The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-02
FIRE.ALARM.

During the month OF August there was
only one alarm OF fre-on the first day OF
the month. ... . ... ......
MARRIED IN AUGUST.
During the month the clerk Of the Hus-
tings Court issued tbirty-two marriage
licenses-nine to white and twenty-three to
colored couples.
The clerk OF the County Court issued
marriage-licenses during August to two
white and to ten colored couples.
;.r DEEDS RECORDED.
The clerk OF the Chancery Court of this
city received 149 deeds for record during
the month OF August.
The clerk OF the Hcnrico County Court
received 40 deeds for record.
FLOUR INSPECTIONS. H.. -r
The following is statement of the flour
inspected in Richmond during the month
ending 3lst of August: 1,011 barrels fam
lily, 2,941 barrels extra supertine, 1855 bar
rels superfine, 81 barrels fine, S barrels
middlings, 90 barrels condemned.
POLICE-CoURT STATISTICS FOR AUGUST.
During the past month the Police Justice
disposed OF 344 criminal charges, and tried
206 cases OF ordinance violations. On cri-
minal charges nine persons were sent on 10
the Hastings Court for indictment by the
grand jury, seventeen were convicted Of
misdemeanor, and thirty-onc were COM
mitted to Jail in default OF surety for their
good behavior.
Total collected: City, S2s94O; State, $50;
costs, S93.43-total, S451.S3.
REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
The amount OF United States internal
revenue collected for the month ending Sat-
lIrday was S21S,S54.05. For the month Of
July the amount reported was s299,72l.
TOBACCO TRANSACTIONS.
For the month OF August the breaks at
the Tobacco Exchange comprised 5.354
ho@shcads and 40S tierccs. The offerings at
auction on 'Change consisted OF 1884 pack
ages; Of which Number 1,23S were sold
and COG taken in. Prices ranged during
the month ut from 81 to 800.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE-sIuP-
MENTs OF TOBACCO, FLOUR, OIL, &C., &C.
During the month OF August II Ameri-
can and IL foreign vessels cleared from the
cuStom-house. VI this number 4 carried
oil to Trieste, Havre, Arcndal, and Lange-
sund, Norway; 4 tobacco to Liverpool, Ge-
noa, Bordeaux, and Fiume, and the re-
mainder flour to various Brazilian ports.
The exports were as follows: 29,2S9 bar
rels OF flour, valued at S175,570; 5.037
hogsheads Of tobacco, valued at 1885,, 5,535
1864 barrels OF petroleum, valued at $685.
700; hoops valued at 5000, and miscella-
neous merchandise valued at $1,579. Ag-
gregate OF exports for the month, Sj66, ,5S4.
The exports for the month OF July were
valued at s5l6,926. ...
The exports for the month of August,
1877, consisted Of 23,991 barrels flour,
valued at S193,620; tobacco valued at
S444, ,0G2 slaves, 5000; hoops, S9,649; and
miscellaneous merchandise valued at 3,04O.
Aggregate value OF exports, S647,21l.
During the past month 70 vessels arrived
from various northern and eastern ports,
with cargoes OF wheat, coal, salt, lime, ice,
hay, plaster, ore, piS-iron, carboys, lumber,
ouanO, and assorted merchandise. During
the same period 40 vessels cleared for the
same ports with cargoes OF coal, granite,
slaves, logs, ties. slate, payinS-bocks, and
grain.
Thirteen OF the vessels arriving came
light, seeking cargoes.
The number OF custom-house entrances
about equalled the clearanccs.
A number Of foreign and domestic YES
sells are now dischar@lng and loading.
August 5-210 tons lump plaster, value,
S213, from Kemp, Nova Scotia; August
23-40O pounds damaged coffee. value, S36,
from Port Cabelo, Brazil; August 24-323
tons lump plaster, value, 1896, from Wind
sor, Nova Scotia. Total value OF imports,
S605. ..... '.. ~