The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-26

Dtssatisfed-The Crops ana business -
HALIFAX Coupty-schcoi siatters-At sontl
Boston.
fcorrcspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
JUNE %, 1884.
Rev. DIR. C.. c. Chaplin and wife arrived
here Yesterday morning from BRENNAN
Texas, and are sojourning with Mr. L: b
Law. 1t Is hoped that rest and Virgins
climate will restore DIR. Chaplin to hi
usual health.
| CAPTAIN James w. Hall, who was chiel
OF police during the days OF the so-called
riot. has gone with his family TO Boston,
Mass.
At the close OF the colleges here for va
cation a number OF the servants went Nortt
on engagements for business there, and now
their friends say they are much dissatisfied
A stay OF two days in Halifax county ha:
satisfied your correspondent that crops arc
in the condition in which he has reported
| those OF this and Henry cOunty-very good
Some of the people had mot from neces.
sity, perhaps, but from the desire to be frst
in thlng) some new wheat ground and
the flour had made "good cake" But
the "drooping" in the prices OF tobacco
was affecting somewhat the spirits OF those
who had not sold and OF those who had
bought and held, and those who sympa-
thized with them.
The demands OF business had kept many
of those who love to hear and tell some
new thing from coming to court, yet some
OF the substantial men and some OF the
leaders could spare word now and then,
and it was generally understood am amongst T. i
Il....- tt,aU the cUIvf-rIne In politlcS Dau
been abolished forever in that county, so
many of the negroes had comeover to this
side, and il was also said again and again
that some OF those who had been ardent
followers OF General Malone were " done
with politics forever "-couldn't follow
General Malone. couldn't take ground
against their old leader--and that a cOnclli-
atory policy would be pursued to those
men.
There has been tempest in the county
about proposed subscription OF Sl4O,0OO
for helping on railroad which is coming
on towards Danville or something near The
line OF the late proposed Norfolk and Great
Western railway. and there had been a
play OF hard words. The hard words had,
however, come to nothing harder, and
some Of the wise men say the county will
not vote for the subscription unless ga
bargain be made that the road Il narrow
GAUGE will run up both sides OF Dan river"
The estimate, believe, is that the road
across the county can be built for $1,000
per mile.
The manager OF the poorhousc, Mr.
Nick Edwards, made crop OF tobacco on
the poorhouse farmlwhich brought $1,000.
Mr.. Thomas L. Barksdale, superintend-
ent OF schools for the county, fine scholar
himself and once very successful teacher,
is preparing for an advance next session.
The teac. ers in the county schools get
about $50 per month and pay from IS to
so per month for board. An old citizen
says that any good teacher is worth more
than his board to a family, and should pay
nothing for board. Some ladies' help out
their income by giving private lessons in
music after the usual work-hours.
Mr.. p. III. Carpenter, whom the readers
Of the Dispatch will remember as once the
editor OF the Record, and who was drop
ped as superintendent of schools for Hall
fax county by the Readiusters, was re-
Gently teacher OF the graded school at
South Boston, ard will continue business
rs q teacher.
Go up on the bill at South Boston il you
want to see in numbers OF new buildings
and beautiful residences the evidences OF
growth and prosperity. Amongst these
are n large building for female college
and one for Rev. William Slate, a Baptist
minister, "fervent in spirit and diligent in
business" The Methodist church, a large
frame building that will cost about $4,000
when completed, occupies a commanding
position. The Presbyterlans have a church
there, and the Baptist church has recently
been paid for
It would not be right to leave Halifax
county without speaking OF the death a
few days ago OF Mr.. George e. Holt. son
OF the late William i1ot (who was for 4
generation clerk of that county,, son-in-
law of the late Richard Logan, himself an
honored magistrate, a man OF rare scholar
ship and most remarkable conversational
power. This writer remembers that when
qIite q boy he would steal seat by George
Holt to hear him recite in Homer and the
Greek dramatists at Halifax Academy,
and would wish for more. ALPHA.
SHOT AND PROBABLY FATALLY WOUNDED
FIRE.
Especial telegram TO the Dspatch.I
DANvMLE, VA, June %, 1884.
Yesterday ev ching a negro man, Henry
Crews, got into dispute with another,
Jack Goats, near Stakeland, in this county,
and Crews shot at Coats four times. One
ball passed around Coats's abdomen, an
other entered his body near the armpit,
and another passed through his throat.
His woundswill probably prove fatal. The
cause of the difficulty is not known. The
report is that Crews was captured, but es-
capped from the men sent with the warrant
from q neighborhood magistrate.
The store Of &. W. Venable at Cascade,
occupied by l.. L. Martin e. Co., and stock
Of goods were destroyed by fire this morn
ing. The goods were insured in the Lon
don and Lancashire Company for $1,000.
Cannot learn Of any other insurance on
the goods, or of any on the house.