The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-07-08
From Virginia.
sccesh Exhibition ut Petersburg, Etc.

On Thursday night Of last week, an Entertainment
given In Petersburg, " aid the Confederate so-
diers returning through that city. Major Gbnoral
Hartsuh and large numher Of Federal officers
kindly purchased tickets and attended tut after the
band which volunteered for the OCCASION had ay.d
Dixie q National al var performed, which brought
out storm Of hsies and other Iiotou. denonstra.
tlons The prominent citizens Of Petersburg have
published card repudAtng this cheap exhibition Of
"piuek."
Tho Richmond REruBno says tho negros be,,
friend 10 his former master.
1t Is contemplated 10 run a line Of steamers from
Richmond TO the West Indies.
At Giford's SPRINGS near Richmond, on the 4th
some rebel and I. H. soldiers got into q fight In
which knives and pistols figured freely. hat no ,crl-
Gus injuries we're sustained. The provost guard
queled II.
The hSi house in the Richmond burnt district wa.
completed this week 1t IL three stories high, and 80
by 50 feet,nd IL TO be used n wholesale grocery and
liquor storo.
The Elehmond RTrunLIo says; A handful Of men
In Alexandria all, nearly all, born In other sate,
have sot up a mass meeting against Governor Pier-
point and the present Government, Of Virginia. Tho
participants In this populous movement represent no
sentiment or feeling In Virginia. They arc aliens
by nativity, aliens in sympathy, alien, in interest
and in pun o'e, to the vlrginisn people.
The Fourth OF July, according to some accounta va.
celebrated In Richmond with very little dernou.tr-.
tion. There were few f,gs raised, few gun. lrei
and some display Of fireworks In the evening. with
few excursions and few throughout the day
The VINE ridieules the celebration, but the RErrn-
Lie speaks more respectfully, and says:
Tie anniyeu1ry sas petty generally oh'ervCd and
mornlnv the Cspltol squsro filled with prpris
cuous esthofng Of citizens soldiers and ntyiocs The
last named clnss rteatly prcdominatod there being
but slight tprtuklins Of the first Lutte tables
we're stuck uhout under the tTees aud lemon
ade, Ice cream and pies ana things" we're
retailet st mall advance upon orrira cost 20
the greedy and peAsure-seekipg coloTc indiy oua-
Heio and there, Rll over the eiound-, small knots
were gatheief, some singing, kaly Round the Flag
Boys" and others giving In their experience" In q
sins-sone voice, al the while shading the rand of
some sinful brother sister Every de-cGihgbe spe
ces OF the African present, from the gAud ly-
stutsf mulauq with natural ad.dre,s Of her own
hnrib engaged muncling hafcooked dOughnuts.
Young America, for the first time IN four yoaTs, had
glorious Tine Of H. and a. nisht yocIeiously voted
The Richmond WING stAtosi
Trains run from Lynchhurg on the Tennessoe rail.
road. far Big Lick seven miles eap, OF anleu In
koaLLkc county. The bridges over and along Inc
Inc Of ,he losd m9'l -gPFoSimate 70 tLe Roanoke,
the lroad, hnd The sIuh branch Of the river Curo
not finished, Tie bridge over New river, on lie
The road is m runnng oder from Bristol 10 Marior
in smyIh county, and proudly to Wythevi'e. Yhs
only repairs. hen, 10 be- made aio et cen Big icS
Roanoke count, Atd NFthuv vile. These Tcpalrs IA
IL tsId can le sn,reI IA trofn IN, 90 n, t,,, ~
when the road viii le euu eli en from l., nc AtIrg
10 BrbtOi. Ibis fr ,ion OF country hgs teen tho
Richmond aud ne .t-ope nn. o. this avenue oil tfsdo
will be g!Ullylnr g. the peop.e of both localities