Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-26
HORSES SWEPT OFF.
SEVERAL FINE ANIMALS DROWNED
ALONG THE RAPPAsANNock.
A Fall chsssaut Crop ssd Its Imperssnee
10 King 0sorse-work ON Potomac
wbsrves--" Bob white Scare.
fcouespondence Of the Dispatch.)

Correspondence Of the DispatchJ
CONFORM, KING GEORGE COUNTY.
VA, October 25.-During one OF the re-
cent storms Mr.. NJ. c. Purkins, Of tower
stafford. iop his only pair of horses by
drowning. The rapid rise Of water Ia the
Rappahannock river and a tributary sur
rounding the pasture on three sides
closed on the horses before they could es-
cape, and also before any one could get
TO them, and in few hours the animals
were swept of In the raging torrents.
Mr.. Judson Sale Of this county, another
Rappahannock farmer, also lost several
horses and a number of sheep and hogs
by the same storm. Several prosperous
young farmers along the water-courses
have been reduced TO poverty BY the I'M
precedented storms OF this fan.
WELL REWARDED.
For several weeks the woods here have
been alive with Observation-Disclosures, ana
these hunters have been well rewarded Tor
their labors In that line, for there Is a
full chestnut crop and the trees have
been promptly and thoroughly threshed
by providentlal winds. 1t Is estimated
that the King George merchants nave
already handled 81 200 worth of chestnuts,
at prices ranging from $3.50 to S.5 per
bushel This Is an important commodity
in this county, and full crop means
winter clothing and other supplies for
fslilies who have no regular income.
Work is this week in progress on the
Potomac wharves which were destroyed
by the storms. But few wharves were
left intact from Colonial Beach to Wash
ington n distance OF nearly sixty miles
No wharf property on the Potomac suf-
fered more seriously than that belonging
10 the fashionable watering places Mt
Colonial Beach, Clifton Beach, and other
points Of note.
FEW SURVIVED.
It is now lutte evident that but very
few partridges survived the severity OF
last winters weather As sti.e1 IN this
correspondence list January. 4 majority
Of the female birds persisted IN the long
freeze, though In May II was hoped that
this estimate was extravagant and erro-
neous. Investigations since the 10th OF the
present month confirm the Dispatch report
in midwinter and reveal the fact that
cartridges in this section are so per cent
scarcer than ever before known here.
Some professional gunners favor an alb
stinence from bird-shooting this season,
in order to allow an Increase OF par
tridges, but those who shoot for profit
instead OF sport will not accede TO any
such proposition.
POLITICAL.
The Democratic ticket is considered 80
safe In this and Stafford counties that no
interest whatever seems 10 be manifested
In the campaign. Even in public gather
ings the subject is rarely alluded to by
local politicians who are usually dead to
all else but politics during important
campaigns The Peoples party In this
county numbers largely, and in its ranks
are many Of the most prominent and In
fluencial citizens here. but they are reti-
cent and undemonstrative. and the Demo-
Gratis will have triumphant "walk-over."
though the gubernatorial candidate
Will run behind the regular ticket.