The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-27
Petersburg.

,,x,ScEs--A TERRIBLE SUIClpE--A ClTI-
49,, CTS HIS THROAT FROM EAR 10 EAR
r,,v,T,ox--A DANGEROUS DosE--RaIL-
,rrys-- MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
.-.,..ropdencc of the Richmond Disrstch.l
PETERSBURG. March 60, 1919.
p. o,,cbinc has been the scrutiny ihSti.
~ ,n, tbr newspapers Of the city into the
iW"' =, r,,,nScd scheme Of the Finance
lfc> l,;,,rr Of the Common Council TO bor-
50 eco. and SO potent the arguments
~" h.v, employed against it, that it is un-
~ .',,,I tina, the policy Of the city fathers,
o' l,,, entertained, has becM dropped, and
,,'r !. intended now to ask leave Of the
,,,,a,urr to ISSUE bonds for only enough
+, nav the present floating indebted.
,... II the city and the deficiency
,hr current year; the whole
.,.na,;n. to something like $780,.
.l IN order 10 effect this change
,.-rorn,arcc it will be necessary for the
.,..c originally intended OF redeemlng
-,,tran Of the 10, river bonds. ny the issue
., ,..r cent. new bonds. I" DE ohittea,
....,.. i has been shown that no saving "ou,a
D.. ,.r,.;rd Nv the suggested substitution. IL
,.... also l,r necessary that very riGln econ
..., rc prartirrtl next year in all ltlc octHlt-
-. ~, # Tire ci;y government. There Is,
,...s - very general sense OF relief among
..,...,r that the large sum Of quarter
,...';ar ,.o.,.rS is not to be added to The
....s. Indebtedness Of the city.
;.-.hlr suicide was committed yesterday
.. ,.,.a-.c +. Salmon. residing on High street.
.,rl,lsrd was titfy-two years OF age, bad
..... ,,,ra-cd in the tobacco business, and
3,ny>>c,l some money. Meeting, how
with ,,prXpcttcd losses, resulting, il Ia
.rl from The lean Of money TO PARTIES
,nch the benefit cf the bankrupt law,
mind became depressed, and finally I'M
s..,,i Yesterday morning no one could
..,.. au.icl,ntcd from his manner that he
..sn,rla;r,l 81 bloody an aci, as he was oc-
,~i about his garden aud seemed in good
..I..,. hncr eating dinner he went into an
...hrr,>r and cut his throat with Knife
,...,.rtriorar. When found he was quite
y. - and WAS in IL kncclinc posture.
,t.y urr>ons were confirmed yesterday at
.. r,rpn', Catholic church by Bishop
,.'.,..,>, IL Richmond. OF this number
...,-.ar,.,. were girls and boys and seven
.,.r,. a,lu!r>. The church was handsomely
t.,..,.,;,I with flowers. and the exercises
,,..,.,.ry interesting and impressive.
Yesterday Mrs. Il. +. Shclburne. Of this
,.a who had been quite sick for some time,
.rirui,Ily took 4 dose OF the oil Of vitroil.
ti..,:tily. nnii,lptrs were administered Ill
,..., f. prevent any serious consequences
g-un III" mistake.
:. i stated that Rev. J. :. htwcll, rector
,. =. >trphcn's Episcopal church (coiored),
l.. received n call tn a church in Georgia.
..u, ia, it Under Amusement.
al Atigntir
,..>i>,,pi and Ohio railroad. has begun his
mI,. ina special train. paying oil tn" en-
rHtt,"t III" company along the S"ulU>ldc
.ftd tn, Norfolk aud Petersburg divisions OF
> y"ad.
TAr"c beautiful red palace passenger
..rrln., elegantly furnished, and powerful
,.,.,iliycr engine. have been received to-day
p, !h,. Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio rail-
.-.. The engine is numbered 81, and Is
,....nf for ia" Virginia and Tennessee diYi-
.,n. II was made hy William Mason, Taun-
rg. N&->.
,,url,l Malone has also brought on for
,..,rinrNl a steam road-cm%in". adapted Tor
i..r iu Transporting heavy ircighiS alnng the
,.,ri .ife.ts. 1t was seemed UP and tested
r.r liz. ,hpn; this afternoon. though with
u..u >uvr,>> an not informed.
ra>.rl.rl~ lruu lynchhlr@ this afternoon
,,uIi thd snow WAS falling ut the southern
.pl ~; tl,r !inc this morning so briskly that
g.. irr> Of tho cars were cleaned of ut
i}n'aa'lg...
The rr'~ain> Of George L. Salmon. who
,.UguHf,d >'liri,ir Yesterday were sent over
[" Richmond to-day iul intclmcnt.
II - r> discovered to-day timt there were
s,N,r,. -uat-!'nX c;,,r> in an old building on
l. ,Ih -'l'.t hu"Wn;t> tir Laws Building ana
t.a,n''I iiy hall Il d".gi families OF negroes.
ir,., ',,i" lr"uvtly removed 10 the small
.t irr-IItaI. nni one ot hem has since died.
il farmers ;uc al hard III work, and bust
-.. ~ consequence, is decidedly dull.
ar ,!rn@rHcy OF. Tie money market con-
'sHl,>. RoBS ADAln.