The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-28
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xnpTuARY RECORD FOR JuLY-DELINQuEHT
CAprTATr0N@ AND Pa0PERrY.TAx - INDIAN
neLics-AscIEST DEPosfrs-THE PETERS
nURa DELEGATION TO RTcHMoND--MAss-
MEETING OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
psRep TO Tag POLICE &C., &C.
lcorresponfenee'o the Richmond in s ,2n;
The mortusry report for the month end.
ing July 18th shows that during tbel PERIOD
80 deaths occurred In the cily-2v Whites
and 30 cOIored; % males and "a females
an increase over the records oil me, pas.
several months. The rate OF mortallty Oh
the whole population ~ 000) was 81 Is per
/ 900 per annum; OF The white, 5l.oO, sau
of the coIored, 5000. This Is tue nrst IN
stance for years that the rate OF morta'ily
among the whites has exceeded that among
the negroes. The highest rate OF mortality
was In Fourth and Fifth Wards, where the
number of deaths Is reported respectively
AT rs and IL. Of those who died ~ were
under the age OF one year.
The following Is statement OF the STATE
delinoueut capitation- and property-tax IN
This citv for the year 1880, return Of wnicn
was made officially 10 the Hastings Court
10 day: Capitation.tax, 1894; personal
property, $500 So; real estate, SS369l'
some hundreds OF names appear on the
capitatiop.iIst, who for the past'two years
have not been found after the most dillgent
search. and their owners are not believed
10 be residents Of the city. The amount OF
deIinduent personal. and land.tax Is the
smallest ever before reported IN Peters
burg. which fact shows that the collecllO3s
last year were very close.
Some very perfect specimens OF lndian
battle-axes and baichets were recently dug
no on The farm OF Mr.. George W. Calling,
in Prince George county. They are OF
stone. and remarkably we'll preserved. one
OF the largest Is the full size OF an ordinary
axe. and would prove equally as dangerous
in conflict. They are relics OF the Indian
OCCUPANCY of this section in the early days
OF the colony.
On the bill.slOpes south OF the city, bu-
ried beneath the ground.surface. are sc it'
tering deposits OF huge tish-bones, when
during the past few years have from time TO
l'time been brought to light by the washlngs
OF heavy rains. Sharks teeth have occa-
sIonaIly been found and removed as curiosi'
| ties-eyidence OF the fact that our section
was once covered by the deep waters.
Many OF our people who can afford the
luxury are now absent In the mountains.
The delegates from Petersburg to the
Conservative Democratic State Convention,
which meets on the 4th OF August, VIII
meet the first OF next week for OrganiZa-
ton by The election Of Chairman ana sec
rotary OF the delegation. While The dee
gates may have their personal preferences
as to the candidate for Governor, they 90
| free and unlrammclcd TO the Convention,
and will unite in nominating the best man
for that position.
The destruction of property by The two
recent fires IN this city entailed greater
loss than the aggregate Of the whole OF the
last fiscal wear. Petersburg was scarcely
ever as free from fires as It was during the
twelve months ending July 1St.
The roll Of membership OF the Young
Mems Democratic Club is rapidly in
creased during the past two or three days,
and by the evening of Reorganization the
signatures will probably run largely up!nto
the hundreds. Friday evening the clsO
proposes TO hold grand mass-meetlng az
the Academy OF Music, and then and there
to formally open the campaign. The speak
ers announced for the occasion are Messrs.
George ID. Wise, A. NJ. Kelley, Samuel Is.
VIII, aud II. a. Atkinson, all OF Richmond,
and it Is proposed TO give them an audience
which they will feel pride in addressing.
Chastine Garter, the colored man TOT
whose arrest a warrant was some days ago
issued on the charge Of feloniouslg ASSAULT
ing John W. Coleman with Ratchet, upon
whose pelson wounds OF such serious char
acter were Inflicted as still to condne him
to his bed, to-day voluntarily surrendered
himself to the police, and was committed TO
isil. His counsel will make application for
bail this evening.
Our section was visited by fine rain last
night, the need Of which was much tet
throughout the country. The temperature
fell several degrees after the rain.
ROBIN ADAIR.