Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-29
OLD POINT.
DELEGATES TO THE BIG RAILROAD
CONVENTION. /.
Mrs. Hendricks Target-Practics-Rs Repre-
sentative ADMINISTRATION Per.
sonals and Briefs.
,correspopdence the Richmond Dispatch


at the Hygeia, owing to the arrival of
over one hundred delegates to the Rail-
road Convention, which met here on
Wednesday morning and closed its ses-
sion tonight. The meeting was one Of
the largest ever held South, and in
Guided all the general managers and
general passenger and ticket-agents of
all the prominent transportation COM
panies throughout the South. Their
object was to arrange new system Of
freight and passenger-rates for the fall
and winter traffic, and to adjust num-
Der of differences which had arisen be.
tween competing lines.
Mrs. Vice President Hendricks aud
her daughter arrived here from Indian
apolis on Saturday last, aud will re-
main here two or three weeks. On
Wednesday Mrs. Hendricks went to
Norfolk on the steamer General Wool,
and spent the day with Captain and
Mrs. Brown, Of the navy-yard, who are
old friends.
Colonel S. G. Kellogg, Fifth cavalry,
aide-de-camp on General Sheridan's
staff, is on visit TO the post. The
steamer General Wool was placed at
his disposal yesterday, and, accomPs-
MED by some friends from the hotel, he
made trip to Newport News and Nor
folk.
The five batteries Of artillery station
ed here have been actively engaged in
target-practice for the past three or four
months, and the following marksmen
have been selected to represent the post
at the annual contest for the division
prizes. which is now in progress at
Fort Niagara, N. Y: First Sergeant G.
F. Wolf, Third artillery; First Ser
geant. George W. lsaacs, Fourth artil-
lery Sergeant James Daily, First artil-
lery Sergeant Robert King, Fifth artil-
lery, and Private Hugo Benin, Second
artillery. The range at Creedmoor had
heretofore been used for this purpose,
but was recently changed to Fort Mag
ara, for which post they left on Tues
day evening.
A detachment OF Indians-ten girls
and twenty boys-from the northwest
ern agencies arrived here last week for
a course of instruction at the Hampton
Normal School.
The bark Amazon, Captain O'Leary,
with the cadets from the Oxford (Md.l
Academy returned to the Roads on We'd
nesday morning, from cruise up the
bay, and will remain here until Mon
day. During the absence they ran up
the York river and spent few days
visiting the objects Of interest in and
about Yorktown. A hop was given to
the officers and cadets at the Nelson
House, and everything possible was
done to make their stay there apleasant
one.
Lieutenant Arthur Murray, Fourth
artillery, lately on duty at West Point,
as instructor. is here on thirty days
leave, with his wife. which they will
spend with her mother, Mrs. General
DeRussey. They leave October st for
San Francisco, where his regiment Is
now stationed.
DR.. James C.. Baily, our popular
post surgeon, has gone to the Old
Sweet Springs, West Va, to spend his
months vacation, where Mrs. Baily has
been spending the summer.
Mrs. Lieutenant Grimes and family
have gone to Alton, Va, to spend a
month, pending the movement OF the
battery to which Lieutenant Grimes is
ordered. 1t is at present located ct
Little Rock, but expects to come East,
and take station at Fort Myers, Va, in
the course Of two or three weeks. This
is one Of the beauties (?) of army life
that is not sufficiently understood by
the civilian.
Lieutenant George E. F. Harrison
Second artillery, former graduate o.
the school, but lately on duty at For
Leavenworth, spent day or two at the
post visiting old friends. He has Sc
cured college detail, and goes tC
Southern California for three years
tour.
Lieutenant G. ii. Hunter, of the las
class, has folded his tents" and lief
on Tuesday for San Francisco. lie re
mains there long enough to join the no
BILE army of benedicts, when he viii
proceed to Fort Vancouver, w. T., hi
new station.
Lieutenant Willoughby Wake,
member Of the new class, who is nov
visiting his parents in Norfolk, spen
last Monday at the post looking u
quarters. These are furnished and KEEP
in repair by the Government, and ar
open to selection. The system is, per
haps, fair enough, but the commandln
officer Of the post is the only one VIII
is sure Of getting what he wants; tn
next in rank takes the next choice, an
so on down to the junior second lieu
tenant, who has " Hobson's choice.
But after making selection they retail
it during their tour, unless ranked OF
by some new officer ordered here fc
duty.
Senator Malone has been spendir
the past week at the Hygeia hotel, d
vidiDg his time between hog-fish an
politics. He has held number of col
situations with the congressional asp
rants, including Libbey, Clay, BowdeI
Lamb, and Kimberly.
The orders relieving Lieutenant |
B. OsgoOd, Third Artillery, and Lier
tenant A. Cronkhite, Fourth Artiller,
from duty at the school have been r
voked by the War Department, an
these gentlemen will remain for Il
present, the former as police officer an
the latter as instructor in chemistry.
Lieutenant Crosby P. Miller. pos
adiutant, has returned from sho
visit North.
Buffalo Ridge Springs.
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