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The Daily Dispatch: January 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], Fire at Henderson. (search)
Blind Tom. --Mr. Oliver, the owner of the musical prodigy, Blind Tom, is daily expected in this city, and will make arrangements to give a series of concerts for the benefit of the sick soldiers of our army. He has been engaged in this patriotic work for some months past, and proposes to continue it to the close of the war. We learn that the African Church has already been engaged by Mr. Wm. A. Wright for the purpose indicated.
The Daily Dispatch: April 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
rt City was burned by a detachment from fort Macon on Tuesday, the 18th--four days after the battle at Newbern--and almost entirely destroyed. The bridge was 180 feet long, and very substantial and well built. Rebuilding of a bridge. Major Wright, of the Fifth Rhode Island, who is an excellent civil engineer and a practical bridge builder, as well as almost valuable officer, was detailed by Gen. Burnside to inspect the ruins of the bridge and report in regard to its reconstruction. He the lumber transported to, and used in the reconstruction of the bridge. The Rhode Island Fifth, in addition to this duty and the charge of the railroad, have pickets thrown out at Newport over a circuit of two miles--nearly every man of Major Wright's battalion being constantly engaged in these various duties. Further destruction by detachments from Fort Macon. The detachment from Fort Macon, in addition to the destruction of this bridge, burned a large rebel encampment at Caroli
The Daily Dispatch: April 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], Federal Congress. (search)
ccordingly put, and decided in the negative — year 45, nays 93. Yeas.--Messrs. Allen, Biddle, Blair (Va.), Brown (Va.), Calvert, Corning, Cox, Cravens, Crittenden, Delaplaine, Dunlop, English, Grider, Hall, Harding, Kerrigan, Knapp, Law Lazear, Leary, Mallory, May, Menzles, Noble, Noell, Norton, Nugen, Pendleton, Perry, Price, Rollins (Mo.), Shiel, Smith, Steele (N. J.), Steele (N. Y.), Thomas (Md.), Vallandigham, Voorhees, Wadsworth, Wade, Webster, White (Ohio), Wickiffe, Woodruff, and Wright. Nays--Messrs. Aldrich, Alley, Arnold, Ashley, Babbitt, Baker, Baxter, Beaman, Bingham, Blair (Mo.), Blair (Pa.), Blake, Browne (R. I.), Buffington, Campbell, Chamberlain, Clark, Colfax, Frederick A. Conkling, Roscoe Conkling, Covode, Davis, Dawes, Delano, Diven, Duell, Dunn, Edgerton, Edwards, Eliot, Fenton, Fessenden, Fisher, Franchor, Frank, Gooch, Goodwin, Granger, Gurley, Haight, Hall, Hanchett, Harrison, Hooper, Horton, Hutchins, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg, (Mich.,) Killinger, Lansin
The Daily Dispatch: April 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], Federal Congress. (search)
The Gunboat Fund. We acknowledge the receipt of twenty dollars from Mr. William A. Wright, of this city, as a contribution to the Ladies' Gunboat Fund. Mr. Wright says in his letter:-- "Being prevented by physical inability from taking an active part in the defence of Southern independence, I feel anxious to contribute my mite to so noble and patriotic a purpose." We have also received the following letter with the enclosure: Editors of the Richmond Dispatch: Gentlemen: EncMr. Wright says in his letter:-- "Being prevented by physical inability from taking an active part in the defence of Southern independence, I feel anxious to contribute my mite to so noble and patriotic a purpose." We have also received the following letter with the enclosure: Editors of the Richmond Dispatch: Gentlemen: Enclosed you will find one hundred dollars, in your favor, remitted by request of Mrs. B. W. Belsches, Sussex, Virginia, for the Ladies' Gunboat Fund. Respectfully yours, McIlwaike, Son & Co. Petersburg, April 16, 1862.
