The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-10
Tne First District.
FREDERICKSBURG, September $, 1S78.
-. p,,;to,s IF tbe Dispotch I:

TO the Editors of the Dispatch:
aS,s1t TO King George Courthouse last
Thursday introduced your correspondent
- General K. T.. T.. Beale and Judge John
Sr;scher. the former the Conservative
nnr,inee TOR Congress from this district,
nnd the latter the Independent or bob
,a,I,, candidate. Quite crowd was on
nand n hear the discussion, which lasted
t sa 70 INIT, 8 o'clock. The time OF both
snna.ers was consumed principally IN dis.
sppss;nr the currency question, and as both
',sn,lrmcn were In favor Of the same thing,
nothing very exciting or interesting to the
crowd was said or done. Both were IN
favor q! Sreenbacks; OF retiring the ma
tional-bank currency; OF reviving the state
hanks; Of paying the bonded Indebtedness
a; the country (now due) in greenbacks.
M. expressed to he paid i'll coin, and OF dss-
tributiag the public lands pro rata among
The States. Although much interest was
felt by the people in the State-debt question:
= was not discussed, or even referred to,
hy either OF the speakers. =,
From what could learn Critcher Will
carry tho Northern Neck by respectable
MAJORITY. while there can be no doubt OF
Resle's triumph In the district, rs between
C1i.chcr and himself.
King George Courthouse Is grca6 Place
yor fish and oysters. was told that twenty
,lrum-fsh, averaging sevcnty-tive pounds
each, were sold IN that market recently for
forty and fifty cents apiece oysters are
broiei,t there on coGrt-day in abundance
in wagons They are parboilcd IN the
shell. opened jim barrels. and dealt OUT 10
large bowls or pans. don't think them lit
m cat In that way; but the quantities
brought there are usually disposed Of.
While John Critehcr did not hold the
crowd spell-bound in the morning, John
Baricycorn had the majority hell-bound to-
wards the heel OF the day. With but one
bar.room in the village, / haven't seen such
number OF how-come-y or-so since the last
time was at Craig Courthouse.
As considerable anxiety is felt through
ont the district to know ii Hon. j. Il. Scner
would be candidate in opposition to Beale
and Critchcr, your correspondent called to
see Mr.. Sener on his return, when the foi-
lowing interview WAS had:
Reporter: Mr.. Sener, why were you not
at King George Courthouse to-day: r,
Mr.. Scner: For what!
Reporter: TO announce yourself Tor
Congress-.
Mr.. Scncr: have not yet said was a
candidate. ..,a--..@ ''~
fcTOGtPT. AN ~ 49, = -
vii! not be q candidate!
DIR. Sener: Twill answer you frankly.
Six months ago | requested neither coAsld-
Grafton nor discussion OF my name IN con-
ncction with Congress. Since then have
received many earnest invitations 10 run Tor
Congress from nearly every county IN the
district from members Of both parties. Inc
number and carncStaesS OF these SuggeS-
lions baye determined me to consider the
question OF my candidacy anew ana nave
said 10 nv friends wla: now say TO you,
that l will determine finally whether or not
| will lie Il candidate Ivy the 18th OF THIS
month. possibly before.
Reporter: Should you be candidate
will you canvass the district:
Mr.. Scner: | think not. The people Oh
the dis,ric. arc familiar with my record
when in the Fortv-third Congress. ana !
think are satisfied with my course then. 1
should only issue IN address 10 the people
setting forth my views on public affairs.
would possibly speak two or three times.
Reporter: Suppose you DO not re-. how
will your friends generally vote!
Mr.. Sener: That cannot say; both Gene
raj Bealc and Judge Critchcr arc csiimable
gentlemen. ard ! suppose each would get
some OF their votes.
This ended my interview with Mr.. Scncr,
whose candidacy will have material effect
upon the result in this district. Much specu-
!aiion has been had with regard to Judge
Critcher's withdrawal in the event OF Sener's
candidacy; but his declarations to S!a''
reporter last week settled that point. lie
win withdraw il Scner is nonlinated; but
will remain in tie field il lie is an lndepend-
cnt candidate.
The corn crop throughout this section is
magnificent. ION.