Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-24
HIGH PRICE OF POTOMAC HERRINGS.
Extensive Trucking Crops Abandoned by
the Farpers-Disease Among Cattle.
fCorrespondepce of the Richmond Dispatch.1


KINo GEORGE COURTHOUSE, Va, April
23.-The storms ot last week played havoc
with the fisheries on the bleak shores OF
the Potomac. The prices for green her
rings ranged from 50 to 81 per thousand
no TO the stormy days. Now the same
class of fish are selling on the shores
readily for - and $40 per thousand. ms
is a serious matter with the farmers, VINO
every April buy years supply OF Potomac
herrings and cure them in large quantities
for farm labor, &c.
Rev. A. Il. LYNN. after three years ser
vice, has resigned tie pastorate OF foto-
mac Baptist church in order to devote
more time TO his Stafford churches. HIS
farewell service was very largely attended,
and a resolution complimentary TO MI
Lynn was adopted by rising vote OF the
whole congregation, composed OF mem
bers Of the various religious denomina-
tions OF King George.
The reuOrt of contemplated electric
railway from Fredericksburg through this
county TO Colonial Beach was without
foundation. but an effort is on foot 10 IN
terest railroad capitalists IN the route, SO
that a broad-gauge road may be estaDlish-
ed 10 connect Fredericksburg and the
counties on Che Northern Neck with the
Chesapeake Bay. c,
Fletcher's Chapel Methodist SUNDAY
school contributed go TO fund Tor the
erection of large brick church edlflce at
that place.
A large number of valuable COWS have
recently died in this county. Cause un-
known. The disease is dlsslmilar u. any
which has hitherto attacked the cattle OF
tins section.
Owing TO the continuation OF cold and
wet weather farmers here have abanaoneu
their plans for extensive trucking TINS sea-
son. An unusually small area Das 1eeh
planted down TO potatoes, ana no enort
will now be made for an Engllsh-pea crop;
Your correspondent has interviewed all
the fruit growers of King George, ana mas
himself made critical examinations OF the
bloom. and finds that at least 50 per cent
~ the peaches were entirely destroyed py
the frosts and ice of last week.
A man from Westmorelnnd county VINO
gives his name as Hsskins was last weeK
oodindged a Iunatlc by board OF lunacy
of this county and lodged IN jail TO await
the authorities at the asylum. He ID now
"A raying maniac. and the lailer hnds great
difficulty IN controlling him.
A wharf IL IN course Of erection at Chat-
terton. on the Potomac river, and Will pro
badly be completed by the Isl OF June.
Mr.. J. q. stiff. who - at the head OF the
enterprise, expects TO open IhI2e s.OIe
and general warehouse at that point,
which will perhaps be the most prominent
shipping point on the Potomac.
Ihe "Thlrd-party movers here are
ouiet but seem 10 mean business. 10 Is
understood that the chairman's manifesto,
soon TO be printed and circulated among
the farmers, is n conservative but able and
attractive document. The dissenters from
the old parties are decidediy optspoKehl
against the denomination OF NieveiaIu Am an,
seem 10 be more in sympathy with Hill
Than any one whose name has been men-
toned in connection with the next presi-
dency.