The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-29
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Reprinted fro. rhi. Newspaper
Yankee Destruction

On Tuesday the Yankees came up
James River as far rs Lower Brandon
and destroyed most of the buildings
on the estate. including the barn. which
contained 5000 barrels of corn. They
killed all the cattle and carried away
all the negroes. Lower Brandon is ono
of the finest estates on the lower James
River. and is owned BY Mrs George ~.
Thomas Rltchie. the wcil-known for
mcr editor OF the Richmond Enquirer.
IL is stated that signal station and
! seven of the signal corps were cap
| tured on the Brandon estate.
Confederate states Congrcss.
House bill TO amend the act in rela-
| ton to the receipt of counterfeit treas
nry notes by public officers was con-
sldered and rejected by the Senate.
The State Legislature.
Tho Committee on Confederate Re-
| lations. to whom had been referred tho
subject OF the power of Congress to
| sequestrate the property belonging to
alien enemies within the limits of Vir-
ginia. made n partial report denying
tho power OF Congress to pass such Il
law.
Mexican Troubles.
Adviccs from Vera Cruz of tho I'd
inst. state that n battle occurred at
Marolia on December Il The French
captured eleven cannon and 1000 pris-
ohers' JuareH escaped TO Monterey.
| iGnst Tennessee.
! Russellvillc January 26-Our cav
airy is still In the vicinity of Knox
Nllle. The captures during the recent re-
snn,tol me enemy sum up rs follows:
SUI mead OF cattle, 500 wagons. two nat
boats loaded with crackers and tobacco
and several hundred barrels of -four.
Permitting Nuisance
M "a me OF s. was imposed upon
10 remain on his lot on Twcnty-second
street for several days after being d.
Fectcd to have it removed
Worthy OF Patronage.
~ me ,e lecture to be given tonight In
Kew. Robert Ilardie Jr., a returned
prisoner for the benefit OF the Second
ttiho o n Megiment is one worthy OF
whole regiment there are hardly forty
par or shoes. and the men arc obliged
20 walk nine miles barefooted to per-
LIN aSr,n picket duty. Truly this thing
snonio not be permitted to exist so long
90 our citlzens can spare the money
to contribute TO their relief.
Tho Fordc Trial.
The trial of Robert S. 'ordc for the
murder of Robert l.. Dixon was re-
Sumed In Judge Lyons court yoster-
Gay Aessrs Wallingsford. proprietor
OF the Linwood House: Pecay Thomas
liousc of Representatives were cN-
amiHed for the defense. The testimony
SI r1r u differs 1,,, very little from that
animation '''e '''s' eN-
Fire Mt Chimbornzo.
On Tuesday one OF the wards
a. - On GlhimRorazo Hospital accidentally
could be rendered the aamMs s'ah nee
gained considerable Roadway. but ,hev
We're finally subdued before doing anv
very serious damage.
Attacked by Gnrrotcr.
on Tuesday as Mr.. William a. Bos
Co.'S Touring mill. was going from his
residence at Marshall and Twenty
s sSaW S,rs sIna to Mr. Joseph II. Cren-
ne was met by stranger who nn
preached and asked what time it WAS.
di p9n DeinG answered the fellow immc-
ana relied him TO the earth. Mir RnSl
Vol was able to give an alarm ana
"a" ""9"'!aht was frightened OFF
bound over.
Hon. d. G. De Jarncttc me,nhar ot
state. and y. y, Pollard, Esa.. one or
The editors of the Examiner. were
bound over by the Mayor yesterday in
. IN hostile meeting for the next twelve
months. The Mayor Announced that
me Gorrespondcnce which was pub
tween these gentlemen had determined
him IN the decision which he had given,
put II II was desired Witnesses should
be sent for and examined
Mr.. Pollard remarked that he was
willing TO rest his own defense upon
that correspondence.
Hon. Waller r. Staples, counsel for
Mr. DE Jarnette, expressed desire 10
nave summoned Mr.. Preston, the gen
tleman who had acted as the friend OF
ms client In tho transaction. The tcs-
tlmohy or witnesses proving unimpor-
tant' the Mayor adhered to his de-
Glsion. The parties gave tho required
pall ana left the courtroom.
Married.
Last evening at the home OF the
PRIDE UnES parents. Twenty-four,h and
Nehable Streets, Albert Gallitin An
,hony was united In marriage win
Miss Marta Louise Stewart, daughtcr
or william Henry Stewart The Rev
III, ,,an CHRISTIAN was the officiating clergy