Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29


With hundreds of workmsn SpplQyed II
the Old Dominion Iron and Nall wofse
Company IN tho manufacture OF nails
horseshoss. bsr-iron. TO-.
Confederate hospitsls-not . vestigs =.
mains. The city now covers those old
fields. The electrician limo VIII take you
Camp Lesr (the great camp Of render.
yous) is now tho Exposition-0 Grounds.
Several street-car lines Will takeyou within
half or three quarters OF mile OF the
"Ths old Fair Ground" tho camp OF tho
first troops (South Carolirians) who came
here in 1861 from the South. In now known
As Monroe Park, IL O lovely spot. and IL the
centre Of the fashionable residential portion
Of the city.
provost marshaps osilce) which stood et
the northwest corner OF Capitol and Tenth
streets. running through TO Broad, was re-
moved TO Navy Hill for use "a a colored~
school building. Handsome brick houses
now occupy the site.
The Virginia Mechanics Institute CCou-
federate War Department. which stood AZ
the west end OF Bank street, was DESTROYED
By the fire OF the evacuation, and the Loo 10
now covered with businesshouses.
At the East end Of the city is 0skvood.
q cemetery where 1900 Confederate sol
diers are buried. This, too. II III the midss
of picturesque scenery.
One OF the most beautiful features OF
Richmond IL is numerous parks. They ar:
| all on high hills and charming Siswp spread
out before them. All arc reached 10y street
| cars.
The penitcntiarv States PRISON. is ono
oil q ft.st IN N
land. Here Aaron Burr was confined vhile
| on trial for treason.
The studio OF Valentine contains modes
OF nearly ali the works OF this great sculp-
| tor.
Richmond College has an attractive mu-
scum. large library. and imposing build
| ing set in spacious grounds.
The Virginia Medical College building
| Is UNIQUE in design and commanding in
K feet Of SIX ironclad gunboat,, under
| Commander Graham, is anchored about
two miles below the city.
| April 8, 1855, upon the evacuation OF the
city, the Confederates kindled Gre 10 de-
stroy the tobacco IN the public warehouses,
and the flames therefrom spreading with
| great rapidity destroyed one half OF the
business portion Of the city and many
other costly structures. Nearly oil traces
of this. the most disastrous event IN the
city's history. have long ago been ohlite-
rated by the erection Of new and statoliei
| houses.
CITY HALL.
Opposite the Capitol city hall Is now
being erected of the beautiful Jamos-river
granite. The new building stands on the
site of the old hall.
The Masons have begun tho erection on
Broad street OF temple 10 cost $4,000.
On Marshall Park libby HID n monu.
ment TO tho private soldiers of the South
has been begun. This will be column
browning one of the most conspicuous emil
nences OF the city and will be IN plain
view, not only of the business centres but
Of the river and railroads. and within
sight of some OF some OF the battle-selds.
The National Government hss but lately
completed n fine macadamiZed road con-
Meeting ChimboraZo Park (site 81 the great
Confederate hospital with the nearest
Federal soldiers cemetery.
POPULATION
Richmond and Manchester are separated
by the James river. and are connected by
five bridges, and their present population,
as accurately ascertaned upon tho basis OF
the assessments for pOll-tax, ~ rs follows
Richmond. et'V.v
Manchester. ii,oy
suburb3...,........,.... ......'..'.'''' 9. WV
sssssssssssA "'ssu$
BEATTY.
| Tho value Of real estate assoS,ei for
| taxation hore state, city, snd ic1e-
raj Government church and other
such property u excepted ls........flo, sif,tu
Personal property In'tns5as
Total..................... ,iOc,7gs
Ageneral reassessment Of property IL now
being made On is made every i've years.,
and go far as Richmond. Manchester. and
their suburbs ara concerned, the increase
will bo millions Of dollars over 1850.
NEW HOUSES.
The number Of new houses erected in
J Richmond and Manchester in tho past
J twelve months was about 90.
In almost all of our modern houses tho
: unriyalled James-riyer granite or the West
Virginia brownstOne ara being used, aud
. the brick comes from tho Rockets and
1 Manchester fields.
8 oUB sosBrSo TrADg.
Our iobbing-trade sales last year amount
|, ed to S29. 10000.
: The aggregate Of jobbcrs' sales for tho
past two years Is as follows;
1883. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .........f1fOoOyD
1889. ................... 2,ItoaO
Increase fer 1882. i,'G.ooo
, MANUFACTURES.
: Big and little we have in operation 72t
manufacturing establishments, which
showed for the year 1888, compared with
1888, an increase in number Of hands oc
7l6: in capital. 1854. S69: IN sales Of pro-
ducts, 81, 137, 5l9-as follows;
IseA 1889.
: Number hands employed. 1881 co,t3
cspital IA business. fi2.fitso5 fl3 tes5t5
, Annual sales. n.JJl,Nl b,v'o.~o
: Richmond ia forging ahead as q manu-
featuring centre. Our nearness IN the iron.
ore beds and TO the great Virginia and
/, | West Virginia furnaces; our extensive rail-
road system; our waterway from Rich
mond to the sea (only l27 niles; our geo.
graphical location, together with attrac-
tions as q home, are bound to bring us TO
, the front.
MISCELLANEOUS.
: The rise Of tho tide at our whnrves IL %
> feet.
Rainfall here averages 80 inches per an
| mum, but in 1899 the extraordinary figure.
of ~ inches were reached.
Price of city gas TO consumers - si.ol
0 per thousand cubic feet.
: The most elevated point in the city Is 2oa
I feet above tide.
. State taxation, 10 cents on the 800 value
: city taxation, Si.40 on tho 800.