The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-01

nr,ru OF MAJOR COMPLEMENTARY
Ts-PsRSoNAL--HEAyY SALES OF
Observation-Disclosures ON A RACE-HoRSE-
THE ROANOKE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
-JsrrCsJ 49, RELIGIOUS - DISTRICT rARSON-
AGE, &C.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dlspatch.1
NOVEMBER 80, 1877.
Major William III. Jarvis, whose illness
was noticed in my last letter. died this
morning in Danville, to which city he re-
moved with his family from Petersburg q
few months ago. The deceased was gen.
tlcman Of many fine traits. and was q pro-
minent Odd-Feilow. He was about fifty
five wears OF age, was for many years chief
engineer OF the Fire Department, and
leaves widow and six children. His body
will be brought to Petersburg for inter
mcnt.
The internal-reyenue receipts in this dis
trict for the month OF November amounted
to SSi,44S. OK this sum nearly $4,000 was
collected on tobacco.
Rev. DR.. Hall and Rev. DR.. living, OF
New York, arc registered to-day at the Boil
linghrook Hotel. .-
The receipts and sales OF loose tobacco
have been heavier during the past week or
ten days than at any previous time during
the year. 1t has frequently occurred that
the sales ut 4 single warehouse would oc-
cupy the attention OF the buyers nearly all
the day.
The owner Of the trotting-horse Bay
Harry. which died suddenly at our Fair
grounds few days ago, is here to-day get
ting proof OF the animals death to enable
him 10 draw the money for which he was
insured. The horse, l understand, was in
sured in Wheeling for $1,000, and the COM
panv declines to pay the amount unless upon
proper proof Of death. His body, which
was buried in Chesterfield by the city
scavcngcr. was to-day diSinterrcd for identi-
fcation Bay Harry was brought here with
a number OF other horses after the close OF
the State Fair at Richmond, and was en-
tered for several races on our track.
The Roanoke river during the late freshet
is said TO have been fully. six feet higher
than ii was ever before known to be. The
destruction Of property along its banks
above and below Weldon is believed to
have been immense. Farm buildings were
carried of: crops ruined or swept away :;
large numbers OF cattle drowned; and Il
vast Quantity OF lumber lost. 1t will he
some DAYS vet before the loss caused by this
flood can be approximately estimated.
For ahou, one hour last night we had
regular snow and hail-storm, followed By a
decided fall in temperature. This morning
the snow covered the ground and roofs OF
houses. the ground was hard frozen, and
ice was a quarter OF IN inch thick.
During The month ending to-day eighteen
marriage.liccnses were issued in this city
eleven 10 white and seven TO colored cou-
Dlc>: thlrty-onc deeds were admitted to re-
cord in the clerks office; $3.50 in fines
collected in the Mayors Court, and eighty
seven cl>c> disposed OF.
Rev. 4. G. Brown, for the past two years
pastor OF the lligh-Street Methodist EpiS-
copal church in tins city, left to-day to as
sumo pastoral charge Of the Clay-Strcct
church. Richmond, to which he has been
assigned for the ensuing Conference year.
Much regret is expressed at the removal OF
Mr.. Brown from the community.
4 gentleman Of this city who went out
hunting Yesterday killed twenty partrid%es,
three harcS. two large owls, and fox, all OF
which he brought home. The like OF the
foxes in this vicinity was never before seen.
At meeting Of the stewards OF the Ne
thodist churches in this district, to be called
next month. the subject OF building par
sonage for the presiding elder will be con.
Sid:rcd ROBIN ADAlR.