The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-05
ROANOKE.

~ur crrv prBT--POLICE MATTERs-THE HUE
TISGs CoURT--RELIGIoUs ITEMS.
,cor,esnord,uce OF the Richmond Dispatcn'J
MARCH 3, 1894.
The CITY treasurer has completed MS an
anal budget for presentation TO the Coun.
eli from which It appears that the Dondeo
doht NJ the city is 100000. The whole
All Including bonds. Is but 1851 l.b3.
This is n remarkably good exhibit Tor
nlace az $500 people. with taxable pro-
p that will reach Mt least three millions
p,,nder the assessment now being made.
Under tbe new city charter, now In force,
~ now bonds can be issued without vote
- - Oh. freeholders. a majority OF those who
,,ote heing necessary to auth Jrize 1t. There
e. therefore. no immediate danger OF "re-
ai;ustment being rpsorted to in Roanoke.
4 volunteer fire company was recently
orcanized here under the name OF Vlgilant
steam Fire Company No. |. The city Is 10
surnjsh them with the necessary apparatus
,sb;Ie they contribute their services gratuI-
touslv. In pursuance Of this agreement
the city purchased an engine from or
handed company In Lancaster, Ia, witch
arrived here on Saturday. Inc company
Is composed of excellent material.
The police raided gamDiing oeh ol'
Railroad avenue Saturday, capturing sew
eral parties therein, together win tne en-
tire paraphernaia. From tue testimon!
adduced before the committing maglsirale
n anpears that the den was ostenslDly kePC
Inv n man named Hall, who claimed 70 nave
n mariner in the person OF one Wiiinutn'
AGAINST whom he turned States evidence;
Indeed, it was on the statement OF naii
that the raid and arrests were made. Inc
norties named had difficulty on the pre-
ceding night, the sequence oil winch Is
above recorded.
The new Hastings Court for this city
will commence business on its own account
TODAY. A grand jury has been empan-
elIed for the consideration o. several cases
already in hand. Rorer Hall has been
fitted I'D for courtroom purposes. Inc
clerks office will be located in q room in
the same building.
Rev. Il. G. Gordon, pastor OF the Pres
byterial church in Salem, and once secre-
tary to General Robert Z. Lee, VIII deliver
lecture in this city on the 11th on his
g Personal RecOlIections Of that great
man. Mr.. Gordon is fine speaker ana
the subject fruitful one. The lecture IS
for the benefit OF the Roanoke Rifles.
Bishop Whltlle preached an able sermon
in st. Johns Protestant Episcopal church
Yesterday morning to congregation be-
yond the seating capacity OF the edihce'
Ills subject was based on Luke xvi, 81.
After the sermon the rite OF confirmation
was administered to sixteen candidates
The Bishop left here for Salem in the after
noon. He was advertised to preach there
last night.
The German Reformed congregation
recently organized here are preparing tc
erect church. The Presbyterlans, whose
house Of worship has become too small fol
the congregation, will commence the cree
ton OF larger and finer edifice with the
advent OF good weather. The MethodiSt'
| will have to do the same thing before long
and for n similar reason.
our sportsmen have been amusing them
selves for some days past in Staying wllC
ducks. who have been quite numerous IL
this locality.
The weather continues cold, the Their
mometer on Thursday night indicating a
low point as at any time during the win
ter. The mountains all around us arr
covered with snow. REX.