Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-09
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CHASE CITY, Va, August s, 1858.
Not since the memorable dry year OF
1881 has this section suffered SO severely
rs it does now from protracted
drought. The corn crop ON the high
lands will be almost an entire failure,
and the prospects for tobacco look very
gloomy. The weather is now and has
been for week or more intensely hot,
the thermometer every day going high
up in the nineties.
Our County Board Of Supervisors met
again on Monday and refused to make
sn appropriation for the Exposition.
The board is disposed to act fayorably,
but the Attorney for the Commonwealth
tells them that they have no legal au-
,hority to 10 so. The County Judge is
also opposed to an appropriation. Many
counties have acted III tins matter. and
the same law prevails all over the State.
How is it?
A charming entertainment was given
by our young people on Monday night
i'll performing the intensely interesting
comedy OF The Mouse-TTap," 10y
Howells The audience was large, and
the play is so ingeniously and artistically
drawn rs to amuse all classes OF people,
and the acting of some Of the partici-
pants would have reflected credit on pro-
fessionals before the foot-lights. The
cast was represented by Mr. A. +.
Thomas as Mr.. Campbell Miss Alice
Jenress as Mrs. Somers. Miss Sue Hayes
as Mrs. Miller, Miss Mary White ms lone,
Miss Dele Elam as Mrs. Roberts, Miss
Mamie Boswell as Mrs. Bernis, Miss
Daisy Jeifress as Miss Curwen.
Many requests have been made for n
repetition of the performance. The play
is hit at Woman's Rights, and has been
received with great favor wherever pre-
sented.
The country churches are now enjoy
ing the annual season for all-day religious
meetings. Crowds attend them and the
shady forests around the neat houses Of
worship now resound with the voices Of
the solemn-looking and Jealous preach
ers, while, as Goldsmith says
"Truths from their lips prevail with double
sway.
And those who came to scofi remain 10 pray"
There has been much excitement in
this county with the Republicans about
the congressional election. Langston
has an Overwhelming majority among
the colored voters. the predominant ele-
ment OF Tie party IN this county. | have
heard of only one white Republican who
supports him and he is defeated anti
MahOneite.
Notwithstanding this is practically a
prohibition county, not by the will of the
people however, but by the County
Judges refusing to grant license, the
criminal expenses are very great. In
1886 the amount derived from liquor
licenses was S3,3S9.57 Amount under
prohibition rule in 1887, S30l.S7, and
criminal charges 81. 5S2 81. or over five
times as great as receipts from liquor-i-
censes. IN the adjoining county of Halifax
in 1887 criminal charges were -, 1913. rs,
and the amount derived from licenses
was S3.224.93. In this county III 1886
the value of taxable personal property
was S6l1, 1858. 81, and in 1887 S5S6, 2l2, a
The receipts from sources for licenses
other than liquor here il 1886 were
81, 2S6. 81 and in 1887 they we're 81, 1890,
a decrease OF $937.3I. These are figures
from official sources. SO really the
diminution Of criminal expenses, the in
crease in business generally, and material
progress have not reached the predic-
tons so confidently made by the no-li-
cense advocates in this county, but on
the other hand the figures show that the
county is financially in a worse condi-
ton.
There are only three counties in the
State from which no revenue is derived
from hquor-licenses, and they are Lu-
nenburg, Dickinson, and Pulaski, and
the criminal expenses of these counties
amount to S3,S21.91.
In 1887 the revenue from liquor
licenses paid all the criminal expenses
OF the State and left q surplus of 3d.
463.77.
Strange. but true, counties reporting
the largest amount received for licenses
demand less from the State for criminal
expenses. and in those furnishing little
or no revenue where the sale OF liquor is
not licensed criminal expenses are enor-
nous.
Let the report of the Auditor for the
fiscal year OF 1886 and 1887 be examined
and the above facts will be substantiated.
J.