The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-01
Petersburg.
Correspondence of the Richmond DlsDa.eg,.l
pETERsnrRG, August so. 1873.


PETERSBURG, August so, 1873.
Captain Nash, corresponding secretary
of the Petersburg Agricultural Society, re-
ceiyed this morning note from General
Malone, who is in Lynchburg, courteously
declining The invitation extended him TO de-
liver au address at the fair next October.
General Malone expresses, at the same time,
however, the most profound interest in the
occasion and his best wishes for its success.
The City Council will meet on Monday
afternoon, and will, no doubt, make its usual
appropriation of thousand dollars to the
Society. l have heard Of but one member
who is said 10 oppose the proposition.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Oyerseers of the Poor, held last
evening, the report Of the superintendent,
Mr. Falconer, showed that the total number
| of inmates is 80 Q3 white and sc colored).
There were no sinterments last month from
| the poor-houSe, but nine from the city-all
| colorcd. The board asked for an appropria-
ton of $40 for the expenses Of the aims
house for the month. This includes the coal
| bill, which amounts to S3GG.S3.
The following Is q statement Of the re-
ceipts and inspections Of tobacco at the ware
houses of this city for the week ending to-
day: Inspections, 279 hogsheads; reviews,
IL hogsheads receipts, 224 hogsheads. Total
! inspections, 1872, $3.50 hogsheadS. Total
inspections 1873, 13,0O7 hogsheads. Total
| receipts since October l, 1852 hogsheads.
From the official books to date it appears
| that the estimate of taxes on real estate in
this city is aggregated at S2G, S70.55. which,
| taken in connection with the personal as
| ses>ment of S22,9S3.64, makes total State
assessment of 44,S54,19.
II is claimed that the city of Petersburg
has in the past two years reduced taxes 20c.
per 800 in 1872, and zoe. per 300 in 1875
decrease of 10 cents per 100. The follow
| inc is the statement {: Amount of tax
assessed for personal estate for the city in
tax in 1872, at S1.60, 59,52S.40; personal
estate tax in 1873, at $40, SG2 ,2GS.21.
! 1t is proper to say that no political capital
| can he twisted out Of these figures, as it will
| be generally admitted, l believe, that the
! financial policy Of the city is mainly directed
| by gentlemen who profess no ailiiation with
| the party which is in the aScenduucy here
| 1t is only Just. on the other hand, to conccde
| however, that no large jobs are believed tc
| have beena tempted here; that the leaks
| have been small, and that there is no danger
to he apprehendcd from the permanent I'M
proyemcnt Of property here.
| However. rs the Conservatives expect tC
carry the next municipal election, there j:
no need now TO discuss this question.
| 1t is reported that Rev. Mr.. Gilmer, o
| Albcmarc son OF the late Governor Gilmcr
has been invited to take charge of Leavcn
worth Female Institute, to succeed Dir
| RodcS MaSSic, now 4 professor III Rlchmont
College.
Two more colored lunatics were put i,
iail this morning for safc-Eeeplng. They art
said TO have gone crazy OIL the subject OF re
Iirion. Maria Butcher. crazy ut losing he
husband, was sent over under guard to-da,
to Richmond. She behaved very violently
and the Jail surgeon thinks that unless re
lieved she cannot live long.
: Nobody about here appears to remem9c
ANYTHING Of the ShowalterS- husband ant
wifc-the victims of the late terrible TRACED
. in Baltimore. 1t is stated they met and Wer
| married here.
! The Mayor dismissed to-day the case Q
= Oppenhcimer, charged with selling lIquo
t on Sunday. Oppenheimer claimed the RICH
| TO do so. as he is Il Jew, and does not obScrV
; the Christian Sunday. The Mayor dcnie
: the right, and dismissed the case because I'd
, offence was not fully proven. -.
1t is stated that from three 10 four hui
a dred applications were made for employ
D mcnt to light the twenty-five new stree
e lamps just erected in Fifth Ward.
g Dredge No. 5 was sunk Thursday in til
river, and there lies submerged. 1t was II
: sured for $500 in the Petersburg InSuran(
q Company-a sufficient amount to cover I'll
{ expense of raising and repairing the dredg
: The commissioner Of the revenue ccrtlhe
to his books to-day, and will place them MOI
T. dav in the hands Of the city collector.
/ i boy named George Traylor, Of Cheste
y field broke his arm this afternoon by Juml
b ing out of cart.
Fifteen English emigrants passed throus
i the city to-day, having arrived in the Hide
:: MAN at Norfolk. Some OF them stopped an
), examined the city. There were three
i four women among them.
Many Catholics Of the city went out
G Dunlop's farm to-day to attend the picnic
: the st. Peters Sunday-school Of Richmond
The weather is half celestial---thc half TIL
r. amt celestial is too warm. ROBIN ApAIR,
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