Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-19
OLD POINT COMFORT.
q DAILY LINE OF STEAMER "a From
WASHINGTON TO OLD POINT.
We Five Anxious Candidate. for s,o,,.
~rsp'-rhe Social Visits OF Army on
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OLD PoNr COMFORT, Oct. Is, 1890.
The question has often been asked bv
1s'tor' to the Hygeis Hotel why line
oi day boats WIS not put on the route
betReen here and Washington. with
Nor'oik Tor their southern terminus ;.but
EnP 10 recent period no step, have
oeen taken in this direction. About six
months sgo company was formed Of
leading capitalists of Norfolk, Washing
ton' and New York 10 supply this want.
~ was decided 80 build three frst.class
iron steamers FOR the route. and the con-
tract was awarded 10 the Harlan Il Hol-
hugS"orth Company, Of Wilmington.
hcl. iwo OF the vessels arc well under
way and will bs launcned early In jam
AIRY. The keel Of the third vessel was
lad last Tuesday. The company hopes
20 be able to put on two steamers bv
March iSt, when the spring trade opens.
Inc ships will be provided with all the
lttrsi improvements, and the success OF
the bue Is assured
UNDER THE BOARDS FIRP.
The five non.commissioned officers
row here for examination have been un-
Ter IRE Tor ten days. and are doing quite
yell. but are not yes out OF the woods.
They are astonished at the amount Of
latent knowledge stored up by the board
for occasions like the present, and are
satisfied that II thew can pass the ordeal
successfully they will have fairly earned
the shoulder straps 10 which they aspire.
Major John Brooke, post surgeon,
Who has been stationed here for the past
four years. will be relieved in few
DAYS AMI proceed TO Fort Leavenvorth,
Kan. Dr. Mum, OF San Francisco, sue
recds him.
Colonel +. c. cambridge, Third artil-
lery. and vile, who have been the quests
nf General Reynolds for the past two
weeks. returned TO Washington Barracks
Sunday evening. Colonel Bainbridge is
a native Of the county, and attende1 the
Hampton Academy away back in the fif
ties. He commanded tho camp here
hiring the past summer
CAPTAIN q. II. Noble, Sixteenth infan-
n.y. and wife. OF Fort Du Chesne, Utah,
SIRE East on leave Of absence, aud wisely
decided TO spend a portion of IT at the
Hygcia within sound Of the bugles. They
arrived here from Washington last eve
uug.
Colonel Charles Bird, qusrtermsster,
returned Yesterday morning from n
short visit to his old home near VIII
mugton, Del
MILITARY OUTINGS.
Captain James VI. Ingalls, First ar
hllery. with his wife and daughter re-
turned yesterday from three months
vacation spent visiting their married
laughter in Kansas and their old homo
iu New Hampshire Captain ingalls, IA
instructor in Bolhstics at the Artillery
School aud has written two or three
gaiuable text books on the subject
Major William 4. Kobbe, Third ar
illery. returned Wednesday morning
from n three weeks leave, during which
De visited Boston and other points with
view TO securing some late works on
military affairs for the post library,
Colonel w. l.. Alexander, who was
appointed commisssry of subsistence
from civil life about year ago, has
joined his wife in Washington for short
visit and are the guests OF General and
Mrs. ClaTkson, Du Pont circle.
Miss Alice Frank, daughter of the
commandant, returned on Thursday
from two months visit to friends at
Portland and Fort Preble, Me.
ANOTHER HYGKIA ROMANCE.
Lieutenant ". n. 2. Darrow, Fourth
artillery. and bride (Hce Miss Mary
Neal, Of Coumbus,) arrived here Sun
day morning from Deer Park, Md,
where they have been spending their
honeymoon. This is another romance
Of the Hygeia, he having met his bride
hero last spring on her arrival from
Bermuda. where she had spent the win
ter. Lieutenant and Mrs Darrow were
the guests Of Lieutenant and Mrs
Wake during their visit, which was
brief. as they had to leave for their new
station at ST. Augustine, Fla, yester-
day.
Miss Charlotte Evans, daughter OF
Commander Eotley d. Evans, United
States navy, returned home yesterday
from a pleasant visit of two months spent
with friends IN West Point and Boston.
Mrs Captain Brown, of jamestown
Island who has been visiting friends al
tue post for the past ten days, returned
so her island home on Wednesday.
Mrs. Millar and daughter, of Cincin-
nati, who have been visiting Lieutenant
A. f. Millar, of the Third artillery, left
FOR home Monday evening.
BACK FROM SCOTLAND.
Mrs Rev. @. w. Moore, Of Helena,
Mon. who has been on visit TO her old
home m bonnie Scotland during the past
summer is here on a visit. the guest OF
Colonel and Mrs Bird. She leaves to
Join her husband Monday.
Mrs. Greenwood, Of Brooklyn, who
has been visiting Lieutenant and Mrs.
Allen, Of the garrison, returned on
Thursday evening.
Lieutenant IL. c. Dawes, Third artil-
lcrv. has joined his wife at Penn Yam,
~, where she has been summerlng,
and will remain a couple Of weeks before
returning TO the post.
Major Theodore Schwann, who went
south 10 inspect the posts on the sea
board and gulf coasts some six weeks
ago. arrived here Sunday on his way to
Washington.
Congressman Mudd. Of Maryland,
after spending q week 20 tho Hyge,a try
inr to see what good the new tariff blll
could possibly do ms constituents, re-
turned TO Baltimore Saturday night &c
boldly face the music on the stump:
Mr.. Harry smith, journal Clerk Of
the House OF Representatives, after the
worst seige he ever had OF 1t, Is at the
Hvreia Tor q much-nceded rest. hi'
daughter. Miss May Smith, is with him
Air. L. y. Pike, manager OF the
Hygeia. left Thursday evening for /
short visit TO Washington.
OUR BEsT WISHES.
Cards are out for tho marriage Of Mr.