Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-22
TeIegraphlo BreYltles.

The weather on the Continent Of Europe
is extremely cold. Several persons have
frozen TO cath in tho French provinces
The Federal Controller of the Currency
Yesterday appointed Slr. William 5. o b
Robinson. of Goldsboro', receiver Of the
First National Bank, of Wilmington. n.
c.. insolyent.
The receipts from customs at the port OF
New York during the first twenty days Of
| this month were S5,362,76S, decrease OF
81. .7G4. .677. compared with the receipts du-
ring the corresponding period OF last year
The not gold in the Federal Treasury
Yesterday amounted to 1929, 7j0, ,3S9. a de-
crease of nearly $1,000, 900 since the 10th
| instant. The cash balance was S132, zoo, ,OO0
| the lowest figure 1t has reached this
month.
The meeting called by Alabama's Agri.
cultural Commissioner Lane. TO be held IN
Montgomery for January 9th to devise
plans to decrease the acreage OF cotton,
mas been changed 50 as TO be held IN Mem
phis on the same date.
Inthe Court of Claims of Washington yes
terday judgments were rendered III favor
of John ID. Pope e. al IN their suit against
the United States TO recover the value OF
| lands in South Carolina sold in satlstac-
ton of the direct tax of August, 1861.
The north.bound Lebigh-Valiey Buffalo
express struck rock that had rolled from
tic mountain side at Rockport, Pa, yes
terday morning. The engine was de-
molished. and Michael Lehelle, aged
forty. "A New Jersey Central engineer, who
WAS riding on she engine on his way 70
work. was crushed 10 death. The fireman
was badly hurt, and the passengers were
shaken up, though none were injured.
| While the south-bOund Buffalo express
| was running around the wreck the train
was derailed, but no one was hurt.
The Mississippi -Cotton-Planters' .Asso-
| ciatlOn of the Memphis district met IN the
Memphis COuuty-Court room yesterday
morning pursuant 10 adjournment. Dr
| Il. q. Goodwin, Commissioner OF AgrIcul-
ture OF the State, was called upon TO adj.
dress the meeting on the subject of de
\ creasing the acreage of cotton-growing II
| the South. He thought that the greatest
obstruction 20 an effort TO effect reduc
| ton of the acreage Of cotton was the ten
ant system Of the South. He was OF the
| opinion that 5000. 900 bales of cotton raised
| annually equal to the present demand anC
thought il might bring more money thar
5000, 900 or 100000 are now bringing
He had heard it suggested that no attempt
a OF TINS character WOulu suCCteu DcCuuo'
selfish interests would defeat IL. Some
planters would increase their acreage and
| take advantage of others. He was of tie
opinion that farmers IN order TO succeed
would have To raise the necessaries of life
in addition to their cotton. DR., Goodwin
thought the mortgage system most per
nieious one and in many instances
ruinOus to the farmer. DR.. A. L,
Mckinney was of the opinion that
the cotton acreage should be decreased
The difficulty is not so much that too much
cotton is raised. but that not enough is
raised of other products. Mr.. II. l.. Bed
ford thought one difficulty that stood IN
the way OF reducing the acreage was taai
negro labor would be largely affected by
reduction and much of it would
be left unemployed, and tho country
could not stand this. Ii would tend e
anarchy. He did not see any field fol-
negro labor beyond cotton planting A
resolution was passed endorsing the Mem
phis appeal avalanche in ITS light against
the alleged manipulations Of the cotton
market by the New Orleans and New Yorh
bears, and siding with the farmers. Ad
journed sins die.