The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-17
PETERSBURG.

,us rprscoPi'.. CNCtI.-DIsrINGrfsBED VS.
rroIs ExfEcrED-c CONFIRMATION SER.
yICrs-g' pNoNy IN DISAPPOINTMENT OF
CENSUS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES K.CEiPrs
AND Ix PoRrs-THE COTTON AND TOBACCO
yARgE f--YtsH IN THE ArroNATrox, &C.
,Corr .roadenee Of the Richmond Dispatch.i
MAY Is, 1850.
Tn Episcopal Council OF the Diocese OF
virs mia will convene in st. Paul's church
IN his city on "Wednesday morning next.
II is expected that about $50 clergy and lay
delegates will be present. Arrangements
have Aeeu completed for the accommoda-
Zoe az all OF them. 1t Is expected that In
sdds;on to the presiding Bishop two other
h;s.,,ns will be IN attendance during the
.cOsiop az The Council-viz.. Bishop Peter
In Of West Virginia. and Right Rev. &,
:, penjck. Missionary Bishop to Africa.
rey. DIR. Tyng, Of New York, is also ex-
reetrd. and a number Of clergy from the
nioceses OF West Virginia and Maryland.
The proceedings Of the Council will be of
unusual interest.
In the Hebrew synagogue in this city
Tomorrow the rite Of confirmation will be
administered to six candidates by Rev.
Alexander Gross. The services and singing
an this occasion will be OF an elaborate
character.
The Secretary OF the Treasury having
notified the custodian OF our eustom-house
,h,i the appropriation for fuel, light, water,
&c. for public buildings is nearly exhaust.
Sd that officer has directed that the supply
NJ gas shall he cut Of from the building.
Except in the post-ofiice department, how
over. very little gas is actually needed in
the custom-bouse building.
chesterfield county, which il in this (the
second) supervisors district, has been di-
yided into thirteen enumerative districts
snd the following enumerators appointed
and commissioned: b. Peasants, John w.
Jone,. Svdeuham Brooks, Abner T.. Wilker-
som. william Il. Chalkley, William +. Gid
dinc,. n. c. Watkins, Robert II. Taylor.
George W. Snelings, Samuel ID. Lynch, r.
BENSON Jones, William l.. Spears, and Will
hsm A. Phaup.
Tbe enumerat ,rs appointed for Petersburg
are George T. Jsrrait. NV. Morton, w. T.
Crowder. Samuel c. Dorman, g. NJ. Il. Bass.
" ID. Poyibress, James L. Ccldwell, Ii. b.
Harrison, Dr. |. II. Hinton, John W. Far
rell. George w. Scott, and John Minetree.
The iuiernal-reyenue collections IN the
Petersburg district for the week ending to-
d.y amounted to S13.459.92.
The exports Of manufactured tobacco
during the week aggregated S6,216 pounds.
The receipts Of loose tobsccO this week
have been very hight, and but little Is COM
ing in in hogshesds. The seasons have been
yery uDfavorable for handling. Prices gen.
erally remain unchanged, and the cry OF
scarcity OF plants has had no effect on the
market. The same cry has been heard so
often that buyers are slow to believe the
truth Of 1t.
In cotton the market has been very dull
all tie week. neither buyers nor sellers be-
inc disposed 10 operate. The sales, there
fore, have been very light.
II appears by statement furnished by
Commissioner Mcdonald that four varieties
Of fish have been placed in the AppomaltoX
river at different points by the Virginia Fish
Commission during the past two years.
Thee were sbad, bass, and two varieties OF
salmon.
The Readiusters' mass.meeting last night
ST the Academy of Music was full one,
and their municipal ticket was heartily rat
ifed. Brief addresses were delivered by
several OF the candidates.
ROBIN ADAIR.