The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-28

TENS ABOUT THE DANVILLE AND NEW-RINER
RALBOAD-DEATH OF CAPTAIN MALCOLM
HART-BUILDING LOT TO BE PURCHASED BY
The COUNCIL--rH3 CITY STOCK IN THE
MIDLAND ROAD-PERSONAL-TH TOBACCO
TRADE.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dspatch.l
AUGUST 81, 1880.
Major Sutherlin, OF the Danville and New
River railroad, has recently reported that
the grading has been completed to the dis
lance OF about eleven miles from the juno
ton with the Piedmont road, which (the
junction) is about SIX miles west Of Dan
willie, and that preparations are being made
for the bridge across Dan river. The iron
has been obtained for portion OF the line
from Philadelphia, beautiful engine from
Pittsburgh, and two fat-cars from the
Tredsgar Company. The Major pays
cash for all articles. AS the cars OF this
road will run about six miles on
the bed OF the Piedmont road, con-
tract has been made with the Rich
mond and Danylle Company (the owners OF
the Piedmont rOad) by which the Narrow
Gauge Company gets the iron for one line
OF rails from the Richmond and Danville
Company and obtains the privilege of laying
it down alongside OF one line OF the rails on
the bed OF the Piedmont road. The direc-
tOis have fixed the salary OF the president
at $4,000, and Major Sutherlin has again
been elected TO this Office. The remainder
Of the work on this road is to be done by
the company, as that which has been done
was done, Major Sutherlin acting as general
superintendent OF the work, aud his COM
pensatiOn has been fixed ut $4,000 a year.
The directors think that in this way the
work will be done better and at less expense.
Here are some OF the financial items Total
receipts, S50l5l.19; total expenditures,
$40, SSS.45. OF the receipts, S26, 1888. 10 was
from Henry county. 1895 from individual
stockholders, S22.522.50 from the sale Of
DanviIle bonds. or the expenditures, 3d.
296. AZ was laid out under President Spen-
Ger, g., 6l6 08 under President Sutherlin for
engineering, S9,409 20 for construction.
s2.67S 81 for material for Dan.river bridge,
and sl6,667.03 for rails, rolIing-stcck, tools,
salaries OF officers, and sundries, Cash on
hand, So 262.74. The directors for the eur
rent year are B. +. Gravely, j. Ii. School
field, James Semple, III. e. Lester, s. G.
Whittle, T.. A. Bsllou, j. E. Schoolfield.
Captain Malcolm Hart died at his resi-
dence here on the 25th instant Of paralysis.
Captain Hart was native OF Louisa coun-
~, and bad been living here many years.
now OF the Virginia Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, and cousin, i think, OF
Professor III. IL. Harris, OF Richmond Col
lege.
The LOT which bad beer purchased for
building lot for publc.schol house for col
Ored people having been condemned as un-
suitable. the Council has ordered that the
Committee on Free Schools ascertain II
lot can be purchased within the town OF
Dauvlle suitable for the purpose, and at
what price the said lot eau be purchased.
At the meeting OF the Council called for
the purpose above referred 10 the rules were
suspended, and Mr.. +. b. Grayely offered
The following resolution, which was unani-
mOusly adopted:
BE IL reS0lred, That the city attorney be
Instructed 10 examine aud report TO the
Council what action, II any, should be taken
TO protect the interest OF The town OF Dan
willie in the stock Of the Washington City,
Virginia Midland and Great Southern rail-
road.
Mr. James L. Harrison, who was during
portion Of the spring and summer re-
garded as extremely III, and who has been
away from the city for the purpose OF visit
ing friends and relatives aud recovering
health, writes that he will return about the
Both instant.
Captain p. w. Ferrell, OF the Tobacco
Association. says that trade Is now salts
factory, aud the receipts very heavy. He
estimates the receipts for this month at A.
100000 pounds, and thinks the sales for this
year will oyerrun those for lat year by
more than 100000 pounds. The internal
revenue receipts for last week, which were
mostly Tor tobacco, amounted TO go, 273.0f.
This Is much heavier than the weekly
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