The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-05
xctter FROM Petersburg.
/, orrcsNt ndcnce OF INC KI'H'r'"''' 80
PrTrEsBrRG, February q, 1873.

Letter from Petersburg.
..s,,, n,,cucc of The Richmond Disratch.l
prrrKsrt-HG. February 4, 1878.
,,,nurncd meeting of the City Couu-
}cJ this afternoon. The Committee
'' ,."o,c, rrportcd favorahir on the apph-
'h .'' ,% tho Public School Board for the
''''" . ,,,y bonds in the amount OF Sio,e0o
'~'", W r,osc Of constructing two school,
i'i ''' t"'' Car white and one for colorcd
"'">,>' ,,,nyiraton is 10 be made to the
r"i''I,.. for authority to issue bonds in
- ,,,,,,,,n. and for the purpose Indicated.
''!, ," .,. 4 long discussion on the small
ard vaccination question. the upshot OF
y', tha; the two physicians, Drs. May
"''' ,.,,.h who we're employed rs small
"'' ,.,,., AZ tho last session OF tho Colln-
,.., r,.,,1irctl 10 yacCinatc free OF charge.
n,..A,r Steps were taken. however, 10
,.,,,yu2,jou more general. The opinion
,rc rry Attorney denying the right OF
.4, i-urr AppumattoN Company 10 the
..r-., Which unilc> Old street WIN hcfan
.r YEA, confirmed The following appro-
..,i,,, were then made: Committee on
streets y .}0H.M d: Committee on 'as' - l''''
t,i.,. prr,riurui. S.lG.Jl; OvcrScerS OF the
,,,. 500. Ecijrr Association. 500; Com
'..,.f,,. ON Waicr.W0rk>. SiiO.lS; Commit
r... ii
.uiy. &lgu. 50: Committee on Public Prop
~, Sl,j0: George V. Scott. for fuel,
-.,,i 81: cNpcu.cS Of City Engineer in sur
>slin. streets. S;;2.2j.
several pctitionS were presented for gaS
..l water facilities along various streets in
suburban wards.
The CITY Chamberlain was directed to
,,.. l.. 4 uotc for Si25 TO pay Mr.. L. y. Young
,,I.f%n mule" sold 10 the poor-housc.
Vae Following is \ statement OF receipts at
r,,,. old market for the past seven months ::
I,,h ~!!SG.G1: August. $29i.j9; Srptcm-
r.r -.1sy.2g: October. SlIl.Wi; NoVcm-
r.r 9!95.2G; December, $lS..lG january,
~tii.i1.
A.orhcr hotel PROJECT is atoot, started this
,lar rs ,ntcrpri>iu% private parties. Ncs>ls
f.. L,iDuitz and ilAhc--the iattcr "l whom
Is from New Iork-prnro'c TO establish
.gpI h"trl here. provided >uiliricnt ,ub>crlp-
tom, are made rs ciIIZ"n> 10 interest them
u iar enterprise and secure the propriclor>
,r,tn The lass ul their capital invested in the
uurIoycncmt Of The property ana III btIio-
.a-. IN the business. These gentlemen have
hrcn making 4 canvass Of the city to-day,
nd are reported 10 have received encourage
a..nt from Il number Of substantial citizens.
W. George GroZc, accused Of striking il
r..ro named Reilly over The head with an
r.on bar Yesterday, was to-day fined s. by
IN. Mayor The ncgro's injury is not so Sc
rioj> was at first apprehcndcd.
There i some little pInic in the city grow
ing ol,r Of the presence of smallpox III va
!ir,l> parts of il. Yesterday the child OF Mr..
4. hlar!nlrv died Of the disease after n
lingering illness Thcr" arr said 10 be some
I'll.. iih" forty ra>r> in all in town, but the
r,,a,Irr Is probably mu,h greater. II was
.,l,u,i,d that the public >chnoi. were 10 be
-.,ii I,p; but for this statement no tounda-
liun exists, except that children who have
not !,oru yiccinatcd are not allowed to at
,,iiG the exercises. No new cases have &C.
CARED within the past !wo or three days.
Meanwhile two smallpox physicians have
l,,u rmpoycd hy the Council, and two
r;rr" IN yicriuair all applicants GRATIS.
Mr.. -. \. Traylor (whilc) was arrested to-
,,y tor striking officer Powell on the head
with stick ana threatening to cut his
shrua. 1t was in evidence before Justice
tH'dl,'v. ir"l" whom the ease WAS brought.
',rs; Nr. Trayur ana Mrs. Ti1ryiur were quar-
8. 'mr. Wirtt r"WcIi tried to interfere, and
"a> -trrrrI, on the bead. Mr.. !raylor said he
.ud the badly were only playing. He was
i.lrd - aud required to give bond in $50 to
lrrp III, peace. j. .. Williamson and Bey-
lily Wit>'n "ho refused 10 obey the sum-
#ioN, If the officer, were likewise fined, and
Nrr' >rnt 10 inil in default.
~ trr,"'n>yiI!c court yesterday the estate
al IT," lat" General John Il. Cham1il>s was
,old 10y Commissioner j. i. Prince. The
! INVERSION in dover tract 300 acrcS with
good Improvements, brought $1,000: the
remainder al thu tract 200 or 900 acres sold
81 i.@t i,"r acre. The Goodwin tract WAS
>',Id a., = ,uDo ~ i'r. }. \. Smith.
Ike hhnd,ord, engineer OF the steamer
Nur"1. Wa> suspended last hight ny EnSi
r,r; iHyy for di>uhr;iicncc Of orders.
\huiH thirty English immigrants who AZ
rived at Norfolk yesterday on the Allan
steamer Peruvian passed through The city
lui> m"ruin.- on The Atlantic. Mis.i>Sippiand
OHIO iIiIruad some of them were ca route
i"r Nolt""ar and Amelia counties, and the
~, Tor the State Of Tennessee.
About i.,rcc days ago Mr. {. W. Whit.
more. "i Surry, had one of his lc.S broken
l., "a" kici, NJ mule.
Last night 4 handsome silver trumpet WAS
presented 10 Captain Ebi|GIC>s. Of the Boil
hn-tr"ok Fire Company, which claims,
hy-thc-hy, to hc the second oldest fire or.
-.rllIItlnn IN The state. This very trumpet
W. given. indeed. 10 the company by Cap
4 tam John iiorlcr soon after It's organization
4 lh l.h.. There Were presentation speeches
refreshments. Ne.
COLONEL Walters OF the PcnnSl lyania Cen
i.m Company. was III the city ycScrday.
H. ia! ha, been damp. warm. and clear.
RnEIS tpAIR