The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-20
LYNCHBURG.

I'm HOLIDAY sEAe0N--A DRAMATIC CLUB
MpANT1CIDR--rBR TOBACCO MARxEr--KE'
LroYoUs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ROBERT
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fcorrespoaAeacs Of he Richmond Dispaich.I
DECEMBER 10, 1882.
preparstionS for the holiday season here
are ective, and the stores and shops oi
ever description ere thronged with busy
purchasers o. Christmas presents. The
CITY Council has suspended for forty.eighl
hours during the holiday season the ordi
rance prohibiting the use Of fireworks, and
thus one Of the prime drawbAcks to the
boys enjoyment il removed, and the deal
En- have laid In an immense stock OF these
goods.
a dramatic association has been formed
herr, with Mr.. Thomas Starbuck, young
man Of considerable histrionic talent, rs
preeidcnt, and O full complement Of officers.
The chief object Of the club u, OF course,
mutual improvement In the dramatic art,
but II NAV be that public exhibitions will
be given after little while.
A negro woman named Sarah Irvine was
arrested Saturday and committed TO Jail on
the charge Of killing her infant child and
burning II In back lot on Bridge street.
The tobacco season up to date has been
decidedly backward on account OF the un.
propitious state Of the weather. The sales
at the several warehouses last week
amounted TO 1920 pounds-an increase
Of Sc, 900 pounds over the preceding weok ,
but there has been q decrease OF almost one
million pounds since October LIST as COM
pared with the corresponding period OF
the last tobacco season. This would indi-
cate that there Is TO be "glut :" OF the
market whenever the weather does take a
favorable turn. The president OF the To-
bacco Association predicts that over thirty
million pounds will he sold here during
the present season.
The revival ut Court. Street Methodist
Episcopal church has not been attended
with any great success, though DR.. Rosser
has not lost any OF his force or his great
persuasiye abilities. There has. only been
one penitent up to this writing.
B,ahop Latane, Of the Reformed Episco-
nal Church, who conducted services at the
second PRESBYTERIAN church all OF last
week. has returned to his home. The
Bishop Is q brother-in-law to Rev. j. NJ.
Rawlings, pastor OF the Second church.
Booker Robertson, the slayer OF Captain
Craddock, has not yet furnished the re-
auired bail, $4,000. He expected friends
from Richmond on Saturday, but they did
not arrive. His condition is greatly I'M
proved, and be has nearly recovered from
the rough handling received from Grad
dock in the afray which resulted 30 fatally
to the latter.
The establishment Of the freedeliyery
system here has been postponed until Jan.
,iary 18th on account Of the failure OF citi-
zens to have the Nos. put up on their
houses. The service was to have gone into
effect January LIST.
Mr.. j. p. Richardson, OF Philadelphia,
agent OF the bondbolders In the purchase
for ESQ, 900. OF the rollng-mills above the
city, says that this valuable property,
which cost originally about 100000. will
no longer remain idle, but operations will
be soon resumed on an extensive scale.
The Richmond and Allegheny railroad
runs within several feet OF these works.
furnishing excellent transportation facili.
ties, and besides this, the machinery is all
new, and there is no reason why money,
aud plenty Of ii, can't be made here.
Mrs. Carter Eubank, OF the Healing
Springs, left for home yesterday. She has
been honoring friends here with her de-
lightful society for the last several weeks.
and her departure Ia o source OF great re-
pret TO those who have been charmed with
her company.
The internal-revenue collections last
week amounted TO ell ,616.91.
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