Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-18
OLD POINT.
nR. GOODIES cAsH-wHAr HIS FRIENDS
SAY.
Talk of His Nomination for Congress-
Personal Notes-Passing the Time
at the Hygeia.


Correspondence the Richmond Dispatch. ]
FORT MONROE, July l6, 1886.
The action Of the Senate In rejecting
tie nomination Of Hon. John Goode
as Solicitor. General of the Treasury
meets with unqualified disapproval
from his many friends in this section,
whose interests he so ably represented
during bis four years. service in Con-
gress. They feel that an able and up
right man has been condemned without
an opportunity to vindicate himself,
and IL he will only allow his name
to DO used the Democrats Of this dis
trict will show the Senate and the
country what they think Of such treat
ment by sending him back to the popu-
lar branch of Congress. There are, OF
course, many other worthy men in the
party in this district, but it is fully re-
cognized that Goode is the strongest
man in the district.
A sad accident occurred here q few
nights ago, causing the death of Ser
eeant JOHN O'Neill, Battery NJ, Third
artillery, by fall from the second-story
porch of the barracks, a distance Of
about twenty feet. The exact hour and
napner Of his death will never be
known, as be was found in front Of his
quarters about 3 o'clock in the morn
ing with his neck broken from the fall.
He was fine young soldier, only twen-
ty.three years Of age, and for some
time past had been acting as range-ser-
geant and keeping record Of the tar
get-practice. He was unmarried, and
resided in Brooklyn previous to his en-
listment, some three years ago. Hisre-
mains were buried with military honors
in the post cemetery, where they were
followed by his company and a large
number Of friends.
A board Of officers consisting OF
Colonel Royal F. Frank, First artille-
~; Major j. A. Calef, Second artille-
~; Captain Ii. Torney, assistant sur
geon United States army, and Captain
S. NJ. Mills, Fifth artillery, will con-
vene here August I'd to examine a
number of non-commissioned officers
who are anxious to exchange the stripes
for the straps. The following is list
of the aspirants as far as heard from
Sergeant-Major Henry Fletcher, Eighth
cavalry; Sergeant Carl Rooms, Eighth
cavalry; Sergeant-Major o. Clarity,
Sixth infantry; Sergeant George E.
French, First infantry; Corporal
George W. Martin, First infantry |;
Corporal Frank May, Second infantry;
Corporal W. NJ. Miller, Fourth infan-
try; Corporal Frank Owen, Ninth in
fantry; Corporal S. NJ. Hackney,
Sixteenth infantry.
The fact that ability and industry
will secure q commission in the army
has induced many bright young men to
enlist for this special purpose, and
there is no doubt that the personnel of
the service has been much improved
thereby. 1t is not every ono who thus
enters, however, that is qualified to pass
the examination. This requires brains,
and is 'oDe Of the few instances in this
country where politics &C don't count. "
The contract for putting up the resi-
dences on the Phoebus estate, ct" Rose
land" has been awarded to Messrs.
Holtzlcow Brothers, Of Washington; the
cost will aggregate about s39, 900, and
the work will be commenced at once.
Captain George Brown, commsndant
of tho Norfolk navy.yard, came down
to the fort on a moonlight excursion
with q party Of friends and spent an
hour of the hotel watching the dancers
and exchanging courtesies with the OIL
GERS of the garrison.
Mrs. Tassin no has been spending the
winter in Massachusetts, educating her
children has returned and joined her hus-
band, Lieutenant A. G. Tassin, Twelfth
infantry, range officer at the post. Colo
mel Tassin, by the way, has had rather
checkered career. lie came over from
France in 1861 and joined the army,
end before the close Of the war had
reached the rank of colonel Of volun
teers. He was then made a lieutenant
Of infantry, and when the Franco-Prus'
sian war broke out had reached the
grade of captain. lie resigned prompt
| ", sailed for France, and fought through
until the capture of Paris. He Their
returned 10 the United States and en-
deayored to obtain a commission, but
failing at the time, he enlisted as pri
yate in the signal service. He is now
first lieutenant on his second journey W
the ladder, and if he lives may ye
reach the top.
Lieutenant A. S. Blunt, Fifth infan
try, a graduate Of the last class, ha'
gone North with his family, on leave
and will probably not return.
Lieutenant o. NJ. Lisiak, Fourth ar
tillery, has been granted two months
leave, and will spend it in San Fran
cisco, where his parents reside. HI
returns East in September, and will bt
stationed at West Point.
Captain d. Pratt Mannix, United
States Marine corps, who applied for
course Of instruction here some eigh
years ago and graduated with hIgt
honors, spent Sunday at the post
Captain Mannix has been on detached
service for the past four or five years
during which he has been organizing
the forces in the Flowery Kingdom and
try ing to make soldiers out OF tn
Heather Chinee.o
Major j. b. Campbell, Fourth artil
lery, has gone to New York on week
leave Of absence. =.
Colonel Richard Lodor and famil.
left for Baltimore Monday evening
where the Colonel has been assigned u
Guty as commandant Of Fort McHenry
Notwithstanding the very wet ant
unreasonable weather Of the past week
there las been large number o
visitors arriving, and the season is full.
up to the average for the past five years
MIR. Pike, the manager, is certainl..
doing everything possible for the CON
fort Of his guests, and is meeting wit
that success which such efforts are sur
to command. -,