The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-07
Letter from Danvhle.

TAX ITEMS COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS Il
MONTHLY AND YEARLY sALES--lTEMS ABOUT
THE BORDER GRANGE BANK -APFLES--ChlCK
Observation-Disclosures A. SrELLI>G BATTLE.
Icorrcspondcnce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
DANyILLE, Nay 5, 1915.
The internal revenue from manufactured
! tobacco and cigars for last month amounted
! to sl3 31G.7C; for the sane month OF las
wear. S74,IlO 10; for March last, S52 ,431. 90
! deficiency tor last month when compared
/ with April, 1874, GD,79S.40 ; when ccm
pared with March lust, $50. l21.25.
+ one item for the collections of last month
, is tax of So 80 on cigars. Tue tax on ex
ported tobacco was $3.50.
The tax on distilled spirits amounted to
1918 60; the license stamp amounted 10
SG.S04 Is.
The sales Of tobacco of the warehouses; fol-
last month amounted to S2S;,62l; for tue
same month last year. 5000 'S9; excess i'll
tayor of last month, sSl ,032. The sales oil
! tobacco ct the warehouses Us reported TO the
commissioner Of the revenue for the fiscal
wear ending the 30th of Apr amounted to
So. $40, 1872: for the previous year, 81 639.
jlS ~; excess in favor Of las; year, 81 IO4,
233 -.
The stockholders Cf the b. Ter Grange
Bank held their meeting here !"sterd'y, at
cordipg to appointment, aud e'.cted direc-
tors as follows: From Nolih Carolina,
George W. Price, }. III. Hodges, J. ID. he.
see: from Virginii, Maj nr W. /. Su!hcrlIn.
J. ID. Blair, Dir. j. Nj. Hutchucs, Major w.
u. Bethel At lale hour yesterday after-
noon the directors beld a meeting and elect.
ed Major SutherlIn president. Ii was thought
best 10 postpone the election of the other
officers. a ulrcting of the directors wa>
held last night, at which it was determined
10 rent rooms suitable for the transaction OF
"A banking buSine,s, and DR.. HutchiDgs and
Mpior Bethel were appointed committee
for this purpose. am told by one Of the
stockholders that about $50, 900 IN stock have
been subscribed, and that about 600 were
pld in Yesterday and that the stock will be
81 ca,ly increased as scon as the holders Of
money see that the management OF the bank
has been committed to competent and trust
worthy men.
MIR. Joel B. Walters, Of Caswcll county, \.
c., who has large apple orc lard, sass that
there are very many new CioomS On his
trees, ard be thinks lie VIII har" fair crop
Of apples. These blooms are fro II buds
bose growth bad been so mucu re,arded by
the cold weather Of March that they escaped
injury from the polar wave which came
down upon Us on the Sin OF April.
Grown hens, fifty cents frylng.>:Z. c1ick-
ems, thirty cents.
MIR. AZarah Graves, of CasweIl county. n.
G., had field of wheat killed by the pol IT
wave. He says it now looks rs brown Is If ii
were ready Tor the rc.perS.
Hopes of i spelIne-.a.t!e revived. Sid
one: Better give The proceeds TO The
Young Mems Christian Association" said
another: "Give Tie proceeds to the Ladies
Memorial Association" Said thItd :" W.
cal,'l do the dead any good; lct Us bench:
the living" SaiG tie lUuitn: "1hcIc a:e
some amongst the su.cillrG dead whom il
wiIl do the living good to nonor." And 50
The proceeds arc to be given to the Memo
rial Association. ALPHA.