The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-01
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nr coTToS--END OF THE COTTON
f'"o. nES AND HENDRICKS POLE
,srn--Rt, ASpFoRp aCEMETERY--A0STHLf
Nr,.TICS-rINES ceLLECTED-PETERS-
rnp,T1RoAn-SEST on FOR TRIAL-DEL-
'.r,rrs APPOINTED STEEL RAILS FOR THE
,Ir1c. MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RAILROAD,
ETC. ,,u,
AUGUST 81, 1876.
rho ,;,>.. hale OF new cotton was received
1n, ,,v NcSsrs. John Arlington q Sons.
:. ,r,s consigned TO them by Mcssrs. John
- VOLS X Co.. Toisnot, \. u, ana was
,n,d to the swift Creek manufacturing
Cn,nnany y, twelve cents per pound:
Tn.dav ends tho cotton year OF 1926.
Tho receipts during tho year IN fetersours
" sl,o,,, $500 bales, some 1000 bales OF
which came in from the adjacent counties
~. M.,nop The receipts have been falling
nff for the last two years. r.. * - .".a'
ridden and Hendricks pole 100 feet
birh WAS raised in Battcrsca TINS aiternoon'
The fin" will be run up ut an early day Win
proper ceremonies, spcechifylns, &c.
The Council! Committee on Blandford
cemetery held a meeting this afternoon TO
o,.rr bids for the building OF 2.100 feet OF
nrsl hid> were received and opened. which
,c;II be reported 10 the Council to-morrew.
aii4rnocn. when the contract will be award
"A The lowest bidder will get the con-
,ra,;, hu; Who he IS has not TRANSFERRED.
Judge WciSiger to-day appointed Robert
Gillian. Jr.. \ commissioner III chancerY
and commissioner Of accounts for the Cir
emit Cour: Of Petersburg. ..t..x 49,!
Tie commissioner OF tho revenue this
month Issued licenses 10 the following
.mo,mts: For the State, Sl,r0S.l3; for the
city. Sl,l1l.lt. @L -.
in the Mayors Court this month the sum
81 S2lj.T was collected in fineS-more than
enough TO pay the monthly salary OF the
Mayor and his clerk, who is also the city
auditor. This is the largest amount ever
VI, collected and paid into the treasury
from the >a!Ha source in the same period OF
tine.
In the ulS;tcr OF statistics have to report
tina; during The present month II marriage
licenses we're issued-viz.. S TO coorcd and
) "a white couples-29 deeds were admitted
- record: lS9 cases were disposed OF in the
MAYORS Court, and So parties were COM
nittcd 10 Jail for various offences.
The Petersburg railroad has discontinued
onr al the TWO daily mail and passenger
trains which have heretofore been running
over the road. and in lieu thereof, for the
accommodation OF travellers, will attach
passenger coaches 10 the freight trains. The
mail train nov GOES ont IT G:42 \. VI. and
rc;rra> AZ 40 i. NJ. 'a
meeting OF the Police Commissioners
TN, afternoon Mr.. w. ID. Minetree, late
lieutenant on the corps. was appointed to
ill the vacancy existing in the force from
sixth Ward.
i. ". Wright. the horse-thiei, was this
morning srnI on to the October term Of the
ifu>ting, Court ior indictment and trial for
felony.
Rev. +. I. i-afon. the pastor. and 2IcsSrs.
u. e.. Pctt<. !. u. Williams. J. II. Maclin,
and ThoIna> W. Clements, Jr.. will repre-
,,ut the Firs; Baptist church in the Ports
!nouth BAPTIST Association, which meets
next month inSuGok.
\ goodiv number OF persons will 60 from
this city to Chesterfield courthouse to-
morrow 10 ;,-i;nesS the execution OF Hillary
PAGE. .
SOM IoUr or I'VE vessels are now at City
Point diSrhar.in" cargocS OF steel rails for
he Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio railroad.
The shipments OF one thousand tons each Of
these rails from the Pennsylvania Steel and
Bethlehem l'iiiadelphi;D Iron companies
have been completed, and the rails are being
sent a. RAPIDLY Is possible to the Virginia
and Tennessee division Of tue road, where
they are to b" laid.
Mr.. John W. Watkins, late manager Of
the Southern and Atlantic company's Office
in this city. has been appointed operator at
the office o! The Western Union Company
III Charlotte. Y. {. ROBIN ADAIR.