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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
The New Currency.

In the Georgia Legislature on Friday last
bill was introduced to provide for the
issue of notes of circulation by the State
banks. The bill provides that the Gov
ernor, the State Treasurer, and the Comp
troller shall be commission to have en-
eraved and printed in a manner best CAL
culated to guard against counterfeit, and
at the expense of the bank issuing them,
such notes as the bank desires, after the
bank deposits as collateral State or mu-
nicipal bonds to an amount equal to the
notes, to protect the circulation. Then
the State shall endorse the notes.
The law is TO take effect as soon as the
Governor is notified that Congress has re-
pealed the act levying tax of 10 per cent.
on the circulation of State banks.
The time for issuing these notes is not
near at hand if their issue is to be post
poned till Congress repeats the 10 per
cent. tax on the circulation OF State-bank
notes.
The bill under consideration contains,
we think, exactly the provisions which
we're contained in the Virginia law of ante
bellum times providing for the establish
ment of independent banks in this State.
Readers uniformed In the matter may
post themselves by reading the above
statement as to the features Of the pro-
posed new Georgia syssem. But each
State will have Its own system of banking
and TURNS hing currency.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
A City Railroad Commissioner

Cincinnati, Memphis. and Atlanta have
each City Railroad Commissioner that is,
an officer whose duty 1t Is to keep cease
less watch upon schedules, passenger and
freight tariffs, &c.
Where this officer finds that injustice is
being done his city he applies for its cor
rection. He can go to the railroad COM
pany which is at fault, to the State Com
missioner, or to the courts. But generally
his negotiations with the railroad compa-
MES are successful.
Our people here in Richmond are some
times disposed to believe that they do not
get rs low rates as they are entitled to
have to southern points, but the Atlanta
Commissioner ia of the opinion that we
have better terms given us to plumber of
Georgia stations than are given Atlanta
an3 has so reported.
We do not know that Richmond needs
any such office-certainly not at present
since its interests are jealously watched by
the Chamber of Commerce, and particn-
larry by the chambers Committee on In
land Transportation. Of which Mr.. S. W..
TRAvERs is chairman; but we cannot afford
to relax any of our vigilance or cease to
contend for our rights wherever they are
nssailed.
At this very time the chambers CON-
mittee is at work endeavoring to secure a
modification of recent freight tariff
which seems to be inequitable. and we
trust that its efforts will be blessed with
snccess
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
A Woman Senator

Mrs. LEASE says she has opinions from
some of the best jurists In the country
that no legal objection exists TO prevent
the election of woman TO be a United
States Senator.
These opinions will not avail much in a
body which the Federal Constitution
makes the sole Judge of the qualifications
of its members.
That Constitution says that no person
shall be Senator who IS not ian inhabi-
tant of the State for which he shall be
chosen" II also provides that mo Sena-
ator" "shsll during the time tor which
he was elected" &C., &c. Also. that no
person holding any Office under the United
States shall be member Of either house
of Congress during "his" continuance in
Office.
II the use of the words The" and
"his" in the Constitution would
operate to exclude women from men,
bershlp in the United States Senate
that disqualification could not be re-
moved by mere law. 1t must be re-
moved by constitutional amendment.
which, indeed, is the object of the So
called sixteenth amendment-an amend
ment whose fate ought to serve to warn
Mrs. LEASE and all other such women that
the people of the United States are OPP
posed 10 woman suffrage and woman Office.
holders
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
SILKS.

Orr SILK DEPARTMENT IL crowded with
buyers constantly. Tue immense assortment
we arc showing and the great values we are
Offering offer Inducements 70 purchasers not 10
be found elsewhere.
SHADED TAFFRrA SILK. plain, figured,
and stripes, from 75c. to Sl.26 Der yard.
magnificent line Of NEW EVENING SILKS,
In all the different tints and shades, from 81 to
$3.50 per yard.
A full line Of BLACK DAMON SILKS, the most
popular black silk on the market, Fl.Jb ana
3 80 per yard. . ... o.. -. 49,,
FIGURED BLACK sUBAH SILK, the Sl.1O
quality for 81. .
TW0-TONED SHADED SILKS. in new weayes,
light and dark colors, the $3.50 quality for : d.
GENUINE JAPANESE SILKS, oil pure SILK,
all colors, 4Sc. per yard. ...,.,
A new lot Of the POPULAR PLAID SILKS, IN
new designs and colorings, at Sl2o to sl.oO
per yard. ..,,,.u.,., ma,
% pieces OF the POPULAR CRYSTAL BEN
GALfNE SILKS, I'm exquisite evening shades,
also in the staple colors. This lot Is composed OF
the regular sl.25 and also qualities, but by a
fortunate purchase we shall oher choice OF the
entire lot AZ the low price OF 81 per yard
COLORED SATIN DUCHESS SILKS, the sl.%o
quality for 15c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
Thanks giving-Day.

