The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-06
Letter from Pessrsbnrg.
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{. The District Gfapge, paEfona OF Hnsbatid.s
ry, Is I'M sessiuns here, DsstfIet y3fahds Mster
Major Mann Page presiding. At the meet.
ing OF the Grange to-day some important
matters OF business were disposed Of One
|of these bad reference TO q proposed altera.
/ ton 10 the constitution 81 tie District
Grange. for the consideration Or which a
committee was appointed. II Another com.
nittee was appointed TO consider system OF
banking, as proposed by Mr.. Coghfll; and
the following committee was appointed 10
solicit subscriptions for the purpose OF or
ganizing Grange bank: r. G.. Coghill, E.
81. Bate, aud r. A.. Blackwell. 81
tits announced by authority that Mr.. Ro.
bert Boiling has determined not TO contest
the election Of Captain Hinton to the Senate
from this district. Captain 8. %. Davies,
one Of Mr. Bolling's most ardent supporters,
and understood to be the editor Of the Boil.
ling (advertisemenD column In the Star,
states this morning, over his own name, that
he has no Intention TO protract the struggle
any longer. -
tPhe following ladies and gentlemen, repre-
senting the choir Of the Baptist church Of
Manchester, came over yesterday to take
part 10 the old folks concert for the benefit
OF the First Baptist church bon. Il. r.
Chiles, Messrs. n. j. Nunnaliy, B. ANA!
hone. George Richardson, Charles Conway,
and A. C. Harding; Misses Thomas, Miss
Smelling, Miss Harrison, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs.
Chiles, and Mrs. Ford, who acted as pianist.
The following Richmond gentlemen also ac-
companied the party: Messrs. B. +. Cosby,
S. Jenkins, and G. T. Drake. The concert
given by these gentlemen and ladies In con.
Dection with the choir Of the First Baptist
choir of Petersburg was at the Academy Of
Music, and was attended by a crowded audi.
ence. The receipts, | learn, reached several
hundred dollars. ,,s tae4A ..g,a1 Eye.a
! learn that suit Is to be brought against the
| Brooklyn Life Insurance Company to reco.
yer the surrender value Of two policies of
| insurance on the life Of the late Henry T.
Alley, the last premium payments OF which
were neglected TO be paid. y, .,n:ss,e = y !.
| There is some talk Of celebrating the late
Conservative victory in the city and district
by q torchlight procession; but the more
judicious members of the. party decidedly
oppose the proposition .a"taL@t .,.-iaa", =
| At an adjourned meeting of the Common
Council, held this afternoon, an ordinance
was reported from the Finance Committee
providing for the issue and sale Of one hun
dred thousand dollars OF bonds of the city,
bearing interest at the rate OF eight per cent,
for the purpose Of retiring certain outstand-
ing Indebtedness of the city not funded and
providing for the levy of direct tax sufti.
Gent to meet semiannually the interest on
said bonds, and to establish sinking fund
sacred to the retirement of the principa. of
said bonds at maturity.
| Under the charter the ordinance lies over
till the next meeting of the Council. The
| n rafa m % oh
$4,000 the present Council inherited from
its predecessors.
The bonds are to run twenty years. The
direct tax to be levied is one eighth Of one
per cent. on each 500 value Of real and per-
sonal estate; $4,000 of said tax to be paid
semi-annually as interest on the bonds, and
the remaining amount to be set apart and
safely invested by the Finance Committee for
the retirement Of the principal. 49,
The Council appropriated S4,940 for diff
ferent purposes. .ss4F.
Rev. A. l.. Archer, recently elected City
Assessor, sent letter to the Council de-
Ginning the position. DIR. Isaac q. Smith
was elected In his place. { ,sE..s@ .f.,-.s.s
The County Court Of Prince George has
adjudged and ordered that permission be
granted the Council Of Petersburg to estab.
lish quarantine ground for the city at or
near City Point, in that county, the city to
have such Jurisdiction over the ground as
Is required by law for all purposes of quar-.
antine. 5-. 1ae= .@.1. .,4 z
The report of the health officer for the
month of October shows that the mortality
among the whites decreased from thirty.
seven TO nineteen per one thousand, but
there is no improvement shown in mortuary
statistics of the colored people.
RoBrN Hoop,