The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-13

3CALS.-Ibe annual picnic OF Company u,
First Virginia regiment, took place yester.
day at Drewry's farm, on james river.
Mr.Spiller, living near Short Pump, Hem
rico county, yesterday returned to Mr. c.
p. Brown the gold watch which James
Green took from him on Saturday. Mr..
SpilIer bought the watch from negro, and
seeing the theft reported in the papers
brought the watch TO town and turHed it
over to its owner. ,t 5Gzfi .-is l.,:iIt
Chickahominy Tribe, I. OR. a., went
on an excursion yesterday to West Point.
Considerable freight has been sent to
North Carolina uiG the DanyilIe railroad,
since Friday. ~ .# f
The Joe-Johnston Club will meet tonight
at Sis at the Circuit Court-room.
The West.End Beneficial and Social Club
had picnic at Hattorf's Garden yesterday.
The Committee on the Relief OF the Poor
meet this evening at O'Clock at the City
Hall.
The Acrobatic Base Ball Club defeated
the Union Hill picked nine by score of 8
to g..
A large colored excursion left last night
at 8 O'Clock for Washington to return to-
morrow morning.
The gutter on the east side Of Eighteenth
street from Cary to the dock is being relaid.
A. Fl. Perkins, OF Ashland, and j. II.
Perkins, OF Richmond, were yesterday ad-
Indicated bankrupts BY Register Atkins.
Union-Station Sabbath school gives 4
grand moonlight excursion down the James
tomorrow night.
| at the custom-house yesterday.
| The amount of United States internal
revenue collected yesterday was SS,s04.41.
Kessnich's band give their weekly prom
enade-concert at Franklin Park tonight.
There will be fireworks and a balloon-as-
cension.
The tobacco transactions yesterday were
small. Highest reported price on Change
was $49.50. One package withdrawn at
$33.
The coastwise receipts yesterday were
coal, ore, and assorted merchandise. One
cargo of camel coal was shipped.
The Richmond HowitZers and the South
side Social Club had excursions down the
James last night.
The following persons were reSppointed
notaries public yesterday: r. X. Bowles.
Erin Shades, Henrico county, and w. W.
Cosby, Richmond city.
The Capitol Square and other eligible
sites were much frcquented last night by
young couples watching the eclipse OF fail
| LuQas cCIIJSC LOOh pioIS aI . " SIOSh
but many parties were on the lookout un
til II. '-.
The Gallego and HaxaIl tlour-mills arr
both at work might and day filling foreign
and domestic orders.
The principal canal receipts yesterda.
were grain, wood, and other forest pro
ducts.
Yesterday was blue-Monday in police cir
cles-but few arrests and for very unim
portant offences.
The monthly meeting Of the PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday School Union was not held las
night. The next meeting will be at tn
Rev. DR.. Hoge's church on the secont
Monday in September.
New water-pipes have been laid down OF
the northeast corner Of Broad aHd Fourtl
streets.
The German Turner's and the various
German singing societies had grand jolli
tication at Sanger Halle last night. Their
was plenty Of vocal and instrumental music
and grand banquet.
A handsome residence is being erected OF
Leigh street near the northeast corner o
Fourth street.
The following visitors registered at tb'
Tobacco Exchange yesterday: William B
Toler, Cumberland; W. j. Camack, Pow
hatan; W. L. Venable. c. Fl. Cuthbert, Pc
tersburg; Warren Il. Buckly, Peoria, Ill.
Henry Davis, Columbia, Va; and u. B
Fuqua, Fluyanna. ....