The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Reprintca fr... Thi. neu.p.p.,.
Address to the peop,e.

1
In the House of Representatives of
me confederate States Congress yes-
iteerday Mr. Curry. Of Alabama, made
Sohsress appointed TO prepare an adj
aress TO the people OF the Confederate
states OF America. The address is
view or what has been accoinplishe ed
/ under circumstances the most adverse.
ana invites attention to the prospects
anead and the duty OF every citizen in
l., ms Crisis Throughout, It's tone is
nopetul and encouraging, and It's diff
sn,n. among the people must exert
| where 1t exists.
r. CmrEo Smiles In Petersburg.
, me sale of the cargo of the City of
Petersburg commenced In Petersburg
on Wednesday,. About 81 100000 worth
Oh soous were sold at from so to 100
per cent advance over any blockade
sales which have yet taken place The
auvance was TO catch up on the new
LincoIn's Latest Joke.
The last joke to be pcrpetrnted by
!hat amiable Joker. Abraham Lincoln,
Is an oifer OF pardon" to 100000 South
man to 100000 Northerners TO make
thcm accept the pardon.
~ Imported Garden Seed.
INC latest steamer that ran the
otockaoe from bermuda brought n large
consignment of garden seed. suitable
Tor planting in the Confederate States.
crnment. 1t is the purpose of the gov.
eminent to furnish these seed to pep
pie who will plant them ana grow
vegetables at the actual cost Of the
seed Farmers and gardeners all over
the country should avail themselves
Trial for '.Alurdcrf''
captain Frank Gurley, OF North Ala
b2nli. brave soldier. who. at the head
OF gallant band of Confcderates. al
lacked and defeated Federal column
IN Tennessee. was later captured by
me; Yankees: It happened that in Cap
Yankees. above mentioned. Major-Gen-
eral McCook was killed. When Captain
SSn nr,,y!;,, was captured he was taken to.
or or, murder being charged with the
killing of General McCook. He was
ACQUITTED. but. of course. is being held
Fire at Dalton.
dispatch says that n severe fire Mt
Dalton. Ga. destroyed one of the COM
army. The larger part OF the supplies
held in the building were saved. but
the loss was quite large. nevertheless.
completely destroyed
Sentence Suspended.
nSs a MSo1 8rsm memO HcF IF the
condemned to be shot yesterday nj
Camp Lee. had his sentence suspended
l loT a IN bn n4s mite peTiod The Srsnse
was that OF shooting an officer OF his
command. 1t is probable that Wilson
More Yankees Caught.
SIX more of the Yankee officers who
recently ESCAPED from Libby Prison
have been caught. This leaves only a
very few of the escaped men at large,
but IT is certain that tho notorious
Colonel Streight, who. above all others,
the Confederate authorities wanted to
eaten. has made good his escape 1t
has hccn Officially announced In Wash
lngton that he succeeded in making his
way 10 Fortress Monroe, where he Is
resting In the arms OF Beast Butler
Prices Advanced In the North.
An article In the New York CONNER
cial a copy of which has reached us
through the picket lines. shows that
since. the beginning of the war the
rise in gold In New York has been 57o
per cent; In iron, l25 per cent; In coal,
los per cent; coffee. 2u0 per cent; sugar,
200 per cent; tea, lie per cent; copper,
100 per cent.
Married
?, Miss Virginia CoShll and Joseph H.
Hcllings, both OF Richmond, were
united IN marriage Yesterday, the Rev.
DR.. burrows performing the ceremony