Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-25
C0CKADE CITY.
AN INTERVIEW THAT WAS NOT AN
INTERVIEW.
The Late Rain and the Tobacco-A Good
oOk-,iiscellaneous
Notes.
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notes.
tcorrosponionce Of the Richmond Dlspa,ch.l
PErEEsBURG. August q, 1889.
John NJ. Langston was walking hnr-
riedly IN Sycamore street this afternoon,
his bank-oook tucked under his arm,
when he was accosted by the Di8Ddfch
reporter. The latter made "a strong effort
/ to draw ! angston out az regards the
| Norfolk Convention, but the would-bo
congressman was more silent than usual
and would not utter n word which had
any bearing upon politics. He IL pre-
| pairing a prOuunclamontO OF some KIND,
/ however: for he assured the Di@paf"h
man that he intended TO speak ont in
meeting, fully aud unrcscryedly, before
/ he left the city aud that he expected 90
be IN Washington by next Thursday
morning at the lotest. He was shoon
the telegram IN to-day Disp0tch touch
/ Ing ex-senator Riddlcbercer's editorial
expressions but he DEFINED TO make
any comment Considering the TACT
| that heretofore Langstou las always
been ready TO ire of his views on any
political subject his aversion to speak at
this critical luncture has more than ordi-
-, ...,,..r-.,.,.
An urgent can i"' "''n ''S''''' ,'I
| mass me ting of citizens neN. week nm
der the auspices OF tire Chamber .
/ Commerce The mercantile interests
/ here. csncc.al'ythe tobacco trade. realize
'ha' Ii is necessary 10 "' s''l'' mug D"
order 10 Keep the cry on us 1885, so To-
/ speak, MS T s"f'9 l' CONNIE '' ,,'"
/ race WIN l.r con, 'ou, e"'''i-'''' ID.
iac' Is thlt feteis,.'fS Is Nv u'''' 'N
y1"h-'' ''' s,'''.'''' '''.s' 'N.' .' '..
tlis tcl b,ro 1,..r..iraJ to mil. "a
declaration II the l,ct. as sell "a, other
plain statements. Ia the citizens 90 ,ae
town. Il isrlsnsanf 10 Icaru. however.
from ono If the largest totac.orlaut,rs
i'm SoutlsiIe Niryiuia. who arrived lere
tbis afternoon flint fine hei.y ram of
v,.t,rf,vau.l last ii hit has leuea .r,at
/ Teal of cool. cit vss worth D half mil
] honofsi.,.rdol'srs. "i.elcAm.l. "aui
cannot tc to thankful that it came
SO opportunity. for We were ma bad
Wv aui were fearing that our tobacco
crop would bra failure. As regards to-
/ bacco. it may be- tate} here that one
manufacturer in this ety. alone has -
bus more than hundred thousand doh
hrs worth of BRIGHT lo,f ip outside
market, because our planters are making
only the dark leaf very much o. their
d.trirrut. Whom III, proposed tobacco
lur !. held here next i.l this iart and
others of o1uol cor.ncv Will he laid bee
fore the pauter-. AMI through tins
agency it is hoped that tine CURING OF
/ leaf through the Hue process wall be
/ extended and increased.
s0rru cAroLyA srrro,vs.
p UUca,op r,.f,d,r.t, Veterans.
81 Ills c.tv isl,oi.,r., forward with ,,r,et
rlaosr,o f., N. visit If fine south caro-
/ Ina y.,,~,nq ,,hoare cvpec,ed harcucxt
/ Tueq,ov Cci..al notification was Pee
ceiv.5 to-J,v The South Carolinians
are onriors ~ visit fine lines around
! Petersburg where fley did yeoman SEP
yi.e In tle DAVIS that tried mems souls.
Nanny If the ex.Coufeielates from the
! peIr,et,o state hryo personal a-sOcn-
ti,os with pet,rshuro Ms we'll and
d.i,,btfnl reunion is expected.
p Hill ComD viii entertain the yis.-
tors mos. b9nd4,melv ana. after show
inc the south Carolnians the historic
,loc.s wb.ra they di.played their
nrovcsa lanoust viii be spread. A.
! - ian Coronbes now informed drum
-. 49, ,,aldr tLn I.oj.rsb,n If Tob,.
TTo.lI' , ~ ttot ba. not ia ammo.
-;o ',.' ~" ,,a s Ctata Mo Comn bas al.o
~ M . 49, and nearlv all If the rni-
s,r.,, La,o beam made and turned over
/ Jar ,pproyaI
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