The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-03
PETERSBURG.

.x,rosvs FOR TnE PoItCE--TREAsuRkR's
,xrslprs SUDDEN DEATH-REllGiors PR
soxus-A GRATIFYING txHRIT-PoLIct
n,rSrS-peATH or TWO BROTHERS foS
TAI STATISTICS &C
,ror,est,on dence OF the Richmond Dspa'ch.l
DEC1NBgR 2, 1880.
Tho CANCEL Yesterday afternoon, alter q
a,,,c,ed discussion, indefiniieIy post
lponed The proposition To uniform the police
po ~ cx nrnse OF the city. The present or
',."nce allows the officers and privatCs OF
wv u'''' corns 10 dress according TO their own
- and the result H. that there l. no uni.
,~.n,,,v whatever IN their clothing, whether
-, or off OF duIy. The petition before the
,onnc,l for uniformed corps was signed
-, oyar 600 OF the tax. payers OF The city
or.Seniinc much Of the respcctabihiy
vi uorih Of the community. The pay OF
"mr noIcemen is about $40 per month. and
W, ,,,,,>, az them are men Of family they are
',nsble 10 purchase an outHt. The PROPOSE
,;on Gems to have been regarded us IN the
,s,ure If an Increase OF pay, ana az the
,,onpcil by previous votes IS Vhturily COM
miiIcd against Increasing the wsges OF The
CIV, emalo,es, it was defeated oy vote
a IL too.
The Treasurer reports The cash receipts Of
The city from all sources during Tue month
81 Noyemb Der a, Sl9,7l5. Our receipts IRON
wharfage during the same PERIOD amounted
20 500 "a. -, ., ....
samuel Iigc. a worthy colored man en-
,,o,,d on me farm of Mr.. rlnsley, In CbeS-
,sc,o comfy. sbout eight miles from Pc
,or,bnIg. dropped dead while at woiS l~o
y, tbree day. ago. lie bad been loading a
wacon with wood, aud feeling suddenly uu.
well ceased n ON labor TO lest. tie fell ana
expired Immediately.
INC Rev. J. &. Reed. who has been as
s,0ned 10 the pastoral charge OF the High
street Methodist Episcopal church IN this
c,,,. is 4 son Of the Rev. Lemuel ;. Reed,
tor long whiie one oi the presiding elders
in the Virginia Conference. lie Is tnlitN-
roht wears OF ace and has been preaching
shout twelve years. Mr.. Reed was 10 The
Coofederste sew c. and lost hand at the
hattie Of Sbarpsburg while fighting under
the command If the Rev. +. j. BoSg>,
whom he succeeds in ibis city.
rev John +. Edwards. ID. ID f. is eXpe cied
here 10 morrow, and will preach at he
Ma,kei. Stree Methodist Episcopal cbul eli,
10 which he has been assigned, Sunday
morning and night.
Bu>jpcss is reported bri>k in all depart.
mems of trade, and il i thought the season
ba, been ~ gooG in this respect rs any year
since the great panic.
The receipts Of cotton at this port since
The Isl Of September are over 1900 bales In
excess Of the receipts for The corresponding
period Of last year.
The police Of tbiS city made 100 arrests
last month for IF noes ranging all the way
from felony down 10 simnle violations Of
civ ordinances. Embrlccd in this number
are AZ fr,mps who. while travelling ibis
way I'm seatcD Of woIk ana Il warmer cline,
had been furnished accommodations.
Ipfnnali0n has been received OF The re-
cent death in sou hampton county OF two
bro,beIs-Mr. james DrewIy, aged eighty
four years, and Mr.. Henry Drewry, aged
eightv-twO. The ore survived the othel
bu; very short Whlie.
The Olick store and dwelling on Sycamore
street, owned and occupied by Mr.. Il. G.
Cappclle. was sold Yesterday 10 Mr.. Charlie:
Il. Nunnally for $4,000.
The number II mail letters delivered from
the poSt-ofice in this city last month was
40,IS2; mail postal delivered, ll.6I2
REGISTERED lft'ers delivered, 81; letters col
lected. % 327; po,talS coIiec ed, II, 4SS
number Of carriers employed, u.
We have The Sunshine to-day for the frs
time for week. and Of course il is gladly
welcomed by every BODY. ROBIN ADAlR.