The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-02
PETERSBURG.

20
Correspondent JANUARY l, 1880.
cunday-school statistics
The cur s,rg for the wear ending peve a,',,
a, Pc'er'D",,s, e following figures, eare,u,.l
81, $40" .n VI be;ieved TO he nes,'I ',% ,co
compiled az" osurches--Memoership' l'i'o'
Epi'copS' ~ orcanization, l,lH.
Snadsy-ses,''v.r' ..sSs-M Membership, 926' sun
5sv.scAool or ."',rrbe>- Membership, 1,tS6.
Ndhcd''l y" oTrranizitiou, fSl6.
Spnday.scoo". ,Snrchcs Membership, oSo'
Prcsbil,t',,'-J organization, IA oon o
Snndy'S'b9s,,n' N Membership, GOO. sun
'-''g.Sonl organiz'i'on' No Tcmhcrbip. %
"nlbrew synsgoguI,,,;on. e.
n5Ss.,..cbool organl@I,'" ,,,h Cy 1917.
>. c.icred churche>-M .,om 700 Two OF
,Us,r.srhool organ i'ion' i'J h@vc q mem.
,oc eoloI, ..,, p e,iycly Of 1850 and 2,2So,
b,''olP i's. Ion, Of tobacco at me ware
The o'i. ~. civ during the past year
hou>e> 70 '.,, Noorc's Warehouse. 4,oSo
wfre q i"'yD.l,. Warehouse, 4,4ol nogs-
log'heaCC', warehouse, 1856 hogshead,;
beads NV srcbonSe, 1924 hogsheadS
Wc'i'hlIu ..,csonse. 1890 hogsheads. TO-
~ ,n9 hog.bead'' .t,.,,io,s in Tho
al, d. ..ay,ernal.reycnue COLLECTIONS III .ns
TIE iu. S;.,ric, for the year amounted
pt'ei>'oC-.t1 Ga decrease as compared WIN
% s'' .'',''rs O, the previous year. when
DE oo'",',,he LARGEST known In the history
i1ei We az, here. q the above amount
Of ~, Soc. 00 VS.. paid on tobacco t,ooo for
o' ytS export, Of mlnniac,grIu ,0oS0'o W
,-,eqr aggregated ''"oo'fo' f.,h, o,ovo,
''- Vof. t'.legi>tcr returns Ior tne e't,e,
.,t. ending December /. lS'S' sno" .n" wa.
m'"'.' railec,ed in this city during that
l.e ',N sis9,. including the book-sa,es.
llte Wa, ,h,p, registrations were 2i6, ITO;
nj, registrations sos :, r,or no
A,.' ',s NAV OF other statistics II may DC
b" ,' w. receipts Il the city treasury
'i'' ~ ~ 49, year amounted 10 s222, 200, ana
u"''' .-...',sit,Ire,. - reported by the Au-
Y ~ about SlG6000; lS9 mafriage-i-
". ',or. i..upa-gS 10 white, ana VI 10
.lt.ornre, g20 cases were disposed OF
v.,nr'. Court, and S74S i'm fines col
.al Tirpolicc arrests aggregated l'loO I;
,+,'"ifm,n', 10 iail, go; deeds recorded
So ., ao,,b. ronorted in
,s-ri, va, col. OF these IA were "hI''S
,.d 2-- co'oreG: - males and 3l9 ienaies.
Mere ale tx -four mills IN The city, WIN
r,rsriiy Of turning out nenly l3O'OOV
tsrlel. Of -four each year.
=. the cotton manufacturing interests OF
Petersburg are quit, important and extern
'.,e.I submit the following figures as show
i., y,bqf j. done by i've factories In TINS
immediate vicinity: 1t,
The Natoaca factory has $500 spirdies
and poo locus. aud employs 22j operatives.
Tba annual consumption OF cotton Is LOO
l.slo.. and il turns out 100000 yards OF
cloth >,
The Eurlck factory has 900 spindles
and 80 looms. and EMPLOYS 2l5 operatives.
YEARLY cor sumption Of cotton, 5000 bales !;
cloth made 100000 yards.
The BallC.sel factory has 5000 Splndles
and 100 looms, and employs 80 operatives.
YEARLY consumption Of cotton, loo bales
cloth made. 100000 yards.
Thp Petersburg COttOn-Mills has 3.2SS
spindle, and 40 looms, and gives employ
,.eni 10 100 hands. mostly females. 1t con-
.um,s about 900 bales Of cotton annually,
and turns out nearly $500 yards OF goods
daily.
Tie Blandiord factory has about 1,6t4
,plgdles. - looms, aud employs 80 hands.
II consumes abou, 500 bales Of cotton an
ru,lly. and turns out some $500 wards OF
cloth daily. Il may be mentioned in this
connection that allthe cotton manufacturing
companies have This day advanced the wages
Of their empoye, 10 per cent. 1t comes as
very graceful Ncw-Year's gift-al the
more acceptable because it was voluntary,
aud unasked for on the pant OF the opera
tNc,.
The custom Of watching the old year out
and The new year in Wa observed last night
hy ihe Meihod,is and Epscopalians. The
Me,hod>t> united and held services at the
Westinghouse church, where a sermon
Va, delivered by Rev. j. Powell Garland.
Interesting and impressive services were
held Al Il. PauFs, It. Johns, and 81. Ste
phen's chuIche-, aud many people were
present at each place. The tOlling OF the
several church bells a few minutes before
!. o'clock created a feeling OF soIemnty in
tae city. "Auld Lang Syne" on the chimes
o. -. Paurs were beard throughout the
town. I DE feeling was relieved by the glad
greeting Of The new year on the chimes.
Rev. Dr. j. Il. Hawthorne, Of Richmond
Who went out 10 sussex county the early
part q tbi, week, m company with Rev
d.. BATON on hunting expedition, killed
Li, tr,t deer
The Young ladies' Of this city will Give q
BAN 10 honor Of leap-year tomorrow eve
ming The occasion promises TO be a bril-
laut one.
\ petition, nuuerou>ly signed, was pre-
scented 10 The Common Council this after
noon. asking FOR the establishment Of IA pub
DE primary school N Sixth Ward. for the
accommodation Of the children who live q
lons distance from the present schools.
NE matter was referred TO the Board OF
Education.
Mr.. W. L. shackeliord, an aged and
Worthy euzcn Of Priace George, is lying
extremely iil % the residence Of bus SOn-in-
hN, Mr.. Robert Roper, in Chesterfield.
Mr. Joseph y. Brou.h. an aged and
Prominent CtZ-n OF Dinwlddie county,
0'd very suddenly several DAYS ago. He
n.u Oten on visit 10 one OF his sons, aad
Va DIS return home the following day,
VILE entering lhe front gate 10 his resi-
u'.Vt De Tell from his wagon. He was at
~Neea With apOpleXy. and died almost im-
m'u''.e'Y. Mr.. BrOugh was about seventy
' ,I'er wears q age, and had been married
10, second time only about one week.
LWancpanon-day passed without any
imAi ceiebr1ion, though at one time ON
observe 70.
I"e ell. gaueer reports that during the
} N'A months he has gagged 2,S62 pack
's'' oi ulnrrcnt kinds. ROBIN ADAlR.
= 'LLtFlNG-CAR ROLLS SIXTY FEET DOWN
-. ~ LAbANkMENI.-Sl PnnI. Decemner 81 -