The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-02
Letter nom sssserssurr.


pErEasBuka, January Is f. d
The New Year has been duly honpred ito
day by young gentlemen callers, who dressed
themselves, ike Dlnah, In gorgeous array,
and sailed out to pay their respects to;thetr
lady friends and acQuainiances. The high
est number OF houses have heard or being
visited by any one party Of callers was MY
|. one, but several precincts are yet TO ne re-
ported. The fashion of paying such visits
was to some extent hurlesqued to-day by
the circumstance that several hacksful OF
colored beauX went the rounds Of their own
acquaintance attired in the height of the
style and showing great zest in the day
| observance.
At9 O'Clock this morning a little colored
girl named Mollie White was fatally burned
on Old street during the absence OF her
aunt. who stepped out for minute-to see
about some washing. The child's clothing
accidentally caught on fire, and we're not eX-
tinsui,hed until she received mortal burns.
Yesterday while boy named Charles
| Walden, living in the Fifth Ward, VAS
popp;nc sauibs, one of them accidentally
! fell between the clothing aud neck OF his
| little sister, and there exploded, burning q
| place on her skin rs large rs mans hand
| and setting her clothing on fire. The Hines
| were nut on, before she received much dam
ace. o-a..
| The ice on the ponds about the city Today
! has been sufficiently thick TO admit OF
skating, and Master Willie Jordan broke in
| the pond near the Fairgrounds to-day, being
rescued, however, before any harm befell
| him. $3.50. <... All
The following is list of the interments
/ ut Biandord Cemetery during the year just
closed January, Il; February, "a; March,
10: April, IS; May, 10; June, As; July,
80; August, -; September, 80; October,
20; November. 1G; December, 19-total,
30 Total colored during the year, 2o-ag.
| gregate. 800. The most Of the colorcd
burials take place ia a cemetery OF their own,
so that the above figures give no correct idea
Of the comparative mortality.
| ,rhe shops at Mount Airy, Of the Peters
| bur" and Weldon railroad, have been re-
moved TO the city, and will begin opera
tons witha working force of some fifty men.
An the machinery has been or is to be
| brought back from Richmond; and the
| works will be under the charge of the old
SUPERINTENDENT, Mr.. Reuben Andrews.
The Petersburg and Weldon Railroad
Company has today been paying OH the
semi-annllal interest on the eight per cent.
| bonds Of the corporation. -
understand that the authorities Of the
| Richmond and Petersburg railroad are IN
negotiation with those of the Petersburg
aud Weldon railroad to get the latter COM
pany to attend to the formers business in
this city. to save them the Richmond and
Petersburg railroad) from the necessity and
expense Of maintaining q separate depot
! mere. ..
| 4 fire broke out to-day in the picking
room of the Bradford cotton factory, being
caused by nail or other obstruction pass
ing through the picker. Fortunately the
supply Of cotton in the room was very small,
| and 50 the loss was slight, though consider
| able alarm was occasioned by the fire. The
factory is owned by MeSsrs. Davis, Roper d
| Co., and Mr.. c. II. Cuthbert is the agent.
| A scheme to establish a farmers bank, to
| be located in this city, is being discussed
with interest.
| The handsome new residence Of Mr.. A. D..
Allen, on High street, has been completed.
! Some of the city mills--that of MesSrS.
Kevan & Brother-are receiving wheatfrom
St. Louis, and it is expected that quite
business will be built up if rates can be got.
ten satisfactorily low.
| A meeting of the Council was to have
been held to-day, tut on account of the abb
sence Of quorum was adjourned until to-
morrow. The principal business to come
before 1t will be the action of the city in re-
gard to certain bonds of the Atlantic, MtsSis-
sippi aud Ohio railroad, upon which shei en-
dorser, and payment Of The interest upon
which will not be made this year, as has ap-
peared through circular of the President
Of the Company.
The lecture of Rev. DR.. j. \. Duncan, on
| Odd-FeIlowship. will be delivered to-mor-
| row night.
The Metbodists of the city kept watch
and saw the new year in, having united 10
worship for that occasion at the Washington
| Street Methodist Episcopal church.
.... ROBIN ADAIR.