Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-20
War News Fifty Years Ago
From Newspaper Files. May 90. 1869

Mr.. Davis and his family Hon Alexander H.
stephens, Hon. G. G. Clay. Hon. j. II. Reagan.
General Joseph Wheeler. and fifteen others more
or less prominent, reached Fortress Monroe yes
terday on the steamer Clyde prisoners Of
war. The Clyde conveyed by the United
States steamer sloop Tuscarora. None OF the
party have been landed from the steamer yet
but are heavily guarded thereon The very
strctest secrecy Is maintained by the govern
ment officials. but il is said. what is believed
to be good authority. that all of the party, except
Mrs. Davis and children, will be imprisoned in
Fortress Monroe and not carried North. Colonel
Brewerton of the Engineer Corps. received
orders about a week ago to have vacated i'm
mediately OF classmates inside the fort
for the accommodation Of prisoners of State.
The family of Mr. Davis vet with him consists
or his wife, small son and TWO daughters.
Two divisions of the Sixth Army Corps. Cen
eral WriGht's. commanded by Generals Getty
ana flcketts resnectiVely. arrived In Manches-
ter last evening. General Wheaton's division of
the same corps remains behind. being dis
tributed at points between Danville and Rich
mond. One brigade remains at Danville.
General Joseph r. Johnston is in Charlotte
~ c. 1t is reported that he will go to Florida
to make his permanent residence in that State.
lie owns considerable property there.
The of the late Governor Joseph f.
Brown. of Georgia, was effected his mansion
in Miledgevllc ny Captain Kneeland and Lieu
tenant Bayard. lie is now his way Wash
ington under guard.
Washington City is in Geographic COM
municaton over the military lines with Rich
mond, Raleigh, Danvillc, Charleston. Savannah,
Macon. Mobile, Jackson and Pensacola and all
important intermediate points
The mounted provost guard of this city is
putting all loafng and idle negroes to work.
Hundreds of negroes are Gocking to the city. ex-
pectinE 10 be fed and cared for, while they
nothing. and have good time. That seems 10
ne their only idea Of freedom, hut the military
authorities are giving them n very different
notion The order has gone forth that all
negroes found on the streets must show "a pass
from their employers give other evidence
of employment, or they will he arrested and nut
to work on the streets or cleaning up the burned
district. This is dispclling their dream OF that
idleness they thought freedom would bring to
them
Last nisht. upon the arrival at Rockets of
steamer from the North the provost guard act
ing under orders from the military authorities
seized n large lot of liquors that We're being
smugGlcd into the city be sold in violation
of the recent order of General Dent, the mill
tary governor. Trunks. handbags, bandboxes
ana even bags. awaiting their owners on ae
wharf, were seized and found TO contain many
gallons OF fine liquors and wines All OF the
smugglers arrested were found to he Germans
and lrishmen. who expected make a good
thing by their efforts
The markets of Richmond were never better
supplied with good things to eat than now and
increased competition has brought down the
prices OF everything. The New York papers
that city and all over the country. Dealers and
spectators have tried very hard to keep the
war prices going. hut have utterly failed
The latest report from New York is that gold
is selling at 100 but varies nearly every day.