The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-05
POTOMAC RWEE, Nugust,9, IS7g:5

.zT4pyo&)N STEAMER GEoRGEANNA, &
ls2 POTOMAC RlYEE,g August,22, 1S72:y
During a7wcck,s1apur in Thu, II orthern
Neck have picked up various items that
may be Of Interest to tlleireaders Of the Dis
patch. 1 have visited Lancaster, Richmond,
and NortbumierlaiM, land have touched ut
various wharyes in RestmorcIpnd, and King
George SO tbatI have gotten much better
idea!osithe "Neck" thar i ever had before.
80 There IRE some splsudid farms, in this re-,
gion ina very ,highretate of Improvement,
and although fhe,drought hasbecn fohhg pro:
traeted audi very distressing {{uearly yak fthe
Hsills being, rornpeiledftoncease fgrindiHgt,,' /
saw some fte, fields Or corn, and l.lnaby, Ell;
dences OF prosperity among the peolbe.,G,ipt
The fact that the ladies' Of Lancaster took
in over. one tliousandi dollars, ,at ,theirlCop-
federatetu monumental shows Ethat'tllere is
i The people now send,te market q great
many articles which. before the war they.sue'
tered foIsSSyyaaste OH ttEhee. faiiln annd they. do, not
NOW depend p1 C~nfeeake geesjfishing) and
1.-The Ordinary products Of the farm ~ sRailr5ad
cross35iiess,, hfv4troo96t. ,,ssliin1ggleess barrel sasSstatyscs,
corda1a1ndstan bark, timber of allhinds,tisi
LOysters;,s9rGit, fowls, eggs, and "trucK "ggene:
rally are sent Off in great quantities, and
afford q most profitable trade to the stealpers
pntbotb rivers aud the 1Dut1ber. d. sloors that
ply from the wharvesfto Of ,"the NctK7t to Bar
| tillore and Philadelphia
I'M Lancaster county alauct thefeSar nine
| Observation-Disclosures where the steahiefs touch,
and .theitfade during, the, YEARS. very hfge,,
In, old tifses the. ivy. was considerably 1.-THE
ItarmefsSa 9gTeat nuisance, but a.gopdt hard
can iyhpYs Isakesia from five to eight dollars d
day digging .iyyi root; which nconmapdsdH
Eresidy sate and q high price - ~ IT,. u "a
Some Tdea...of The extensive hucksterinS
done 'inithis settionimay be gathered from
the factit that q uring tho past year 81 900
| worth Of eggs were sold atrtonea single
|wharf-Lodge'sAinN orthunIherlan county.
IL, A number Of northern men Lave settedm
this region,r and !son,e of ahem have done
we'll. But many others came down, with the
! idea that the natives knew nothing about
farming, and that they would teach them
new and gazing systems, aud the ,%natliril re-
suit has been an utter faiIure22-sonIe or them
| giving mp their farms and Ilosing the first
pa, n,ention thernaF a. RHkS iLTTFi
Ainotable. exceifione,t2 these, Halter i, Ian,
drttb, tho, celebrated seed man OIL BhiladeL-
pllia, wlIujhis tbougiit, q placeIin $LaqeasteF
county which, seeking and adoltiigsthe ;tdYice
OF the, nail tes, hesis making profitable, tund is
proposing 10 convert into O seed:farm !!t'tl ~
: These counties abound with, historic asso-
citations aud traditions aof the ,old!colonial
and revolutionary, days Tlierrecoids IN The
clerks ofice.of. Lancaster countybrun lack
as far as 1862; and present much that is GU
rious and interesting - - H., = . ..rtsrlsT Ieyf, :,
f. Egg. There are orders Of court timing men
for failurcssto e, attend the. colo nial church, and
one f%orbiddinggi the erection Of, "a houseiol
worship rby IheI Presbyterian church, Of
which nr. Waddell, tho blind preacher
EWhom Wirtimrnorealized ,awasgfafI pastor.
