The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-11

transmitting to the future that high reputa.
tion it has won in the past.
With my best wishes for the. prosperity
of the company and its members, veteran
and active. I am yo.r obedieut servant, :
fs,I u 5yl5s BRADLEY 4. JOHNSON.
OTHERS
Letters were also received (and ready from
Captain W. G. Moore, OF Washington, d. C. I;
Captain j. l.. Stevenson, Of the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company, OF Boston,
Mass; General William Malone, Captain
w. tR. Nichols, OF the Petersburg Grays !;
Lieutenant Joseph Lapsley Wilson. Of the
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry; Cap
tain John NJ. Patton, G. w. Purcell, James
A. Cowardin, and James Evans.
GLAss-BALI SHOOTING.
After dinner there was an interesting
glass-balI shooting contest between two
sets OF well-known gentlemen. The fol-
lowing was the result: Henry Miller, IL !;
DIR. NJ. 81. Walker, IL; John L. Grubbs, 81;
o. G. Kean, -11-total, ~. Polk Miller. 10;
Colonel q. T. Douglass, 13; Captain J.. s..
Wise, II; and Mr.. Quarles, S--total, 49,.
There would in all probability have been a
tie, but for Mr. Kean's i'll luck in pulling
the trigger on that barrerof his gun which
had Just been discharged.
Judge Crump, Judge Christian, "and At
torney-General Field had trial OF marks
manship, with the following result: Crump,
g; Christian, 8; Field, 2.
After the shooting the company marched
back to the city and were dismissed at their
armory. 1t was announced that they would
drill for half an hour on Broad street in
front OF the City Hall, but the men were so
fatigued that it was deemed inadvisable to
carry out that portion OF the programme.
PROMINENT NEW WORKERS En- ROUTE TO
THE SoUTH-A SPLENDID CAR.-Attached to
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac railroad train which reached this city
yesterday morning from New York was the
private palace, parlor, and drawing-rcom
car OF the Pullman Company. containing a
party OF New Workers en- route to the South.
The party consisted OF the distinguished
philanthropist Mr.. Peter Cooper, now about
eiehty-seyen years Of age; Mrs. Edward
Cooper and daughter; Mrs. Abraham s.
Hewitt, wife OF Hon. cir. Hewitt, member
OF Congress from New York; and Miss
Cooper, niece of Mr.. Peter Cooper. Mr..
Cooper is on his way to Limestone Springs,
in South Carolina, with a view Of dis
pensing bis noble charity in that locality.
The car left the city last night by the Pied
mont Airline railway for Charlotte, from
which point the party goes to Atlanta, and
from thence to the Springs.
The car is in charge OF Captain FL.
Badger, an experienced Pullman conductor,
and is fitted in the most elegant and conYe-
nient style. The reader can best appreciate
its completeness when it is stated that no
private residence in this city has superior
arrangements, except, OF course, the ac-
commodations are not IS commodlouS as
one finds at home. The car is even sup
piled with electric bells, parlor organs, &c.
Indeed, there is nothing wanting to make
it comfortable in every sense OF the word.
The windows are OF very large French
plate-glass, and the drawingroom is fur
nished with the most elegant furniture, up
holstering, &c.
BY invitation OF Colonel J. T. Smith,
general southern manager OF the Pullman
Car Company, whose headquarters are in this
city, number OF gentlemen yesterday visit
ed and inspected his company's beautiful
car, which has been in use little over two
years. Yesterday morning shortly after the
arrival Of the train the car was taken to the
south side OF James river, where it was put
upon the hoist and the trucks OF four feet
eight and half gauge taken out and trucks
OF FIVE feet gauge substituted, in order to
pass over the Oanville and other southern
roads. 1t was then brought over to the
Danvile depot, where it remained until
Ills last night, when it was attached to the
through southern train.