Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-26
TIE CROPS IN HALIFAX COUNTY.
The Recent Session OF the Alliance and
A. Observation-Disclosures Views.

The Recent Session of the Alliance and
the Observation-Disclosures Views.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
Souru BosroS. Va. August 25.-Not:
withstanding the heavy rains and the bad
Good crowd in attendance upon County
Court at Houston yesterday.
Inquiry among the people brought out q
difference of opinion az to the growing
crops. Some say the crops are very fine
while Others maintain that the continued
rains have caused great damage to tobacco
and corn. Tobacco. 1t ia claimed. is rot
ting on the hill and many are cutting green
in order to save il. While corn Is ap-
parently Iu&uriant it il said the ear is im-
perfect and the yield will not be large.
THE ALLIANCE NOMINATIONS.
As stated in my telegram to the DIsPizCH.
the chief interest OF the day seemed to
centre upon the Farmers Alliance. II was
known that an attempt would be made TO
nominate two candidates for the House OF
Delegates (our present senator. Hon. w. /.
Jordan, holding over. and 1t was also
known that large portion OF the con-
seryative Alliance men would strongly OPP
pose such action.
The session of the Alliance was. in the
main, orderly. but nevertheless there was
sufficient modicrm OF pepper and salt
Interspersed in the proceedings to make
them exhiarating.
Many speeches were made, and some
very bitter ones against the Democratic
and Republican parties. and many gontle-
men were placed in nomination, the choice
finally falling, "a has been stated, upon
Messrs. j. O. Carlton and Thomas b.
Clarke.
LEFT THE MEETING.
Mr.. d. b. Farley. Of Scottsburg. one Of
the gentlemen placed in nomination, said
to the Alliance that if he were given both
nominations and the Democrats put up a
ticket he would vote for and support the
Democratic nominees and not himself. In
other words. he would under no circum-
stances desert the Democratic party, after
which laudable expression of sentiment
Mr.. Farley gathered up his sombrero and
marched out of the meeting, followed.
hear, by one or two others.
ILL ADVISED.
There can be no question that large
portion of the Alliance considers the ac-
ton taken yesterday as very Ill advised
and the nominations. while acceptable TO
many, yet cause disappointment among
the defeated candidates and their friends
The fact that the South-of-Dan country
failed To get one of the nominations also
causes unfavorable comment. So far as |
could gather the Democrats seemed almost
solid in their determination not tosupport
the Alliance ticket.
A meeting of the Democratic Executive
Committee will soon be called to consider
what action to take.
HIGH WATER.
Dan river is rapidly rising at this
writing and threatens the destruction Of
crops on it's fairgrounds. Banister river
is also very high. as are doubtless all the
other streams IN the county. for the rain
seems to have been general.
MARRIED.
Mr.. Henry C. Howard, a well-known and
popular young gentleman of South Bos-
ton, surprised his friends last week by
taking trip 10 the country and being
married to Miss Rebeccah Peters, of
Meadsvile. The young couple have the
congratulations Of many friends.