The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-15
Virginia News.

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there was most mysterious uprising of
the Government horses confined in the
lot, near Bacon's Quarter Branch, for
merly used by the late Confederate
Government for the same purpose
numbering about 800. They commenced
a sudden stampede, which awoke their
negro attendants, who endeavored i'm
vain to arrest them. The guard, too,
fired in the air, with the hope that it
would stop them, but not so. However,
as they moved on, regardless of all
efforts to stop them, fifty were precipi-
tated headlong into the deep ravine run
ming from Baker street to "the Branchn
before the remainder could be checked.
All of these were killed or hopelessly
wounded by the fall, and up to Satur-
day persons were engaged in moving
| their dead bodies outside the city limits.
| The negroes who witnessed the stam-
pede say that the horses drew up in line
of battle, and moved off at furious rate,
as if in charge. While we believe
that such was not actually the case, yet
an officer who heard them relate the
circumstance in their highly-colored
strains, stated that, having received, in
| 1863, wound in battle, which tempo
rarily disabled him, he was placed in
charge of one thousand cavaly horses,
and that suddenly one night they STAN
peded under circumstances similar to
those already described, and that it
seemed to him that they did actually
| form line, as If preparing for cavalry
charge. A Confederate wagon-master
also gave an account of stampede of
| three hundred horses. which he wit
messed during the war, a number of
tyyh Il in, hot. l.
fright. He said that nothing unusual
occurred calculated to frighten them on
the night which the stampede occurred,
but that all, as if by common agreement,
ran of pell-mell, as if the devil and all
| of his imps We're after them. An old
negro, more superstitious than his COM
| rades who attended the horses alluded
| to, ascribes the Bacons Quarter Branch
stampede to the sudden appearance of
"speerits," the sight of which was too
much even for hOrsehesh.
returning TO THE PATHS OF PEACE.
The Richmond folks are getting so
peaceful that they have had series of
prize-tights. The Republic says:
Nearly week ago we alluded to a
prize-fight which was to have taken
place at the Fairfield Race Course for
| 81 900 aside, between Alick Ross and
Billy Kendrick. 1t came, however, to
an abrupt termination by Bob Allen go
ing to the Clipper Shades" Main
street, Ross headquarters, and paying
$500 forfeit for his man Kendrick, whom
he said was unable to go through the or
deal of training. Quite number of the
fancy" who had not been made ac-
| quainted with the fact that there would
be no fight between Ross and Kendrick,
were at Fairfield ahead of time, anxious
| and ready to witness the milling en-
| counter. When they learned the state
of the case, although much disappoint-
ed, they managed to get up an i'm
promptu fight between two nOvices,
McClennan and Charles Steiner, known
as dutch Charlie" for purse of $50.
The fight was well contested, but Stein
| er lost. A few days afterwards O fight
came off near the defences of the city
| between two athletic soldiers, named
johnson and Carter. The stake was 5000
aside, and was won by Carter after a
| holly contested fight, which lasted one
hour and twenty minutes. The num-
Der OF rounds fought were, according to
the calculation of one who witnessed
the affair, just thirty, no more nor no
less, and, TO quote q sporting expression,
the thing passed off lovely" With
the collapse of the rebellion, Richmond
has become civilized, and can now, like
New York or Philadelphia, proudly
boast of its prize-ring heroes.
AFFAIRS IN LYNCHBURG.-.-T The Lynch
burg Viryiaian local column) says
Gradually the city is returning to its
accustomed status, and falling into its
whilom ways and habits. Business is
reviving, and the streets wear an ami
mated and active appearance. Our old
merchants are resuming pursuits, and
faces as familiar as household words"
are reappearing behind the counters.
The notes of the tobacco horn, musical
to every Lynchburger's ear, are heard
again sounding through streets and al
leys. The iron horse is again careering
along our railroads, and waking echoes
of hill and valley by his hoarse voice.
The telegraph is flashing with electric
speed its messages to all parts of the
country, Gas lights are once more MAX
ing bright our homes. Packet and
freight boats are gliding gracefully along
the canal, as of yore-i. e., before Sheri-
dan washed the bottom out" Civil
authority has been restored-the city fa-
theirs have returned to their parental
labors-the courts have resumed their
sway, and His Honor, the Mayor, has
mounted his throne of justice. These
are some of the evidences of returning
order, progress and enterprise to the CT
ty. They are encouraging. We are
hopeful of better times when the debris
of war shall have been brushed away
and the ways of "calm, delightful peace"
fully re-established.
DISTURBANCES ABOUT ToWN.-There |
were several serious disturbances among |
the soldiers about town yesterday, in |
which three or four were more or lessin-
jured. A fight occurred on Old streetin
the morning between party of soldiers
belonging to the 4th Massachusetts, Cav
airy, and party belonging to the End
Pennsylvania Artillery, in which twoor
three of the latter were severely cut
about the head and person with picks
ana otherheavy weapons. Their wounds
were properly dressed by surgeon.
Two of the former We're arreeted and
lodged in jail Another soldier was at
tackled and severely damaged in the
Eastern portion of the city. Other fights
Of less importance occurred elsewhere in
the city-all resulting in too much
drinking. The soldiers in this depart
ment received six months pay, and
many of them expended money pretty
freely for liquor. We have seldom seen
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