Thursday OF this week is Thanksgiving
Day. Let us observe 1t.
We have much to be grateful for, and as
q people we need not hesitate 10 say that
the ohiefest blessing Of the year has been
the verdict OF the voters, displacing the
Republican party from Federal power
after the Attn of next March.
1t is an incomparably greater blessing
than that voucbsafed Us eight years ago,
because then we only secured the presi-
dency and the House. Now it seems that
we have the House and the Senate
too. However, we should not forget
that the victory of 1884 made pos
sible the victory of 1892. Previous
TO 1884 thousands of colored peo-
ple entertained the belief that the ascend
ancy of the Democratic party IN national af-
fairs meant that they would be re-enslaved.
Thousands of businessmen believed that
il would result in the financial wreck of
the country. Both of these ideas were
dispelled, and with them many Others
equally as stupid. In the campaign just
passed they we're not olton heard of, and
when uttered were not believed. Hence
the Democrats will come into power next
year to have fair trial and to give fair
example of their capabilities as a govern
ing body.
The knowledge that our friends and not
our enemies are TO rule this country for
four years has already exercised very
cheering influence throughout the South.
Mems faces are brighter than formerly
their business plans are more ambitious
and they look to the future no longer with
dread, but with pleasure. Surely we
should be grateful for this.
OF course. there are numerous other
blessings for which our gratitude is due,
but--unless it be our escape from cholera
visItation-none that equals this in mag
nitude. Let us. therefore, enter zealously
into the observance of Thsnksgiving-D Day
and make it not merely holiday, but g
day OF thankfulness for the signal bless
ings bestowed upon US by the Almighty.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
Wise County Democrat. for Ayers.


Bro STONE Gar. Va, November 1S.-This
has been great night in the history OF
Big Stone Gap. A large meeting of the
Democrats of Wise county was held in the
Town Hall to launch the boom of ex-At-
torney-G General Rufus A. Ayers foe Cover
nor. Notwithstanding the heavy snow
storm prevailing all day. the meeting was
large and enthusiastic, and ringing
speeches were made by Waller Z. Addison,
J. f. Bullitt, Jr., ard ]. d, Maynor.
Il. L. Irvine was elected president, and
an executive committee of five of the
most active Democrats in the county was
appointed, which will have charge of the
active fight TO be made from now on be-
half of Mr.. Ayers. This committee will
make one Of the most vigorous efforts ever
made in Virginia 10 secure the governor
ship for this distinguished son of Wise
county. No stone will be LETT unturned to
secure Mr.. Ayers's nomination, and the
meeting tonight indicates that his friends
are in earnest about nominating him.
This movement was in no sense lnstleated
by General Ayers. He is out of the city,
and will be surprised to learn of the great
meeting here tonight.
An address to the people of Virginia Will
be issued in O few days setting forth the
reasons whv the friends of General Ayers
are urging bis nomination upon the Demo
cratic party of Virginia. Ayers has q
great hold on the people of this section,
and he will make splendid race for the
goyernorship if he does not get it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
A Tough Old Man.

Mr.. GLADSTONE is not only grand old
man." but tough old man,
Last summer whilst wandering about his
park. his custom of o forenoon, he was
pounced upon by an estray heifer and
chased around tree aud finally knocked
down. but his injuries were slight. Had
he been few years younger. the proba-
bility Is that he would have seized the
heifer by the tail and twisted IL until the
heifer roared out IN agony. after the man.
ner of the bull whose somewhat similar
misfortune has been related SO often on
the Virginia stump.
On Friday Mr.. GLADSTONE while crossing
Piccadilly was struck by an omnibus, but
escaped without injury. Few men of bis
age are 10 be found walking about the
streets of London; fewer still would care
TO risk their lives upon Piccadilly cross.
ing. 10 numerous are the vehicles there,
so loud the shouts Of the drivers, and sc
nimble Is one required TO be to escape the
scylla Of one vehicle without falling before
the Chsry bdis Of another.
However. Mr.. GLADSTONE has been &c
busy all of bis life that be has not had
time TO think how old he is. and hence be
goes along about his business just as it he
were in hs prime.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
AGin That Nav Be Declined.

