The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-10
DANVILLE.

,,srrtVc OF CITIZENS AS TO THE ATTACK
az THE PRESlDENT-THE RAINS OF YES
,gpnty-A MOVE FOR UTILIZING TIRE
R-TOBACCO DEALERS RE-
,,gveD OF PINE But not OF COSTS-IN-
TrPxAL,REvENUE FIGURES.
.,,or,esnondence Of the Richmond Disp,tch.l
July 8. 1881.
meeting Of citizens was held last night,
q, re~nonse 10 the call Of Mayor Ayres that
n,pyille >houd join with the other cities OF
the South In EXPRESSIONS rs to the attempt
- s..assinate President Garfield. Mayor
Acre. presided, and the meeting was opened
Win nrlver by Rev. DR.. Martin, Of the
prashvterian church. | noticed on the
stooe number OF the leading citizens,
and amopgs, them President Holland,
81 tho Council. Major Sutberin, Hon.
GEORGE &. CabeI. Rev. Messrs. HOImeS
and Tilletf. Captain +. j. Talbot. Or. T.
" Keen. Captain Harry WoOding, and Mr.
Burton. Of The NelcS. Colonel Cabeil
moved for a committee to report resolutions
EXPRESSIVE Of the sense OF the citizens. pre-
facing hi, motion with an eloquent and Chi
various speech, and while the committee
was preparing the resolutions addresses
were made by Rev. Mr.. Holmes and Profess
scr Charles Martin. The preamble to the
rq,oluti0ns-w which with the resolutions was
unanimously adOpled-rectes that we re.
card the offence Of .be miserable as
ss,,in as & most horrible and detestable
crime against not only a greatly honOred
citizen bui the entire people Of this repub-
lie. and the principal resolution is as fol-
lows:
ReS0lred Jg the people Of DdnUiHe in
hoN
ing, rs we do, the feelings and sentiments
Of our entire community, we express our
most thorough detestation OF the horrible
crime against our President and country,
and hereby tender our heartfelt sympathy
10 the suffering President and bis most eX-
caent family. now so deeply afflicted, and
lumbly pray God that the President may
be speedily restored to health and spared
many years Of usefulness to his family ard
country.
The storm which passed over us yester-
day "a to the destTuctiveness of which the
Dispgtct has bad telegram, is regarded as
having saved the planters, the growing
eroTs having been reduced TO a critical con
diOD. Heavy clouds passed around north
and south OF the city shortly after the
storm that prevailed here.
lDtTe Das been Tor long time desire
that The water.pOwer here be utilized TO a
much greater extent than il has been.
President Holland now, by order Of the
Council has appointed a committee to look
into The rights, titles, &C., and a meeting OF
citizens has been called 10 which the ques-
lion Is TO be submitted whether the Council
shall purchase or not.
some OF The tObaccO.dealers having failed
10 pay the tax required under what is called
TIE bileen-cent clause, Alderman Luck, be.
lore whom they were arraigned, punished
lhem by fine. These gentlemen having
come before the Council with petition for
Iehei Oh the ground that they did not un-
dehland The provisions Of the law, they |
were relieved Of the fine, but not OF the |
costs and special provision was made that |
Ihe resolution granting relief should not |
apply 10 any Of those who had "faled 10 |
pay the tax under the said aX.bill."
me lniernal.reYenue receipts for last |
month from tobacco amounted 10 $92,- |
10 oS Tor June, 1880, SOL ,649.48. The |
receipts Tor the fiscal year ending on the |
S SyD OF June from all sources were $1,O53,-
80 go o. Tor the preceding year, $l,002,-
oo= VA Hens for The year Just closed: AS
ses'uehts, SI4S794; spirits. IS. 046; IL
''DSe>' 80 9634S; tobacco, S1,02l, 78S15
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