The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-15
WASHINGTON.


,,,,,oa for trcons TO assist in the
' -, Of tho kukluX act IN the So"In
'1,'N.,,ts ;hc e,Inyiv. The Attorney GeHefa' ;
No. ,.,,-nt.ry g. War have had conference
g.. CONSTITUTION OF troops in the mar
l.,'T.,y district IL south taroilna.
'...rn ,,rnuosition of all the Democratic
s,,nc Of the Republican members OF
w.. hukt1x Committee to recommend Con-
49,, 90 nroy:de general amnesty is not GER
~ ., ~, adopted by the full committee.
,H'I ~, the Presidents views are known,
80 g., 60 .ait "a DC opposed 10 general amnesty
!. ,, md will not recommend 1t in the an
,.,,s, message. WASHINGTON telegram-BcI-
4; o.o-C sun.
I x,<raNsluILITy OF COMPANY FOR ACTs OF
ITS AGENT.
p, S,,,-rrne Court today decided the
=. ~ me Brooklyn Life Insurance Com
80, -. Miller: error To the Circuit Court
r.. H.. District Of Maryland. This was n
81 ~, > nn,fcv Of insurance issued by the
4 ',',,,gr,. thu premium Of which was TO be
,.il,4ri in cash ard part notes, the party
d ',,,-,3 r1lyinc on q friend tn make the
4 ~ 49,, nlrnt. The agent Of the company
Il . ,,-r,i - have iClt safe as to the payment
4 he n,5id party. and sent the insured his
-, With the notes 10 sign, Informing
r., =. m" same time that no policy was IN
a. o. ~. "a. IN" w tIJ!bi was faius AhS AL
,..-.l .I.rcd the notes and returned them
,r,.,,nt, but the cash payment was not
n.s.rp3. The defence was that the acts OF
49,. ,.tr; IN the matter did not bind the
.-1.a:y because agents were prohibited
~, ~ king any contracts changing the
~, s.;.> ii the policy. The court held
.,,c'7cuIL>tauCes of the case amounted
go. waiver ~ 10 The cash payment, and
,..,, .t.,. action Of The agent bound tie COM
INV IN, Judgment was accordingly. This
'l.,,..- 81. M that Judgment. Mr.. Justice
{ .Ay.u delivered The opinion.
rrrIrs on COAL AND SALT.
..o.. arna:c Finance Committee met Mon
a., senators sherman, Fentop, Scott,
". by. sad Amcs, were present. 1t Is
r,.f.,toot that majority decided 1t is
,,.,.y,,G cu, for the committee to report n
81. ,'.,u'c f,r or 10 act upon In any way
IT, House bill Tor the abolition Of duties or
Goa, and sail, and the chairman, Senator
saf.rGau, wa- directed TO notify the chair
!ng, at t3c Committee on Ways and Means,
vylr3 sVu,int,d. that the Finance Com
,1i,,,r VIII await tie announcement of its
rlstuvcf INDICTMENT and the action OF the
House uroa such bill as it may report next
srs%5a.
I'M. determination will not, however, at
.rrl ,,ist an end 10 the present session OF
..a ~,Latr finance Committee, rs there
Nil >t!i! -. U,dcr The general instruction
.,i.n 't>o!uron Of the Senate, an inter-
,..,,..,. II :ue views Of the members look
IL ~ th' adoption and report OF some
,.rr. ,,ueuis 10 The tarif and internal reye-
III" ,@Ms.
4 TREASURY DEPARTMENT DECISIONS.
lax boats employed in dredging in har-
! ac.. need not he licensed.
! ,,ua!-nUa'S used exclusively on canals
~, ,N,upt from the payment Of the hos
III TAX. and the b0atmen employed
.hr;,ru "Ge not entitled 10 hospital relief.
BOMBED GUANo ISLANDS.
Tie number O. guano islands appertain-
10" to the United states, bonded under the
gc; # august, 1906, is seyenty.tye. The
commercial intercourse with these islands
.4.Els Il uurt 81 the cOasting trade Of this
so..t trv. and tic laws relating thereto for
H. / foreign vessels from engaging therein.
TIE POLLARD BARRETT CASE.
Tie examination OF the Pollard-Barrett
c.>g was continued yesterday before jus
lice Walter. The only witness examined
Was III. Barrett. who testified TO leasing
tho tuG,r. and admitted that he took pos
e,,S-iou ruriuc the absence Of Mrs. Pollard
AID IDcktt the >crE 1T in the room. The
...,t. was further continued until this morn
s.-H,uStutgton Republican, 1Hh.
PosT-oFFIcE AFFAIRS.
! post office is es'abli>htd at White
took, bedford county, and one discon-
!H.rU 1T North Garden, A!bemulle county,
Va