The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-28
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x.. yort Tribune crows Justify over VIVA
50. -. ..insaorious resrest Of the Border Apf
80 ,s,,arrs from Kansasss hascribes their re
a..,..r, "a the eficaey Of Sharps fhss when, y,
1870. ~, ,cA inspired. the invaderssvisn grea'
.srror and .Scesss& fsr Freedom yes aho'ne'
breathing spAcer 81 =. 4 ftss5 - atst
Ths rT5punc which m its ussa1proiss and none
...nr. Recommendations Of the Souan sa greas p.7s'
roroes positively readable and inses Mao-
:, discusses warlikc subjects Tnerc
,.,vr6 snd .aweinspiring when Horace 49,
sr.,,< Is. sword and, standing on some
80 f.r ,sssyyed from the heid OF ess'ier 80
~. .,,,,,rons ~ see aed. A stiil more pleasing
....sse and one Sshieh gives the word assu'
- - continued pcates rcposes and security,
~, oresen,ed by this grew warrior, when' ~ -
~. nrasc,,t instance e wiper nas yiesor,o"s
npon the cuff of his white coat, coup'acenuy .e
!, % lis scsbbara and sends fcr1T -
shout over his flying foes. .e..a. .,r
we have no doubt that the serf roSz ~ -
,,ar r,fsans would have been extreme Ses
,.r,s engagements in the Congressional lo@s'cs
h Id narmitted him TO shoulder Sharps r'so ana
,,,,,l eed TO the scene Of action. VIC think wstne
MIN hin; in the fray, his white great coat like ase
Name OF Harry of Navarro, indicating the place
az danger and Of glory. If he can lay on blows ~
fss, as he can call names. If he can slaughter boz
dies with as much energy as he endeavors to Kill
regulations he would be hailed in Kansas ~
second Washington -. .es..,. - 80. .,.1.
Seriously, Il seems to US that a man of Greeley $
sense ough. 10 see how supremacy ridiculous he
raakes hirseN By vaporing in the Tribune in
shis ruork heroic vein about Sharp's rides, Dor
der rufian., 80 one of those border ruffans
were to show the Hs.end Of his nose IN Greeley 5
sanctun. there would ssssse talest foot race that
New York has ever seen Greeley Is not to be
blamed for this well knowna infxmisy Of his char
acser but he exposes himself To- zsdversal con
tempt when secure from all persoaet rcspon-
ability, he habitually maligns the chafssters Of
brave and honorable men, and assumes the strut
and tone Of a regular fre-eater. !. ~,
$50 $3.50 Isas Pop Crackers. ssf se@aps
These loud popping and fuss making little engines
are ex.rayagantly popular They are the fashion
and rage of the times. They are hardly seconda
ry in importance to Tea and silk in our trade witt
China. They are especially delightful as mean,
of celebrating Christmas 1t is little remarkable
that the disciples of Confucus should devote 81
much labor to the manufacture Of explosive ant
decorating articles for the celebration Of christian
festival, The present Christmas has surpassed al
preceding ones in the cracker line. Never wer
20 many fred before. In spite of the law and pc
ice, the packs were let off in such quick success
sion, on Monday night, that Main street seemed i
blaze and no Chinese town ever reverberated s.
necessarily with she merry popping of thes
CaInese pop guns, They could not, nor would no
be put down. A Cigar was sufficient to light up
line Of insurrectionary fire. that all the police cou
not subdue or check. The Dispatch was convert
ed into a sort of Sebastopol, and such lombard
ment as it was subjected to- has never before beel
witnessed. The Dispatch, however, was delight
ed and shouted with the besiegers The pole,
came and essay ed to moderate the fury OF the as
sault; but the merry artillery men were unciyi
enough to let off few packs about the legs O
these civil officers, and they retired in disgust
Christmas morning the pavement bore EXTENSIVE
marks of the bombardment several bushels NOR,
or less of the remains of the enginery used ON thi
occasion could have been gathered up Cracker
reigned supreme-and every body had the cracke
mania. An ambitious youth on Christmas day
determined to surpass all cotemporaries and give
grand Chinese climax to the festivities. He tiet
a pack around his waist and sat them a-fire TIL.
firing commenced instantly and he ragged arount
among his piaymates, mass of portable fire
works. Unfortunately he came near having hi,
own life extinguished amidst a blaze Of glory
But kind gentleman rescued him from that fate
This, however, is a mere episode to the genera
bnarity in which crackers took such an importan,
part. The world owes China gratitude for crack
ers. Young America is especially under LASTING
obligations to her Flourish cracker makers and
crsckers Remote be the day when either shall
be put down. - ~ S 81 ~rF-s 5Es Q