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The Daily Dispatch: August 24, 1861., [Electronic resource], Hard on the soldiers (search)
The Daily Dispatch: October 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], Searching coffins and Churches. (search)
County Court.
--The October term of the County Court of Henrico commenced yesterday.
The only case examined was that of John Davis, arrested for an assault upon Robert A. Crump, with intent to kill, on the 13th of September last.
The Court having heard the evidence, discharged the prisoner from further prosecution.
The Daily Dispatch: November 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], General news items. (search)
The battle of Belmont.
In his dispatch to Gen. Polk, after the battle at Belmont, Mo., President Davis said: "Accept for yourself and the officers and men under your command my sincere thanks for the glorious contribution you have just made to our common cause.
Our countrymen must long remember gratefully the activity and skill, courage and devotion of the army at Belmont."
The Daily Dispatch: November 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], The very latest. (search)
Ranaway.--$100 Reward.
--Ran away from the Batteries in Manchester, on or about the 3d September last, a Negro Boy, named John — calls himself John Davis, the property of Mrs. Rebecca Robinson.
Said negro is about 18 or 19 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, brown complexion thick lips, and very sullen looking.--He is supposed to be in the neighborhood of Richmond, or at some of the encampments below Richmond.
$25 will be paid for his delivery to the subscriber, if taken in the city or any of the adjacent counties, $ it taken in the city or any other part of the State, or $100 if taken out of the State.
Samuel Hastings.
Richmond, Nov. 14.1861. no z0 — 86t&ewl
Throwing Rocks.
--On a recent occasion John W. Davis, a very circumspect policeman, happened to be in the Spotswood Hotel, (for what reason we are not at present advised,) when "bum!" came a missile through the rear window.
Out ran John Davis and captured two or three little boys, one of whom was a son of Mrs. Broughmeyer, who was yesterday mulcted in the sum of $1. The boy said it was coal which he threw, and therefore by consequence not a rock.
His mother said she had whipped him frequently before and would do it again.
The Daily Dispatch: February 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], Latest Northern News. (search)
The Daily Dispatch: August 16, 1862., [Electronic resource], Departure of prisoners of War. (search)
The Daily Dispatch: August 16, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Company . (search)
The Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Company.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Company, in the Confederate States, held in the city of Augusta on the 9th of August, 1862--present: Hon. R. R. Cuyler, Elam Alexander.
Jas. Tait, T. H. Wynne, W. B. Johnson, John Davis.
W. Wilkinson, L. Delling, Hon. W. D. Porter, H. Gourdin, J. C. Butler, and — King.
On motion of Mr Cuyler, Elam Alexander, Esq., was called to the Chair, and H. Gourdin appointed Secretary.
R. R. Cuyler and James, Tait were appointed to examine and verify proxies; and having done so, reported that there were represented, by person and by proxy, 2,297 shares, which, being a majority of the shares held in the Confederate States, the meeting proceeded to business.
Hon. R. R. Cuyler offered the following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, Dr. W. S. Morris, Mr. T. H. Wynne, and Mr. J. R. Dowell, who at present manage the telegraph lines belonging to the Washi