The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-02
PETERSBURG.


-. ,osTroNED--M oRTUARY REPORT
yytN1SAf1""mn ClTY RECEIPTS AND ESrBNpl-
roS SAn ,,,,srRAL SERVICES OF
TuREs COMPANY ORGANIZATION - Din
TcBAtso "a, 111Cs--REaAINs EN- ROUTE.
TlpihH sencc Of the Richmond Dispasch.l
{eorrcsp'""> APRrI. l, 1879.
-. MAYORS Court this merning .he
In u" the boy Willie Pond under as,es'
ca>e w..Nling Thomas u: Penu'e.oh S eS.es-
tav M continued until Frloay' rie Mouna'
dsE.'o hcing unable to appear. nus Wou"a'
81 rm is not regarded as danscrouS.
FShs Ircport Of the hcalth Queer SHOWS
lux deaths occurred IN IeteEsouEs
isa .:n O. the Month OF March. VI tnose VINO
Ga',4SS s. we're males and Is females; t4wer re
o' f'.o. and 81 coiorcd: were mar,iSa, ~
WIZ WIZ y widows, w'GoWers' eonu''sou %
snSs ,T, II died under ten years OF aye
a. % over fifty years. l NC u'Sn 49, s.o'
ana ana, ~ secured IN First and sixth wares.
'@ g5, treasurer reports inc cash '.ee'ptS
~, civ from al sources lor 'nc i'.on.n
o.t ,%N a, sS.S7G.67. The Auo!toE reports '
9, '[rmrrdiurcS CT The CITY i"t t"e s".he
,, %1 at SS.45,.7I. TIE receipts "''' '''
i>aalIy light. NJ. s.ro, G.. relict Of
S",o pry. Frank Stanley, reacnea here
49,, ~ Morning. and the fnncra' SERVICES 700.
, ,j.na from tho Markc'->trcS' Ae'uuu'sI
i,,,..;Sseor.aI church. The BODY WAS s'''s' ,eu
=; Vt r,,rGiori Cemetery by the S,ue W .ea
bend. Rev. Mr.. stanley was ''e i'''>.oi
- uirh.~trcei church many years a%'' ".'a
% ,..~ ~ them were well known 10 our Guy
W" 9hc exports Of manufactured ionAccn
-" ,nis civ last month were 2t9.56o
ra ."d as .gain>t 3a",9Sl POUNDS III rep
l, ,nrr and 1872 AS pounds in January.
y T T6n jnternai-rerenEc collections IN inns
!, ,,,e, for The last month were only 500
a., ~ ohout one fourth the usual monthly
N.'"o r,ce,inr OF the surviving members OF
~ d" Ninth Virginia regiment. held
w.. Ii~ht. temporary organization was CT
I+,,ei end resolutions were adopted look
t Vas permanent organization, the prcp&-
..,;sn q I roll Of The company ana the
',-.fny Of n constitution ana bylaws
Trrn,y.one members were present or rep
-eseu.r1 81 The meeting.
,rns E,rublicsnS OF ninwiddie county. 81
,,-1,jn. recently held, made no nomina-
.;,~s ,ar county officers. but endorsed the
,rrS.ri j,cumEeatS. who are al ConScrfa'
i.yr. Il is thought that the conservatives
,r,hc, tbr circumstances, VIII rcnomlnatt
their officers. :.
Ttc remains OF Mrs. Atwcll, wife of Rev.
william II. Atweli. the pastor in charge Of
the Brunswick church. who Clod last Ell
d,y. were brought 10 this city last evening
md sent 10 Norfolk. whence they will be
coaycvrd 10 Matthews county for inter
MrUt.
TN. Council this afternoon adopted The
Hr,n>c-,aX ordinance for the year commcn'
ciry MAJ /. 1879. There are very few
changes II importance from the ordinance
q The present year. Tie specific tax on III
,,Iranrr companies not having their prirci
-! or home offices in the city is raised from
80 "a $1j, with a tax OF ten per cent. On th(
cross amount Of collections or premiums
There arc fcrly-four such companies rclrc
>,n!tl in Petersburg. \ specific tax OF 81;
!. al.a fixed on accident-inSnrance campa
mics. win tax Of two Per cent. on groS:
amount Of collections.
The Council. Ill the request Of the Stree
Committee. arproio. lated the sum CT SAG
+. repairs 10 PccahontaS bridge. It il
found on examination. that the entire
vocd-wol OF III" bridge Will have to be re
r>vsi 4 lively debate occurred il tn
o,uci OF the SUI, jec. OF the insurance o
lie cjty's property. The city is now carry
il. an insurance OF nearly 100000. Oh
many oi tie buildings the Insurance Is yer,
l4r.c. covering much more than any loss
lire would cau>r, and in some instances m
insurance at all is necessary. Resolution
were offered in>trucIius the COMMISSIONS
OF Revenue TO assess Immediately tie vain
Of n'ithe city buildings and contents undo
insurance., and that The Public Propcrt.
Committee be instructed TO make such as
,cs>ments in detail to the Council, with re
concentrations as TO insurance.
ROBIN ADAIR.