The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-03
PETERSBURG

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,rcnRp FoR JaSuART--cfTY RE-
NoRTuSnh pxpENpITUREs--DEAT OF =
csiras ~SowS cJrIzgS-CoTT0N AND T s''
WsLL.N, .y,pY m TEMPERANCE ADDRESS
RAcco ,r,sporsps Ann THE CTTY--PuBLic
tbs MN ,ccorSTEp roR--RsLIGr0r s, &c.
fUNp' ss ,,e,ce s,s The Richmond Dfsratch.i
ICoFFesi''' FEBRUARY I, 1879.
,ort,,ary record for january SHOWS ~
"" More were twensy-ntne deashs m s g
shA NV. NV" during the month"; markea w,
tcTsea;n comparison with the reports y, VI
t;e' 'si OF the previous months. ~ .he
ss.a,her IA we're mates ana 10 tema,es, =
DHsno,, ,hi.e and 90 colored. Sixteen per.
were , mu' nntier the age OF Eve years. and
sons o,e er rho awe OF fifty years. Eight
four o, .a.,sd At the city aImsbouse.
were me-. ...ai expenditures OF the city Tor the
me .v|' lan,,ary, as reported by the AL
i Stor amounted to Stool. ane I =, tho e
"sints from all sources, . US iepo'''o " ivy
rrrass,,rer, were $40, lo3. o.. .u.or.r.fva
AIR. Edmund Richter, 10. MI ma wall.
rosrs A resident OF peteisouss ., n IN Tho
Known ieweller, died last eseI Dc Ias M
fortv.eich,h year OF bis age OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES "a
-;ve ~ Dresden, ana WIS u,s = tho Con-
ni,izsn. He served as a pfiVat,e ~ snr WV
taderate army throughout the ia.e ZOO son ha,as
Drripg the week ending To-Day o'o ", ud tha
80 cotton were received in TINS Guy pr 'nS
petersburg railroad, and o. hossueaas, n Ua
.ohscco. Since the LIST OF JaauM! ~. =
nr,ces for tobacco have peen 50 ,i iom tSo;r
dlsro" - 40 market, Within the last day or
tlopI, n,vever. there has been q more spirit
lwo' r.t,,inn among buyers. and decided
Gu so 1872 nrices have ruled. especially Tor
p %;rhor Grades. But until the tax ques-
.!le us - SSt,lea one way or the other we can
t'o-, look for an active trade.
ha u,s ,obarco-iactory and fixtures on west
~. lho roo, formerly owned and operated
h'S William Long were sold at auction
o!M ~, James S. Quar,es becoming
3bn purchaser al $3.50.
III d. ~ Dr W,tberspoon is announced TO
,,n!;ver an address at the public meeting OF
.hn Frjends OF Temperance OF this city on
Mondov ninht, and other exercises OF cna-
roc,pr 10 attract a large attendance Wiil take
p!ace. oro ronorted
a. neinc generally backward in their pre-
nsrations for the years crops. very httie
rIouching has been done.
Al the regular monthly meeting OF the
Cifv Council held this afternoon report
~ the Committee on Public Property was
submitted and adopted, which recommends
the resumption by the city authorizes OF
the FAIRGROUNDS property, which consul
tu,ns part OF the almShouse tract.
The report reciteS that whereas IN De
rcmber. 1870. the grounds were granted to
the Petersburg Agricultural Society to have
and hold for ten years. for the purpose OF
bnIdino agricultural and horticultural fairs
there has been no exhibition since 1915, and
rbe Society does not seem TO intend to hold
another The Society is in debt, and as le'
cal proceedings have been instituted the
nroperty OF the city may be made liable iol
ollinatiors contracted by the Society. The
bLiIdincs are also stated 10 be in condition
If decay. 1t is said to be likely that thu
Societg-of which General Malone is Dresi
Gcnt-wi!l take the matter into court before
acknowledging the demand upon them fol
the FAIRGROUNDS.
The Committee on Blandford Cemetery
rcportcd that whereas certain named per-
sons, al different times, had paycd MIR. FL
r. Tatem different sums for lots in the Gem
etery, with which they had not been credit
cd and the sums not accounted for, that the
persons in question be given credit for the
sums paid. and the sureties OF Tatem be pro.
cceded against to recover the deficiency
Mr. Tatem was for many years the superin.
tcndert of Blandiord cemetery, and was
only turned out by the Council last year
he was the only Republican kept in office
when the city went Conservative in 1874,
and it is but just TO say be made most eX.
celent and popular superintendent.
Rev. W. W. Royal, the young minister
selected as 4 missionary to China by The
Methodist Episcopal Conference at its late
session. will preach at the Market-Stree
Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow
morning and evening. ROBIN ADAIR.