Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-12
OLD POINT COMFORT.


Ucucspond.noc Of The Richmond Dispasch.l
ORR porxr ComroRr. Va, April li.--Com-
mAndey Robley ID. Evans. who has been
spending the past week here with his
family. Il seriously contemplating resign
inc from the service 10 accept @ position
with the Nicarsugua Canal Company.
Commander Evans has always been G
warn advocate Of that enterprise, and the
company win DO fortunate in securing
Mia services. Commander Evans won an
anviable record fer galiantry in the late
war. and should future complications
arise would no doubt again be found tread
inc the quarterback OF one OF our modern
men-of.war.
Colonel Peter @. Hams. United States
engineers, who has charge OF the tprtitca-
fions OF this post. arrived from Washing
ton Wednesday morning. he was accom-
panied by Lieutenant George A.. Zain.
lately on duty at Willetts Point, VINO has
lust been ordered here for duty. ldeuten-
mining easement now being constructed
here, and some other work to follow, I'M
der the recent Get of Congress Tor IN
proving sea-coast defences.
GREAT DEMOCRAT.
Hon. William NJ. Springer, of Illinois,
who has made reputation in Congress OF
which any good Democrat may well be
proud, is here with his wife on o visit, the
guest OF Lieutenant and Mrs. Allen. The
ssye.e strain upon him in the last Con
gress, coupled with the late hours he was
obliged 70 observe, have somewhat anect-
cd his health, but be is rapidly recovering,
and will be ready for the fray when Con-
cress meets again Ia December.
Mr.. NJ. X. ingalls,, president OF the Chess-
peake and Ohio railway, accompanied Dy
his family and Mr.. Frank Thompson, first
vice-president of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad,
spent three or four days at the Hygeis
during the week. The meeting OF these
two railroad magnates was not entirety
accidental. and IL is known that various
motives of mutual interest TO both parties
were discussed and amicably arranged
during their visit.
SOCIAL AND MILITARY NOTES.
lieutenant Fremont +. Peck, recently
Transferred TO the Ordinance Corps, has
yeceiyed orders for duty at the National
Armory, Springfield, Mass. and will leave
for his new station next week.
Mrs. Poland, wife of Colonel Poland,
T'wenty-frst infantry, Is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Lieutenant Greble.
Mrs. Captain Rose has gone TO her nome
IN Washington on visit and will be absent
q week or ten days. :,
Major Green Clay Goodloe. paymaster
of the Marine Corps, was mere ON o visit
Tuesday.
Major Tucker, paymaster United States
army, arrived from Washington yesterday
and paid OF the troops at the post.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Young, OF chi
eago, who are old h0bitles of the Hygeia;
arrived from the South Monday and Will
remain q month or Six weeks.
DIPLOMATS VISIT.
General J. F. B. Marshall, who served as
treasurer of the Hampton Normal School
for about fifteen years, was visiting friends
st the institution last week. General Mar
shall resided in the Sandwich Islands for
number OF years before the war, and was
the first accredited Minister to Great Bril-
tain from that country.
Lieutenant Willoughby Wake, Second
artillery, in charge of the chemical depart
nent OF the Artillery School, delivered has
lecture on High Explosives" on Thurs
day evening to q large audience. The stage
was filed with chemical appliances, and
the lecturer, after explaining the compost
ton Of gun-cotton, nitroglycerine, geia-
tine, and other destructive elements, gave
an illustration on @ small scale OF their de-
structive qualities.
Captain Thomas b. Travers. who for the
past eight years has been in charge OF the
Government. steamer General Wade, left
with his family for Alexandria on Wednes-
Gay evening.