The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-15

NOT WILLING TO SERvK-PR0SPECT As TO
PLANTS-sHORT ITEMS - POLITICAL-PER-
sONALs-" THE CHICAGO IDEA" A FAILURE.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispateh.I
MAY IA, 1891.
Mr.. p. II. Boisseau, who was appointed
by meeting Of the Readiusiers OF the city
as delegate TO the State Rtadjuster COnven-
| ton, is out with card this morning, in
which he says that he did not attend that
meeting, and that the appointment was
made without his knowledge or consent.
Trade having been heavy tbs week, an
opportunity was presented of iDqulrlng
amongst the country people about The sup
ply of plants. The general remark was,
Plants are plentiful, and large crop " III
be planted" The dealers in fertilizers also
say that their trade has been unusually
active, and that the iIdic'ions are that the
planters are striking out for large crop.
President Terrell, OF the Tobacco AssocIa-
ton, says that "with proper seasons the
coming crop will be planted in the next
four or five weeks, as plants, so far as we
can learn, are plentiful"
Major Sutberl!n speaks in Henry county
to-day in advocacy OF the additional SUBJ
scription by the county for the Danyille and
New River railroad.
Town-COllector Ayres says that the taxes
upon real estate for the current year Will
amount to lin round numbers) s27 900, and
not $4,000
1t is reported from MartinsviIle that
Judge Ford, on the evening OF last court
day, found it necessary for the peace OF the
community to order that the bar.rOoms be
closed.
William Ii. Peasants (colored), route
agent on the Midland railroad, made
speech TO the colored people at Marlinsville
last Monday, and so did Squire TaliaferrO,
a colored man from Danville. Those men,
] am informed, advocate union OF the Re-
adjusters and the Republicans. There is,
however. strong opposition to the coalition
on the part Of some OF the Republicans and
some OF the Readjusters OF Henry county.
Captain l.. G. May, OF Halifax county.
who had been teaching public school near
Ringgold, In this county, has closed his
school, funds having been exhausted, and
has moved to Black Walnut, Halifax county.
The last OF the company which proposed
10 exhibit "The Chicago Idea: Uncle
Toms Cabin DramaiZed," left the city last
night. This company came here week
ago, and since that time proposed several
times TO exhibit, and as many times found
u - nO POs LUST SdtuIua1 tNtuiu-1 'hV"o"
they had their posters up in every direc-
ton, and one Of these represented blood
hounds as large as two-year-old calves on
chase, and though there were then on The
streets fifteen hundred negroes with their
weeks pay in their pockets, the company
could not get up matinee audience that
would pay. The company had distress
warrant from Greensboro served on them
after they got here. A few at time,
they got away. The last OF them went out
North last night, and the boodheunds were
shipped last night as the property OF the
Meade House, Greensboro, n. &. What
the idea OF the getter-up OF that company
could have been has been the question
amongst us. Some say they came South TO
stir up il..feeing, or, at least. test the south
ern people; some say to speculate on the
sentiments Of the negroes. The negroes
those who saw the play-took the thing as
n farce ALPHA.