The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-23

ERROR a. TO DATES COTTON, AGAEN-A MER
CHANT OF HALIFAX BsFORH COMMISSIONED
WATSON AND DIsCHABGED-AMONGSr THH
PREACHERs-A SOLDIERS REUNION.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispaich.l
AUGUST %, 1881.
4 sharp-eyed reader calls my attention to
The fact that IN 1878, and not in 1880, the
cotton crop OF Wake county, n. C., Is re.
ported 10 have been 13,44l bales, and that
full returns were not 10 be obtained from
that county when that report was made up,
I've townships falling to send in any report
al all. intended TO write 1873 for the first
OF the dates as TO tbst county.
Speaking OF cotton again, an observing
citizen Of Danyille, who wss raised upon a
plantation, has Just returned from a trip
through Mecklenburg county, and one OF his
Era, remarks 10 the writer is, Why don't
YOU advise the people Of these border
counties to try cotton ?" Wait for Sun
days Dispatch" said /. Although be
found things ia an unhappy condition in
Meeklenburg on account OF the drought
the corn burnt up, the cotton dryiog up In
some plsees-yet be thinks he saw enough
10 justify bin ia saving that cotton Is the
crop for that county, and csn be success
fully and probably cultivated In this.
The same gentleman has spent some OF
bis days in the Gulf States, and he adds
that be thinks the cotton that may be grown
10 these counties will do better if II be
"topped."
Mr. William n. Dickens, & merchant OF
hallfyx Courthouse, was tried here last
week before Commissioner Watson for hay-
lng an empty cigar-box ia his store on
Which the stamp bad not been cancelled,
and wss discharged. The state Of the case
as 10 the cigar-b0x was that Dir. Dickens
had examined bis boxes on the morning Of
..be day when the Collector called. and had
found them oil right, and that afterwards,
~ oversight Of somebody, the cigars hsd
been taken out Of that box and The
stamp left uncancelled. \ point in the
ease was that when 9. l.. Davis, q
cOlofed man, who was deputy-e0l-
leelor, went 10 Dickcns's store to exam.
me bis stock, Dickens refused 10 let him
make the examination unless be would show
DIS authority for doing so, aud as Davis did
not have biz commission with BIN the ex'
animation could 20, be made. Davis after
ware procured The proper paper from the
iplernal'Teyenue Office at Danyile, AID was |
l3en allowed 10 look through the store, IL
was 10 evidence that Davis became excited |
-. Rf~HHnH lfANFfN ~ 1T MN
MS stock, and said Dickens would not have |
refused him II be Davis had been a white
man, and be was OF a great mind /
20 examine bis stock anyhow. Dick
Gus stated that he did not rec0g-
ni1e Davis when be csme into bis store,
sho that although Davis had been Into bis
ssOre about year before and examined II, /
" tDlekens) was then very busy With bis
ses.omers and had taken 30 special notice
" hm. Commissioner Watson, with whom
, naFe talked on this subject, seams 10 have
.'u 10 difficulty ia dispossng OF the case
y % The empty box sBd the stamp, but be
~, That be would not have discharged
D'ekeDs II be had been satisfied tibet Dick
~ recognized Davis as tbe man who ex'
ssh'led bis store The year before, and that
~ decision would have been the same
"heioer DAVIS bad or did not have his COM
Mission with him.
ny. Dr.. 5. A. Goodwin, Of Union
SFHuss, Alabama, preached az The Baptist |