The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Letter from Petersburg.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.

AA@aa4R AIOHR TeIEI9HuIks
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch
-. PETERsBuRa, April 9, 1872. I
;, Inc City Council being unable to transact
all of the important business before it, adj.
Journed over yesterday until Tuesday next,
when the new contract with the Gas Com.
latly, the election of members of the School
Board, and other matters, will be considered.
This morning the regular monthly meeting
OF the Agricultural Society was held. DR..
Richard Epps presiding. There was hut a
meagre attendance. Mr.. G. n. Romanc and
Dr. &. +. Gillion, OF Chesterfield, had some
discussion as to the best method to be adopt-
CD to iniuse vitality into the Society. A reso-
luton was finally adopted instructing the
secretary to communicate by circular letter
with all the members of the Society. urging
a general attendance on the next monthly
meeting. for the purpose Of considering how
tho Society CAN best he organized and opera
ted IN the interests OF the Agricultural order.
The question set for discussion was the
expectancy OF cultirating Connecticut to-
bacco in Virginia, but ii was not taken I'D,
owing to the small attendance. And it was
decided that the financial condition of the
Society did not Justify the engagement Of q
hall.
The fact is, as prophecied by your CORE
spondcnt at the time of the institution OF the
"Patrons of HuSbandry's" oranges here, the
latter Order has absorbed all the interest and
diverted the attendance of the farmers. The
"granScH meeting yesterday was largely At
tended.
Rev. Or. Moses ID. Hoge preached to a
large congregation at Tabb-Street Presbyte-
rim church last night from the text in first
and second verses Of the sixth chapter Of I.
Corinthians. The sermon was a fervent and
eloquent discourse.
During the week which ended Yesterday
the indictments of cotton ut this port wore
Receipts, lGG bales; same time last year, 80
total since September, 1871, $3.50; same
time last year, 30,3O7; shipments, 800; stock,
3,440 bales.
The inspections of tobacco for the past
week were III hogsheads; reviews, 5; re-
ceipts, 1856; total inspections since October
LIST, 3,l01 same time last year, 1856.
1t has been happily ascertained that the
young schoolgirl who WAS reported to have
clopcd with young r,ian to Baltimore. had
only departed OH IN unannounced visit to
her grandmother in Prince Aeorge county.
She has returned to her fathers house, safe
and sound. The girl is said to be subject to
such occasional freaks.
General Ransom, who was in the city YES
terday OH visit, left this morning for his
home at Gary's Station, n. {.
\ strong effort will be made Mt the adj
io,lrncd meeting of the Council to effect Il
contract with the Gas Company more favora-
bic to the city than the present one. 1t is
said with whit truth do not know, that
the profits of the company are so large that
the amount of their dividends is concealed
from public knowledge.
The remains of the late John p. Ragland,
who recently died in Mobile, were received
in the city to-day, and inferred in the ccme-
terv at Bandford.
The basement of the Byrne-Strcct Baptist
church is being prepared and furnished for
the use ut the Hundas stiloUi:.
RUBIS ApAIR,