Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-12
FRENCH ROYALTY.
THE coMrs AND PARTY ATTRACT NO
ATTENTION At OLD POINT:
oeverner woeafin's Bicycle Rsces-The
Men of Stripes who Want the Bars
The BRIDAL season.

rcorrespondsnce Of the Richmond psspsiehl
OLD Porsr CoxroRr. Va. Oct. IL, 1890.
The visit of the Comte deParis on Thurs
day morning attracted no attention here's
IN fact. the only representative Of tho Gov
eminent present was Colonel Coppinger.
who came down with the party. General
v. ID. Groner, of Norfolk, agent OF the To-
tomnc Steamboat Company, who went up
20 Washington to look after the comfort
of the Count and suite, left the party mere
and went on 10 Norfolk. On landing here
and getting their baggage checked tney
went to the Hygeia. where bresklsst was
served This was hastily swallowed by
The vouncer members, who then started
out With Colonel CoppIngerto see the tort.
they had hardly got good view OF the
charming panorama spread out from the
Samnarts when the Ariel was found APP
nroacb,up the wharf, and they beat a hasty
retreat. The Count had seen the tort
twenty eight years ago, and as ne keeps
well informed on matters on this side o,
fhe water. knew that little changes had
been made since that time.
MAPS AND CHARTS
Before embarking Paymaster Tucker,
sop-in-law Of the late General logan, az
rived on the Baltimore boat ana was IN.
troduced TO the party. As the boat ieIt
The dock Colonel Coppineer supplied the
Comte with a roll of charts ana maps,
upon which all tho historic points were
carefully noted.
Goyernor Woodhn, Of the National Sol
diers' Homo. who Is always dong some
thing 10 amuse and interest ms twenty
Eve hundred boarders. arranged l0r 2 Oh
cycle race. which took place on Weunes-
hQndQOmA InPUHlS.
COSTING twenty-five dollars each, and a
number OF smaller prizes were onered.
Gassrs Arthur and Charles ONeal, OF Nor
Solk each CAPTURED one OF the medals,
~hile the other three fell TO young Paul,
son Of the Home postmaster, owing largely
10 the fact that the ONeal boys were
heavily handicapped. The racing was
close and exciting and Afforded inc 'eee-
rams much amusement.
AN INFLATED FISH.
Mr. w. p. Seal, Mr.. ID. W. kenly, and
Nr' Harron. of the United States Fish
Commission. passed through here from
Cane Charles with q choice collection OF
fsh for the saltwater aquarium AT WASH
ineton. They have been camped on the
Eastern Shore for two or three weeks Tor
this purpose and secured fine assortment,
Including a toad-fish, which ono OF the
Virginia pilots suggested should be csiled
Colonel Peter G. Hams. of the engineer
corns arrived from Washington THURSDAY
morning TO look after the Work on the new
Kettles. which Will be done under ms Ill
senator Henderson and wife, of Nebras.:
ka. and Mr.. j. n. ii. Patrick ana W1e, OF
Omaha. spent several days at the hygela
dining the week. Senator Mnndersoh Is
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Si,Iitarv Affairs and inspected the fort and
fbe Soldiers Home, at Hampton, during
Mr.. A. J. Cassatt, president of the New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad,
with n number of the officers and dnec::
tors of the road, arrived here on tour OF
Inspection Tuesday morning. General
Baldy Smith, of Wilmington, Del; was
with the party. and, with Mr.. X. Cooke, on
Norfolk. showed the visitors about inc
post.
THE GRAND ROUNDS.
Colonel 10. I4ane Stern was down on
Monday making the grand ROUNDS: ne IN
spected the Peninsula Guards, OF lamp
ton. and the Libby Guards, OF chesapeake
CITY. and then turned his attention 10
Norfolk and Portsmouth. Al
The British yacht Golden Fleece, WIN
Mr.. Frank Osborn and party OF irlehds
from New York. went out of the Roads we'd
nesday evening on cruise South.
The Board of Officers, of which Coionei
ROYAL f. Franks president, convened mere
ON Wednesday and are applying the star
oau@e no the Ave Young gentlemen who as
pire to wear the bars instead OF the stripes.
ihey have all passed through the doctor
hands but will be under ire for ten days
pr two weeks before their fate Is settled.
VERY aAUZy AND THIN.
The bridal season at the Hygeia is nov
NJ ia height. and the happy couples nave
fakep possession of every coy NOOK AM
corner. IL IL amusing TO watch the ueVice'
vbev resort TO IN order to appear Just Ike
old married people. The latest thing In TINS
line ia rather neat and was perpetrated 10y
a young man from the Buckeye state
Coming up to his bride in the most non
chalant manner, he said: " Mamma, let u
70 out for walk
Mrs. William II. VERIFY, who has beer
spending month with her sister at 20
vanstown, Md. returned homo SUNDAY
morning. -,
has gone to Penn Yam, N. L., 10 JON III
wife for a months visit.
Lieutenant Mauldin, q recent erauuat
OF West Point, arrived here yesleroaa,
morning and was assigned TO duty VIII
Battery h, Third artillery. -,
Iieutenant George l.. Anderson, Fourth
artillery, returned yesterday morning D,
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway from 20
lumbus, o., bringing with MIN twent
more recruits for the post; a.
Psymaster Edward Rutman, OF the al
lants. ran down from Norfolk on Tuesda.
10 visit army friends at the post.
Mrs. Greenwood. of Brooklyn, IS her
on q visit, the guest of Lieutenant an
Mrs. Allen.
Mr.. Webb and bride. of Maryland. hav
been visiting Lieutenant and Mrs. WILCOX
Of the garrison.
Miss Julia McCallister, daughter of tn
late Colonel McAllister, of the ordnanc
corps. presented a couple of handsom
sltar-yases to the post chapel, which wer
consecrated by DR.. Freeland, acting chal
lain, last Sunday.
OUR SCHOOLS APPRECIATED.
The officers of the post seem to. appr'
ciste our Virginia schools. Colonel Fran
has sent his son 10 Captain McCabe, at n
tarsburg. and Captain Ternan's Oldest 50
Is at William and Mary College for I'll
winter. ,.;.
Mrs. Nc Ginness, of Baltimore. Is visitin
Mrs. Phi oebus at Roselsnd.
DIR. Lawson seems TO suit the Democrat
voters of the Lower Peninsular, ana I'll
general opinion is that he will get there;
The following Virginianss have regi
tered at the Hygeia Hotel during u
week: Mrs. Charles ID. Habliston, jaime
n. Stubs, John l.. Hurt, A. u, Lightne
ben. L. Owen, Jr., William wilson, Mr.
T. A. Miles, 10 Lane Stern, and W.
Saunders.
HAVE YOU READ the advertisement IN q
days Dispatch of Jackson Brandt a Cor