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The Daily Dispatch: February 23, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
en thousand dollars; but even if the jury who are sitting on that demand should hatch to the extent of his expectations, it can afford no equivalent for the injury to a good name and the harassing vexations incident to law. Moreover, the uncertainties of the law are as proverbial as those of battle. With such an antagonist as Mr. Greeley, the Count Johannes, before he gets through his case, may be carried up, and up and up, till he sees more courts in America than he ever saw in Europe. Dr. Johnson compared plaintiff and defendant in an action of law, to two men ducking their heads in a bucket, and daring each other to remain the longest under. We cannot contemplate, without a shudder, the head of Count Johannes testing the question of endurance by such an ordeal with Horace Greeley, who is the original temperance man of New York, and has never had his head out of a bucket of cold water since the day he was born. We can only wish Count Johannes a happy deliverance. In the mea
The Daily Dispatch: February 23, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Ran away from the subscriber a negro man, named Lewis, of dark complexion, and nearly six feet tall; quite intelligent, and His pronunciation a little singular; his hands were badly frost- bitten when he left. His wife, whom he expressed great desire for me to purchase, is owned by Mr. James A. Johnson, of Carolina county, of whom I bought the said negro man, Lewis, some months ago; suppose he is now lurking in the neighborhood of his wife. Any information of him will be thankfully received, and a reward of five hundred dollars will be paid for his delivery to me, or his lodgment in jail, that I may get him again. My address is Goochland Courthouse. T. Michaux. fe 22--6t*
The Daily Dispatch: February 23, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
te bill to amend an act to provide against the sacrifice of property, and to suspend proceedings in certain cases, passed April 30, 1861, by the Convention of Virginia, was taken up and passed. [This is the bill known as the "stay law."] Mr. Johnson, of Bedford, submitted a report from the committee of conference on the disagreement of the two Houses relative to the day of election, which was concurred in. The bill provides that members of the Legislature are to be elected on the fourth Thursday in March, and those of Congress on the first Wednesday in November. The action of the Senate was communicated to the House of Delegates by Mr. Johnson. A joint resolution allowing county officers to resign, when they desire it, by sending their resignations to the Governor, instead of the county courts, as at present provided, was passed. At 1 o'clock the Senate went into secret session, and when the doors were opened, adjourned. House of Delegates. The House met 11