Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-08
OLD POINT.

Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch
FORT MONROE, August 7, 1856.
Tho excitement created here last
week by the elopement Of Miss Thomp.
son and Mr.. Montgomery has about
subsidized, and the Hygsia puts in her
claim of having furnished the first one
Of the season. In the full and free 1s.
cussion of the matter which naturally
followed, it was learned that the par.
ties had to take a carriage at Norfolk
and drive some thirty miles across ito
North Carolina line before tn cs.s-
mopy could be performed. They a..
rived at their destination abol. d
o'clock Saturday morning and returned
to Norfolk that evening. II IL also -e.
ported that a reconciliation has taken
place, and the young people have r.
turned to Memphis. Miss Thompson
is q granddaughter Of the late Hon.
Jacob Thompson, formerly Secrot,rg n
the Interior under the Buchanan AZ.
ministration.
The Board Of Officers, consisting o'
Colonel L. +. Frank, Major J. d. Ca
lief, Captain S. NJ. Mills, and DR.. Geory,
Torney, met here on Monday morning
to examine the nine non-commi>>,o1ei
officers who were recently orialed here
for promotion. Written exam'nationsare
required, and the young men arc bura-
ing the midnight OIL" They are dle-
looking body Of men. and will no doubt
pass creditably. The Board hopes %
complete its session tomorrow. when
they will submit their report 20 the
Secretary Of War.
Some one has well said that few
people moved 50 often rs Methodist
ministers and army otUcers--a fact -
which We can certify as regards the la
ter. As a rule, they expec. to move
every three years. The officers here
under instruction have not even ,lF
consolation, as their tour only extent,
10 two years, and orders are now enc
which will scatter them to the i'I-
points of the compass.
The following is list OF the ot.cur
of the new class in the order Of the
linesl rank First LieutenantS--J. ~.
Mcclellan, Fifth artillery; j. b. Eaton,
Third artillery o. +. Wood, Fifth
artillery; II. W. Hubbell, First a-t..-
lery Ii. X. Walker, Fourth artillery
r. C. Davenport, Fourth artillery D..
q. Patterson, First artillery; II, "
Ludlow, Third artillery; +. ".
Weaver, Second artillery; f.. J..
Gayle, Second artillery. Second Lieu
tensnts-C. }. Baily, First anil
lery; C. &. Treat, Fifth ar.
tillery; S. Rodman, First artillery;
W. F. Hancock, Fifth artillery
W. z. Dunn, Third artillery j. 4.
liza, res, Third artillery; W. Wake,
Second artillery 5. NJ. Foote, Fourth
artillery; II. l.. Hawthorne, Secon.
artillery J. O. ". Bro *, Fourth
artillery. Four Of ne gentlemen ab' e
named Liontenants Wood, Hubble,
Patterson, and Weaver served 40 90,
school some twelve or fifteen years 40,
when the course Of instruction ~,
limited to one year. The class vii s.-
port here for duty September li-. .li
will relieve the officers now here
Mrs. General Williams and daughter.
who have been spending the water
here with her son, Lieutenant joIa T..
Williams, Third artillery, E.. @, %
leave tomorrow for Detroit. go 0At-
urday last Mrs. Williams gave = ch,rm-
ing afternoon tea at their quarter ir
the garrison, when Mr. Williams
fdnce, Miss Hewitt, OF 81. Louis, was
introduced to their friends.
Lieutenant 4. 6. Tassin, Twelfth IN
fsntry, has been relieved from duty a.
the post, where be has been acting As
range officer, and left with his family
en- Wednesday last for Sackett's liar-
Dor. \. Y, TO Join his regiment.
Lieutenant A. d. Schenca, Second
artillery, will have charge Of The tar
get-practice until relieved september
LIST.
Captain James A. Greer, Uni,sl
States navy, president Of the board l)f
examination Of line officers Tor promo.
ton, arrived here on Tuesday mornils
With Bis son, and will remain a couple
Of weeks.
Mrs. Jordan, wife Of Paymaster J5r-
dan, United States navy, and her
daughter, Miss Geueyleye, arrived fron
Washington on Sunday morning.
Colonel 4. Z. NJ. Pennington, Second
artillery, who recently returned t9n
an inspection Of the Michigan STATE
troops, has gone with his vile lai
daughters for q months sOJ0url az ,h-
Salt Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. Bailey, wife Of Surgeon Joseph
c. Bailey, United states ARM, AM
Mrs. Booth, wife Of Captain thar.e' y.
Booth, post quarternaster' have g1n'
to the Old Swe,. springs, west 49,
for q months visit.
Professor Geore. MigrAth, director
Of the Cincinnati Conservatory Of
Music, is here on a visit, the guest q
Lieutenant Massey, Of the Fifth artii-
lery.
The Ola Dominion Fishing Club,
which has been over at Cobb's Island
for the past two weeks, came into port
for mail and supplies Tuesday last.
They report & pleasant time ana mJch
sport with the hnny tribe. During
their stay here a number Of them visited
Monitor Lodge lQ7 OF Nasons, where
they witnessed the Masters degree
conferred and spent a pleasant e,e0n5
with the fraternity.
Mr. James o. Lyford, Of the Quarter
master.General' Office, arrived here or
Wednesday last IN rogtc To forat)@n
to investigate some charges made br the
colored people against The slper''.ell-
ent Of the national cemetery a. that
place.
The bark Amazon. .0rmeLy lu .Ac
coffee trade between Ba.dmof- All $50,
but now used as a schl0lsh'p lor Che
naval cadets Of tho Oxford ,l!ycr...s
of Maryland, arrived N the .oa.s
Monday last. and will remain - -
ten DAYS. She is commanded b .l.-
tain O'Leary. a graduate Of ths 'I.'.
Academy, and has some seventy
trim-looklog young boys on ..-. ..