The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-12


-ur ruE-NEDIClNES FOR THE POOR
rrcrp,,c,N PAPER-A GOOD BAND IN Pc
TrrsprPe- PERSONAL VENUS CoLLkC
-,n>o an ToRACcO kXPORTS--TBf CITY
SUPPLY OF WATER.
correspondence Of the Richmond Disps'chl
July 10, 1850.
The District Committee OF the DehocIau.
nariy Of the Fourth congressional ust''s,
has issued a call for convention 10 w "e,o
At Rurkcyille on Thursday, August iz'n, ~
nominate a candidate for Congress ut
h,se OF representation in the convention
uDI ne one delegate for every one hundred
Dnmocratic votes cast In the presidential
elcc,,on Of 1916. which will make up aoou'
-, delegates. The aggregate Dcmocra''c
vote ~ The district in November. lo'o' was
v,,bip q fraction Of II 800. ~ against
1S o00 for the Republicans. ~
p.,or.bnrr will be entitled 10 twenty,
,h,,.. doIe,sicS. The district Is composed
In c,rntie> Of Amelia. Brunswick. ChSr-
ln,tc cumberland, DinwiGd'e, Green's
,ii,c Innenhurc. Mccklenhurg, Noltoway,
rr,,ce Fdgard, and Powhatan, and the
';,, ~ pcre,.burs. Bulkcyllle was select
-. tbc most convenient place in the dis
,ric' The gentleman most prominently
rerosd 80 Tar IN connection with the Demo-
-. ,oroin9tion J. Colonel samuel +. Cole
MON ~ cumberland county. But now that
,ho Mace and date Of The convention have
m Jcnoi,c'v fixed II Is probable that
o,b,r s,rirani, vii be- named. Mr.. Dyson,
- NouoW9s county. j. spoken Of as 4 pro-
hsbe third candidate IN the district as
AGAINST the Republican and Democratic
nominees.
The low water Is operating against the
mills in this city u In other portions oil TINS
section.
The Council Committee on Medicines for
The Poor Yesterday awarded the CONTRACT
for furnishing these medicines 10 three OF
our druggists located in different portions
Of The civ. The contract price Is eighteen
cents for each prescription. OF which sun
the beneficiary i 10 pay five cents on re
ceiyiug the medicine. and the city is to pay
Thirteen cents.
The Water Committee has reconsideret
its dciermluat on 10 cut OF the supply o
water from the city, except during three
hours Of each DAY, and will continue III,
full supply ~ usual. The utmost economy
however. Is urged in it, consumption. IN or
der 10 prevent the necessity OF limiting tn
supply.
A gentleman of this city. while fishing il
swift creek near Brandcr'> bridge yester
dav, caught with his hands two turtle
whose aggregate weight was fifty pounds
He brought them home safely.
II j. rumOred that a Republican paper j
shortly To De started in this city, TO be pub
lishcd weekly a. campaign sheet.
The movement TO purchase new and i'm
proved Instruments for the band Of To-
Petersburg Artillery has resulted success
fully. and the order i to be sent North a
once bv the committee having the matte
in charge. \ good band i, something "
have long needed in Petersburg. As 500
IS the instruments arrive we are to hay
free music al night in the City Park.
Major Il. +. Wlngficld and Mr.. John Il
II. Davis, TWO old and highly respccte
citizens. are reported very SICK.
\ sad incident that befell the new keepe
OF Blsndford Cemetery, Mr. K. 4. New
comb, two or three days after be took charg
thereof, was the death Of his wife.
The internal-rcyeruc collections in tn
Petersburg district. for the week ending &c
day. amounted 10 Sl4,s3f 30. The export
Of manufactured tobacco from tbs city. fo
the week ending to- day, amounted TO $3.50
pounds.
The cotton ana tobacco receipts Tor In
week were very light. Some good prices
however, were obtained for the bette
qualities q tobacco that was sold.
The limited supply OF water in our reSer
vOiTs at the present time never before =
light-has directed the attention Of our PEG
pie 10 the necessity Of perfeclng such mes
sureS as will prevent like occurrence du
ring seasons of drought in the future. Tn
people In the lower portion or our city ar
supplied with spring-water by what i
known as the Acqueduct Company from
the heights on the Chesterfield sld'
Of the river. In quality it canno
well be surpassed. but the quan
ity IS limited. Ii is argued that an album
dant and unfailing supply for the whole
CITY can be obtained from the river west O
the city, which would justify the expense
incurred IN getting it. At present fh'
water-pipes run as for as the basin, The
terminus Of The AppOmattOX canal. from
which, if arrangements can be made, The
water might be turned on at a small outlay
That something will be done Is very proba
be and the cry for 1t will he very urgent j
the reservoirs fail. ROBIN ADAlR.