National Republican., 1883-08-23
THE OLD DOMINION.
The COalitionists Have Begun Business All
Along the Line,
The Tobacco Crop-The Recent Rains
DuoIists sArrested-Cieneral Notes.
Specfdl LfNcr.


LYNcHBURa, VA, Aug. 21.-The campaign
was opened yesterday on the stump by the
coalitionists all along tho line, from the
county of Essex on the Potomac and South
ampton in the east, to Carroll and Smythe in
the extreme southwest. As many as thirty
two speeches were made in the state, and
some of them by the leading champions of
tho coalition party, including Hon. John S.
Wise, Hon. J. Brown Allen. Attorney Gen
eral Blair, and r. Page Morriss, esq. Only
one or two of them all were met by
democratic opponents. Blair spoke in
Smythe, Allen in Roanoke and Morriss in
Carroll to very large and enthusiastic au-
dences. The democrats will not formally
open their campaign until the first of Septem-
bor, when things will become moro lively.
The tariff Is the only leading national ques-
tion discussed in the campaign the coalition
lists advocating high protectionist feature in
their creed, while the democrats are not en-
tirely united in their views upon the subject,
there being many free traders, or low tariff,
gS well as high tariff men on that side
The three negro prisoners CHARGED with
the murder, some time ago, of Mr.. Shep-
Iard in the adjoining county of Pittsylvania,
and who were brought to this city and de-
posted in Jail under the military escort of
the Home Guard to save them from the vio-
lenCe oil mon law, were tnlS morning taken
under the same escort back to Pittsylvania
Court House for trial. They were indicted
yesterday by the grand Jury and the trial
will commence to-day, and from all accounts
will result in their speedy conviction of
murder in the first degree. The impression
now is that law and justice will be per-
mitted to take their legitimate course without
any further threats of violence.
The executive committee of the Lynchburg
Agricultural and Mechanical society has in
vited Senator Joseph Il. Mcdonald, of Indi-
ana, to deliver the address ut the next annual
fair of the society in October Mr.. Mcdonald
is now sojourning at the White sulphur
Springs in West Virginia, and it is hoped he
will accept.
jude X. w. Hughes passed through this
city yesterday and gave il tas his opinion that
the coalition party is as strong in the south
west now as it ever has been, and that they
will at least hold their own in that section at
the coming election.
The rains at the close of last week were
general over the state, and have had the finest
effect upon the growing crops and the spirits
of the people. Yesterday and to-day the to-
bacco sales in this city have been almost un-
precedentedly large, and prices are still up to
very high figure. The crop of one planter,
Mr.. Ward, of Campbell county, amounted to
d,H o pounds and sold at PAGES warehouse at
prices ranging from $500 to $2l.5O per hun
dred. This was much the largest sale of one
lndu , crop IlldU HAS Uecu nauG mere 1Or many
years, hut other and smaller crops sold to-day
as high as $62 10.
Several colored societies of this city went
on a pleasure excursion to Richmond last
evening. They were escorted to the depot by
the Virginia Guards and their friends, brass
band heading the procession.
The amusement season will be opened at
the opera house tomorrow night by Barlow.
Wilson q Co.'S mammoth aggregation of min
strel celebrities, and the prospect appears fine
for the whole season.
Another excursion train for Washington
city leaves this city tonight over the Vir-
ginia Midland, to reach Washington to-mor-
row morning Mt 7:30 o'clock, at SO the round
trip. These excursions are becoming very
frequent and are of great profit to- the
roads aud pleasure and convenience to the
people
The mercury stood yesterday in the shade
Mt 950, or 90 warmer than the hottest day OF
the year. which was July %, and to-day it
stands Mt 9l'
rev democratic campaign paper is to be
started in this city in q few days under the
auspices of the state executive committee
1t " to be edited, it is understood, by Mr..
Page Mccarthy, of Washington city, and
Judge George w. Ward, of Abingdon, right
hand friend of the Hon. Abe FulSerSon. Mr..
Mccarthy is the spicy Washington corre-
spondent of the Richmond State and some
other Virginia journals.
An anticipated duel between Mr.. J. w.
Patton and +. Il, Hartsook. subprofessor at
the Virginia military institute, Lexington,
was prevented here on Saturday last by the
arrest of both parties by our city police on u
warrant sworn out by third parties. They
were bound over in the sum of $1,000 to keep
the peace, which they are expected to do.
The painful news has just reached his
daughter in this city that one of our most
distinguished citizens, the Hon. Thomas s.
Bocock was stricken down with paralysis
yesterday at his residence near Appomattox
Court House. Mr.. Bocock was for sixteen
years a member of congress from this dis
trict, and speaker of the confederate congress
in 1862 A. 1t was expected that he would be
nominated for the state senate by the demo.
Gratis mt the approaching convention on Sept
B. He is II years of age. and the son.
in-law of Hon. Charles James Faulkner, OF
West Virginia.