The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-01
Yjtl,uolld Dlspatth.
may DECEMBER /. 1sTG.
PETERSBURG.

a -p eSow-sroEN--A GENEROUS poSA-
81 iNrur RACEs-A LOSING TRIP TO fR-
III lLnsprvG-sTaTE COUNCIL, FRIENDS OF
81 l,rrp.ScE-ClRCyIT COURT OF PETERS
81 1..-NoRTuARY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER
'% ,rvs,SG AMONG THE rooR--sTATlSTICS
a rur MpNTR--ApJuDGED IUSAyIC.
81 ...~-,.n,,dence Of tie Richmond Dlspatch.l
81 NOVEMBER 30,'lS1e.
a o,,- ,con,c were generally surprised on
"a i;,r this morning TO find the ground
81 ',.n,,r5 hy snow 10 depth Of two or three
81 W.. and the fakes still falling rapidly.
II -, NOV has continued falling all day, but
NOTED nearly as fast as it touched the
4 rrund. ~
,y>~n =, church this morning. conducting
".,l-,,,;,Inr services, his residence was
] ;,ca ,n;ia generous supply Of provisions,
4 i,,,..c6 \. n uu,nhcr OF his Pensioners, left
!, rnn.ryucnce Of the bad weather this
.rcrnoon the races did not take place at the
rsi,- Grounds. The attendance on the races
4 w.. hrcn very small each day, aud the own
< n the stables say they have lost some
,:v or eight hundred dollars BY their visit
1 T., Petersburg. Tomorrow will he the last
Jsy. when three races are announced to
axe place. =,
A. the session Of the State Council.
rrjrnds of Temperance, last night. the fol-
4 l,wiur gentlemen were elected delegates TO
the supreme Council, which meets in June
rrxt At Kingston, y. c.: George \. Bruce,
! 7 Whitaker. ". W. Greene. W. {. Car
yinrton, ". j. Kidd, J. ". Jones, Rev. I.
r Eaton. W. Hall Crew, Rev. j. ?. Gar
rnJ. Rev. ". +. Wellons, Or. J. l.. Leach,
! Il. Blanks. Rev. George W. ntme. J. W.
newton, J. u. Bell, Rev. }. A. Jefferson,
| Z. ": Hartman, and Rev. j. +, Mar,if. The
touncil refused to change the sessions Of
~ body from semi-annual to annual.
Mount Crawford was selected rs the next
,lacc Of meeting of the Council.
Thanksgiving services were held ut only
ne church tDr. Gihson'sl to-day, aud the
a'iendance there was very slim.
Rev. !. 2. Garland. recently appointed
,a,tor OF the Market-Strect Methodist Epis-
opal church, and Rev. Mr.. Gear, appointed
q Ettrick church, will enter upon their pas
roral duties next Sunday.
The sales Of loose tobacco were again so
heavy today that the offerings at only one
warehouse and part OF those at another were
+. IVA through with.
flee Circuit Court OF Petersburg, Deem
h.r term. meets o-morrow-Judgc WcSi-
r.r presiding. There are three Common
wealth cases on the docket W hich have been
Ncrs for years. the parties accused having
!ong aco escaped from custody and avoided
rial. The chancerv docket embraces about
,i.bty cases, aud there are some twenty-five
cr 'hlTtE other gases on the civil docket
None Of them OF much importance to the
PUBLIC.
Tn" Mayor this morning committed Dick
Harris Icoloredl TO Jail 10 await requisi-
ron from the Dnwiddie authorities. The
accused is held for trial on the charge OF
burning barn and stealing mule III that
county.
The mortuary report for this month
shows 80 deaths in the city-a gratifying
decrease rs compared with the record OF
tae iour previous months. IN July the
number OF deaths was 50, In August Ga,
in september o., in October a6. The NOR
taiiiy this month was largely among the
coored people, and especially among their
children.
The Common Council will hold rs regu-
lar monthly meeting tomorrow afternoon.
| IN not aware OF anything Of special im-
por;ance or interest outside Of the regular
routine business TO engage the attention OF
at body.
There seems to be no question that much
suffering exists among the poorer classes OF
our city. The ministers, the physicians,
and The people Of charity all testify to tie
tart. Many people are out of employment,
and find II impossible TO get work even at
low wages. The Council tomorrow after
noon will be asked for on appropriation OF
= >lup sufficient to afford relief to the most
needy. md it is hardly doubted that the
assistance will be granted, subject to 4 Judi
cious expenditure. Every winter for some
wears past the Council has responded to the
appeals made in behalf Of the poor.
The Commissioner Of the Revenue this
luonth issued licenses to the following
amount: For the State, S4SS.6l; for the
city, Sl,172.13. During the same period
twenty marriage licenses were issued from
the clerks Office, of which thirteen were
taken out by colored people. In the Mayor
Court ninety-four cases were disposed OF IN
November, and Sl02 collected III fines.
commission OF magistrates to-day ad.
Judged Thomas Connaly (white) to be q
luuatic, aud ordered him to be committed to
the asylum at Williamsburg. He has twice
before within the past ten years been sent
10 this institution. ROBIN ADAlR.