The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-18

RICHMOND, July II, 1867.
Messrs. gditors,-Permit me to return thanks to
MI S. C. TARpY and Messrs. WILLIAM and
CHARLES EuKgR for valuable contributions TO the
Richmond Dispsnsary In the form OF stimulanis.
1t may be well to state for the benefit OF these
and other contributors that this charity Ii DONG
much good. Last month, though healthy, one
thousand q ooo) prescriptions were put up at the
four dispensaries thus saving In money S4oo per
month Tor IS, ,0e0 per annum) to our worthy poor.
But the amount Of relief from bodily suffering
realized far exceeds this money consideration.
Doctors will please prescribe, as before re-
quested sulphats Of cinchonia instead OF quinine,
whenever they can. The supply Of this latter me-
dicine is being rapidly exhausted, and q few dol
lars contributed by our citizens to buy this ana
several other costly medicines would be thank
fully received. Fifty dollars will be sufficient
perhaps, for the present year.
In order to avoid frequent publications, desire
to introduce another subject, only kindred In US
objects. /.
have been often asked of late whethsA I in
tended to issue cheap wood next wintar, and
in reply have to say that If 4 sufficient number
OF families who real y need this kind Of aid VIII
send me their address by the lst OF September
think can undertake to supply them with Wooo
regularly and at cheaper rates perhaps than those
OF last winter. 1t was no. till December that sue
cesdsd in getting the money necessary, ana hence
had to buy wood in midwintsr, when 1t was III
great demand. The amount OF money saved 10
the poor last winter by this cheap wood " was
about 81 400 including the expenses, &C., OF issu-
Ing which went into the pockets OF men out OK
employment.
1t is the opinion OF many judicious persons that
but for the weekly arrival Of one or two trains OF
this " cheap wood during that long period when
the river and canal closed and the roaos
| Oh IA t1,atr m #
to $40 per cord Ifthis be true, the amount saved
to the moor alone would have been about $4,000,
and to tho citizens generally at least three times
this amount.
| Thinking that a few dollars would be made upon
each train, gave away about seventy. y.nTe cart
loads to those unable to buy at any price, but as
was afterwards compelled to pay to the I" Wood
Measure" fifteen cents per cord for technically
measuring every cord brought to town, nothing
was made, and had to pay for that given away
| out of another charity fund. 1t Is hoped before
| the next winter that the office Of " Wood Mea-
surer" will be abolished. No member OF the
Council with.whom have talked can offer even &
plausible for the existence Of this office.
| The people are in no conditions to bear unneces-
sary burthens.
When this wood project WAS undertaken 1t WAS
thought considerable sum OF money might be ne
cessary carry it out and consequently that there
| might be some loss from accident or otherwise
| which might not be able to bear alone. Under
these circumstances, the following gentlemen
cheerlully consented to share with me any such
responsibility-viz., Robert A. Lancaster, K. r.
Richardson, John Purcell, William K. Watts,
Charles P. Yale, William S. Donnan Co.,
| George l.. Bidgood William Holt Richardson,
John p. Ballard, Asa Snyder. 1t, however, re-
quired but nve hundred dollars to do this work.
WILLIAM w. PARKER.