Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-15
News Of Fifty Years Ago
lFr"m the Richmond Dispatch. Aug. IL. 1866.

I.onax Smith, most worthy colorcd man. one
| the southern C"nfcdcracy. lost his propcrty-
| his nttie abby the fire lroad street. he
| friends rropuS" 10 make his losses good and
tc r"'own mm."n s%nalcmen have asrc", L"
!" that cnd: Joseph Ma%o. H. !. Crump H. i.
crmtchtcid. stephen Mason and n. NJ Lee
nhar'T% w. marw%od' brave Confederate
brave d iT ,'% %s w" BEEN the IeGcn
agent for the National Express Company
Mrs. Elizabeth Manning was run over &, fcw
DAY aS" by :, government wagon that was run
mug ~ br"ak-ncck speed On Cary street. and
FROM the injuries inflicted. Iiut a govcrnmrm,
w"I% mr zen" cn 10 h,vf the privilege Of running
n"hody Is responsible for the damage that may
morning success indeed wo present , ,,,
ms morning. with a report OF the state OF the
Liverpool markets OF yesterday. While VIZ whit.
the words We confess our inability to rcaiiza Tn.
is doubt ;ibou, it. ~ ; % ''''''
,n In hC speech helore rarIiamcn, YESTERDAYS
.!sm""n victoria expressed thanks TO tho untci
q; tho late Fcnian raid into canada Thc ,,ncc,
co,nplcion OF the Aiimtic cale .nG at n1
II is Il tribute to American genius ana enter
Th" Empress Carlotta OF Mexico has arrived
rnn 'rS fo "' A., ~ afknS 2h of the Emperor Of
in France " So -
The good eity of Philadelphia is ming M
acrvative conv"ntion. There Is ali kimd or tail,
around aud about tn" hotel iuhhlcs ANA Ii,c
n"hduuartcrS of the different state ,iclc,.ni ,n,,s
hit me consensus of opinion is that Il, q \<iu.
ihr6r. OF Aiassachusctts. General Din of \ryv
'"' ~ VIII b" The president OF the convention.
, IA" dispatch counting room. printing estate
'i'iitS are beng removed from The crainncd
quarters Governor TO t,,. .,,.,.i,t,.
muIld ing. corner of Main and TwelCin Street,
ih: i1isMitch establishment will occupy ali of
th's splendid building. '''' -
The Clover Hill Railroad from Chester 20
Jhins" klNer VIII be completed this ,vcck An
engagements have already been made with tho
transfer OF coal cars tina, wfi he brought ,ii-
rect /" h"th RichInond aud Petersburg
H.. General John Il. Gordon, of Georgia r,sscd
throuSh lynchburg night before last on MS
WY 70 lhlIade iphia, where he will rcprescr,
ms state IN the great National Conscrv.tiv-
convention soon to assemble there General
Gordon was. in the latter days of the var
cral Lee The Tynchburg people heard OF his
coming, and when tho train on which he tr,v-
c!ed pulled Into the depot there were over 400
npeoPc there to cheer him and do him homage
Inc general; IN response to calls made from
eloquent mid inspiring. talk.
The property of Governor Henry \ wiz.
that was contscatcd by the United state mill
tarE authorities has been ordered restored To
nm. II is a remarkable fact that i;ovcrnor-
Hei!erai Wise never made any application for
the restoration Of his property, but took tho
position that ''if the d Yankees wanted him
to pay penalty for his devotion to virginia
and the South. they could take his U,tie old
estate and 20 to His Satanic Majesty with IL"
ana that he would never ask them to restore
It, or course he Will take il back. now that !,
comes without the asking