The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01
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DECEMBER 81, 1913.
The receipts at the post-cfdce in Peters,
burg for tie year ending to-day, derived
from the sales OF stamps, stamped envelopes,
newspaper &C., was sl1, II4.
The following is statement OF the de-
livery and collection OF mails at Inc post
office for The year: Registered letters de-
liyered, 2,4T6 mail letters delivered. a4y."
16o; mail postatcards delivered, 9',o2a;
local letters delivered, 5000; local postal
cards delivered, 1926; newspapers de-
liyered. 297.173. Letters returned 10 tne
Office, T2S; letters collected, 2S3, 1856; news
papers collected. 3l,S9i; postai-cards COL
lected, 90,2l6.
The Moiiett registers in Petersburg show
a total alcoholic registration Tor eleven
months Of the year OF 2I7,244. ana tolal
malt registration Of SS,490-with total tax
OF S7,4O3.55. In addition to this there was
a tax OF nearly 500 on sales OF liquor ny
the quantity.
During the year ending to-day 93S cases
were disposed OF by the Mayor, ana SS4O
in fines collected In the Mayors Court. Inc
commitments to the city Jail during the
mast twelve months numbered 800. There
are now twenty-five persons in jail. or-es-
tin,ating the population OF Petersburg at
25. 0Ofl.Sonc in one thousand Of inhabitants
in prison.
There were during the year 10 marriage
licenses issued from the clerks office in this
cjty-0O to white and 80 to colored couples
and 800 deeds were admitted to record.
The total number Of deaths reported in
she ,,ity during the year was 527; OF these
1sO were whites and 347 colored 27O were
males, and 257 were females.
= ~ int revenue
Petersburg district for the year endlng to-
day amount to 81, 220, 351.36; the great pody
OF which was on tobacco.
IT. is curious to note the growth OF secret
societies among the colored people. There
are nine coIored Masonic lodges in the city,
with an aggregate membership of 251. There
is also Royal Arch Chapter and Knights
Templar Commandery; also, several lodges
of Odd-Fellows, and between twenty and
thirty secret societies-beneyoent and So
cial-among the sisters and brethren. The
membership of the three colored Baptist
churches in the city will aggregate nearly or
quite 5000. Gifted church alone has over
1920 members.
Mr.. J. FL. Maclin, well-known tobacco.
mist of this city, was married this morning
to Mrs. Anna Mcleod, OF Vicksburg, Miss.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr..
Eaton at the residence Of DIR. John'H. Hart
man, and the happy couple soon after LETT
on q bridal tour to the Southwest.
The police have Just succeeded in break
ing. up a gang of notorious little thieves,
who for some time past have made re@ll-
lar business OF picking the pockets OF ladies'
on the streets. Some twelve or fifteen col
ored bows between the ages OF twelve and
fifteen years were banded together for this
purpose, and their robberies have been fire..
ollent and very bold. Most OF them are in
Jail. One lady recently lest bank certifl-
Gates and money to the amount OF nearly
$3.50 by these thieves, and Il score OF others
have lost less amounts.
Bishop Keanc has consented to deliver
lecture in this city at an early day.
Mrs. Martha Rainey died at her resi-
dence. on Harrison street, day before yes
terday, aged tifty-eigbt years. She was a
lady of eminent piety, and greatly respected.
The following is Il statement OF the inspec-
tions OF tobacco ut the warehouses III THIS
city for the year, with the sales OF loose.
West Hill Warehouses: Inspections for
1878, 5000 hhds.; receipts, 2,445 hhds;
loose sales, 712,52S pounds.
Moore's Warehouse Inspections for 1878,
6,15O hhds; receipts, 5,049 bids; loose
sales, 1,900,41 pounds.
Oaks Warehouse: Inspections for 1878,
G,5l5 hcgsheads; receipts. 1925 hogsheads;
loose sales, 1924, 100 pounds.
Centre Warehouse Inspections since Oc-
tober LIST, 404 hogsheads; loose sales for
same period, GIL, 6S5 pounds.
Stock on hand inspectedat all warehouses,
9. O57 hogsheads; stock Oh hand for inspec-
ton, 3O6 boesheads. ROBIN ADAIE.