The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-02

sea- s - leaking Il. Tits hxli, y a sasu:
80, ~. <fen torthitfy p1iies out at sea, ana
"a & efs..a mary ktosri.t tossed sessei 20
! asrk no 5ssfiai night OF OF these aa'-
eeifous SHORES. ,...a
= 4 1 ~ nntie< 81 CAincossaepe Island wb,ee
h,s,re "a rtiefenoe TO fhe famous penlss
~Suld be tncom plese- The writer eeulu
srsn, nls netei, at toe top Of tbe llgnt.bouse
~ ssyeraj herds graziaE at dineFen, polns
,lanp The beach OF stsa6iag under toe 'Iees
ss4Ii'er h the iuterior. They are 90. ~
ns.snerous now As formerly the great 'iuss
rs,vr whleh swept oser s.iarge porton .,
the islond In 1879 hming caugnl su1
dre wned on ihe Oats over two nunureu y,
the IjiiIe horses. There are tnoogn. W oe
Iess thau two hundred wild ores hom'
ana they are not so Wild IS FORMERLY,
hs~snr OF late been fcnued once
wear. when the colts aSe 'Dranoeu w,.a
The max OF the owner OF the molncl,
and the older ones caught out, ana pIohen
ard tamed for market. 4 misssu sns
pony training which cane on severa' 49, an
AGO one Of the grestes. troubles IN 90
,oesfi, s,,ng the young Eenies is to teach
thorn <o eat corr. Wben 6rs1 taken up
they haee not the most remote idea oil Inc
use Of on ear Of corn, aud would stand In
n statss with manger full Cd IL and starve.
7, has 20 be pui In their a0ntbs ana tney
n.r,Iv Soayed and partly forced TO eat. one
- tha first questions asked by proposed
n,,rehaser lis. Does he know how 10 eat
cornS VIXEN thoroughly bCosen they are
very docile and are hardy and Valuable
horse. TIE origin OF the Cbmee<eague
nony has been for long uG1e uneoowh'
,bnrI0h there is a tradition that the tDdians
0ol, some horses from wrecked vessel ana
hence the ponies. This tradition baS, Row
ever. been recently verified.
Fx.Post,naster.( General Creswen toH
unll.known citizen recently That oe Hao
comc across an old book which gave an &c
count nj The wTeekng OF an Engiisn feSsei
an Cbioeoteague Point about 1890. Ibe
shin had aboard some colonisis, VINO We're
an their way TO tee settlement az James,
fotyn. The Indians, 1t Is stated, reseuea
thc marty from the ship, ana we're very
and TO them, and tSeY gave them some
harses which they had aboard the shlp IN
re,atn for their good Offices, and for plot
inc Them across the mana land TO Inc new
coiory ut Jamestown. These ponies must
be The degenerate sons OF those noble Fog
lish horses who came 10 the strange pas
ture5and more than two hundred and
Fifty years ago.
As 60 politics, ChingOteague Is strictly
Democratic. The island polls over 300 Votes'
The Malone ResdiuSters are very scarce
did not meet one. There are more RepuD-
iiclns. but the leading men are not only
strongly opposed TO the COALITION, Du1 are
also in favor OF the capltatIon.tax prerequl-
size: end whether they support the Demo
cratic ticket or not. they certainly VIII give
no aid or comfort TO the Readlusters;
and Daniel, Barbour, and Mckinney are
sure Of big majority from the oystermen
of ChincOtesgue. NJ
ACCOMAC AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CROPS,
NOT AFFECTED BY DROUGHT-P0Lirlcs.
CHERRYsrOYE, NORTHAMPTON CO., VA,
August 30, 1881.
Having written the above Just before
leaving Chincoteague, and finding that /
would come in your direction faster than
the mail, / brought these notes with me
down the Peninsula, and now, While
waiting for the steamer for Norfolk, viii
send YOU q few items from the "main-
land" We came down from Chincoteague,
thirly.6ve miles, in small sail boat, through
the creeks and bays on the "sea side " OF Ac-
comac. to point opposite 0nancock, which
is on the {" bay side" We passed parties OF
CITY fellows a few miles out from Chinco-
league having fair sport fishing and gun
ming, but fifteen or twenty mites further
down, where the birds had not been found
by the spOrtsmen, the marshes were awe
With wllet and some curlew, quite gentle;
and il this should meet the eye OF any
sportsman who wants good sport, let him
put right out for these fair homes and de-
leetable grounds.
The Dispatch brings us doleiul stories OF
drought and suffering for water IN the me-
trbpOlis aud other sections OF the State, and
your readers will doubtless be glad to hear
that 1t is not so bad on the Eastern Shore.
The crops are suffering but little here as
vet. The corn is looking well in Accomac,
and in Northampton il is very good-some
OF the finest fields | have seen this year.
The sweet-potato and sh.potato crop is
splendid one, and is going to market by the
thousands OF barrels daily and bringing eX-
ceIent prices, putting farmers In The best
of spirits.
Politics are Just getting warm. The roads
for thirty miles above and below Accomac
Courthouse this morning are full OF people
from the two counties on their way 10 hear
the much-advertised discussion between
Riddleberger and Wise and Garrison and
George Wise. IL Is doubtful whether all
the speakers announced will be there, but
the largest crowd will probably be in at
tendance that has ever collected oil sin.a....
llssr occasion in these parts. There has been
but little interest shown in politics in this
peninsula up to this time, but both Sides
are now running their forces for stubborn
fight. The Readiusters per Sc are in very
small minority, but it is conceded that
Peter Carter will carry the bulk OF the ne
groes with him TO the support Of the Ma
hone ticket, and they will thus get large
vote, though no Democrat thinks they Will
come within 500 OF Daniels vote, and
prom1eut white Republicans declare that
they Will stand of and take no part in the
campaign. Nj.