The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-25
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
neprlntcd from ThIs Ncwspnper.
The E,rnprd Ynnkcen.

| The Escaped Yankees.
| The information from Washington Is
Yankee officers who recently escaped
| from Libby Prison have reported in
| Washington That about tallies with
| the figures here. for II has been shown
that eighty odd have been recaptured
and returned to their old quarters.
WashinStOn's birthday.
The Yankees at Charleston, on tho
22d celebrated Washington's Birthday
! by flying all the colors from the block
aiding fleet and firing national salutcs
AT sunrise. noon and sunset. The Iron
sides participated In the salutes.
Colonel knnc Scrcnnded.
Smiths splendid band. in charge of
Iscrcnaded Colonel Marshall Kane. the
Grand man OF Baltimore; who. being
at the American Hotel in this city.
Colonel Kane responded In a, patriotic
speech. and then refreshments were
served.
a detachment of Grcgg's Yankee
cavalry made raid on Paris. Fauquier
caught some of our people mapping. Tho
Yankee raiders captured forty OF our
men. twenty five of whom belonged to
MoSby'S command.
From Charleston.
Two more wooden gunhoats have
Joined the encmy,,s blockadins fleet at
IN The storm of last week was 4 heavy
draft, three-mastcd propeller, and ono
or the best and most valuable boats
they had In the fleet. Yesterday eighty
eight shells were fired In the city from
the cncmys gunboats. but none Of
them did any material damage.
The Whole Farm for Rent.
Captain William Gaines advertises in
something OF patriotic way as fol-
lows: "Ecing in the Confederate SER
Vice and so unable to look after
my farm, ana my ovcrsecr having just
been conscripted 20 serve in the Confed-
crate army ! wish to rent my tract
Chickahominy River. eight miles from
Richmond. containing 800 acres OF
arabic land.
Pnrdons by the Executive.
rs, since the inauguration of General
William Smith as Governor of Virginia,
little over forty days ago. he has
sixty-tive convicta. This number cx-
cecds one for every day since he en-
tered upon the duties OF his Office.
Re-EniIs tments I'm Johnston's Army
Advices from Dalton, Ca. represent
quictness In the front. The following
regiments In General Johnston's army
urth Alabama, Colonel Dedman: tho
Thirty first Alabama. Colonel Hundley,
OF Stevcnsons Division. and the TWEEN
ty-nfth Arkansas, Colonel Wootson, of
McCoWn's Division
"CoTec House" burned.
,,,t Aoont l o,clock Yesterday morning
Bakers Alley. between seventeenth and
Eighteenth and Main and Cary Streets,
TOOK nre, and was entirely destroy ed.
Tho building, which was a very large
one, fronting on Cary Street and run
ming back the entire depth OF the alley
was occupied by David Baker, Jr, for
the manufactnrc from corn of what IL
commonly known as "Confederatc COT
fee One part of Il was also used
ms broom factory. In tho building
was large stock OF corn from which
the "Confederatc coffee" ia principally
made. and the machinery which was
employed in grinding and drying the
same was NJ the most costly and
perfect character. all OF which was
entirely destroyed.
Visit OF Nnni<s To Suffolk.
About o'clock on Sunday morning
last, four companies OF Yanlice cavalry
made dash into Suffolk with tho view
OF capturing Captain Thomas r. TIP
shaw. OF the Thirteenth Virginia Cav
airy. who was at tho time at home
with his family. Fortunately they sur
rounded the wrong housc-thc one adj
Joining that Of Captain Upshaw:-and
commenced a search Before they dis
covered their mistake Captain Upshaw
had made his escape. The Yankees also
searched the Central Hotel and several
other houses without finding the Con-
federate soldiers they claimed TO be
looking for. Being disappointed, they
retired to their quarters. two miles
south Of the town.