The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-25
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fCorrespondcnce Of the Richmond Dispatch'l
JANUARY "a, 1883.
The weather that has prevailed here Tor
the last three weeks has produced wide
spread restitution among the poorer classes.
The suffering for food and for raiment Is
by no means confined TO the colored people,
bilt I'm conversation with Mayor Pettlgrew
me informed me that not n day passes that
he Is not applied 10 10y poor but respectable
white families for assistance. The Ladies'
benevolent Association has accomplished
n noble work in alleviating the wants OF
the needy; but the outlook Is discouraeing,
the winter having only half gone, and the
supplies rapidly diminishing. A great deal
of the suffering Is occasioned by the sus-
pension 81 work i'm the tobacco-factories,
principally on account OF the tax agitation
and the uniavorable season.
G.. Castiglioni, proprietor OF the Parlor
Restaurant, died at few minutes before
2 o'clock yesterday. He was well-to-do
Italian, and belonged TO several leading
orders, among them Blue Ridge Division,
Uniform Rank Knights OF Pythas.
Uniform Rank Knights OF Pythias. He
leaves wife and three sons, the eldest OF
whom is State student ut the Richmond
Medical College. The funeral OF the de-
ceased took place to-day at st. PauPs Epls-
copal church, and was largely attended.
learned this morning that the estate OF
the late General Odin G.. Clay is valued at
about $4,000, consisting in bonds, real
estate, and personal property. He held
So, 900 in the city Of Lynchburg and the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway bonds;
owned two valuable storehouses in this
city; two thousand acres of land in Bed
ford county, estimated at 100000; q body
OF land in the suburbs Of Richmond, adj
Joining the property Of the Baptist College
there, valued at $40 900. and body OF land
in Arkansas. His son, Charles Clay, and
Odm G.. Clay, Jr., his grandson, are made
executors OF the estate, which is divided
between his sons, an only daughter. his
grandsons, Mrs. Clinton Clay, and Mrs.
Bette l.. Clay. The homestead in Bedford
il wiled 10 Charles Clay, and one OF the
storehouSes in this city to Odin Clay, Jr.,
who resides in Richmond.
The Baptists OF this city have already
commenced preparations for the Baptist
Congress OF Virginia, which is to assemble
in the First church here on the 9th proX-
limo. 1Iessrs. +. ID. Johnson, W. &. Ham,
ner. w. III. Wren. w. a. Hafferman, and
G.. Il. Fleet have been constituted COM
mittee TO make proper provision for the
entertainment Of the visiting brethren.
The sessions Of the Congress are looked
forward TO with deal Of interest by our
citizens generally.
The pumplng-works erected about two
years or more since for the city by II. ID.
Wood & Co., Of Philadelphia, were tested
for the sixth time yesterday by steam, and
operated quite satisfactorily. They have
now TO be formally tested with the water
power before the Council will consent to
receive them, and ! hear that it is doubtful
whether that body will receive the works
then at the price originally agreed upon,
some Of the members claiming that the de-
lay occurring in their completion has put
the city TO the expense OF building other
works.
Mr.. S b. Ferguson was to-day elected q
director in the National Exchange Bank TO
supply vacancy Occasioned by the failure
OF Mr.. T. II. Iycy to qualify.
Dr