Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-03-27
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approximations and vr,al Illustrations. with a. "A
tra"Tdinary var;'; y q: disi@c'- anu Personal p"'aia
rifles. displayed ia iEs;aE.nBeru- change ~ VOICE.
i""k, 'hsHurr and Costume, concluding "iih Po'yiiie
los. 10y way 6! e~pilOgue.) III which Miss Stanley
VII give vocal illustrations, in characteristic COS
tune. in Italian. Turkish, Spanish, Swiss, Scotch
AID French.
SUGARS AT AucrIoS.-Messcs. Dunlop, Monrure
q 20. ma.irihe following sal. Yesterday n auction:
80 lli-. Cuba Musnrvadn IT Siu IL 70 SlD 40 par
cwt., aud ~ hhd-. New Orleans at $40 80 to slO o..
The LATE Col. HUME.-At a meeting Of the friends
Of the lamsniod Col. David Hume, convened At Or
ange Crurt-hous-,o on the % instant, from the coun-
H. Of Orange, Madison, C~ulpeper. and Green. Col.
y j. We!ch, of Madison, WIS called to the chair,
wien several gentlemen of different counties ad.
dressed the meeting, evincive Of The general grief
felt Tor the loss of that good and true man, and of
The just appreciation of his high, exalted virtues The
unbiddsr tear OF manly sympathy from those who
knew him from childhood 10 youth dnd manhood
bore evidence thar his virtues sill. live in the memo.
ry OF his heart stricken friends"
SUPERINTENDENT ELhcrED.-At the last meeting
Of the hoard uf directors OF the Virginia and Tennes-
see hiIITuhi, III by'lfDDuTE, w iifer T.. Snltn, cniet
engineer of The liempi Id IVA Railroad, WIS elect
cd general superintendent
REMOVAL OF fHE DEAF The removal Of The ho-
dis oi the ply siclaus md rursrs who died AZ Norfolk.
Va, in The epidemic Of 1855, has been postponed I'll.
liz II winter.
F.rQUIEa SoMisA1IoSs.-Ths nominations Of
VIM. ID. Srrti ami X. ". ID Iwnrnan, 5 ..,n TO give
very general satisfaction 10 the patty Orcourss here
=, s,,,a tvh, A.. tDuftrripy. yviI c,,:I,r. a.. A, ,.b;I-
but VIZ hope and expect that every nemucrat will
discard al persona feeling nni vote the eu;rr Demo-
cratic ticket - Harrentoa F"o2.
JAMssrnws CELIBRArIoy.-T7e Volunteer Bat
talon IT Portsmouth,, with The Sinf Officers, consist.
lug Of The following companies R.f-nen, Capt
Richardson; Old Dominion Guards. Capt D,aras:
National G eys Capt. Dauxhtry; Marion Riaeinen,
Capt H"ige-; will u"i;e with the military Of he
state Ia .!- Jamestown celebration on the 18Th May.
Norfolk Herald.
TELLow FEVER OK BOARD THE MEkKIM,c The
Boston Traveller leans from n letter received by n
gentleman in Chnr.Cown from lis son on board III.
| Merriinac, that there lad BEEN thirty CASE. o, yellow
fever among The crew # that vessel. five O. which
| were fatal, prrssr NIB air. wh $50 d-a.h VT m.a-
Il med a lew days since. bling one Of TIL yictins,-
The M-rri,nac pu, ir'o Hampton Roads, but has
since beef! ordered 10 Boston.
WESTWARD, Ho!-Th, Abingdon Vjrginian un-
ders'snds that tt- cars will Ia put upon Is mice u;
the Tennessee road from BRISTOL, in The Course of a
week or go, ard that they will be running 10 Jones.
borough, 30 mllr..l by the middle Of Juue.
BARN BUaNED-rhe hsra If Mr. Joseph Wood.
about four mile. north east at Winchester, wa. DE-.
sir,yed by fire Monday night, the 9Th inst, At ~
O'Clock, and srveG horses were burned IN dyalh, in
addition TO II complete loss of gearing anu farming
implements. Tw" years ago, bya similar misfortune,
Mr.. Who'd lost leo bushels OF wh-., and other val.
a able Drnnprfy. IN fhs arnninf al AZ GmO and his r O
cent lo.., which r9unot be much less man 81 .DD0.
fu,iows upon the hrs: with a rapiG;;y that Is t.aiy dts.
hSarteniug. especially when there is every ~evi!-nc-
IT incendiari.m ~ both Cases. Mr.. Wc0i's neigh.
boris sre using every rnrals 10 .rrre' OF. iha Offender,
4, that he may be brough; TO j~.,tlc-.- Wnchss,r
Republican.
CITY CoUscrL An adjourned mse'inV of the
Council WIS held in the Chsnb=ris;u's oti &c, Wed
nesdny afrerappn, at 1 O'Clock. Present Wrs.rs.
Dove, Saunders. Stokes. GREATER, Talbot, Whi'frli,
Ruddy, Richardson, Crutchfeld, Richard. Epps,
Norris, tpbin-on and Scott. Absent: Mr. QIari...
