The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-21
LETTER FROM PETERSBURG.
correspondence Of Tao Richmond Dispatch
PETERSBURG, April 10, ls66

PETERSBURG, April 10, 1sG6.
Thi. i the season Of fairs Already several
suc,, ssful ones have been held in this city, ana
aaot. er i now in progress which promises 10
ec,i,,se any Of lis predecessors. 1t is for the
ban. III of tue First Baptist Congregation,
whose temple-thc most beautiful house of
worshipin the place-was partially destroyed
hy fire l. I summer; nothing, indeed, being
LEI, standing but the walls. Occurring At such
a t.Iaa when it was extremely difficult 10 OBJ
tain he means FOR rebuilding, il was q calam-
ity that ex tied an unusual degree of sympa-
Inv among the other religious denominations.
tn rev Ir Pritchard, the esteemed pastor
of lhe church, made one or two visits TO the
North Tor The purpose OF obtaining assistance,
and succeeded to some eXtent-aS we'll, doubt
,ess, us could have been reasonably antici-
pated. But it has been necessary to have re-
course TO other expedients, of which the fore
IDer 10 ID fair is one. Another Is series OF
ieS.rres by distinguished gentlemen, which
will be .naugurated in short time. Among
those who have responded favorably to the in
yitation sent them are Dr. Sampson, President
of Columbia College; DR.. n. IL. Schenck, OF
Baltimore; Dir, Burrows, of Richmond; I. Il
IL. . Of Norfolk and DIR. &. f. Deems, OF
& X.
ACTIVITY of those having charge Of the enter
nc.s., II can hardly fail of accomplishment
Some changes are about to be made IN the
}. rS"qRel OF the Freedmen s bureau OF this dls-
..i.t Major Jordan, Judge of the Freedmen s
Court, i 10 be transferred to FarmVille. Du'
RAG the few months in which he has been
;,~sjrned TO duty here, he has systematized the
working If that tribunal, and won the conf
dsnce of both classes of our population. Ii
Is much to be regretted that the interests OF
the Bureau require his presence elsewhere
While on this subject, it is gratifying to be
able 10 testify TO the good feeling which has
prevailed between the officers of the Bureau
and the people generally. Captain Stuart
Barnes. the chief Of the establishment, is 4
man OF fine business capacities: and while he
shows commendable zeal, as in duty bound, il
protecting the rights Of those who are i"''ne-
diatelv under his charge, he is "ot blind to
Their tailings: and his administration OF JUS
fice is as impartial under the circumstances,
rs any man could reasonably expect.
IN consequence of the prevalence of small
pox the colored schools have been closed till
further orders and it has been in contempla-
ton to close the African churches also, as Il
precautionary measure. Such step, how
ever, al this time, would cause great dissatis-
faction, if not actual INSTRUMENTATION, for a
great revival has been going on among the
coloreG population for several weeks. Last
Sunday a large number was baptised, and it is
expected that the ceremony will be repeated
from week 10 week as the season advances.
The near approach of the municipal election
is rna nifest in the increased activity of the
candidates for popular favor. Those aspiring
- the Mayoralty are, perhaps, the most busy,
for, besides being the highest office, the gen :
tlemen who seek after it are all prominent
ici;iEens and of influential character.