Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-30
War News Fifty Years Ago
tFrom Newspaper Files. April 80. 1869

On Sunday last the Episcopal churches of the
city were open generally. in accordance with the
requirements Of the recent order OF General
Halleck, leaving the clergymen the alternative
of officiating themselves or having their places
ton who could be found willing to read the
prescribed prayer for the President of the United
States. The stated rectors filled the pulpits In
nearly every instance. and read the prayer for
the President and all in authority with some
slight alteration in the phraseology, which met
the requirements of General Halleck's order.
A large crowd assembled Broad Street
yesterday afternoon to witness the carrying out
Of the sentence of drumhead court-martial,
Imposed In the OF a Frenchman. who. with
his cane. struck woman In the First Market.
He was marched through the streets to the tune
of the "Roguc's March, with placard upon his
back labeled This for Striking Woman" In
this way the sentence was carried out. The
music was by the Afe and drum corps OF the
Two Hundred and Sixth Pennsylvania Nolun-
teers. VINO in front OF the culprit. >"hile
in the corporal and four soldiers
with fixed bnyonets When the march through
Broad and several other streets was completed,
the Frenchman was released and ordered to
leave the city.
Captain Thomas w. boswell. assistant provost
marshal OF Richmond. under the Confederate
government: Captain Samuel w. McCubbin chief
of detectives. and Detective Reese and several
United States provost marshal. Thy were at
once paroled and released.
The locomotive shaped silver tea coffee
set French presentation to Jefferson Davis.
and which sold at auction in this city soon
after the evacuation and bought by Colonel
Friedman, Of Philadelphia, has been presented to
int ended that the set should be presented to Mr..
Lincoln. but he assassnated before II could
be sent to him.
The following Richmond members of the First
Virginia Regiment, who captured at the
battle OF Five Forks. yet at Point Lookout.
and while they finding prison life rather
tiresome. they are we'll and hearty: Charles T
Loehr. Sergeant j. FL Kepler NJ. NJ. Young.
George w. Mitchell, George w. Grove, Alexander
Morse John I. Farmer. w. II. Dean. George Ball.
Birney Hodges Thomas Traylor. Sergeant John
Crew. w a. Bernsteine and Corporal R. d.
Jordan.
The forty fifty negro soldiers who were
enlisted in the Confederate army in this city
under the act of the Confederate Congress have
at last been heard from. They evacuated with
the army, going towards Amelia. They dropped
out OF ranks on the at the rate Of for
every mile and when the rendezvous at Amelia
was reached. the white captain and negro
corporal were all that remained.
General Wallace, commandant OF the Depart
ment of Baltimore, has issued order forbid
ding all Confederate officers and soldiers paroled
by General Grant at Appomattox, and who had
homes In Maryland and left them to enter the
Confederate service in any manner, to enter the
State. All who have already returned are to
be arrested and held for further disposal.
Surely the is now, and no mistake.
1t Is announced that n regular circus. with it's
big tents, It's big elephant and the jolly clown,
Will be in Richmond for a day and night per-
formance and grand street parade within the
next three weeks