The minutes Of the last meeting were read uud ap.
proved.
Fimances.-Mr. Saunders, from the Einn noe Com.
mltI-e. presented the following report, which wa-
read, adopted. and ordered Ia be printed in The daily
papers of the city. The report read. rs follows:
The Committee Of Finance herewith report 10 the
Council :he Chamberlain staienent of the receipt.
and disbursements Of The lGsf. aud his estimate of the
receipts and disbursements for the re.ent fiscal year,
viii! hi. statement uf tue city deui; and respectful
'r submit the following remarks aud recommends.
tons:
In- Committee herewith return sta.ement A. chow
my aggregate receipts from all sources, amounting 10
$522 70! %. inrludiug the bsiaiire Of SIS 34S - on
nard rhe 1t Of March. 1856. Also. rla;e,nent a.
showing Disbursements for lha same time, amounting
III ;m- aggregate, to $685. 81, leaving a balance Of
SIS 47i d in tue Chamberiuiu's hands On the ls. CT
March, 1857.
Statements B are the Chamberlain. estimates Of
Hn.tnt aud ,uh rA., ~ .pg. Er th. - - ,a- 4.
18th February. 1858.
The estimated receipts from oil sources. other than
taxes, amount 10 $2l2 yGl 70: I" meet earina,ed dis
bursem.n,s amounting to $3.50 ISIS S5--howrng p de
irit ri 500. 2S1 IL, 10 be raised by assessed taxes,
aud from other sources.
lnc!utrd IN The disbursement. is Si;3,g74 OF the
city debt. maturing durin: the i'cal year ending IN
the 18th February, ISIS. including q small amount
now due, ana not called for.
1t cannot be fairly calculated on to raise more than
$310,0OO from taxation, leaving S2j3,2S' Is % b. pro.
vided for in some other way, which Amount the
Council should take steps TO provide for.
The ststement Of the Chamberlain exhibits the
arnomn. of appropriations for the yenr, ending the
2Sth February, 1857; Also the reports Of the Superin.
tendent Of Streets and City Engineer, 10 be less than
they have been for several years past.
The statement Of the Chamberlain, marked G.,
shows the amount Of the city deb; 20 lie, on the Isl,
March, 1857, s2,n52, U63 -, being d reduction siuce
the lot March, 1856 of : S.096 10.
From such par; of the city debt as wa. incurred
for Water Works, Gas Wonks, and The erection OF
Market Houses, q tair income has been derived, but
from the stock OF the James River and ksnawha
Company which cost $5.G $40; The stock o. The Rich
| moud AMI Danvi!Ie Rail Road Company, which cost
s25b, 900; the stock IN The Virginia ard Tennessee
Kali Road Company, which cost 500 900; and the
stock IN the Virginia Central Rail R,ad Cnnuany,
which cost SSJU. 100 making together ; PIG $40 -
al Of which are unpr0duciive VI direct revenue to
the city. Yet We have to provide fr the p%unrtunl
payment OF the annual interest I'M The whole amount
| - tho ri.v Hsht Iplt,lsu n. Wsll yChn. hua ham N
CURED for these stocks As for other purposes. and un
Ter the prJvia nn> OF n, Oh after, s:t apart n SINKING
fund OF at least one per cent. beyond the annual III.
ter-si.
When we see thst TO- The last two years he citi
z-rs haze bad ID Le taxed 40 heavily, 10 meet the in.
t.rest on the p.rInau-it Ieor, such past OF that d-it
ne TIA. fallen due. wha; il annually required f.. "fi
c-rs' salaries. pay Ut the Night Watch, support U,
ne poor, education Ut iniix-nt children, aud such
Gh-r necessary current EXPENSES, II Is very obvious
mat such income H. has U-en at our dlspos-l f,r the
Improvement Uf thu city has been Very small, CON
pared with The many Jnj-c'- which press uJrn rs,
and call Tor the application vi IN ,nry. We have de
sired 10 d" with trat inc III. n IN ion rs We cont! IN.
wards city improve n-ut-, aui to avuid any further
increase of the p=rm ineii; d-bt
In accordance with a ressiu'ioH passed AZ the first
meeting of The present Council. recommending
strict economy" 1t will be perceived II has beeu
strictly adhered to, tor II will be seen by references IL
tn. statement of The Chamberlain, tina, less money
has been diebursed tor improvements during In Il zeal
year eLdii's the 2S,h + oruary. 1857 than has been
any year FOR several Years past.
TIL present h-csl year commenced with q bank
an. to-'ing de.t Of $50 $40 ii. II Of, s.d ~i;houi
any bank ar q 'nting deot The funded has seen re
duced SS.n9o 90. leaving n bnlnrce in The hands al
the Chamberlain, To Inc credit OF The ciiy, OF
s5S,474 ~ WIN strict economy fr the next Twelve
lurE.hs TIE funded debt ot The ci:y may be reduced
from me hundred and tiuy 10 tan hundred thou .and
do lars, provided ilTte hundred IN ,usiud dollars