There Is also an order, Of court, Eiiyips
1--we presume "a Suit Of Cloth is meant) for
I kiling&a wolf which liadI gTBeenI Vefs
Troublesome to the settlefs.ba19
E The, wharf of Mr.. Garter, d0rnrro repre-
Sentative OF the county, is ,iiaIffdss: Monas-
kon," after this chief, and there are many
MiSerHlg traditions concerning higirtsars q
H. AspuNe steam ;upathe4 Potonfaacg to-day We
pass the birth-place1 of Washington, .iana
:" Strattord, - where a greater thanfW ashiHg.
ton (of course l mean r. T.. Lee was Born,
and are reminded Of other and brighter days
as I'VE gaze on the historic shores or West
Imoreland yatadstldnk Of thernanyl great men
she gave to the country 3Ki,i d%1 iStn;i
But, u.s. we steamed out of the Y0ccomieo
to the 4,rOad Potomac VIC stw In tire distance
Ion the Opposite Shore Point LOOKOUT, Where
>olmdny Of brave boys suffered and died
in!prison during the war. And as we rcmem;
Tbpred tfiat GFsHt,by vioftting and sdsperfdi
ping the cartel fol. thee exchange Of, PRISONERS,
rs Responsible for the death nf, soinanyi OF
both confederate and Fedelnl,9pfiSoners we
WendeK bow Virtue, man, either OF those
fswho aasEe the gray or of those zyhoiworethe
i blue, can how sustain him. ---f=~
But | must amdtsmanyz otier points, lest l
3gvelIy your. readers. 49,, 80 ..
L aEis ,good boat IS, nicely fitted ulpps4aaadd
with d pleasant company, excellent fare, and
ic6bfateaIIe state1ro6bla, we. anticipate III
Iasfeeabls tffiipi to HleSandria,; " where We III
Educ at te.noffew morning AFAroR.
r. -Ha1 IL a-lnsGAG2LiOEJ3.f I
gs HowaM4S,sFRiESiks NHtREyn sFfRaaas,ad5bifEap
IfHM.2AN man named Henry Medley Went
ittdosEn IN awefI on y-utghtW Bfssetrs
fRgdint for thets purpose III asrecoyefing a hat
WhWhS had, yb~eeaAGroppsd, dn.atdn 4 short
time he gave a signat,o aistfess,awhich' told
those above him thaf hes steiaS ofereohe
Wlh foul sir. TherekB;sibuttlift fimefoy
1 delibeatftion! iATopc was hIStily procured
bN the by:;staideF u, n ,send;df, which WAS
formed intpa neese and let dewnto tiIesuf-
feIer. After aitglihg 81 asakomcnt the a in
the wen gave the rope q little Jerk, and Che
men st the other end commenced pulling it
iifE. il When a,SdHE halfsway out thssy )tdiseo.
lfyefed that the Moose. bad. fiIlep ,eyeg the
Eanan's head ana lie Was dangling Gbyr the
iNetk. HeFfiaed at atte a~sAscoyery, they
wisely Observation-Disclosures bYystraagulation
swas no worse than death BY ,sufogti0n. and
so they Godsihaed 81 puit Away Eitifthe
Handed Neeley on terra -4Llna lin an uneon.
sesous state. By the application OF proper
restoratyes he MS. tssdscitatsd, Ind & now
E9oIng wel.-&s4, LoaisesReFabticaa,, Judy
NSfsss. - r., sy,s1s ~S4ttai Il. ~sbti3s sr5ts ,i,lsy-s1
: s ssya,sry, ,u,, F.srs - 8, 80, ~ 4; sii,, ,,d, ,ss
Il fress at Plymouth, sf11dts..,, his, mIo III q
strpsed. an entire b-nsiness,hiock iefE eissen
hoiises.s Loss. 3 &. Z no fusrrante.tt Du
riag fSs lie Mrs Pc ifeI 1 irom tbs,fooEs Of
his building and Masseriousi1 injured. RIB
a ELIfRA.. is August ia fire this
hdr1ang aE Alidisan, sSseafbens f6snitsII ttGael
fSfrpyedt aetU iidn block, SensistihgsOF fightt
sorss " Los, eSapsssfe0l:: Insurance. $38 0aaGps
HAssAlsts GsRssasaIs;y Observation-Disclosures
Rk. August 2-Asshearipgg Has had Io7d4g
f.bef0rre SH1aIley, OF b IInllted States
District Court JfnAhe shaheas rGrfaas ease OF
Colonel .. "a. Stockton or gistsbsrggb,I Pa,
who recently escaped from the Verrialt ID
sane Asyluin, after q confinement of three
YEAR. Aftera full hesriHg he ssasadjudged
Sane and discharged.