The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-26
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Reprinted from Thi. Newspaper.
Sno,v-BalIiu- Hattlcs.

m Sno'v-Bal1iuS BATTLES.
Ihcrc Is winter yet al the front. and
+ tue armies are s,ill resting on their
arms. The ground is yet covered with
snow, and in the absence OF any other
klnd OF lighting the soldiers are In
dulginE In SNOWFALL battles. At Han
over junction Il half ~ dozen reSi-
mtnts and two brigadcs engaged In q
h:tlf day SNOW -balling tight. and many
OF the old boys declared they had not
had so much fun since the war COM
mcnCcd.
Shnd and specie.
Tow shad were on the market
yesterday, and they readily sold for
81 piece, in Confederate currency.
of course. But during the day man
came along through the market jung
ling some specie in his pocket, and he
made his own terms for Il shad \
dime. scent piece and two pennies
"a cents in all-were brandished be-
ior" me eyes OF the huckster and they
bought 4 very fine shad. Just l. cents
IN specie. and the same fish wCro
bringing. as many dollars in the cur
rcnCy of tho land.
DISORDERS Pnrdoncd.
Eight deSertcrs from tho engineer
ms corps who were held In Castle
Thunder under sentence of death for
me crime OF desertion were yesterday
nardoncd by President Davis. and re-
turned to duty on tie firing line, from
winch they had deserted.
MIR. Stephens Speaks
Vice President Alexander IL. Stcph-
Gus spoke to the people in the State
tapitpt building at MillCdEcyitlC, Ca,
last Monday on tho situation up to
date. Tic building was throngcd with
eager listeners. and the vice president
spoke Tor two hours and nfty min
,;o'.rn"r Vance with the Soldiers.
ON the Invitation OF the North Caro-
ma soldiers generally, and the mem
hers OF tile Eleventh Regiment in par
Carolina, has gone TO tho camps in
Northern Virginia 10 address the sol
Corn i'm Alnbnmn-
Last years corn crop in Alabama
was an enormous ono, and has not
yet been exhausted. In MONTGOMERY
was - per huShcl. which is cheaper
than il is in this part OF the country
\ Frcshct Inevitable.
With many inches Of snow yet on
the ground and the spring rains start
in@ up a great froshet in the James
River seems 10 be inevitable Tie re
ports from up Tho canal point TO tho
worst ireshct we have had in years.
General Mnreun's Usefulness Ended.
General John H. Morgan left Rich
mond last Friday with the purpose of
doing his bost TO repair the remains
OF ms old command, but that hu will
succeed seems doubtful Notwith-
StanulnE tho many receptions rendered
MIN while in this city tho fact remains
that among officials high in authority
there was lack 81 Cordiality II has
ichked out that much jealousy exists,
but recently been stripped by tho two
best rcgtmcnts There is doubt as
to his ability TO got the other mon
together. ana IL now looks as II this
gallant leaders day of usefulness is
ut an end
l.nwicssnrSS in Cumberland County
Ihc work OF bands OF lawlcSs mon.
escaped prisoners. descrtcrs and rum
away NEGROES has become intolcrablc
IN certain parts OF Cumberland County.
ana tn" people there have organized
Nigilanlc committees for self prutcc-
ton The people Of that good county
an" not going to allow this la,vlcsS-
ness TO 90 any further They can
protect themselves.
Actor Robbed.
Harry Mccarthy. tho eminent come
1ian while ON his way from Lynch
burg TO THIS city was held M aud
robbed on the train night before laSt
me robbers took from him jewels
ana wearing apparel TO the value OF
nearly $4,000.
tnShmryer ReInstatcd
=. lIeutenant ihillip Cashmeycr, OF
CHARGED with, reasonable correspon-
dcnce with the enemy, having been
tried by cuurt-mart!al and found limo
cent OF the charge, has been rclnstated
ana assumed his duties In General
Nlnd"rS Office yesterday.