The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-17
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
R<pri.tcd from Thi. Newspaper
Portsmouth and sunoIk.

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burg brought information direct from
Portsmouth and Suffolk. A large
negro force Is being concentrated at
Portsmouth There are now about
5000 negro infantry, besides n bat
tahon OF mounted men. 1t Is supposed
that raid is contemplated towards
the Blackwater. No Yankees have re-
Gently visited Suffolk. but tho pickets
are still at Jericho Run. two miles
below town, ana camp of cavalry
is kept up at Demands Mill.
"I'hc Rival Administrations
Ed. y. Pollard's latest pamphlet Is
on sale at the bookstores. Because OF
The scarcity OF paper in the Confeder-
acy. the author had to have st printed
i'll England. The pamphlet is one of the
chapters OF the third volume Of Mr.
Pollards history OF the war. which is
now being printed in London.
Shot for COwardice.
| a letter from General Lees army
SAYS Another disagreeable incident
took place in our brigade yesterday
cvcning-thc shooting of two men for
cowardice and dcsertion. They were
members OF tho sixteenth Virginia
Regiment. named Capps and Wilkin-
son. They were shot at sunset in the
presence of the entire brigade"
Spurs for General Morgan.
| Yesterday afternoon pair OF splen-
| did spurs manufactured from solid
! silver, were presented to General John
| III. Morgan at the Ballard House. They
bore the following inscription: "Pre-
scented to General John II. Morgan by
his admiring friends OF Danville Va"
The presentation speech WAS made by
the Mayor Of Danville The general
was highly delighted with this ap-
propriate ana useful token OF admira-
ton.
To Conscriptn
gentleman occupying position
which cNempts the holder thereof from
military service, and being DESTROYS
OF Joining partisan corps, would
resign in favor OF some ono for a con-
| stderation sufficient to thoroughly
equip himself All answers strictly
confidential Address Ranger. care OF
tho Dispatch.
A Duel.
| a duel was fought last Saturday Just
without the limits Of Lagrange, Ga,
between Major Webb and Captain Bar
rett both Of the army. In the second
! round Major Webb received a flesh
wound. after which the difficulty was
amicably adjusted.
Attempt TO Escape to the Icnemy.
Alexander Wilson, proprietor OF a
grocery in Petersburg, was captured
by our plcliets beyond the Blacllwa ter
within the enemy's lines. He had $500
q,
some greenbacks sewed UP in his
clothing. lie said he was going to buy
! lard. bacon, etc. lie was handed over
to the conscript officer. Another party
from Richmond was arrested under
similar circumstances.
General Lees FurIough Order.
The following general order has been
ISSUED: a furlough of thirty days will
be granted to every enlisted man who
Will secure to any company OF the
Army of Northern Virginia any able
bodied recruit physically qualified to
perform the duties OF n soldier: of good
moral character. who is not a deserter
or absent without leave from any other
commands: who could be received un-
der the regulations of the War De-
partment, ana who shall enlist uncon-
ditionaily for the war"
Sarcastic RESOLUTIONS.
III the Confederate Congress yester-
day Hon. y. II. Garland. OF Arkansas,
offered the following resolution:
Whereas. il appears likely that the
Federal Congress may possibly call
Tor 100000 or more of men to at
tempt to release all the Federal pris-
oners in tho Confederate States. and to
plant tile Federal flag on every prison
in tic Confederate States. and to do
divers other things. within the next
ninety days too numerous TO mention.
and to render the accomplishment OF
these things certain, there is n remote
possibility that the members of the
Federal Congress under fifty years Of
age. may take the field. Therefore,
be il
Resolved. That the committee on
Military Affairs be instructed 10 in
quire into the oXpediency Of conscript-
ing 100000 men to meet this stipend
Gus and gathering hr-t, TO serve until
next grass cutting L and If In their
opinion, this is not S .cicnt they fur
Their inquire into tho propriety OF put
ting into the service for that time
every member Of the Confederate Con-
gross under sevcnty-one years OF age,
and that they report by bill or other
wise"
The House. with laughter. refused
to suspend the rules to consider the
resolution. The resolution was in the
nature Of a reply to resolutions offered
in the Federal Congress some days ago
by Home, of Wisconsin.
Cnskle Presides.
In tho absence OF the Mayor Satur-
day, Recorder James X Caskic offici-
ated with dignity, disposing of the
business that came before him in a
prompt and businesslike manner.
The Peninsula Raid.
The excitement with reference to the
much tn TX of Peninsula raid has
subsidized, since it has been learned that
1t was merely an unsuccessful hog
stealing expedition. Some traitor in
formed the Yankees that parties from
this city had purchased n lot of hogs
in Gloucester and King and Queen
Counties. and were bringing them to
Richmond Three gunboats and com
pany Of cavalry were sent up the Pa
munkey River to intercept and try to
capture them, but the Richmond men
Lad succeeded in crossing with their
hogs, and had them safely away from
the river before the Sunboats arrived /
Grant I'm Route to Washington.
The Nashville Union-Amcrican saws
General Grant spent two days in Nash !
Vile en- route to Washington in re- !
Spouse to call from Lincoln