, 1865-08-11
FROM VIRGINIA.
Life and Times In Richmond.
Fontscal and Business Aap.cta-The
Great Iron Works-L1bby Prison ana
Belle lsle-Ths s3allronds-Stesn,r II
The Dahlcrcn Episode lkeyeu1rd


Eaeh month that carries this citv furtbe
from the crime Of It's rebellion Eorks fnca
srd more extended features Of sto,atio
and cure. The political cau1dron In wbic,
the di:cordant elements are bubbliur an,
oollng Is not the most promising and sn ed
mtthod Of bEnishing the scars of the war
aId the pottsge has still strong rebel faro,
But the restoration OF business, the fnan,
OF capital. tie knitting anew of the atron,
bends that Richmond knew as a tradc ron ts
arc more potent md will preyaf] The,
cTeate diversion from the topics of the ~
bel1lon. They will work conttnsts win; -,
'cannets and suffering. Who ever wrote t1,s h.
words >4As
sole vfsgtutT neaber drc,r
Had no conception Of the Virginia or tb. rab.,
1:cn. for tired she is. exhausted and worn mt
Inc tFefbly recovered tides that are waiting
ptespeflty in her direction again, and from
the North are mere powerful and irres,stible
argument for the Union than euy abstract
theories and discussions. doubt whether
mere WI! De any more elections In Richn md
at present. It is well 10 postpone them. A
few months will work giea: results in ths
direction Of better v.cws and a spundcr
Judgment a. to cftizena duties. In nv view
and II u the rtcw Of many Union men here'f
It Will be better 70 whit until ft1on taInt &
given to the rebellion hy the exhibition Of lis
eeymPathies that follow the criminal to theiast
dread scene, III! With the drop to rise no mcre.
The case aeainst the rebellion once seaisd
aId Labelled 1a the archives OF tbs country AZ
2 felony, VIII lose Its dalntlness to many Who
follow with hero worship Its authors.
I paEeed By Libby prison, The Old br1ek
waretouse Of Libby q CO. destined to he
famous IN the worlds prison annals, With
he Bia = Hole of Ca.cutta. Through Du th.ee ee
low portals .ss7e passed one hundred and
afy thousand prs" j. the EAST four
.sears, and rot ali Of them ~. ~nt'esa. for 1tsce
The oecEpas.cou;; under the old tlap u, been
The r. ceptac1e Of frebels. It's chief notorien :
VIII attach to Its uses In rebel hands throurh |
ieur yeart. It Is nav without ptis1uer and |
Presently will revert TO its old uses. Il is not
IN community who will cure for OF favor its |
becoming historical edifite. It world stand [
as record Of their crime md humiliation. |
Eut what thrilling associations will cling to |
its old walls: Its anne will live when neither
rece gn}zable form.
Living in Richmond Is cheap, the markets
arc admirably we'll supplied. The merchants |
here are Offering large stocks Of gods dawn
tfcm Baltimore and New York, and !
daily fresh arrivals from the interior |
f,st year OF the var bought lheir goods IN
Richmond: The revival Of this couotrT
trade is being largely helped, and prom;sss
to be IN an inci easing degree r. the progress
IN the restoration OF communication. The
rail- oads are running trims On the longer
sections, but shtI pcrs and conslgnee5 for the
present arc Obliged to be on hand to Dispatch
'nd receive goods, for. there are no -puutry !
stations and no facilities for storage. Th,s
will be remedied, of couree, presently.
Steamers Low run from Richmond TO every
principal Northern port, and vessels are
proprietors Of the once winelg famous V1r-
.inta Hot Springs and watering places made
aaste to brush up their quarters. put will mol
make yeIy thriving stason of It. There is
ltue money or disposition among The people
or fashionable trips this season.
Tie great manufacturing interests Of Rich
nondaI reviving. The 1fedegar Works are,
iincc their conversion from the infamY OF
:onteder&te uses, making g1est progress In
heir primal an1 peaceful functions, and viii
cap amsgn.acent field In the demands for
he repairs Of the Southern railroad syttem.
visited few days Eince in my strolls about
Richmond. the consectated martyr field Of
Belle Island, and passed an hour Ii the sad.
leniEg associations Of om heroes. Just ad-
dining are the immense Iron and Nall Nils
# the Old Dominion Company, for over forty
esFs famous in the iron trade Of the COM
". 10e WoEEs employ 2oU hands, have eight
'ntdling furnaces, TWO heating furnaces and
llty nail mschtBes. Their prcduct the year |
e'ore the war was 4, QUO Kegs Of nalle. Il
J by the influence Of kuch great establish
ntnts that Richmond viii win back her NOS
\ Tst! and on the better basis Of Free Labor.
| Eexvy b1ow Was struck at her sister CITY.
'e'efshuFe, day btfore yesterday, In the de-.
sruction Of very stmflnr adjunct Of rccu.
tratiou, the great Etuick's Cotton Factory,
loss Of neatly quarter Of a million dollars.
Some very interesting statements are ius,
,adc with regard to the recovery Of the body
the heroic young DahlEren, fact that has
sen denied, but cannot again be disputed.
ow that the chain Of evidence leading to
lenti1catinn Is completely uufoldea, The i
apuxtc Of this morning devotes two columns
} the graphic sketch. The body WAS brought :,
} Richmond Immediately after death. and. 1 .
Ter full Identification, was secretly inferred :
r Confederate authority among ths crowded
ares Of hospital patients. a faithful negro | :
a. cht d the proceeding at his own iustance, !
ID marked the place OF burial, and realized =
e reward Of his act In the sam OF 81 500, :
I'D BY the grateful family to the recovercr
thtse honored remains. This full and de- | r
lied narrative Of one Of The mos. pathetic =
ID tcueh ng episodes OF the war sets at rest :
Fever the rebel chuckle that the D ah1gren !
,usehold were imposed upon by q &c Itious :
LbatitutG for the body of fhn y1nnu ofF1ra- | :