The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-01
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FARMING orEEAT1oSsr ,..s,,r1r ,syruN--rng
'N '~c--Trg CENTRAL LtNAIl. 40 -. on, rIs.
INS-in ~, ruE pooR--FEBRCARf STATS
RELIEF r,ryLAw-ToBAcco RECEIPTS
TICS az pENAINs--REIIGIoUs REVIVAL.
ARH' -. ,rco Of tho Richmond Dtspatch.l
tc"TF'SP''> FEBRUARY g, 1877.
III. PLANTERS throughout TINS Sect.on are
limo advantage Of the iavoraoie weather
."". S,,once the operations OF the farm.
Snrc excitement was caused III tite ne'Sn-
,o-hnod OF the Lawn this afternoon " .he
aSn,nc Of two noted thieves rom the cha'h.
~ which is employed IN that portion Oh
;ba town. Pursuit was given, put tIe ras-
ale were too fleet-footed 70 DC eauSHS
Mrs, George Clarke, residing near tlin ,S'.
George Courthouse, was iataity oulheu =!
nor clothes catching fire two or three oa!s
aao She was kindling hre Ia Tue s.hoN.-
ho,se at the time. Her husband WHO Was
IN his chamber sick. oniS feac"eu h..
,;p,c to prevent actual burning 10 oc"''h'
She died the following Gay, -,
1't ~" announcement tina. the committee OF
,,nT ,rislaturc had unanimously voted 10
o,,.ora tho Central Lunatic Asylum 10 re-
.nrSh,ra was received here to-day with gen
,,.o, onnroyal bv the citizens. And now M
.nra,, i aroused rs TO which particular sue
=, all that have been visited and examined
,hc committee vii! be selected. There
40 snn,lrv owners Of eligible property
nrnuod The city who vii! no doubt sell LOT
The rurposc indicated; but 1t is presumed
,iot as vet no in;mation has beer. given OF
the location preferred by the committee.
Tho Counc,l tomorrow afternoon may pro-
f,hly-,ake some action in the premises.
A. the meeting Of the Relief Association
hrld last evening il was stated thar apout
: -n0 loads OF wood had been distributed
during the winter to the poor OF this Guy.
Tho Council has given $500 in various ap-
organizations for the purchase OF this WOOD
citizens have contributed TO the fund; ana
the several railroads have leSsened the eN.
Dcnse considerably by bringing the wood to
the city free OF charge.
During the month OF February 10 mar
riage-licenses were issued from the clerk
Office in this city-fve Of them to coloreC
COUPLES. During the same period 81 deeds
were admitted TO record; S106 in fines col
lcctcd in the Mayors Court; leases, % OF
which were for larceny and felony. were
DISPOSED of i'll the Mayors Court; and 81
tramps committed Tor vagrancY.
John r.. owens, the comedian, has the
promise OF Il very fine house TINS evening:
AnuscmcntS have been well patrohlZeo
here during Lent. Generally speaking. IL Is
ONLY during this season we have anything
worth hearing or seeing.
Professor Rcadc will give one OF his en-
.crtainments to-morro night for the bcneh'
Of the Methodist Orphan Asylum.
There is white woman, Ella Potter 0!
name. i'll Jail for stealing stick OF Woo
valued at about two or three cents. Ih!'
Is her second offence, and the law makes Il
= felony. She will not be tried before The
third Thursday in April by which time hcl
Jail fees will probably have run up TO neal
90. Then the expenses OF the Common.
wealth in her trial and conviction Will ado
ND some So more. Taken altogether, that
stick Of wood will prove very expensive
one 70 the state: but Snch is the law, and II
must be carried out.
The receipts OF tobacco this week have
been comparatively light The planters are
too btl>iiv occupied III home preparing 1ol
their spring planting to bring in their crops
The remains Of the late a. w. BrockWeil
Of Manchester. were brought over to TINS
city this afternoon for lnterment. The de'
ceased was 4 native OF Petersburg, and BIZ
relatives reside here. He was gallant
soldier in the late war, and served to Thu
close OF that struggle.
There were SIX converts at the Byrne'
Street Baptist church last night. The meet
ings are increasing in interest, and are at
tended by very large congregations.
ROBIN ADAlR.