Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-15
OLD POINT.
pAssrHg THE AUGUST DAYS AT TIE
HYGEIA.
A Full .Dress German and Those Who Par
ticipsted-Late Arrivals-Garrison
Notes-Tug Party.


correspondence ofthe Richmond Dlspatch.l
FORT MONROE. August IL, 1886.
There has been o large number OF
arrivals here during the past week, and
for the month of August the season
promises to be the best in many years.
Our friends from the bluegrass region
Of Kentucky are finding their way here,
and number from fifty to sixty arrivals
daily.
For the past week the interest Of the
young people has been centred on full
dress german, which came to q success
fol termination here last evening. 1t
was given by the ladies Of the hotel to
the officers and cadets of the school
ship Amazon, now in Hampton Roads.
Il was choperoned by Mira. Colonel Will
liam @. P. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky
Mrs. DIR. Wadsworth, Of Washington,
and Mrs. Dewitt, of st. Louis. The
favors were very handsome, and will
be carefully treasured by the young
ladies Is sourenirs Of the happy event.
DR.. Norton led, dancing with Miss
Hewitt, OF St. Louis, and introduced
some now and charming figures that
have never been seen here before.
The following were among those who
participated: Mr.. Godball and Miss
0'Fallon, Lieutenant Williams and Miss
Breckinridge, Captain Van Rosenberg
and Miss s. P. Breckenridge, Major
Hinton and Miss Maude Bodell, Cadet
Allen and Miss Lucie Chadbourne,
Cadet Abel and Miss Haines, Mr..
Walker and Miss Lorraine, Mr.. Lorraine
and Miss Z. Buchanan, DIR. Rogers and
Miss s. L. Orth, Mr.. Reno and Mrs.
Reno, Mr.. Pritchett and Mrs. Pritchett,
Cadet Albright and Mrs. Jordan, Cadet
Lombard and Miss Woodruff, Cadet
Wilson and Miss Boughtou, Cadet
Boegs and Miss Wadsworth, Mr.. Cole
man and Miss Buchanan, Mr.. Downing
and Miss Stanton, Mr.. Palmer and Miss
Clarke, Mr. Petit and Mrs. Petit,
Captain Coloillo and Miss st. Cyr, Mr..
Dodson and Miss Jordan.
Many of the ladies were young
debutaates, just out in society, and en-.
tered into the amusement with spirit.
Dancing commenced at Q p. NJ. Re-
freshments were served at ii P. NJ,
when dancing was continued until after
midnight.
The schoolship Constellation, with
the Annapolis cadets on board, arrived
here this evening from Portsmouth, n.
H., and will remain until next Tuesday
or Wednesday. On August Sd, while
msnguvriDg the vessel, cadet from
indianapolis fell from the m,inysrd and
was killed. The jamestown is ex-
pected in port tomorrow.
Matters in the garrison have been
rather quiet during the past week. The
Board Of Officers met on Monday, and
spent q couple Of days examining the
papers and fixing the relative standing
Of the pon.commissioned officers who
appeared before it last week for pro-
motion. They have submitted their re-
port to the Secretary of War, but just
how many new names will be added to
the army register will not be known
until the fact is announced in general
orders from the War Department.
On Monday evening Professor George
Msgrath, director of the Cincinnati Con-
servatory Of Music, gave piano-recit,l
at Colonel Pennington's quarters, which
Was largely attended and very much
enjoyed. 1t is not often we have the
pleasure of listening to so finished an
artist as Mr.. Msgrath.
Lieutenant d. ID. Johnson, Fifth ar
tillery, WAS called to his home, at Mead
vile, Pa, on Wednesday last, by the
serious illness Of his mother.
Lieutenant NJ. NJ. Mscomb, Fourth
artillery, has gone North on leave, at
the expiration of which he will join
his new station, Fort Preble, Me.
Lieutenant G. st. Hunter, First
artillery, is packing up, and will leave
in few days for Fort Vancouver, W.
T., stopping for @ months visit in San
Francisco.
Hon. John Goode and wife spent
Thursday here and left that evening for
Washington. He is looking remsrk,-
bly, we'll, and does not seem to worry
over the troubles through which he has
passed.
Mr.. Rogers, Of Pan-Electric fame,
arrived here on visit Wednesday from
Washington. He still holds several
millions Of stock in the company, but
whether I" there's millions in it " is an
other question.
Miss Booth, one Of the leading bellies
Of st. Louis, who spent a month here
during the gay season last spring, and
Miss St. Cyr, niece of General Har-
ney, also OF St. Louis, are among the
late arrivals.
Paymaster Woodruff, United States
navy, and daughter, and Mrs. DR..
Wadsworth and daughter, Of Washing
ton, arrived on Wednesday morning.
1t is currently reported that the ex-
ecutors have decided to offer the Hy-
geia Hotel for sale at the close of the
present season, probably some time in
October. The official appraisers sp-
pointed by the Court fixed the valus-
ton on the property and fixtures at
some s4O0, 900.
Colonel Gregory, United States en-
gine.r corps, formerly on Shoridan's
staff, but now on duty st Baltimore in
The Lighthouse Board, is here on a
visit.
The Boston steamers have arranged
to touch here and allow their passen-
gers t~enty-four hours at the Point
while the vessels proceed to Newport
News and Norfolk and complete their
cargoes.
Colonel Paul B. Means, q prominent
citizen Of Concord, N. c., arrived here
from Washington this morning.
General and Mrs. Tidball gave tug
party to the capes this evening to a
large number Of their friends.
Additional Particulars OF the Acct
dent ON tho Constellation.