The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
GcncrnI nIorsnn nt tho Cnnitol.
Reprinted fro. This Newspaper

General Morgan ut tho Capitol.
Yesterday. in response to Invitations,
! General John ii. Morgan visited the
two houses OF tho General Assembly Of
| Virginia. where he received an enthu-
siustic Virginia welcome. Accompanied
! by Il committee OF tho Senate, tho gem
eral entered that body ut 1 o'clock p.
NJ, where no was received by Lieu
| tenant-Qovornor Price in very happy
but brief speech.
| General Morgan briefly returned his
| thanks for tho courtesy extended him,
| after which he was introduced to tho
members of tho Senate and the large
crowd who had assembled to get q
view OF tho distinguished chieftain. AZ
! ter nm hour In the Senate tho general,
/ accompanied by tho committee OF tho
! House, and leaning on tho arm of It's
chairman, AR Richardson, OF Mercer
County, entered tho hall OF the House
OF Delegates. when MIR. Richardson in
n very few words introduced tho gen
eral to Speaker Sheffcy.
The Speaker in an eloquent and ten
der speech or Ave minutes duration
| introduced him to tho House.
After the conclusion of tho Speak,
! er's remarks. General Morgan modestly
bowed, and returned his thanks to tho
! members of the House for tho kindness
received at their hands.
Mr.. richardson then stated that II
afforded him pleasure to announce au-
thoritatively tho safety Of General
Morgan's distinguished friend, Captain
Hines, and that hc would be in Rich
mond in = few days.
General Morgan then took n position
on the right of the Speakers chair. and
was introduced to and received the
congratulations OF tho members and
the ladies who had fiockod around him
| Confederate Prisoners Mt Johuson's
Island.
Tho following is list OF somo or
(! the Confederate officers at Johnson's
Island: Major-Qencral j. H. Trinble.
BrigadierG enerals Archer, Beall Hud-
son, Frazier, JEFF Thompson and i. r.
Jones. Colonel II. A. Darlington. Colo
mel William S. Christian, Lieutenant
Colonel Critcher, Major Darlington.
Jones, Major j. NJ Mayo. Lieutenant
Colonel w H. Payne, Major W. ]. Rich
ardso Lieutenant Colonel Evan RIle
and Major J. G. Timb"rlakc.
The Confederate Congress.
The Senate resumed consideration of
Treasury to pay over TO the Governor
of Kentucky SI,000.o00 OF the aDpro-
priation of 100000 made on the 18TH
OF January, 1862. 10 be used in Tho
purchase of clothing for Kentucky
troops i'll tho Confederate service The
bill having passed both houses. and
having been returned by the Prcsi-
dent without signature and with his
objections stated. 1t came up for
| passage over the Presidents veto The
vote was 1G ayes. S noes. The ayes
not being twothirds of the vote cast
tho bill was not passed over tho veto.
In the House tho chair laid before
tho body n series or resolutions adopt
cd by the Legislature OF Georgia, re
affirming tho determination OF that
State TO continue the prosecution OF
tho war to 4 successful termination.
Confederate Officer Killed.
On Thursday last Captain John G.
/ Blackford. n daring and intrepid scout.
attached to the forces in the Valley
of Virginia, lost his life III All engage
mcnt with the Yankees at Newton, in
| Frederick County. He had been sent
down by General Early with a small
number of men to ascertain something
OF the cncmy's movements and streue tn
in tho Lower valley. with his party
he had reached Newton, where lie got
| into an encounter with the enemy, and
was killed. Colonel Boyd. who com
handed tho Yankee forces, had his
County to his friends. rcmariinS at
tho time that tho was a brave man.
and deserved an honorable interrncnt'
Affairs In the Valley.
The Confederate forces who made
the big capture of Yankees. supplies.
arms, horses and wagons in Hardy
County on January were under the
command OF Generals Fitzhugh Lee and
ltosscr. Tho capture was Elected ten
miles from Moorfield. on the road lead
ing TO Pattcrson's Creek.
From East Tennessee.
! our forces in East Tennessee have
settled down 20 winter quarters at Nor
ristown. Our cavalry Is daily sltirmish-
! ing with the enemy. who is now back
! III Knoxville. Major General McIaWs
! has been ordered TO report at Rich
inond. The order is based on disagree
ment between the commander n-chief
and himself. and does not in any way
! impngn his courage or capacity.
-ihairs Across the mississippi.
! Hon. ~ NJ. branch, member Of Con-
gress from Texas, has arrived at Mo
bile. On route to Richmond. He brings
| adYiceS from Houston and other points.
/ The enemy were at Mutagcrda, moving
i along tho coast with a force OF 5000,
/ accompanied by their naval force. Their
I destination was Nclasco, but IL is
/ doubtful il they reached there, as Con
/ oral MaEruder's force is ample to meet
! them. Tho general himself was in the
saddle, and the TEXANS, mindful OF the
days and deeds of 1885 50 were turning
I out to Il man.
| The Federals have fallen back from
! New Iberiu
/ Kirby Smith has left Shreveport with
! Price, who was moving on Little Rock
j with about 1900 men. The enemy at
Little Rock are said TO be about 5000
1000, being at Pine Bluff.
Struggling for Volunteers.
/ To thosc who think that the "incX :
] hauS tible" resources of the enemy are
/ overwhelming, VIC would commend TO
| read 81 column or two Of advertisements
| in the New York Herald. The boun-
/ ties being offered for volunteers are
! simply enormous, but the cniistments
arc not commensurate with the in
! ducencnts, Wo can understand now
/ what these mon mean when they say
! they are determined lat any cost" To
subduc the South. The cost is To
! he paid in grecnbacks. and when these
/ break down The war may end.
| Deserved Their Fate.
\ cores pondcnt OF the Atlanta Appeal
! SAYS the Lincoln authorities have seized
| all the gold on deposit in Memphis
/ Most of il belonged 10 parties who had
sold cotton to the lincolnitcs. They
have met with n deserved fate.
n AT.