The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-02

A white males, 80 white females, 81 colnred
males, II colored females, II white and Il
eolored children. During the year there
were 500 received, 526 discharged, and 81
died. Twelve white and Is colored child
ren were born in the Almshouse during
the year. 80
The hospital connected with this institu-
ton Is under the care of Dr. j. pOrsay
Cullen. 1t is cleanly, comfortable, and
we'll kept, In every respect.
PosT-oFFIcE.
During the year 1870 the number Of let
ters delivered by the carriers of the Rich
mond post.of1ce free Of charge was 874 ,264,
and the number Of newspapers 249, ,463.
496, 800 letters and 81, 1853 papers were col
lected by the same means. The free de-
livery of letters by carriers has now been
in operation for eighteen months. During
the first half of this period there were de-
livered 267 ,1S0 letters, and 181, 1851 were
collected. During the last nine months
collected. This shows how the free-de-
livery system Is increasing in popularity.
The number of registered letters received
at the post-oft1ce for delivery during the
year was 1921 received for distribution,
1901; letters registered at this office,
2,2O4. =. -. s..
The following shows the money-order
business of the post-ofhce {: aE..
Money orders issued (4,749l, SS9, ,856.2S !;
fees received for same, S62l.10; money or
ders paid e ,696), S172, 2,07S.s6; deposits from
other offices, S678.206; amount remitted to
Washington, 1861, 2,70O. '.-.-
There are now nearly 2,100 money
order Offices in the United States-an in.
crease of several hundred over last year.
Orders can be obtained on any post-oface in
Switzerland, and it is contemplated to ex-
tend this system by issuing orders between
this country and Great Britain.
THE HARBoR. ....
Capt. R. II. Styll, harbor master, reports
the following arrivals and tonnage since the
25rh of July, when he entered upon the dis.
charge of his duties:
152 steamers, registered tons 121 900;
barques, registered tons LOO; II brigs,
registered tons 2, 400; A0 schooners, regis.
tered tons q, 800; total, 169,9 800.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS OF PRODUCE.
Richmond Dock.
The following is q statement of the re-
ceipts of leading articles in the Richmond
dock for the fiscal year ending September
80, 1870:
Anthracite and Cumberland coal. 2s, ,27j
tons; Virginia coal, 1857 tons; iron ore,
T76 tons; ice, 8, ,168 tons; guano, 1858 tons:
| lump plaster, 6, Al tons; iron, q, ,375 tons;
! 60U barrels cement; Is, ,180 barrels lime; 97G
barrels calcined plaster; IA, ,991 barrels fish:
: 1872 barrels tar; 10, 103 barrels and bags po
tatoes; 4,016 barrels, 3S7 tierces, and 46S
hogsheads syrup and molasses; 1850 bar
rels sugar; 6,277 bales hay !; 81, its bushels
wheat 34,063 bushels corn $500 bushel:
! oats 131 hogsheads and tierces ale; 2,211
half barrels and kegs ale and beer 4,002 i,
66S feet lumber; 1,353,701 shingles; 125 ;GO(
laths I, ,154 barrels sand packages fish; 5,S5;
boxes soap.
The shipments from the dock of leading
articles during the same period were: 10, ,16l
| bushels corn, 131 ,209 bushels wheat, 66(
tons mill feed, 2.571 bushels rye, Al 39;
I bushels oats, 1889 tons slate, 1892 ton:
granite, 800 tons guano, ,44 tons plaster
| 2,255 tons Virginia coal, 249 tons manganese
1884 barrels flour, 1852 barrels meal
1888 empty barrels, S,l51 bags sumac
1,1O0 bales sLucks, 48, ,S21 railroad ties, ,T6I
| hogsheads tobacco, 1871 boxes and pack
ages manufactured tobacco, etc.
! RAILROADS.
The following shows the receipts of prin
cipaI articles of produce. ETC., by railroads
6y Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.-
Lumber, 4,O90 tons; 3,502 tons pig iron,
434 tons hay, 106, ,395 pounds bacon, 3SS, ,SGe
pounds butter, 39,524 pounds wool, 202, ,457
pounds potatoes, 433,C52 pounds dried
fruit, 1868, ,46 pounds corn, 119, ,7S1 pounds
corn meal, 5,579,0l2 pounds oats, 291 ,145
bushels wheat, 1851 barrels flour, 3,7sJ
hogsheadS tobacco, 1l,sl5 barrels apples,
4,GI1 cattle, $500 sheep, 1874 hogs.
| By Richmond and DanuiHe Roilroad.-
$3.50 hvgsheads tobacco, S.1O1 tlerces and
tubs tobacco, !, 1,109 boxes tobacco, d, ,426
packages manufactured tobacco, S7S hogs
heads stems, III bushels wheat, II, ,SG4
bushels corn, 10000 bushels rye, 1882
bushels oats, 4,576 barrels flour, 753 bush
els potatoes, 1929 barrels apples, 169, ,3I1
pounds flaxseed, 974,3S4 pounds dried
fruit, 257, ,132 pounds butter, LA, I0pounds
eggs.
By Richmond aud Petersburg Railroad.
], ,l94 hogsheads tobacco, 964 bales cotton,
y, ,463 bushels wheat, 2l1 bales domestics,
1,524, ,209 pounds iron, / ,373 cords wood,
1919, 900 feet lumber, 3,95I ,141 pounds mis-
cellaneous freight, 567 $50 bushels coal.
No annual report Of receipts Of produce
is made by the Richmond, Fredericksburg,
and Potomac Railroad Company, or by the
Richmond and York River Railroad Com
pany.
TOBACCO.
Insp ections.
The inspections of tobacco in Richmond
from September 30th, 1869, to September
30th, 1870, and the inspections for the two
preceding years, are shown by the follow.
ing table:
Warehouses. 1s87-S. 1889. 1869 70
>hockoe.............. 1891 7,aas G5O
Mayo's .............. 0 70s 7,l4 $50