The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-04
PETERSBURG.

y rs Z { (. .
rr,xe IN FAVOR or THE DEBT
TuS RECEIPTS FROM THE ao ,, ., rn"ss
B. BIZ DEATH OF chli'ps Ss,or,s
tens or AN OLD cITizsS--sT. rAah'y rns
nrs'S-~s,cxNEsS OF A. 'Nls'ft.'N'
p pnoss1rSs.rsLLiSa. sc. ,,on, n,.n,,en.,
io.,ss,Opdenee Of the R'cemon naa p,sp 1s1a
nile o! Petersburg who favor an
The Clement OF the public debt, ana
honest S eve the McCulloch bill 10 be the
who nr Of securing that settlement ana
bea m the vexed question ont OF tue
Tenio',S,en notifies, are moving to give some
e'F as cypression to their sentiments.
Gsr.1 his nurpose public meeting OF cru
70, Iii ,ri,, he held at the Academy OF MUSIC
zs''S ,o,tnr mart Of this week. As has mere :.
,n u been stated in this correspondents, ~
!"' ..,i;oved that the large maiorsty OF our
Is s,n onnosc the plans and The principles
Fcp's ..xs6,usters and favor an honotanie
OF ,Ss sn,tIf nent with the creditors OF tue
anu IAN I'd when the meeting is held they
statt, @ hnora from in no uncertain Ways aho
w, Vii nrn,rd the nall on the occasion. 9.
WV NJ. receints from the Moflett registers ia
,.,a"sh,rr for the month OF feorhary,
te', Very small. show slight increase
."no,M,arcd with the returns ior Jau-
y .' THE alcoholic registrations fof tne
u :n3tb were 1924; tax, S2sS.lo: Mals
nnn vi.; $3.50; tax, S26.i3. Tax on
iirnors sold by the quantity, Sf.oo, .o 90
NV s3I9. 20. Total tax for January, S1eo'os.
80 ~ the registers, as heretofore, sho"
W.: 5anrbter OF Mr.. j. w. Evans, llving
= aged about eight years. died
~ a,T afternoon from the effects OF an ac-
euin.' INCH occurred on Saturday. Friday
e CIV, tho boys in BatterSea celebrated the
NJ "s;on q, the cessation OF n1sht-work IN
oecas Zion. factory By borfrcs, for which
lnr hts tbey had collected large number
pu' ia barrels in an adjacent field. sat''f'
u VI" ,orrino A number of small chllareh--
I'd: arcoascd among them collected aoout
"a! !ne s,,ot and rckindled the fire. fie ciothes
=, ,h;s little girl accidentally caught hie'
on6 her body was so badly burned that sue
died Yesterday afternoon. o:,..u
NJ George s. Baker, aged about s'NtS-
soycn wears. well-known citizen, dled very
suddenly Yesterday morning between anu
ao'rIock at bis home. on Cross street. OF
d;sease Of the heart. He awoke from sleep
ahort that hour. and. complaining OF reel
inc urwelI. asked mis- wife to get something
Tor him. When she returned 10 tue oeu
shc found BIN dead. Deceased was a mer:
chant, and for many years was the leader OF
= brass band in this city.
Snow fell for several hours TINS morning
hut 50 lightly that the flakes melted rs fast
rs they touched the ground.
No steps have been taken looking to the
celebration OF st. Patrick's day in Peters
burg. We have large Irish element IN
our population, but there is no regular or
nsnization among them at this time.
Rev. Or. Witherspoon was so unwell last
niol,t that be was unable to hold services at
the Tabb-Street church. He he's an affec.
ton OF the larynX that renders him unable
10 use bis voice. Rev. Joseph Ii. RidGick,
Of the Wushngtcn-Street Methodist Epis-
copa church, is still prohibited from preacli-
linz by the advice and orders OF bis physi-
clans.
\ stranger, giving his name as c. A. Ma.
poleon. was tined 50 10 the Mayors Court
this morning for telling fortunes in the city
without license. in violation OF an ordl-
nance. In default CT payment he was conf
mi;ted 10 jail. He processes. by means OF
large wheel which he carries about with
him, to tell the fate and fortune OF any man,
woman. or child. ROBIN ADA1R.