The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-28
LOCAL MATTERS.
FaulTs OF CHarsrMAs FOR three

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FaUITs OF CHRrsrMAs For three day
pass the city has been quite lively, and everybod
seems 10 have enjoy cd the holidays In their on
peculiar way. On Friday night last the juveufl,
coma maieoced the annfve, sary BY the friug ri pog
crackers, bursting OF torpedoes, setting of rocl
etts, aud shouting, singing and rejoicing. viii
older children amused themselves In daecins
egz-nog aad other pa. ties Uotl late hour IA
city seemed to be undergoing q regular seise. :
uhesaa,ag were the discharge Of nrewofks Of ever
| sert Finding it impossible TO check the amust
ment, even in the streets, the police inter iere
with very few sober persons, aud the con seq ueuc
| was, that no riotDus outbreaks occurred.
Saturday the day broke bright aud cIoudIess
| and the reae~al OF pop crackers and other nois,
| Hissies greeted ones ears at every step. At al
| early hour the city was sstir, friends visitin,
| iriebds. and aeieomipg the return Of aaoths
Ohrisimas. In the forenoon divine service ia
held In several of the churches, where able aus
appropriate sermons we're delivered. and Listened
| to by large and attentive audiences. We hav,
heard OF but few accidents difficulties that have
| occurred since our last issue. Such as they were
| are appended:
Candl Boat Bs1ned.-About o'clock on FRIDAY
night lasr, Canal boat lying in the upper basin
near the guage house. was set on ire and burned
TO the waters edge. The balls rang the alarm AZ
soon az the light ofthe re became visible and the
streets were alive with fremsn aud others hasten
ing To Il scene but uoue reache I'd the boat in time
| to extDgu-h the flames
iacendiarism-- day afternoon the old frame
buildings At the corner of 10th and Bank streets
'rsome years past occupied by the State Print.
ers. was set on Are. The alarm soon attracted q
crowa, and the flames were extiRguished by n few
ouckets Of water. The building rs now owned ty
Mr. x. Il. Msury, and has been vacant for month
or two.
Insulting Lody,-On Saturday afternoon, q
lady residing ON Unisn Hill, while on her way to
the city, was grossly insutted by two negro fel.
q aatf he footn If ho
Dear MT. Poindexfer's residence. She reported
the fact to her brother socn sfter the occurrence
VINO, 10 company with two friends went in pur.
'nit OF the runians, but did not succeed In over.
taking them.
hearfy Fatal Last Saturday night. little boy
aamed John Neil, was found near the Armory
bridse, iylug ON the sidewalk, iasensibly drunk
de was taken into house near by, and q physi.
can sent for, Who after Duch difficulty, succeed-
ed IL restoring him to consciousuess and to the
arms ot his distressed r'otber.
17e Ot0 Academy Banding, corner of Sth and
cary streets, vas Set on re last Friday night
Out she danes we're readily extiuguished with q
10" buckets of water. Same Que living in the
upper stony, threw lighted pack of DOB crackers
rom the dormer window upon the roof, which set
the stingies on fire, and might have destroyed
cue house, but for the timely discovery of the
flames.
Woman Barnt--An old negro woman named
susan, the property of Mr.. Wads was severely
burned last Friday night, by her clothes taking
hre "hlis she was asleep. market man hear
ing her screams, has sned to her assistance, and
saved her life.
Doctors Luck.-A party of mischievous bows in
passing along Broad street., last Friday night,
,hrew package of lighted pop-crackers under the
iset "I D. Briggs horse,wbich .ed him to start
n. and break the buggy attached to him, to
pieces.
Flying Bricks-A party If men, eight or ten
ID number while in search Of Christmas last Sat-
orday morning, got into pitched battle on 10th
-treet, between Main and Ca: v, and bricks and
clubs we're convenient two of them received severe
bruises Oae of the belligerants was struck on the
right pocket OF his pantaioons, in which hs had
loaded pistol, with brick, which Caused the wea.
pom to discharge its contents in the left leg of itt
owner, 1ufictng u severe flesh wound. Anotbe,
Of them, after making an excellent run for one
hundred yards, was caught at the front door O
AdanS Express Office on Main street, and handled
without gloves, his pre- file aba ndan,y indicates
| Che affair was disgraceful one, throughout sue
will no dcnbt be ebquired into by the authorities
| Throwing bricks in a public strest, in the da,
iue. to the danger of ladies aud children passing
should not De overlooked even though the diff
cnity occurred on Christmas day, when mino
ftilies might be forgiven.
rang Ft9ht-on Saturday, two young men, afte
| bandyiug hard ord selected e,onds and 81 .um
pire, aud repaireu VsuxhaIi IsIaud To dec,t,
| their misunderstandng, by a fair stand-up fight
One OF them, IL is said, had his profle terribi,
damaged in very short time, when bis seconds
finding that he was no match for his competitor
threw up the sponge, and thus ended the set-to il
the sixth round.
| Sunday Morning broke clear and cloudess. and
the weather was as bamy as that of May Up Il
The hour of 10 O'Clock, the streets were as Quiet
and louey as ii the city had been deserted and
even after that hour we neither saw nor heard o.
any indiscretons worthy of note. The churc e,
we're all fhronged with persons assembled to hea
he various pastors, most of whom had made ex-
ira preparation for presenting the "wIrd" in its
o'earest and most effective light.
B0dy Found On Sunday afternoon a party Of
youog men f. und the body of new born babe in
\ raviDe near Hollywood Cemetery. The au uthori
tIes were informed Of the fact, and the remains o
he infant we're returned to its mother earth
Railroad Accifsnt The Southern train on the
Richmond aud fredericksburg Railroad, due in
mis- city on Sunday afternoon at o'clock me,
with an accident when within thirty Fl We miles Of
| its desti alton, which came nigh proving very
serious one TO several passengers. The train
while going at its usual speed ia contact with
| A COW. end knocking bsr down across the rails
he engine tender baggage car. and all the coach
ejssve he onepassed over her in saf ~. When
hs last cOacn touched the PROSTATE animal the
C upling brok ,thro~ing il off the track down q
slight inclination, aud smashing IL into pieces -
Several OF the passengers or less bruis-
ID Mr.. Litchfield WAS seriously iijured. Mr..
Damrou. of No.. received several contusons about
the head and face, but none Of them we're danger.
'us. One of The break sman also badly hurt The
rain only stopped long enough TO gafher up lbs
wounded, All OF whom we're brought TO this city in
time to make the Southern connection.
! Horse Teolir.g.-Last Saturday night the stable
of Richard Rsnes, on lat street. was broken open
and the only horse in the stable stolen therefrom