The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-13
-. - nTr,rurE Yesterday was cold, cloudy !,
-. IL "Ii;,grrces5lc. with rain, snow, ana s!eet
81" "' ,no afternoon and night.
LETTER from Petersburg.

t.,.-..,uadclcc o. ihc hiei''''''"
PETERSBURG, January II, 1919.
,.., y>c,r1sG SESSION OF THE TOBACCO
. EXCHANGE
s.li to-day pursuant to notice. AT IL
SI.L MON the chair was taken Dy Mr.
y yrnable. the president. There was
90 .,,,.rIarrc large number Of the mem.
- ~, Exchange. and OF others IN.
.i IN the tobacco trade ; and before
.rr..i,c> closed, and after their exciting
." ,. r,I become known. the room was
H. ,i.d with spectators. II would DE I'M
1 T..,a Ir,ai what occurred. The ses-
...,,l nv five hours or thereabouts.
y ..,.,.,, pndrilv intrudiug upon your space,
r,y rrnroKr CT THE PROCEEDINGS
-, about A. follows:
Nty;!n offered resolution IN effect
, ',,,;n., in favor OF free warehouses; that
:, ,..,;o., Tie public system which obtains
-" ION. and spirited discussion was
t.t,,rr i. and various amendments ana
-.,,. were proposed by Captain William
! tnn,op. .1r.. ard others, tending IN favor
., r,Igr,ian of the charges for storage and
,,..,,.iu. ot tobacco alike in pubic and prl-
w.. ,yr,loi>cS. THESE were successfully
a.. ny,rwtclmingIy voted down by
-. majority Of the meeting on The
'...,5nd ,Iat nobody had anything to
:. with the charges of private ware
/. ..,,, EXCEPT the proprietor, ana that
-. .f,r,,., would regulate themselves II lett
y. ,a.. natural iullI,nccS and effects OF COM
,.,.i4r There were also many dllatory
i,..,nu> made. aud motions TO adjourn, &c.
TIE CONFUSION
fiat ,rry.iicd was such aS requires an ADLER
r,.rH tllu that OF your correspondent.
!. -, motion hId II be decided by call OF
-, .r,r. and noes. ard the decision OF the
Cnar was more than once appealed from.
! G,al-lock seemed immincnt: but at the
H,,l.h ronr (ahch in this instance was
a8oN ,ur iiith hour of the aitcrnoon} a mo-
,..g. offered by Captain Hinton, prevailed
f,,, :. r,rumtt,c Of five be appointed to
ynnp xii TIE motions that had been made,
NJ. tlr rydcr>, amendments, Ne, be refer
T., .ur c,u>id, ration, the committee to re-
rur. 4 = discretion. Tie Chair declined
:. r,neu>ibi!ily OF naming the committee;
wt.,4lon they were selected by the meet
M-. io,lpws: Captain William +. Hinton,
,r :. :. Hail. Il. B. Vaughn, Jr., K. &. Os-
l,:a.. add John ". Goodwin.
From. the composition of the committee,
Z ari3,ry Of which is IN favor of the present
sl>..Iu ir seems likely that any report made
Is Il VIII ,Xr,le good deal OF opposition,
1D.,>, indeed, the opponents OF the State
system consider themselves TO have been al
rcriy GrlcatcG III the issue that was closed,
after - loDS a struggle, by the appointment
Ui iGc committee.
At any rate, it seems likely that the Peters
lHrg Tobacco Exchange will not have any
0,.'r.ltc, present at the meeting Of the joint
c}uni.tye Of the Legislature to be held to-
NgH'.
Daring the discussion
AN USFoRTUSATE RENCOSTRE
took place between Captain William L. Hin.
ION On the one hand, and Mes>rs. 4. A. Mar.
fin, 4. ". Martin. and j. +. Townes, on the
o,n~r. Clptain Hinton was first struck by
liz elder Mr. Martin, and struck back, whcr
tllr other gentlemen named also attacked
lIm. He Jumped clear of them and seized
q chair, in; the parties were separated before
auy OF them received any serious damage
Tnr proceedings went on without further
Interruption. and were concluded as herein
before related.
puIa- the latter part oil the session de-
i.j Of the city police was IN attendance.
see; with rain falling. ROBIN ADAIR.