The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-02

REVENUE RECEIPTS AND TOBACCO EXPORTS
CITY EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS
TUARY REPORT FOR MARCH-RELIGI0US RE-
CO-sALEs-C COUNCIL MAT
TERS-DEATH OF A PETERSBURG LADY
BISHOP DOGGETT-TH FRUIT.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.J
APRIL /, 1880.
The internal-revenue collections in the
Petersburg district for the month Of March
amounted to s i6,Ti3 The exports OF man.
uiso' ~, cd tobacco during the month apSro
gale 370,500.
Too AUDITORS report for the month OF
March, submitted TO the Common Council
this afternoon, shows that the expenditures
Of the city during that period amounted to
Ste, $50. The cash receipts OF the treasury
from all sources were within few cents OF
Sc, 900.
Though the city has extensively adver.
tlsed its readiness 10 pay lis bonds which
fall due to the amount Of sl6o,5OO on the LIST
DAY of August next, very few Of them have
so far been pi esented for payment.
The health officer reports that sixty deaths
occurred in the city last month. Number
of males, 80; females, 80. Numoer of
whites, IL; colored, 40. The proportion
Of mortality among the colorcd population
as compared with that among the white IL
unusually large. The condition OF those
who died is reported as follows: Married,
20; single, 32; widows, g.; widowers. 3.
FIRST, Fourth, and Fifth wards furnish the
highest mortality.
very interesting revival of religion Is
In progress at Wesley Methodist Epi.copal
church. Last night there were twenty-five
m0urOers and five converts, and deem
concern seems to be manifested among the
congregation and the people of that section
OF the city. A revival has also been going
on for some days at the BiDtist chapel on
Washington street, OF which Rev. j. A.
Speight is pastor. with encouragIn,. sue.
cess. Meetings with view to revival
awakening have also been commenced by
Rev. DR.. Blackwell at the Washington.
Street Methodist Episcopal church.
A letter from Dinwid1ie county says that
Or. William r. Thompson, formerly mem.
Der OF the Legislature from that county, is
very i'll.
The sales OF loose tobacco at the ware.
houses to-day amounted to about 10000
pounds, and the prices ranged from SO to
$40. as per quality.
The Common Council will this afternoon
adopt license law for the ensuing wear,
and will elect five new members Of The CITY
school Board TO iii vacancies caused by ex-
piration OF terms. IL is presumed that the
present members will be reelected.
Mrs. Maggie, wife OF Mr. Virginius
Archer, Of Gloucester county, whose death
occurred day or two since, was the eldest
Of Mr.. A. l.. Archer, of this city.
She died Of consumption, which disease had
carried of two OF her daug cutters.
The family moved 10 Gloucester from this
yiciaity about year ago.
Bishop Doggett has been selected by the
Board OF Directors Of the Petersburg Bible
Society to deliver the address at the annual
meeting OF the Society soon to be held.
Notwitb standing the late cold weather
and high winds, during which ice was
formed two nights successfully, the fruit
aud ea-ly vegetation In this section have
e. capped ANYTHING like serious injury The
apricot, peach. and cherry-trees have been
in full bloom for some days;
ROBIN ADAIR.