Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-23
News Of Fifty Years Ago
From Newspaper Files. June 20. 1865. }

Governor Plerponts message to the "bobtail
Legislature was in tho main conserva-
tive document While all of his recommends.
lions are apparently addressed the truly legal
and only such. they have good word foh those
|. VINO thought differently in the trying times. His
suggestions as to the re -enfranchisement of the
better men of Virginia that they may have a
part in the rehabilitation of the Old Common
wealth are patriotic and evidently come from q
heart that has Virginia uppermost in its thought
s /. t remains ms to he seen # the .bobta Iegis-
1t is now estimated that $1,000 Confederate
prisoners remain TO be discharged and nearly
half OF these in the dsrcputable prison at
Point Lookout.
Day before yesterday President johnson is
sued n proclamation in which he removed all
trade restrictions the Mississippi 4
former proclama ton removed restrictions to the
east side of the Father of Waters. and this last
proclamation seems to be the real end OF the
The report from the County Court of sanga-
mon County. Ill. of which Spring field, the capt.
tai OF the State is the county seat, shows that
the estate OF the late President Lincoln is valued
at $4,000 An administrator was appointed by
the court, and he was required TO give bond in
the sum Of 1925 900, which he did.
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Washington have bought the Ford's Thcater
property. and propose to erect thereon some Kind
Of a building that shall be n memorial 10 Tho
lamented President. Just what kind of a build
Ing 1t Will be remains to be seen.
An order has been issued by the United States
War Department that the defensive works
around the city Of Washington be disnantlcd
at once This is construed to mean that tn.
government really believes that the war is
truly over and the country reunited. ando moth
ing looking 70 the defense of the national capital
is now necessary.
The Provisional Governors of the Southern
States are; w. w. Holden. for North Carolina;
James johnson. for Georsia; w. L. Sharkcy. for
Mississippi; Andrew j. Hamilton. for Texas 1t
is understood that Provisional Governors are vet
to be appointecF for Florida. South Carolina ana
alabama The regular Governors so called for
southern states are Thomas &. Rrarnlettc for
kentucky: Thomas Swami. for Missouri: William
Brownlow' for Tennessee tand may God have
mercy on TcnneSscc) Francis H Pierpont for
virginia: Thomas G. Fletcher. for MARYLAND:
John Murphy. for Arkansas, and James Madison
Wells, for Louisiana.
William T. Gordon. Jr. has announced him
self as a candidate for Congress from the Abe
marie district. He will doubtless be elected
without opposition, but getting in Congress is a
very different thing. The proba bility is that il
Will he very long time before a Virginian will
be able to take desk in the United States con-
grcssional hall
a Judson Crane, whoever he may he is can
didate for Congress from tn. Richmond dis
trict Very few people in this region ever heard
OF the gentleman but il is said that his LOYALTY
Is beyond question. ana he may get elected bu,
that will be the end OF all.