The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-15

TIE ROANOKE BAPTIST AS>OtIAll"N-Ihh
LOST POST-BOY AN UNPLEASANT ACCT
pENT-CABELL's PROSPECTs-RAIN AND TIE
CROPS.
Correspondence Of the Richmond DisDatch.l
AUGUST If, 1880.
The Roanoke Baptist Association met in
lis ninety-ffSt session on the 10Th instant
az Cascade, in this county. About fifty
delegates were present, and these repre-
sented about :, 800 members. Present from
abroad: Rev. George W. Beale, OF Halifax
county; Rev. W. \. Pearson, Of Peters
burg: Rev. Dr.. Griffith, agent Tor the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary !;
and Mr. Thomas j. Starke, OF Richmond,
treasurer Of the trustees OF the Ministers
Relief Fund. Rev. DR.. A. Il. Brown de-
livered the Introductory sermon. Rev.
Mr.. Pearson represented the Sunday
school and Bible Board; other gentle
men spoke upon the subject OF col
portage. and IL was ordered that
a committee be appointed TO arrange for CO.
operation with the Sunday-SchoOl and Bible
Board with reference 10 cODortaGe. The
committee: Mr.. J. II. Hargraye, Rev. DR..
Brown, and Rev. J. +. l.. Holmes. Mr..
S,arke made an impressive statement about
the Ministers Relief Fund, and received
some money in response. Rev. DR.. Griffith
presented the necessity OF an educated min
istry, and received some cash and some
bonds. There were also interesting adj
dresses on Missions, Education, the Obsery-
ancc OF the Sabbath, and Temperance. Tho
speaking on the observance OF the Sabbath
resulted in 4 resolution that the Association
approye OF the petition which certain citi-
zens are going to make to the courts Tor the
enforcement Of the Law upon the subject.
If Cascade 81 a
post.boy who bad disappeared some weeks
AGO, and It was learned that he had not been
heard from. II is remarkable that the mail
bag, which was found in the woods a few
DAYS after the boy disappeared, was locked.
and that 1t did not appear that any attempt
had been made 10 open it. The boy was a
haf-wtted fellow, and 1t is supposed that
he had. IN a freak Of foolishness, thrown
the bag away and gone of.
Two young gentlemen who went up
from Danvile TO attend The Association met
with quite am accident on their way home.
Setting out from Cascade about 10 O'Clock
at night, after having seen some ladies safe
Is home at the places OF their s0jOurn, these
Young men had the misfortune to have the
coupling-pole of their buggy broken, aud
had to spend the balance 81 the night in
the woods. 4 heavy rain bad fallen during
the daV, and the ground being very wet,
and the air damp and chilly, these gallant
fellows Say they - would rather have stayed
with the girls ill the morning"
The unanimous nomination OF Cabell for
Congress Was just what everybody expect
ed. and so was that Of StoVall. | have in
formation that several prominent Read
iusters in the upper counties have declared
that they will ignore State issues and vote
4 n L. I,,s. a Aap ha
presence in the StOyall Convention Of four
negroes and one Republican from Halifax
county, and If five negroes and one Repub'
hcln from Henry county is TO be regarded
as OmiD0us Of coalition between the Re
adjuSters and Republicans or not. It's re-
gardcd a. OminOus. And ii j. hard 10 say
what j. 10 be the effect Of the appearance IN
the field OF Beverly A. Davis rs an indepen'
dent candidate. II is possible that he may
not be factor in the making up Of the re-
sult-prObahle that be will not be. The
prominence Of the Halifax men in the
Cabell Convention is worthy OF note-that
Of Mr.. John Cosby, a Readjuster, partlcu-
larry, and 80 Is the action OF Colonel Sims,
who had at one time been q candidate for
tue nomination. Nothing else, however,
was 10 have been expected from him than
that he would endorse the action Of the
Convention aud call out for a rally around
the nominee. Now for the race, and Cabel
will come out foremost.
The rains which fell last week and have
fallen this week hayeyery greatly improved
the crops. The corn Is regarded as about
made, aud as have heretofore said abou
this crop in other places, Is IL excellent
Some OF the planters think that they vii
have some tobacco TO cut about the latter
3 part Of the month. The GOODNESS OF tbt
weather while the land Is 80 wet Is fayora
Die TO the tobacco crop, the plants being LA
BILE 10 spotting called firing when thu
land is very wet and the weather rather
q hot. ALPHA.