The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-18
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTYYEARS AGO
from Thi. Nev.paper.
All Eyes on virginia.

According; TO what we read In North
crn papers that have come to hand.
all eyes I'm the North are now turned on
Virginia, and all interest Is centred on
army operations in this state. Prep
arations for an advance on Richmond
are going on continually. General
Grant is still IN Washington supcrvis-
ing and directing the movements. but
viii 40 to tho front as soon as his
presence may be required there.
Now OH Parole.
Messrs. Williams and Conrad and the
Rev. DIR. BOYD. Of Winchester. who
were seized by tho Yankees a short
while ago to be held as hostages for
several Union men captured by Major
O'Farrcll in Morgan County arc still
in the hands of tho Yankees. They
have been put upon parole in Mar
tinsburg. but are not allowed to leave
the town.
The Piedmont Railroad.
Information from Danvlle is to the
effect that tho work on tho Piedmont
railroad Is being pushed with great
vigor, ana tho Indications now arc that
trains will he running between Dan
vile ana Greensboro. y. c., by June /.
This road, which ought to have been
built long ago. will he Il great thing
for tho Confcdcracy, as IT will put
Richmond in quick communication
with the far South and relieve tho con-
gcstion on the Weldon Wilmington
route.
spy Arrested.
Yankee spy giving his name as
Sterling King. who was arrested in
Marion n few days ago has been
brought TO Richmond. IN Marion ho
represented himself as being the col
oncl oil the second Virginia Regiment
The Prison Roster.
Therc ARC now In this city oS2G
Yankee prisoners including SIS com
missicned officers. Since $40 who were
on the sick and disabled list were sent
to City Point day before Yesterday
only 200 now remain In the sick wards
OF the prisons.
on to Petersburg.
Harry Mccarthy, the arkansas
Fam closed his most successful on
gaScmcnt at metropolitan Hall Satur-
day night and ut once ran the
hloclt' TO Petersburg, and will open
UP ON the good pcoplc OF that city to-
night. Mccarthy IS the best actor now
in the South.
Figures Exaggerated.
Reliable information i'm tho hands
OF tho authortics OF Army ana MAR
Department officials Of the Couf.deracy
shows that tile boasts OF the Northern
PAPERS as TO the strength Of Grants
army are greatly exaggerated 1t is
believed that Grants strength all told
Is not over 10000 men, and this is not
near so great an army as was defeat
ed by l.ce at charlottesville when
Fighting Joe hooker was In command
Dcnth OF Mr.. ulackfor,,.
information has been received here
of tho death OF Mr.. William NJ. Black
lord. ono Of the most prominent citi-
zcns OF Lynchburg. Mir. Blackboard had
been in the diplomatic service OF the
Cnitcd states and for several years
VAS postmaster of Iynchburg He re
stSned that position TO become the
cashier Of the Lynchburg Exchange
rank and held that position NJ the
limo OF his death.
l'ir~ In Grace Church
small ire, starting from tho over
heated coal range, was discovered in
Grace Episcopal Church. corner OF
Main and Foushcc Streets, yestcrda,
morning BEING discovered in time tho
flames We're cNtinGuished before much
damage was done
Married.
by the Rev. W. II. Christian. Mr.
Joseph II. Colquitt, OF Hcnrlco County.
20 MISS Anna J.. Hopkins, of Richmond.