The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-31
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
Interesting Church News-Additional Elec-
ton Returns-Highway Robbery.


ton Returps-Highway Robbery.
PETERSBURG. VA. May Especial The
United States internal revenue collections for
the Second district of Virginia for the past
week were as follows:
Tobacco. $50 243. 81; cigars and cigarettes,
S42, 6S0.36 specials. IS, $50; snuh, SGT; lists,
1901. Total, $137, 663.0l.
The AppOmattOX river Is still very high, ana
the water. which is over the whpves, is still
rising. The meadows on the Chesterfield side
Of the stream are submerged.
Rev. A. &. BledsOe, pastor OF the Washing
ton-street Methodist Episcopal church, will
tomorrow night begin a series OF special SER
mons on Abraham"
IIThe A p. Hill Camp. Confederate Veterans
and the Petersburg Grays will leave for Nor
folk on Thursday morning next 10 take part
in the memorial exercises. The former Will
carry their drum corps and the Grays val
carry their new brass band.
The purse Of fifteen hundred dollars in gold
which was presented TO Rev. {. j. Gibson,
rector of Grace Episcopal church, on Monday
last. has been increased during the past week
by additional contributions TO seventeen hun
dred dollars.
1t is understood that at Eyler Store pre-
cinct Bermuda district. Chesterfield county.
fOrty-two votes were pOlied on eiectlon-day,
only eleven of which were those of Demo
Gratis.
A union meeting of the Baptists, DISCIPLES
and Nethodists of Unwiddie county will be
held tomorrow Sunday at Ford's Depot. on
the Norfolk and Western railroad. Addresses
will be delivered by ministers from Richmond
and other places.
Mr.. s. f. Wall. amerchant of Prince George,
was waylaid and robbed last Wednesday even
ing near Youngblood's Store. III the above
named county, by an unknown negro. Mr..
Wall was in jumper on his way home TO
Peters burg. The negro assaulted him from
the rear by knocking him senseless with
rock Mr.. Wall was then dragged into the
bushes. where he was robbed by his assaiant
of Sip. which he had in a large pocket-book.
The injured gentleman was then taken
home by friend who passed along the road
shortly after the occurrence.
1t is rumored that a very prominent official
of. this city will shortly lead TO the hymeneM
alter popular young lady of Petersburg.
Cards are out for the marriage on Wednes-
day evening next of Mr.. +. f. Shut and Miss
Alice c. Tucker The marriage will take
place at the First Baptist church.
Mr.. Charles s. Dooranne has been appointed
assistant secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association IN this city.
This being Federal Memorial Day the diff
ererr Government offices were closed
Appropriate exercises were held at the Ma
tional Cemetery, near City Point. and also at
Poplar Grove Cemetery IN Dlnwlddie county,
a short distance from Petersburg
During the past month the clerk of the
court issued marriage licenses TO twelve
couples-whfte, A. colored, {.
There are 62 inmates in the city almshOuse
white, 2S: colored, 49,
1t is understood that the board of visitors
of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate lnsti-
tute which met at the institution on yester-
day. reelected James Hago Johnson president
of the school.