Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-02

A CHICAGO special Rays: The aaaua
ifclic on Change to-day WAS 'norr vlo-
Ieut tran any that has tasea plics isr
several years. There was not much
fe,eie practical joking expected bccau'2
Of The determined effort on ths part oil
The directors TO stop. OF, at least IN .
measure suppress. fun Of this sort. AT
room the tloor-policc, three IN number
wisely withdrew. Almost Immediately
fusilade Of sample sacks Of grain be-
rnn on both sides of tho hail. After
orc or two rounds had been fred the
p;ts werp cleared. aud it became cvi-
dent that trading was over for the day.
From paper bags containing grain inc
crowd soon graduated into -four, and
the fun began in earnest. Bags were
rapidly and violently thrown in all d.
rectiors. particular pains being taken to
project one into the crowd, from which
lie unlucky recipient would emerge
covered from head to foot with flour.
FIGURING THE FAIR SEX.
The gallery received more than usual
attention, numerous samp!e-bags having
been thrown there, and, breaking, pow
dered the fair occupants in very UNI
pleasant manner. They and The other
spectators nevertheless appiaud>d vigor-
ously whenever a particularly digiiiied
gentleman, with particularly black
coat and shining hat, was covered with
-four. The ladies' approval, so lavish
ly demonstrated, spurred the boys"
on to their most daring efforts. The
absence of the three big policemen
made il necessary for the officers aud
directors of the Board to exercise indi-
vidualIy the authority vested in them.
Their fidelity to-day was affecting to
behold, but as one by one they were
converted into unacceptable bundles
of benoured clothing and forced to sue
cumb to the inevitable, it was impossi-
bic for tie spectators to rcpress stimuli
taneous signs Of . How are the mighty
fallen !"
HOPELESS UNDERTAKING.
The duties Of his Office requiring that
he should read a notice setting forth
that the committee appointed to nomi-
nate gentlemen to serve during the
coming year on the Committee of Ar
bitration and Appeal and on the Board
of Directors, Secretary Stone at half
past IL o'clock entered the crowded
balcony and hammered for order. Be-
meath the cloud of -four which hung
midway between the dome and the
9oor he could see what appeared to be
living objects moving about, but they
refused to come to order. After Mr..
Stone had hammered away until no
thing was left of his mallet but the
handle, bag of flour bursting on the
balcony-rail Immediately on his right
convinced him Of the futility of any
further attempts to restore order. He
retired in good order, and an hour later
was seen brushing his broadcloth coat.
Congressman r. W. Durham deserves
credit for his exertions as director of
the Board to preserve the dignity Of
that body. He mounted the breach
and began to make speech, but was
greeted with such fusilade of flour
that he was forced to retire. which he
did in as good order as possible under
the circumstances. When all was over
it was admitted by everybody that one
hundred policemen could have done
nothing toward maintaining order. Sew
era. members took the names of a num-
Der of those who were most active in
creating the disturbance, and many
suspensions are talked of. 1t is
thought, though, that the injured ones
will not feel so badly after New Years.