The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-02
,,rd-ad Guns PROBATIONARY
g., SC, &C.
-,-6,x,es Of the Richmond nssrstsn.i

- ,hn massage Of the reform
~ i,s our rcoplc call ~ was IcccIreu
c#,', y.;.h intense and universal s'''>'. :,
l. "H' n,, ,ol.' Of the most substantial any
r,'' ~ .rn, ror;ion Of the populaUoh' wiz
i"''"s,33, -" ,lscr> and negroes were m'ica
::'c '". .'a TIE trnth is, the long delay llla'
c''="> ',,,.d n The Legislature, and the oppo-
o. '''," sda AGAINST the bill by some Con-
N''" ,,,S,,,.1 we're confidently expected 10
%''"' . aye disturbed our people 10
sHiE",,. .,cv had become quite I'M
.Au'. .,,l tishcar;cned. Even to-day the
!s"n"It ,,,,i in circulation rumor 10 inc
~, Governor would veto the Dill,
,ri,iIr NOBODY believes 1t, there is nlllcn
a"t: 80 $40 The act given all the final force
'HN,1, ,hn Gun,ruatorial signature would at
VIZ. n :, .. Tonight, in advance OF that
~" and II confident expectation ana an
aS, .,',:",, cr il. The people will celebrate
u't,I,,o-r hy Grng of a hundred cannon
I"r T ,,,r,,inc- ;ay.narrclS on the streets.
; S''' ,,"' WIT there is no disposition,
,,,,,,,. = take undue advantages OF
.,' c-rs. relief at last afforded the
',-,,,rn;;y rom the onuS and aiillc'i"h
"'''.., r,l,, The sober and conSlderatc
~. r,f7a2. how grave is the RESPONSE
i,,.,y imposed upon them hy Tue 'fan>'.l
~ s..ho-.t> and patronage INTO llelr hanuS
O ,' = .hc -; viii accomplish. There will
.,.rs,i.oa :rr office. and 1t Is the general
~, IVA. the beS, men be appointed to
.,,.r,, which are 10 be filled by the judge
.~.;,. lIt,,.:ra. Court 10 re0rsanze the city
,.rum.r, u lice interest OF all classes OF
llc people. ;,.;r,s
,I,nh In n
Tn,,rr,I meets on Monday, when 1t Is likely
80. Nm chow their hand. The Mayor is
al,rnt in Was hington, and there mas Deen
report TIA. Ec went on 10 INVOKE Feuefal ln-
,,,-f,rrnce A. he is on trial for malfeasance,
however. aud 4s Two OF the counclimen are
Summoned 70 answer charge OF contempt
orcouri, they may decide not to take the eS'
tram. and volen. steps OF opposlllon WHICH
Srr, z, frs, threatened. But 1t Is not uh-
likely that appeals will be taken, lnlunc'lons
su,G out. and other measures taken 10 occa-
sion t:ouh.c; but the result is certain, ana
il cannot be long postponed.
The receiver Of the Merchants National
Rank authorizes the statement that dlfl'
Gsui OF l. yer cent. will be made among the
drpa,jtors about the middle of March. Ii
bg, been found impossible to realize on the
assets in tie shape Of discounts. The bonded
a.-els OF the bank are in this condition
The bank holds 100000 Of United States
bonds, wo-:a now $4,000, or premium o.
90 ycr ceE,. The bank owes TO the United
States for CCvrcncy S360,000, leaving bal
ascc due TIC depositors from this source O
sla0,u00 Now the Government pays 6 pei
cent, co.d on the whole four hundred thou
sa:ul dollars. or $4,000 gold annually. Thi:
The dcpo>i.oys will certainly get on the tina
settlement, rs Il is practicable to realize or
these securities q! any time; and the question
with them il whether they will disturb
sa.e investment. which is paying them q
Ter cent, or collect it and receive their prt
rata Of the dividends now. In view of Thu
state Of things, the Finance Committee o
the Council. determined to-day to withdraw
is application recently made to the Control
!er OF the Treasury TO order the sale Of thes'
United states bonds.
The steamer Petersburg has been rented
By the city tc Nj. NJ. Is. Tapley for SI5 pc
niou,h on the condition OF the city's tho
roughly cleansing and repairing it. Thu
contract 10 make these repairs has beer
given to Mr., Albert Lucius for S425.
Nj. Dys0s, city treasurer, sent to Rich
moHd to-day Sl,0S+.10, collected for tn
State ~ .!cense-tax, dc.
Daring tie month Of February there wer
but three transfers Of real estate, twelY
uls:riagc,. forty",hree deeds recorded, thir
teen licenses issued, and there are nov
tWeui:-$elta prisoners in the city Jail.
The collections Of the internal revenue
department il this uhe sccond) district il
February were $4,000. During that montl
'"o arrests were made in the district TO
violation o: The revenue regulations. Thes
were The a:r1.:s Of L. 4. Brooke and Abne
Aeng. appGc1c2Gcd at HlckSfOrd Tor ped
ding without license. They were iron
North Carol.ao.
a spreading adder was found to-day in
c2,1na-"-hcad which was being prepared TO
dinner in a family Of this city. They dix
1t rt the cabbage, but the snake survive
L. more.
sheriff Bate, OF Prince George, is on
.yIin.
The new school house near Prince Georg
courthouse approaches completion.
The guns Of rejoicing are laundering as
conclude. ROBIN ADAlR.