The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Reprinted from This Newspaper,
nc-EuIlstmcnt Goes on Wen.

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house. General Lee officially reports
10 the War Department as follows:
since the last announcement the fol-
lowing troops have .re-enlisted for the
war: The remaining regiments Of
/ WilcoXs Brigade. the Ninth and Tenth
Alabama Regiments, Mahonc's entire
Third and Twenty second Georgia
| Regiments of Wrights Brigade. the
First Regiment Of Virginia Artillery.
and LomaX's Virginia Cavalry Brigade.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS are. progressing in
other brigades and divisions
Dcnd Against Extor:ioncrs.
| In response to a resolution of the
Contederate Congress; inquiring why
forbidden the shipment Of supplies and
eatablcs from Southwest Nirg inia and
| East Tennessee TO Richmond. these
| commanders have submitted reports to
| the War Department. which have been
submitted. without additional comment.
| To the Congress. General Imboden
| the country, and his order was issued
when he found that spectators and
| cNtortioncrs were buying up all of the
supplies In his territory, leaving the
country bare of necessary supplies for
the people and the army. General
| Joncss reply was simply copy OF his
| order to tho Supcrintcndont of the Vir-
ginla and tennessee Railroad, in
| which he said there was no objection
| to Legitimate business, but care must
be taken to the end that spectators
and cNtortiuncrs should not rid the
country OF the supplies most needed
thcre Tor the maintenance Of the people
and the army
The Cnsc Of Mrs. Allan
Tho case OF Mrs Caroline Allan. tho
wife Of Patterson Allan. Of Goochland
County: charged with treasonnb bic cor
respondcnce with tho enemy. after
being postponed from time to time
\ since December last. was called in the
court Of Confederate States Commits
| sioner watson yesterday, and moro
a II
owing 10 the absence of several VIII
nesses for the prosecution and two for
the defense tho case was again post
poned to Monday.
President Dnyls's Address
The address OF President Davis 10
the soldiers of the Confectionery. nun
iishcd yesterday. Is one of the most
insniring and beautiful productions OF
country: But it's lofty spirit. and the
great, heroic soul shining through
every word, throw into the shade the
faultlcss elegance Of style, and warm
the coolest heart into blaze of adj
miratlon for the cause and the man
Inc Ionfederncy may we'll bc proud Of
telt any emotion but enthusiasm for
one who has sympathi2ed with il from
Nc neslnninE: whom its heroes recoe-
me brave"---and whom 1t intends to
stand by to tho end ms tho representa-
tive man Of the capitalized South.
Ihnnks To tho Hpys.
In the Confederate senate yesterday
n resolution of thanks to tho Vir
ginia troops who hive rc-cnlistoa for
me war was unanimously passed The
resolution was offered by senator
Caperton. of Virginia.
Prisoners Rccnpturcd.
Twenty-Five OF the 100 Yankee nrie-
ooners who escaped from Libby Prison
Tuesday night were recapturad vaE
tterday and returned 10 their ola quar-
l.
hauled In Hanover County while try
Ing 10 make their way North Among
inc captured men were five coioncIs.
SIX majors, four captains and seven
neutcnants
Sent 10 Jail.
In the Hastings Court vestnrda,.
travis Flanagan was tried for run
ming \ faro bank. convicted and son
serve y two-mon;hs' term In iaii 4
delegation was here from Warrenton.
\, G., TO intercede. for Flanagan, he
ana his homo in this city having becn
converted for two years past into a
k KIN, of hospital for sick and wounded
soldiers from that town and tho
county Of Warren.
From Charleston.
y dispatch from Charleston says tba
enemy, who advanced on Johns Island
Inst Inst TUESDAY, We're driven back in n
hurry, and our picl5ets have resumed
their former position.
DIR. Duncan TO lecture
The Rev. James ~ Duncan. N n
VIII lecture tonight In the First Ran
list Church on the inspiration Of the
Age Such Il subject and such nm ora
tor VIII certainly draw n large aud
fence.
High I'rirc for Dirt.
Emmanuel Davenport, free negro.
was arrested yesterday, charged With
2, peculiar swindle. The evidence
showed that, ne sold TO Joseph Dockery
bag of clay weighing ATTY mounds
Tor $50. He represented that the bag
contained sugar OF that weight, and
showed a little sample of sure enough
sugar 10 prove IL. Dockery thought
nfty pounds OF sugar for $50 was n
bargain, and he quickly closed the
trade. When he reached home and
opened the bag he found 1t contained
only dirt lie had the negro arrested
Married.
At st. James Church on Thursrav
evening last George j. Thomas. Jr. OF
Alexandria. and Miss Mary f. car
rington, daughter of the late DR. Rich
ard y. Darlington, OF this city. were
united In marriage. Tho Rev DR.
Peterkin was the officiating clergy
man.