Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-21
THE EASTERN SHORE.
THE cAMP-MEETlNG SEASON - TWO
BIG GATHERINGS.
A Lively Political Rumpus over n Post
mastcrship - Tho Democrats De
lighted with tho Nominations.
fcorrospons,nco Of The Richmond Dispaich.l

! fcorresponi, nce Of the Richmond Dispaich-l
OSAycocK, August ~, 1882.
The cOlored Methodists are holding q
great camp-moeting near Savageyiile,
about three miles south OF this place.
Yesterday was big day with them. An
excursion steamer from Baltimore
brought nearly five hundred negroes OF
al ages aud conditions, and every part
OF the Eastern Shore peninsula sent It's
quota to make up the crowd, which could
not have been less than five thousand
strong. During the entire day crowds
continued 10 pour through tins town on
their way to the meeting. The woods
around the encampment were alive with
dusky forms fitting about, shouting
| Justify TO each other and occasionally
getting into fights, none OF which result
cd seriously. The worshippers SIT under
IN arbOr covered with green bushes, ana
tie preachers hold forth from q rude
plank platform. Their services begin
/ soon after sunrise and continue, with a
/ short intormissOn at noon, TIL long
/ after midnight. This is season much
/ dreaded by Eastern Shore farmers and
housekeepers. rs Gcld-hands and house
servants consider il their religious duty
to attend these camp-moe:ings day and
night. II is safe to say that there are
but few negroes on the Eastern Shore OF
Virginia who will not attend the Savage
vile camp-mecting.
NORTHERN METEODISTs.
During the past week the northern
: Mcthodists have been holding a camp
meeting near New Church station. on
the New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk railroad, in the northern part Of
this county. Immense crowds have at
tended every day, and many CONVEX
Sons are reported. The home preach
CTS have been assisted by number OF
distinguished preachers from Maryland
and Delaware. Tho meeting Will close
tonight, when all the church members
and new converts present will form IL
line and march three times around the
camp-gIound, singing songs OF triumph
A POLITICAL RUApUs.
Tho appointment of DIR. John W.
! Fields as postmaster At ChincOteaeue
| Island is said TO be causing q lively
rumpus among the local Republican
politicians in this section. Next to Oman
! cock the post-oiiicc at CbincOtCaguc If the
most important on the Eastern Shore OF
Virginia. Mr.. Wheaton, the Democratic
! postmaster there, resigned soon alter
! llarrlson's inauguration. lie rs an OLD
| friend OF Postmasier-Generu Wanama-
! ker. having while living IN Phlladclphia
some wears ago been Il member Of Mr.
| Wanamakers Sunday-schoOl class, and
| having subsequently been q large Gus
toner Of the firms with which the pious
! Pos,mastcr-Geucral is connected. Mr..
/ Wheaton was asked by the Postmaster
! Genera, to name . good MAN to take his
! place. Mr.. Wheaton recommended Dr.
! Fields as bciuG n strong hepubhcln,
an intelligent gentleman, ANA an M.
right, honorable citizen, whose APP
po.ntment would give satisfaction
| to Democrats as well as kcuubh.
cans on the island. On examining
| the files in Assistant Iostmaster-Gencral
! Clarksons Office i was found that Dr.
Fields had applied for the appointment,
and had the enforcement OF Senator
Malone and a favorable letter from Con
gresham Bayley Browne. The appoint
mcnt was made early III june, but as
soon as Congressman Browne heard of 1t
! me FASTENED off 10 Washington and de-
mandcd that the appointment be with
/ drawn, as he had selected another man
for the place-Joseph L. kenncy,
tie old Republican postmaster there.
! General Malone WAS visited and APP
pealed to in order to get him to with
draw his endorsement Of DR.. Fields,
which he is SAID to have partially done
at one time. lie subsequently renewed
his endorsement, and Postmaster-Genc-
raj Nanamaktr informed Mr.. Browne
that as matters had gone so far the ap-
pointment would have to stand. Mr..
! browne told the Postmaster General UNI
less the appointment OF Fields vas re-
vokcd he wouli be compelled t. he
an enemy rather than q friend -
the Post-Ollice Department. The mat
ter, however, has hecn kept hung mp
for more than two mouths, but last week
Dr. Fields got his commissions, and Will
take CHARGE OF his office on the LIST day
II September. Congressman Browne s
political friends here have nothing TO
say on the matter, but their solemn
faces would seem to indicate that they
are doing powerful amount OF think
ing about the appointment OF Dr.
Fields except that Wheaton has man
aged to out general the Republicans ia
this section in the appointment OF the
Chincoteoguc postmaster.