The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-15
WHAT w AS NEWS
FIF TY YEARS AGO

There was nothing doing in front Of Peters
nnrS yesterday, except picket firing. and this
was supposed TO have been INDUCED in simply
TO break tho monotony OF the past few DAYS
Passengers by last nights train from Fort
Walthall junction tell OF dense clouds OF dust
that overhunG the encmy's lines all day yester-
day. which was believed to have been caused
by army wagons moving back to City Point.
They further reported much smoke lowering
over and about tho lines, and night the
glare OF fires The smoke and the glare OF
the fires were plainly observable last night from
the Petersburg depot In this city. The infer
cncc is that tho enemy were burning their sup
plies preparatory TO again changing their base
diminntions In the cncmy's force in front or
Petersburg. 1t is probable that tho whole
Yankee army may pull up bag and baggage for
another scene of operations
Tho only obtainablc yesterday from, tho
Valley OF Virginia came through Northern
papers. and they seem to know as little as We
do OF tho operations OF the armies in that
quarter The papers received make much of tho
affair at Mooreneld.
The Northern papers report that there was
great deal OF damage done by the Confcderates
In PENNSYLVANIA, In addition to the burning of
chambcrsburg. The president of the Chesa-
pcake and Ohio Canal reports that the damage
done TO that line will keep over 100000 OF
coal from Washington and other cities this
shipping season.
Confederate force. zoo strong made sue
ccssful raid into IIagcrstown They rushed
into the town frightened the garrison away.
captured good quantity OF stores and burned
rlnc carloads of army supplies standing al the
depot The raid WAS In command of Captain
Adrcon.
a cavalry force from Sheridsn's army has oc
cupicd the town OF Martinsbur.. and 1t is likely
tina, the town Will become Sheridan. head
quarters
rhil Sheridan has oficially reported to Lin
coin al Washington that his forces moving
MP the Shenandoah Valley against EARLY, and
at o'clock Wednesday skirmishing a
vigorous character was going ten miles from
Winchester.
General Grant mas returned 10 his headquar-
ters at CITY Point and officially reports from
there the explosion of ordnance boat by
which ~ great quantity of ammunition lost
and many lives were sacrificed.
The New York World or the 18th. just re-
ceived in this city, has special dispatch from
Washing ton. which says: The long pending
quarrel between Mr. Eiair and Mr.. Stanton.
of President l.incoin's Cabinet. has eliminated
in Sianion's resignation. which Is in Mr.. Lin
coins hands. but has not yet been accepted"
-Four hundred and twenty-five wounded
Yankee soldiers. with their nurses. etc. left here
yesterday an the flag Of truce boat Schultz for
Varina. where they will be taken aboard a
Northern steamer and for whom an equal num-
the crowd that were taken from Castle Thunder
, for this exchange the famous Miss
DIR. Mary Il. Walker. surgeoness OF the Fifty
second Ohio Regiment, tho curious woman who
wears mems clothes and mems hats, she
is pleased 10 call her attire, .boomers" When
the DR.. Mary left Castle Thunder yesterday
morning she thanked the officials for their ten
der treatment OF her while she was a prisoner
%! war. then doncd her mans hat and gave
a parting huzzah. showing that she had
regrets At parting from her Southern friends.