The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-20
PETERSBURG.

ON CITIZEN DEAD uvSTINGs
lNOfh 'sfvrxUe RECEIPTS AND TOBACCO
CoUkt -Two WHITE MEN ARRESTED FOR
FNfoNS-vFxicAH voLUSTEERs-CoMNIr.
lAEV'epolNTgD- -REsIGNATI0N--CR CROP
,scSpgCTS, &C.
fS.,o,s,,ce Of The Richmond Dispa'chl
lCe"''' MARCH 10, 1881.
-, he's lost another of lis old and
ON Sc, a,i,,zers-lhe third during the pre-
hcaeI'" In The person OF William John
senl N.Ja.tnown contractor and builder,
soe' WI ius, died, at The age OF seventy
sven -. ~ sickness Judge +. NJ. Mann
~ n,slle 10 hold the regular term OF
ms u,'.',;r-s Court this week, and will not
the h ~, c,nr' for business until Monday.
eiF"I,,,cinal business OF the term will be
tt' I'm motions for reduction OF the as.
be"s S,,Inc of property IN the city, as fixed
- ,se state assessor last year. OF which no.
y ,,s been served in many instances. The
w. ~, has been very strict IN his decisions
sU'ss.h clsfs. and hss only allowed reduc.
- ~ where The proof has been OF the most
pEr"' ,n,crnalicvenue collections in the
hing district for the week ending 10.
Iu.unln,cd 10 SIS, rs so, and the exports
az s,,nrIacinred tobacco to 73,l07 pounds
Gin, decided increase OF business in
,gs apartments.
FTo'o voune white men, strangers in our
unity. we're arrested and lodged in
oNsr.tcrd,v, charged with the larceny Of
~ more valuable books from the library
V.s,te Youne Mems Christian Association.
!. spccsd that they visited the rooms OF
=, ASSOCIATION, where strangers are always
Zone. and while there distracted the
-. apd afterwards offered them for sale
',,srious places on the street at less Than
H.n r,,r yslue. When arrested other att.
~. ,irce identified as stolen property were
S,roi in their possession. Their names
~ ken IS Charles Hardy and John Len
non. and they will have an examination on
Moudy. 49,,
rr,err. Wa not represented i'm The National
CoryeDliou recently held in Louisville, but
,he pauber,-Oi whom there are quite a
rrmher IN ,bi, sectiOn-were much inter-
~.icd m the mocee ding>, and are not With
m, lone that they viii finally receive JUS
tic. q, Inc hand, Of Congress.
Tic Board of Directors Of the Chamber
- commerce have appointed the various
ca,.n,t,r,s o., that body provided for in the
c,r,,i,,,ian. and nothing remains nov 10
h, donc bu; for the Chamber to go regularly
,ovork. Those committees are about eight
in nrmter. covering different duties, and
,Ioy gre composed Of the representative
men Of The different branches Of trade IN
the cry.
I,n.uS rrmors have been afloat in the
community during the las, two or three
dsy, relative 10 lhe appointment OF citizens
here 10 Federal Offices, bat nothing definite
has vet lrln,prtd.
Mr.. :. ". Green, one Of the inspectors at
Centre warehouse, has resigned his posi-
tion. 10 take effect on the lSt OF April, in
order 10 devote ms attention to mercantile
pursuits. NJ. T. f. Epcs, Of Nottoway
county. viii probably be his successor.
From The best information to be obtained,
II i, thought that the tobacco area in this
section Will be- reduced this season, and the
cotton area enlarged. Planters are disposed
10 divide their lands IS between these two
CROPS. The ate winter ostS seeded in this
section have been badly killed out by the
severe weather. ROBIN ADAlR.