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The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], Proceedings of the Courts. (search)
Proceedings of the Courts. Mayor's Court, Sept. 19, 1862. --Jno. Walls, for stealing a watch from a man dosing on a door step, was sent on for examination before the Hustings Court. The case of John Murray, charged with cutting and stabbing Nicholas Leary and Jas. McCormack, was continued until Tuesday, on account of the inability of his accusers to appear against him. Ben Scott, a negro, for threatening to kill his wife, and treating her with great inhumanity, was held to bail for his good behavior, Lucretia, the wife of Ben, convulsed the Court and spectators by applying to his Honor for a divorce. John Florida and Peter Dunnavant were bold to bail for good behavior for entering the house of some washerwomen, and conducting themselves in a violent and disorderly manner. Geo. Rhodes, Frank Botto, James Powers, Jas. Russell, and a whole family, of all ages, named Longenotti, were charged with riotous conduct in the street. The case was continued until Sa
The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], Confederate Congress. (search)
Confederate Congress. Friday, Sept. 19TH, 1862. Senate. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Young. Mr. Davis, from the Committee on Claims, reported a bill to provide for the payment of certain claims against the Confederate States in the State of Missouri, and recommending its passage. --Passed. The Senate then went into Executive session. When the doors were opened the Exemption bill was taken up as the unfinished business of Wednesday. The consideration of the pending amendment, offered by Mr. Semmes, was resumed. The amendment exempts "one overseer on each plantation cultivated exclusively by negro labor, and owned by any person in the military service of the Confederate or State Governments, or any minor, or widow, or unmarried woman, or person not of sound mind." Mr. Phelan offered an amendment providing the mode of detailing an overseer on each plantation owned and cultivated as indicated in the original, and imposing a t
The Daily Dispatch: September 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 7 (search)
g their all, wished to know whether the movement was to be a mere temporary raid, or an effort for permanent relief.--When we consider these things we can well understand why it was idle to expect any more from Maryland than we actually received. Even as things were, large numbers were on their way to join our army at the very time it was leaving Since we left, every man who made any show of open welcome to the Confederate army has been arrested by Lincoln's minions. Winchester, Sept. 19th.1862. My last letter was from Giles county, Now, after forty-eight hours staging, I am in Winchester. Of course, you have heard all about the Harper's Ferry affair. I met to-day hundreds of negroes, taken at Harper's Ferry, going home with their owners, and most of them seemed in fine spirits, singing "Carry me back to Old Virginia," &c., I have just seen several gentlemen just from the battle-field of Wednesday last, which is said to have been the severest fight of the war. It w
The Daily Dispatch: September 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], Latest from the North. (search)
e on Wednesday morning, our forces being completely surrounded by General Bragg's forces, estimated at 30,000 men. Our loss in killed and wounded was fifty. The rebels acknowledge a loss of seven hundred on Sunday. Louisville, Sept. 19, 1862.--At the surrender of Munfordsville, on Wednesday morning, the rebels took about 4,000 prisoners, whom they are reported subsequently to have paroled, comprising the Sixtieth, Sixty seventh and Eighty ninth Indiana, four hundred men of the Fiion was added to this force. The firing on Tuesday was a rebel feint to enable them to secure the north bank of the river. In that we lost two killed and four or five wounded. Destruction of Prentice Miens, by a Union gunboat. Cairo, Sept. 19, 1862 --The fleet carrying the rebel prisoners in Vicksburg was fired into at Prentice, up opposite Napoleon, Ark. Several balls passed through the Islam, killing a number of rebels. -- one of our men were hurt. The gunboat landed and gave t
The Daily Dispatch: September 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], Twenty dollars reward. (search)
Confederate Congress. Friday, Sept 19, 1862. Senate.--The Senate met at 11 o'clock, A. M., the President (Mr. Stephens) in the chair. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Brown. Mr. Maxwell submitted a memorial of certain ladies of Florida, pensioners under the former Grounder the Confederate Government. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Hill offered the following: ernment, praying a renewal of their pensions Resolved, That the Secretary of War inform the Senate why it is necessary to require sick and wounded soldiers in Lynchburg. Warrenton, Staunton, and other places, to send to the office in Richmond to obtain furloughs and discharges; and the rules now required to be observed in furloughing soldiers, what officers have charge of the duty, what are their hours of business, and what are the regulations to enable sick and wounded soldiers to draw their pay, rations, clothing, &c. Mr. Hill, in explanation of his resolution, said he had been informed th
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