Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-17
News of Fifty Years Ago

Delegates from the local divisions of he
Sons OF Temperance in various parts Of The
state arc in the city For the purpose of organ.
izing grand division Of the order. The tenn
perance sentiment is growing al vir-
ena.
William Burch ana Mike Martin went down
on the river banks, near the lock- gates yester
day to remove the powder from IN old confed-
crate shell they had found. While extracting
the powder the shell III way exploi-
cd. and the TWO young men were horribly man
ged. Martin died in a few minutes and il is
not thought that Burch possibly live.
The Paymastcr- General OF the United States
has turned the Winchester Railroad over To the
control of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
On account Of the unprecedentcdlr horrible
weather aud The awful condition of the streets.
the lecture BY Hon. Henry y. Wise, advertised
10 be delivered Tonight at the First Baptist
Church, has been indefinitely postponed.
Emory and Henry College has rcopcned. with
bright prospects for the future About ninety
students have entered for the spring session.
\ h;if-mlllion of the new 3o-ccnt fractional
paper currency is to ne issued from the Cur
rcncy Bureau this week. This special issue
is 10 supply the South
The publication of u new paper having for
its name the l-ynchhurs Daily News has Just
been commenced In the city OF I.ynchburg.
-. Christian and y. Waddll are the propri"-
tors and Dr. X. l.. Withers. late colonel OF the
Eighteenth Virginia Regiment Is the editor.
Another large delegation Of radicals visited
President Johnson yesterday 10 try TO convince
him OF the error or Southern policy. but IN.
President was very determined in his utter
ancc of his views and entirely consistent with
what he has heretofore expressed.
Mr.. Chandler yesterday offered II resolution in
the House declaring nonintcrcoursc with Great
Britain and withdra wing the United States
minister from the Court of 81. Jamcs's. The
resolution was laid the table.
senator Howard yesterday offered u rcsolr-
ton calling the President whatever
rcspondcncc he may have had with the Judges
Of the supreme Court respecting the hoIdiut.
of civil courts in Virginia and other instrtcc-
tionary districts for the trial Of Mr., Davis aud
other alleged offenders against the United
states. The resolution adopted.
one jf,u
of Iowa yesterday for second term. In his
address he approx ed the acts OF President .oh;l-
son. cmphaticalv favored negro suffrage IA
the South and opposed the immc,iat. ad,nis-
sion Of the southern states To the Union. II,
thinks they should he kept until the IN
habitants abandon their theory State SOY
crciEnty. He recommended amendment 80,
tho Iowa Constitution. striking the word
white" from the suffrage article
IT is now definitely settled as anything can
be that the congressman from the South Will
never he seated until negro suffrage in c"cvv
southern state is assured.
The Secretary OF tho United States Urea si,y
has ordered sales OF confiscated cotton To b..
discontinued FOR tho present. that il may he.
held for higher price. lie believes cotton VIII
go back 10 90 cents pound. 1t was quoted
IN New York yesterday very strong al ~
to % cents