The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-06
tSigned) q. r. PICKETT,
Major-C;eneral Commanding


Major Edgar burroughs, late of the
princess Anne Rangers: and actively
engaged In tho Confederate service.
was Killed in Norfolk last week Major
burroughs was arrseted ut n late hour
OF the night ut his residence In Prin-
cess Anne County, and carried TO Nor
FOLK. whore lie was tried hy Il military
commission. ordered by Beast Butler
ana sentenced TO death. Before the SEN
,ence could be executed he was seized
with the smallpox and removed to u
hospital in Portsmouth. While rapidly
convalcscing he attempted Il few days
ago to escape from tho hospital. and
and mortally wounded. lie survived
only twenty -four hours. Major Bur-
ronshs was minister Of the gospel
before the war, and was as noble gall
liant and patriotic man as Virginia
has produced.
Legal Decision ON Substitute Cuse.
The first decision under the law Of
Congress conscripting the principals
by Judge French at Lumberton. y. c.,
on Friday last in II case of habeas
a'lrms the constitutionality Of the law.
and remands the applicant to the en-
rolling officer. This decision appears
TO be sustained by analogous decisions
lima and the United States
Not Volunteering Rapidly.
out of the entire number tabont 5000
OF substituted men I'm l.ynchburg only
eighteen have volunteered. the rest,
M,icawber-likc. prefcrring to walt in
up to keep them out OF the army.
Colonel shaw Killed.
In the early part Of General picketts
engagement with the enemy near New
bern. reported in another column, Col.
Henry y. shaw. of the Eighth North
Carolina. was shot through the head
and Killed by the enemy's pickets.
Roanoke Island when that post fc1l,
lie was a member from North Caro-
lima OF the old United states Congress.
His body arrived ut Weldon Wcdnes-
day.
whipped Them Again.
Under date FEBRUARY 4, General ".
reports from Wilmington, \. C.. as fol-
lows: "On the 2d instant General Mar
tin, with the seventeenth and Forty
second North Carolina Regiments, and
Kcnansville broke the railroad at
Shcphcrdsville driving the enemy from
their works Ut Newport Barracks and
The AFFAIR in Hardy County.
r,nrtner particulars Of the fight a,
Wiiliamsport, Hardy County. ON Satur-
cavalry and the artillery attached to
General Rosscr's brigade our loss in
killed and wounded was not over forty,
while That OF the enemy exceeded
eighty. The captures were 1871 pris-
oncrs and l07 wagons heavily loaded
WIN commlSsary supplies With eighty
captured. and have been safely brought
through 10 lIarrsonburg.
Nicc-prcsidcut stephens.
Vice president Alexander II. Steph-
eis Is now AT his residence in Craw-
fordsvillc. tia., so far recovered from
his late illness as Ia be able TO walk
about ana resume, to some extent, cor
with his friends
Sent to Salisbury.
Horny Richardson and Thomas
Brown. two of the four Yankee CORE
spondents Of the New York Herald,
who have been confined in Castle Thun-
der. were yesterday transferred from
this post TO the Confederate prison At
~. g.
Another Steamer Conc.
The steamship Wild Dayrell, from
Nassau for Wilmington. went ashore
Monday morning last near Topsail
Inlet. about twelve miles from Will
mington, while trying TO run the
blockade. She was seen By the
and. being helpless on the
beach, was captured by them. About
ono-third Of the Wild Dayrell's cargo
was supplies for the Confederate gov
eminent. The crew made their escape.
Re-Eniistment.
telegram from Orange Courthouse
SAYS the work OF accomplishment goes
hravelv on. The Sixth, Twelfth and
Regiments of Mahoncs Nir-
giuia brigade. re-enlisted for the war
yesterday.