The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-29
LOCAL MATrE1ts.
ATTrmpTRD suIoIps OF 4 Cosvrcr.-

ATTEMPTED SUIoIpE or Cosyrcr. r.--0n
Tuesday last JsFFEsIAH sHTFLerT, convict. on his
way to the penitentlary. attempted suicide, for
the particulars OF which arg indebted to Mai.
n. j. KELLY, sheriff Of Monroe connsy.
On the morning named Maj. Kelly and his dep
uty, Col LiveIy, started from Union. Ia hack,
with ShiAett. en- route for Rishmond On reaching
tho 9Alum Rock on the bank Of Jacksan's river.
shifett made some excuse 20 get out of the vehi-
Gle for an instant. the Sheriff accompanying him.
The two were standing the rock bear each
other, shiilett heavily ironed. when he suddenly
lraDed into the river, distance Of ten fifteen
feet, and alghting in the current, which was ten
feet deep and quite rapid be Immediately sunk,
but rising TO the surface in an instance thereef
ter. speedily fioated to large stone, whore
he readily found footing and gladiy remained, un-
til rope was thrown TO him, which he seized With
avidity, and was drawn ashore.
Shifiett afterwards stated that his object In ta-
king the cold plunge was 10 commit suicide by
drowning. but the Sheriff thinks his prisoner
hoped to effect his escape by taking to the water
After his rescue, strict watch kept over
him, but no further attempted seiEdestruetion or
escape WIS made.
Last Thursday evening Maj Kelly delivered the
prisoner at the Peuitensiary, whittier he had been
sent by the Court of Monroe county for seven
years, on conviction of burning the barn of Dr.
Caldwell, Of Greenhrier, in November last.
HoN DAVID s. RIsD. of the U. S. Sem
ate, who has been detained here for TIVE or three
months by Sickness, left on Saturday for his home
in North Carolina. We are gratiied to learn that
his health is improving, and that he hopes 10
sumo his duties in Congress shortly.
CRY FINANOEs.--From the report OF
the Finance Committee of the Council, returned
at the meeting held Thursday last, we learn that
1915 ,42l.3S paid in daring the last fiscal year,
and SSi5,770.S5 was expended leaving balance
Of S29 65053 in the treasury. OF the amount paid
in $2g3.22 81 was derived from assessed taxes
si.GaG99 assessed taxes Of previous years; $780,
52i so from the water works: SSl 25.5T from the
gas works SO 694 AZ from licenses of all kinds:
s., ,5S26i from the markets; $3,9353a from Sea-
brooks, warehouse; $53l9.53 from miscellaneous
surees of revenue; 6,9Sf0S from property sold;
Sl9586.G6 from temporary loans, &C., making
SSl6,949.94 the balance in hand at the commence
inent OF the year, SIS, ,4T4.44, making the of
Sss ,42t ,3S.
The sum of ss45,770S5 disbursed during the
same period, made up of tho following items:
$425 I22 90, paid debt of the city; $122l+7 81, in
terest city debt; SlT s3 54or streets, bridges,
sidewalks &C.; ,S995s for eulverts, Extending
that of pump house;) S5S,Ol92 IS, for water works
including that of pump house; $5S.254 65, gas
works expenses; Sl7,l5245, for gas works con-
strnction: 06 offices Of the city: S232ST.
Go, night watch S9Sis.T5, fire department iDclu-
dag hose bought $10,14s.39, poor of the city
$40 80, other miscellaneous disbursements;
s 5000. loans by bank; sc 25, other debts;
s2.679sO. discount and interest paid-Iaaking in
all. sS46, ,170sj.
The Funded Debt on Ist March. was 81 940,o7s
70 cts, having been reduced Gil 9S4 SO during the
year The Committee state that serious loss has
accrued to the city from making large amounts OF
her debt payable in any one year; S4i3,274 fell
due during the last fiscal year, and that too during
the great commercial distress. This causes loss
of Sf7.6T5E. The sum of $4,000 will be due this
fiscal year, SS0o00 will be due next year; and at
ter that the amounts will not exceed S52 600 per
year till 1871, in but two years will reach $50U00
in the other years the sums will be little moth
ing In 1871, S2Zl POI falls due BY setting aside
zach year $50. 600, the debt will be paid il falls
due; but $40 900 will have TO be raised by tenn
porary loan next year, to be applied that pur-
pose In 1855. 100000 will fail due, but be
niet, if the $4,000 is saved yearly. The report
says that the Council cannot safely reduce the
taxes the present year, with nper regard for
the interest and honor of the city; nor can they
hope the increased valuation Of property will
bic them TO do Amount of assessed taxes for
the fiscal year ending lst March, 1858. S3l5 1908
year ending 1st March, '5S, S293,24 81. accounted
for by the reduction Of tax on personal property.
Amount of taxes for years previous to SO and 81,
collected that year. was S25,7l04o, and amount OF
such taxes collected last year, 81 .G0690. The
Chamber lain estimates receipts in the treasury for
the present year at 52263o6.l7, and the disbUrse-
nlents for same period $47o,5l5 G4-leaving S244,-
209 47 TO be raised from assessed taxes TO meet
estimated demand on the treasury, which Includes
| ali estimated expenditures.
| poIJcE ARRESTS The following rer-