Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-01

Judge John w Houston and DR.. b.
II. Houston visited general headquarters
DIR. Houston Is the father of the first
lieutenant of Company q, Georgetown.
Colonel Ezekiel T.. Cooper felt much
better yesterday, and he slept in camp
last night.
Misses Florence whiselock, Maggie
Gordon and Mary A. King, ] l.. Bacon
and Miss Amanda Whitelock, of New
Castle, were guests Of Hospital Steward
Eagle.
Mr. and Mrs. j. wilkins Cooch, Miss
Carrie Cooch, Mr.. and Mrs William
Cooch, Miss Halle O. Choate. Misses
Mason, Miss Bridgman, Misses Laura
and Jennie Raub and Annie and Flora
Hossinger, Frank Blanay, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hossinger. of Newark, called on
the Delaware College Cadets.
Lewis r. Springer and family visited
Cadet Captain Z. B. T. Springer.
James ii. Chrlsty, Jr., the favoriie OF
general headquarters last year, arrived
here yesterday and began his duties at
the mess tent. Chris" is great colored
man.
Wilmington visitors yesterday com
priHed Washington Jones, Blcycler
Washington G. Seeds, William Butt
Mrs. Thomas Holcomb and Miss. Laura
Holcomb. Ulysses s. Grant, K. 7. Dill
worth, Mrs ! Robert Miller, John ].
Dougherty and family, Miss Sadie CAV
throp. Fred Eden Bach, Senator Hig,
gins's private secretary Geor &c Il. Car
michael II. B. Seeds.
Mrs. 4. r. Kenney, wife of the gem
eral returned home last night.
A tpf-and y,nY,r.d car,,
caught In the Brandywine creek near
Smiths bridge. was presented to Captain
Z. g. Boyd Of Company II. and was eaten
this morning.
Stories Of Camp Riggs.
Colonel w. T. Records came across a
gang of colored men who were WORKING
for the quartermaster department, One
OF them tried to lift box but It was too
heavy for him. BOSS, what's In that
boxg" he asked Colonel Records.
Bombs, said the Colonel Every man
in the gang dropped his work and ran
from the place and could not be per-
suaded to work near II again
Colonel George Whiteley has unique
match case, which was bought for him
In Baden Baden by relative. 1t looks
like German silver and ia beautifully
decorated In the japanese style. Its
owner has been trying to find out the
MSS Of one of its two ends. Both ends
open, and the matches are put In one Of
them. The other Is half an inch deep. a
piece Of plush covers the lower part and
silver ornaments fits In the opening.
No one has given satisfactory explains.
tion Of It's use
The folks at the hotel enjoyed little
laugh the other night all on account Of a
baby. Irwin w. Seeds Is a private In
one of the Wilmington companies. aud
bis wife and baby are STAYING at the
hotel. Mr.. and Mrs Seeds and a woman
relative sook a walk one evening and
left the badly in their room ia the hotel
About o'clock the child woke up and
began to raise disturbance that alarmed
the hotel. Messengers were sent into
camp for Mr.. Seeds, but he was not
found. As last resort the room door
was unlocked with false key and some
OF the guests took charge of the bawling
infant. When its parents returned 1t
was resting peacefully all unconscious
Of the trouble IL had caused.
A story was told at general headquar.
ters the other night, illustrating the
elasticity Of arguments In different sea-
sons. The late Judge Paynter thought
that whiskey was the best drink, and
when he drank he took whiskey. One
winter day, member of General Ken
neys staf met him and they went to q
neighboring hostelris for srefrsshment.
The Colonel took beer, but the Judge
said, Beer Is too cold; take whiskey,
for it's warming"
One Of the hottest days Of the next
summer found the two men in the same
place. The colonel again took beer and
the judge held to his whiskey. 81
thought you said whiskey was warming"
said the first. 1T is the coolest summer
drink, persisted Judge Paynter and
that ended it. Ep1
Lieutenant 9. Leroy Brown will re-
port the brigade in excellent condition.
At rifle practice this morning, Ser
geant A. J. Leitch, of roop B, made II
points at 200 yards aud Is points at 500
yards. This was the best combined
score In a contest of Ave competitors, for
the gold medal offered by Captain Rice.
Corporal Edward AllsvRn was the only
member Of the Delaware College students
TO qualify at 500 yards. He made sixteen
points. In the contest for the medal
offered by Col. Records for Company 1,
OF Laurel, Capt. Wooten made twenty
one points at 300 yards and 10 at 500
yards. Sergeant @. G. Atwen made eigh.
teen points at 200 yards and fifteen
alta 50Oi yards they thus tied the score
and will probably shoot 1t off to-day.
Colonel Marshall led the First Infantry,
n. G. D., In division drill this morning.
Governor Biggs arrived hero this
morning
Cody Anfengsr arrived here this
morning