The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01
SCHOOL SYSTEM.
abors and Wants of Public Educators.
MISCELLANEOUS.
IMPORTANT LOCAL EVENTS-ROSTER
oFTHE EMILITARY-FINANCI AND
CoMMERCIAL-THEP PRISONS
NEUROLOGICAL,
Sc, &c, sc.

"Le. the past guide, the future cheer"
seems not an inappropriate maxim to place
a. the head OF long columns OF facts and
figures gathered with purpose to show the
lessons oil the year. So busy is city life, so
engrossing our cares or pursuit OF pleasure.
few bestew upon events outside of their
immediate concerns more than passing
thought. A glance at "the days paper p
an exclamation, perhaps, OF surprise or
pleasure. or regret, as some Startling item is
rsad-and thea the thing is forgotten. Be
lore the end OF the year most OF the occur
q rnces Of the tweIvcmonthhave become min
sed with the dust OF the e4gby-gones. To
revive the rccollec,onS OF Our readers a
little; to make ready and preserve for the
historian material for some valuable chap.
terS; TO determine whether our city is full
filling the expectations OF her wel-wishers,
and that ali interested may see upon what
foundation our hopes are built; beyond all,
that experience may strengthen us for the
future, We have compiled with atfectionate
care tand considerable labppa great variety
Of information relating to Richmond in
lS.S.
The records oi the courts and the pri-
sons tue reports OF transportation compa-
hles the registers OF trade and commerce,
'he archives OF the city, the books OF man
ulactarer>, the files OF oIr paper for each
uay IN 'he year, the list OF births and deaths,
ana many other places, where facts and
hsuFcs lay cntolnbed, haze been explored,
aaalne breath ef Journalistic lie put iato
lnaninale matter. II cur efforts have not
'%'va' the readers OF the Dispatch have to-
uas peioTe them Z comprehensive view OF
h'eh'Hohd's business andFocial life. fair
yea OF our standing in the world, with
11"D. special items OF interest in regard TO
~N"'''"' expenditures OF public moneys,
r''"e Sea2o!s. .'church statistics. and ornan-
"i''oss Oh every Observation-Disclosures, be-
Ne'eehl' social, commercial, and military
Oe1e "as large and gratifying increase
}" "osf mercantile business with 1he StoteS
w." -''t'h Carolina, South Carolina, West
"''aiA ana portions OF Georgia. Our
=, I''eEehe are reaching out in every posi-
VIC "'Eechon for new customers. and have
s-oNh enterprise which, ifrcontinued with
r'to r"-"''to 'isor, will be productive Of the
I''t wholesome results,
ou' manufacturers had much to contend
,,,,'', t"' aaTd times, close competition. and
.,' ,'A"sS demand have confronted them con-
=. os.s Tue loss in manufactures of 1878
,os' 1scd'w'th 1877 was S4!0a,257 In
oDas n''e' i!oue it was s2.41e,7 75s, having to
:, ~, 'AaHasries to bear the REMAINING
,,x 'IN7sf' , Ik agitation OF the tobacco
c,,s",' Tess all OF last winter. and the
na n.4aeh StSshation of the trade duriny
o, ,II,, IIs'oa'iiis iionthS, with the suspension
Wharf, 'u'Ee*-' wlts:tbe great southern cities
~ ar,,I 'ue sts!ow-fever prexailed, sufficient
{ vern 4'n' u. s'sat Otherwise slght be deemed
tlp ,o, u'Sc'sfasthg exhibit. 1t crsppled
9b. .1o , aihlraatnrers for the .rear.
oih:,,,, "Vhoef lis ,ssmt it did not an
heta as m them. Al! other .nanufaeta;.ers
4.a,e ",s " 'a''sdsd with their results. with
1sEf, aa''l'h h,,. ~as even Iarger than in
a. T+ The prices realized were small.
e.aly ore orasrs '! in kaud and prospects gee-
toJoeeu ,ax Sssly encouraging. ,enIy let the
pes. % aass ,.,h its t complement M s 8, iaare hauas
s,s sy aud .,l se get gos' prises for deaf. and
,prDias iaa sssntry alike Tee, rse tn tbrtr Of re-
Yard s'S,f, s Richmond has tsass ;, = st,.. ,,o,-
taer Stp Most otscr cities e.e ssee Pack %
no S%a. Gsa,, We tavc done beses Te - ,.asa no'a
s,ad,emsai assidsd advances in ,7s w. 'saee 'aaee
,ssroosaSs,0 sas bulldogs erected, lhetnn,aslgy msny
tfsae osaa, 4,afes, the extended ayen,es !,
oar bar''a gsaed to US, tia, steady deepes,s. :,
'stssnf Don RAJ. and river, III capital seekiag ~,
totsr. ."d mere, the pluck Of our s mans,ae. s
belief 1sy tsr diseourasemen.s. inspire asu tIrIner =
i4s'aes Of Providence were most
ae9sas past s1'saaed D over US in the twelve
s'''' FOR the coming yesrs our