The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-13
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIJI TY YEARS AGO
Reprinted from This Newspaper.
Legislature AdIourns.

Legislature AdJourns.
inc Leg islaturc adjourned sine die
a2y night. after transforming all bills
oI lhipo. lance into laws ana sweeping
.he Table clear OF JOINT resolutions and
othcr tfufnpery OF useless legislation.
Upon the motion to adjourn beng put
; IN me House. speaker Hugh W, Hhet,
ley arose in his mace ana addressed
me BODY IN his usual tawdry taste and
lrflepi eSsible ,Ssycophancy; The popular
brief but pointed terms. ana in con
cluSion essed the hope that when
again ne TOOK has place Ut the desk not
one name would be missed from The
ioIl OF membership.
In the Senate the President, iieutcn-
ant-,iovelnor samuel Price. addressed
| the BODY in some fitting remarks pre-
.'ous to putting the motion OF adjourn
rent, The closing hours of Ihc SEES
sion were marked ny much sociauility
aga good focIinS among members. and
the Acrimonious debate ana sharp re-
ioinucr were sunk in sundry gia sscs of
Oiu bourbon. provided against tho
contingency.
Biockndcr sunk.
The name of the Yankee blockade
vessel that was sunk Oft the mouth OF
me cape rear River. seven miles south
OF toIl fishef, \. =. was the Petcrhor.
the Gulf OF Mexico saInnS under the
IS. itish nag. The capture OF uie Peter
tionai troubles between England and
iite I Hlleu states
The Annir ut Suffolk.
The raid of General Matt w RAN
som troops into and about suffolk
last SUNDAY was II aiing oiiSiauHht of
thc Contingencies against Il lot vi negro
loops More than 100 negroes were
Killed and wounued and a Iai.. num-
hcT OF Ionieucitta prisoners We're re-
leased Really the object OF the at
tack WAS to release certain Confederate
PRISONERS that were being held In Suf-
folk by negro troops OF the Yankee
- all ,4s.I
plishcd.
From Charleston.
II g believed that th- Yankees have
about gwen ny all hope OF forcing a
harding process 1he shots ii.d yes
tetuay were fewer in number than for
any any Gay Tor two months past. but no one
!haIihcs that IN. lnnh.es aio gong
10 cnUtcly discontinue th,ir efforts TO
captule the city Possibly they are ar
are ready for such an effort on their
part
The Richmuud Defense Corps.
Gene al BrnNton Bragg has com
inenc.u the oiSuniaaticn OF his corps
Of i.5cp cavalry for tic defense OF
Hichmond. Yesterday Colonel Brownies
VA l,Hson eg a@Ht Of C iSa lay
pdnles. Wee paradcd on Broad Street
to' the pu'pVse OF obtaining the valua-
ZION OF the horses and mustcitng the
companies INTO command, The several
eoHpantes made splendid appearance,
ana Win lhelr nnc animals ciIclttd the
CONTAMINATION OF General Bragg
Saloon Closing Low.
Tho law closing ali saloons and bar
rooms IN cities, towns and cOrpora-
tions, anu within i've miles OF the
same, went into effect at - O'CLOCK last
n'Sht The las y OXIDES for a forfeit
re OF ihe LIQUOR ana saloon cnects
ADDITION TO the penalties now imposed
Bo,h Coming Home.
The flag of truce boat New York Ie
expected 10 reach CITY Point this eve
mi. with l.Ooo pafoled Confederate
pi 'suIeiS. Among them are nearly
twenty Richmond soldiers
Residence N"bbed.
Leigh street between sixth and Scv-
cutl, was invaded OH THURSDAY upnt
ana robbed Of about $4,000 worth Of
whiskey. sugar, bacon and other gro
ceries
Indy Arre.tcd.
Mrs \ L" Knox, OF Mobile. Ala, was
arrested yesterday, charged with "trca-
sonablc conduct" and with treason
able CORRESPONDENTS. yith tho ,'n"r,v
Mrs. Knox claims that she is merely "A
refugee from Mobile. and seeking safe
She ieadiiy gave the required bond.
an I'M IN; She mas taken rooms AT The SPOTS
mat nave been brought against her.
General Eize.'s Report
III ms Official report of the defC e
OF K!chmond against the KiIpatv. y
Dahlaren raid. General Elzey comDG-
iHEnis the good soldiers and defcnGct $
al around. He pays especial tributes
TO captain FoN ana Lieutenant Pollard.
Northern Virginia. who organized de-
taChmrnts OF fuTlouChed men. and, in
squadron, OF the Forty second EntIaliof,
OF Virginia Cavalry, attacked the re-
ttI iiju,s column OF Colonel Dahieren.
PRISONERS anu