The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-04

Briefs and Personals.

The City Attorney having been asked for
his opinion decides that the city is not
| bound to increase salaries 10 per cent. be-
cause the City Council passed n resolution
directing the Committee on Ordinances 10
bring in an ordinance TO that etiect-whicl
ordinance was defeated.
The prospect is that the city will have to
increase taxation to keep pacewith its cur
rent expenses and pay off the floating debt.
There has been made very good plan
for enlarging the City-Hall accommoda-
tions by renting the first floor OF the build
inc adjoining on the west. but the question
still remains whether it will not be wiser
TO think Of building new City Hall.
Tomorrow Judge Atkins commences
the active work OF his judicial life, and n
part of his duty will be to charge the grand
jury.
The people have quite generally deter
mined that the price OF gas should be re-
duced to S1.40 or less. Meanwhile they
are watching their gaS-lght quite jealousy,
and no matter what the photometer says
they can tell whether their light is good or
not.
| The party who wrote communication
to this paper about the old Stone House
will please furnish us his name-whch he
forgot TO do, quite innocently, perhaps.
In the case OF Beach Us. Alexander
Hunter and wife and others, Judge Lewis.
Of the Court OF Appeals, has granted an
appeal from decree OF the Circuit Court
OF Alexandria county.
The Board OF Directors OF the National
Bank of Virginia have given TO their
cashier, Mr.. j. w. Lockwood, six weeks'
leave OF absence TO recuperate his health.
The receipts of loose tobacco for the
month Of January. 1888, at the three ware
houses where loose is sold. was 999.202
pounds, distributed as follows :. Cren-
| shaw's warehouse. 900; Centre ware
house, 30j,SS0; Shoekoe warehouse, 12l,-
472.
Messrs. Darlington e. Hooper, attorneys
for Charles Frederick Johnston and wife,
have brought suit in the Circuit Court Of
Richmond against the knickerbocker In
surance Company, OF New York, to dis
tribute the funds Of said company now de-
posted with the Treasurer OF Virginia.
The Eye, Ear, and Throat Charity In
firmary will have pound-party tomorrow
at No. 13 north Fourth street.
There will be an important meeting OF
the directors OF the Young Mems Christian
Association tomorrow night at O'Clock.
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our papers have remarked thereon. His
hogship came out, and seeing his shadow
hied him back to his hole, and will remain
there until the foity days of bad weather
which are to follow have passed over.
VennOr said that the weather would turn
cold on the evening Of the Sd, but he
missed it, as he so often does, for the mer-
curry was rising in the thermometer all
day.
General Fitz. Lees lecture on the Battle
of Charlottesville, which was interrupted
by the severe snow-storm OF January 9th,
will be delivered February l4th. Acrowd-
ed house on the occasion is anticipated.
The witnesses in attendance at the last
session OF the Husting Court, and sum-
mOned to appear at to-morrow's term, are
requested to be on hand promptly.
Company f, of the First regiment, will
have an interesting competitive drill on
the 10Th instant.