The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-02
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: .,,s,s. MEMORIAL. Assoc ATfDSr VISIT OF TIE
n,ssnunSn SIMULTANEOUSLY AJ,GSHoUsE---
1n,.sT, 81 1sIsTTrs MARRIAGES And DEEDs--
uyayy ReyESUs aECgIPfs AID TOBACCO
EXPORTS STATE ASD CITY LIcESsEs-I He
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AGING OUTLOOK.
fCoTres pondenee Of the Richmond l@spa1cn.,
4. - ''s,s.ss, MAY 81, 1870.
/ The Ladies' Memorial Association OF MS
CITY held meeting last evening and adopea
n resolution to celebrate Memorta!-aay June
9TH. as usual. A letter was read annouhc.
ING the attention Of Companies 3 ana =, OF
the First Virginia regiment, to visit fetcrs IS
burg cu that Day, and expressing desire
10 fIe a salute over stbe graves of the Con-
sederste dead in Biapdford. The Assocla-
iio,, was cratftied ut the patriotic intentions
| OF the Richmond military, and gave COT
Aia; and willing assent TO their request Ip LIZ
military con,,anles OF Petersburg VIII also
turn out on the occasion. o,.u
! u,lsere are now 20 inmates Ia the city
4 .,,n,shor;se-27 wbiies and 43 blacks. Nine
4 nsrsons were discharged during the month.
At a meeting OF the Board OF Overseers
/ Inst evening il was agreed 10 ask tue Coun.
ell 10 appropriate $4,000 for the support OF
the institution during the hsca' year coih-
meneing July 1st-this amount being tae
| estimate OF the expenditures for Inc year.
Eighty.two cases were disposed or III tue
Mayor's Court this month. Of the parties
arraicned As were white and 81 colorea.
/ Violations of city ordinances and breaches
of the peace constituted th> majority OF
1 offences. The tines collected during the
month amounted to $57 for the city, and
s.. so for the State.
Fifteen n,arriagc.lcenses have been issued
| this aopth-seven to white and eight 10
colored couples. Forty-six deeds were ad-
| raitted to record in the clerks once. nc
highest value OF any one transfer was
$780,.
The ipternal-revenue collections In the
| Petersburg district for the week ending TO-
dav were S23, 055. The total collections ior
the mouth amount to S242,35G.16. This is
the largest amount ever collected in this dis
trict in one month.
The exports of manufactured tobacco
from this city during the month aggregated
497, 1SS pounds.
The licenses issued by the Commissioner
az the Revenue in Petersburg this month
were as follows: For the city, S5.4l0.Sl
for the State, 81, OPP 74-total, SG,433.55.
Interviews with farmers from many OF the
counties around Petersburg lead to the con.
clusion that the crops in this section are
generally more forward this year. The sea-
SON has been very favorable. Wheat look
ing well, with FATHERS larger area sown than
last wear, and should no disaster overtake 1t
a good crop Will be made. This crop. how
ever, is not generally large in this section,
MS the farmers do not make it u speciality. A
large crop OF oats was put in this spring
the growth is fine and large yield IS
expected. Corn was planted in good
time, came up well, and is growing
finely. Cotton is the main crop IN
many of the counties trading with
Petersburg. The recent heavy advance in
the price of this staple had stimulating
effect with the farmers, and the acreage
seeded was considerably increased-proDa-
bly fourth more than last year, or than
would have been planted had there been no
advance. The peanut crop is annually be-
coming more important one. Several OF
the counties near Us plant largely, and the
belt is gradually widening each year. In
Prince George and Southampton countries
eighty to one hundred bushels are made
to the acre, with careful cultivation.
The season was peculiarly favorable to
the termination of the seed. less
area Than usual will be planted III tobacco,
and greater attention will he given to rails
ing better quality of the weed. The eX-
perience OF the planter for several years
past has shown him that there Is no profit in
raising large crops Of poor, common, and
nondescript grades. He is hardly paid for
| his trouble in doing so.
| The crop prospects generally are very
encouraging. aud there are many signs OF
an early improvement in trade generally.
ROBIN ADAIR.