The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-25
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sr11rsS OF A HUNTING PARTY-T9BAGCorEx
poRTs--rHE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Bisif'
up p;sRCE-pAYMEST0 OF BACK wAGEs--sE.
yrSus AND e6TT0N REeEIPTs-GoIoRKI
,,u,rTARY ORGANIZATIONS BUSY DAY, &c.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dtspaicasi
NOVEMBER %. 1878.
Mfr. Webb Hayes, son OF the president,
on6 Colonel Cook, private secretary, return.
sd th;s afternoon from Greeustiile county,
Irhcre with numerous friends. they. spent
the week in hunting. They passed directly
on through to Washington. Their success
in hunting was only moderate--eome three
ar four deer and a goodly number OF par
tr;,Jces being the extent OF what they Kill.
.nd. Their visit was 4 very pleasant one,
enS A good deal OF attention was shown
them.
The exports Of manufactured tobacco
from this port during the week ending to-
day aggregated about $4,000 pounds-an
oycrss in comparison With the exports OF
the last two or three months.
A meeting OF the Executive Committee OF
She Petersburg Agricultural Society was
held this afternoon, General Malone pre-
siding. II was decided, with a view OF
maintaining and keeping the grounds in
order, that fees should be charged all per-
SONS desiring to use the track for driving
or for training horses. Other matters OF
importance were also considered.
Bishop George +. Pierce, who has been
visiting Portsmouth since the adjournment
OF tie Virginia Conference, passed through
This CITY this morning on his way to Green's
boro', y. C.. where be goes TO dedicate q
Methodist church. The Bishops health,
though still very delicate, is gradually lni-
proving.
The Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio Rail
road Company, it Is expected, VIII next
month resume the payment OF the pacK
wages due its employees, which was inter
rrn,ed bv the heavy expenses incurred in
repairing the damages caused by the floods
q wear or so ago. Only about three months
OF back wages remain unpaid-that IS, OF
the unassigned claims. and these Will be
paid of month by month.
The iHtcrEal-revenue receipts IN THIS dis
trict for the week ending to-day amounted
TO S24.14S-nearIy all OF which was on TO-
baCcO.
The receipts OF cotton in the city per
the Petersburg railroad during the week
were .24S bales. Cotton has been coming
in very freely for some weeks. and the az
create receipts are considerably in excess
OF those ior the corresponding period OF
last wear The tobacco receipts have fallen
Of a great dcal-both in ho@shcads and
Ioose-and the offerings during the past two
or three weeks have been light.
This morning James Z. Hill (coiored) re-
criyeG his commission from the Governor
as captain OF the Flippo Guards. ana Ed
ward Randolph and Z. j. Archer received
their commissions rs first and second lieu.
tenants OF the same company. This COM
pany was but recently organized. but lis
ranks are full and its coalition excellent.
The men are uniformed and armed, and
under fine discipline. The colored people
show pride in their military organizations,
and Just reason to be proud OF them.
The health OF the city has been generally
good this month. with less mortality than
in October. There have been several deaths
recently, however, from scarlet-ieyer and
diphthcria.
Our streets have presented scenes Of I'M
usual business activity to-day. The weather
following the storm OF last night has been
bright aid beautiful. and crowds OF people
from the country have been making their
purchases. An eXcursion-train from Wei
don brought in some three or four hundred
persons OF both colors and sexes, who left
n considerable amount Of money behind
them. These excursions from North Caro-
lima are always profitable to our merchants.
Rev. Dr.. a. L. Dickinson, OF Richmond,
is announced 10 preach at Hebron Baptist
church, in Southampton county, Sunday
morning, and at Hicksiord at night.
ROBIN ADAIR.