The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-31
PETERSBURG.

RECEIPTS AND TOBACCO EXPORTS
Es'saSx,c IMPROVEMENTS LIBRARY As
AAsVs,,rnS--caNADIAN COLONY IN pfNwID-
SociArrrry,,. MEETINGS. POLITICAL NAT
plk~',,,ra,oN AND TOBACCO. RgCElPTS--
fks ORGANIZATION, &C.
CoAi ,,,ence Of the Richmond DispH,ch.l
tooFfSS MARCH %. 1879.
,.,srnal-revenuc collections In the
The "" d;s,ric. for the week ending to-
peter>o".s TO only SS9S6--the SMALLEST
day sfV s;nce the establishment OF the OF
rcccess, The ordinary weekly collections
fR N.ss; >trict nrcvious to the commence
hi% y; The tobacco-taN agitation were
m n,mt $50. 900, sometimes running rs h'Sa
S $4,000. - manufactured tobacco
tbiS port during the week enc'ng to-
lI" m "scscrecatcd 104, 1SS pounds.
da3 r%e Iasons Of tins city have given out
",ntrac. for the enlargement ana I'M
'apo>,nn,rnt OF their hall on laob street. Inc
Pavement, il is estimated, VIII cost over
~ l"G ono rhc building is to DC cnns'derah'y
s'1 sI.r and tic walls run up h'gher' ana
CO. ,,Ians call fcraycry handsome pui'o'hS.
''r rS g,"I Musings Court has dccreed tue safe
81, tho nrapee;v Of tic Petersburg L'pfai!
:, ,.,nr;a,Ion, in order that Sct'ie'heuc 'nas
$500 y;t> the bondhol,iers and creators
w." nroocrtv is located st the corGer OF
,.,." 49,, and Sycamore streets. lhe
- rho hulding WAS destroyed hT hfe
Iy yn'. months ago, bat the walls are III Sooa
Sy' "S;t;n, and the four stores beneath were
,ut little damaged.
u" r,m latc John Dod>oa, a lew months De-
,os;s death. established colony or Cana
Ae', "r3 northern Immigrants III Ha;iohs
G !..;S, !, Dinwiddic county. III wh'ch nc
c',''S S., >, interest. and which promises to
io'A 49, s.'rt;yr Of much good in that dlrec-
nr i''jI Had be lived II Is believed that Mt.
3;"n. would have been instrumental IN
1910 nns,;nr hundreds OF settlers to this section
tins !c"i ~ Warren. OF Richmond, will
ny .svt week in this city, and asst
SiE"In - Eaton in conducting the services
h i.,Ic meetings 10 be held every nl@ht our
~; =. -, ,hr week u, the First Baptist church.
m r"- nrd,nauce Of baptism Will be admins
iMe sunday night to several persons who
1,,rjnr, the present week nave mace i pro-
,rS,ion Of faith at this church.
rI, Tnn9crn Association VIII try again
~, Wonlay to elect an auc:ioncer. ana pro-
hab)v This time with success. 1hree c1hus-
date: are 10 he voted for.
u.o arg to have no election in petersburg
rcyf MAY except for treasurer. Inc pro.
f,biIi,y is that the present lncnmocnt o!
tint Office will have 10 oppcSiticn--at least
,a one has We, beer made known. In the
afiqrpn, counties Il Dinwiddic and sussex,
however. n very warm contest Is promised.
In ,Ec latter counlr the aSpir@HtS for ONCE
n, said 10 be very numerous.
Cation and tobacco receipts have fallen OIL
considerably this week. with Il moderately
solve market for the former, but decdca
,irLjia. in rrices for the latter. except ioi
prime grades.
The ;;upcrintcnGcnt OF the almshouSc re-
7,crr< sevrnty.seyen inmates in That mstltE-
lion. ior;y.one Of whom arc co!orrd. The
,y:.rn>r> OF tue alnshou>e during the month
were little over $500.
meeting Of the Surviyin" members OF
Comparv \. Ninth Virginia regiment, was
held rs, evening", and q committee appoint
ei 70 report business 10 IN adjourned meet
juc 10 10 held Monday night. 4 pcrma-
n%at organization is to he effected, and the
yyay record Of the company Is to be pre-
pared f0T plcScl ration.
l;r. Richard Candle. Il wcli.known citi-
zen Of Chesterfield county, died this after-
noon. after an Illness OF only few days.
Ec Wa. stricken with paralysis las! Thurs
DIV. He vas the owner OF 4 fine farm near
This city,
Interest in the Poindexter trial is very
general in this community, and the matter
is discussed on the street and in our homes
and places OF business almost as much Is
,Ious ID the shooting bad occurred and the
tlisI were in pr o@rc>S in Petersburg.
brandon Lodge OF knights Of Honor was
Yesterday instituted in Prince George coun.
~. With thirty-eight members. This is the
second lodge OF this order organized in that
,,l,D,v. ROBIN ADAlE.