Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-24

GAY OLD POINT COMFORT.
4 Cruel skipper-Give the Boys and Girls
Chance-Social, Civil, Military
and Naval Notes.
Correspondence Of the Richmond DisDatchl
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lCorrespondonce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
OLD PoINr CoWFoRr, VA,
August %, 1890.
Fromthe galaxy Of beautiful young girls
lust budding into wOmanhOOd now doml-
ciled under the hOspltaDie roof OF the
Hygeia Hotel, 10 may be safely inferred
tLe urnctice-ship Constellation, with the
dear middies % on board, is now due N
these waters. II is an open question, how
ever. whether the skipper VIII run INTO
HAMPTON Roads on the return from their
summer cruise. lie gave tine girls the
sim on the outward voyage and anchored
the vessel down IN Lynnhayen koads,
nearly twenty miles away, Tor which ne
received the bleeslng(! Of the boys and
their sweethearts. But the ship has always
made harb0r here either on her outward
on inward passage, and the boys Will no
doubt be i'm port next week, where they
viii find their sisters and their cousins
and their aunts."
Colonel ROYAL T. Frank, commandant,
who has been spending couple OF weeks
at the old homestead near Portland, Me-,
has returned e. the post much improved
by hIs trip. His daughter, Miss Alce
Frank. vino accompanied him, VIII remain
until October. visiting friends al Portland
aud Fort Preble.
THE MONITORS COMMANDER.
Commander Graham, who has charge of
the monitor feet near Richmond. arrived
here with his wife on Monday lat TO enjoy
bis vacation where he can GET the inylgo-
rating sea-hreezo which his present station
does not afford. While lie Is pleasantly
situated and speaks IN the warmest terms
of the hospitality extended 20 him by the
nood neopIe of Richmond, he still bankers
for the salt water, and Will never be entire
ly happy away from u.
Captaiu D. Pratt Mannix, with his wife
and daughter. who have been spending a
week az the Hygeia, returned 10 Washing
lieutenant Thomas r.. Adams, Fifth or
tillerv. who went 10 Dayld's Island, n. l.,
last week for q detachment OF recruits
brought the boys down on the Old Domln-
ION steamer Wednesday afternoon. lhey
will reulace those transferred last week 10
posts ON tine New England coast and re-
main nj the scnOOl for years instruction.
Mrs. Harrison Phosbus and her two
daughters have Como TO Mountan-Lako
Park. Md, where they viii remain untli
Leutenant VI. Crawford, Jr., Second ar
tilery. has been relieved from duty 9t the
Artillery School, and has gone with his
family on visit 20 bus old home IN North
ern Now York. Ho reports for duty at
Fort Adams, Newport, K. l., October lst.
PLEASANT VACATIONS.
Lieutenant j. ID. Mann, Seventh cavalry
now on duty at Fort Riley. Kan, Is here
with his family on a months vacation.
Mrs.. Mann Is an old h0bihte Of the Hygela,
where as Miss Katie Ray, of Washington,
She had halt Of the garrison ut her feet
some five or six years ago.
Colonel George II. Weeks, Chief Quarter.
master Department OF Texas IS at the post
on visit to his daughter, Mrs Or. Polhe-
INNS. His son, Macdougau Weeks, West
Point cadet, IS also summerlng here.
Mrs. Truit and her daughter, OF Mobile
who have been spending month ~ the
Eybite Sulphur. returned yesterday for a
short visit before taking their departure
for home.
PLEASED WITH TIE TAR-HEELs.
Sergeant Hulcher and the gun detach-
mont which was sent 20 NrightsYIile. y.
g.. 10 teach the Tar Heels " how TO shoot
have returned 10 the post inuch pieasoc
with their outing.
There Is a good deal Of politics of thu
Republican stripe in thus section Just a.
present, and, as an old daIAy pu's IL
things is mixed" MIR. Bowden. the pres
ont incnmbent wants 10 succeed himself
in Congress but there seems 70 pe stiohs
and well-orgGniZed opposition 20 DIS IN
terests At present things point 10 sn IN
dependent ticket with ex-CongresSmal
Harry Libby at It's head.
COLONEL DICKS CHANCE.
IL this should occur there is splendi'
| opening for "a live Democrat-Capteln Sar
shall for instapco-to step in and take IN
cake.
The freieht-house and waiting-roon
erected by the Government on the neV
iron dock, AZ a cost Of $500, IS com
pleted. and was opened to the pubic OF
Monday.
Lieutenant John ConlIin. Jr., Second ar
| tillery. has returned from Fort Preoie
where he went last week with detach
ment Of resruits.
The following Richmond people have re
gistered at the Hygeia during the week
| William A. Walker, l.. Lipscomb, BENJAMIN
HARRISON. William NJ. Archer. A. NJ. Tyler
DIR. w. ii. Cosby and wife, J, II. Hudson an.
wife. DIR. w. d. Beersford, X. B, Taylor, v
| Ii. Poohler, Mrs. William u. Tyler. ,