Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-31
THE NORTHERN NECK
1 Multiplicity Of Political Candidates In
King George County.
DETECTION OF A COLoRED THIEF.
Caught BY Sir. Trigger In the Act
No Sale for Home-ReaFed Stock
UnfavorabIe Season for Fishermen.
Personal.

CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY,
VA, March 30.-tSpecial) For n week or
so past every day has developed some
thing new and unexpected in the political
circles OF this county. There has not been
any remarkable scarcity OF candidates
here for the county Offices for several
months past, but at first the asprants
seemed so patriotic and loyal to their
respective parties that the leaders CT
the two old parties hoped and believed
that acceptable candidates could be
agreed upon and placed in the field with
out nominating conventions, and have
"whip-and-spur' contest between a long
list Of regular nominees. Very recent de-
veicpments and a multiplicity OF candi-
dates for each and every Office to be filed
indicate just now, however, that no such
hope will be realized that no such in
formal, easy-going campaign Will come
to pass. and that conventions or some
other kind Of mighty nice machinery will
have 10 be resorted TO very soon, in order
to reduce the great army of candidates
In both parties, and thus save them from
disruption and ruin. Many Of the aspi-
rants claim priority of candidacy. and
are, therefore, not easily persuaded to
get out OF the field and let their competi-
tors have a better change. There are two
Dmocratic candidates for the Office OF
County Treasurcr-Dr. +. +. Ninde, the
present incumbent. and DR.. V. .. Ca
ruthers. Both are prominent, uncompro-
missing Democrats, and each has strong
following and large influence. and are
% 4 Il t.n 10 &c
that these two gentlemen will not remain
In the field to the detriment Of Demo-
cracy. They are Democrats first and cam
didates next, and Will either submit their
claims 10 u convention, or else agree
upon terms themselves. They will not
inJure their party.
A REPUBLICAN ASPIRANT.
The latest political tidngs from West
moreland confirm the rumOr that ex-State
Senator William Mayo. the present Trea-
surer OF that county. will most likely be
the Republican candidate the coming fall
for senatorial honors-i. e., as successor
to Senator Washington DemocraO. who.
as heretofore announced, Will not accept
the nomination again.
Miss Laura W. Baker, a well-known
lady OF Shiloh. this county, was stricken
with paralysis several days ago. 80 far
4ANi NOliAltlti II ttISlltlIl CftkltIl.
Mr.. ". II. King. merchant doing
business at Welcome" this county, has
for some time suffered the loss of his
corn, which he supposed was stolen from
an clubhouse In the nighttime, but found
IL impossible for months to detect the
thief. Last Saturday night. however,
closed the stealing part. Mr. John Trig-
ger one OF Mr.. Kings spunky nelghbors,
arrived et the corn-house about o'clock,
and found a wel-known colored man OF
the neignborhood crawling out of the
granary with about two and half
bushels of sheled corn carefully bagSed
up for immediate transfer. Trigger cover
ed him with double-barrelled shotgun,
marched him up to the store. and intro
duced him TO the proprietor OF the corn
house. The thief begged for forgiveness.
and the crowd Of negroes in the store at
the time also pleaded with Mr.. King to
say nothing of the theft and accept pay
for his corn. But the offender was placed
under guard. taken to the nearest magis-
trate. and the law was allowed to take
its course. Notwithstanding eXpostuations
and offers OF compromise by the captive
and his friends.
a GLUT OF HORSES.
The great influx to this county Of horses
from other sections. especially from
tltieS, iDT sblIlS NtthS PAST, mas DldNttl
havoc with the sale of stock reared here.
Horses sold here last week as low as $50
apiece, and others have been bought in
Washington city for less than half that
amount, and brought here for farm-pur-
poses.
The farmers have made "good use' OF
the past weeks fine weather, and have
made wonderful progress with farm work.
but even under the most favorable cir
cumstances from now on they viii not be
able to get the average area IN cultiya-
tion this season.
The terrific gale on the Potomac la L
Wednesday night and Thursday suspend
ell all the fisheries and greatly dncCV-
vcnienced the fishermen. SO violent was
the blow that II was with the greatest
difficulty that boats. seines, and stake
nets were saved 1T some points along
the river. Altogether, this has been a
very unfayorable season with fishermen
so far. At times fish have been caught In
very large quantities and have COM
manded good prices. but repeated storm
periods have subjected the fishermen to
much loss Of time and heavy expense.
POPULAR PREACHER.
Rev. T.. Il. Beale, OF Lancaster. IS eX-
pected 10 preach two sermo-s at Han
over Baptist church, here tomorrow lthe
fifth Sunday in March,. arrangements
have been made for all-day services at
Hanover on that occasion. 1t is rumored
that Mr.. Beale will be rendered a call
to the pastorate Of that church this
| spring. He Is an able divine, and exceed
ingly popular throughout the Northern
| Neck. and also south OF the Rappahan-
| mock.
Colonel s. Wexford Corbln. Of this
| county. returned from Washington. d. c..
| some days ago. whittier he had been on
| business in the interest OF the Virginia
| State Board Of Agriculture. OF which
| he Is president. Colonel Corbn is very
| enthusiastic in behalf OF the board, and
| is devotng his best energies and much