The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-04

Personals and Rrfefs.

The alacrity with which our voters have
this week stepped forward and paid the
poll-tax deserves all praise. But there are
many still delinquent. They must pay be-
fore they can vote. II they want 10 pay
without trouble they ought to pay today.
Tomorrow and Monday the Office OF the
clerk Of the Hastings Court will be
crowded, aud they may have to wait their
turn. To-day they can pay without delay.
Pay, so that the majority for Daniel in
Richmond may be memorable. Pay,
brothers, pay.
Numbers Of negroes are paying the poll
tax to w. III. Beyeridgc. Most Of them
now 90 10 him. However, some who want
TO be perfectly sure Of getting their votes
in go to Mr.. Jinkins.
We are requested to say that the W. II.
Briggs who presided at a Readiuster meet
ing in Jefferson Ward Wednesday night is
not w. II. Briggs Of the firm OF w. ii.
Briggs e. Brother.
Major Daniel will speak at Gloucester
Courthouse on Monday next, and will in-
mediately after proceed to West Point,
where 4 special train will be in waiting to
bring him on to Richmond, and he will adj
dress the people at length from q stand to
be erected on the City-Hall lot.
II is proposed to decorate the stand
handsomely, and peiso having flags or
bunting which they will contribute to the
purpose may leave the same at Democratic
headquarters, Main street, next to the
First National Bank.
There was a great collapse in the Con-
/ federatc-bond market yesterday. The
! transactions were Of a trifling character,
and the prices were from Sj TO Sc on the
thousand dollars. The day before there
were sales at s11.75. To-day they may be
worth-nothing
Nobody about here now prays for rain.
That which fell yesterday evening had a
dismal dampishness about it and was by no
means a welcome visitor.
For the benefit Of our friends outside OF
the city, let it be known that during all
( this week the Democrats here have been
paying up the poll-taX with steadiness
which is quite encouraging. For the ben
eft of the deinquents and their number
| is still too large--let it be known that their
votes are needed; that their duty is to pay
at once, and in the end it will be seen that
Richmond is well deserving OF the name
Of stronghold Of Democracy.
| The first sale OF loose tobacco was made
at the Shockoe warehouse yesterday. one
thousand and fifty-tiye pounds OF tobacco
raised by Mr.. c. f. Hall, OF Hanover coun-
| ty, was sold to Messrs. Allen & Ginter at
50 per 100 pounds.
General w. II. +. Lee and Judge Shelley
were in the city yesterday.
/ As Hearts OF Oak is TO be played here
| tonight for the last time, all who have not
already done so should seize the opportu-
nifty to see the play-baby, tive-yeT-old
girl, watcr-mill, storm, and all that. The
scenery is very pretty.
Mr.. Gus. Z. Delarue had painful sur
gical operation performed upon him yes
tcrday, but stood it nobly and is now DO
| ing well.
Registrars will please inform the Dis
patch of any changes in the usual places OF
voting. II you have changed the polling
place since the last election, LET it be known,
so that the people will lose no time when
they 60 TO vote.
1t was Captain Beamish, OF the British
army, who said in public speech (at the
preliminary celebration at Yorktown III
| 1870 that after seeing Yorktown he didn't
blame CORVALLIS for surrenderlng the
place. The fact that his joke has been
treasured up for two years by leading New
| York Journals and is now trotted out rs
new goes to show that it was good thing.
Captain Beamish stayed in Richmond for
several months, and was known as a Jolly
good fellow OF an lrishman.