Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-22
THE HILL CITY.
THE TOBACCO STATEMENT FOR THE
PAST WEEK.
Railroad Material consolidation
Observation-Disclosures Killed
RELIGIOUS Fotes-Many Robberies'
,,o,~.,,orssrce Of the Richmond Dispatchl

,rorrespondence of the Richmond Dispatch
LyscuBURG. December 81, 1856.
The tobacco statement Tor Inc past wee
,vh,bits an increase OF sales amounting y
81 400 pounds over the preceding week
notwithstanding the wretched eondl
lion Of the roads. The entire siies ioo,'u
IN 1875. 200 pounds. Now thai the W'athei
Is improying In quality " Is iegt'ina!e
supposc the country reads WIN 40 so W
like ratio: in which event TINS VIII De
busy week at the warehouses:
Al late meeting Of the directors OF th'
IypcbbuTc, Halifax and Noltb tarohni
railroad and the Two North CORONA roAu'
With which it is proposed 10 consoiiuate D,
committee, consisting OF captain - "
Blackford Of this city, Wood Bouljln, Ut
~ IIalif,X. Colonel Wlnstcad and W. W,
Fuller OF North Carolina, was appointed
n draw a contract OF consolidation. The!
are TO report TO meeting Oh the s'oVA'
holders of the three roads-tn the LvDchbur-
Halifax and North Carolina, the toNboro'
and the RoxborO' and Durham-tO he helo
in this city on the 2Sth OF tins montA u
consider the contract, when, " ratlhcu Dl
the stockholders, II must he iurthei
,otiffd br the directory OF each road
separately, and as ilnalty by tht
consolidated directory. Tnat the bulld
inc Of the road Will be pushed on tl'
earliest opening Of far weather no longer
admits OF any question. Lfnchhurgcrs arc
bIoyant with the most snngulne antlclpa
tiouS with regard TO their future IN iormln :
new commercial alliances by means oi I'M
new road rs well as OF renewing ana
c,mtrting old ones. Many encouraging
messages come from HALIFAX, which IA
heretofore been something OF terra az
coqniJd 10 our Observation-Disclosures well a.
from North Caro'ina-CXpre-,lng a purpose
TO trade in TIN. direction. NoiWlihstand'
ing all this, there are some people here
and they are 10y no means the biggest fool:
i'm the commuuity-w who belIcye. or aiiect 10
believe. that Richmond will cqullly btne'
flied with LynchbuTg, il, indeed. she does
not reap a much larger harvest. Your corr
RESPONDENT vonturts 10 express Tie hope
that both will be glad that the road was
bur.
Tie fhpcr1l services Of TIE venerable
Mrs. ATian1 Il. bcanc, who died on NItHr-
d,y. took place yesterday. The rcmli9'
were inferred I'm The Presbyterian Gene
terry.
i ,chcdule went into a 81 SUNDAY on
the Virginia Midland railroad Ivy which TIE
train from panyille and The >oIih VIII
reach here al / O'Clock j. VI. and depart
noribward at $40. This arrangement vii.
be a great convenience 10 business men in
the matter II their mails, and will be Cspc-
cial'y gratifying TO patrons OF The Di>Pufrh,
n il Will enable them 10 cct that valuable
Daver. as formerly, three hours and hall
caIhcr than at present.. II i hoped that
the company will make further change in
their hours Of arrival from the North.
william Harris, a coiorcd brakem1q on
file Norfolk and Western railroad, WIS
killed sunday morning ut Hal.cy's. three
miles west Of the city, while brtkine the
train-the chain 70 the brake giving way
and rrcuritaing him under The train. He
was taken 20 hi, late home ut Bufprd's.
Intelligence has reach Il here of The 'ath
IN Heuiy county Il the mother 4 JudL'
FNd. Of he DaHy.lle Judicial circuit. she
was tauchtcr 81 the late Hpy, Samuel
AIm,ttad, 4 Presbyterian minister, and
lCayCs liIoc circle OF rrlttivcS in this ciiy.
The city j. oycrrun with thieves of hi q
and low degree, with prcp0nier1H'c
Il hall end sncak-llie'cs. Not a mprdGG
mIivcs without the discovery II Gc .9>tttcd
lcr.ioost, and dccmatod hll.r1cks. over
coat. and chickens seeming 10 he in -rcIt
cen and. The police force ha, lately been
ucmnf,d by tuc addition 81 -four men.
Tut p vet they have been unable to stop
those dcprcdati0nN.
4 meeting OF the congregation 81 the
second PRESBYTERIAN church VIII be held
next sunday to consider the question Of
the dissolution Of the relations between
tbcm and Their pastor, Rev. Mr.. Rawlings.
As it .Ccm, to be a foTCg0nc conclusion
that Mr.. Rawlings will 20 10 The Uniycr-
>iiv. Rev. T. ". Hooper. a former p3t1r
Of tm- church, aud very popular botl Il a
man and preacher, j. ifVorably spoken ot
Is hi successor, provided be would accept
the cali. Mr.. Hooper is now ana has been
for seycral wear, IN charge OF a church ID
Selma, An.
At Comt.Strcot Methodist Er'>'ppII
church SUNDAY over 500 was raised in q
few minutes 70 provide clothing foi me lG.
dllut children oi the church. R1N.