Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-10
TeIegraphIc Brsvities.

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The President yesterday sen. 70 the Senate
York, to be third assistant Secretary OF State.
John Jay Knox, ex-Comptroller Of the Treas
ury, and President Of the National Bank OF the
Republic, New York city, died from pneumonia,
at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at his resi-
dence in New York.
Yesterday in Atlanta Judge Clarke appointed
7. W. Garrett e,eivcr Of the Atlanta and Florida
road at the request OF the creditors An inter-
esting complication u likely 10 result, from the
fact that Judge Emory Speer. OF the United
States Court at Macon. appointed Mr.. X. n.
Plant receiver of the same road, under a bill
filed by the East Tennessee road. IL b prota-
bic that the conflict between the United states
aud state courts over the recevership OF the
East Tennessee road several years ago will be
repeated over the Atlanta and Florida, whlch Is
a small independent road running from Atlanta
TO Fort Valley, distance OF liO miles.
The views OF the New York Produce Exchange
IN regard to the proposed Legislation against the
sale Of options were presented To the House
Committee on Agriculture yesterday by Mr.
Henry b. Nieland, who read the protest OF that
exchange against the passage OF the btll. Tho
protest states thst the exchange heartily ap-
proves Of that section Of the moIsure defining
options. The e7is arising from trading IN
options, as there defined, were well known, ami
any legislature which would suppress such
practice would be welcome. But the bill pro-
posed TO restrict trading futures, which was
very different sort OF trading and which Included
contracts which were continually usoi ~ all
classes Of merchants and dealers and bankers,
who we're dealing In the products mentioned Ia
the bill In a perfectly legitimate way.
A special dispatch from New Orleans says
Ex-Governor McEnery has written 10 Colonel A.
w. Crandall suggesting that. as the condition Of
the Democratic party IN Louisiana Ii CRITICAL an
offer bo made 10 the foster-Aliiance combine 10
join the McEneryites in Withdrawing all the
present candidates for State ofhces and begin
over again, for The sake OF unity and 10 defeat
the Republicans. although he knoss MS faction
Il ia a majority. Colonel Crandall has addressed
q letter 10 the chairman OF the Foster-Aliiance
combine suggesting that a committee meet the
McEneryites In Joint State Executive Com mittee
and arrange for new wbito primaries no later
than March 18th 10 elect delegates TO fresh
state Democratic ConysHtisn. The Foster side
has declined 10 recognize CIandall as "chairmnn
Of the Executive Committee OF tho Democratic
party" az he signed himself.
The Greystone Club OF Denver, Col, banquoted
n numfer of guests last evening in honor Of
| Samuel j. Tilden's birthday. The event OF the
occasion wGs the rel lly to the toast, Tho De-
mocracy IN 1897 by Governor b0les, OF Iowa
A letter was read from ex-Presijsnt Cleveland,
in which, among other tbings, II Has said; " In
| these days our party may iemember With o1-
| treme profit his cflliens) pure patr.otis'n, ms
ambition. per.neated With desire ior me welfare
! of hisfel low-c0untrymon his splendid organizing
ability, stimuli tted by ais love ~ country aad
untsinfed With ignoble motives; his unyieldlng
! resistance 10 al that was uniomocrstic and IN
| safe and Le stubborn insistance upon every
| thing which had the clear sanction OF party
| principles. These characteristics, combinef
with his love for the people and his unialie ing
trust In their intelligence and falr-nindeiness,
| made him great Democrat, and We cannot go
amiss II wo accept him as our political exam
| ple'
The Interstate Commerce Commission yester-
| day, in an opinion by Commissioner veazey, an
n0unced It's decision IN favor OF complainant Ia
the case Of Charles r. Perry against the Florida
| Central and Peninsular Railroad Company, and
| other roads forming the Atlantic Coast Dispatch
| Line. The circumstances and conditions affect
ing rates on strawberries ft0m sloride POINTS 10
| New York are stated and compared with those
| surrounding the transportation OF oranges ana
| other rafic carried in the same trains, and the
commission rules that delendants rates
| for services rendered In receiving, forwariiny 9
| by their pcrishable freight-trains, and deliver
| ing strawberries from Florida points 30 New
| York cay should not exceed 1888 per hundred
| pounds, or el.661f per crate Of nfty pounds,
! from Callahan. Fla, 70 New YORK, and from
| more distant from New York than Callahan the
| total through rate should not 10 unreasonabiy
l In access Of the charge from Callahan. and
| should be fled with tho commiR8ion and pub
! lished according 10 law. The commission rsaf'
frms its power 70 determine what rate.
| are reasonable, and In regard 20 the question Of
damages, holds that tho measure Of PREPARATION
J 10 tho difference between the rate charged and
/ the reasonable rate which should have been
charged. The defendants are ordered TO brins
! their rates from Lawtey and other points south
Of Callahan. Fla, IN coniaxni!y yish The icns
practice Of charging . through rate 70 or frcm {
[. bsstng point and adding . local rato 70 or fron
| local point upon = through 6hipmens intended
70 bs Continuous b Criticised.