The people of Atlanta have bought and
paid for Confederate soldiers home in
that city and are now Offering it as gift
to the State, but the Legislature is Sc
rlously celebrating whether it should &C.
cept or decline it.
The opponents Of the gift declare their
convection that the money that the State
would have to pay out by accepting the
git could be better spent upon the old
soldiers at their homes.
The same argument was made here when
it was proposed that our General Assembly
should appropriate $4,000 per annum to
help sustain the Soldiers Home which pri-
yate benefcence had established near Rich.
mond.
1t is very true that in the country little
money will go long way toward sup
porting person of economical habits, but
It IS a lamentable fact that many of our
veterans are homeless and well-nigh pen
nlless. If these cannot get into Conted-
crate soldiers home they must go to the
poor-houses-or starve.
1t is a lamentable sight to see battle
SCARED soldier of the Contederacy in q
poor-house. It is we'll calculated 70 arouse
the suspicion that there is more buncombe
than heartfelt sympathy mi the often-heard
praise of tho men who fought our battles.
IL these soldiers homes did no more
good than to save few of these veterans
from the poor-houses we could well afford
to maintain them. 1t is disgraceful that
any worthy veteran of the Confederate
army should be forced TO live the life OF q
pauper. 1t is tact, too, that many veterans
who have homes, so called, are neither
welcome nor comfortable in them. To
these, also, the soldiers homes offer shell
ter, food. and respectable companionship.
We shall not presume to offer any advice
to the gallant people of the great State OF
Georgia. but we can truly say that the
Confederate Home here has been of vast
service. 1t could be of greater service
still if it had more funds at its disposal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
The Spurs Lately Won.

The DrspAToH would gladly make room
for all the letters sent it in praise of the
services of those who took an active part
in the late campaign, but it is impossible
TO do so. 1t would take up too much of
our space, and no matter how many col
umns we might surrender for this purpose.
many modest and deserving persons would
90 unnoticed.
We shall have TO leave to the Democrats
Of each city and county the pleasant task
of awarding the honors for meritorious
party service.
If we tail TO puff" others, let it be re-
membered in mitigation of that offence
that we have claimed very little glory for
ourselves, and few indeed of the scores of
complimentary things said about us by
the press and people have we repro
duced.
The people. as general thing, know to
whom honors are due. and they will not
be slow in awarding them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
tedious Controversy Adjusted.

Correspondence of the Richmond Dispstch.l
WELDON, n. c., November 19.-All of the
suits OF Emry and wife rs. the hoanoke
Navigation and Water-Power Company
and the counter suits Of the company
against Emry and wife have been satisfac-
torlly adjusted in the Superior Court at
Halifax this week and stricken from the
calendar. This ends long and tedious
controversy over boundaries at the basin
of the canal. and all parties concerned are
to be congratulated at the happy, termina-
ton of the case. 1t is now stated that the
mills of the canal will start up at once.
A heavy raiu-storm yesterday was tol-
lowed by a cold wave here to-day.
Mr.. Il. f. Sledge. of Manchester, Va,
who has been on a visit to relatives here,
returned home to-day.
Mrs. j. 2. Tyree, of Rlngwood; returned
home yesterday. after several days VISIT
to Mrs. A. Z. Harrison, Of this place.
Mr.. ]. Y. Savage. prominent citizen OF
Scotland Neck, spent several DAYS here
this week, the guest of Mr.. j. I. Evans.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 90. 1892,
FEATURES or TO-DAY'S PAPER,

