The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-21

yania, some planting was done after the
rains that fell about the 30thsand 31st Of
July. The corn in the counties above
named was planted late, and received much
benefit from the latter rains.
There is not much evidence OF prosperity
In the little town oil Madison, n. G.. It is
twenty-threc miles from Reidsville, and a
mail-coach passes daily between the two
places. There arc at this place one Baptist
church, one Presbyterian church, one Meth
odist church, five stores, and the usual pro-
portion OF smitheries and wheelwright-
shops. In good times the town had two to-
bacco warehouses and four tobacco facto-
ries. But the people, in soundness OF
thought and kindliness OF feeling, have not
been affected by the pressure OF the times.
Near Leaksville, on Smiths river, and not
far from its junction with the Dan, are the
cotton-milIs Of J. Turner Morehcad & Go.
am told that this company employ one
women, boys and girls, but my informcr
confessed that he would not speak positively,
and said that he would rather not over-state
the number. 1t is remarkable that the bust
ness OF the company is profitable, although
the mills are thirteen miles from Reidsville.
which is the nearest depot, and the trans
portation of the raw material and the manu-
featured goods must be done ON wagons
over roads that are not macadamiZed. The
cotton yarns and the domestics Of the Leaks
Vile factories are found at the stores OF Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, and other States OF
the South. and are also sold in Baltimore
and some OF the other northern cities.
The people Of North Carolina amongst
whom ] travelled are becoming duly int
rested in the gubernatorial canvass. The
Conservatives do not feel certain OF Vance's
election: and it best, perhaps, they should
not. Vance was somewhat surprised when
Settle drew out the letters and orders pull
lished by Vance during the war, but he
quickly recovered, and now he gains the
victory ut every conflict. All the world
knows Vance. Settle is just the opposite
almost preacher-like-at times quite sanctl-
monious. These points gather from those
who have heard the men frequently and
have travelled recently in the districts can
vaSSed by them.
The tobacco in Campbell county have
spoken OF, and so have YOU The crop OF
tobacco in Bedford and Amherst is rs de-
scribed by you in your crop report. | think
the corn in Bedford and Amherst will de-
rive more benefit from the latter rains than
that OF the counties south OF them.
On nv return home the question is fire.
.qucntly asked me, How about the corn andthe
tobacco since the rains: Ny answer has been
this: The tobacco has so improved since the
rains, and there is so much - come-out" in
tobacco, that the quality OF the crop will be
better than was once expected; but the
crop. after all. cannot be larger in the c1un-
ties in which tobacco is specially than one
half OF the average OF the crops OF the last
four years: and the crop OF corn Will be
somewhat less than the average for the same
periods. think might, if necessary. ask
YOU TO testify for lie that for the last three
wears my reports as to the crops have been
found correct, although when published by
YOU they were oftened questioned. L am
not. as you know, 4 dealer in tobacco, or the
son OF dealer.
The seasonable weather we have had since
the 1st instant has had one noticeable elect
on the people OF town and country-they
have passed from dependency to some de-
gree OF chcerfulncsS and hopefulncss. II
we could be sure that the powers that are to
be would remove from lis the hand OF OPP
preston. and leave lis in the hands OF a
merciful Providence, our hearts would beat
more quickly and uniformly, and our step
be more elastic. ALPHA.