Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
News of Fifty Years Ago

The meeting OF citizens called for ycstcr lay
! afternoon 10 consider ways and means for tn,
relief Of the poor and destitute in the city was
| not as largely attended had been hoped.
! However. relief association organized
with the following officers: James a. Scott.
| president: H. y. c. Baskerville treasurer; Rob
crt J. Christian, secretary: Judge William II
Lyons. Thomas w McCancc and William l..
Munford directors.
John NJ. Herndon of Fredcricksburg was
elected Secretary OF the Commonwealth ycstcr-
day by the General Assembly. The elections Of
Second Auditor and Register of the Land Of
flee were again postponed. in spite of strong
effort by several members to go into the cleo
tons
concert will be given at the Richmond rho"
alter Saturday night next for the benefit OF
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson.
The post-oHice at No,toway Courthouse has
been reopencd, with George H. Southail rs
postmaster.
The court-nar;ial trying the Alexandria
Christmas riot cases decided that Messrs. pa
laney and Stuart. counsel for the prisoners,
could not appear for them unless they took
the test oath Both gentlemen refused TO take
the oath. and the cases were continued 10 give
the men time to employ other counsel
Hon. c.. c. Memminger. Secretary of the
Treasury of the late Confederate states, il In
Washington
In the lower House OF Congress yesterday Mr..
Rogers. of New Jersey, spoke against the btil
10 enfranchise the negroes or the District of
Columbia. lie said this is Il white mars gov
ernmcnt. and the builders Of it intended that
j. should ever he such. Congress must not de
grade the citizens OF the district hy comforting;
upon negroes the right Of suffrage. tfe further
maintained that this is Il Federal and
national government.
Mr.. Howe inti oduced in the United Stotcs
Senate yesterday resolution declaring that
the States lately In rebellion had forfeited
their rights as States. and that II for Con-
gress to say when these rights should BE-
stored. He denied the indcst:uctibiiity Of
States. saying they created by human
beings and could bc uninadc and rcmade 10y
men. He also denied the right of the Presi-
dent to restore them, his duties being only
ecutivc Mr.. Howe advocated the appointment
Of provisional Governors and judges for all of
the Southern States giving Congress the pow
to and aside all OF their acts that
may be calculated TO iniure any class Sena
johnson. OF Maryland. replying 70 Howe.
argued that Congress had right 10 matte
instruction. put there power TO hold
those, States conquered territory
The records Of the United States Trcasur!
Depa rtment show that, during the last two
years. the government has realized from the
sales of confsca;ed and abandoned cotton and
sugar. ETC. in the state OF Mississippi alone
over ss.o00,oo0.
Hon. George Bancroft has accepted the in
vitation Of the congressional committee de-
liver the eulogy President Lincoln At the
memorial services 10 be held in The Cap
itol Building.
Senator Wilson has introduced in the senate
a bill increase and fix the peace establish
ment OF the United States army. 1t provides
for regiments OF artillery, ten OF cavalry
and sixty OF infantry each arm to have pro-
portion Of colored troops, onicercd by whites
With the decline of gold in New York. tho
precious metal also went down here Yesterday.
the buying price being sl3s and the selling
price $40.