Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-15
A TRAMP INVASION.
NORTHERN NECK OVERRUN
BY STARVING MEN.
Belvadera Purchased by q
Washington Syndicate---Rc-
publican Pali-Bcarcrs.

tC0rreEpoudouce % tho Richmond D,spatch.l
CoMoRN. VA, January 13.-Never in
the history Of King George county were
"tramps" as numerous in this section
ns they have been for several weeks
past II is very unusual for them to
traverse q community so remote from
railroads and towns. But the present
invasion is due TO the fact that hundreds
Of oystermen and sailors on the lower
Potomac and Rappahannock were
caught by the freeze, and their cash and
food supply having given out andi oil
navigation suspended, those OF them
whose homes are at Philadelphia and
other distant points are beating
their way up the counties OF the neck
m route to Washington, ID. C., there to
cross the Potomac. These uniortunates
have met with unbounded kindnesses at
the hands Of the citizens here, and very
few. if any, thefts have been committed
by them 50 far.
FOR HUNTING AND FISHING.
A Washington syndicate has pur-
chased the" Belyadera estate, on Poto'
mac Creek, this county, and several coy
cottages and other improvements have
been added. "Belyadera " belonged to
the estate Of the late Addison Hansiord,
vino. prior to the late war, was Clerk OF
the Virginia House OF Delegates. Since
1920 it has been noted and popular
huntinR-ground, always Astounding IN
wild turkeys, red foxes, partuIges,
pheasants. geese, and ducks, aud along
it's shores are the finest fshlng-berths TO
be found on any Of the Potomac tribu-
taries The property was bought eX-
pressly for hunting, fishing, and yacht
ing purposes. The fields, once pro-
ductlye and beautiful with waving gram,
will now be allowed to become dense
forest as a home for wild fowls and var
minis.
BACKBONE BROKEN.
The backbone of Republicanism in
King George has been 50 eifectually
broken that it now looks as II that party
will need pall-bearers shortly. From
Readustcr days in 1879 mp TO two years
ago the Democrats were almost hope
les5lv in minority-they we're ruthlessly
bounced ont of even the little cross
roads post-oiiices and succeeded by Re-
publicans. But the tide has turned.
Two years ago the Democrats elected
county and district officers TO a man,
except the sheriff and one constable,
and Democratic strength has been
steadily increasing since.
+. W. Payne, who lead Republican
ism TO so many victories here, u no
longer chairman of that party, and his
newly.appointed successor IS not made
Of the stuff to popuarize and strengthen
his party.
BARGE5 RELIEVED.
Several DAYS ago steam tug, with
gigantic ice-plow attached, forced its
way through G-inch ice up the Kappa
hammock and relieved several baryes,
which were locked in ice-gorges and in
precarious condition. These were
towed many miles down the river to salt
water, where danger is not 50 threaten
ing.
The supervisors here recently had
printed by the Richmond Dispatch Com
pany number of copies OF the special
road law for King George county, and
as soon as spring time comes our roads
will DO worked under the provisions Of
this new law.
WHITE CAPS.
Great excitement prevails here because
of group of young men disguisingt them
selves and appearing as " White Caps "
at the house of citizen who was guilty
of certain waywardness during Christ
mas week. One of the White Caps
knocked at the door OF the unsuspoct-
Ing citizen, and asked him TO DO 50 kind
rs to go out to the road near by and as
sist in administering remedies to a sick
horse The citizen went out as re-
duested, but instead of finding sick
| horse he found his OWL head into a bag
aud his body in the stalwart arms If
"White Caps and soon found his
naked hide paying the penalty OF his
Christmas "tanglefootedness, &c. This
is the first case Of "White Caps IN
King George, and their action has by no
means met with public approval. All
thinking people here agree that the citi-
zen should have been held to strict ac-
| countabiIity for his misbehavior, but all
are equally agreed that the law ought to
have taken Its course, and that the ac-
ton of the ''Whlte Caps cannot be
too strongly condemned,