The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-06
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YEpSEsD 4 -. 1EBR1,A 9. 1878.
pErERsBURG.

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Morpsr1-RsGIsTER RETURNS FOR JANoAAY---
nsceEAsE IN COMPARISON WITH DiscEA-
egR DECLINES TO CONE 10 PETERssuRs--
suppES pEATHs-ExpoRT OF Gos1eeo 49,
heath or A cTTf2EN ABRo Ap--LEC tkEs N
pRospEcT-DIEp OF his INJURIES.
80 FEBRUARY 5, 1873.
The Commissioner OF the revenue mas
CONNECTED his returns OF the WORK Oh the
NofIett registers In this city Tor the month
of January. The number OF atconotc reg
isters is f,S. and OF malt 10. The :otal alco-
hoHc registrations for the month were ~.
eSs. tax. S490.I5. Total number OF malt
res.3.,ra,sons. 7.o26: tax, S35.13. Tax on
alcoholic liauors sold in quantities OF over
one Gallon. a.I5; on malt liquors, Si-20.
TntaI tas for the month from the registers,
s530. eS. This shows a considerable failinS
inf in comparison with the returns for the
month of December, when the tax fecespts
were SIT. 40 on alcoholic and S45.3l on malt
llouors, and $1,000 on bulk sales. The sales
oS recorded by some OF the registers are
very small.
Rev. Father .Janssens, OF the Richmond
Cathedral. passed through the city this
morning ess route to Brunswick county to
mite in marriage Mr.. Robert Dunlop. OF
louisville, Ky, to Miss Nellie, the beautiful
and accomplished daughter OF DR.. a. y.
BroadnaX, OF that county. The marriage
viii be ono OF the most noted and brilliant
that has occurred for many years IN that
section. A large sumber OF ladies and gen.
tiemen have gone ont to BRUNSWICK from
this city to be present on the occasion. ie
takes place on Thursday.
The business (both passenger and freight
Of the Petersburg and Weldon railroad
shows a gratifying increase. The freight
receipts for January were $4,000 IN excess
of those for the corresponding month OF
last year.
Mrs. Sarah Chase, an elderly and esteem
after q very brief ILLNESS.
During the month OF January there was
exported from Petersburg 275.G56 pounds
OF manufactured tobacco by nine firms.
The two. largest exporters were Messrs.
Watson 4 McGill (SG,S70 pounds) and
Messrs. d. B.Tennant & Co. (S4.39S pounds).
There arc. believe, some eighteen or nine
teen tobacco factories in the city, one half
Of when are engaged In manufacturing for
the home market exclusively.
telegram received last evening an
ncunced the death, in CORTLAND, Ala, OF
Mr.. John A. Simmons, OF this city. The
deceased left here several months ago with
the hope OF beuefiting his health in the
South. He died Of consumption aged
about thirty-three years. He came here in
one OF the Alabama regiments, and settled
in Petersburg at the close OF the war.
The Library Association is about inaugu-
rating series OF lectures. \ number OF
able men in the State have been invited to
speak on live, practical subjects. Major
Jed. uotchkiss will open the course on the
1st Of March with his lecture on the Geo
eraphy and Geology OF Virginia.
Mr.. William Connoway, an old and re-
spected citizen OF Chesterfield county, died
day or two ago from the effects OF injuries
inflicted by wild cow which he drove to
this city some weeks ago. The animal be-
come frightened in our streets, and IN his
attempts to subdue her she gored him.
ROBIN ADAIR.