The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-28
prTFRsBURG.

PERSONAL MkrTEES--CcTroN AND fvsAcco
sT.TlSrycs-rIE CORK CROP THE &rLAS-
nc axD pANvuIE RAILROAD AND PETERS
RrRC--;NPR0vEKENr OF TIik UPPER Apo
xArrox CAvaI--HoN. JOHN GoopE.
IC,-r.srrpssrcs q lie Richmond Dfspaseh.l
AusrsT g. 1855.
Rev. Or. =. n. Blackwell, pastor Of
WsShinyfon-St Methodist church. left
this morning Tor a few weeks rest and
respite in the country
Mr. Elizabeth Zane. the widow % 4
soldier u the war 81 iSl3, died on Satur-
DIV AZ the advanced age of eighty-iOur
!. wears. She Wa one ~ the few remaining
pensioners on the Government q that
wAr.
Rev. Dr.. p. A. Peterson. Of Richmond.
preached yesterday morning and last night
to large congregations in this city. lie i a
native Of Petersburg.
The cotton year ends with this week.
our receipts ihus far aggregate about 100
hales-aboui 600 bales short o. tue receipts
last wear. Some months ago we were about
700 hales short n compared with the re-
ceipts Tor the corresponding period q last
year. which Was the be-; year IN receipts
since 1873.
The receipts and inspection Of tobacco
continue ETs1-rafe. Though the tobacco
wear does noi end until October 1sf. the
insuectl0us thus FAR ore only - hogsheads
behind those q the whole ~ last year. II
i believed fal> year viii show an excess OF
fully .5oC ho-sheads over last year.
The croirs are suffering greatly in this
section rs reason % the dry weather. II
some localities The corn j. badly parched.
and unless iberc are early aud abundant
rain. ihe crop viii De very short.
Thus ar this month there have been only
twentv-threc iuierments in Blandiord
cemetery. mostly Of children. This does
not include TIE deaths among the colored
population.
By appointment. Or. 7. VI. Bailey, q
sussex county. VIII next Thursday eve
ning appear before q JOINT committee Of
the Council and % the Chamber - Com
merce @ advocate an exchange ~ the city
Of 90, bond, with the Atlantic and Dan
vile Railroad Company. % which The Doc
tor q, president. The Merchants q our
CITY have slde up their minds 20 have
railroad which VIII develop The counties
near Us which are without the proper "a
cilities FOR transportation. After treating
several months with the authorities
% The Virginia and North Carolina
railroad. tle plan 20 get that road %
pass through oar city fell through.
the CoUncl. declining 10 accede 90
any proposition which was acceptable %
tbaf company. But the Chamber = Com
merce. which f. doing much % further the
interest, ~ our city. has now determined
% Lear what ,le Atlantic and Danviie au-
thori,ies nav ur-e 10 behalf 81 their CON-
pany. Thl~ railroad, so your correspond
eut :, informed. j. prepared % make q more
liberal proposition than that offered bv the
Virginia and North Carolina. and. Il *
Climed. can secure the city against any
los ny giving % l. collateral 6rst mortgage
bonds on q section % their road which j.
already built. and IS hich j. quite valuable.
it being equipped with al necessary rolling
stock.
A .ar-e force Of lab0rcrs has been en-
gagged for tie past week in clearing out the
canal Of the Jpper Appomltt0X Company.
The work. which i tedious and awkward
lot. 4. being done thoroughly. Before
the var" this canal was largely used for
purposes Il transportation, and was a val
liable property. OF late. however. IL has
been neglected. because H. trade had fallen
of and IT, bed bad become filed with de-
post. Time was when the tobacco. grain,
and lumber watch was brought 10 the ciiy
By means II tli, canal was the most con-
siderable item n our citv's commerce, sur
passing bv idr The commerce on the river.
Il is now purpo-ed % thoroughly I'll II with
canal-boats. and 20 make II nayIg2ble there
by i0r T. entire length.
Hon. John Go0de spoke to-day ~ Law
reneeyilie. I'm Brunswick county. Il i t.
ported that Dee divides time with a Cosli-
Zionist from Washington. who went out 70
the county COURTHOUSE yesterday with the
stern determination q meeting the Sc
coud-District War-H0rse." IL j. IN order
n WAGER that there j. q sadder and wiser
Go4.iti0nisf orator. kOBTN ADAlR.