The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-01
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49, s 1sTIcs--FETERsBuRG's DELE6A-
o ~ TN THE SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
l I.o,- oy cSIroRaEp KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs---
W., pIRsT BALE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lIsrr,Nes--Ap OF GArGER--coT-
So ,Sp TOBACCO RECEIPTS, &C., &C.
c..-aepondencc OF the Richmond Dispa,ch.]
AUGUST 80, 1870.
,,,e interual-rercnue collections In the
,.tersburg district for the week.ending TO-.
tsr amounted to S25.1l9,67. The collec-
t;ons Tor the month were 0s,S04.04.
THE exports OF manufactured tobacco Tor
the month ending To-day aggregated 2'o'e'o
pounds. .,,, on.h
- the commissioner OF the revenue was
ss.s I6 for the state and S53l.46 for the
r,ty-total, s7776.G2.
In Tn, way OF other statistics Tor the
month, | have to report nine marriage
licenses issucd-6 TO white and to coiored
"onnles; tweniy-eieht deeds admitted 70
rnrnrd: $50. so in fines collected IN the
Novnr's Court, OF which $50 was Tor Inc
a;,; The number Of cases disposed OF In
~ MAYORS Court since the LIST OF August
~" "a: Of which were for felony, IL for,
"eri, larceny, Is for assault, 8 for INSIDE
mranor. and The remainder Tor breaches OF
the peace. OF the parties arraiSned, 81
were colored and 81 white.
The city OF Petersburg will have twenty
three votes In the Senatorial Convention,
seycra! more than the combined vote or
Prince George and Su-ry counties. 1.-THE
delegation is united 1t could name the sem
a,or. But, as ! have before said, believe
adherence will be shown to the wishes or
the counties, and il they can agree upon q
man he will receive the vote OF the city ;
otherwise. the city delegates may make tho
choice. AS yet there are only three capdi-
dates before the people for senator--viz.,
Mr.. A.C. Jones and DIR. NJ. Q. Holt, Of
Surry, and Mr.. r. T. Wilson, Of this city
oil of them gentlemen OF high Standing and
Intelligence, and all OF Them firm advocates
~ the McCuloch bill and an honest and
fair settlement OF the public debt.
Trinity Division. Uniform Rank. knights
., Pytbias, will carry over about thirty-hVe
knights to- Richmond Monday morning.
they leave here on special tram nj $50
o'clock, and will carry with them quite Il
large company OF ladies and gentlemen. Inc
Men are all very handsomely uniformed.
The Common Council will hold Its regu-
lar monthly meeting on Monday afternoon,
but beyond routine business know OF no.
thing OF great importance to come up 1or
consideration.
Nessrs. Martin. Hill IL Co. to-day received
the first bale OF new cotton sent to Peters
burc. 1t was grown in Wilson county, n.
g., by Mr. Isaac Page. IL was sold to the
Maioaca Manufacturing Company for thir-
teen cents per pound.
1t is understood that the ReSdjusters are
making arrangements for numerous public
meetings in this city and section during
the coming month, with view to thor
ough discussion and agitation OF the debt
question before the people.
Mr.. Joseph 4. West has been appointed
United States gauger for the Second inter
nal revenue district OF Virginia. uiCe George
Schank, resigned, and appointed route
agent on the line between Wilmington and
Weldon, y. &.
To-day ends the cotton year Of 1850
The total receipts at this port for the yea
were 2l.645 bales, as against %. l27 bale:
last ycar-showing q decrease Of about ] .40(
bales. The receipts latterly have been very
light, owing to the exhaustion OF the STOCK
in the country.
The receipts Of tobacco in this city fol
the week ending to-day were $40 bogsheads
and the inspections for the week at the sew
eral warehouses were 6S2 hogsheads. The
total receipts since the 1st of last October
are 11,6O5 hogsheads. ....
Five carloads Of live fowls were carried
through this city last evening, on the At
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad, en-
route to the New York market. They were
shipped from Southwest Virginia, and the
shipment Is one OF many Of the kind that
have been made.
There are now 6S inmates in the city
almshousc-25 whites and 43 colored;
were discharged during the month and IA
were admitted. The proceeds OF the farm
for the month were 1927, and the expenses
s455. The city is having large new hospi-
,al erected at the almshouse for the accom-
notation Of the sick paupcrs.
ROBIN ADAIR.