Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-05
FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND ACRES
a n'E Land suit In DickInson-KnIghts of
the Road In Russell.

icorrespondeoce OF the R!chmoad l,isna,cA,
OtiSTwooD, Va, March 2.-Circn,t Cour.
was IN session here the greater oart of last
week. Among the cases called and contin,,eS
was land suit involving several thonsScd
acres lying In the southeastern part on ira
county. Dale CArter'e heirs are the plsinti M
ana the citizens who live upop theee isnds ne.
we defendants. The courts have given mosf Of
THESE people righta 70 tho landa fhev ocr,,ry
pay nov u turns out that the Carriers have In
thcir possession a patont covering these lands
ana as no compromise could be effected q ami,
was Instituted against tho citizens for possession
Inc oausos for continuance were thai tho sur
.eyot haa not completed the work for the plain
TINS, and they wanted 10 take tho deposition OF
General lmboden. who is now reading temno-
rarily AZ Caracas IN south America. j. H. Ricb-
mona' OF scott couaty, appears a. the piaiuiiGs'
represents the defencl
WANTED WHAT FEW THINGS Hr HAD.
Jasper :. Couery, who is a real estate dea,or
OF tals place, writes homo from Russell county
that he was accosted by two ruflianIy-lookinS
men, both on horseback, few days ago.
iney demanded bis money and what
lew things he had about his person, at
the same time producing their pis-
tolls, but he eysded their demaods untli he
could get AZ bis psto! without exciting their sus-
piclons AZ 70 his purpose. Then be quickly pro-
scented 10 az the head OF one Of the ruffiAns and
nrod, with no effect, he thinks, but they pnt
spurs 70 their horses and 1ed in haste. They
oto NioukAt 70 nave belonged 70 the Wright and
foster gang, OF which she DISPATCH lately gave
an account Potter. who was wounded by the
omcers GEAR Cleveland. in Russell. Ia from the
north" OF Cumberland mountain, Just on the
kentncky side, aud IL said 10 DO q desperate
character,
COUNTRRFE1rER's CAVE.
have la.ely seen p ciif near this place whore
another cOuntstfoiter Is said TO have carried on
his trade Of the Time OF the earliest settlement
OF this section. The Plantations we're "few
aud fer between " at that time and no could
operate bis unlawful trade In almost perfect
siderable cave underneath the cliff, and thore
A6oat thirty years ago q number OF human
bones were found covered up IN this place.
The bones arc yet TO be seen In the crevices OF
the rock, low they came there | am not able
10 learn. The Old counterioiIer who came from
North Carolina, after spending some time here,
went on to Georgia, but subsequently came
back 70 this State, and died in Logan county,
which is now Ia West Virginia.
NOW THE CHILD Is ALL RIGHT.
Mrs. Joseph Baker gave birth 70 a child the
other day having an extra toe on each foot and
a finger on the side Of it's left hand just oppo-
greatly dtsngure the child. and one OF their
neighbors dropped in and was made acquainted
with the facts, when ne began 70 "whet up" bis
knife, and now the child is minus any extra
toOs or finger.
There IS a great deal Of sickness all over the
county, ana a number OF deaths are reported
from the Sand Lea community. Pneumonia 10
prevalent and there Is much sickness IN other
forms.