked, ana Only
a few cases presenting anything AKIN u"
hoth diseases existing at the same iihr.
No unusual symptoms or features nave
Leen present. all the symptoms, 'oinpIi'l-
lions. and aftcr-eilccis btln" common I"
almost every malignant epidemic oI diph-
liberia.
| II i not at all uncommon for the dis'iN','
i'm every epidemic. 10 be usffrtd III WIN
vomiting and diarrhTa. The dipliheroth
membrane almost invariably appear on
nnv u,rt of the body when there isa sore
or the skin is broken. Parllysis iirll'h'iN
succeeds bad eases, and sudden failure "i
the heart i reported by almost every
writer OH. the subject.
The mort Atty has noteXeeeded the us'l''
Heath rate in such epidcnIcs. squire ia
ms article on diphtheria IN " Key h"lds
system of Medicine, volume !, pig' 49,
SAYS: "tertain cpldcnics ana ctf,ilI pc
rioL. If them are marked 10y 4 great lhtiliti'
and instances have occurred ~ when dii
of those seized died. IN,
nroportion 81 deaths la seizures IN l'5-i
eases reported in the British Hed'cH J0"'-
nal for lS5s'-Jg j. one in seven. Among
lin, s.yerer eases, and at the hight al any
LocaI DieL.mic outbreak, il was a. high ~ oh'
i'm three in other eases II was less IMAM ON
in fen" This quotation ~ very dPTOP0'
IA the present epidemic, and state, The Ii'i
In regard 10 the fatality iu.t about a. wei
, a. il il had been written about II. Heh,
the Pnlsy lyania epidemic has almost Id
SANE history As epidemirs generally nave
. and the fatality has not been greater her
, thau is common 10 most epidtmlcs OF ma
: lignant character.
The surroundings in very large N.
y iorlty Of families were unla'orable Tor i'
! eoyeries, but very favorable for the props
a ,c,tion and spread " the disease. The gen
!, eral ulan Of treatment followed has Ice
:, such n, Is recommended by the most recel
J. and approved writers Oh the subject. ID
n the great trouble has been, not What urea
ment 10 advise, but to have any trealihe'
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at all carried ont. In many instances the
little sufferers died from starvation, be-
cause sufficient nutrimcnt could not be adj
ministered by any means whatever.
The medical profession has not yet dis
covered specific for diphihera. but we
know that very many severe cases las can
be proven in this epidemic) can be safely
and surely conducted from condition II
almost utter hopeleSsncss TO health and
strength il the means at our command can
only be used
have written this note for the informa-
ton OF the public and not for this doctors
but | hope a: some future time 10 put
before the profession OF the State a full
history OF the epidemic; aud am prompt
ed To this not hccallsc of any special Ill
ness on my part, but because | have re-
ceiyed communications from some Of my
brother-chip- making inquire, in regard
To the disease. Most respectfully.
l.. W. MARIN.
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Some Of our friends eol''l''i'" '' Ls',
have been inconsistent p'p ,,. .dyd,
leave TO differ with them. '" m"r, an ,r.
Gated readjll,menl, which Is ,,' oor -"
complished fact. and We w" ,'o r. 70 dis.
and vigorously oppose any anS'. n.y.. n ;" MI
turb the present settlement o' ''' ''
debt. .,,oc,te Demo-
We declared we would ad'1 9,' 80 ',''"'
cratic principles and We have uD''' y, Io' lead
General Malone is endean ''',iIean - nariy.
the Readiusters into the h ,,po - Dr,nocr,.
This Is contrary to our W. ~ Po'ner
cy aud we oppose it.-Sco" Dd'"'''
An effort will be made =. !" ,e Elm
gress TO have letter-posl'ge
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Virginia Postal News.

The following postmastors have been ~
Gently commissioned
John II. Keller, at Fishers Hill, Shenan-
,Ioah county. aud Nuo Il. Padgeit. at
Goodies Crossing. Bedford county.
\ new po.t-oflice has been established at
Bolar, Bath county, with George +. Eahlc
A. postmaster.
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BOTETOURT.
COURT MATTERs-A SUIT THAT WILL LAST
PROBABLY THIRTY yEARs-POLITIC.I.

COURT MATTERS-A SUIT THAT WILL LAST
PROBABLY THIRTY yEARs-POLITIC,I.
iCorespondence 81 the Richmond Dispatch.l
F1NCASTLE. Va. October 2s. tSS2.
As | predicted in a former letter. the
Circuit Court set aside the order appoint-
ing a committee for Oldham Brudbaker.
There were two other appeals from the
County Court, in both OF which judge
MAYO was reversed The County Court.
OH motion 10 correct an erroneous assess
ment, had relieved the Richmond and Al
leghany Railroad Company from taxes
for the year 1881. The Circuit Court r.
verses this decision. with benefit 10 the
county Of several thousand dollars.
In the trial OF VI. {. Linkenhoker.
well-to-do but irIascible farmer. who was
convicted of malicious shooting and SEN
fenced TO confinement in the county Jail.
his counsel objected to certain jurors who
had not paid their taxes. which objection
was overruled. The Circuit Court decides
that the objection made before trial j. a
good one. II VIII be remembered that in
the PondeXter ease the supreme Court de-
cided that the objection came ton late after
verdict. but did not intimate what it, de-
ciSion would he had it been made in time
When Major Johnston announced that
the suit against the Bank of Buchanan
might be stricken from the docket There
were marks of applause among mcmbcl> ~
the bar. II WAS what Colonel T.. Pendlcion
would call "a Wcll->caSOncd ease thai
would keep" II had been called on the
docket 80 frequently, and it being gene
rally understood that IT had long since
ceased 10 furnish substantial hood Tor lit-
cation, it, departure was hailed with tie
light by the lawyers.
REMARKABLE LAWSUITS.
The Etiwan Fertilizer Company eases
were continued on account OF the absence
of material Witnesses. some Of whom live
in Richmond. In ISL this company sold
large quantities Of this fertilizer to the
farmers OF BOtctourt; and a. it failed 10
act satisfactorily, H. guaranteed, about
SiXtY-fVc Of the farmers refused To pay.
and organized resistance to the claim Of
the company. so far only two 81 the eases
have been tried. with Results favorable 10
the farmers. II l. estimated that il will
take thirty years 10 try all the eases. - the
farmers, after having been successful both
before Judge CON demurrer Ia idcncc) and
before jury, are not wiling 10 compromise,
and the company is quite persistent IN H.
claims. II /, proper to say that the COM
plny denies thai II ever gave any guaranty
Of results: ana they furthermore prove
that the year Isl. ,thc year oi the grcat
hood was very unlayoribe 10 the action 0f
fertilizers. The company i. represented by
Captain j. II. II. figgat and Colonel g.. ".
Han ~borongh. and the farmers hN Colonel
Ed. Pcndlcton and +. 7. Glasgow. Esq.
COALITION SPEAKERS
are still actively engaged in cln>a-~in- oar
county, but are not received with much
enthusiasm hy our free and interviewing
people. 40 boSs-rulc in theirs. At one
Of their appointments. | an reliably in
formed, there were only six voters. three
Of whom were Democrats. ACION.