The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-23
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NATIONAL HOTEL, NORFOLK. April ls,,

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NATIONAL HOTEL. NORFOLK, April 10th.
large number of the citizens Of Clark sville
and vicinity, arrived here Thursday night. on
gala trip, rendered them by the Precedent and di.
also by the Presidents Of the other roads between
Clarksville and this city. Among them are
Messrs. Harkins, Finley. Royster. Vaughn and ia.
dies; the Misses oyerby's, Scott's Finley, Hsr.
kins, Talley, Ligon. Tarwater, John son. Williams,
and Young; DR.. Harris. Capt. Williams Messrs
Robt. Field, Jsffrey's, Howerton, Daniels Scott
and others. They spent the day here yesterday,
and return tomorrow. -
You have of course chronicled the death Of young
Bunkley. who was shot by young johnson, some
weeks since The ball passed almost through the
body Of Bunkley, near the region Of the hesft and
the fact of his surviving so serious wound for 90
long period, has been . matter of astonishmsnt
Mr.. Miles, who handed johnson the pistol, was ar
rested on Wednesday ~ an accessory before the
act II will be recollected that johnson was tried
and acquitted on the ground of self Defence
Miles had then absented himself. but no one can
imagine that he can be punished in . matter where
the principal has been acquitted. All the parties
are highly respectable
Several buildings are now going up, giving evi
dence Of the continued prosperity Of Norfolk
Business OF oil kind appears to be quite animated,
and In fact few traces of the fearful visitation Of
last summer is now visible, except In the large
number of people wearing the habilments of grief
strangers
and 10 . marked feature of the town. Main street
is filed with ladies and-to those who have often
visited Norfolk, it Is unnecessary to say-with
beauty. Few cities in the Union, l am certain,
can cope with us In this respect. and none ercel
made very agreeable visit on yesterday 70
the asylum for the Fever Orphans" Of last year
In company with Sol. Cherry, ESQ the Secretary
of the Howard Association. The orphans are
under the immediate charge of Mrs White the
matron of the Asylum, q lady of education and
ant nd mi 10 Gov xL
tant charge. am certain the liberal donors to
the orphan fund will be gratfed to know that the
objects of their kind charity have fallen into such
excellent hands. There are some sixty or seventy
orphans OF both sexes, varying in age from one TO
fifteen years and l never saw a happier looking
set of Juveniles, or who exhibited in dress or ap
pearanee better evidence of being well cared for
The excellent department of the children shows
the pains taken in their training Mrs. W. re-
marked that she had not single vicious child in
the entire troop, thus unconsciously paying her
own management the highest possible compl
ment.
The children are taught by teachers under Mrs
W., the intention being to ft them to lives of fu
ture usefulness. Frequent applications are made
for some of the number as adopted children, or as
companions for children of respectable families
Such applications, if accompanied by proper vouch.
es Of the respectability of the parties applying
and of the genuineness of their intentions, are "a
vorably received. Frequent applications are also
made for children TO fill places of light service
which are Invariably rejected At the moment of
my calling on Mr.. Cherry, he was reading an ap-
phcation of the kind, and although the application
was accompanied by excellent vouches of the re
spectability Of the lady applying. the earnest
frankness with which it was denied, showed how
unwilling he was that any of the orphans should
be made to fll degrading situations. The fund
now amounts to some $50, 900, and it Is the nten
tion Of the directors to build . new asylum the
coming summer.
/ presume 1t is hardly necessary to assure intel
gent persons that there is not particle of truth
In the ridiculous stories of the temperance OF the
fever Nobody dreams of anything Of the kind
and the town wasnever healthier. Great care has
been taken to destroy every article which could
retain infection Every article Of bedding for In
stance, which was used in this hotel, (Walter's
was burned, and its place supplied by that which
was entirely new.
McKenzis's Avon Troupe Is now playing in
Portsmouth to crowded houses" I'D.
The appearance of the new daily in this city, is
delayed for few days, for some necessary repairs
on the press, and to complete the assortment of
new type. BETA.