The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-02
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Letsor frans Petersburg.
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l. F.sIsrERNAhsRRyENuxse oLLscTauss-sor
/ ToS-rAsToRAI- CHILD BURNED 10 DEArH-
| RUNAWAY, AND THE RESULT THEgEoF = STA
risrIcs-TnE DlNwlpDIE JUEGEsmp.
tCorrcspondence OF slie Richmond Dtspatch.I !.
80 PETERsBuRu, january 81, 1874. !
The decision Of Judge Il. NJ. Mann In 5th,
INJUNCTION case was delivered to-day aftel
hearing the argument of Judge Fl. 81. Mar
shall ia favor Of the dissolution Of the In
Junction, and Mcssrs. Davis, Davis Il Der
nard, in behalf OF Messrs. Atkins and others
IN favor OF making it perpetual. The Judge
| overruied the demurrer to the compliments
OIL, aud also the motion to dissolve the in-
junction, and ordered that the injunction
heretofore awarded in the case be continued
until the further order Of the court, and on
motion OF the comp!ainants gave them leave
to amend their bill, and for this purpose
sent the case back TO rules.
The following statement OF the internal
revenue collections in this collection district
is striking Indication OF the rapid recovery
Of the business Interests Of the CITY since the
panic Of September last: Collections in Oc-
tobcr. 1873. g 1862; collections in Noyem.
Der, 1873, $50 ,6Si.26: collections in Deem
Der, 1873. S47,III2.Sl collections Ia January,
1874, $4,000. Only about 81 200 was
collected each month in October, November,
and December outside Of this city, and about
<. 900 in January. The revenue collections
in January. 1878, were 1863, 062.0l; but very
little mole than the sum collected in The
month Just ended. This proof OF our rapid
recovery is very gratifying as showing the
solid financial strength and enterprise OF
our h,,SueSS-houScS.
The report TO lie Auditor of the State by j.
NJ. Is. Steward. Commissioner OF the Revenue,
shows the amount Of aggregate >3leS OF
iiuuor ~ the gallon and under for the SIX
niontnS cndtpg January !, 1874, 5000; on
wh,cM the tax WAS SiSi.50. Amount OF
licenses from November !. 1878, to February
l. 1877 one quirtcr. S393.9D.
Durin- the mouth of Jln;iary GO whites
have tcrE confined in the city Jail on va
ro,,s charges, aUd 43 nc1roes-makng a
total rf liz. There arc now in the Jail )
whites ana l. negroes. Or the whites com
mittea for ra@rancs there were 81. 1t Is
proper 10 remark that none of these white
Migrants were residents Of the city.
Cotton is peu:irg into the city at rapid
rate. TIE receipts to-day were over five
hundred bales.
Rev. Dr.. j. d. II. Wing field has returned
from his visit to Indianapolis, where he
preached trial sermon on Sunday last. 1t
is Tot known whether or not he has decided
10 accept the call to the pastorship Of the H.
GianapOlis church.
Yesterday daughter Of Mrs. Baugh, ten
or twelve years Old, living with her mother
on farm OF MeSSrS. Davis, Roper & Co., in
Chesterfield county, near the city, was burn
| ed to death by her clothes catching accident
ally OIL ire She was standing,in trout Of the
fire when her clothing ignted, and her
fright caused her TO run into the yard, where
the current Of air made the flames burn tas-
ter. The poor c.i!d was literally roasted,
and died after two hours agony.
| There were twelve marriages in Peters
| burg during the month Of January.
The Common Council holds its regular
monthly session Oh Monday. The proceed
| ings are expected to be OF lively character.
During january there were tifty-fye eases
| di>po.ed of in the Mayors Court.
There were recorded in the clerks office
! Of the Hastings Court for the past month
| tlirtv-Sevcn deeds.
IL is reported that dividend Of ten or
twelve per cent. viii be distributed among
the dcpositUrs vi the First National Bank on
NJ Jnday.
\ horse attached to buggy containing
| DR.. Gurlcy and his son ran away to-day
| near Bu,tcrworth's bridge. Both were
thrown out, and Or. Gilrlcy sustained serious
| injuries, bis le-; being spiained and his body
considerably bruised.
The collection of city taxes for the past
month amounted to $1,000.
Tie Board of Oyvrseers of the Poor held
their monthly meeting yesterday at The aims
house. The report OF the superintendent
showed tho inmates to be: White, 10: CO.
lored, 4o-total, 6S. Received during the
month: White, ); coiored. 10-total, -.
Lett during the month. 3. Deaths during
The month. , coiored. Expenses for the
mouth, S54l.51. Outside aid vas furnished
to $50 persons. An application for $500 for
tue next month was made to the Council.
4 petition, signed by the bar of Dinwid-
die county, the officers Of the courts OF the
county. and many leading citizens, praying
the election Of Captain Il. II. Jones, Jr., as
Judge Of the County Court, has been pre-
pared and forwarded TO the General Assem-
bly,. There is no opposition to him.
RoDls ADAIR.