The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-30

BRIEF Local ITEHs.-The American brig
Charles a. Sparks, -C0tter master, cleared
Yesterday for Genoa, with 478 hogsheads to-
baceo, valued at 975, 900, and 200 barrels
rosiD, valued at S400. The tobacco was
shipped by Hanewinckel & Co. 5 ..-5s
The transactions In tobacco on Change
YESTERDAY were very small. The highest re-
ported price was $3.50. 7r
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Old Dominion IRON and Nall Works
Company will be held August 9Th. ~.
There will be grand excursion vla the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad to Rutherglen, Caroline county,
this morning at 81 o'clock.
The Working Sons OF Hope, accompanied
by large number OF colored friends, made
an excursion to Charlottesville Sunday and
returned that night well pleased with the
trip. ..;s..s !,
The excursion trains to Petersburg and
West Point were, well patronized Sunday,
and the parks and pleasure-gardens were
crowded until late hour at night.
Ke<snich's Band give another one Oh
their recherche promenade concerts al
Franklin Park tonight. Grand balloon as
cension at 8 O'Clock.
The islands OF the James afford the only
bathing spots in this vicinity, and they are
crowded every afternoon with delighted
bathers. ..f,s-
The receipts OF melens, peaches, and
other farm products and garden-sruck by
the hucksters, green-grocers, and eommls-
sion merchants are very large. ~
The amount OF United States internal
revenue collected yesterday was S12,560. SO.
Early yesterday morning the dead body
OF female infant was found in an alley ex-
tending from First towards Second street,
and between Clay and Leigh streets. Its
skull was crushed in, and the body bore
other marks OF violence.
Ebenezer Baptist church (coloreD went
on an excursion yesterday to West Point
The number OF excursienists was large.
The schooner Imogen Diverty, Gandy
master, reported lost near Cape May Satur'
day. was an old Richmond trader. The
captain and crew, who are we'll known in
this city, were saved. t..
Alfred Payne (coloreD was received al
the penitentiary yesterday from Loudour
county for one year for barn-burning.
The cost Of erecting the scaffold arount
the steeple of St. PauPs church was $3.50
The work OF painting is progressing favor
ably.
school has its annual picnic and excursion
to Ashland to-day.
John Reilly will be arraigned beior'
United States Commissioner Atkins th1
morning to answer charge OF passins
counterfeit coin.
The eighth anniversary OF Marshall Lodge
No. y, K. OF F., took place yesterday a
Blenner's Park, and was one OF the mos
enjoyable occasions of the season.
The steamers John Sylvester and Eliz:
Hancox, so we'll known to James-riyer ira
vellers, are now engaged in the excursion
business to Ceney Island and Manhattan
Beach, New York.
Fourteenth street from Main to FRANKLIN
is being repaved.
The coastwise receipts yesterday wer
coal, lime, and salt. The shipments, Goa
and wheat.
The visitors to the Tobacco Exchang
yesterday were John DI. Sheppard, Dan
vile; j. 3. Funsten, E. o. Eddins, Albe
marie; j. E. VenabIe, Petersburg; c.
Irving, Fluvanna; William NJ. Hull, Hen
rico; w. NJ. Slaughter, Lynchburg; ant
F. w. Hooper, Selma, Ala. '|