The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-10
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY was cloudy and
rHg VISIT TO THE cAsISo-AN INTEREsTlN
MEETING.

THE VISIT TO THE CASlSO-AN INIEhkSllN"
MEETING.
The New York World Of yesterday says
General Fitzhugh Lee spent the day very
quietly Yesterday with his friend Colonel
+. p. e. Lewis in Hoboken. In the eve
ming. with his staff and the officers OF the
Thirteenth and Twenty-third regiments OF
BROOKLYN, he attended the representation
OF "The Queens Lace Handkerchief" ut
the Casino, at the invitation OF Mr.. John
McCaull. manager OF the troupe. who was
once member OF the Generals staff.
The proscenium boxes on each side were
onnropriately decorated. The lower left
! hand box. where the General and his staff
SAT. was draped in flags. over 1t hung the
coaf-of-arms OF the State OF Virginia, and
| n shield OF white immorteIles with the
Generals initials in red and blue flowers
was placed lust over the box. The officers
of the Thirteenth and Twenty-third regi-
ments occupied the upper and lower pro-
scepjum boxes on the right-hand side.
! These boxes were also draped in front
with GagS, and placed above them was a
shield os white immortclles with the num-
Der "l3" upon it in red flowers.
With General Lee were Colonel David
Il. Austen. OF the Twcnty-third regiment ;
Major George b. Johnston, Captain Cowan.
Colonel c. c. Wertenbaker, and Colonel
Charles J. Anderson, Of his staff; Cap
tain +. w. Dawson and Captain Charles
Minnicerode. formerly of his staff; Briga-
dier-G General Horatio &. King, OF Gov
ernOr Cleveland's staff; Captain l.. Nj.
Reed. CAPTAIN George B. Squires. and Lieu
tenant J. Fred. Ackermm. In the right
hand boxes were Maior W. III. Tyson,
Major II. w. Hunter, Major Joseph i.
Stern, OF the First regiment; captain
Thomas L. Randolph, Captain Jere. A.
Weinberg. Surgeon James j. Terhune,
Adjutant George D. Davis, Lieutenant
Colonel Theodore b. Gates, Lieutenant
:. B. Skinner, and DIR. Norman '. Ran
dolph.
After the performance Mr.. McCaull en-
tertained his guests at supper.
One Of the most interesting features OF
the retinion was the meeting between Cap
tain Charles Minnigerode, OF Richmond,
and DR.. Carter. OF Poughkeepsie. CAPITA II
Minnigerode was aid to General Fitzhugh
Lee, and on the morning OF the surrender
at AppomattoX, while acting adiutant-
general, was severely wounded. a friend
pinned TO his coat as he lay, dying it was
supposed. card with the following words
"This is Captain Minnigerode, OF General
Fitz. Lees staff. Take care OF bis body,
and inform his father, Rev. DIR. Minnlge'
rode. Of Richmond, Va, where his body Is
buried"
DIR. Carter found the wounded soldier III
the hospital and nursed him until he was
sufficiently recovered to be taken home tC
Richmond. The two gentlemen lost sight
OF each other until yesterday, when Dr
Carter, having seen Mr.. Minnlgerode'
name in the World aS one OF the visiting
ex-Confederates, came TO the city and wen
10 the Casino in search OF him. I'm the boz
occupied by General Lee the meeting tool
place.
General Lee and his staff will rest to
morrow, ana in the evening Will attend
banquet rendered 10y the Thl'teen'h regi
ment at the Mansion House. BROOKLYN
They will probably return home on sat'lr
| daY.