Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-07-16
LrrTER FROM VIRGINIA.
Special osrrespondencs Of the Journal and SGeinaH
CAPEvIILE, NoRTHAMPToN Co.. VA, !

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CAPEv1bLE, NORTHAMPTON Co., VA,
DEAR JoURNAL:-The glorious Fourth has
come and gone. And think, from all !
can learn, and my family were about all
here who kept the glorious anniversary. IL
appears strange to these Nirginlans lhat any
one could keep it. | have inquired pretty
freely among them, and one and all admit
that they never did keep or celebrate the day,
and am convinced that good many did
not and do not know what the 4th OF July
means. A pretty spectacle for Virginians,
who wish TO assume the airs and ape the
manners of the old chivalry. My Hampton
negroes, it seems, were better posted tnah
these +. f. VS. they commenced Keeping
the fourth on the third, and have not got
back yet, so Judge they must have very
agreeable time OF il over there In Hampton.
But as the boat only crosses over here three |
times week, | look for them all back
Monday, happy as princes, as they all went
over TO be registered as well as keep fourth |
OF July.
The rude shaking the Kentucky delegation
is getting in the United States House of
Representatives, is having the effect OF
alarming our gentry wonderfully. They are
getting foretasle of what they may expect,
ii they send such set OF Rebels to Congress.
But il the negroes are all fairly registered,
aud anything like fair effort is made TO in
iOlnl Inc country udIhltb VI bnO hCNO1oit1 VI
their voting the Republican ticket, and not
, Tor old Massa, we need have no fears OF such
: delegation as Kentucky appears to be
blest with.
We are al last having spell of hot, dry
, weather, after the continuous rains last
, spring and up to the middle of JuLe. The
a thermometer is now ranging up to VIVA In
s the day time, but down TO SO-o2 at night,
s owing to the southeast breezes sprlnging up
nv nftnpnnOn. the hrpnznQ qOmptimng
g very respectable gales, blowing in of old
VI ocean and make the tall pines twist and
bend, like winter storm But il is very
l. pleasant to enjoy one OF these southeast
"A gales of an afternoon, after forenoon of hot
calm weather. The crops are feeling the
e. change, and oats harvest is now on us, and
Ii Il very fair average crop will be gathered
4, this year. The crop of early Irish potatoes
re IS nearly all gone to market, and sweet ones
lie will be on in two or three weeks. We have
cr planted very small crop of the latter arti
To Gle, owing to so much seed rotting In the
lis hot beds, but what is planted looks remark
id ably fine. This is the country par excellence
~ for trucking; and several small farms cal
lie he bought say one hundred acres, with ai
as buildings for thirty dollars per acre, tina
will yield fair crop of corn, cotton, or any
OF kind of truck; ii is especially well adapted
We to strawberry culture, they grow here larg
Ter and very early Any trucker wishing L
IT, make special inquiries can get my address
to by calling on you, at your sanctum.
Ill The matter of the greatest local interest
us here was the purchase OF another farr
roo last week at the Cape, by the Cape Charlie
gn Hotel Company. They now have goo acre
hs ut the iumping-off place. This last purchas
he gives them complete control of the Cape an
~, now understand they will survey and Ia
Ir oil town and sell town-lots besides reser'
ire ing plenty of room for several first clal
,io hotels. 1 have seen several watering place
, including Cape May and Newport, but Cal
INC Charles can be made to not only rival then
md hut 10 surpass anything on the Atlant
ne coast High, dry, well-cultiYated farms j.
I'M down 10 the very waters edge. No dreal
waste of sand hills or wide savannas
50, worthless salt marsh, breeding millions
- mosquitoes to annoy visitors A beautil
~ grove of tall pines are there already, makiI
~ natural park so that several OF the mo
H. essential adjuncts to making SUGGEST
nu . watering place is already for the architeC
.oM IL good foundation TO build on, a fine bea,
LII, for bathing, the finest fishing in Americ
m i, oysters, CLANS, crabs, along shore, all east
n,s taken. Shade already grown. The fine
a ,n AZ county roads for driving to be had an
III, where. Only thirty miles from Norfol
wy where almost all southern trade now centre
and as soon as the Railroad can be extend
meu down from Princess Anne it will be in Gle
VINO connection with you and Philadelphia.
sels, is The intention of the company to bu
Ird's wharfs for the New York and Bost
way, steamers to stop at. Around on the sea 81
high of the Cape there is fifteen feet water Q
ught hundred feet from shore: wharf of Il
bone length will only be required. So we are
the fair way of getting into living count
and out OF one of the quietest old fashion
Ball places one can think Of. The land holdt
ZONE IN prospect OF these improvements, are Ia
lock, ing of advancing the price of their la
road but advise them to divide their farms {
ade- sell half, put the proceeds on the other
and and it will be worth more than the WI
ware will now bring, if put up to sale.
ated Yours,