The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-14
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Reprinted fro.. Thi. Neu.p.per.
Loss OF n Richmond steamer,

Loss of "A Itichnnond Steamer.
The steamer Dare. Captain Thomas b.
OF South Carolina last Saturday. was
owned IN this city by the Richmond
Importing and Exporting Company.
She lett Bermuda on sunday, tho 3rd
instant, with number of passengers.
among them Charles Schroeder. .otey
h BsSyioF Mai snd Ben e Hqagns Of s,a he
agent for Virginia, and Messrs Geoi re
Whitfield, Pat Butler and william a.
cargo Of seventy-tive tons. OF which
about fifty tons were for tho State
OF Virginia, having cost over 1000
About 6 o'clock Tuesday evening
Wilmington pilot was taken aboard and
took charge OF the vessel. saying he in
The Dare Slightly scraped the beach at
Baldwin lnlet. and was then steered
a taRggr the CASTS Oh FGrt
AZ O'Clock at night the pilot thought
they had crossed the Wilmington bar
and We're within one mile of the fort
daylight came II was discovered that
the pilot had mistaken the position
ana was three miles from the fort in
stead OF one, and between them. and 1t
were three blockaders. One OF the
blockaders saw them and gave chase,
the Dare running TO the west After
running an hour boat was lowered
and six passengers put OFF, who were
landed forty five miles from Whining
ION, n. c.. and finally reached that city.
Two other blockaders joined in the
chase, and in short while it was
found that the density of the water in
the Dare's boiler was increasing. and
that she could not 20 two hours long.
er. IT was then decided to beach her.
She was steered for the South Carolina
coast and there beached Our cavalry
pickets on shore came to the rescue
and prevented the blockaders' boats
from robbing the Dare of her cargo.
large part or the cargo will be saved.
Latest from the North.
.r INC Lymchbgrg Vicginian has North
which some items of Eews are taken:
Beast Butler has been placed In charge
n a prisoners sa rs od In The
be placed at Point Lookout In the
next thirty days
Archbishop, Hughes Is dead. Great
donors were being paid his remains in
New York.
special dispatch reports that a
large delegation of prominent citizens
en- route to Washington to arrange for
A,rkansas to resume her position in
the Union.
The Governor OF Ohio in his annual
message to the Legislature attributes
the escape of General Morgan to neg
ligence, due to Il misunderstanding be-
OIL the penitcntiary.
After FurlouEh.
n Mrs Howard Of Russell County,
granting furlough for the husbands
and friends of ladies who should cause
u. .rn De arrssten any deserter from our
ing two deserters from the army at
Sayannah arrested. and they are now
Batta lion. at Columbus, Ca. Mrs. How
ards husband is in General Lees army
We do not know that there is any such
this lady's husband, who. we learn, is a
good soldier, shall be granted u good
long Through.
Confederate Congress.
In the Senate, Mr.. Caperton, OF vir-
GINA, from the Committee on the
judiciary. reported bill which was
passed, staying the sequstration of
Sheppard an alien enemy. for the sup
port. OF his relatives, William NJ. Bowles.
Richard Bowles and other citizens OF
Enrolment of Free Negroes.
In the House of REPRESENTATIVES. OF
terday for the enrolment Of all male
free negroes of the State between the
ages OF sixteen and fifty years, for
government employ when called upon.
Philharmonic Association.
The Richmond Philharmonic Asso-
citation. composed of amateur musicians,
the meetings of which have been sus-
pended since the commencement of the
war, has been reorgan!zed with the fol-
lowing officers: Captain Henry Harvey.
dent. Il II Chamberlayne. Jr., sccre-
tary; Emmett Tyler, treasurer; Harry
knOucS, librarian.
From ISnOxvfilc.
letter from lady In Knoxville
says: 1T was n great disappointment
That Longstrect did not take Knoxville.
The Yankees say knoxville Is more
strongly fortified than Vicksb burg ever
was. There is nothing here to sell or
buy except what the settlers bring in.
Everything is scarce and high"
Directors Elected.
At the regular annual meeting OF the
stockholders OF the Virginia Bank the
following directors were elected FOR the
ensuing wear: James Caske. Thomas r.
Price, Alfred 4. Harris. Samuel g.
Tardy and Alexander Garrett (new)
The Farmers Bank.
William II Macfarland. J. T. Wads-
worth, +. Workman, James Dunlop and
y. Y. Stokes were yesterday elected
directors OF the Farmers Bank. The
states directors have not yet been
appointed
The Siege OF Charleston
Charleston, January l3.-'Thc bonn
bardmen OF the city has been contir.
uous since the last report The enemy
are now firing from two guns. The
shots .1fed average about ten an hour.
One hundred and siatv shots were
thrown from o'clock Tuesday morn
ing TO o'clock the same evening