The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-09
Petersburg.
of tile Richmond DiSpatcn.l

fCgrrespondence of tile Richmond Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, June I, 1873.
The Common Council for the present term
held its last meeting yesterday, and concluded
all the unfinished business of the year. The
meeting was marked by the determination Of
each member to signalize the close OF
his career either BY motion or d
speech; and hence the occasion was 4
protracted display Of words rather than
a business meeting. Among the measures
adopted were the appointment of commit
tee of three to act in conjunction with the
Board of Health and to exercise superV'
sion over that body the appropriation OF
S493 to pay sundry outstanding claims a
resolution ordering the City Collector to
levy upon the property of the Petersburg
Railroad Company to satisfy claim by the
CITY of S2,47a.70 for taxes due 1912, and
also $3.50. 80 with interest from 1872 to the
present time. -.
The two smallpox physicians. who have
been paid ut rate of $3.50 each per month,
have been removed. The report OF the
special committee OIL smallpox gives the
following IS statement Of the smallpox
expenses Amount of bills paid for Novem-
Der. S211.14; due for November, S29.S6 ;
paid for December. S204.60; paid for Jan,l-
ary, S25s.27; paid for February, 81 ,O22.75
due for February, S37s.25; paid for March,
81 ,OO2 10 due for March. s24n.08; paid for
April, SSl9.76; due for April. S2I5.ol.
Amounting in all, not including salaries OF
the city physicians or for vaccination, to
S4.5l1.93. The total amount expended by
the board from June /. 1872. to April l,
1873. including pay of city physicians, Is
S5,119.23.
This is admitted on all sides to be ii very
moderate amount, considering the extent of
the plague in this city last winter.
Tie largest audience ever gathered in the
Academy of Music assembled laSt night to
witness the entertainment :riven by the
scholars of Miss Nora Darids0u's school.
The exhibition was in all respects grand
success.
A trotting. match will take place at the
Fair Grounds next week between some OF
tue fastest stock in the city. The proceeds
of the race are 10 be donated TO the orphans
Of this city. 1t is the purpose of the public.
spirited gentlemen having this matter in
hand to give series OF races for various
benevolent objects.
Rev. Abraham Jaeger, recently of your
city, delivered an address to Il very large
congregation at the First Baptist church.
Stock in several corporations were sold to-.
day, and the result indicated very decided
rise in prices. Seven shares Of the 11atoaca
Manufacturing Company's stock sold at
SSS.25 per share to Mr.. George 7. Lynch !;
two shares Of the same were sold to Captain
John X. Patterson at SSS.75; five shares of
the Petersburg Savings Insurance COM
pany sold for 5000 per share to Mr.. J. An
drew White, aud one share of the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohip Railroad Company sold
for Sl9 to MIR. John Rowett, being IN adj
vance of 81 upon The last sale.
The sherif of Isle Of Wight passed through
this city to-day, having in charge Henry
Croker. colored. who was recently convict
ed of burglary md sentenced to four years
imprisonment in the penitcntarv.
4 shiftin g-anginc on the Petersburg rail
road ran of the track ut the corner OF Syci-
more and Washington streets to-day, but
fortunately did no damage. 1t was restored
to the track in the course OLA few hours.
a monument TO the memory OF the late
Alex. McCann, subscribed by bis old conf
parions in arms, was erected over his grave
in Bhndford Cemetery last Thursday.
The memorial celebration which is to take
place next Monday, unlike it, predecessors,
will not be regulated by any programme or
marke d by any procession or experimenting.
The stores will he closed and all business
suspended ut O'Clock, and the citizens will
simply turn out and decorate the graves.