Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-08
News Of Fifty Years Ago

e.h At the great af t,s annual nniaco meeting Of the repre- e.
fsefaatHsi G held d"s at h &osS%en! s1lHe csSrs ssAS ssste 81
day, reports were made as follows: st. paurs
tt e"dsnt: Si na%5er mayor of od III rs and nsfFs eeaeh sasef: 70:
scholars. $50; Monumental church. George G.
scholars, l25: St. James Church, ". j. Christian.
ars., 1873: sraeSs c%STeh. W. 5. GIBSON. rs su perHi-
eendsnt; officers and teachers. 10: scholars; ltG:
hcers and teachers, II; scholars. LOG: st. Johns.
y. Y: Stokes. superintendent officers and teach
ers. III: scholars. 7ae.
= old memn st sc Of the Third aoTIt7ers ,r Will ni hold
bcrs are reticent as to the object of the meet
Ing. because in these days Of military rule there
1t Is generally understood that tho boys are just
other.
II is understood that tho congregation of tho
at me corner OF Fourth AMI Grace Streets, upon
h 10 take the place Of the old building that was
eral names have been suggested already.
Mrs. Davis, on reaching Fortress Monroe with
her daughter and n maid, repaired to the Hygeia
H9tel' where she took breakfast. and shortly
Of : the so st a3'" Of S Gene %ai N Mh,as" who q" By escorted = %si" her
So sarY the to fo oe t NM Nfter ro S9me l 1n,ii9 delay ry,c nec Mr
and Mrs II so pa"is % met. in fsF the n 'arh'sF Or r the COM Mr:
msnain diro omssr. IN Il, I'll is rs ss,n that the , mss,inE:
Later in tho day Mrs. Davis was assigned u
ments. the c sa1no as o wish5n The by f tna fsmii nesr Of
the military officers. This fact. taken in con-
nection with the other fact that Mrs. Davis
brought with her much baggage and a family
servant rather indicates that her stay Mt the
fortress Will be of considerable duration.
Hon. Alexander II. Stephens has been asked
10 return to Washington at his earliest convent
ence to confer with the President and the mem
bers of the Cabinet. and also with the Joint
Reconstruction Committee of Congress-. Mr..
stephens has not replied to the request, ex-
cept to say that he will he glad to avail him
self of tho. opportunity to say n word for the
South IL his health will permit OF his leaving
near Crawfordsvillc.
Tn. washington yesterday Judge Underwood
publicly stated that when he calls his court in
the grand jury to bring in m indictment against
Mr.. Davis for high treason. The jury will prob
ably obey the judges orders.
In tho national House OF Representatives yes-
terday Mr.. Ingcrsoll, the inidel Representative
from Illinois. made a bitter speech, denouncins
President johnson and Secretary Seward. He
declared that instead of making treason odious,
these men Were striving to make II respectable,
and to make heroes OF the men who wero the
leaders in treason. Mr.. Phclps. Of MARYLAND.
replied to the Illinois orator and defended tho
President.
The internal revenue receipts OF the whole
country Tor the week ending Saturday last
amounted to sS.304.31S.21. Manufacturers Of to-
tacco doing business in Richmond contributed
20 ths general government n little more than
100000 of this amount.
According to the Geographic report, somewhat
over 100000 of gold was shipped from New
York yesterday to Europe.