Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-13
OLD POINT. .
TIE ANNUAL INSPECTION or FOE
TREss MONROE.
Army Personals-Anxious for Place-Mrs.
Phoebuss Proposed Residencs-visit-
ors at the Hygeia.


FoRT Monroe, Va, June IL, 1886.
The annual inspection Of the post was
made on Saturday and Monday last By Colo.
mel X. Jones, inspector general, Division OF
the Atlantic. This officer Is one OF the
most careful and painstaking In the service,
and learns more about post In twenty
four hours than many men would In
week. Saturday was devoted TO the in
sIection Of the accounts OF the dsbursing
officers Of the commissary and quarter
masters departments, visit TO the post
cemetery on the beach, aud the new system
Of water supply and pumping station at Mill
creek.
On Monday the troops were paraded Tor
inspection nj 10 O'Clock, the five batteries
turning out about two hundred ard fifty
men and forty officers. After a careful
scrutiny OF the arms. accoutrements, aud
clothing OF the men they were exercised for
IN hour in battalion drill under Colonel ID.
Z. N. Pennington, Second artillery.
ARMY AND NAVY PERSONALS.
Rear-Admiral Stephen p. Quackenbush,
for many years resident OF Norfolk, ar
rived here on Sunday morning from Wash
IDgton. where he has resided since bis re-
tirement, on visit TO his old friends OF the
post.
Lieutenant Charles II. Clarke, ordnance
CORPS, United states army, who graduated
nj the Artillery School some five or six
years ago, arrived here on Monday last
from Springfield arsenal, Mass. where he
Is now stationed, aud joined his wife, who
has been here for the past month on visit
10 Der mother. Mrs. General DE Russey.
We have three aspirants at the fort FOR
the vacancy in the acknowledgements de-
partment-C CAPTAIN Calef, Second artillery:
Captain kobba, Third artillery; and Cap
tain Mills, Fifth artillery; but from pre-
sent appearances the prize will 60 to Lieu
tenant Greely. OF Arctic fame, who became
eligible 10y his promotion 10 a captaincy
yesterday by the retirement OF General
sturgis.
Mrs. Derby. widow of toe late Major
Derby, United states engineers, ard known
IN literary circles as "JOhn Phpnix,"
bas been quito III for some time past, and
has gone North for change OF air and
medical treatment. Her son, Lieutenant
George McC. Derby, United States en-
-BccrS, now engaged on the Improvements
at He'll Gate. arrived here on Saturday last
and accompanied her on her Journey. Mrs.
Derby has resided here for the past two or
three wears, and her friends hope that the
change NAV restore her TO health.
Professor Coppie. OF the Lehigh Univer-
sity, Bethlehem, Pa, and formerly an OIL
Ger In the army, Is here on visit. and
and finds an old classmate in General John
&. Tidball, post commander.
Lieutenant II. Dell. Waite, Fifth United
States cavalry, who has been IN Washington
for the past week visiting his uncle. Chief
Justice Waite. returned TO The post on
Tuesday morning.
The steamer Tallapoosa, which has been
in Norfolk for the past three or four days,
PASSED out this morning at O'Clock en-
rOUte for Brazil.
MRS. THOEBCs's HANDSOME RESIDENCE.
Mrs. PhOcbus has Just received from 1Ir.
Crooks. a prominent architect OF New
York. plans and specifications for new
residence. which viii be built shortly OIL
the old Segar homestead, adjoining the
grounds OF the Soldiers Home, and which
will be one Of the finest in this section.
Matters at the hotel have been rather
quiet during the early part Of the week,
and the management have taken advantage
of the fact TO make some changes for the
summer season. The handsome carpets in
the Office halls. and parlor. have been taken
up and replaced with mating OF bright
colors, which presents a neat and cool ap-
pCarance.
AT TIE HYGEh.
The following are some the late arrivals:
Ex-Governor William T.. Cameron, \. y.
