Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-22

The Girls au,; the Brass ButtOus-A
German in Which the Riddles
wore WLef.''

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
FORTRESS MONROE, VA. June 20, 1883.
Tho arrival Of Rear-Admiral stephen b. Luce,
commanding the North Atantic squadron, with
the fiagshlp Richmond and the s;eamors Al
lanta, Galena, OsSpee and 1anuc, winch were
followed yesterday Dy tue SWatarA ana COusiel-
l&iisn, has given the Hygcia bolel boom aud
filled the house with pretty girls and thsr chape-
roDs. There is q certain somsthing ABOUT mo
brass buttons that your ayorsge young ihoJ can !
resist, aud Whio see would srOfp the xci OF run
ming after them, yet she generaiiy manages 70
be around when they come into port .
Tho biisnth, which 10 Oas vi tia now class o.
vessels, went directly 70 Norfolk FOR coal, and re-
turned 10 tho Roads. where Captain ounce ana
his officers have been Kept busy with visitors,
who waot 10 know Why she is DO diDsront from
the other Vessels uOG here. party OF some
twenty -nVo or thirty young ladies went on this
afternoon from The b0iel 10 examine tho vessel,
aud were no less delighted with the new SNIP
than her gallant officers.
Tho practice-ship Constellation, with the ca
diets from tns Naval academy, came in from the
CSpes yesterday egoniug, where thoy Rave been
becalmed since Saturday morning. lhey were
expected that evening, and arrangements had
bsen made 10 give thom german al inc ny
| geia. This had 70 be postponed until TUESDAY
| evening, aud ending that the young gentlemen
| were not on hand la time, the other young OH
corS Of the squGdron we're pressed into service.
| This WAS a clear illustration mat delays are
/ dauGeroGs,n aud tho middies were Tor the nonce
| RELOCATED To tue position OF Nall-noWefe, Uhlle
| their asniors held the deck and did the hOnOrS.
The german was a very pretty one neyerthe-
/ less and was led by Lloutensnt John Z. ".
BrOoks, Fourth artillery, dancing with MISS IL
| lie Jones, Of Fort WsTen, Miss. Mrs captain
| Mils, hTA Captain NCSe, AMI mrs. McCdy, OF
| Baltimore, were the chAVSIons. Among the
! dancers were Mrs. lockwood. OF san Francisco,
aud Lieutenant Spicer: Miss sinclair OF Ala
bama and Lieutenant iiaUihorhei Mss Sieu8h-
! ton Of Boston, and Lieutenant GTinln; Miss
| "a Lieutenant
| boil: KISS BOdel, OF Fortress Monroe, and Lieu
| tenant Riley: Miss Doyle, Of Columbus, aud
| Lieutenant Spier; Miss Carrie Doyle and Lou
| tenant hancock: Miss Spcer. OF Baltimore, ana
! Payinssier simpson: Miss LOraD, Of Baltimore.
and Lieutenant Anderson; Miss Gordon, OF
| Louisville, Aud Lieutenant Butler: Miss BROOKE,
| OF Fort MonrOe, and LieuteDant lO0te; Miss
| Frank aud Lieutenant LOCK goOd; MISS Derby
and Lieutenant Smith, Miss Naldoll, OF Ciucin.
| mai. and Lieutenant Foster; siss Landell, 0l
| Philadelphia aud Lieutenant AnhOn' MIA Gli-
| lem, Of Washington. and Captain Tram; Mrs.
| Schaefer, OF Now YORK, aud DR.. Pendloton.
| The steamer Iantic. Captain oscar +. Heyer-
mAn, arrived yesterday from hayu, where hhe
! was sent from Port Royal on May 2hh 10 look
| after American interests during one Of those
! small revolutions which seom 10 be chronic IN
| that island Captain Heyerman called on Pres
dent solomon. who received him cOureously
| md thanked him Tor the prompt action taken by
our Goyornment IL appears that two OF the
| Cabinet Of that dark rSpubhc-Gensral Logi
| tiene and Manzat-Wauted 10 start a govern
| ment on their own account, but were induced 70
accept s. 900 apiece and hanishment, which set
tied tho matter, at least temporarily.
A special train from the West arriving here
at II I. VI. has been put on tho Chesapeake anf
Onto railroad 10 accommodate the SUMMED
travel.
Mr. Bruce and wife, Of Richmond, arrived here
a few days since ami will remain month or sil
weeks.
The FIRST instalmont OF iron for the new whar
arrived here on sunday, and WORK will com
menco about July lsL BODRLl-