The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-02

I BRIEF LOCAL, TTEKs.. - The highest re
ported price paid for tobacco Yesterday was
S21.50. One package was withdraWnat S2S.
~ The United States revenue receipts yesser.
| day amounted to 81, ,203.46. 500 ttis.
q The Old Dominion Steamship Company
now receives freight until 8 P.i d. instead
Of @ p. NJ, as heretofore. 1z i.:
Over 10000 worth Of oiI,2 tobacco, anti
-four were shipped Monday to Europe and
Brazil. s st;}5s-s,t zFss.:'i
The funeral of DR.. Urias Potter, q we'll
known citizen OF ofRichmond, who died last
week, took place Saturday from fine resi-
dence Of his sister, Mrs. Jane, a.. Reese, ut
No. 257 north Bond street, Baltimore.
No entrances OF vessel to load for or clear
ances to foreign ports were reported at the
custom-house yesterday.
Rev. J.Z. Tyler has purchased the Chris,
tidn Examiner, the organ Of the Disciples OF
Virginia, heretofore conducted by Messrs.
Clemmitt & Jones. Mr. Tyler proposes to
make 1t one of the best religious weeklies in
the State. go
The Ariel brought up good freight yes
terday from Norfolk, and the steamers Nor
folk, to Philadelphia, and Maggie, to Will
liamsburg and James-river landings, each
had large outward cargoes.
The annual election Of the officers OF the
Richmond Tobacco Association does not
take place until next Monday.
Since the freshet the canal receipts have
been very large. Yesterday it comprised
wheat, tobacco, hay, lumber, slaves, besides
other miscellaneous freights.
The number OF visitors registered at the
Tobacco Exchange for September was 375,
against 2SA for the corresponding month of
1877.
j One cargo OF assorted merchandise re-
ceiyed coastwise yesterday. The shipments
were coal aud granite.
An interesting religious meeting Is in
progress at the Broad-Street Methodist
church.
The Executive Committee Of the Southern
Historical Society will hold meeting in the
Office OF the secretary, at the Capitol, this
afternoon at O'Clock. t-
There will be an entertainment tonight
at the Brook.School house for the benefit OF
the yellow-fever sufferers, to be followed by
an auction OF contributed articles.
Constable Neurohr, OF Henrico, has ar
rested colored man named Cornelius
Jones, claiming to be from Caroline county,
who answers to the description OF Ed
ward Jones, charged with rape in Cum
berland, and for whose arrest a reward OF
S1O0 is offered.
A called meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Richmond and DanviIle Railroad Com
pauy will be held Tuesday, October 10Th, at
IL o'clock A. NJ.
Twelfth street from Main to Cary is
blockaded against vehicles, as the street
hands are putting in new water pipes along
that thoroughfare.
The freight Uid the Richmond and DAN
vile road for North and South Carolina and
Georgia is so great at present that the cog-
pany in order to meet the demand for trans
portation will until further orders run six
freight trains daily.
Among the visitors to the Tobacco EX-
change yesterday were John w. Gentry,
Charleston, W. Va; J. L. Harand, Lynch
burg; W. A. Davis, S. V. Ellis, Oxford,
N. c.; G. 3. Harris, Scottsville; E. Rueger,
New York; i. A. Roberts, Mecklenburg ;
E. W. Scott, Amelia; G. W. Spicer, Peters
burg; Herbert Greene, Louisa; and T. p.
Eubank, Nelson.