The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-06
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Reprinted rru.. rhl. Ser.p.p.r.
Confe,Icrnte Cnnxres..


The Senate was opened yesterday
with prayer by Rev. MIR. Minnigerode,
OF The Protestant Episcopal Church.
Nlr. Johnson. of Arkansas. offered a
resolution instructing the committee on
Military Anairs to report u bill look
nag TO change In the system of en-
iolllhS Confederate soldiers.
Mr.. Phelan. OF Mississippi. Introduced
biil authorizing the President TO sus-
pend the privileges of the writ OF ha-
beas corpus in all cases involving the
right OF the Confederate government 10
put INTO the army persons claiming ex-
einptioh from military duty by reason
OF having furnished substitutes.
In the House. neatly the entire day
was consumed In the discussion Of the
bin reported from tho Military Commit
Tee repeating existing and regulating
tuture exemptions from military SER
vice.
State Legislature.
In the Senate yesterday the newly
elected Lieutenant-Go Samuel
Price OF Greenbrier County, assumed
his duties as president of the Senate
ana delivered an address
Governor Smith communicated his
inaugural address. which was ordered
to be printed.
There was no quorum In the House.
Morgan Coming.
Major General John ii. Morgan, who
recently escaped from the Ohio prison
and who has been in Danville a few
days the guest of Mr.. William T.
Sutherlin, viii certainly reach Rich
mohd on the train from Danville ut 8
o'clock this afternoon. He will be met
al INC depot by the special Council
committee and detachment of military
and escorted to the Ballard House.
whcre suite OF rooms has already
been prepared for him
a Confederate Rnid.
Passengers from Saunton coming in
ha
that Confederate cavalry forces re-
Gently made successful raid into
Hardy County. which resulted In tho
capture OF about 250 Yankees and $50
mead or cattle. twenty TO thirty wagon
loads OF green hides and about i75
good mules.
The South Carolina Dead.
w. H. Johnson. Esquire, OF South
Carolina. who was appointed to re-
cord the names OF tho soldiers of that
state who have fallen in the war. re-
ports satisfactory progress. His re-
port made up TO the first OF November
| shows an aggregate loss of 1853. of
which 2.250 fell In battle and 1889
died from disease. few of tho latter
being from accidents
Mosby's Latest Raid.
a telegram from Orange Courthouse
says: Major Mosby, with a portion OF
ms battalion, came up with q scout
ing party of the enemy consisting of
some seNenty-hNc men from the First
| Maryland Battalion. under Captain
iiuhtcr, near Rectortown, Fauuuier
county, on New Years Day. A sharp
night cnsued, In which the enemy LOST
ilNe Killed and nine wounded Mosbv's
loss was two killed and three wounded
! Mosoy captured three non-commis
stoned officers and thirty-seven pri-
Yates with their arms, equipment and
horses' The rest OF the party escaped
Lhtcst from the North
copy OF the New York Herald OF
me olst ulttino is to hand. There was
/ no news from tho Army of the Potomac
or from Charleston. News from West
erh virginia. dated tho 29th, saws Gem
cfai Kelly has Information from Cen
efal sullivan that General Early. with
''uVo rebels, was between New Market
ana Mount Jackson. Rosser also had
.oo cavalry, and Imbodcn has about
! l,ooo. That an are preparing for an
| aggressive movement sullivan Is sure
General Thomas reports from Chat
tanooga that the rebel General Wheel
or captured 81 very valuable Federal
train on the 26th ultimo hound to
Knoxville
Gold in New York on the aoth ranged
from l51 TO 1853.
SciEe of Chnricston
Ihe year closed in Charleston har
/ Dor with one of those acts of courtesy
on the part of the Yankees. of which
they are seldom guilty Just al
! sunset or the 3lst they fired two shots
/ over sumter, and al the rcport of the
/ fort's evening gun they Dipped their
! nag In respect