The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-20

ssvOTE FOE DANIEL" THE CHATHAM MEETING
AND THE !" TRICK "-THEAYEs ALMOST UNAN-
IHoUs-.TTIE TOBACCO NOT PRoMlsING-THE
LATE COLONEL G. d. tHEAL-REy. J. Il.
.aLACY-FIEE RAIN. h'*t
Correspondence orthe Richmond Dspatch.l
a %s.salaa 49,, July 10, 1877.
At Chatham on Monday (court-day) about
the first thing that met my eyes was the
words "Vote for Daniel, -: printed in large!
capitals on the steps OF the, courthouse and.
some planks set up about 1T, and the next
was a 'fiutter OF many red ribbons On the;
coat-collarsy Of the younger citizens: on
which were stamped the words ssVote for
Daniel. % 81 Have q badge, Mr.. Alpha, and
here's pin ready for you" said young
friend, with good stock on hand. "Thank
vou," said I, without q yes or no. =. go !.
a telegrspher told me he would let you
know, Of the action of the Convention, and
we have Just seen NOW the 1Sth) that be
did. But didn't see the attempt to work
out TIE trick which he speaks OF rs prac-
ticeo by the few Malone men. It was ra-
.ther painful to us to hear theiword "trick !"
used by either party, for wei the country
peopie) thought, that there was fair display
Of open-handedness on the part Of all con-
cerned. Speeches were made that Were
right spicy by Colonel Sims, DIR. j.. B.. Ca
bell, Colonel Witcher, Major Finney, Nh.
Dabney, and Mr.. G. T. bison. H. The vote
on several subordinate questionsHas TAKEN
each Of which had reference to the INSTRUCT
ing Of. the delegates; and 1T 5000 became
apparent that the vote for instruction would
be adopted and when the vote on & this
question WAS, taken 1t seemed as anel6 gen
tlemarl remarked, that, the eyes. were pl-
most unanimous: ~" - Z r.
1t is generally remarked that the tobacco
is not growing off well. The stalk is small
and the leaf narrow. But one good rain in
the next day or two will produce very great
Improvement, there being more "come-
outn in tobacco than. in anything we culti-
yate. Corn is reported as suffering very
much from dry weather; hut we DO not yet
despair of good crop:of corn, for it has
time for further, trial, Ind sshe "corn-wag-
ons " (rain-clouds) are now travelling in this
direction. .TIs .ttIa itE}.yt.;Siil
The remains OF Colonel CD, Neal, who
died on Sunday. were deposited 10 the fam
lily bDrying-gronnd, at the residence OF his
sister, Mrs, Lucy l.. Carter, yesterday eve
ming; Colonel Neal WAS once quite distin-
gnisbed teacher in this county, and iatterly
he had for many years been In the employ
Of the several courts as commissioner OF
accounts, jt.sil s4,;i 4.s,t .h.si att q
rev. u. ID Lacy, OF d2liaxy VINO MAS Hau
charge OF several churches in this county
and Halifax, has returned from Atlanta,
where be had been pt der the treatment OF
a board OF physicians sor9seYeral weeks,
and il is reported fhgt he has been so lar
how'll at an early date resume the charge
OF bis churches. tgIsf t:.sszs & rs i,sss
An association 81 the Primitive Baptists
Is to be held at Banisbera church, about four
miles from Chatham, on the a2th0f next
month Rev, Mr. Mcp Dow eii; & OF this de
nomination, recently received i've members
Into this church by baptism.
i5.ss 80: 81 JULY 10, 1877.
Fine rain last; light, and rain again this
morning. The Clouds promise . rainy day.
i.str li,9eSf.,y.. E 49, rr1lftp .tss ALPHA. 8