The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-31

A carriage ride OF two miles, across
"the neck" on fine oyster shell road,
brings you to the interesting old town OF
Hampton, q place OF 1000 or 5000 in
habitants. Here is the Soldiers Home,
where are now about $500 old soldiers.
The grounds arc beautiful, with well
kept lawn, nice grayeled walks and
drives, and magnolia trees with their
gllstening dark green leaves, suggestive
OF cool shade in the summers heat. The
grounds have gentle slope and all the
buildings faCe the water, and rs Hamp.
ton Roads Is famous harbor there are
always a hundred different craft at an.
Choir. Driving out OF the grounds you
pass the cemetery, with the graves OF
over 6,0OO soldiers. Beyond the ceme-
terry you enter the grounds Of Hampton
Normal school, also facing the water, and
with neat brick buildings Of school,
domitories, and shops OF many different
industries. We had good opportunity
OF seeing the pupils, us they were atsup-
per. There are now about 600 pupils,
about 100 OF them being Indian boys
and girls, mostly Sioux. The colored
young men and women, most Of them,
as well as the Indians, are preparing for
teachers, and follow three years course
OF instruction. The rest Of them learn
useful trades. Tho Indians, We were
told, notwithstanding their sullen looks
and quiet ways, show great mechanical
skill and advance rapidly in their stud.
les, Lo, the poor rcd man, seems 10
have an intellect well worth Cultivating.
Another interesting sight In Hampton
Is the old Episcopal church Of st. Johns.
1t was built In 1850, OF brick from Eng.
land, and Is excellently preserved and
kept up. The graveyard, older than the
church, has ono tombstone on which we
made out the date, 1902.
One eau walk out tho pier from break.
fast and take tho little steamer l.uray at
nine In the morning, ride out 10 Norfolk,
fourteen lnileb away spend four hours and
get back for dinner at three. At Ports.
mouth, q town Of 1000 10000 with its
suburbs), Is a large navy yard. Tho
franklin, ono OF the largest men. oi.war,
Farraguts old flag ship, is lying there,
and Is used % q receiving ship. There
arc about 100 men, including tho crew,
aboard, and when ono hasgohe over her
| lie has a pretty good notion Of the life Of
man .oi.war's man. The Jamestown
and Pensacola arc also In the Portsmouth
yard, for repairs,
TnE TOWN or NEWPORT NEWS,
An hours ride In tho afternoon Oh
tho Luray brings one 10 Newport News,
the terminus oil tho longest railway Bys.
TEN In the country, Of which tho 0hesa.
peako & Ohio Is a part, the Newport
News and Mississippi Valley railroad
| Tho place has a splendid location, on a
high plateau, lust whore the James rivGI
enptics into the bay, and has grown In
very few years from one old house Into
a Nicely laid out little city Of 800 pOpg'
latlpn. The terminus Of this great rail-
road Ia In three large piers, one for gen
eral merchandise, one Tor coal and ont
for grain, with an immense elevator A
bank is starting Under favorable aus
plCeg, and town lots arc selling lively
under tho management Of the Old Dom
Inion Land Company, Tho Warwick u
4 large, fine hotel, that has many guest
In the carly spring,
The COhvalesCent can come 70 Ok
Point Comfort and count on gaining q