The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-05
- ~IOFFICIALS PERPLexEDi- ~
over the Intricsoies OF the Mckinney Bill.
New York Notes

NKw YORK, Oct. 4. Special l--Tbore
was a great hustling at the custom.
house to-day, and one OF the lar ycs.
days business in its history was the re .ult
The cause was the MckinleyTar.d ill. Ths
officials in the cus,Om-houso are In trouble
over the ntricacIes of the new 1ariIl law.
which goes into effect ON Monday. rhey
have not yet mastered its complicated pro-
visions. and confess that many mistakes
will probably occur from the inleinitsne.s
OF some of the clauses. lfso, endless liil-
cation is sure 10 result. Tne truckmon
reaped Il harvest in the extra rates they de-
| manded for removing goods nom the bond
ed stOTehOuses 10 private stores.
DIPurBERIA EPIDEMIC.
Richard Currey, painter. who lives on
Union Hall, \. j., has lost three children
within one week ffom diphtheria. These
three and two others i'm the single low Of
elk houses, make five deaths from diphtheria
within the last two months. IL il slrpo ,ed
that the disease was spread by chewing
gum, which the children passed to ea IA
| other.
THE POLICE CENSUS.
At the Mayors Office il was estimated To-
day that the police census now being takca
will show total population of over LOO
800 if the same rate OF increase over the
Federal census continues in the elect on
districts not yet reported as has been iouad
In those already returned.
BLAINE AND CLEVELAND.
The Hon. John W. Bookwalter, OF Ohio.
the well-kn0wn Democrat. said today at
the Brunswick Hotel: lit will be Blaine
and Cleveland again in 1890. They are the
Presidential candidates who will head the
Republican and Democratic tickets. Go
Yer Cleveland was bold enough TO stand Up
for reform when he knew the penalty for il,
and | shall support him. ! would sIl.
port Mr.. Cleveland against anyb)dy
else who could be named. Blame j,
uow advocating policy which means
the beginning of Il new era. our trade -
restricted ana We want markets for 0ur
pork, wheat. ana other farm pr, ducts. His
policy is broad, and instead Of trying 10
create a war at home and war with con,-
merce, be is doing his best To- have peace
here and friendly commercial relations
abroad. do not see how The Republicans
can avoid nominating him for the i'rcsi-
dency in lNJ2.'
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES BY WEIGHT.
The retail grocers Of this city have for
some time been agtating the question %
requiring fruit ana vegetables 10 be sold by
weight the Aldcrmanic committee On
markets are considering the proposition and
dnal action will probably be- taken at their
next meeting. 1hoOpposition to the scheme
is backed 10y delegation Of irginia truck
ilrm rs, Who have been sent 10 New
York by the ChurchlandG range Of
Norfolk county. 90 prove 10 The committee
the impOssibiliy OF Weighing the thousand
packages OF produce sent every day to New
! ork. They say that the measure viii
drive the truck drivers 10 other markets.
Representatives OF the different railroads
all say that the weighing of produce 10y the
producer j. impract.cablc. NOtWiihstand.
lng the opposition, the grocers are Working
hard 10 have the ordinance passed, ana have
secured great many signcrs To their pctl-
ton.
MIR. CLEVELAND BkNIES.
The rumor lhat cX.rresidt Cleveland
was about 10 join the yachtiu fraternity,
ard had purchased the ccutrc-holnl
schooner Golena, has been exploded boy the
eN-presdent himself. lie +, satisfied Ia
ballast himself 10 windward On the yacht
10 which somebody else lly- claim. and de
vote his time 10 fishing. H. accounts ior
the story that he had pur iaa~ed the i'alcna
10y explaining that he yoluu eerDd lo loan
the skipper who sailed him last simmer
sufficient cash to buy "A suitable boat.
EEN. JOnN :. PORTER.
The Rev. John :. Porter. u. d. who died
al MS hJNnf I'D hNiiii-inils y y. Nf'nitlltN
at the age cf ighty-slN. was one of the old
est Methodist Episcopal ministers in the
state. Ills wife, who is in her ninctcih
year. started The first sunday school in
Burlington. Dr. Porter lceiyod his derea
from Wesleyan Institute in lS.j. lie was
"A trustee OF ihe DrgW Theological Seminary
at Madison. y. j., and was one of tLo
founders OF The Iiackeltstown Institute.
RAILROAD MOTIFS.
The transfer books OF the East rcnncs.
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Com
pany close to-day and reopen December I,
1880. The annual meeting OF the siOckhod-
ers will be held at the office of the company,
nj Knoxville. Tenn. November lJh.
Earnings. Norfolk and western. Fourth
week, September, lNou. iG,so; lNN9. Sl-i.-
02O; Increase, Sl3, ,sO; month, lHO, SGgI,-
BOB; 1889, SOLD, 1l9; Increase. ,J'i.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.
The beautiful ballroom at Delmonic ts,
which has been undergoing extensive IT,
pairs is now nearly conn ictcd and il with
out doubt one Of tue handsOmest assembly
rooms 10 be- found In any city, ami viii add
much brilliaucy fO the coming patrlarchs'
and assembly balls.
\ report that the steamer Worhcnllm.
which left Amsterdam On september 2Oth.
had aboard a cargo Of -umatra tohacc0
larger than the immense load brought hero
last week. proved false. She reached her
dock this morning. and had only thirteen
bales Of >umatra tobacco aboard her, worth
about $4,000.
Katherine Pearson Woods. the new south
ern novelist, is Virginia woman thirty
seven years of age. She II pretty aud has
charming manners.
The receipts at the cu-tOm-hOuse yest-f-
day were the largest known since the war.
they amounted 10 Sl,271. .i59oi.