The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-29
MECKLENBURG.

THE wIMBIsH EMBEZZLEMENT Casa YER
DICT OF mot GUILTY THE READJUST-
ERs' MEETING.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dl,pstch.l
BOYDTON, VA, June %, 1880.
The case which has excited so much in
terest 10 this section OF Commonwealth Us.
l.. w. Wimbish. late treasurer OF this coun-
ty, charged with having embezzled 81
1874 % OF county money, commenced in The
County Court last Monday evening the 2lst,
and was concluded last night. Tie Com
monweath was represented by X. L.
Thorp, Esq, Commonwealth attorney,
and the prisoner by Judge Robert Ould. OF
Richmond, and Messrs. George b. Finch
and William Il. Atkins. OF BoydtOn. So
great was the interest that the courtroom
was packed from the beginning to the end
OF the trial, with the thermometer 1T 1902.
The iury, after an absence OF half an hour,
returned a verdict OF "not guilty."
The Readjusters have undertaken for the
last two courts to get up meeting to send
delegates to the 9TH OF July Convention, but
failed each time. There are not fifty in the
county who will not vote for the Cincinnati
nominees.
No rain here since 9th April, and every
thing literally parched up. DEMOCRAT.
DROUGHT OF UNPRECEDENTED DURATION
SHORT TOBACCO CROP TO Be EXPECTED
PERSONAL-CLARKSVILL AND KEYSYILLE
RAILROAD.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
ABBYvILLE, Va, June %, 1880.
There Is no concealng the fact and no
eXaggeration when | write that this section
has been suffering from drought Of un.
precedented duration. The tobaccO-plants
that withstood the ravages Of the flies have
nearly all, in some places entirely, been
parched up by the blIghting effects OF eX.
cessive dryneSs and intense heat OF the sun.
Even the richest soil and most favored stu
atoms seem to be destitute OF fertility.
Taking this point as the centre, and after
much observation and inquiry, eau safely
assert that within a radius OF fifteen OF
twenty miles, extending in this and the ad-
Joining counties OF Charlotte and Halifax,
not more than one fourth OF the usual crop
OF tobacco will be produced the present
year.
A large number Of people have substi
tuted cotton in lieu OF tobacco. This Il
looking well, but Us it is an experimental
year for this crop on large scale, can.
not conjecture as to its peeuniary value a.
DlOuutt mntui uuu tbt
yield is definitely ascertained. The wheat
crop just harvested, though OF good quality,
will be greatly deficient in quantity. Spring
oats are an absolute failure, aud only a fail
yield OF winter oats will be Appropriated
A large area has been planted in corn, anC
so far well cultivated, and upon the river
bottoms and along the smaller streams Il
appears Iuxuriant aud promising. Sorghum
IL to Y considerable extent raised, aud as I
Drop always fourishes and natures to per-
lection. so that one can safely anticipate an
abundance Of corn-bread and sorghum mo
| iasses.
Colonel Allen w. Msgee has recently
erected at GAINESVILLE tobacco warehouse
OF imposing appearance and architecture
design.
Colonel A. S. Buford, president Of IN,
Richmond and Dsnviile railroad, has beer
Invited aud Is expected 10 address I'll,
people at several places In the county mex
month In advocacy OF the construction o
the Clarksyille and keysyilte Railroad.
T. ID. j.