The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-12
o.,r from Petersburg.


~'l,,.,,n.r, ~, irc Richmond pis?a'ch.l
,,rrv>rrrG. VA. April 10, 1870.
-,r MFR ,vsMgsT COMPANY.
,.a,o,o, 10 The call for meeting OF
/" "'.u ,,n, favor the Objects OK the
"a p,' >'" ln,urnr enc nj Company. char-
N"'t"."| s;rh oas granted hy the 'a'e "ene-
'cs "' .o,h|y. goodly number OF cu'zehS'
TAI N,.v,irr d;tY.r professions anu cllsscS'
T'iNt "a a, the court-hou,c last night. MT.
VA, ., 4. Ium>drn presided The obl"c'S
,,,nrlincS of the company were July en-
,'I r;~ra and the benefits resulting from Tue
F,,,rns at similar organizations in other
n,,,rsettor,h. The opinion seemed 10 oe
-,.r.la! that With experienced. pFact',a tns"
.tc how'd of the company, aud with pro
80 ,' .~,ra ,nr economy in the expenses, the
t.,,,c would not only work sati-'ac:os'H
= '','', SUCCESSFULLY. 4 committee CT nine
'"' w.; as ,pnoirtcd TO thoroughly In
',,' whole subject, prepare con>tl'
,n,;nn and ly.laws, and report 10 Al au'
'".,v5 ,,,,.,ny 10 lc held next tuesday
evening. MARVIN
Tho .,hoon,r ". y. McSban. from Alex
...,jriq. loaded with coal tor George '. oto''
-,n ran ag5rurd Will" comlh- up Tue
,.y.r Yesterday. and sunk ll>t OH Tue lo"ei
,,r,r.. Immediate steps VIII he taken u
Is.' htr.
MYSTERIOUS plSArFEARANCE.
An old inter by the name o. i.nc>s' ,1>'
..,a@n,cl IN Ii. iiGsr.APpc0! oiilcc, mas
,.,a MI seriously missing from all us USUAL
..,.rf, IN The city for a geek past, ana the
,trn>,on is beginning TO be entertained
. =. ~. hu, seen ioGl'y dealt With. Mr
I.r..,'. money has been waiting for him al
~. fr,ur. ana il i shrewdiy argued that I'M
.,rtrlnfng desperate was the matter th'
,,~.r,n.rt, 20 would not be so backward II
coming iJr"a'd.
THg BAPTIST FAIR,
r,l;ch I,apsn On Thursday, will close at II
r,1rl Tonight, after very successful run
ri,r nrcrr,.,s Of the tntCrtainment have
l.rrn I,r., and amply sufficient. as | under
sand Ia meet the purposes for which the fail
,,",. ,.iy.p II may be opened, however
..,in mex, week. u there j. always oPpor
,un, and good u>e for money, and the Bip
$50 church here has been unfortunate IN the
obstruction by tire Of lis place OF worship
-uLIt years ago.
TIE LATE JUDGES OF ELECTION.
tx understood that Judge Bond. OF the
IuIicl States Circuit Court, l. III FAVOR O
making test cases ui Two OF the PETERSBURG
i.dgcs OF election convlclnS them ioT VIC
lilOn Of the enforcement act, tut suspend
ing sentence until the principles involved II
their case have come up for decision IN tht
~uu1cmr Court OF the United states. IL l.
understood that Judge Hughes {"ho Wa
lJ.day in The city objects TO ibis propose
arrangement.
CITY C)rSCIL
Nothing OF SPECIAL interest was done in tht
council this afternoon, except the adoption
+ an ordnance imposing and collecting
axes on licenses for the year commencing
NN 1t. The specific tax was increased IL
many instances, ~ some very largely. 1ht
IN on auc;iunctrS i fixed Ill per cent. OF
amount o! sales; on aucttJnter> of tobacco
SO. agents tor renting houses. S1U; booi
scents, so; stock brokers, go: billiards
- each table; butchers, Sl0 co1k-sbop>
>lU:I,iug.hOuse>, 500 express companies
500: fotlunr.ttlrr>. so; freight and pas
>,n.,r a.cn's. So; fruit huck>ters, $50
Lusk>',r., so: Lind agents. $50; livery sta
hlts, So: commission mef chants, SO, ant
=. yer cent. On amount Of commissions, DC
81 O'Clock Tonight. the time OF closing
hi letter. the Council l. engaged IN discuss
10 O'irT provisions ui tnc VIulhauce.
There is bu, Vuc express company Ia the
~ which comes under the ordinance--viz
The Southern Express. The Consolidated
I.rGu Impress General Mahone>) Is not
touched, rs business being confined 10 its
.ur oi railroad. aud not i chartered com
I4ny.
new BUILDINGS.
Lm-c buildings are 10 course OF erection
..rr t"r The purpose Of foundry for The
.l'4u;!r, Mississippi aud Ohio railroad con'
ltuy,
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
Il a meeting of the Otd Dominion Base
E.j! riub held last night it was decided L
accept The chlllrnee Of 4 Richmond club re
emily extended; but not TO pay for TIT
Championship Of the State, as proposed, I'm
49, a series vi games are arranged. Th'
-.n,ar "lIi take place in this city on the after
Hma i sturdy the lIlh instant.
RuBlS Hoop.