Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-16
MATHEWS.
NEWS FROM TIE COUNTY OF MANY
STREAMS
A Hew Post-0fics- Wharves contem-
plated-very Ill-ship-carpsn'
tiers Complain.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatchl
MATHEWS COURTHOUSE, Va,
February 10, 1888.
The weather is intensely wintry. The
earth is covered with thick crust OF ice,
which renders travel extremely difficult
and dangerous. The land mail did not
go up on Saturday, the roads being very
rough and spiky.
A dense fog prevails, and fully answers
to the saying, "a winters fog will freeze
o dog" The indications aye that we
shall have a late. cold spring. This Is
not prediction. but conclusion based
upon the tendency OF the weather am
not quite ready 10 set mp as prophet
A new post-ofice called Bohannon has
recently been established IN White
Neck. II is said when name for the
poSt-oiiice was under consideration IN
Washington q lady in the Post-Oiice De
partment suggested the name IN honor
Of the handsome and popular command
or of the new Daytime steamer Geor-
GA. Captain Bohannon Is a native OF
this county and brother of Hon. {. A.
Bohannon, of Richmond.
DR.. John II. Sears, late treasurer OF
this county. is lying dangerously oil. HIS
health had been declining for some time,
and last Thursday his troubles cuimi-
mated in partial paralysis. His body was
limp, and he was apparently unconscious
until Saturday morning, when there was
n slight improvement. lie Is native OF
King and Queen county. and filed the
office OF treasurer for three successive
terms
General Howard +. Ensign, president
Of the Maryland Steamboat Company, Is
corresponding with Judge G.. T. Garnett
with view 70 erecting a wharf on his
property. He Is also inquiring into the
pacticability of erecting a wharf on
Dutchman's Ifnegotiatlons are success
fully concluded the route Of the large
and new iron sidewheel steamer now
being built fer the company will be eX-
tended to these points and to Ware
river. Our people look forward to the
establishment, OF the line with Sauguine
expectations, as it Will be the means of a
very considerable reduction in hauling
and freight charges, as well a. enabling
our truckers. oyster and pound-men TO
place their shipments on the market in
shorter time and IN fresh condition.
Better still ii we had connection with
Cane Charles City. This would give MS
facilities not inferior 10 those enjoyed by
Norfolk.
Our people are very much exercised
over the failure of repeated efforts to
share in the distribution Of Government
work in the Portsmouth nayy-yard. Not
one white man from Mathews has been
able to get into the yard. This work,
which was referred to from the stump In
the late campaign as the Legitimate out
come Of a Democratic administration,
national in its character and benefits. Is,
it appears. wholly monopolized by the
favored mechanics of Norfolk, Ports
mouth, and Norfolk county. Our ship
carpenters Will compare favorably with
any in the country. Ship building was
once carried to considerable extent by
our people in recognition of tins great
Industry our former county seal repre-
sented a ship on the stocks
Our little county contributed largely
10 the present grand fruition Of long
years OF warfare against the q. Q. L. OF
sec.ionalism, rot. corruption, and mo-
nopoly. The grand principles Of the
Democratic party contemplate strict
EQUALITY before the law and special prlvi-
leges - none, hut 1t seems that the Re
publican idea still obtains IN the Ports
mouth maynard A. y. NJ.