The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-01
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fs9 3, IPETERsbph December 81, 1915
The old year Hes lying. y The erentof
its passage viii not be attended here with
cereihofies of any specfal soieninfty, except
ut. the Washing Street Method fsty Epis-
copal church, where the Methodist coBgre-
cations Of the city will unite IN the impress
sive exercises of the Z old fashioned
)" Watch. Night" There fs 9tO he tonight,
also, d surprise party on large scale among
our Hebrew citizens, who thus do honor TO
the OCCASION The young men are making
elaborate preparations to pay their New
Year calls tomorrow, and the lldies will
receive them with the hospitality which
marks the season. From what can learn,
there will be no change from the regular
programme of wines and other liquid re-
freshments for the Newly ear guests. %ef,
This morning between 3 and O'Clock a
fire broke out in the house of M. w. Thomas
(colored), on Halifax street, which, notwith-
standing the most strenuous efforts to sup
press 1t, continued to rage until that build
ing, the house OF Thomas Scott (also col
orcd), George Bowen (colored), and j. S.
Turner lWhife) were consumed, with most of
their contents. The house of Thomas
was deliberately set on fire, the flames
having been started beneath the stair
case, which was first destroyed. All
his family, consisting for the most part
of little children, were asleep in the upper
story, and it became necessary TO let them
down TO the ground by ropes. There was
an insurance cf $500 on the house in the
in personal effects alone at $1,000. SCOTS
undertaking establishment was insured in
Mr.. j. B. Steyens's agency, Of this city--the
nd fho or Of II
thinks his collins, &C., alone were worth
$1,000. Bowen lost everything, but had an
insurance of 81 coo Oh his property in Mr..
Morton's agency. The house occupied as
store bv j. s. Turner was owned by w. j.
Malone, and had on it an insurance OF S40o.
The stock was uninsured, and was total
loss.
The interest of Major A. 3. Venable in the
Inder-Appeal newspaper was purchased TO-
day by bis partners, who will continue its
publication under the name and style of
Gregory & Patterson. Mr.. n II. Pattel son
will be the business manager and Mr.. i. B.
Gregory editor. Major Venable will ell ter
upon the practice of the law, and has he
advantage at the outset Of q large circle Of
friends who have been made by him duli ing
his residence in the city.
The following are some statistical sta e.
ments which may possess interest: During
1873 the collections of the internal revenue
in this (the 2d) district have been as follows:
January. S69.062.G1; February, S66 ,2G9.53 ;
March, 5,S7.Sl; April, SIT, l42.!o; May,
s74SSl.49; June, S57, 144.o6; July, ST.
G4S.19; August, SG0,S11.71; September,
S5G.S12.71; October, S24, lG5.S2; Noyeul-
Der. So, G7s.19; December, $41 400. Total,
S719,4G5 W.
During December, 81 marriage.licenses
were issued by the clerk OF the Hastings
Court. '-~
Since August %, 1873, there have been re-
ceiyed into the city Jail 532 prisoners. There
are now in the institution 2G prisoners.
Taxes collected: BY Mike Farrell, on ac-
count of the years '71-'12, 3, 1880; 1874,
s47,533.19. BY y. B. Atkins, the present
collector, 1914, S1G,1S5.20; Poythress, col
lector Of delinquent taxes. S2.3aD Ito which
add $3.50 for the present month.
There were 81 cases before the Mayor
during the month of December, and 1,0GG
during the year 1873.
During the year 5l3 deeds were entered of
record in the clerks office Of the Hastings
Court.
The feed-bill this month of the city horses
was 1882.
Mr.. Ezekiel Myers was married this after
ternoon 10 Miss Mamie Cooke.
This morning ice to the depth of one inch
and a half was formed in all exposed places
about the city.
Mr.. G. IL Ferris, contractor on the Apo
mattoX, expects to have his other dredge at
work in this river in few days, whence
operations will be vigorously carried on. If
Richmond does not look out, Petersburg
will have q navigation up to her port equal
if not superior to that Of our ncighborins
city by the next fall. -
4 story, only too true. is told of two
Young ladies who set off during one of the
very rainy days of last week to 60 to some
neightoring point in Prince George, in COM
pany with two young men, in two buggies,
a pair to each. Both vehicles were upset,
and both ladies spilled out, and left on the
roadside to find their way TO their destina-
ton. Not only did their companions not
miss them, but when they got to where they
were going they could not give the least idea
of where they left their charges or how they
had gotten rid of them. Needless to say.
Christmas egg:nog was responsible for the
mischief.
The funeral of the late Willie Dickin took
place to-day from the Tabb-Street Presbytc-
rim church. ROBIN ADAIR.
The Woman Shooting Case In WASH
ingtOn.