OLD NAVAL OFFICERS illustrated article)--
In Postprandlal Humor They Fight Their
Battles Over Agaln--Yarns About Good oid
Days
THE MERITS OF wATER-GAs-Hisiory OF This
Commodity and Of It's Introduction and Use
In Many Citics-The Richmond Plant
.HEN-CRoWING PARTY "--Mlss Virgie Cadofs
Entertainment-The Weeks Weddings-
"LiyingD Game OF Whist at the Charity
Ball-society News and Gossip.
VIRGINIA sKETCHEs-Interesting Notes and
Personalities Of Some well-Known Men
The Boyhood Of william l. Royal
PLAYS OF THE WEEK" Around the World In
Eighty Days" and "Prodiga Father -
Tips to the Local Managers, Whereby They
May Prohs
THE LATEST BooKS-Literature That Is
"Pin de Steele" and Otherwise" Worm
who'd. n Romance Of Paris "-Lectures on
the Elements Of Sculpture by Ruskin, &c.
EpICTs OF FAsHIoN-Pockets in street
pre.s-"Delightfully Mannish" and Worn
the Same as Mems Trouser Pockets-Grace-
full Surrender 70 the Empire Modes.
QUERIES AND Acknowledgements on the
Subject Of Mixed Schools" Cohee and Tuck
ahoer-clevolands Cabinet-Barber'sP Pole
State Of Franklin, etc.
LIVING CONFEDERATE GENERALs-A Care
fully Revised Compilation Believed to Be
Accurate Up 10 Date.
AT FREDERICK BUR G-Colonel Mercer
Slaughter Talks OF the Historic Old City
!scxson's Brilliant Flank Movement When
He Cut on Hooker.
YALE DOWNS HARvARD-Ths Great Foot
Ball Match at Springfield, Mass, Yesterday.
Score, 10 o.
TIE OFFICES TO BE FILLED-What Some OF
Them Are Worth and Gossip About the Can
didates, Of Whom There Are Quite Num-
ber
FATAL FALL OVER A BUCKEr-Mr. ellis, OF
Chesterfield, stumbles and Receives Injuries
Which Result in His Death.
NORTH CARoLINA'S NEW TREASURER
Samuel Mcdowell Tate Sworn in by Cover
nor Hottie VIII Take Charge Of the once
on Monday.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.-THE. Henry
Z. johnson, of Richmond, Admitted on
Trial-Repor,s Of the Missions Board.
TO HONOR DEAD HERoEs-The Excursion to
Williamsburg in Aid OF Monument Fund
Lee Camp and Others Participate.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
Chase C,tv,s Contributions.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dlspatch.l
CHASE CRY, Va, November 10.-All of
our churches are now for the first time this
year supplied with regular pastors-Rev.
G. A. jenkins, of Oxford. n. c., at the
Baptist church succeeding Rev. j. II. New
bill, now at West Point. Va; Rev p. Nj.
Boyden at the Episcopal; Rev. Thomas
Drew, ID. d.. at the PRESBYTERIAN, and Rev.
W. II. Smithey at tae Methodist. 1t is a
yery good combination of ministerial talent
and efficiency.
Passenger trains will after tomorrow
arrive and depart at this point during the
afternoon. 1t is great improvement on
the former schedule of running at night,
arriving and going at an hour too late to
90 II bed and too early to rise for the day
following. =,
The public schools are unusually well
attended and Superinte ndent Thomas W..
Smith il very yigilant in seeing that they
are conducted up to all the requirements
of the law.
The WEEKLY DISPATCH was a great power
for good in enlIghtening the country peo-
ole during the recent campaign, and 1t de-
serves the extensive circulation 1t has in
this section.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
THE NEW TREASURER
SAMUEL WIDOWED. TATE SWORN IN
BY GOVERNOR HOLT.
Three Fourths Of the Cotton Crop Market
ed-SinguIar Case OF suicide-mr'
Burgwyn's Contract.

(Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.]
RALEIGH, N. c., November i9.-At lo:So
O'clock this morning Samuel hcDoweh
Tate. of Morganton. was sworn 10 as e's'.
Treasurer. Governor Holt administered
the oath in the Executive Office IN TUG
presence of Attoruey-General DAVIDSON
and Private-secretary Telfair. oo'onei
Tate was under Cleveland's Adminis'ra'ioh
appointed o United States Bank lnspec'or
and his services we're so valuable that uh-
der the Republican Administration ne was
made special examiner, receiving auou"
So. 600 salary. He has served 10 ,ne Lezls-
jature several terms and is widely known.
He will take charge OF the treasury De-
partmeDt next Monday. IL Is saiu-
1xroBrAsr INFORMATION.
The Executive Committee of the Worlds;
Far Board adjourned to-day after seVerM
days' session. At the December meetlhg
Of the State Agricultural Board some I'M
uortant information will be given 70 the
press regarding North Cardinals part IN
the fair. The commission has been great,
~ hampered by lack OF FUNDS, having nsu
only $4,000. and almost no information has
been given out.
BUr LITTLE VALUE.
II is stated by the secretary OF the
Raleigh Cotton Exchange that Mt least
three.;ourth5 of the crop in this section -
alrerdy marketed, so that the advance ia
price will prove OF but little value to the
farmers.
AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
daughter of Mr.. John Hampton, in
Currituck county. has committed suicide
under peculiar circumstances. AZ the
breakfast table one OF her little brothers
behaved badly and was corrected by bis
father, who threatened TO whip him. Inc
girl was devoted 20 the boy and her over
sensitive attachment manifested itself IN
a remarkable way. She lett the table at
once, went to her room. and shot herself
in the temple with revolver. Death re-
suited IN an instant.
THE RIGHT MAN.
Mr.. G. p L. Burgwyn, OF Richmond: :
has the contract for the improvements OF
the Cape Fear river below Wilmington ana
will put three dredges at work IN tort
night. These are TO give eighteen feet OF
| water between Wilmington ana Southport.
THE REASON WHY.
| Raleigh is the only place in the state
! which has not celebrated the great event
| of the year-the Democratic victory. But
| the loss of Merrimon and BAN, TWO Oh us
noblest citizens, would have made the
merry-maklng sad indeed. The action OF
the committee here in postponlng the cele-
bration until March 4th has the spproba-
ton of the entire State.
GRAND SECRETARY.
Grand Master Gudger has appointed G.:
Rosenthal. of Raleigh, Grand Secretary OF
| the Grand Lodge of Masons, to succeed
| Donald Balm, deceased.
The amount OF pension for each of the
| four classes of male Confederate pension
ers 10 to be as follows for the year: FIRST
class, $685. second. $54; third, S34; fourth,
| $l7. .o.oo
Governor Holt offers reward of 500 for
| the unknown persons who burned the
barns of G. l.. Smlthers, in Haywood coun-
| ty. recently.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
One very noticeable effect of the return


