National Republican., 1885-06-06
FROM OLD POINT COMFORT.


News and Gossip, Personal and Gon-
orai-Doice for Niente by the Sea.
FoRr MONROE, June 5.--Almost
evory body goes to Old Point Comfort
somo time during tho year, but just now
II is particularly dedicated to the invalid
and the business weary. Every yellow
washed cottage is half smothered in roses,
tho campus of Fort Monroe is green
sward 6ickod with daisies and butter
cups, the air is heavy with perfumes.
Everybody breakfasts at II O'Clock, bathos
at 10, and sleeps tho rost Of tho day; a
dolce for niontc state of existeuce ad
mirably fitted 90 rejuyenate the tired
statesman or journalist,
Thursday night batteries Il aud G left
Fort Monroe under command of Lieut..
Williams. The band accompanied them
to the wharf playing "Tho Girl / Left
Behind Mo-" and the Jane Moseley moved
of, while the strains of "Auld Lang Syne"
floated on the breeze.
Charles Dudley Warner. accompanied
by Mr.. G. s. Rhinebart, tho artist, spent
several days hero this week, leaving for
Richmond on Thursday morning. Mr..
Rhinehart is in this country for the first
time in many years, though his work has
mainly been for American publishers and
patrons, and he is native of Pittsburg,
pa. Ho is tall, well-formed young
follow, moro French in manner and even
features than German, as his name indi-
cates.
Mr.. B. q. Perkins, Of New York. is
painting o moonlight scene on Hampton
beach.
MISS Fletcher, Of Warrington, we'll
known as distinguished ethmologist
and the agent for the Unitod States gov
ornment TO distribute lands in Dakota,
has Just returned TO the city from visit
to tho normal school. IL is said that
what neither missionaries nor soldiery
could offoot she has accomplished by gain
ing the affection and the perfect trust and
confidence of tho red man. and to do so
has devoted her life to their cause. Col.
Jones, assistant inspector general, United
States army, reviewed and inspected the
troops at Fort Monroe on Tuesday.
Arsenal, library, soldiers quarters, &C.,
were all visited.
MIR. and Mrs. CGlderon Carlisle, with
the Marquis do Castelfurte spent several
days at the Hygeia recently, returning to
| Washington last woek. DR.. Ritchie Stone,
with his beautiful young wife, nee Whit
ney, arrived this morning. Miss Car
| penter, OF Wisconsin, tho daughter Of the
| late Senator Matt Carpenter has been
hero for two months. Mrs. Charles Cor
don, Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Loech, of your
/ city; Gov and Mrs. Cameron, of Virginia;
| Congressman and Mrs. John 5. Wise, who
| spent the last two winters in Washing
| ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Young, Of Chicago;
| Miss Claiborne, of st. Louis; Col. and
Mrs Scott, Mr.. Winfield Scott, of New
York; Mr.. and Mrs w. D. Shepard (DIrs.
| Shepard is the sister of Mrs.
I William d. Howells); Judge ID. w. Par
dee, Of Connecticut; A. Gilliat and son,
tho London bankers; A. 9. Abel, Of the
| Baltimore Sim, are here at date.
/ A new industry of the firm Of Nc
| Monnmin Il Co., packers of canned goods
and raw oysters, affords employment to
400 people. Tho crab factory is situated
on Hampton creek, and along the longth
Of the Const several thousand bushels of
oysters have been planted this season.
! The Car Builders Association, with 900
/ delegates, many of whom are residents of
| California and other states of the far
west, will on the 9th hold convention
hero.
On the 23d of this month the Press AS
sociation of New Jersey will hold its an
nual meeting here. The following are
late arrivals from Washington at tho
Hygeia Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Q. Davis, II. IL.
| Smith, ID. A. Chambers, c. b. Beall, J. II.
Kingsbury, Q. G.. Allan and wife, Miss
Utley, hr. and Mrs. T. Richie Stone,
William Brush, G. II. Raymond, Hon.
John G. Harris Mrs. Peter c. Harris, B.
X. Tracy, J. p, Ryan, Joseph Nimno, jr.,
Maj. and Mrs r. 8. Shelly, DR.. and Mrs.
George b. Harrison, Mrs. A. s. Monroe,
Mrs. Hopkins and family, Rear Admiral
Quackenbush, r. J. Fisher, jr,, and Ad-
miral and Mrs. Cooper, U. $. N.