Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01
THE NORTHERN NECK.
A QUESTION or POPULATION Ann
THE WAR.
some Ffgure~-Afrasa Of the spa~
niards-The Ce1A straightforward
and General Sstes Of interest
Briefs.

| inhabitants In the Northern Neck, IN ~"
| latlon to the practicability. or impracsi-
| cability, OF O railroad from FredsfieHs-
Aurg to the Chesapeake bay. some sre
| very wide of the mark, and therefore
misleading. And since It Is expected Tor
| every section OF country to furnish VOL
unteers to serve in the war with SPAN
| In proportion TO population. some esn-
| mate the number OF people In the hne
| Northern Neck counties at a little more
| than 10000. AS thousands of country peo-
| pie go to the Dispatch columns to ma
| out what they want to know, II may Dc
| I'm order TO give here correct statement
| OF the figures I'm question. The popula-
| ton OF the Northern Neck Is S7.27z, as
| follows: King George. 66ii-males. 1855;
females. Ss5s; white. s.iss; colored. s.Ns;
| wes,moreland. siOo-males. 4.26s; females,
| 4.l32: white, 1852; colored 4.737. Northuni-
| berland. 7.ss5-males, 1906; females. 3,sSp:
| white. 47s5; colored, 5000. Richmond.
| 7.lie--males, 1876: females. $40; white.
| $685. colored, 3,1is. Lancaster. 7,lsi--
! males. $3.50: females 3.Gi; white. an;
| colored 400. This puts the population
! OF the Northern Neck at something Hke
| 5000 more than recent estimate going
| the rounds.
| The wife Of the most prominent colorcd
| preacher In his county became entirety
| insane a few days ago, and Is now an
! object az pity. The idea OF war has
completely wrecked her nervous system.
| and her theory Is that all the men VIII
| be taken from here to Cuba. and then
| the Spanish navy and all Spanish sou
| diers will rush here and carry on a CAM
! paign OF slaughter and brutality amono
\ our helpless women and children sne
| Will listen to no rea soning, nor VIII sns
| accept any other theory.
| The Potomac steamers have, az hsre.
| tofore noted in the Dispatch, had 70
| change their schedules on account OF an
| order issued from the War Department.
| Of the United States to the enect that -
| steamer shall pass Fort Washington %"
| tween the hours of sunset and sunrise,
| The steamboat companies have nooded
tlAs section with hand-bills, giving no-
tice of the change. but before these no.
tices reached the travelling public. dozens
| OF passengers who went 10 the landings
! according 20 the old schedules came back
disappoir ed Tire steamers which nave
been lea "A here at II. nj. must now
leave at II A. NJ, etc. in order TO pass
Fort Washington before sunset
CALL TO VETERANS.
Commander w. A. Smith has issued
call for Collins-Garnett Camp, Confcde-
rate Veterans. of this county, TO assem-
BILE at the courthouse on the 5th day OF
May for the purpose OF ascertaining how
many OF the King George vets" are
willing to volunteer in the war with
Spain.
This county has Just been treated &c
another mad-dog scare that will not
soon be forgotten. Several dogs affected
with rabies have made tour of the
county, and before they could be killed a
number OF cattle, hogs, and valuable
| plantation dogs We're bitten by them. IL
is reported to-day that another rabid
dog supposed to be from a distance, Is
at large in the Shiloh neighborhood. and
that an armed posse is pursuing him.
Mr. g. i. Arnold, OF this county. is In
Washington this week on business and
pleasure bent
Rev. John McNabb. rector of the Epis.
copal churches in this county. went &c
Westmoreland several days ago, by re.
quest, to deliver an argument in favor o.
local option.
Mr. william Fairfax, of Baltimore. is
the guest OF his mother. Mrs. Henry
Byrd Lewis, at "Cleve," this county.
Mr.. Powell Snowden. OF the Alexander
Gazette. visited relatives In King George
few days ago.
| MI. -. II. tlOWdIu, u the DdilhiIlB ifUi
of Conway. Gordon & Garnett, Freder-
icksburg, who has been Ill since last fall.
/ is visiting at the home OF his wife's
parents. in this county.
Commonwealth s-Attorney Thomas IT.
Bowen, Of this county. has returned from
Baltimore, whittier he was called by tho
Illness OF a relative
Mrs. Virginia l.. Wenner. OF this cour-
IS. is visiting relatives in Washington.
ID. G.
Mrs. spotswood Newton, who has been
spending some time with her father here,
left for home, In Baltimore, this week.
Mrs. j. 7. Minor, Jr., has returned 10
her home at this place, after a protract-
ed visit TO friends n Lancaster county.
THE COLD WAVE.
The cold wave and snow-storm which
reached here Wednesday night and con-
tinued, Is regarded as the most unfavo-
rable and damaging weather OF the sea-
son so far Vegetables and early crops
had responded to the warm weather Of
the preceding days. and were just In @
; state TO be seriously injured by snow
and heavy northeast winds. For soma
days past the "cut-worm' has been play.
ing havoc with early corn and all tender
plants. In some neghborhoods whole
| gardens were ruined in forty-eight hours
| Dy TINS hltie pest.
Colonel w. Mcdonald Lee, editor of the
Irvington (Va) Citizen, was here some
days ago in the capacity OF civil en-
gineer for the Northern Neck railroad
constructors.
! The public schools here have closed for
this session, and commencement" exer-
cises at the close OF each were interesting
and imposing. The County Superintend-
ent OF our schools pronounces the session
lust closed the most successful ono IN
his experience, and. all things considered.
It was probably the most successful ses-
sion here since the war
The northeast gale this week was the
most violent one from that point this
season. and interfered considerably with
navigation, shipping. and the fishing In
terests on the Potomac. A very high
tide prevailed. and steamers going down
on Wednesday and Thursday had rough
experience. Many passengers who gath
cred at the steamboat wharves en- route
for Washington and Baltimore had To
brave the bowling storm and tramp back
10 their distant homes becs use the
steamers could not get 10 the landings.
Mr.. T.. L. Arnold. OF the Port CONWAY
neighborhood. is in Baltimore. whittier he
was called Thursday on business.
News has just reached here OF the sud-
den death, In Warrington, ID. c.. OF Mrs.
Joseph A. Billingsley. q native OF thiz
county. She was a sister OF the late Dr.
W. h. X Price, OF this county, and her
surviving relatives here are among tne
prominent people OF this section. A hus-