The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-28
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Affairs I'm Norfolk.
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NORFOLK, December 23rd 1857.
There IL nothing doing on change TODAY. the an
proaehlng Mondays having had the effect IN nros-
trate business except In the retail trade which Ia
unusually active amoug the fancy stores and confec
tlonaries, particularly Among other good thing. fr
Christmas, we notice the arrival of ffty tbons.nd
oranges consigned to Messrs. Robbins & RatteIav
Inc varieties opened to a paying house, last
nght offering three pieces at reduction of price
On Friday, we are to have a balloon ascansi,Pp ~
proprietor kindly offers to take passenosrs On .he
voyage for fifty dollars. '" 'ne
There is only one boat on the bay this tina and
only one ON James river; get Northern a,ai
occasionally. "'""
The contract for cleaning the STRAITS 40 an. .,,,
for the next year, has been sold to the lowest h;
der-Nr. A. Barnes, getting il at two thonsand ana
four hundred dollars-being eleven HUNDRED snd
niy collars less than the same work was done this
year. '''''
Telegraph poles have been raised In tba s,ra.,.
OF our city, which are to connect us with patars
burg. As Christmas approaches, his Honor tba
Mayor, nnds his business increasing: some half
dozen white men were arraigned this morning. and
yarioHsly disposed of; among the rest was TN
Hatson. '
The Dispatch Is eagerly sought for. and nsxt
year will roll up formidable subscription list
PERCUSSION
NORFOLK, Dec. 2ith. 1885,. 10 O'Clock, p. NJ.
The examination of the officers of the IT, & Nayv.
who have charge of the barque W. q. Lewis. com.
menced yesterday, before Commissioner j T. Fran.
cis l.. IL. Chandler, Esq, appearing as cotlnss for
the defendants, and John NJ. Gregory Esq, as U. 8
attorney.
The examination was continued to this morning.
resulting in the bailing of the Captain and frsi
and second mates. In the sums Of 0O0 81 $50 and
81 1.000 respectively. g.
The evidence was but repetition of the state
meDt in Thursdays Dispatch, with the addition of
the following new facts: Miller tthe passen ger
spoken Of was recognized by Capt McBlair as a
former mdshipman in the navy, who had been
dismissed from the service. Several letters ad-
dressed to him. were found among the ship's ma
pers, written in Spanish. His stateroon was The
largest, best furnished, and most comfortable.
Efforts will be made to obtain special term of
the Court for this case and doubt not Richmond
jury will have to decide it.
Our usual Christmas marke convened this morn
ing. Between two hundred and three hundred
country carts arrived during last night all FREIGHT
ed with poultry, eggs vegetables, &c. The limits
of market space being insufficient, they extended
themselves up Main, from Bank to Church street
and up Church to Cove.
Thousands of every sex and condition thropged
the streets all day, and an unusual activity was
exhibited in the retail trade. The wholesale mer
cAants, however, have closed their ledeers and re-
tired from their counting rooms to enioy social
comforts; nor will ons be seen ION change fsaye
to meet his friends or read the papers) iii the ad
vent of the coming year. Santa Claus has youcb-
safed to visit Norfolk, and thousands of our iuye
nile population are most probably dreaming of the
good things in store for them; while MANY of the
grown children are "making night hideous" With
their poppers torpedoes, pistols, and bachanalian
revelry. so far, no accident has occurred to mar
the festivities, will the authorities Interfere
except in too fragrant breach of the peace. The
large number Of vessels now in port has contribu.
ted no little to our floating population and NAV.
to fome extent increase the hilarity of our Christ
mas carnival. PERCUSSION.