The Daily Dispatch: March 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], The progressing bombardment of Vicksburg. (search)
Arrests. --The following arrests were made by the city police on yesterday: Thos. Hays, by officer Bibb, on the charge of stealing $760 in C. S. Treasury notes, belonging to Geo. Henley; John. slave of C. K. Maddox by the same officer, for getting drunk, behaving disorderly, and trespassing on the promises of Wm. A. Wright; and Joseph Stevenson. for behaving disorderly in the street and resisting officer Perrin, who requested them to step their noise.
The Daily Dispatch: July 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], The battle of Gettysburg. (search)
Wanted.--a Hotel Clerk. One with come experience in he business and willing to make himself useful. may apply inst direly at the Linwood House 9th and Main st. Wm. A. Wright. jy 13--2t*
The Daily Dispatch: November 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], Hotel keepers and theatrical managers in New York. (search)
Movements of the President. Wilmington, Nov. 5. --The President arrived here this evening by special train from Charleston, and was received at the Manchester Depot by Gen. Whiting, at his residence, and was welcomed by Wm. A. Wright, Esq. The President replied in an able speech, in which he stated that he was proud to be welcomed by so large a concourse of North Carolinians to the ancient and honored town of Wilmington, upon whose soil he hoped the foot of an invading foe might never fall. He had given Wilmington for her defence one of the best soldiers in the Confederacy--one whom he had seen tried in battle, and who had risen higher as danger accumulated. He felt the full importance of the harbor — the only one still open for trade — and would do all that could be done for its defence.--He exhorted all to do their duty, either in the field or in supporting the army and relieving the families of soldiers, and spoke of the honor of the soldier and the disgrace of the spec
The Daily Dispatch: February 4, 1864., [Electronic resource], Re-enlistment of Virginia troops. (search)
satisfied she had committed the theft. She was thereupon sent on to the Hustings Court for further trial. A negro boy named Henry, the property of Christopher Bowers, was ordered to be whipped for going about the streets with an improper pass in his possession. Charles Roberts, a mulatto, charged with being a Yankee prisoner, from Ohio, who had escaped from the Libby prison, will be attended to this morning. The examination of Bob, the property of R. Hatche, charged with stealing one trunk and contents, valued at $200, from A. Amacke, was continued till Friday. The examination of Joseph Maria, charged with committing an assault upon officer John D. Perrin, while in the discharge of his duty, was continued till Tuesday next. Noble, slave of Mrs. Angelina Lawson, charged with stealing, some time since, four thousand dollars' worth of sugar from Wm. A. Wright, proprietor of the American Hotel, was discharged for want of evidence connecting him with the theft.
The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Charlottesville Chronicle. (search)
In the cage. --The following subjects were arrested and locked up in the cage yesterday: William Butler, charged with stealing fifteen pairs of cotton cards, valued at $825, the property of William Forbes. Henry, slave of Wright & Ford, trespassing on Mrs. Gwathmey's premises, being without a pass, and carrying unlawful weapons. A free negro, named Emma Slaughter, charged with aiding and abetting Robert, slave of Thos. L. Courtney, to escape to the Yankees. Albert Baily, free, charged with enticing a slave belonging to William Stagg, of Petersburg, to run away.
The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Another Warning. (search)
e and stealing some chickens. Tom, slave of Edward M. Sorey, of Danville, was ordered to receive 10 lashes for going about the city without a pass, and committed to jail on suspicion of his being a runaway. A demented little boy, named James Davis, charged with stealing a car cushion from the Petersburg Railroad Company, was ordered to be taken to the Poor House, he being half witted and an orphan. The charge against Lavina Campbell, a free woman, recently in the employ of Wm. A. Wright as nurse, of stealing a splendid gold watch and chain from his wife, and $2,500, will be disposed of by His Honor this morning. A mulatto fellow named Charles Roberts, arrested some time since among a party of Yankee prisoners, and brought to this city, was called upon to give security in the sum of $500 for his good behavior while in the city; but failing to find any willing to be sponsor for him, he was locked up in the city inn. A white man named William Wynant was required
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