The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-01

CLOSE or rIlk VOCAL YHkn--AHKCAd MoRTB.
Any axpoRr BETTER DRAINAGE NEEDED
4 DAMAGING wixD.sTonM HOUSES o.
RooFEp AND ca0Ps IEJuRED-c0STksT IN
sussgx couNTY-MuMCTPAL sTATisrrcs-
PETERSBURG DELEGATES TO THE STATE con-
vEETIos-NEws FROM yBE COUNTIES.
rcorrespop ence OF :he Richmond Dirpaich.J
JUNE 80, 1881.
The eiiy's fiscal year closes to-day, and
under resolution Of the Council passed at
the meeting on the frst lay Of the month
all accounts and Indebtedness are tcl1g
paid of. so that the city will begin tot Or
row as nearly as possible with cleaa books.
Among The cnnual departmental reports
10 be submitted 10 the Council to-morrow
Il that OF the Board OF Health. The total
number of deaths in the city from oil causes
renorted by The health officer for the year
ending to-day Is 653. OF which 227 were
among the white and 426 among the colored
population; 3l2 males and 81 females.
Rate OF mortality on the whole population,
30 So per 1000 per annum-on the mh,te
population, 22S; and on the colored, oo.fi
The health officer states that tue Ia.e y.
mortality on the whole population - nls ,,id
than 1t should be, and that this ianie Ioulu
be remedied by a proper system .. " ~, ,.,.
age. In fact, he intimates 'na. u"I,I Vu'
drainage, which is very Imperfect inl-
proved, Petersburg may oe eApecteo 10
have high rate OF mortality. Generaliy
sneaking, the city Is IN as good sanitary con-
dillon as the limited means at command OF
the Board can make 1t.
Onr CITY ADD section were visited yester-
day afternoon by severe wiud'storm, par
taking very much OF the nature Of bur
a txffhnnf
ing, and did considerable damage. Seve-
raj houses in the city were unroofed,
chimueys blown down, shutters torn from
their fastenings, and windows broken.
The large shed at the basin, in the western
portion Of the city, belonging to the up
per AppOmattoX Company, was demoIsn'
ed. Reports from the country, IN the pain
OF the storm, represent that the wheat
shocks were either carried OIL Dodliy OF
scattered before the wind. In the coun'
ties Of Chesterfield and Prince George this
was particularly the case. On the farm oil
MIR. w. Il. Westbrook, in Prince George, q
large and promising field OF cotton was
blasted by the wind. After the storm had
passed the leaves Of plants looked IS though
they had been witheTed and scorched by
heat.
wing of the Republican State Committee
has surrendered its underground.
1t is stated that Mr.. DObie, who was re-
Turned elected as clerk Of Sussex county,
will have his right to that position contested
before the County Court next week by MI
Walter Jarratt, who was his principal COM
petitOr in the race.
The internal-revenue collections IN The
Petersburg district for the month ending
to. day amounted to $90,120 AZ, and Tor the
wear ending to-day to 1913 $50. AZ.
In the Mayors Court for the month 10
cases were disposed Of, and fines TO the
amount Of S135.75 collected; OF which
S77.5O goes to the State. Eleven marriage
licenses we're issued from, and AZ deeds al
mtted TO record 10, the clerks ONCE.
The Conservative Democrats OF the city
met in their respective wards last night ana
elected delegates to the State Convention 10
be held ia Richmond on the 4th OF August
The delpgates-nine In number-are w. W.
Bsugh, S. w. Venable, W. X. Mckinney
n. T. Patteson, Edward Whyte, Alexander
DOMAIN, Jr., Thomas Williams, w. j.
Chappell. and Alfred Archer. They all &c
| unrestricted, and in the Convention vii
vote for the beat maa without regard IL
section.
The coored military Of this city will pa
rade in honor Of the 4th Of July. and pro
baby have target.practce. There VIII bt
several excursions TO and from the city, ant
| this will probably be the Dtof the cele
brstion OF the day.
Prince George county has Sl,700 in III
treasury, with no outstanding warrants
The salt bonds OF the county have all beer
! paid under the scale made some time ego
The supervisors will soon take steps to
wards the erection OF new court
the probable cost OF which will be abou
1000.
The supervisors OF Greenesville county
have decided TO erect an iron bridge ovel
the river at HicksfoId in place OF the ont
destroyed by fire last year, and will opeI
bids for the work to-day.
During the past twelve months there
have been only eight de1ths in this city re
sulting from accident, and but one iron
suicide. A small proportion for communi
ly of q, 900 inhabitants. ROBIN ADAIR.