Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-13
Personals and Bstefs.
Governor Lee is at Virginia Beach.

poSeTuOr Lee Is ~ NTsinia Dedcu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Lichtenstein left
Sunday for New York.
Professor II. Z. Sanford, Of Syracuse,
n. Y, is at the Exchange.
Mr., Mark Davis has left for the Hot
Springs, to be absent for one month.
Colonel John b. Cary returned to the
city yesterday, after weeks absence
at Old Point.
Sergeant George II. Mathews, Of the
city police force. who is on furlough,
has gone on Q visit to Canada.
Mr.. Joseph II. Shepherd, q clerk in
the First Auditors office, has returned
from visit to Clarke county.
DR.. Hunter McGuire will accompany
Rev. DR.. Hoge to Europe. They will
confne their visit to the British isles.
The Hastings Court was not in ses-
sion yesterday, but will be to-day,
when there are several cases set for
trial.
The City Circuit Court was not in
session yesterday, but will be to-day,
and will then probably adjourn for the
term.
The excursion Of the Retreat for the
Sick to Dutch Gap next Thursday nighr
ought to attract a large crowd Of our
best people.
DR.. w. II. Taylor, State Chemist,
will return TO Gloucester county this
afternoon to give evidence in another
poisoning case.
Mr.. f. W. Furbush, of Vose & Sons,
Boston. and Mr.. James Baur, of Stultz
& Baur, New York, were in the city last
week to visit Messrs. Walter ID. Moses
IL Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Hancock have
returned to the city, and are stopping
at 3l4 east Grace street for few days
prior to leaving for the Natural Bridge,
where they will spend the summer.
The young people these evenings
amuse themselves nightly by sending
up paper balloons. A big Jumbo was
sent up from the northern part of the
city yesterday and iloated majestically
to the southwark.
The widow of Mr.. John d. Redford,
RichmOnds celebrated singer, who
died five or six years ago, departed
this life Sunday, and her funeral took
place from the Second Baptist church
yesterday afternoon, and was attended
by many of the friends Of the deceased
and Of her late husband.
Mr. W. W. Moses, Superintendent Of
the Penitentiary, has published notice
to the public that on and after August
lst persons visiting the penitentiary
will be required to pay an admission
fee of 25 cents each. This is in accord
ance with law, and is necessary to re-
duce the number of visitors to the insti-
tuition.
Mr.. W. b. Ryder will resign the posi-
ton of general superintendent of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany, to take effect August lst. He
has hatterng offer from a leading
western railroad, which he will accept.
BY the resignation of Mr.. Ryder the
Chesapeake and Ohio loses one of its
ablest and most energetic officials,
whose place cannot easily be filed WITH
an equally capable man.
Mr.. George Z. Styll, who formerly
had charge Of the registered.letter dl-
vision of the city post office, has been
promoted to be chief Of the money dl-
vision. Mr.. Leroy s. Edwards, clerk
in the registered division, is sppointed
to till the position formerly occupied
by Mr.. Spn. Mr.. S. P. Walter h.s
been appointed clerk in the mailing d..
vision in place of - Jones (colored),
resigned. Mr. j. Wesley Pate has
been appointed substitute letter-car-
rier in place of f. A. Kumlehn, pro-
NOTED to be auxiliary.
Mr.. b. NJ. Quarles, Of the "Excur-
sion Seaward" 70 Cobb's Island, ha3
returned for a few days. lie gives
glowing account of the trip on the
Vulcan, Captain Clifford. The fail
ure to secure pilot at Newport News
delayed them, and they put into
Old Point for the night. At $3.50 Sun
day morning all hands were called to
quarters, and by 4:30 they were head
ing for the capes. OF the thirty on
board only two or three were over
come by the motion of the boat as she
rode the waves Of the Atlantic.
Mr. Quarles stayed long enough to see
the party snugly quartered on the
Island. lie will return the latter par,
of this week, and will carry any letters
or packages from friends here to those
on the Island. Mr.. g. OBJ. Cowardin
and several friends are on their way TO
the Island, and a special boat was
ordered to meet them on the arrival of
the night train at Cheriton. They will
make the trip to the Island by moon-
light tonight.