The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-01

l1NIEhNAL-hEfENUE COLLECTI0NH EXPORTS
OF TOBACCO-ACoUITTED OF A SERIOUS
| CHARGE-MkY0R'so oogRT TsTATlsT1cs-coUN-
| GIL MATTERS = MARRIAGES - THE PUBLIC
/ SCHOCLs-PERSONAL.2 y: Y >1i:E H,.it If Ff'2f
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch1
FEBRUARY %, 1879.
| The internal.revenue receipts in the Pc
tersburg district for the month Of February
amounted 10 S44, ,4l6; Of which $41 $3.50 was
for tobacco tax. This is about one third OF
the usual average monthly collections. Our
manufacturers look forward to large opera
tions as soon as there is certainty in re-
gard to the operations OF the new revenue
bill. ~
The exports of manufactured tobacco
from this city for the month were 303,9Sl
pounds, as against 139, 425 pounds in Janu-
ary-showing decided increase in favor Of
this month.
The young man Henry Elder, from Meek
lenburg county, arrested yesterday on COM
plant Of having wrongfully obtained from
Messrs. Maclin & Goodwin the sum OF
Sl9.3S, belonging to q colored man named
JEFF. Robertson, was this morning dis
charged by the Mayor. The money was
obtained, but it was not shown that there
was any criminal intent on the part OF the
accused. Both parties are from the same
county, and both had some tobacco sold at
Centre warehouse. Elder can neither read
nor write. Their names were called out
about the same time, and when Elder
stepped up to get his money the amount
coming to Robertson, whose name was
called last, was handed 10 him, and he re-
ceived it, believing it to be his own. These
were the facts, as brought out in the evil
dence. -.... .#
The amount Of fines collected in the
Mayors Court in February was $3.50 for
the city, and $3.50 for the State-total, $40.
The Mayor disposed OF Is cases during the
month. or the parties arraigned 16 were
whites. and 81 colored. Fines were I'M
posed in % cases, lashes inflicted in 4. Four
persons were sentenced to the whipping
post. and four sent to Jail.
The Common Council will meet to-mor-
row afternoon in regular monthly session,
but only routine business, outside of the
probable consideration of few unimpor-
tant ordinances, will engage the attention
of the body. An election OF councilman
from the Sixth Ward, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Mr. T. j. JAR
ratt, will take place. Among the gentle
men mentioned for the place are Messrs.
George W. Sutherland, Thomas r. Moore,
and james NJ. Parham.
Len luaTIlage-liCeuSeS were lsSueu lrOiu
the clerks office in this city during the
month OF February-eight to white and
two colored couples. Thirty-four deeds
were admitted to record during the same
period. 1t transpires from the record book
in the clerks Office that a number OF our
ministers failed to obey Tile law requiring
them tG make return of all marriages SOL
emnized by them during the past year.
The enrolment Of pupils in the public
schools this week was 1854. The average
daily attendance was 1854, and the average
per cent. OF attendance 96.
Mr.. William N. Jarratt, OF Jarratt's De-
POT, in Sussex county, who was stricken
| with paralysis last Sunday, is reported to
be somewhat improved to-day, though not
| out Of danger. ...
| Rev. S. Il. Winn, Of Culpeper, arrived in
the city last evening with his family to as
sumo pastoral charge of the Second Pres
byterian church. He was very cordially
received. He will commence his ministra-
tion on Sunday. g.! - ROBIN ADAIR.