The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-15
DANVILLE.

A RIDE UP INTO HENRY C0UNTY-CROPS-
RAILROAD MATTERS-J0HN HAMPTON, OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF MARTINSyILLE-A
RATIFICATION MEETING-CONGRESsIO
PERsONALs-ITEMs ABOUT THE KILLING OF
JOE EsTEs-LAsT HONORS TO MRS. MAY AND
HER DAUGHTERS.
-ICorrespondence o: the Richmond Dispstch.l
July 10, 1880.
In ride OF about one hundred miles
through this county and up into Henry the
townsman learned that the crops OF oats
were very indifferent, except In cases in
which the land had been seeded in the fall
and winter, and the yield OF wheat gene
rally much below the average, and in some
districts not much above five bushels per
acre. The general opinion was that the
crops OF corn were never at this date In
July more promising, and good judges
agree that about two thirds OF 4 crop OF to-
bacco has been planted, and that there is a
good chance for the usual proportion OF
fine tobacco.
Lines of stakes and long lanes through
the woods from the vicinity OF Cascade out
towards the Henry line show that Major
Sutherlin's men have been along there, and
that the Danyllle and Henry railroad is
coming along there. The people OF Cas-
cade seem specially gratited that station
will be made near that town, and in the end
it appears that the selection OF the southern
route for that road will be approved. The
der0t at Cascade will be about six miles by
the airline from Leaksvile, n. c., and 1t
seems understood that Major Morehead and
the people Of that section VIII build road
from Leaksville TO the Cascade depot pro-
yided the aforesaid proposed extension y
n I,a, hull In l.
ing of the importance OF the LeaksyIle
stem, as it is called, one Of the Cascade, peO-
ple tells me that Major Morehead ships an
nually about three million pounds OF freight,
and that 10 get TO 4 railroad he has to haul
this freight TO Reldsvlle, a distance OF about
thirteen miles, or 10 send down Dan river
to Danvlle on baleauX.
At Cascade lives most excellent man,
called Johnnie Hampton. Mr.. Hampton, a
miller by trade and a mllwright OF some
distinction, has been trying for years to in
vent a machine which would create per-
petual motion. Mr.. Hampton was one OF
those soldiers in the Confederate army
called " conscrpts," and as he was physi-
cally unfit for service he applied for dis
charge on this ground and that he might
furnish provisions for the army. He took
| in very good humor the endorsement on his
application which the Colonel sent for
! ward-uamely, "Approyed and recon-
mended. Hampton is too fat to walk, too
heavy to haul, and too big to be shot at"
1t Is not thought that the DanyiIle and
| New-River railroad will stop at Martins
vile, but it Is supposed that Messrs. Some
body will extend ii up TO the iron mines OF
Patrick county. There is nevertheless 4
Frightening in the prospects OF Martins
vile. Two new tobaceo-factories are being
built, and it Is supposed that it will be quite
manufacturing centre. The eye oil tue
traveller rested upon several other newisf
| buslness-houses, and upon several other:
that are waiting TO be removed. Although
the town bali was OF a higher temperature
| (Macauay to Hannahl than the church a
Laodicia, the traveller looked in upof
a Hancock and English ratification
meeting, and heard part Of speech from
DIR. Resmey and all OF speech from Mr.
Nick Hairston. There had been appended
to the ratification resolutions, which, i
seems, were introduced by one Of til,
Messrs. Redo, resolution which denounced
the ReaGjuster Convention Of the 7th in
slant. and upon this Mr.. Hairston claimed
that the Debt-Payers should come over t
the Read busters. On motion, think, o.
Colonel Martin, this resolution was voted
down. When l left the hall people wer,
, clamoring for Cabell, and met him goiD,
} down the aisle. But l heard that the Re
adiusters then took the hall and held F.,
meeting. II was expected that Cabell woult
speak.
i IT was said by some OF the wisest an,
most 0bserYant OF the Old.Line Democrat
at MartInsvile that the Readjusters wer
trying m hold ON IN THAR Ranuhlieau aliiee
and that great promises were being mad
specially TO the colored people; but the i'm
preston seemed fixed that there would be
Republican candidate for Congress, that th
Read would not go into the Conven
tion called by the Democratic Executive
lCommittee, aud thus there would be a TRAN