The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-01
pETERsBURG.

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u,,, prTERsnyRa RAfr.RoAD--THE JUDGES OF
TnE tnSrlNGs COURT MAKES PROCLAMATION
ap An ELECTION ON MARCH 0TH--A WARN
c,SyASs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
prcgrpTs-auSlCfPAL sTATisgIc s--sTRfcK-
rS WITH PARALYSIS F0S-HuNT--sALE
or RICHMOND BRICKS, &C., &C..
r1,o,re.pondcnce or the Richmond Dispatch
FEBEyARY 2S, 1878.
I,dce Mann, OF the Hastings Court, this
,,,orninp, received certified copy OF the act
rccenfIy passed by the General Assembly,
and apnroyed on Wednesday by the Gov
arnor. entitled ..An act TO empower the.
cty of Petersburg to organize . Board OF
railroad Commissioners, and to acquire tue
control or ownership OF the Petersburg
railroad"; aud In accordance Herewith mas
issued proclamation for an election TO be.
held ia the city on the 9th day OF March to
take the sense OF the people on the follow
ing propositions:
said act.
For the election by the qualified voters
a. each ward in the city of one commits
S;oner from each ward.
2. For the ratification or rejection OF so
much Of said act only rs authorizes the
emnloyment OF the city's credit, by the
issue or guarantee OF bonds to the extent
Of 5000, 900, as provided in the 9th section
There are to be three separate ballots
ono nm each proposition. The Judge fur
tbermore describes who are qualified voters.
No one can vote in this election who has
not paid his State capitation-taX for 1877.
T Ie,rn from the Treasurer that only about
900 citizens OF Petersburg have thus far
paid their poll-taS to the State for last year,
60 that really the number OF qualified voters
in This CITY is very small-less than one fifth
in comparison with previous votes cast.
The fight over this measure, it is ex-
nected, will commence at once, and the can
yass promises to be warm one. AS yet
the feeling among the masses has not been
aroused, but it can hardly be doubted that
Scheme involving such interests will be
yored upon with the people remaining in
Ignorance.
The internal revenue collections In this
district for the month ending to-day
amounted to S78,126.1S, as follows: On
tobacco, SIG, 725; lists, SHALL; spirits,
$40 cigars, 1928 10; snuff, S96.76; ex-
norts. sos. 80; special tax Sl79.21.
The export of MANUFACTURED tobacco du-
ring the month amounted to 500 pounds.
II appears that Major S. p. Bailey, OF
Fauquier, appointed tobacco inspector in
Petersburg, does not succeed Mr.. Van Au-
ken. He comes in the capacity OF An assist
ant: ,.o,sos worn ,ss,ed
from the clerks office in this city this
month-ten to white and two to colored
couples.
The amount OF fines collected in the
MAYORS Court was only $34.50-the small
est sum reported since the present admin
jstration came into office. Only sixty-six
cases were disposed Of by the Mayor du-
ring the month, and forty-seven deeds re-
corded.
announcing the sudden and critical illness
of Cap,aln John w. Potts, brother Of Col
oncl d. 6. Potts, our postmaster, at Bell
field He was stricken down with paralysis,
and his condition is very critical. Captain
Potts was for tw enty years clerk of Green's
vile county, but for some years past has
been the agent of the Petersburg railroad at
Bell6eld. He is well advanced in years.
A big ioX-hunt is in progress in Prince
George county to-day. A number OF citi-
zens OF Petersburg, Chesterfield, Dinwid-
die. and Prince George are participating,
all mounted and with full packs Of hounds.
At this writing nothing has been heard
from the party.
The commandments OF the three military
companies OF this city visited Richmond
yesterday, and effected sale on satisfactory
terms OF the bricks on the State armory
site, recently donated to them by act OF the
Legislature. Each Company was entitled
to 100, 900 bricks, with the privilege OF con-
yict-labor to clean them. The Artillery and
Grays will devote their share Of the money
to the enlargement and improvement OF the
armory building herefor their Joint use and
occupation.
Major jed HotchkiSs IS announced to de-
liver his lecture on "Virginia" at the hall
of the Mechanics Association, in this city,
tomorrow night.
The Council meeting tomorrow after
noon will be one OF more than ordinary in
terest. A vacancy in the body from the
First Ward is to be filled; the question OF
closing the barber-sbops on Sunday is to be
discussed; the right OF occupancy Of the
artillery clubhouse by the military OF the
Fire Department is to be settled. The Pc
tersburg railroad and the proposition to
control it may come up, and other interest
ing subjects may be considered.
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