The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-03
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PETERSBURG.

>,,.,.YrYpAr, PfAIRS-CTTY EXPENDITURES AM
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. REPORT FOR MARCH
ss,smop noCGETT--R REVENUE REcErPTs--TIIE
,,syr,ry ELEsTIo S--PoSTAL ARRANGE
MENT-PaRls.
,corsasrondepce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
APRn /. 1878.
III. rcnort OF the City Auditor shows
.,,a+ Tho expenditures Of the city through
.n"t sensrtment for the month Of March
s s,. to little over $4,000. The cash
"ncc;n.s into the treasury from all sources
hiring the same period were about S2a,O00
March was a light month for recelpts--the
hnlg 81 the taxes for last year having been
previously paid. Over one haif Oh the
above amount was paid by the Pctersburs
and Weldon railroad as back taxes Tor sun
dry wears. .
,,a, thc health Of the city during the past
r,on;h was unusually good. The death-rats
,~os loss chan during any month since cor.
roc. nnrtuarv record has been kept. The
total.npmber OF deaths from all causes re.
norted 10 have occurred in March, was
iwe,,,y.scven-a decrease OF five as COM
s,,red with February, and OF fourteen as
compared with the corresponding month oil
last year. or this number ten were white
and seventeen colored.
R,snop pogsctt preached Yesterday morn.
ing and last night at the Washington-Street
Methodist Episcopal church.
The acknowledgements receipts in the Pc
tcrsburg district for the month Of March
were S9s,54G. OF which amount nearly S97,.
600 was paid on manufactured tobacco.
During the same period 2,119 packages OF
manufactured tobacco, weighing 2G3 1872
pounds, were exported from the city.
The Executive Committee has not yet re-
porte,i plan or day for the primary cleo
ton, which is to decide the fate OF so mary
.spirauts for political donors. 1t will be
done this week, however, rs it seems to be
both desired and understood that an early
date shall be fixed for the election. a great
deal of interest is manifested on the sub
iart. and the number OF candidates is in
crcaSing.
Onlv fifteen couples were married in Pc
;crsbure last month.
Postmaster General Key is expected to
ass through here Tomorrow, with members
NJ the Pos.-O flee Committees OF both houses
Of Congress. 10 make an inspection OF the
mail route to Havana Uia Cedar Keys. \
Srccial train will convey the party.
4 conference over matters pertaining to
the postal service took place here today be-
tween Superintendents Shay and SulIy and
n. V. BAILEY. Esq, superintendent OF the
postai-railway service OF the district COM
prising Eastern Maryland, Virginia, and
Tennessee.
Some Of our people are talking Of going
to Paris TO attend the worlds fair. More,
perhaps. are talking about Ii than will ac-
tually 90. ROBIN ADA1R.
SALE or TIE PETERSBURG IRoS-woRKs PRO-
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EH-THE RECENT HURRICANE IN PRINCE
GgorGE-PosrAL STATISTICS = RELIGIOUS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BIBLE SOCIETY, &C.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
APRIL =, 1873.
The property OF the Petersburg Iron
Works Company, located in this city and in
the counties OF Botetourt and Allegheny,
was sold ut auction TO- day under deed OF
trust. The tract OF land lying in the above
counties. containing $500 acres, and known
as the .Roaring-Run Furnace" tract, with
all IFS improvements, was sold for $1,000.
It was purchased by J. Wesley Friend,
trustee Of the Citizens Bank. This
tract was operated by the Conied-
crate States Government, and the IRON
ore used in the manufacture Of cannon for
prosecuting the war. The brick machine
shop in this city. two stories high, about
lSC feet long, with brick foundry build
ing ZIG feet long and IS feet wide, and all
the machinery, tools, and fixtures, were
bought bv the trustee OF the Citizens Bank
for $4,000. The bank is said to hold u
mortgage on the property. The brick ma
chine-shop, two, three, and four Stories
high. adjoining, on Old street, with large
brick backsmith-shop, were bought by
a!essrs. Tappey Il Steel for $4,000. 1t is
generally regarded that the property sold
very low. .....
Mr.. ". II. Baldwin, for ten years past
the lighthouse-keeper at Jordanss Point,
has been removed, and his place filled by
David II. Bats (colored), OF this city, who
took charge yesterday.
1t is learned that the hurricane which
SWEPT through Prince George county last
Thursday evening was one OF very narrow
width, and therefore was productive OF
comparatively little damage. Nearly every
thing in the way OF houses and trees in its
course, however, was destroyed. The es
cape of the faulty Of Mr.. w. =. Aldridge
mentioned in previous letter, was Il very
narrow one. Mrs. Aldridge, as she lett the
door with her infant in her arms, was
knocked scnseleSS by piece OF timber
When she recovered consciousness she
found her child clinging to her breast. Hel
oldest child, who attempted to escape Will
her and was caught and killed under TIT
falling tinbers, was at first thought 10 have
lcen blown away by the wind, and search
was made for her all night. 1t was not I'M
til Friday morning that her crushed remains
were found under the house.
The colored Baptist church at Primes
George Courthouse, which was recently
burned because OF the sharp dissension
which had long existed among the member
OF the congregation, is to be rebuilt on TIT
old SITE. 1t has always been thought tina
The house was fired by some Of the piou
brethren OF the congregation to settle Il mat
ter OF dispute.
The postmaster's report for March show:
that during the month 9S,5G4 mail and III:
local letters We're delivered, and 23,55T let
tiers collected from the street-boXes; $3.50
newspapers were delivered, and Is, 1871 pos
ta.-cards We're delivered.
The revival at the WaShingtnn-S:ree
Methodist Episcopal church, which ha
been in progress for ten weeks, has closed
The total number OF converts was one hun
drcd and twenty-six. A number OF thes
have already joined the church, and man.
more will join on next Sunday. The re
riyas at Hish-Street and First Baptis
churches are still continued.
The annual meeting OF the Petersbur:
Bible Society will be held Oh the 2Sth o
this month at Grace Episcopal) church
Rev. DR.. Minniserode. Of st. Paul.
church, Richmond, will deliver the addres
on the occasion.
The Council last evening adjourned t,
meet again on next Monday for the 1urpos
of considering the license-tax ordinance. ]