Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-07
FlTZLeE IN RICHMOND.
He stops Over for Day Returning from
the North.

General Fitzhugh Lee spent the greater
part OF yesterday in RichmOnd. He ar
rived In the city on the morning train from
tho North having been on "A business trip
10 Boston and New York, and left last
night for Glasgow. He stopped at Mur-
phys and held quite levee the little time
that he was at the hotel.
lie was busily occupied most OF the day
with business affairs, but found time for
hearty hand-shake and cordial greeting
with all the friends whom he met. The
Ex-Governor never looked better and was
in fine spirits. He is the picture of health
and looks no older than he did ten years
ago when he was only an occasional visitor
10 the capital of the Old Dominion.
NO LONGER N POLITICS.
To a DISPATCH reporter who called upon
him at Murphy's Hotel and asked his views
about tho political situation, the General
smilingly said "I an out of politics now;
l an private citizen, and so don't know
anything
The reporter then asked the genial ex-
Governor to talk about the country IN
general or. in fact, anything; but 70 this
proposition. too. the General only replied
IN the negative.
While in Boston General Lee was the re-
cipient Of marked attention and courtesy,
rs he always Is when he visits the North.
He was rendered banquet by the Cover
nor of the Bay State, and made very hap
py address 10 the distinguished company
assembled. 1t was not set speech III any
sense of the word, but little business was
very effectively sandwiched in.
TALKING BoB A PURPOSE
He opened by saying that he was glad OF
an opportunity To speak. Nlrginians al
WAYS wanted TO speak. and on this partlc-
-. ,,.xuatar, hn x-au nYppntIOn 10
the rule. He proposed TO talk, and they
might hear and mediate. In fact, he ex-
pected TO hold the floor go long that every
body present would become tired and
want him to stop. Indeed. ne anticipated
that they would want TO get rid OF him so
badly that they would be willing to run
their hands down into their poe kets and
pull out more money 10 be invested
at Glasgow than they had spent Tor
the exterminat on of the Spanish moths,
a pest that has so worried the people OF
the Hub that large appropriation he's
been made to secure their extermlnatlon.
With this start, which made great hit,
the ex- Governor delivered q speech which
captivated those who heard him. General
Lees Boston trip was an entirely sgtlstac-
tory one. He found no difficulty IN placing
the S3OO.OO0 of preferred Glasgow stock
for which the English syndicate detaulted.
AT THE PowHATAN.
The Ex-Governor spent short while at
the Powhatan-Club house yesterday after
noon. and there met number OF ieadlng
Democrats who manifested great JOY at ms
presence. He also had one or TWO social
calls just before night.
Net with Success in Boston.
The DISPATCH received the following spe-
cial telegram last night from its Boston
correspondent:
"A dispatch from Richmond, Va. to-
day discloses the fact that ex-Goyernor
Fitzhugh Lee, who was entertained by
Governor Russell while visiting here TINS
week, made his visit one of business. as
well as pleasure. The dispatch states tnat
Ex-Governor Lee carried back to Virginia
with him large amount of New England
capital for the town OF Glasgow. ms
statement was verified by conversation To-
day by the DISPATCH correspondent WIN
some of the gentlemen Interested IN the
Rockbridge company.
Yes" said one of them, the statement
is true. When the Engllshmen failed 10
meet their obligations, Ex-Governor Lee,
who is president of the company, with
Colonel Robert Catlett and MIR. NJ. NJ. Mar
tin, both directors, came North at once.
They we're very heartily welcomed ana en-
tertained here and were introduced by
Boston capitalists with whom they had
had previous dealings. They succeeded IN
raising all the capital they needed IN a
very short time"