The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-04
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SEPTEMBER 8, 1879.
Tho returns OF the Moffe,t registers in
.,is nlty FOR the month OF August, rs SHOWN
,p'V the books Of the Commissioner OF the
S.,, ~ exhibit the following facts: Aico-
We registrations, 26.946; tax, S404,l9.
T rv registrations, TO- 1876; tax, SOFAS. Al
anMo,;c book-ssles. 81 gallons; tax, Sl0: 20.
e,nts,tax receipts for August, S466. 81. Inc
l 20. for the month OF July were S479, 81,
,.h;cb shows decrease 10 August OF Sl2.1o.
TIC returns. Of some OF the dealers are
,ow At the term OF the Hastings
CaTr, Tor this month Judge Mann Will act
80 ,he cases OF the iiquor-deaiefs Which
~ Continued from the July court. Some
W. VIZ, ~ t;f,y OF the dealers OF the city were
lo.., ,,oned 70 appear in July 10 show cause
500. thoIr licenses should not be- revoked
W. ,n,a,lnre 10 comply with the provisions OF
,Hn Moffe,, law, but the Judge, not DEEM
W. = nroner 10 Judge OF the years business
~ sny man by the report Of any one month,
decided 70 continue the cases until the Sep
.omber term Of The court, when, he said, be
could take decisive action in the premises.
case OF very mysterious disappearance
hos occurred in the county Of Prince
George, which causes great uneasiness and
onyiety among the friends OF the young
gentleman concerned. The name OF tho
young man who has disappeared is G. A.
Funston, 4 former citizen OF Chesterfield,
and we'll known in that county: and in Pc
t4rsburg, and son Of Mr.. John N. j. Dun
ston. OF Chesterfield. In connection with
Nr. VIM. 4. Blankeuship, he has had charge
for some time past OF the Branehester-Mil
nropertv in Prince George. On Monday
morning last he left bis home for the mill,
near by, where be drew $500 from the
drawer, and left with the impression upon
the mind OF the miller that he was going to
t9kc bath and return to his house.. No
thing has ever been seen or heard OF him
since. The clothes and hat he wore were
iound on the mll!.dam, which gave rise TO
the impression that while in bathing he was
drowned. The pond was dragged, but the
body could not be found. In the pockets
q; the clothes was found $500 OF the money
he had drawn Mt the mill. The impress
sion prevails among some persons that
il he was not drowned he was murdered
and his body concealed; among others
that he changed his clothing and went away
nj his own accord. Some few pieces OF
rough clothing which he wore about the
farm and mill are missing. H. has been
ascertaincd that within q brief period he
had collected about 1925 in money, rs shown
bv the books OF the concern, which cannot
be accounted for. He carried his money in
shot.bag in his pocket, and, according to
the statement OF servant. when he left
home Monday morning he had good deal
0. money in the bag. His friends, however,
do not believe that be ran away. lie was
not in debt, was doing well, never drank or
played cards, and was strictly moral
Young man. Still, his disappearance cam
not be accounted for, and great anxiety eX-
ISIS rs TO his fate. The belief is that he is
dead, though all efforts made to recover the
body up to this morning have failed. Mr..
Funston is about twenty-five years OF age,
and unmarried.
The excursion Of the Mount Calvary Bap-
list Sunday school Of Ettrick to the High
Bridge Yesterday netted 800 profit, which
will be devoted TO the Improvement and
finishing OF the church.
The congregation OF the Byrne-Street
Baptist church are taking measures for the
erection OF new and larger house OF wor-
ship than the one they now occupy. The
work will he commenced as soon as the
funds are obtained.
The political meeting in this city on Fri
day night next will be an immense one.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker, Hon. j. L. NJ.
Curry, and Hon. A. NJ. Kelley are an
nouDced TO speak. Either one OF them
would draw q big house in Petersburg, but
when the three come along together the
4 Academy OF Music, IL is feared, will be far
& too smsll to accommodate the crowd that
81 will assemble to hear them. 1t is not as yet
a known whether the Readjusters will put
81 forward any one to discuss the debt ques-
4 ton with these gentlemen, though divi-
sion OF time will be cbeerfully accorded if
n desired.
Mr. George S. Bernard will meet Senator
John Paul in discussion before the people
OF Ettrick tonight. MIR. Bernard is one Of
The beSt-iniormed men ON the debt ques-
ton In the State, and one of the most zeal
Gus advocates Of the McCulloch law Us the
final settlement Of the debt. At Green's
vile Courthouse yesterday he delivered an
Servatvcs, and MesSrs. r. r.. Wilson and
William A. Reese backed him up with con-
'incing arguments.
The monthly report OF the postmaster in
this city shows that during August there
were delivered from this office 24S registered
letters, 36,445 mail letters, 9lO local letters,
S.Gl6 mail and 1854 local postal-cards. Col
lected: 20,S13 letters and 8,465 postal
cards. ,.
Robert A. Belchcr, recently from North
Carolina, but during the past two mouths 8
d resident OF this city, was arrested this
! morning on the charge OF stealing GOLD
! watch and chain and $50 in money from
] Robert Winfrce. The larceny is alleged to
I have been committed on board the steamer
! Ariel on Monday evening during the eXcur-
j sion OF the knights Of Pythias to Dutch
Gap. Belcher and Winfree, while not be-
longing to the Knights, were among the
eycursIonisls on that occasion. Most OF the
i nroperty has been recovered. r,gE'.
Information from Surry county repre-
sentS that in the convention in Guilford
district yesterday two delegates favorable
10 the nomination OF DR.. M. Q. Holt for
,enator were chosen. The two remaining
delegates in Surry will be elected next Fri
lay. j.. .-1 ROBIN ADAIR.