The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-13
PETERSBURG.

rx,nsrs--RevENu& RECEIPTs--AI.-
ToRAosnr ,ys.yy ROBBERY SOCIETIES IN DIS
Ls. ''a'-.y.E MECHANIC ASsoc1ATioS----ToN-
TRss az pryggsBrIG--cASEs CONTINUED
x,pgow ESCAPE, Sc
NN'..s,,onaeace Of the Richmond Dispasca.l
iC9FFeS'' JANUARY IL, 1879. I
,x,nr,s OF manufactured tobacco
Tue t;ty during the week ending to-
fEom to "rr 81, 1a1 pounds; ~,
day asS...cSrnat-revcnu collections in TINS
The I ~ the week ending to-day amount
distTc.i, ' ,rc The weekly collections usuaiiy
cd 70 - - shout three times this sum.
sn,osos " roNbery is alleged to have been
\ n:. last night at the house OF Nancy
raip"p,iI, snd an east Tabb street, WITHIN =
An" rs" az the courthouse. Nahe!
lew ;s .hc treasurer OF two cetorea se.,e.
hl""U ,ho .Oaurhters Of David ana .,ls
.%T.,tn, Trayelcrs.'' OF whose 1"nas sue
' tho custodian. This money sue sep.
va, .r,,,k in her house. Her statement ~
~ . ,,i this morning was that during Tue
'Ht a. window OF her bedroom Was
n1:n. ~, bnrrIars, who ch'oroiormeo her
- bcr husband. who were asleep IN o.m.
:r,s .r,,nt was then broken open, and Sloo
II. ,o,,nr stolen. with other vasuaotes.
Ia .rn;b * attached 10 the story from the
,a, ,hat tho man and woman have peeh
' .',;,n sics to-day. There is great distress
- 49, tho sisters Of the TWO socte1ieS on
o,,n, ~ the loss of their funds. putinS
az nos, two or three years scVerai socie'.
. Wv have been robbed. ana one ui"u u.
- NOW in the penitentiarv lot s'eai'us
;,,,dS which he declared be had 1851. 49,
Thn f(ty.fourth annual meeting OF tue
DI.nrshurc Benevolent Mechanic AsSocia-
49,, will he held on Monday niSh'. Inc
u"I ,,,I sumner o, the Association, wnlcn
a.i MI. - hove taken place on that night, bas
,,Ssr nns,norcd by reason OF inability, on
account OF the ice-blockade' OIL se"n,"s INC
necessary .deiicacies of the season.
The total tonnage OF the port OF teiei.
hrrcr Tor the wear 1873 reported ny Tue port
,r"r1,rn is rs follows: Number OF Schoohets
orr;ycd. lSs-ionnage, l3.413; Sloops ar
WED 1a6-tons, 1,2l6; steamers. l4-'ons'
60: stcam-tu:s. 269-tonS, $500; parSes'
G9--lonS. 2,Gt+. :,
New York by the city foT use ut the wafer
works nj cost OF several thousand dollars
arryrd here Yesterday, and is to be place.
IN pnsj,ion at once. The machinery in ust
p, the water-works has been constantly il
oporaion for twenty years or more.
\
tbr knights OF Pythias Association belt
la<i night Dir. L. II. Thompson was elected
president, A. ID. Lockett secretary, ant
Thtlly Nugent treasurer.
The Gotten and tobacco receipts haY
i,uen oil very greatly since the first OF TIT
ypor, during the week ending to-day only
1i0 bales of cotton were received IN the city
,,;1 the Petersburg railroad, and the tobacco
receipts were CORES pondingly light. Bust
ness ut The warehouses is inst beginning t.
omen for the year. though both inspections
and loose sales this week have been small.
III the Mayors Court this morHing TIT
cases OF W. &. Staubley and Charles w
Thomas. charged with shooting William
Sheffield on Christmas night, were furthe
continued until next Wednesday. Sheffield
has nearly recovered from the effects OF hi
wound. and was present in court.
Miss Mona Leath, who was the victim OF
amurdcTcus assault some days ago at TIT
hands OF a negro woman employed in tht
family, Is vet confined to her bed and una
Die to appear against her assailant.
Mr.. Richard Drnkwater, while skating
on the river above the falls day or two
ago. broke through the ice into the water
and narrowly escaped drowning. A mum
Der Of accidents to skaters have occurred
within the past few days, but, proyidential'
Is. none OF them fatal.
Rev Dr.. Witherspoon for several Sab
baths past has been delivering series O.
sermons on special topics, which have at
trac,ed great deal of attention. His sub
Jet tomorrow night will be Goods Mer
.its.'' ROBIN ADAIR.