The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-28
Ie,tor from Petersburg.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
p.ry,,prpc Decemher 27 1875


| PETERSBURG, December 27, 1875. :.
Your correspondent bad supposed that
the observance of the Christmas season was
more than ordinarily quiet, but the array or
disorderIy and drunken characters before
Mayor Gregory this morning warranted
8 me hat different conclusion. There was
not quite so much alarm Of squbs and horns
as the season has heretofore produced. out
the evil agency Of John Barleycorn was
rather more active than OF yore, and pro-
duced a variety Of more or less bloody com
b,ts. None of these, fortunately, were
attended with serious results. The partial
cessation of the Christmas noises was due TO
the PRONUNCIATION, on Saturday, Oh an order
from the Mayors office, which has done
more to enhance that iunctlonary>s popu'
larity than any previous act of his admins.
1ra,ion, This was to stop the blowing of
tin.horns on the street. The command
smole ihe small boys in peculiarly tender
| place. but they had TO yield.
There was not only great deal Of fighting
and slashing on Christmas-day, mostly con-
fined 10 the coorcd population, however
but the excitement has been kept up to-day,
and coz siderable disorder has been reported.
The blood that has been shed flowed mostly
from noses, however, and the prospects OF
tirs..claSs funerals are still depressing.
One OF the offenders arraigned before the
Mayor this morning Was a negro named
Philip Scott, who mounted an engine Of the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad Fri.
tiav evening, turned on steam, and deliberate
IL ran it of The track and into ditch. The
negros motive is unknown. The decision
of the case was postponed until the injury
sustained by the engine could be discovered.
we have Charley Ross case on hand to
enlist our aympathes. The wandering
heir is named John Adams, son Of Laztrus
Adams, both coIored. lie has been mystic
yiousy missing ever since The middle of last
week. The youth is ten years old, and
though the old man is quite anxious about
him. to the extent. indeed, Of advertising for
him. it is believed that he will turn up safe
and sound as soon as be finishes his Christ
mas.
Not few of our people are kept in con-
siderable apprehension by the apprehension
that they are soon to experience another
touch of the earthquake. The weather has
been singulary warm for the season, and Oh
Saturday night and last night there were
fierce rains, accompanied by singular atmo-
spherc conditions 1t was noticed to-day,
| while very dark cloud was rising, that
yerv liyid streak surrounded the horizon,
| frinrng the rising mass. Some OF our
scientific authorities pretend to have calcu-
lated that there is to be another shock. But
The most Of our people take the matter very
c0olly.
The colorcd company celebrated the day
| BIZ a parade in dress uniform, whereby they
attracted great attention.
Tue ladies Of ST. Joseph's church (Catho-
lic) are holding a fair for the benefit Of the
church.
The public schools resume their session
on the 81 of January.
Intelligence has been received here that
DIR. Robert Blow, formerly resident Of
this city, was seriously shot at Ogden, Utah,
on the 18th instant, by the accidental dis
charge of pistol which fell from the poke;
of ieIlow-traveler Portuguese-in the
washing room Of the hotel where they
stopped for refreshments.
Lille, the little daughter Of Leroy
Blackepship, aged nine years, broke Der arm
yesterday by an accidental fall.
DR.. William Fl. Hanson, native and for
many years resident Of this city, died sew.
eral weeks ago at Lake City, Florida, whittier
| be went from this city some time last spring
in pursuit Of health. DR.. FAnson was ii 'ty.
NEe NcaiS OIL aSt, duu ulCO, NC SupPosC, VI
drop sy and heart-disease, with which be was
sf1icted when be lett Virginia. DR.. PAnson
was man of remarkable character andubil.
tiles and of singular checkered career. He
graduated from the University of Virginia
With the degree Of NJ. D., and was surgeon
of HartraDfi's regiment, the First Virginia
(of which General j. A. Early was major
and Governor j. L. kemper quartermaster),
ia the Mexican war; but he never in
cliued to the study or practice, having,
indeed, but little faith in medicine as SCI
ence. He is said to have mastered the law
as well, but was disinclned from its pursuit
by reason of his diffidence and difficulty Us
public speaker. Before the war he edited
the Southside Democrat, in this city, in con-
nection with General r. A. Pryor, and dur
ing the war acted as correspondent of va
rious papers.
He was man of the most extensive travel,
and knew almost everybody in the country.
His Kentucky and California experiences
were especially rich and rare. DR.. FAnson
resided in Lake City prior to his last return
10 Virginia, and his health failing here re-
turned there to die. He leaves a circle Of
| many friends who were endeared to him by
his admirable talents and amiable disposition.
robin HOOD.
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