Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-14

WAeUscroS. February I3.-The Treasury to-
d7y rurchusei 10000 ounces M silver al
.S3p5nSl15. The offers were 225'O0O ounces.
The purchases for ihe month aggregate 2,1'j,-
600 ounces.
NEW YORK. February 13.-Tho Metropolitan
Opera-iIousc property Will be sold under tore
ciosure Al noon tomorrow. Henry Cle"ss plAh
for thrty-iour subscribers at $4,000 each has
NOT succeeded.
NEW YORK, February 13.-Charles ". Gardner
hq- resigned his position a. chief Detective ot
tho Society for Tho Prevention OF CTimo, oi "hlch
Roy. Dr. Parkhust Is prestdent. The resigna-
ton Was promptly accepted
WlsWVGrON, %. c., euruary l3-The United
Siates Consul At Marscilles, France, cables ths
state Department that there have been feT
cascs OF cholera there SINCE tho 81 instant, but
that the disease IS now on the decline.
NEW YoRE, February l3--lt is stated on the
authority of q prominent director OF the Nest-
ern Union Telegraph Company that General
rn0rnas T. Fckort, general manager AMI first
vicc-presidcnt, viii succeed DR.. Norvin Green.
WASHINGTON. February 1.-THE sundry civil
blll rs reported 70 tho senate V-ahy carrier s d d
total appropriation Of Si0,35O, ll4-an Increase
Of s99i.lGl upon the bill as II passed tho
House. Tue corresponding BIZ Tor last year ap-
pI0priated S21 .605,O1b.
WAsptNGroN, February 13.-Ths laborious
tax ot drafting a schedule Of games 10 bo
,i.v.f f,v ~nrfnn el-IcaEue clubs next season
mas peen completed by President Onng, anu
Will be- laid before the spring meeting OF inc
league, which viii be held Ia New lorK MATeh
1th.
MONTGOMERY. Ala. February l3.-The Senate
today passed the House JOINT resolution rocog-
nizing the eminent ability and Distinguished
services OF the Hon. Joseph Wheeler, oi Ala-
bama, and recommending hlm Tor appointment
n COumlsslouer OI Abiicu1I1Io ia MI N'o'N
lands Cabinet.
NoglIK ALA, February lathe carnival
celebration began here today With the arrival OF
Emperor Folk AMI his household. Tonight the
10. Hrv
eight floats. Illustrating In Il beautiful manner
ths Rhyme Of le Ancient Griner," followed
by ball at the theatre
TRENTON, y. j., February 13.-lnere Is a
great Ice-eorge In the Delaware river at Peri,
wiz bar below Trenton, ana tho water Is backed
M until there l. danger II the business streets
IN the heart Of the city being submerged. factO-
rtcs IN Trenton employing 5000 hands are ldie.
| The city watoT-Norks nave been dszble1 Dy the
| ice tour days.
CggYESSg. " YO., February 13.-The TALLER Of
SveetWoter county entered the prison al Green
River this morning and found II empty OF PRISON
| ers and Deputy Kinds locked In cell, 1hfed
| desperate characters were gone. one was
horre-thiet and two Wsre burglars. When Hind.
entered the Jail last evening he was grabbed
/ from behind by two men and struck over tne
] head by a third with a SOCK hlled with coal lie
] was made uuconsc Gus and has not yet recovered
/ from the blow.
| NEw ORLEANS. Ia, February 14.-IIis Royal
| Majesty Rex aud e0rtsgs, escorted by the dig
! nitaries OF tho carnival court arrived al 3 7.
| II. at the foot Of Canal street HIS Majest!
| was greeted by thousands OF loyal subjects aud
| came ashore amid tue shouts OF the multitude,
the booming OF artillery, and the Whsthng ol
every steamer IN port, without regard u
nationality. A procession WAS quickly formed
/ CITY Hall where the keys Of the CITY
| were delivered 10 hts beloved Majesty
! Tho procession then proceeded 10 tnt
| Roya! Palace. where his Majesty graciousiy re
| celved hia ioyal su blsctA Tonight Proteus and
his Krewa appeared in ono Of the mos, masnin
cont pageAnts seen for years The subject was
! Kelsvaa depicting the mythology OF finlana
! After me parade a ball wss given n the French
Opora- House and the maskers were grouped int'
| tableaux The Queen was Miss Nirginii
Nichols, the daughter OF ex-uoyefnor francu
| r. Nichols who n now Chief Justice et the su
| preme Court The King Of the Carnival thu
yeer is Captain John Poiteyent, OF Miss ssippl
| leading lumberman and president OF the Las
LOUISIANA Lumbermens Association.