The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-04
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PETERSBURG.


'hh "a VISIT KER0SKNR-Ou.
'lC ,nvxT--prAIu OF WORTHY NAN
IeO,,~, t--N0RrUAR RECORD FOR SEP
F,,,, men RATE OF MORTALITY AMONG
~ colORED POPULATION.
',,,,.ponScncc Of the Richmond DispAtch.l
OCTOBER l, 1891.
Dpring the year ending September Both
SCI hogsheadS OF tobacco were inspected
>, tbe warehouses in this city, as against
81 W. boc.bcads during the previous year.
TSe .tock on hand Inspected Is 1858 hogs
ia. and the stock on hand for inspection
n'. S1t bog,heads. Total sales Of loose
.oh,rco reported for the year about i,OOO,-
90 pounds ,, o,,
,Ai. city have received an INVITATION 10 visit
.n..,.,,,d I'm a body and attend yom great
,.s.,.mccting on the evening OF the nth OF
,,lor and the invitation will doubtless
,,.,cep,rd. II suitable arrangements can
=. ,,qdo with the railroad company for
....,.nortsiion. YOU may look for some five
.-siy hundred enthusiastic young Demo
.r,.. Of tine Cockadc City to participate in
Tbsrc am >iNty-ouc inmates Of the aims
,,-.. oi whom forty are c0lorcd. The
'y,en.c, of the institution for the past
month were $500.
Two ,on, Of Mr.. Richard Meyer. resid-
ION Halifax street, were quite severely
trroed last night while IN the act OF filling
rgbtcd Kerosene lamp. The fire was
communicated 10 the oil I'm the lamp. and
.bs burniug fluid was spilled upon the
e,,r. ThciriujurieS were received I'm their
sF,rt, 70 save the house.
>c9fcmbcr was g dun month with the
...y. The receipts in the treasury were
oriv about sl,700.
sir. George Mason. for q number ~ year,
r,.f the agent Of the Petersburg railroad at
Iratr, dcIO., died yesterday morning.
H. Va, q wcll-kuOwu and respected citi-
Pm ~ hi, county.
HE import Of the health officer shows
r4t during the month Of september there
Wei. G6 deaths in the city-oi those
,,l, died - were males and 50 fc-
,,,Ie,: % were whites and IS were
,.lr.d I'm addition, five .non-rc,i~i-
don't we're brought to the city FOR inter-
ment. Twcnty->iX died under one year Of
49, ami sixteen between the ages OF two
s-d five wears. The heaviest mortality Oc-
rrrr,l I'm Fourth Ward. where Is deaths
W reported: in Fifth Ward, Is, and in
sixth Ward. 10 deaths. Estimating the pop
Ubfion 80 2I.uOD 10000 whites and 1900
r1larad the rate OF mortality on the whole
uorulatipn wa, 5000 per 900 per annUm;
On the whit. - GO and on the c0lorcd 1900
r.- 1000 per annum. The new month has
op,ael with five or >iN funerals Tor to-day
and tomorrow.
Young Gregory, who committed suicide
in Washington on Thursday evening, en-
loved o wide acquaintance here, and was
v,rv popular with our young men. Great
sympathy j., expressed for his parents in
their deep affection.
The Auditor reports the expenditures of
the city for the past month at SlO,l09.2'.
ROBIN ADAIE.
FUNERAL or DIR. LIGHTFO0T-AN IMPRESSIVE
0CCASION-uEATH or An AGED LADY-EE-
yIyAL is NorIOwAY-ulE CITY WITHOUT
lgE-A MAGNIFICENT rALACE-CAR-EN-
CHANCE or RAILROAD STOCK-NOMINATIONs
For uE HOUSE OF DELEGATES-CONSUNr-
l.ON OF Gas.
Correspondence r. the Richmond Dispstch.l
OCTOBER 3, 1881.
The funeral 81 The late DR.. p. III. Light
foot took place sunday morning at If
o'clock from II. Paurs Episcopal church,
and was one Of the most impressive and
imposing funeral occasions ever witnessed
10 That church.
Mr.. Martha G. Costello, aged eighty-two
wears. died M the residence Of Captain Il.
&. p0nnan, I'D this city, Yesterday morn
ing.
The revival services at Blacks-and-
White, were brought To a close on Friday
last. During their progress there were
seyenty-fiye conversions. 1t Is stated that
there have been 1O2 additions TO the Meth
odi,t Church on the N0ttOway circuit thi,
year, with more 10 Join.
our city +, without ice save a very limit
cd stock. which Is being reserved for the
Use Of the sick. The unprecedented de-
mand upon the dealers, i'm consequence OF
the unbrO6el hot spell OF weather through
out september, is alleged to Dee the cause Of
the exhaustion OF the stock, and during the
past week or ten days neither love nor
money has ayailed 10 obtain supplies for
even temporary relief. Norfolk, Rich
m0nd, Alexandria, Washington, and Baltl-
more were appealed to in vain. Infoma-
ton received thi, morning Is to the effect
That few carload, will De shipped TO lis
from Philadelphia this week.
President Tyler, of the Norfolk and
Western railroad, passed through the city
Yesterday ON the magnificent new palace-car
which he, just been built in wilmington
Tor the use of the officers and directors OF
the road. The car is splendid specimen
Of architecture, fitted up in the most lux
uriou, Style, rich I'm all its furnishings, and
possessing all the conyenience> and accom-
mOdations Of parlor and chamber. 1t Is
without doubt the finest palace-car that
ever entered this city.
l.. a.. ON Aaf uffpVnnOn
Finance Committee announced that, in
obedience 10 the resolution passed by that
BODY al the september meeting, the 5000
shares OF common stock in the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad owned by
the CITY had been exchanged share Tor
share for stock i'm the Norfolk and Western
railroad. The committee mad previously
been authorized 10 dispose OF this stock by
sale, but the committee could not obtain
Offer. for il which they considered sails
factory.
4. W. Harris, colorcd lawyer who
atciyrcmovcd 10 this section from AlcXan-
dria, was nominated for the House OF Dele
gates from Dinwiddic county by conyen-
lion composed Of delegates elected by both
wings Of the Republican party, held on
SATURDAY. Harris is q Readiuster IN poll
ties II is reported that there were some
quite exciting scenes during the sitting OF
the convention. 1t is probable that the
staightout wing Of the party in Dinwid-
die will nominate a candidate in opposition
10 Harris.
During the three months ending Septem-
Der Both the consumption Of gas by the
city amounted 10 G1S, 700 cubic feet. The
city ha, 300 public lamps, and under con-
Tract with the Gas Company pays $500 per
thousand feet for its gas. Private con-
sumers pay 50, with per cent. discount