The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-04
What Was News
Fifty Years Ago
From the Richmond Dispatch July 1 1854

Thursday night last the storehouse
of Mrs. Hobbs In Manchester was
broken into and robbed Of 81, 900 worth
of bacon. a keg of lard a large lot OF
Ing to about $4,000. The stolen good.
belonged to Colonel Henry Winfrce, OF
Chester, who had removed the same to
Manchester and put them in storage
to prevent their falling into the hands
OF the Yankees
IT Is reported to-day that the enemy
is abandoning our right, south of Pc
tersburg. and moving TO tho north side
OF tho AppomattoX River. towards Ber-
muda Hundred
Prisoners taken near Petersburg re-
port that the Nineteenth Corps. num-
berins $4,000 men. has recently rein
forced Grants army.
The harvesting of wheat has been
nearly completed In Virginia and, con-
trary to early predictions. the crop
has turned out to be superior one
both In quantity and quality.
few nights ago the residence OF l..
V. Meyer on Marshall Street. between
Fourth and Fifth. was broken into and
robbed OF about $1,000 In State Bank
notes. $1,000 in Confederate notes, $500
in gold and silver. gold watch and a
pair OF gold earrings
business In the Confederate govern
ment, State and city departments will
be suspended to-day in consequence of
its being the Fourth Of July. The day
Will be celebrated In Richmond In the
good old fashioned way.
Nohtrern papers Of June 20. just re-
ccived. admit a severe reverse to Gem
eral Sherman in Nortl, Georgia, and a
loss of 1000 men In McPherson's Corps
and 500 in another corps.
says: "The gold market has been very
much excited, opening yesterday at
2lS, and advancing rapidly without a
pause to 23S for small lots and 235
and 236 for merchanta bile amounts
The following is Lincoln's brief reply
to the letter informing him OF his sec
ond nomination for the presidency OF
the United States:
Executive Mansion.
Washington, June 81, 1864
Hon. William Dennison and others,
Committee OF the National Union
Convention:
Gentlemen,--Your letter of the 18th
instant. formally notifying me that
| have been nominated by the conven-
ton you represent for the presidency
OF the United States, for four years
from the 1th OF March next, has been
received The nomination is gratefully
accepted, as the resolutions of the con.
rention. called the platform, are
heartily approved.
While the resolution in regard to tn q
supplanting OF republican government
on the Western continent Is fully con-
CURED in, there might he misunder-
standing were ! not to say that the
position Of the government in relation
10 the action of Franco In Mexico. "a
assumed through the State Depart
mcnt. and Endorsed by the convention
among the measures and acts OF the
executive. will he faithfully main
tanned so long AS the state of facts
shall leave that position pertinent and
applicable.
I am especially gratiiied that the
soldier and tho seaman were not for
gotten by the convention. as they for
ever must and will be remembered by
the grateful country for whose SILVA
ton they devote their lives.
Thanking you for the kind and com
plimentary terms in which you have
communicated the nomination. and
other proceedings of the convention, I
subscribe myself.
Your obedient servant,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN