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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), Confederate correspondence, Etc. (search)
The Daily Dispatch: March 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
Interesting exercises.
--Quite a large auditory of ladies and gentlemen assembled in the lower hall of the Mechanics' Institute building, Friday evening, to witness the closing exercises of the Night School connected with the Mechanics' Institute.
A temporary platform had been erected on the northern side of the hall, which was occupied by the President of the Institute, the teachers of the Night School, the speakers and the committee of the Institute, Messrs. Macfarlane, Anderson and Ainslie, who have charge of the school.
The members of the Night School were out nearly in full force, numbering, say, one hundred and thirty pupils present out of 180.
The exercises commenced with a brief address from the President, A. M. Bailey, Esq., who urged the claims of the school upon the citizens, and gave the pupils some wholesome advice to guide them in future life.--He then introduced Mr. Salter, senior teacher of the school.
Under his direction sundry of the scholars declaimed a
"Volunteers Wanted."
--This is the title of a tract now being published by Macfarlane & Ferguson for the Baptist Colportage Board.
It is from the pen of Rev. Ro. Ryland, D. D., President of Richmond College, and will doubtless be read with interest and profit by that important class of the community to whom it is especially addressed.
Dr. Ryland has been laboring with commendable seal for the spiritual good of the soldiers stationed at the College, as also at several adjacent encampments.
He has two sons in the army.
The Daily Dispatch: July 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Palmetto Button a sufficient pass. (search)
Quite neat.
--We have received from MacFarlane & Fergusson several specimen copies of religious tracts which they are publishing, to be distributed among the soldiers.
They are as neat as any ever published in Yankee land, and show that our men can do our own work if they have half a chance.
MacFarlane & Fergusson are bringing out large editions of seven excellent tracts for the Colportage Board.
Quite neat.
--We have received from MacFarlane & Fergusson several specimen copies of religious tracts which they are publishing, to be distributed among the soldiers.
They are as neat as any ever published in Yankee land, and show that our men can do our own work if they have half a chance.
MacFarlane & Fergusson are bringing out large editions of seven excellent tracts for the Colportage Board.
In New Orleans, on Sunday morning last, a fire broke out in MacFarlane's match factory, destroying that, besides Monroe's stable and Alfred Kearney's warehouse.
Loss $30,000 --insured.
The Daily Dispatch: December 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], Death of R. M. T. Hunter , Jr.
The Daily Dispatch: November 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], Attempting to cross the lines. (search)
Attempting to cross the lines.
--Under a Confederate guard the following parties were brought to this city and committed to Castle Thunder on Monday night, charged with attempting to escape into the lines of the enemy.
Ferdinand Fitchett, an employee at the Examiner office; Thomas Brooks, formerly a painter from Norfolk, Virginia, but now claiming to be a citizen of this place; B. F. Baker, a paroled Yankee, employed in the printing establishment of MacFarlane & Ferguson: Thomas Coolen, an employee at the Confederate States armory, and Solomon Carter, a negro belonging to Dunlop, Memure &Co.
At the same time, John Munn, long suspected of disloyal transactions, was arrested and committed to the Castle, charged with running persons through the lines for heavy pecuniary consideration.