The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-23
ROCKINGHAM

bAHRlSoNRuRG, May %, 1852.
liaiTisonburg Is located on the Vale
railroad 20 miles from Staunton and i6
from Richmond, and has a population o
5000. IL was incorporated i'm 1850. Tn
town government consist Of a mayor Colo
mel Pendleton Bryan and Common Coun
cll OF niue mombcrS-Captain 4. Danger
field, William n. Gay. samuel Shacklett
!. =. liouck, William Lurty, T. =. Rohr
James kcnncy, j. {. Staples. and l.. III
CT. The town clerk is \. u. WoodSon
Sergeant. William c. McAhstcr; Treasu-
rer. George L. Christie; Assessor, +. c.
WoodSon. There is police force Of fom
memhers-W. A. Brasthwaite chief and Il
IRE department, with two hand engines, and
hook and ladder company.
CHURCHES AND STORES.
There are nine churches, representing the
different denominations, rs follows: Bap-
fist, two, one colored Methodist. two, one
c0l0red; Episcopal. PRESBYTERIAN, Catho-
lie. Lutheran, Jewish synagogue. one each.
Two hanks-the First National. capital.
SlO0,000-Mr. Philo Bradley, president,
and the Rockingham SavingS--Mr. Henry
Shacklett, president. There are thirty
general merchandise Storcs-three hard
I z.
several boarding-houSeS in the place. The
County Court Is held on the third Monday
in each month 10y Judge Robert Johnston.
The clerk IS Joseph L. Logan. The CIR
cult Court meets in May, October. and JAN
uary-Judge j. G.. Newman presiding.
The clerk is Joseph II. Shue.
BEAUTIFUL SCENE.
Harrisonburg can boast OF large and
commodiouS courthouse and fine public
School-buildmg. The town i situated IN
the most picturesque portion OF the Valley.
and is surrounded by a country which n
this season Of the wear is lovely 10 look
upon. From the commanding bills around
the town the eye can take in many miles OF
beautiful wheat-felds and magnificent for
cstS. Dotted here and there are attractive
farm-houseS. In the distance can be seen
the MasSanuttcn mountain, which juts up
in the centre Of the Shenandoah Valley.
made famous by the immortal stone
wall Jackson. and cuts of from
the main valley what i termed The
Page Valley. Mole Hill, on the stage
road u the celebrated Rawlev Springs.
which send forth their healih-giyng wa
tiers. eleven miles from here. and Round
AWlfs ulAA lli Atll All- lON II vi Dllu-f-
water. eight miles distant, on North river.
are also visible. The eve also reaches the
fertile meadows Of the Linyile Creek Sec
tiou. six miles northward. which soldiers
during the Valley campaign described is
literally the land OF milk and honey. while
10 the south and Immediately on the Valley
turnpike. can be seen the spires OF the vii
lagc OF Mount Crawford. where a bridge
spans the Moth river. which was the scene
Of many cavalry conflict during the war.
COURT-DAY.
Yesterday was court-day. and in the early
hours OF the morning there could be OBJ
served on every thrOughfare entering the
town men on horseback and in vehicles Of
every description. on their way to the court
house. \ Rockingham court-day must be
seen TO be fully appreciated. Ii lis the time
honored customof the people in the county
tOturn ont and visit the county-seat (Harri-
Sonburg) on that day, whether they have
business or not. Yesterday there were fully
three thousand people IN attendance, in
Guiding large numbers from adjacent cOun-
ties.
Harrisonburg has become the great horse
market Of this section. and il is said that
from two to five hundred horses are sold
every cOurt-day. The counties OF High
land, Augusta, Page, and Shenandoah. as
we'll as the county Of PendletOn IN West
Virginia, contribute their supply for
sale to the market. Every horse that is
seen in town that day is presumed to be
for sale, and hOrse-buyers in large num-
bers from Richmond, Baltimore. Philade-
phia. Washington. and other places, are
present, aud are recognized by having
in their hands either a long stick or rope.
Around the public square, which i en-
closed. and in the centre OF which is the
courthouse. cattle and whcat-dcalcrs are
TO De seen gathered in groups discussing
the markets and striking bargains. while
the neutrality-suspicious. men are busily
engaged exhibiting all kinds Of machinery,
from q StCam-cngine down 10 q common
horse-rake. The scene i enliyened by the
voices % many auctioneers. engaged in
selling almost everything from farm TO q
frying-pan.
POLITICS.
Rockingham l. proyerbial FOR her poll
tics. but on yesterday, we were told. she
wa, comparatively quiet. About O'Clock
i'm the evening an effort was made 10 ect up
some excitement and get the ReadiuSter>
warmed up: and we observed q crowd OF
two hundred or more people gathered IN
front OF a stand erected during the Daniel
Cameron campaign. This stand has been
kept standing from thar time to the present
for the Hon. John Paul 10 whOop up his
followers whenever their interest in the
great cause OF Paul seemed 10 be tagging.
We Joined the crowd 10 see and to hear.
The first SPEAKER was named Harrison,
e. J. ..rr1 f.Vrs.l.fytol flnf Hq
was the nominee 0f the Readiu>tcr party
for Commonwealth attorney, and then
proceeded TO talk Of readiustmcnt n though
thai had something 10 do with the question
Of the duties Of prosecuting attorney. lie
opened on reimbursement and closed on re-
adjustment. and led Us to infer that ne pro-
posed only 10 prosecute Democrats in case
he should be elected. which Is thought 10
be exceedingly doubtful, as he i opposed
by Winfield Liggett, young lawyer OF
great strength and prominence
Much 10 our surprise, Judge John Iaui
next made his appearance upon the stand
and delivered one Of his characteristic ha-
rangues, in which u, "my," and "me y
predominated over everything else.
Late United States District Attorney
Warren :. Lurty, in response to calls, also
spoke. 1t will be remembered that Mr.
Lurty was Republican last fall Of the De
zendorf stamp, and was 30 violently OPP
posed to Malone as TO actually canvass the
second district in the interest OF Dozen
dorf. From his remarks to-day, however,
be Will hcncciorlh. we presume, be found
in the Coalition camp. ARAMINTA.
ROANOKE.