The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-24

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Aeooed 0bSteeen.-x eolIlSion occufrel
sf.c.s =. 80 tlal1s q the Dlnytlle Railroad
| - KY - S31s o,sloek T0egday niGhk Ogih0
e1ese9 tnen, d. harc - ~ oleieek n
tne aeeesnooa, 1esa.S sielisa ~ IN .c5S.s =
uonef h4gs b6nhs Of snov AZ tnG ~ ~ ~ 4.
point about m1dWay betvsns pr"ssszs. sssz =.
1fAa1on and Cqalnead, when if scsiA rv,,csss,
y ~ ~ 2 enctt while ..thc ofeisAi
/ and the intsmslfy 81 the Wind IA snn,. ,es ~
d1rine it impossible 70 di11lnepiah ~ n.
! Dai which yas put out BY Caplain Tsyior. 81
the pleood10g train, = collision wae tka en-
seq6anc& Two or three o. ~ coaches NJ,
damAeeA, bat no injury We sustainsd by tha
paoeen&ete. The pa1e0uEorD, Whiah but foI
the etofA would have reached thls city III
evening" before, did not arrive till late yes
ne up train, which len the Richmond dc
pot q the usual time Tuesday Afternoon
sueceeded only in reAching the Junction
where thepa9eengen had 10 remain Ill night
The snow also INTERRUPTED c0mmunicaSlOr
on all the other roads running into thls city
Asst;ss af As Csvaea. The Council Waa
convened Ia special session yesterday morn.
Ing ct II e'ci0ck, the object OF which, 10 sx.
was 70 'ccnsiders ssrtsin lcaiters 81 intsrest p
the city, and among others ~ report Of the
citys agent fCr the purchase andt tdlstribution
OF suppltee 10 the poor and needy.
M Garrett, the pgent, then reported that
there Was .etill d1e for supplies purchased
aooet III, COO which he hoped 10 Be able 70
cancel from contributions which would bG
collected within the ensuing week There
stin remained On land about 10000 pounds
Of bacon and 800 pounds OF corn, which
would probably be exAapDted In yefv ehorf
time II 1t W. tho intention If the Council
to continue the distribution Of provisions,
he hoped some measures would Be taken TO
eI enable him toaeedn thsmeans to prosecute
MI. Hin stated that from conversation
which he had ha6 With the Presidents Of the
willing to aiEord svry facility which wsS II
their power to brlf into the city supplies
from various points & which they could bl
obtained, and oonGluded HI fcnsarks by
reading the following resolutions, which wsrs
adopted:
ResslssAz That The conmftses On ssppiiss, .,
cars 9hd A1l1UyyFVuUV0 l1lAaa1on1 ie 0AasaG
@oad mon /. s, sds,s .ss too..s e.
Of the poor and needy Of the city.
Resolved, That they be authorized to unite In
this enterprise with ethsE corporations and eoun-
Resolved, That the chairman Of said cosmittss
be authorized 10 draw on the Chsmbeflaiu foy
funds 70 carry into eject the object Of ~ ebovs
res0ludons.
On motion Of Mr.. BasH the second section
OF the ordinance inposine taxes for. defray-
Ing the expenses OF tho city government for
"that the vp1ae Of real estate, and Visible
perssnsl property other than earitAl, mo.
neys, and credits, taxed under thfs and the
preceding sections, shall be assessed ON the
basis Of the assessed OF market value Of the
same or slmilAr property in the y1ar 1850"
4 Communication received by the Mayor
from certain citizens Of the county Of New
Kent. g also reeoluti0ns adopted BY the
County Court Of Charles City, aeking that
Confederate Government to desist from the
contemplated plan Of destroying. all the
bridges and boats on the Pamunkey and
other rivers running through those coun-
ties, and also for the protection OF their fish,
cries, was read and referred to . committee
Of three, consisting OF 4essn. Walker, Has.
kkshss and Gi1nobroOk. Al the city ~ Rich
operation Of these fisheries, the object in
bringing the matter before the consideration
of the Council was that that body might
take some notice Of it previous to Its refer
ence to the President of the Confederncy
It being q subject OF some urgency, the com
mittee waited upon His Excelleney Presl-
dent Davis sOon after the adjournment o.
| the Council.
Mr.. Walker made an Intellectual attemp
/, 10 obtain the use of Military Hall for thu
purpose Of giving . ball for the benefit o
wounded soldiers from Maryland and Louis
/ lana.
Aresolution was offered by Mr.. Burr
which was afterwards adopted. appropriatinl
| the sum Of SCI, ,00O, subject to the order o
the Overseers Of the Poor, for the payuen
of accounts due by them.
On motion, the Council then adjourned.