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The Daily Dispatch: July 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
nd burning a farm-house here and there by way of gratifying their fiendish malice. The river obstructions. It is stated that the enemy, so far from removing the obstructions in the river at Trent's Reach, are increasing them by sinking stones and driving piles. It may be that they apprehend the approach of a fleet of Confederate rams, and seek by this means to prevent such an occurrence. The Weldon railroad. On Wednesday, the 29th of June, the Sixth Federal Army Corps, General Wright commanding, accompanied by Sheridan, with two brigades of cavalry, moved down to Reams's station, on the Petersburg and Weldon railroad, for the purpose of relieving Wilson and Kantz from their unpleasant situation. They were, however, too late to be of any service, for the raiders had been routed and were Hying in every direction. Determined not to have their march for nothing, they halted and proceeded to fortify the place. They went to work industriously, and in fifteen or sixteen
The Daily Dispatch: July 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], Hustings Court. (search)
as remanded for trial before Judge Lyons's Court. Jordan Miller, charged with buying E. J. Duval's horse, knowing it to have been stolen, was sent on to Judge Lyons's Court for final trial. Eliza Liggan, charged with stabbing Albertino Cephas, was examined and sent on for trial. Ball was allowed her in the sum of $500; but, being unable to give it, she was remanded to prison. Charles Doherty, charged with robbing John Driscol of $170 in C. S. money, was examined and sent on for final trial before Judge Lyons. Macklin, slave of A. J. E. Jennings, charged with robbing M. L. Jacobson of a large lot of dry goods, was ordered to receive thirty-nine lashes to day, the same to be repeated next Saturday. Rebecca Chandler, charged with stabbing Henry, a slave of Wm. A. Wright, was, for want of sufficient evidence to convict her, discharged. Also, William Ballard, charged with stealing $104 from A. W. Luck. The Court then adjourned till 11 o'clock this morning.