Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-14
TO COMPEL THE RAILROAD CO.
Suit Against the N. ". r. a. N. Road-Ex-
tortionsts Rates for the Eastern Shore.

fCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
OsArcocK. February 13.-The farmers of
the Eastern Shore of Virginia have
brought suit in the United States Circuit
Court against the New YORK, Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad Company TO compel
tue railroad company to obey the recent
decision of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission ordering a reduction OF 70 per
cent. in the rates for carrying potatoes ana
other farm products from this section TO
New York, Philadelphia, and other eastern
markets. The decision OF the commission
was rendered more than one year ago, but
the railroad company never complied with
IL. Hence the suit Dispositions in the
case were taken before United States Com
missioner Thomas W. Taylor, ut Accomac
Courthouse About thirty witnesses from
Accomac and Northampton counties were
examined aud the evidence was taken down
by a stenographer. Hon. John Goode ap-
peared as counsel FOR the farmers ana MT;
w, 4. Wake, of Norfolk, for the railroad
company.
DISCRIMINATION.
The evidence showed that the farmers
.ot this section have had TO pay the rail-
road 40 cents barrel TO carry their pota-
toes and other trucks TO market. while the
farmers who ship from Norfolk have to
paw only 20 cents. Ii was also proved that
by means of giving rebate to shippers AT
Cape Charles the company carried pro-
duce from that point to New aorh i3 9lo 10
other points on the Eastern Shore north OF
Cape Charles.
FOR OFFICES.
DIR. John w. Bowdon, chairman Of the
County Committee OF the Democratic
marty In Accomac. has called meeting of
that committee at Parksley next Wednes-
dsy 10 consider tho numerous applications
for Federal offices In this county. All aspi-
rants are notified to lay their Applications
and endorsements before the committee.
n is proposed to have the committee re-
commend one applicant for each position
10 be filled. Several members OF the COM
mittee are themselves applicants for posi-
tons under MIR. Cleveland's incoming ad7
ministratlon.
concert and supper at the Town Hall for
the benefit of their church. In spite OF
the Indictment weather the performance
was we'll attended. and considerable sum
was realized. The concert was one of
high excellence. the solos by Miss Eta
Wise. Miss Mary Kimbsll and State-Sena-
tor Blackstone, the qusrtettes and cho-
ruses by the ladies and gentlemen OF the
town. and the instrumental music by MISS
Mary Bull, being highly enjoyed 10y the
audience. The supper was IN Keeping
with the best ever seen on the Eastern
Shore, which is so Justly famous for its
good living.
PERSONAL.
Deputy United States Marshal Thomas
w. Gross has been on the Eastern Shore
during the past week serving libel notices
on FIVE oyster-boats for wages alleged TO be
due to discharged dredgers.
DR.. Charles Smith, of Northampton
county, paid his friends here welcome
visit the latter part of this week: He was
visitor TO Chesapeake Lodge of Masons;
and assisted in confering the second and
third degrees. He is one OF the Jealous
and popular Masons on the Eastern Shore:
being az present worshlpful master OF
Northampton Lodge at Eastvilie. He IS
also close kinsmsn of the celebrated au-
thor, L. Hopkinson Smith, who has re-
Gently visited Richmond aud delighted
her people with his reading.
The name of George Washington Curtis
appears among the delinquent taxpayers
in Accomac for the year 1891. He Is
colored individual.