The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-09
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
General Morgan and the Yankees.
Reprinted fror- rhl. Newspaper.


and other officers visited Libby Prison.
Yankee officers confined therein and
WAS received with much interest by All
of the prisoners especially those hail
ing from kentucky. The general and
Nell Dow, who has been a prisoner in
TINS city for some time, engaged in
an agreeable conversation, and re-
cetved upon leaving the assurance OF
his escape from tho Ohio prison and
his safe arrival In the Confcdcracy
S wifs IND m9 hs General Morgan; his
services ut st. Paufs Episcopal
! Church..
News From Norfolk.
The Norfolk Old Dominion says that
the First United states Colored Cav
airy is nearly enlisted in TINT city.
The officers arc taken from the Third
New York Cavalry
| Fort Norfolk, embracing merchants,
farmers. soldiers, aged citizens wo-
Tho 20 D. says it has leaked out in
Norfolk that the exact number OF Con-
tolerate soldiers in the entire field is
according TO the 20. D." Butler has
aappeared in new character-that of
foundcr OF a Magdelcne asylum on
Captured in Southwest Vfr.inin.
ON saturday the third briGadier- gen
eral. W, f. Jones, with his command.
entered Lee County, and by a strategic
movement succeeded in cutting OFF
! from Cumberland Gap regiment of
Federals. and 10y tho assistance of Col
oncl Slomp's regiment, stationed in
| that county. captured some coo of them
nt Jonesviile the county. seat. also
horses. mules and wagons
Removal of "Bcnst" Butler.
dan ~ rep REPORT Was IN circriation Xester,
mas been removed from the command
OF the Department OF Virginia and
North Carolina and that burnside has
a. i'm, &c c.tn
Confederate Congress-.
In tho Senate Mr. Semmes, of
h a@ ,h,, offered y resolution calling
TO how certain line officers OF the army
heretofore intrusted with county
money Tor recruiting purposes had ac-
In the House. under the head of UNI
finished business, tho bill to provide
claiming TO he citizens. of the United
states, in tho service OF the Confeder-
ate States was taken up. Mr.. Chiffon, of
riding that such foreigners first DO
given ample time to leave the country
or be conscripted.
IN tho Senate the bill amending tho
SndG In relation to the hiring and en-
pioylns OF slaves was. amended in va
Lious particulars and laid on the table
Tor future consideration.
:, IN the House the bill appropriating
$4,000 TO liauidate claims against tho
state for tobacco destroyed nj the pub
lie warehouse last spring was passed.
News From the North.
The New York Herald urges the
Unanimous election" of General Grant
TO the presidency.
The Tribune says Lincoln will un-
publican party, and no living man can
beat him in the election.
The Herald has Information that the
frcnch government decided To permit
.hc Confederate cruiser ltappahannoclt
10 leave the port Of Calais whenever
her commander shows III TO sail.
General ,johnstOns Army.
private letter written by General Joe
Jo OH TO to friend in Atlanta;
iortably clothed. ~ few hundred. how
eyer. are without blankets. and as
l,lnny Wltnout shoes. ! fear that the
able 10 furnish the Blankets soon but
M we are re, , rG9seivng ang expecting reg
lent ladies of Columbus-AIrs Carter
and Mrs. Law-brought us $50 blankets
a few days ago, collected by them Mt
that place. Might not the same thing
ne cone In and about Atlanta?'
Negroes for Snlc.
s,r nr. BrGo .s Main and Twelfth
one superior cook, washer ana ironcr:
lniddlc-aged man and a farm hand
and gardener.
Charged with Stealing Yankee CIoth..
negro man named Peter was ar
rested yesterday by one OF General
Nlnders detectives, for having I'm his
possession fifteen overcoats, three pen-
jackets and two pairs OF pants. ali of
hAnkee texture. The detective, learn
ing that these articles were In the pos
session of this negro Pete. and believ-
ING that they were part OF n large lot
9 o. aa1k zee; clothing recently stolen
from Libby Prison. seized the same.
over To the Mayor '''''
1t was proven that Peter was in the
employ or Mr.. Stebbins, who owned
hn
carrying them TO dyeing house h.,
| ,I,as,. Of Mr.: stebhins. Thy Mayor dis.
G Gnr. l,eter ana gave General Win
some wholesome advice He told thom
/ mat as chief magistrate OF the city
| OF Richmond he should at ali times
maintain the laws OF the Common
wealth and at the same time would
| insist upon a proper observance of
citizen. and proposed to do that win.
out military help or military inter
terence.
Found Guilty.
At tho trial in the Hastings Court
before Judge Lyons, Jesse White.
CHARGED with the murder of John j
verdict OF guilty of manslauGhter. as
cefthinng his punishment at one years.
imprisonment u. and fine Of $500. White
~ a resident OF Richmond. a printer bv
trade, ana has always been regarded
as peaccable man. The difficulty
in n gaming saloon opposite the Snots
wood Hotel,
The Dwarf TX Dead
MAYOR Norhics, the little dwarf from
N4irmtuGky; who has been sojourning in
Virginia FOR several months. and was
the OBJECT of much curious admiration
20 an VINO saw him. died in Lynch
purG a lew days ago. He was forty
Years old, and was only thirty inches
| in height.
At the Theatre.
| Tonight at the New Richmond Tbo-
| atrc Mr.. Il. y. Ogden will appear as
Yaass n dG M oG in Sehillers grand
J Miss Sallic harrington takes tho mart
lof Teitlza,. with songs. in the after
piece, Bride of Eighty"