Tatum and son, J. a. Coke, Jr., Colonel
4. W. Jones ana wife, Miss +. Miller. Miss
!. Hughes, Miss BrInt, George Wright, {.
II. Bronson, Edward Cohen, n. W. BOIe,
:. Syclrs, :. Cohen. William Bruce and
Niie, Miss l.. G.. Winfree, William \. sub
lett and wife. William \. X. Tatum, Miss
Tatun, John +. Allen, Mrs. Thomas Howe,
Miss V. Allen, Mark Downey, Mrs. Hogan.
Richmond; James :. Gibbes. wife, and
servant, Miss flanagan j. Halle, j. q.
Halle. Charleston, :. c.; Charles III. Mills.
Mrs. r. q. Mills, Mrs. +. :. Maloney, Mis-
Fannie Mills, COrsicana, Texas; Mrs.
W. L. Wilson, Miss Adams, Surry;
Miss Kate Williams, Mecklenburg, Va;
W. :. Wilkinson, Miss Wilkinson, TarbO-
rO', y. e.. Il. Lee Hardy, Walter b. Brown,
Allied Z. Thorn, Norfolk; Mr.. and Mrs.
Townsend Cushing, u. W. Farnsworth, II.
II. Tobcy, 4. GInnakOts. Edward Rose and
wife. Mis- Carrie Rose, Henry NJ. Day and
wife, L. Bradley. Jr.. T.. e.. Bierdstadt and
wife, Miss Bierdsiadt, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Duane. Mrs. 4. G.. GRAY. Miss Gray,
Mrs. \. G.. Dickinson, Miss Ch1rle1ma
Dicklr son, Miss Fannie Il. Dickinson,
+. u. Graves, :. l.. Carr. +. II. Dawl.
wife, and son, New York; Mrs. +. II.
Cowpertbwail Miss Cowperthwait, Mr..
Sarah Hcgg. IIenTy Preston and wife,
BROOKLYN; Mr.. CLARK b. Evans. Miss
Minnie :. Evans, Mrs. J. Il. Parker.
Miss Eva Parker, Miss Nellie Parker, Bos-
ton: {. W. Ryan. Rev. ID. VI. james, Mr..
I 1 nv
:. Needles. J. I. Williams. 4. Upshur
Mapp. A. -. Keentr aud wife. Mr.. and
Mrs. b. Howard Tyson. Williim :. Cross,
/. Schneider and vile, :. VI. Kirkland.
Hamilton Easton and wife. W. II. Alvey
and wife. Baltimore; NJ. Clark, Chicago;
Charles +. Gray and wife. +. J.. White,
Mis-. Kate Perry, Miss Sadie Perry, l.. j.
Varnell, Rear-Admiral :. Z. Quackenbu,h.
NJ. Kealing and wife, Rev. }. Il. Gray,
Mr.. Edwin l.. stanton and daughter.
George W. Finckel, W ashington. u. e..
Mis- Sallie Palmer. Mr. and Mr.. Jamc'
Caskie. John Lea, Mrs. ". u. Thomas and
maid, Miss Thomas, Mis-, Lli.e Coke,
Thomas L.. Hicks, r. l.. Herbert. John A.
Coke and wife. j. :. Moore and wife, Mr..
Bland faliafeTrO, Richmond; Mr.. and Mrs.
+. i. kimhall, Philadelphia; Professor
Csppie, Lehigh University, Bethlehem;
David W. FhcSwir, Roanoke, Va; \. l..
CnLb,ns and wife, Charlottesville; Mi's
Coleman, Williamsburg. Va; Mr.. and Mr..
Il. +. sears. J. c. Robinson; r. Il. Tonga.
Para, Brazil; John s. Woods, Ciyiti; Moses
\. Bradley and family. Miss VI. y. Frost,
Miss Margaret Frost, >launton, Va; II.
Partridge. John l.. CarncrOss aud wife,
Thomas Il. Richardson and wife, james Il.
ThonpsC and wife, Philadelphia.