One very noticeable effect of the return
of MIR. GLADSTONE to power IS the revival
Of the discussion Of the Eastern question
in the magazines and reviews. During
SALIsBURr's administration British conf
dence regarding this matter was SO great
that some very exciting incidents con-
neetsd with 1t passed almost unnoticed by
the great authorities on the question.
Now, however, these authorities are giving
their views on the situation quite freely,
and all seem TO consider 1t their duty to
utter warnings that Russia intends mis-
chief. The burden of their song is that
Russia should be watched. but we read
between the lines declaration tina. Mr..
GLApsroSz should not DO trusted in the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
A Wall of Woo.

The Dover STATE Sentinel sends out on the
wings of the morning the following wall /:
"'what shall che harvest De7' Free trade
and It's consequent evils. Free silver and Its
consequent ovils? wildcat money and its con-
sequent evils' The suppression OF the ballot
in the South With It's consequent evilsi Is there
occasion for alarmf Weigh i'll The solid South,
who throttled the country In 1861. dominates
the Democratic party. which comss into posses
sion Of our government In March. 1893, the year
Of the great Columbian Worlds Fair"
Free trade is an impossibility, the Re-
publicans having spent all the money left
In the Treasury four years ago by the
Democrats. and having in addition pro-
vidsd Q dsfoit in the Treasury to be filled
under q Democratic administration. Free
silver Is also IA impossibility. Mr. Crxyr-
LAID bsina bitterly opposed TO the meas
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM A. HARRIS.
The Honorable VirZinian Antecedents of
"a Knnsns Renresentatire.

Kansas HepreseukatNes
rC0r-espondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
LraAY. VA, November 1s.-Hon. William
A. Harris. the recently-elected congress
Ean at large from Kansas on the Peoples
party ticket, IS native Of Luray and re-
ceived his education at the Virginia Mill
tary Institute. at Lexington. His father,
Hon. William A. Harris, ST., was the .hrst
Clerk Of Page county, then represented the
Tenth legion district (of which Page was
part in the Congress of the United States,
was the representative of this government
al Buenos Ayres during the administration
of President Polk, and later still editor OF
the UdShiaJton Union. His mother, prior
TO her marriage, was Miss Sydney ). Muir
raw, Of Loudoun county, Va.
Ihe present congressman was hrst
drillmaster Of Confederate recruits at
the outbreak of the war, and later he was
captain on the staf Of General wilcox.
His wife is a daughter OF the late John
Lionberger. who, during his life. was q
prominent citizen and businessman OF
this county, and two Of his daughters are
quite well known and have many friends
in Luray, Miss Fannie having spent some
time here recently on visit TO relatives,
and another daughter, Miss LaVinia,
having been a pupil of the Luray Female
Institute last session.
CONGRESSMAN Harris is most pleasant
and affable gentleman, and has been very
successful financially in his adopted State,
and promises to be politically. He was o
candidate for the senatorship lately held
by ex-senator John j. ingalls, and received
quite q respectable vote in the Kansas
Legislature. Mr.. Harris's antecetents are
all Democratic, and il is predicted that his
native State will have no occasion 10 re-
gret his election to Congress.