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The Daily Dispatch: December 30, 1864., [Electronic resource], How Atlanta was robbed. (search)
et yesterday morning was a short one. The simple mention of the cases and their disposition, which we make below, will suffice: John T. Gibson, charged with the robbery of a silver watch and three hundred and twenty dollars in money from Gold M. Griffin, was committed for a hearing this morning. The continuance was granted at the request of the accused, who expects to prove that he is innocent of the charge. Thirty-nine lashes were ordered to be inflicted upon William, slave of Jones & Childrey, charged with feloniously breaking into the house of Edmond, slave of R. J. Christian, and stealing therefrom five pairs of pants, one vest, two shirts, and one pair of shoes, valued at six hundred dollars, and two hundred dollars in Confederate money, the property of said slave Edmond. Mary, slave of Dr. William S. Scott, charged with using impertinent language towards her master and mistress, was also ordered to be whipped. The case of Charles Pryor, free negro, charge
The Daily Dispatch: December 30, 1864., [Electronic resource], Runaway. (search)
An Actress under fire. --Miss Avonia Jones, on her late voyage down the Mississippi river from St. Louis to Memphis, had a perilous passage, the steamer in which she was being fired into by guerrillas and rebel batteries on the shore no less than three different times. Only by the daring of the pilot was the boat and passengers saved Miss Jones escaped bodily injury, but her trunks, wardrobe and baggage were riddled. An Actress under fire. --Miss Avonia Jones, on her late voyage down the Mississippi river from St. Louis to Memphis, had a perilous passage, the steamer in which she was being fired into by guerrillas and rebel batteries on the shore no less than three different times. Only by the daring of the pilot was the boat and passengers saved Miss Jones escaped bodily injury, but her trunks, wardrobe and baggage were riddled.
The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1865., [Electronic resource], Two hundred dollars reward. (search)
nimous vote of the Senate. The Chair appointed Messrs. Garnett, Quesenberry and Nash as the Senate committee. Mr. Christian, of Augusta, from the Committee on Banks, reported back, with the recommendation that it do not pass, the House bill amending the law authorizing debtors of Virginia banks outside our lines to pay the same at the banks within their lines. Patriotic resolutions, adopted by the officers and soldiers of the Fifty-sixth Virginia regiment, were introduced by Mr. Jones, of Brunswick, read by the Clerk, and referred to the Committee on Confederate Relations. The President also submitted similar resolutions, adopted by the Thirty-second Virginia regiment and Stark's battalion, which were referred to the same committee. On motion of Mr. Hunter, the Senate went into secret session. House of Delegates. The House met at 11 A. M. The joint resolution to appoint three members of the House and two of the Senate to confer with the Finance C
The Daily Dispatch: February 20, 1865., [Electronic resource], Five hundred dollars reward. (search)
itutes if they desired to escape the conscription. The Colonel leaves to-day for Washington on business connected with the recent arrests. That wonderful personage, George, the Count Johannes, appeared again in the Court of Common Pleas this morning as plaintiff in an action for libel against Horace Greeley, of the Tribune. The complaint alleges that defendant had libelled him by averring, on the 25th of April last, that he (plaintiff) was imposing upon the public by announcing that Avonia Jones and Edwin Booth would appear at his benefit. The result of this was to disgrace him in the estimation of the public, wherefore he prays the court to award him damages to the amount of $10,000. Mr. Greeley sets up in defence that he was justified in his statement, and denies all malice in the premises.--The "Count" appears as his own counsel, and advocates his claims and pictures his grievances in a style at once striking and original, if not very convincing. What Grant Gained by the