The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-21
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NV DECEMBER 81. 1874
letter from Petersburg.
,,,ce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l :

,,.,ce of the Richmond Dispatch.l :
'N" PETERSBURG, December 10.
,,,rd ~ the DAYS doingS is truly
racagrc. -.,,, humorous and IN part
Au '" .e,.,,rr,d here to-day. A special train
.cf''", wnI5on. consisting of ten COACHES,
tfoW =, - Tho city multitude not less toan
Wv Hrudrcd strong. the mayor part ocius
w. 10. Al The hour appointed Tue uaih
1s. 49,, ritv for the South. after blowing us
., .,,,,la and making other uS''st Efforts
y. sfrract the passengers /" Wnose
90 ..,.,a,r,alion and return II was responslote.
~. .,hcut a hundred OF the oafkies, VINO
.1, were s,raving sround the stfeets Saz,ng
'';,; staring eyes and carernouS Jaws al lne
,irhts OF Christmas, were ieie oeilihu'
,.,i nd not collect At the depot tiis an nour
' 49, the train had departed. Inc scene
.L[-c nrc.cntcd is said TO have oeen SIMPLY
,.~.a,s1rjhshlc. Many OF the more simpie
,~., thousht they were worse thah kii'ea j.
y OK. ,Gsy had been betrayed intos strange
ga" ..,,,-y and probably so into slavery. The
S"" ,I..i,,ntrd with bowls and cries. Finally,
~. l,r,fbrrn and sisters became pacihed, and
49,, viii presumably leak out OF the city
'.rsinally. and Just as early AS the schedule
admits Of. c,u c,u.
~; ,nnoin,ed 10 investigate the question OF
-, n;,y 2rsuying. as TO whether the law
,r,gse. il compulsory, and whether, II the
;.r - requires. any change seems necessary
~ r.,s ORDINANCE in that respect, VIII holo u
,nrp,:u. II the courthouse Tonight. 1t Is
,.s,.,rf bY some that the fees OF the gauger
rnJrr the application Of the compulsory
Sy.,en amounts 10 not less than $4,000 per
,.,~ which is n StrenuouSly denied on the
Crh,- side. the maximum OF his income be-
;nr -; down Al 5000. But a very stout fight
: made. al any rate, over the question OF the
ta.> ri he otfi:e. the liquor.dealerS
hsyir. employed able counsel, and
Nr. Ncrlan. the gauyer, and crowd OF wit
,,a,>r> attending the committees sessions and
.r,,,fciny lclrncdlv As TO the clouied merits
O. The ISSUE AZ the last meeting Of the
committee some confusion was produced by
.acl party presenting petitions. TO which the
.trGa'iirc> attached We're substantially the
same, showing how easy IL is to get such pa.
prr> signed, and how little people require to
knew of the meaning Of the documents
which they father.
4 very successful entertainment in behalf
Of th, Market Street N. E. Church is now
n progress 10 the Wright building.
/: !, understood that Rev. NJ. VI. Marshall
has declined The call extended him to the
pastoral charge OF st. PaufS church in this
city.
Bishop Wingtield still remains in the city,
and i i not known at what time be will
permanently rcmoyeto bis new Pacific home.
The delegates TO the Masonic Grand Lodge,
in late session at Richmond, have returned
- The city.
CHRISTMAS is il everybody's bones. and
toe Prospect is hopeful for its happy and
general celebration.
The gratifying intelligence is received
here inst Colonel }. H. ChamblisS. of Green's
VILE who has been reported quite i'll, is in
greatly improved condition.
The wounded here-MeSSrs. Slaughter &
>:cayn--are both doing finely.
ROBIN ADAIR.