The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-04
DANVILLE.


THE PURCHASE OF THE WATER POWER POST
PoNED-THE IN LEAF ToBAcCo-IN-
TERNAL. REVENUE RECEIPTS THE BAPTIST
CHURCH DETERMINES UPO THE SITE FOR
THE NEW CHURCH-REPORT OF II HEALTH
oF%FICgR-T EACHERs OF THE PUBLIC
sCHOOL-sEYTENCED TO THE PENITENTIA-
RY-ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY-vERY lila
NEW HOUSE FOR A PLANTER.
tCorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
AUGUST 3, 1881.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
| Council on Yesterday evening the question
OF the purchase Of the water-power. about
which many Of the city people have been
much excited for ONE days, came up Tor
consideration, and the matter was disposed
OF BY the appointment OF a committee to
ascertain from Messrs. Crews, COrbin ~
Co., the owners, IL they will defer the con-
summation OF q contract with them until
such legislation can be had as will enable
the Council 20 make with them a legal con-
tract; the said committee to report for con-
firmation any arrangements they may De
able to make.
CAPTAIN Terrell, OF the Tobacco Associa-
lion, reports that in last month there were
sold 2.174,07S pounds Of leaf tobacco, at an
average Of S11.81 per hundred. Since the
1st OF October there have been sold 2j,l27,-
548 pounds, at an average OF 50 92. This
quantity is short OF the quantity sold in the
same ten months OF last year by about
$500, 900 pounds, and the average Is under
the average for those months by about
S1.20.
The collections OF internal revenue for
last month amounted to S102 800 Sc. Items (:
Assessments, S4I544; spirits, Sl14.6O;
licenses, S347. 92; tobacco and cigars, SlOl,'
3S2 80. Collections for July, 1880, SlO2,-
1872 O3; for tobacco and cigars, SOL, 639.22.
The Baptist church, after a consideration
Of the subject for several months, has voted
by a large majority that the lot on Main
street which was contracted for more than
a year ago, and on which 81, 900 had been
paid, should be paid for in foil as soon as
practicable, and that the church, a new one
having been determined on, should be built
on that lot.
DR.. Thomas w. Keen, health officer, re.
ports to the Council that in the year ending
on the 1T instant there were buried 70
white people, so cOlOred. In the previous
| wear there were buried ~ white people, 100
colored. "This shows" says DIR. Keen,
"that notwithstanding that Danyille IS in
c~reasing in population, and that the last
wear included one.half OF the sO-called sicbly
season OF the summer and fall OF 1880, there
was an annual decrease in the mortality OF
sixly-one. or decidedly more than one
third suppose that no town has suffered
more from exaggerated reports rs to un-
bealtafuIneSs than DlnvilIe has. Some peo-
ple would actually refuse us the privilege
Of diving unless we give them the privilege
OF creating a panic.
TIE following have been elected as teach
ers for the public school for white children {:
r. NJ. Tuck as principal; II. &. Slaughter
as teacher Of the high school; Miss {. $.
Parrish, Mis- VI. l.. Lacy, Mrs. NJ. l..
Brodnax, Mis-, Jennie Walton, Miss Emma
w. Parrish, Mr.. Sue r. Cheatham, Miss
Maggie Wilson.
In the Hastings Court G. the city Asa
Scott, q white man, who shot a cOlored man
named George Baugh some two months ago
and wounded bin seriously, has been sem
fenced TO the penitentiary for three years;
and ANTHONY Baugh, a colOred man., for
stealing 374.41 from Hollands warehouse,
for four years.
A negro man threatened 10 rob Mr.. j. T..
Austin, OF Danyille, on the Goth instant, at
night, while he was walking up the Mid.
land road lust beyond Chatham. Mr.. Aus
tin was armed, and kept of the fellow, ma
king hIm sit down till he (Mr. Austin) could
walk off with his face TO the enemy.
Mr.. Chesley Anderson, OF the Banner
warehouse, is reported to be extremely Ill
at bis home, in the Vernon Hill neighbour
hood.
Mr.. james ". Marshall, 4 successful plant
er, is having q beautiful residence erected
on the Mountain road about eight miles
from town. ALPHA.