The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-08
DANVILLE.

r;orresro"dcncc OF the Richmond DiSpa'cb.l
OCTOBER !. 1878.
TX u.inr some OF the figures which have
,,crn furnished from the books OF the COM
,nis,ioncrS Of the revenue for the county IL
!. ascrriaircd that the number Of acres OF
land in The county is 622.236. the assessed
,,ruc oi y hich is $3.4SS, 1851, and that the
assessed yaiuc Of the personal property OF
the citizen. i, S959.333S The real and per-
.on,I proucrty in The county are therefore
worth hv assessment S4,d4S, l2I.Gl. Inc
number Of white males over tWenty-onc
wears Of a.c is ascertaincd to be 4,l3o, inc
number o. cololcd $500, and the total num-
Der oil males over !WcniE-nGc years OF aye
.gJ2 Fer every grown male person IN the
county there arc about IS acres OF iahd, ana
in real and personal property about S360.
The average value OF the land rs assessed Is
500 per acre
The booES os Mr. w. Il. Watson, commits
sioncr OF The revenue for the city. sho" that
the number OF white male residents over
twcnty-on" wears OF are is 20: the number
OF coiorcd. G25-tolal, l,Gi5. This gives an
estimated population CT S,225. Jackson
vile and North DlnyilIe. the people OF
which are often in rough estimates counted
- parts OF the population Of Danvilc. are
not included IN this estimate. The number
OF male residents over twen1y-one years oil
aye reported for the preceding year was
l.19G, which would give Il population for
that year Of $3.50.
The value OF the real estate reported for
this year on the commissioners books Is
$50. go. For last year 1t was S2.40o,26O
The value Of The personal property Tor THIS
wear is Sl2l7,1Q4. For last year 1t was
Sl,192 :l35. The Council taxes the amount
Il nls
amount thus subject to the corporation tax
for this wear is Sl3,2GS. For last year it was
Sl1S.Gj1.
The collections from the Motfett registers
for the last twelve months amounted to
$l2.4.6.2S.
The number Of marriages last year was 81 !;
births, 12j; dcalhs. G3. The number OF mar
riages for the year before was 81; births,
l3i; deaths. "a.
Rev. George w. Dame, OF the Episcopal
Church. entered upon the forticth year OF
his pa>toratc yesterday. The sermon was
from the text, SOW 10 yourselves in right
cousnc>>, reap in mercy: break up your
fulloW ground: for ii Is time to seek the
Lord. till he colIc and rain Righteousness
anon vou." In the course OF the sermon
Nr. Dame remarked that the net gain Of the
church in numbers last year was 8; that the
49,: that during his services with the
church men had been ordained to the min
i>trv from amongst its members; and that
OF its members were At the Seminary the
present session in preparation forfhe mlnls-
try. II was made known during the SER
vices that in the vestry meeting which
would be held this week measures for the
building ci Il new house OF worship would
De considered, and the necessity OF larger
ana in other respects more suitable house
wa, strongly presented in the sermon.
The annual election OF officers for the
Baptist sunday school was held yesterday
morning. Mr.. i. Il. Law was elected SUI
lcrintcndcnt; Professor 5. w. Averett. as
si>tant superintendent; Mr.. II. +. Boat
wright. secretary; Mr. L. II. Waddill, trea-
S,lrrr; Mr.. T. II. Aycrett. librarian; Pro-
fcSsor K. :. phiicr. chori<ter; Dir. L. W.
Frrrel, captain OF the Sunday School Army
Last night we expected to have frost.
This morning we have rain. People gene
rally are prepared for frost and waiting fOl
il. ALPHA.