Daily Davenport Democrat., 1866-01-03

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NsAn Ricsnos, Va, D1a. 9Th 60.
Eos. 0rnod ~ lIoSins bpt litto dug
TO db At present. and hA~ng lAuch spaSo
time At our disposal. or only resources ior
.vsssing time are in r.~ding. letter writing.
end saantering abos' the city when ws are
80 fortunAty as 20 obtain passes for that
rmrpcse. IL Federal soldier. perhaps no
,cay in the South oisers % many objects OF
,ipterss, .. Richmond. Here. more than At
.sv o,h.r point WAS fostercd that naughty,
over soaring spirit that precpi,ateu the
,,.s.lhrrn States into rebellion here the
rebel foWer
ssttestrd ns crest. unconquer'd and sublime. "
for bong, weary. and gloomy years in this
v,c,hay were fought some cfthe mo. Z ter.
r,b.e battles Of modern centuries, and scar
this deselated city, the hopes VI the tnAur-
gent leaders sunk into internal night, before
The prowess Of Grants and eSI,eridan's 10
Kcns tlses Libby and Castle ThSDder
froNn upon. ths way -farer, and # Yankee
inr,ov ent,ons have somewhat changed their
olden apvessancs, one canr OF help but shud-
der Is Ire gsses through the gloomy rooaDs,
and recalls the fendish cruelty once per
pctratcd within those walls.
Among other ways Of alleviating the
mon0t0By Of . life in barracks, is that Of
forming theatrical clubs from among the
garrisons, and giving evening entertain
uents to those who desire to attend. On
Christmas night, the winthrop Dramatic
cluu," made up Of numerous members Of the
Twclfth u. s. Infantry, stationed near Camp
- sh.asvi.al toll IN nj
which was attended by large aud cnce Of
the militnfy, ard by MT small party OF
ladies' and gentlemen from the cry. A large
bssrack near the camp had been fitted up
for the occasion. thoroughly painted, and
decorated IN tine style. admir- ably meeting
| the requirements Of the occasion. In this
| the cluo design giving course of exhIbi.
tDns through the winter, which, 1t they
equal the one just given. will compare very
avJrcbly to those VI more pfetentiOus char
| actcr.
The i'll feeling which at first existed be
| tween the citizens and soldiers is some
| What wearing away, although this desired
/ end is some s hat retarded by the IN con
duct Of many among US. Thus, few eve
nirnDAs0, IN attempt was made by three
sDldiess and a negro to garro'e . aty police
| man. THey knocked him down, but before
| their pnrpose VAS accomplished. aid arrived
| and they sought satcty IN the darkness. A
| large rumber of Men, however, cannot be
congregatel together from any quarter
without having few or mary dlsorderly
| persons anrpng them. The records Of the
police courts are highly favorable to the
| garrison, however. Not one case Of disor-
der in half a dozen, involves Federal SOL
dier.
On the contrary however, the freedmen are
becoming intolerablc nusanccs Zach day
the cour, of the Provost Judge is filed with
them, arrested on every charge, from va
grancy and drunkenness, to theft and riot
| iig Not few cases have occurred in
which citizens on the streets a, night, were
compelled TO have recourse to fire arms to
protect themselves from gangs of negroes.
Among the principal Items Of the past
week, was tho robbng oil a Mr. Wic'h,
who was sojourning for u few days at the
Exchange Hotel. His room was entered on
Monday night last, and robbed Of 81 l79
in money, and quite stock Of wearing ap
parrcl. A vagrant named Knrckles was
arrested on the following day IN attempting
| TO pass some Of the money, ard is now
| awaiting an examination. OF course, in the
present state OF affairs, burglaries are so
frequent as 70 scarcely create comment.
M,chael Phcan, the great billiard player,
is now IN the city, and is making arrange
laents for grand opening of u Billiard
Hall on Franklin street, in a few days.
Not wishing however, to monopoize too
much Of your space, will close with the
| promise that If we are net soon removed
from our present location, may drop you
another epistle. Yours,
| MANrGn