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The Daily Dispatch: March 21, 1863., [Electronic resource], Particulars of Van-Dorn's recent victory. (search)
istinguished French savant Mr. Michael Chevalier, remarks, in a letter lately received that the report is replete with information of great interest, admirably arranged, excibiting the extent of our development in population, power, and wealth — He is impressed, he says, among other examples, which he might by the fact that Massachusetts has almost reached the relative population to the area of France, (sixty-one inhabitants to the square mile instead of sixty seven) while it follows that in 1870 Massachusetts will exceed the French empire in density of population. He mentions further that he intends to make this work the subject of a report to the Academy of Moral and Political Science of the institute at their next sitting. I am reminded by this letter of remarks made by eminent Southern statesmen upon the result of the census of 1850 in respect to Massachusetts when, to the surprise of the world she counted a million of people to wit: that if she could restrain her dispositio
The Daily Dispatch: March 30, 1863., [Electronic resource], (search)
1863. Specer and Bank Notes.--Gold has declined to $4 premium — sailing rate. The brokers are paying from $1.50 to $3.75. according to amount. Eliver is quotable at about 25 per cent below these rates. Bank notes are heavy at 75 per cent prem., some asking 70. The buying rate is 60 per cent. Bons and Stocke.--Messrs. Davenport & Co.sauction sale of bonds and stocks took place to day, with the following results: Confederate bonds (15 M.) $1.3 @ 1.15 and interest; do do (100 M.) 1870 100½@101 and interest; do do 1874, 10 and interest; North Carolina sixes, 175 and interest; George a sevens, 150 and interest; Orange and Alexandria Railroad bonds, 103 and interest; Virginia Central Railroad stock, 100@101; F. & D. Railroad do 101; City Railroad do 58½; Richmond Exporting and Importing Co., @6.50 (par $500); James River and Kanawha stock 21; Bank of Commonwealth, 114½; Traders' Bank, 117; Bank of Richmond, 100., Richmond Association, 31½; Old Dominions. Co., 16@17; Merch<
The Daily Dispatch: July 7, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
d the torch without regard so consequences I would then have pursued a course that would have been fully vindicated as an act of just retaliation for the authorized acts of barbarity perpetrated by your own army on our soil; but we do not war upon women and children, and I trust the treatment you have met with at the hands of my soldiers will open your eyes to the onions tyranny under which it is apparent to all you are yourselves groaning. J. A. Earley, Major-Gen'l C. S. A. Miscellaneous. Gold was quoted in New York, on Friday, the 3d, at 144¼. A Norfolk letter of the 1st inst. says that 1,200 or 1,500 rebels have appeared in Princess Anne county, preparatory to a raid on Norfolk. The "Conservative" State Convention of Missouri has adopted an ordnance of emancipation by a vote of 51 to 30--slavery to be abolished in the year 1870. Gen. W. H. F. Lee, recently captured by the 11th Pennsylvania cavalry, has been removed to the McClellan Hospital at Hampton.
The Daily Dispatch: August 12, 1863., [Electronic resource], Morgan Certainly Shaved. (search)
e premium recently prevailing is calculated to give a false impression of the extent of the depreciation of Confederate Treasury issues, and to encourage the schemes of speculators and others who are interested in discrediting the currency. Quotations will therefore be omitted for the present. Bonds and Stocks.--The following quotations are based chiefly on recent auction sales: Confederate bonds, 8's, reg'd, 101a111; do do coupon, 103a110½ do do 7's, 100¼ do do reg'd convertibles, 112a114; do do 15 M loan, reg'd, 137½ do do 6 per cents, 95½ Va reg'd bonds 200a209½ according to date of redemption; N. C. 8's, 160; Richmond city bonds, 1870, 213, Norfolk city do, 1872, 140; Fredericksburg do, 126; Richmond and Danville R. R. bonds. 210½Richmond and York River R. R. do, 161; Farmers' Bank stock, 152; Bank of Common w'h, 149a154; Bank of Richmond, 114; Traders' Bank, 140; Manchester C. and W. Manuf'g Co, 400; Old Domion Ins stock, 55½ R, F & P M. R, 155; Orange and Alex R. R
The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], Rev. Dr. Plumer. (search)
to be sold out of the family; one of the heirs may sell their portion to the other, and he provides that the heirs may live on the place in common, contributing equally to its support. When any of his blood relations cease to reside on the place, then the house and land is to revert to the Government then having dominion over them. He wills that his slaves shall be free, as follows: the day of emancipation being July 4: Gilbert Kay, 1866; James Brown, 1865, June, 1867; Ellen Brown, 1870; Henry Brown, 1878; William Brown, 1881; Judson, 1887; Lucy, 1872; Charles Sumner, 1876; and Ben, an old man; whenever he sees proper to take his freedom. He desires that the remains of his late wife shall be interred in the Congressional Burying Ground, and put in a coffin made of granite, the top to be placed on two granite pins, one inch in diameter, and one inch in height.--So that they may be placed in a fire proof building to be erected in the southeast end of the garden, which is
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