The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-29
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The SOLDIERS GRAVES: MEMORIAL DAY TO
BE- OBSERVED JOHN A. TANNER: IN
TERESTING EXPERIMENTS WITH RESPECT 10
The PROPERTIES or DRINKING-WArER-
DOUBLE DAILY TRA1NS-BARN BURNED
TOBACCO STATISTlCS-PERSONAL-
EECEIPTs--IRON.FCRNAC sc.
Correspondence of the Richmoni DispaichI
MARCH -, 1881.
The Ladies Memorial Association at a
meeting held Saturday perfected their
organization. and arranged for the proper
celebration of the 10Th Of Nav a. DecOra-
lion-day. Mrs. Colonel Kirk Otey was
elected president: Mr.. Celeste CohbS, first
vice. president; Mrs. l.. \. LaIkin, second
yice.pre> ident: and Mrs.. DR.. ThOrnbiil.
third vIcc-prc>ident. Miss Eliza Payne
was elected secretary. committee con-
sisting Of lady representative Of every
church aud congregation Of the city was
also appointed to take charge OF tie details
OF decoration. II l. stated that under the
auspices Of the Ladies Memorial As>Ocia-
ton and the Association OF Confederate
Soldiers the grounds IN which the Coincide
rate dead are buried have been entirely
soNn i'm grass, and hundreds OF evergreen
trees planted IN them. There are twenty
| four hundred C0nlcdcraiC> and few Union
! ~OlGltiS Dllltu lll lhi> fuNi'HiiiN dtNiN t . ~
the old Methodist graveyard.
! Dr.. john \. Tanner, OF the United state,
navy. vas in the city to.d1y on short leave
| from the important Government work 10
which he has been assigned ~ the Uniyer-
! ,iiv Of Virginia. This work j. the conduct
| iug OF series Of chemical experiments
with reference 10 the pr0Vcrtlc, Of drink
| ing-walcr The object Of these tests is TO
! discover whether there are any means by
which elements in drnking-water burtfuI
| 10 health and provocative OF disease can be
! detected, and if 20, what those methods are.
! There are three lines Oi investigation stimuli
ianeouS,v directed by the Government
at three different p0intS-One az the
| Smithsonian Institute, another 81 the
J0hns.ilOpkinS University, aud the third,
under DR.. Tanner (WhO i a Lynch
burg mani, at the University OF virginia.
Il i, hoped that these experiments may be
the means Of saving life by the detection OF
malarial properties IA water, such a. may
count for destructive epidemic diseases.
The vhoie subject is novel TO science, and
but little has 50 far been discovered. II l.
thought that not less than six months, and
maybe two years. viii be consumed in the
pr0secutiOn OF these investigations, upon
which 80 much may depend IN the way OF
the public health and the average OF human
hfc.
1t j. stated that double daily mail ser
wee is TO be pigc,d on the Atlantic, Ml'sl>-
sippl and Ohio railroad on the 1t Of Nav
The remains OF young Lewis Hartman.
who was drowned at CoIeman's Fail, FRI
day. we're conveyed to Staunton for inter-
meut.
The collections OF internal revenue in this
district for the week ending saturday
amounted to S32.2i2 90.
The barn OF Mr.. n. |. Cough. at Mount
Atho., in Campbell county. was totally de-
stroyed by fire last FRIDAY night, with Il
considerable amount OF tobacco. Loss,
$780, no insurance.
During the week ending March 18Th,
424,lS7 pounds OF tobacco were sold in The
warehouses OF the city. Last week the
sales amounted TO 9S5, i30-an increase OF
.243.
Mr.. Edward Schaeffcr and bride (nee Miss
Walker, Of Ricbmond) have returned home
after an extensive bridal tour in Europe.
The late William j. Folkes was buried
Yesterday afternoon with Masonic donors.
The committee appointed by the Home
Guard TO solicit contributions 10 enable the
company to attend the Yorktown Centen-
NAL celebration report liberal contributions
on the part OF the citizens. such as VIII pro-
baby secure the company's attendance.
There are fourteen iron furnaces, whose
capacities range from 100 TO l25 tons per
day, and with an annual yield OF from
20, 900 to 10000 tons-the money value OF
which is one million dollars-are in opera
ton In Wythe county! TELEPHONE.