Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
War News Fifty Years Ago

The Sixth Army Corps, General Wright com
handing. broke camp in Manchester yesterday
morning and started on their march to Wash
inston. They were nearly all day passing
through Richmond, it being late in tho after
noon before the last of them passed out through
the northern limits of the city. This movement
seems to wind up the march of the Northern
troops to the North. There some stragglers
yet TO come. but there will be no more grand
marches to attract crowds the streets The
grand marching is at an end Thank the Lord.
John c. johnson. one of the wealthiest mon
I'm North Carolina. died at his home in Edenton.
n. c. few days, ago. He was an eccentric kind
OF man, and had some peculiar views lie
was not altogether Union man. and yet was
not altogether Confederate He disinherited
some OF his ma tural heirs because of their Union
proclivtties and equally cut off Of his
other friends because Of their Confederate be-
llefs. Altogether he left big estate. and il
the civil courts are ever re-esta hlshed there 10
going to be great deal Of litigation as to who
shall get the bigger part of his estate.
1t is certain that the sales OF rundown army
horses. ordered by the military authorities have
helped the farmers around Richmond not a
heE on These SeeaeS d fsshs cheap
them good for farm work. Some of the mules
were in the fix.
General Dent has been relieved as military
governor OF Richmond, and acting under orders
he has gone North in quite a hurry. While in
Richmond he occupied the Governors Mansion
and he made very good Governor, of the mill :
tary kind Just why he has been relieved is not
explained II may he that he too much of
a civil gentleman 10 please the powers that be.
Governor Vance, of North Carolina. is in
Washington. and is being held a prisoner. on
what charge. nobody knows. but he is enjoying
his experience not a little. Vance always finds
a way to make fun of everything, and
even In the old Capitol prison he gets fun OF its
kind
That North Carolina delegation. headed by
William Woods Holden, has had long inter
view with President johnson. and they have
agreed: in their way. to acQuiese in the aboli-
ton of slavery, and thus they think they have
efectually put North Carolina back In the Union
1t remains to be seen IL they and the President
know what they were talking about.
A Washington dispatch says: The grand Jury
receiving evidence upon which to indict Jefer-
son Davis for treason" is still busy. and IL Is
expected it will report shortly In the mean
time MT. Davis is being held At Fortress Monroe
as prisoner of war, and is botherinE him
self very much about tho action Of the grand
jury. hundred miles away and in another
jurisdiction.
The opinion has been prematureIy expressed
that the partition of Virginia by the forma ton
Of the new State of West Virginia would throw
upon the remaining portion of the old Common
wealth the burden of the State debt contract ed
prior to the We have no such apprehen-
sion. The government of the State is, we
sincerely believe. composed of honorable gentle
men. who will not for moment. in their oncial
capacity, or otherwise, entertain the idea OF
repudiating that portion OF the just abilities
OF Virginia. which may justly he assessed upon
the territory of the State.
Governor Pierpont is st!l delayed In his ap-
proach upon Richmond The reception com
mittee was at Rockets all right last evening to
meet the Governor. his wife and his staff but
ne did not get there. The report was that the
steamer Diamond upon which he was travelling
was disa hled at Point Lookout The party which
eclat marched hack uptown. and 1t quite a
disgusted crowd.