The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-23
WHAT WASrNEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
SmccessfuI DIocknde mum .,inr.
Kepr,.ted tre- 'rh,. Newspaper.

m Successful blockade Run lng.
na un9 sse &c Iah; snoy that durih,: ten
the bloci<ado into Wilm!ngtun. Z.
One day tths Eth or AugusD foui ten
plies FOR the Confederate gure:nnt, ut
and for. nercnan;s of RIchmu:ld and
other cities. At Charleston forty thres
To Defend Tic. southwest.
In, the State LcSlsls turc yesterday :.
resolution was lns"cd calling on the
Gonfederatc authorit Is and President
manufacturica tf irom. salt and t,iiur
mineral and agricultural products
North Carolina senator.
has appointed Hon. Edwin G. Rcade to
g sll n the vacancy in ne. confeder;,tS
nation of Senator Davis. MIR Rcadc
VIII hold the seat only until tho 18th
ot February. when Governor Grnham.
who has been elected for the full term
Ply the North Carolina Legislature, will
4 Confederate Murdered.
Last week the Yankee General Wilde,
who Is overrunning parts OF North Car
der of Private fright. OF the SIXTY
second Georgia regiment bright was
captured, and being taken to the head
with 'bushwhacling." anu without even
the scmblance of Il trial nc was ordered
tree and strangcd to death. Wilde then
had = paper pnned TO tho clothing on
me dead body upon which was writ
the body was left hanging. at night
c crav th' men eai ana women sought the place.
SOIL OIL Currituck County.
Destructive Fire.
y destructive fire occurred ut tho
Winder Hospital last night. \ large
quantity Of bedding and other hospital
furniture was destroyed. Fortunately.
h there were but few patients in the
injured.
ltobbcrs nj Work.
nhniei Lano, u prominent citizen OF
r,owhatan County: was attacked near
the corner of Twelfth and Cary streets
last night by three garroters. He was
knocked down with IA slungshut. but
being a very powerful man he quickly
reEnincd his feet and drawing his
pistol. fred upon the mon. wounding
ing with them their wounded COM
panion. Mr. Lane had over $500 in his
about o'clock in the afternoon. and ii
IS presumed the would-be robbers knew
this fact.
General Lees Pardon.
Just before the hour set for the
shooting of a dcscrter who had been
sentenced to death last week 9. pardon
was released. General Lee granted this
pardon because of the action of the
mans wife; It was learned that when
ne deserted the army and went home
his wife told him that while ii was a
torture to DC separated from him, and
ger. she could not bear the thought of
having him 10 leave the front when
honor and patriotism called him there.
of his whereabouts.
reception 10 General and Mrs. Morgan
very large number of the women
OF Richmond and visitors to the city
attended the reception to General ami
Mrs John Morgan at the Ballard House
yesterday afternoon.
MISS Willie c. Wnfrcc was yestcr-
day united in marriage with Dr, w. r.
J.. Il solomon, pastor of the Leigh
Street Baptist Church, performing the
Miss Nancy Henley and James
Dickinson; both of Richmond, We're
married day before yesterday by the
ftcN. James H.. Gates.
Latest From the North.
ne DemoGratic National Convention
mas mas, been called I" meet in Chicago on
Tor the presidency by the Conserva-
nives at philadelphia and Cincinnati
cratic National Convention His sup
porters will support the Democratic
nominee, whoever he may be.
Democratic organ Is to be started
IN Washington. 10 be called the Con.
stitutional Union.
a bill has been introduced in the
conserption for mtary snryic Tor IF The
bodied negroes in the Northern
..,..cS pct"ceh ,hc ages OF eighteen and
John Minor Bolts has been offered
inc so-Gallcd seat in the Senate left
claimed 10 represent Virginia i'm TINT
BODY Minor declined the honor" sny-
ing ne hopes the time is near nj hand
when he may be able to stand as the
connecting link between the North
and the SOUTH
The Legislatures OF Indiana. Illinois.
New Hampshire and PENNSYLVANIA have
passed resolutions favoring Lincoln for.
tho presidency.
Editor Arrested.
sam p. Evans, the former editor of
the Athens. Tenn. Post. has been ar
and sent 10 Nashville for trial on the
Charge OF publishing Il rebel sheet"
Enormous Prices
AZ Tn" auction sale OF Lewis Hynan's
furniture yesterday the most extrnya-
giant prices were paid. From the clabo-
rate descriptions which had been pub
lshcd or the quality Of the articles 10
WIS Drawn together. and each bidder
seemed TO vie with the other In max
ing the largest offer for what was
put up. very handsome rosewood
etaecc attracted the admiral ton of our
most fashionable women, and a rivalry
( i.mmcdlateiy sprang up. between them
Tor the possession OF it, From hun
drcds the fair bidders jumped into
/ thousands. ill finally it was cried OF
to one of them for the en-, ious sum
81 $500 In addition to this a cham.
Der set, consisting of six pieces was
SOLD for $4,000. These articles which
yesterday brought $4,000, could have
been bought before the war for $3.50