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The Daily Dispatch: may 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Extra session of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States.Second day. Montgomery, Ala., April 30, 1861. Congress met to-day at noon. Opened by prayer, by the Rev. Mr. Mitchell. The Journals of yesterday were read and confirmed. The President stated that the first business in order was the call of States for resolutions, memorials, &c., &c. Mr. Chilton, of Ala., presented a communication he had received from Memphis, Tenn. and in his opinion contained important information, which he desired should be submitted to the Committee on Military Affairs. The communication, without being read, was accordingly referred. Mr. Wright, of Ga., said he did not rise to offer a resolution, or present a memorial, but simply for the purpose of making the inquiry from the chairman of the Military Committee as to what had been done with the bill introduced at the last session providing for the formation of a volunteer division in the regular Army of the Confed
The Daily Dispatch: may 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Third day. (search)
Sad accident. --On Saturday evening, about 5 o'clock, a sad accident occurred on the Manchester side of James river, whereby a young girl lost her life in a most horrible manner, having been run over by one of the freight engines of the Danville Railroad, and mashed nearly into a shapeless mass. Her name was Chilton, aged about 9 or 11 years, and at the time of the occurrence she was attempting, without being seen by the engineer, to cross the track in front of the engine. The above occurrence excited some feeling among the people, and very naturally, though it does not appear that any one was to blame.