The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-03
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r,,r ,rrvs 10 THE TOBACCO TRADE, LEAF AND
w.rrp. cTuprp--sT0REs BURNED DOWN in
J 1uv co,-xry - PERSONALS - PRoTRAcTED
MEE1IyGs-THE FIRST BRICK.
| rfov,o.nonsence of the Richmond Dispatch'I
AUGUST 2, 1882.
President Terrell, Of the Tobacco, Asso.
c,,t;or re,orts that there were sold last
month 7oe. ITO pounds OF leaf tobacco, the
vaIne NJ which was S183,174.35, and the
average nor hundred s10.1S. In July, 1881,
there were sold 2,174,O7S pounds, the value
of which was 1856. 934.S1, and the average
s1I.sI. Since the 1st Of last october tnere
have been sold 22,213,0l1 pounds, whlcn
brought 90, 162, 505-an average OF S9.'3i
for the corresponding period OF last year
there were sold 25,127,54S pounds, wnicn
brought 81. 493, 214.57--an average OF S9.9Z:
So the amount sold for this year Is short OF
the amount sold last year to this date by
about 1900, 900 pounds. The averages Tor
the last month and for the last ten months
are regarded as high, considering the quail
ity OF the goods brought to market.
The internal-revenue receipts for last
month amounted 10 S100,771.S2, which Is
short OF the receipts for July, 1881, by
81 ,594.O4. For the last four months the
receipts run over the receipts for the cor
responding four months OF last year by
s6,l55.96. Receipts mostly from mantiac-
tured tobacco, OF course.
The storehouse OF Mr. q. w. Trnmmcl,
on the road from Danville to Riceyille, was
burned down on the night OF the Both
ultimo. Mr.. Trammell was insured for
5000. The goods in the store, the property
OF Mr.. A. II. Harvey, were destroyed.
Loss covered by an insurance for about
5000. Act of an ineendiary.
The storehouse Of Dodson e Terry, be-
tween Paytonsburg and Henry's Mill, this
county, was burned down on the night OF
the 30th ultimo, and the goods were de-
stroyed with it.
Mr.. James VI. Williams, OF Dundee, who
suffered amputation Of one OF his legs about
three weeks ago in consequence OF an ac-
cident in which his leg was crushed by the
wheels OF cars which he was coupling. is
now able TO sit up i'm bed and eat moderate
meal.
Our honored citizen Mr.. II. b. Doe,
who left home some time ago quite enfee-
bled by disease and affection, Is now So
journing with his brother, Judge Charles
Doe, Of the Supreme Court OF New Hamp-
shire. Judge Doe writes that Mr.. Doe
now walks two miles before breakfast.
eats roast beef and chOwder, and ought to
stay where he is as long as he continues
comfortable, contentcd, and continues to
gain"
The corn having been laid by. oats cut
and stacked, wheat threshcd and stored
away, and tobacco stripped OF suckers and
horn-wOrms, the season for protractcd
meetings called Especial revival services :"
in the cities) has set III. At a meeting Just
closed at ShOckOe church seventeen per-
sons professed conversion. Professor
Brown, of Richmond College, once pastor
of that church, delivered the closing SER
mon. Appointments have been made for
special services this week at Sandy-Creek
church, this county, and at State-Line
church, on the border, and corps OF
preachers has been engaged for duty at
each OF these churches; ut the latter place
one or two students from Wake Forest
College.
The stonework Qhe foundation work. Of
the Riverside COtton-FactOry Factory No.
81 was completed yesterday, and the first
brick laid.
Mr.. c. G.. Holland was ut home yestor-
day. after an extended tour north on bust
mes, for the MoratOck COtton-Manufactu-
ring Company. ALPHA.