The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-04
DANVHI,E.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I


JANUARY /, 1877.
1t has been showing since O'Clock this
morning, and now. ut 10 =. NJ, the snow is
about twelve inches deep, and the flakes are
falling thick and fast.
The Tobacco Association at a meeting
held this morning appropriated the amount
in lis treasury, which was about $3.50, for
the relief OF the destitute, and appointed q
committee to eXpend this amount iudicious-
". ! learn that the members of this COM
mittcc have been tramping about in the snow
the greater part OF the day in discharge Of
their duties.
4 lengthy account OF the events OF the
Christmas would doubtless be, in certain
sense, Dispatched. Let me name these: A
musical S0irfe and q sociable at the female
college; Christmas-trees for the Sunday
school children; a supper and dinner by the
ladies OF the Baptist church, by which they
nettcd about Sl20; the firing OF pop-crack-
ers and other displays OF fireworks for
thirty-siN hours only-which was the time al
lowed for this amuscment-a part OF which
amusement was battles with Roman candles
and torpedoes-a feast, concert, a dinner,
and ball for the benefit Of the Odd-Fel-
lows: professions OF ragamuftins; sleighing
parties; such sermons yesterday as ought
and the eve OF the new year; heaviness at
the last and rather an unpleasant-looking
towards the future. '"
The coal-dealers advertise that they will
hereafter sell coal only for cash.
a ''salvage corps" is now being formed
for the purpose, as the name would SOME
what indicate, OF protecting property on
the outbreak Of fire. The members are to
be endowed on such occasions with the au-
thoritv OF special policemen. $780, .s-~
Here are some notes about the newspa-
pers Captain Anderson, Of the Register,
whose printing-apparatus was supposed to
have been considerably damaged while
Prices Block was on fire, was only one day
behndhand in issuing the next paper. !
understand that the insurance company
propose to deal literally with Mr.. Bouldin.
OF the Times, who lost quite heavily, and
that the Times will soon resume its weekly
visits. l ought to have mentioned some
weeks ago that the Border Express had
ceased to be daily. In recent visit to
the neishborhood OF Chatham ] learned
that Captain Tredway and his staff have re-
tired from the sanctum; that Mr.. Cannon
has sold his interest in the Courier to GER
tain parties aud moved to his farm, in the
neighborhood OF Suffolk; that the Tribune
and the Courier have been consolidated.
and will be published by Mr. Horatio Davis,
Mr.. Hardwicke, and Mr.. L. II. Pigg as the
Chatham Tribune ant Courier .GZt.i.ss- =!
The farmers report that the wheat had
been suffering slightly from the. cold, dry
weather, and that it has been benefited by
the recent SHOWS.
First-class plantation hands are hiring for
1925, rations, fuel and lodgings. Some
good planters are engaging hands on
shares; the planter agreeing to furnish the
land, the utensils, the teams and forage for
them, fuel and lodgings for the hands the
hands to do the labor under the supervision
OF the landlord, and to supply themselves
with rations; and the parties OF the first
and second part to receive equal shares Of
the net proceeds. The planters say that the
unreliability of hands hired for wages forces
them to an agreement OF this kind. 49,
JANUARY 9, 1877.
The snow-storm ceased last night about
10 O'Clock. The depth OF the snow averages
twelve inches. The morning Is fair and
beautiful. .ess..
There seems to be no room for complaint
After the adjournment OF the Tobacco As
ISOLATION on yesterday q meeting OF the cit
liens was held in the courthouse, at which
an association was formed for the relief OF
the poor and committee appointed to so
hcit and distribute contributions.
The officers OF the Association are Presi-
dent, w. n. Shelton; Vice-P President. j. r.
Pace; Secretary and Treasafsr, d !. Z. fAFats
son. The Committee ON GontribHtions:E JIG.
4. Catlin, Robert Brydon, C. IL Hickey,