Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-12
OLD CITIZENS GONE.
MERlTEO TRIBUTES TO TWO RE-
SPECIFIED KING GeORGIANS.
Mysterious Disease Among Horses-Dr.
Bi~iiingsiey's Wonderful Record-pro-
speroas Potomac Fishermen.

aperOus tOtOfntc tlSbcIfutus
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.1
CoMoRS. KING GEo%RGEooUSTY. Va, March
11.-Mr. Lewis A. Ashton. an honored and
prominent citizen Of this county, died IN
Washington. ID. g.. on tho 7th instant,
after a lingering illness OF many months.
On Yesterday the steamer Matano brought
the remains 10 Matthias Point, and from
there they were taken by private convey
ance 10 tho "Ransield" battle-ground
and inferred a. 3 O'clock i. NJ. in tho
presence Of n large c%oncourse OF king
GeOrgians. Mr.. Ashton had been IN fail.
ing health for five years, and Just ono week
before his death he was taken q the Gar.
field Hospital. at Washington for skiliul
medical treatment. and II was rumOrod
early this week that his condition waslm-
proved, which report rencwed hope TOR
the recOyery Of q man SO uaciul and 50
widely known. but n telegram tuesday
night brought the sad news OF his death.
He was 81 years old and leaves SIX children,
only one OF whom IL grown. He wasa
brave and courageous Confederate soldier,
and none of his comrades stood higher
than he until he received q wound az
BOOnsbOro' which necessitated ms retire
ment from active service. i nephew az
tho late Fielding Lewis. OF This couu-
~, ana a direct descendant from Wash
ingtOL, Lewis 4. A-hton's namo was "a
millar IN Virginia. and his death i widely
mourned by all admirers OF true manhood
aud an honest mantle uoblost work Il
God"
VIZ. GEORGE BRUCE.
On the night of the sth instant Mr..
George Bruce. also 0t rms county. died AZ
-. bonn. -, BrrrrIar, A.at- b., tvaa rva
of hing Georges oldest citizens. having
nearly or quite reached his tour score #
wears. For tiftv wears Mr.. Bruce Was rc-
/ gardad a model Of integrity and pirty and
an old Landmark" IN Baptist circles.
and he was one of the few men WHO i've
and do without an euomy and whose
whole record stands without the slightest
blot or blemish.
Mr.. G. A.. Berry. a prosperous Young
King George farmer, Ia, i've very sick
horses. al of which were seized suideulY
and rather mysterlOu-ly. The d~rooplug
animals manifest somo symptoms OF pol-
soning. but as Mr.. Berry has no enemies.
and as all the surrounding CIRCUMSTANCES
rcfute any aud all theory of mallclou. vol
souIug, no satisfactory diagnosis az the
strange disease can be- made.
AvErERAN rHrAcHrR.
Rev. JosephA. B|illingsley. of this county.
perhaps the oldest minister Of tho Gospel
IN the Northern Neck, rs critically III with
Bright's disease of the kidneys. and It IA
thought that he wall not recover. TO ha'
been regularly engaged IL the Baptist
ministry and temperance Cause for NIFTY
years. and soulc 0t his churches beng
fOrty-elght miles apart IN rural dl-trlc's,
and be having held several services . WceN
for a half century, 10 Is estimated that TINS
venerable divine has travelled moro niles
by private conveyance than any preacher
living nc the present d4F. Ono re-
markable feature about his wonderful
record * that during tne past fifty years
he has not missed MALT a dozen public ap-
p0lutments unless hIndrred uF very stormy
weather, cxccut q period Of several months
two years ago when he was detained by .
severe attack of ia grippe. aud M all his
ministry and public s%pe1llug he never
wrote "a sermon or an address and meyer
used notes. manuscript. or wemorludum
If any Kind either for q sermon, address.
or lecture. Notwithstanding the tact that
j for nearly forty years a majority of bis seq
mons and addresses have occupied trom
one and a hall to three hours IN tnoir de-
/ livery. ali Of which hayO been character
lied bv u singular originality that has
made the name of the old man clo-
quont' d household word far and Wide.
INAUGURAL PNEUMONIA.
This week tho doctors hero have been
uuusua.ly busy treating pneumonia con-
tracted IN Washington during tho inausu-
raj ceremonies last Saturday. Owing 20
the unprecedeuted crowds on the Potomac
steamers hundreds Of passengers to aud
from the Inauguration could not procure
stlte-rOOms. ami consequently violent
colds end pneumonia followed closely "u
tho pleasures Of the great presidential liz
ductlOn into office.
~ - l..a .-m-1 -. So, W.
virginia this week aud ls rapidly ar
ranging 10 rebuild hls magnificent wharf
and warehouse no Chatteftou, on the Ioto-
mac. which were SD seriously damaged Boy
I ice last January. Very considerable work
IN tine wav OF repairing the vast damages
10y Zee IS now m progress all along the 20
tomac. and u Is understood tuat sucl
work Will b3 completed by the 10Th Of
April.
LARGE CArCHrs or FISH.
At some Of the Potomac fisheries enor-
nous quantities of nno fish are beng
caught. ami large rockGsh and perch are
commanding fabulous prices IN the mar
kets Of the large cities. Several fishermen
recently received SIS o. 81 per barrel for
rock aud porch. and having caught as
many as several dozen barrels . week they
realized handsome rewards for their la
boT4.
Eishty-slx vessels oys,erel along tho
lower King George and Upper Westmore-
land shores this week, and the men IN
charge complained If poor lucS.' Ia
these waters oysters are by DO means
"plenuful tins season. aud "a number OF
oystermen have sIgnIGed n desire % sell
their outfits aud return 90 thor homes n
New Jersey. Philadelphia. Baltimore. etc.
Sharp competition on tho Potomac has
SO reduced rates Of travel that ~round-trlp
tickets from TINS section % Washington
are already down 10 81, and u rs not I'M
probable that this fare Will be considerably
reduced later IN the season.
IRREGULAR NAILS.
For several months past there have been
u~uacc0untable irregularities. cer.i0ssuc,s.
OF Inexcusahle neglect IN tho management
OF mail matter at some Ous or several II
the distributing post-oificcs, OF else 40 tho
mailing Offices of some " the newspapers,
and this state of affairs has caused 10
little Inconvenience AMI evoked Just COM
plaiut. On several occasions the sun
DAVIS edition of the DISPATCH lid not
reach here TIL Wednesday. and sometimes
tie DISPATCH and fredericksburg papers
become stale before they reach their conn
try subscribers at some post-onices, while
they arrive on tune at other Offices lower
down on tho route IL the counties. -
would be exceedingly gratifying 10 coup-
try subscribers X the publishers could as
certain the cause Ot such delays anu adopt
some means % reform this intOloraDl9
mod'lS opo'aadl.
PASSED OVER THE DARK RIVER.
Dr. A. Il. Mckee and Mrs. Eizl = G. ifar-
rtson Called Away-ParalyIsd