Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-09
ALL MAKING MONEY.
ne 0sekads City Observation-Disclosures
Brady and The Mositsrs-Rsve.
uus ColIectioas.

tConespondence of no Richmond D1epee0-l
Psrnmuso. Va, August e.-The old
Bstterscs cotton-factory. recently pur-
chased BY company Of Petersburg gentle
mon, and reorganized on an entirely new
and substantial basis under the name OF
the Pocahontas Mills. viii commence
operations next week with one hundred
and twenty-five operatives. The company
has already large order fos goods for ex-
port, which will require several month";
time to fill.
All the cotton-factories Of this city and
vicinity are doing remunerAtive business,
and Tor the. first time in many years arc
making money. II IL an interesting fact
TO note in this connection that their pro-
auctions in large measure 60 to@the sup
plying OF orders for the foreign trade.
PErERssuRo's pEArH-RArE.
The DrsPATcH was unintentionally mis-.
led in its published figures Of the rate. OF
mortality in this city for tho year ending
June 70, 1891. Dr.. O. v. Robinson, the
health officer, to-day furnished your cor
respondent with the rate as given IN his
annual report. which Ii g follows, Rate
OF mortality Of the whole population for
the year. 2S.e per 1000 per annum rate OF
OkSoilty VI LILO Wultos 10 uu0 VI WV
colored population, 2s.s2 per 1000 per an
mum. Tho published figures make the
rate Of the whole population S2.e, re;
version Of figures which make decided
WEEK o, rnArxa.
The week of prayer will be observed In
the Methodist churches Of this city next
week and appropriate services will be held
in all Of the churches OF that denomina-
tion.
PERSONAL AND dENKRAL.
During his recent visit to Washington,
Colonel James d. Brady did not sec the
Secretary Of the Navy in reference TO the
removal of the monitor Meet. That omcer
ter still remains under consideration.
The contracts for the building OF the
Young Mems Christian Association block
on Sycamore street have not yet. been
awarded. The bids that were opened some
days ago were not in strict accordance
with the plans anu specifications, and pro-
badly new set will be required.
The watermelon crop in this section
promises badly. II Is said that IN many
sections the vines have been killed or
greatly damaged BY the pumpkin bug.
Orange county to spend his vacation. No
term Of the Hastings Court will be held
this month.
Mr.. Robert Gillian, clerk Of tho courts,
has gone to the mountains for recreation.
Mr.. William 8. Gilman, former we'll
known tobacconist of this city, but for
the past twenty years resident OF North
Carolina, and now q citizen of Rich
mond, visited his old friends here this
week.
Mr.. J v. A. Tucker. one Of our oldest
druggists, is quite sick at the residence
Of his brother in Dinwiddie county.
John Thomas (colored), charged with
highway robbery, and the only inmate OF
.he Dinwiddie county jail, tried to relieve
his loneliness by making an effort to es-
cape several nights ago. He was unsuc-
cessful.
Inspections of tobacco this week, 2l6
hogsheads receipts, 173 hogsheads.
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
The internal revenue collections in the
Second district of Virginia for the week
ending to-day were as follows: Tobacco
1906; specials, $45s.s5; lists. S72.5O.
Total, $31 ,4S3.09.