Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16
HOEHIMER'S

bacco in the leaf was accepted py mer-
chants up TO the war OF lslz IN pay"en'
OF cash bills.
TRADE WITH FOREIGN LANDS
the trade OF Virginia with kngiaoo
was comparatively reciprocal. Wills. ,''
with spain was. in the MAN, one.si
The United states were Atnons 'r
best customers. and had rish., e.e.
fore 10 demand a fair and whoiesome IN
,orchenya of commodities. whilst span
Ish sugar. Spanish coffee, and otner span
ish nroducts came 10 our ports compasn-
,,velv free American -four In america"
bottoms maid gl.50 at Habana. ana emei
lean provisions Ala cents by the pounu.
This tax was really prohibiuVe, anu
enforced in order TO roster the
nslds and olive plantations of Spain. Sup-
posino Spain to have given US lai'
equivalent for our trade, CUBA aion" 80 W." co
said 10 be capable OF hanolns o'""v
barrels of American flour. VIVA, an
gument for free trade ana ih.ein". ,e.S'
comfy is contained In this Simple ssa
ment. American diplomacy was or'ushs
70 hear upon this subject. but faii@o "
nersuasion-Spain obstinately adner'hs W
| it's medieval policies
| KnTAIIATORY MEASURES AGAiNsi
SPAIN.
In 1894 Congress passed bill when was
designed as a retaliatory measure ak hn,,
snain and which. in effect, cut OH az
,rada with that State and It's Coionies'
The Spanish flag that had peeh 50
miIiar an object to the citizens OF NOT
folk ana Richmond prior 10 tnat ua'o
was seen no more in our waters "nies'
dIsplayed from the masthead oi '-""
of-war or other naval Graft ..,,ro
Rerore the passage or this measure
( a numerous
wharves as those OF England. west inuia
cargoe. OF rum in puncheons, santa '~ruh
| sugo.. and molasses in hogsheaos Wero
| discharged at City Point, or WarWlcn,
| uberca they were brought TO Rionmonu
| hy ,igbtors and stored I'm warehouse IN
Rocketts. Vessels OF light draugnt Game
| d,roct with the tide. The old whav'eo
bava been swept by tho freshets, the olu
warehouses; have crumbied INTO ouse- no
last of these 20 go was owned py pu'uoS
Moncure &c Co., that great M" w.
was the first to substitute .he ~
or the Louisiana cane for those Oh inc
West Indian. ,r,.Dr
The decline of trade In Virginia ana IN
states further South may be partly
owing TO two causes-O the discovery Vi
The Gulf stream; GU the stoppase or I'M
norts from the West Indies. From the
foraeoina statement, II will be seen now
Tho nrohibitive spirit Of Spain, which was
retaliated In kind by the United states
affected injuriously our trade interests.
II will also be seen from VIM. ionow
tbat the discovery OF the Gulf stream
affected no less injuriously those inter-
. asts BEFORE Franklin had disclosed the
, secret which. for prudential reasons, no
Lent locked within his breast, Foreign
vaseaIs hound for northern ports. wneh
| threatened with severe winter shies'
m,do directly for the West Indies, where
,naS, law 10 sometimes for months,
owing TO this circumstance. the owners
OF cargoes thought IL safer 10 conslsn
them indirectly to southern ports pue
since the great ocean river has been cnar.-
ed, its depths sounded, It's dimensions
ascertained. and Its heahhs powe's 80.
narienced vessels on the northern courses
90 straight TO their destination, be II New
York. Boston, or Halifax.
THE BROWN FAMILY.
Mr. Brown, the head Of the great hrI
NJ brown. Riyes & Co., had retired from
business long before his death, winch
occurred I'm the year 1910. His place or res.
| ,dence was the fine, old mansion OF
pre-Reyolutionary structure. that FORMER
liy graced the neighborhood OF fifth
and Franklin streets. The old house wat
cleared away a few years ago 10 MAKE
room for the elegant buildings erecte'
on the site by the enterprising MT Hess-
bere Mr. Brown was the father OF 4
large family. all OF whom wero educatea
in the best schools. Thomas was SENT
n snain ia a commercial capacity, where
he resided so long as almost 10 1850 ths
use of his mother tongue. lie was Ano"a
10 our elderly citizens as spanish brown
Alexander settled in New York oity. es'
tahIished himself in the linen trade, inter
, married with a member or the van ison'
saeler family, from when union 'nsl
was a single issue. "kiVey brore*s w,
eccentric yachtman. whose exeuisons :.
pri,ish waters several years ago were
favorably noticed by the newspapers r
vViII1te or 'Dr. Pat" as his intimate
friends called him, was an eminent phys'
clan of this city, who dieo' unIoi
,npately. after coming into competence
rIston the youngest, was also an emf
~, nhvsician. who died at Sing ENG
iamented. particularly by the poor VINO
, had received many fayors from MN
, George was the last Of the sons OK Jams
Brown 10 so, all OF "hoii-0u'
, der-died unmarried.
OTHER DESCENDANTS.
a.,,svhtsr ~ the house intermarriss
, Nth a member Of tho George family o
, mis- cltv. and from this union there ar
I several descendants ...,.ss.,
nave particularizcd the indiwdaal
t OF James Browns family. In order :
r,ght understanding OF their immediA,
connection with the senior partner Oh
the house OF Brown. Rives & Co. Nor
dcca,. says: THE name OF Jame1
5 brown. being common 10 several othe
residents. caused the souoriquet OF o'
: capltol Brown 20 DO applied TO him Vn
rstsr-famiiias above mentionedD, while
r others were variously distinguished. IN
5 last survivor OF these synonymes stiii Y
Isss) retains the designation OF Junior
, though he has passed threescore and ten.
lanes Brown, Jr., was. himself, mel
: chant Of the olden time. whose store
5 house on Main street. came INTO IN
possession OF Lewis Webb. Hs suose
). ouently retired 10 the old Treasury nuns
Ing. in rear Of Webs store, and. thini
a held an office IN tbs Capitol. which ci'
: cumstances may have bestowed upon MI
. also the sobriquet Of Capitol Brown