The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-09
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Reprinted from rhi. Newspaper.


| 40 Iupcr Issued
Tho Richmond Dispatch OF April s,
! 1864. carries this announcement:
To day being observed as day OF
issued from this Office until Monday
next should Intelligence OF import
ance be received IN the mcantimc 1T
VIII be posted on tho bulletin
Inc Examiner carried thIs announce
mcnt:
The day ar fasting. humiliation and
prayer recommended by Congress and
SET apart by tho President, iuterVcn-
M, no parer VIII be issued from this
s HlnSe Tn I9I,I,morrow Tho n.Nt REGULAR
m VA! OF Fasting and Prayer.
inns newspaper saNo tho following
prayer set aside 10y President DAVIS
acting under resolution of the Con-
tolerate Congress:
AS far as could be Judged from out
Norsa!lN observed In this city in ac-
Tofuancc with the suggestions OF the
Presidents proclamation. MI places OF
business were closed and there was
divine services In all ihc churches at
the usual hour 81 the morning
AZ o'clock J.. ". the Rc>. Or. j L.
preached at the theatre TO an i'm,
,menSe audience. among whom were Il
utes after the doors were opened. cv-
cry seat and ovcry available part OF
space IN tho building was occupied
aud Il - estimated that between eight
hundred and Il thousand persons were
trrrcd away from the doors. bcint.
uh"plc 70 gain admittanco because OF
ttr crowd hr Burrows delivered "A
length"
Colonel rhilip +. Brown sends us tho
following account OF an incident of
another character which took place on
That day. recalled 10 him hV tn. nub-
ntAuon IN this column of the prcsi-
dents proclamation setting aside APRIL
as a day OF fasting. humiliation and
prayer.
40 Personal "Reminiscences.
T. About dusk on that day | WAS re
turning to the american Hotel. where |
/ was GuploNed, and about opposite the
on FARMERS or Bank of Virginia,
wher" the virginia FIRE and Marine
Insurance. Company now stands. was
approachHu by woman leading Il lit
lig boy OF ABOUT six years, who said:
/ ui"n' IN lhtoNlcaied man who has been
/ ! assured her OF my Willingness to
Street "F ="
/ As We reached the first crossing I
/ could hear the Nrchiug, rapid approach
/ 81 ihc offender as he passed by. and
| throwing his left arm around TIE cor
! ieF la!np post he leaned his head over
/ nearly tnuchinE my shoulder. No no.
/ when reaching tile opposite side OF the
( CROSSING ne pushed the lady over
AGAINST IN" III u very rough manner
save MIN a blow in tn" fact that
/ sent him 10 the pavement. but he
. quickly rcgaiucd his feet ana rna,ie
/ ~ me IN u savage way. y second
/ hloW IN his mouth this time sent him
SnraWlius TO the pavement ana nv
WIS tiine quite a crowd began to as
I ssmhlc and the lady heseached mo
After going TWO blocks above III.
( Spvlt~W"DG Hotel then located on IN ,
/ conner where John J.. Williams * Son :
/ amusing mouse now stands. this lady
! %Ssu eo me she was near enough hor
uuiur 20 dispose with any further PRO
/ trtNnh from me, ana feared that the
C.Hl!4Si ANA rcsentiUl feeling Of sol
dlers AGAINST citizen for striklns
one % thcir number might induce A
f. mon 10 follow and attack me
SHe Vas rrotUse In her expressions
o., HiAtiiuuC and assurance In that her
husband. no was then absent in the
army, would he equally so.
d!d not inform hcr that = wound
received IN battle was the cause OF
my not being with her husband ON IN,
hf!AE line. had never before. no,
since seen this lady. and as MY
Eears have rolled away, she has nc
he!nE IN E.chmond on brief visit
ana examined the Tile OF The pisnatrf
vi the eth OF April. 1854. in ord,
70 VERIFY the occurrence mentioned a.
II contained a notice OF it,
HGt nE a singular coincidence this
huiAucr oi III" Issue is not in the 0la
dHc Mr. "linor very Courteouslv ey.
ai-lncu the records Of the Coufcier.t.
AlUseum tor me, but II was also miss.
Ms .rom their ale