The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-01
T0WNES' VIEWS OF BRAZIL
THE C0SsUI-GENERxL GIVES HIS
IxPRESSIOSs OF THK COUSTRY.
Effect OF Freeing the slaves-The Bristol
Post-Ofice Case-iour More Places
Given Virginia Yesterday.
TTFEs BUREAU. RAPLZY Bun.pfSG. !
WAsHINoToS. ehrusry %. 1894. J

| being decided upon, ana us principal 80"
lures are as yet unknown quantities
Caucus succeeds caucus and the Finance
Committee a1journs day after day, ana
yet the token Of agreement has never been
displayed. one senator after another aP-
/ peaIs for a duty upon the articles ms
| constituents are most interested In ana
there seems 20 be q genral spirit OF ols-
| agreement that presages no sure ehuuiSe-
| ment OF the Wilson Bill, in facl JHeauy
concessions enough have been mace 10
individual senators 10 secure numpef
! OF very important changes.
| The extreme efforts Of Senator White,
/ the recently appointed justice Of the su-
preme Court in behalf Of sugar, ana
/ the labors Of the Kentucky senators for
| the extended bonded period In whisky. is
/ stlll a matter of considerable interest and
at the same time one Of exceeding IN
! definiteness although fhe probs biiiies
are that both will succeed. The whisky
/ proposition, however, Will meet with n
fierce opposition both ia the Senate and
I'm the House, should the amendment be
| put on and come back TO Ii.
Fur Virginia Appointments.
The Postmaster-Genera the slow-mov-
ing Mr. Bisseil. moved up few pages
to-day. and gave Virginia four new offices.
namely. w. a. Ashby 81 Culpeper John
| S. Grayson at Luray. william p Dupuy
at Roanoke and Richard /. Herbert at
! Portsmouth,
| The appointment Of these Virginia post
] masters has been on the card Tor some
| time, and. as they were eli ihdorsed hy
| their congressional representatives,, they
are. of course satisfactory 80 the Viz
ginia colony here None Of these gentle
/ men had "a "walk over I'm their race for
| preferment. and 81 IS but natural that the
| candidates who fell outside the breast
work and their friends Will feel litlle
! soreness at their defeat. bat this VIII soon
| pass away, as the appointees are all GOOD
] Democrats who are held IN nigh esteem
! by their friends and neiRhDofs
/ The appointment Of Mr. RICHARD J.
| Herbert Of Portsmouth, is the just recog-
! milton Of the most faithful party service.
| and his candidacy has been earnestly
] supported by Congressman Tyler en-
| couraged bv the cordial enforcement OF
| Colonel r. 9. Marshall and others prom
inent in Portsmouth politics.
Mr. Herbert is a genial gentleman OF
excellent business attainWenis, ana VIII
be congratulated throughout the entire
second istrict
The one appointment for North Caro-
lima. that of Mr. G. ". Knott. as post
master at oxford. was not in the nature
of a surprise. although there were several
candidates strongly recommended for thls
position. but It has been known FOR some
time that the machine desired this ap-
pointment, and IT IS considered strong
one By the North Carolina residents here.
Consui-Generai's Views OF South America.
Mir. William r. ToNnes. Cons1l-General
at Rio. was q visitor 10 the taptoi TINS
morning. and when asked, TMhy are YOU
looking 30 serious md church-'i8e. said'
81 do not know how 90 answer that bet
ter than 10 cite an incident ot IeH
minutes ago. as I was entering this build
ing ! came up the avenue dressed ia my
best. shoes shined hat brushed, cfaNat
neatly tied. with a London suit on pressed
and creased IN the very latest style, con-
oratulafing myself that | had at last
succeeded in getting myself up 10 look
Ike a city man, and as the thought
passed through MY mind | was imme-
diatelv accosted by a Capitol guide: Mis-
ter. do YOU want to see through the Capt
tol2" Well. | was somewhat disgusted,
that with all my fXings he had taken
me for a farmer Now, l am az the eha
Of my row and do not know what To 90
20 look like a city man, and am incincd
TO think that there IS no help Tor my
class OF people from now on, and that
must trudge along the old road and be
fully satisfied as / am thdl-
'You may break him.
You may bruise him.
You may do what you WILL
Bnt the look Of the farmer
VIII linger there still.
"That many are called. but few are
chosen a suggestion which caused me
TO put on a serious or churchly look, and
perhaps return thanks or say grace over
a happy return 10 my native land There
now. YOU have probably the reason for my
looking so devout after my Offering up
Of the thanks.
impressions Of Brazil.
On arrival at Rio IN June | iouha
the climate very pleasant, and had 10
sleep under blankets every night hnui
the ist of December. Since that time
the weathr has been excessively not
while the thermometer went no bisher
than 80 dgrees. The heat was much more
oppressive on account Of the excessive
humidity. Fruits grow all the year rouhd
in Brazil. Most OF the lands are very
fertile. but It's woods are filled with an
undergrowth so heavy or thick that
rabbit can hardly 80 through 1t.
Railroads and telegraphs are all owned
and controlled by Government and the
number of employees and operatives -
perhaps four times as large as in our own
country. As such appointments are poit-
zeal, Of course they WELD strCug influence
tn elections. The Republic of Brazil is
modelled after that Of our own. TIE terms
of c0ngressmen ana senators are 80 per
cent longer than those OF our own coun-
try. The president il elected by the di-
rect vote of the people. An election for
president will occur on the LIST Of March
of this year. and as there are only civil
ian candidates spoken Of for that office,
the election Of one Of them viii give
peace.
The Freed Slaves.
The farmers in Brazil have been Decu-
liarly blessed in the last three or four
years. Their slaves were freed TN 1889,
and, although one would have thought
that the production of coffee would have
been materially iessened thereby. that
has not been the case. Under that sup
position. and perhaps for other reasons
the price of coffee has materially ad-
Vanced the paper currency OF Their coun-
try, in which all contracts are made. mas