The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-09
VIRGINIA. NEWS.
pETERSRuRG.


,c.x RAILY--A TAME AFfAIR--0RGAN.
Rsf' OF 4 MISSIONARY soCIETY-KNIGHTs
hN' ,p's yIsIT-SHIpMENTS OF TOBACCO
TsAi syTuopIsr NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AS A
rroy roRT-SALE OF A CHESTERFIELD
Farm. &C.
,r,rr,S,.,r. <.ancc OF the Richmond Dispatch.I
OCTOBER Z, 1876.
o,,u radicals had their first rally OF the
l "s in this city last night ut the old
c"!ii'nn. street Baptist church. II. was n
. t'n,, affair, both in respect to numbers and
I, '.i Colonelp opham was expected
.nsnrak, hut he did not put in an appearance.
x.;thcr did Ramsdcll, who is one OF the
w., men OF their party in the Southside.
pn, y p. Phelps was one OF the chief
i,,rosmcn. and he advocated the sending
II troops to the South rs measure OF pro-
tnct;on 70 Republican voters. Speeches
800 .,.o delivered by Shields, OF Rich
,mord and .Jorgcnson, candidate for Con-
ornSS Rev. Dungee and De Mortie were
.ho objects OF much dcnunciation. Colonel
ponham is booked for many speeches for
.,c Republicans in this district between
now and the It'll Of November.
The Young men connected with the First
partiSt church held meeting last night
and organized Missionary Society by the
lection Of the following officers DIR. {. V.
Robinson. president; George Steel, vice
president: L. VI. Spratley, secretary; Mark
Robertson. corresponding secretary; and
". +. Edmunds, treasurer.
Since the conviction OF j. c. johnson,
formerly United States gauSer, for ma king
false returns-ncws OK which was received
To-day soon after the sentence OF Court was
onouncct--intereSt is intensified as to the
result OF Mr.. Z. Myers's trial.
Appomattox Commandery, No. 6, will so
about thirty strong to the annual session OF
The Grand Commandcry, Knights Templar,
soon to DC held in Alexandria. The men,
bcrs will 20 in fuli-dre>s uniforms. In re-
,nonSc to an appeal from their brethren in
Savannah this Commandery, several even
inrs AFRO. contributed and forwarded the
suIn o! So towards the relief OF the yellow
fever sufferers in that city.
The following is q carefully prepared
statement OF the shipment OF LEAF tobacco
and stems from the port OF Petersburg
roastwise and direction the years 1876 and
1876:
October l. 1874, to October l, 1875: Leaf
Direct. l.210 hogshcadS; coaStwise, 2,120
hogShcadS. October /, 1915, to October l,
1876: Direct, 2,10l hogsheads; coastwiSe,
3,7Sj hogShcads.
October l, 1874, TO October 1, 1876 ::
Stcns-Direct, -; coaStwise, 1,26S hogs
heads. October l, 1875, to October l, 1876:
Direct, 80 ho@sheadS; coastwise, S9l hogs
heads.
Two Of the Methodist ministers in this
city have served their congregations the
maximum period OF four years, and ut the
annual meeting OF the Virginia Conference
next month will necessarily be appointed
10 other >tationS. They are the Rev. Dr..
>lcdd Of the Market-Street church, and
Rev. John Daylcy, OF the Ettrick church.
Il is thought possible that even other
changes may be made.
Petersburg Is not recognized rs a cotton
mort by the National Cotton Exchange,
though our receipts last year were upwards
Of $1,000 bales, and in some years have run
upa> high as DO, 900 bales. The credit is given
10 City Point, our place OF shipment, where
the receipts for the year ending September
lst are recorded rs $4,000 bales. Why this
j. 50 have never understood.
On Monday night the Fifth Ward Conser-
va,ivc Club will throw q large banner to the
breeze. bearing the legend, "Tilden, Hen
bricks. and Reform" OF the numerous
poles thus far raised in this city, this Club
has erected the highest and one OF the hand
soonest.
Attract OF land containing one hundred and
thirteen acres, belonging to J. n. J. Dun
Ston, OF Chesterfield county, was sold ut
auction in this city to-day under decree OF
the Circuit Court OF Petersburg. 1t was
purchased by J. Butler ut two dollars per
acre.
Petersburg can boast OF no less than three
oriour George Washing ons-some OF them.
sad to relate, Of rather Unsavory character.
one OF them was to-day arrested for house
breaking. Another was recently released
from the chain-gang after a long term OF
service. ROBIN ADAIR.