The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-07
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Death of Confederate prisouers.
Reprinted from rh,. Newspaper.

Death or Confederate Prisoners.
Our prisoners, 1t is SAID. arc coming
home nj last from the death pens y
tho North. We find the following para
graphs in our late Northern Mes,
which show from what horrors they
are tlmely escaping.
",rhcre were 1920 Federal prisoners
In Richmond on the 10Th INST. There
were eleven deaths among tacm on the
same day."-Chicago Journal. Ueccm-
Der 80
The Rock Island Argus OF january
commcnts on The above us follows:
The mortality at Rocn Island bar
racks for the week =rd!ng December
oners was 3.l<a. or only one-haIf the
number at richmond. This shows \
greater mortality at Rock Island. ac-
iording TO the number. than at Rich
mond. II strikes as that deaths At tho
rate OF nearl, 200 month at rock
Island BARRACKS, out OF some 5000 pcis-
ohers. Is altoe "ther too large.
The Joliet signal. Northwestern
Journal publishes the following.
we learn that TWO or the rooel pris-
oncis on the train conveying them 10
Ldy were frozen to death UctUre the
Grain reached the city The prisoners
were CROW ded together Like swine N
The freight cars Indeed, IL is said,
taCy were starving a well rs freezing.
Position OF English stntcs,ncn.
The London Index says. -Four -nfths
OF ihc House COT ConmonS) wish the
ConIcdc!AcS should be recognized, but
40 not wish 10 pass such a vote except
on me responsibility OF a leading
statesman. ANA no ictd.ng statesman a.
prepared to take the responsibility OF
rcCus nition.'
Making Up the Dozen.
simon Bennett, OF Lancaster District.
south Carolina had. some months ago.
eleven sons IN the army. The twciith
son, anu last OF The family. came Of
QUAR-! :ty ngs lately. ana promptly re
Attempt NJ bribery.
c. n. Cuthbert wac examined before
Confederate Commissioned ~. III. Sands
yesterday on the charge Of attending
TO bribe three officers OF the confed
crate navy III conn rction with Con-
lederRtc government naval contract.
The letters addressed 10 MAJOR William
Williamson Williams and COMMANDERS :! NJ.
money TO tho commissioners to uso
their influence for the purchase or TWO
cruisers. were IN the prisoners hand
but was sent on TO the Confederate
court Tor trial.
city Election.
Joseph Mayo was elected Mayor o;
Aithmond yesterday; IreSeiyinE 5tS
;ion. Members of The Common Council
and BOARD ,! Aldermen were also elect.
ed. The election passed OFF quietly.
Deaths.
Mrs. cretiy W@,ymacN, died Aprii i
a. a, tne none OF ietcr ,, ~ Morgan In
Moliie Hunter. daughter OF Mary ].
and samuel Cottreii. Jr.. died April
at Eiiersiie. icnrico County. the home
Mrs t.uctnda Mccarthy. wife OF Den
mis- Mccarthy dicd yesterday morning
NJ tho residence OF her husban on
Ssy n,r1fi
The funeral OF James Phillips Will
take place this afternoon from the resi-
denHe Of his son in law. colonel J. c.
Phillips. an Twenty fourth street
Mrs. Margaret O'Neill died April at
her residence on Third street, aged
sixty three. Shc is survived by her son,
and Miss Mary y. Roy. daughter of tho
| late James {. Roy, Sr., were married
at Chelsea, thgf hom;s; of the brides
grew performed the ceremony.
Robbed Again.
Tho residence OF Major William
Allen. on Leigh street. was robbed
night before last for the fourth time
suffered loss TO the amount Of $4,000
during that time.
Miscellaneous.
Persons from the Peninsula report
the fainuNkcS MS higher thau ever be-
fore known. The James River rose
several feet night ncfore last.
General Grants brother In Law
passed through Atlanta on Apr' on
his way to Ancricus. lie holds the
rank OF captain, and was among a lot
; OF prisoners.
Madam schucil. fortune teller. Of
/ Louisville. and her two children were
+ lost on the steamer sunny Side She
1 had accumulated $4,000 by the prac-
tee OF her art but failed to read her
| own fate.