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The Daily Dispatch: March 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], One hundred and twenty-five Dollars reward. (search)
One hundred and twenty-five Dollars reward. --The following Negroes absconded from the Carbon Hill on the 2d instant: John — Dark brown; stout; 5 feet 10 to 11 inches in height; heavy brows; round features; 21 to 28 years of age; purchased last year from King William county. Jim — Light brown; very likely; intelligent countenance; oval face; 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 9 inches in height; 24 to 25 years of age; can read and writs; purchased last year from Bedford county. Hal — Brown; stout built; 5 feet 6 feet inches in height; 22 to 24 years of age; round features and cheerful expression; purchased from county. Phillip — Black; very likely; intelligent stout, well made, except being slightly round-shouldered; 5 feet 10 to 5 feet 11 inches in height; 22 to 24 years of age; purchased last year from Henrico county. John Fox — Black; rather light, but clean longest; 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 9 inches in height; 24 to 25 year of age. Twenty-five dollars reward a
joint resolution passed by the House of Representatives, advising planters in the Confederacy to abstain from planting cotton and tobacco this year, and devote themselves exclusively to the production of grain and provisions, was taken up, when Mr. Brown, of Miss., moved to lay it on the table, for the purpose of allowing him to introduce a bill to curtail the cotton crop of the year 1862. The motion was debated by Messrs. Brown of Miss., Orr of S. C., Clay of Ala., Wigfall of Texas, and BarnwMessrs. Brown of Miss., Orr of S. C., Clay of Ala., Wigfall of Texas, and Barnwell of S. C. Mr. Memmes of La., moved to lay the resolution on the table; which motion prevailed. House of Representatives. Wednesday, March 12, 1862. The House was opened with prayer by Rev. Moses D. Hoge, and the Journal of yesterday read. The States were called in alphabetical order for memorials and resolutions, when Mr. Pugh, of Ala., introduced a resolution to authorize the President to increase his personal staff. Referred to Military Committee. Also, a resol