Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-02
UP FROM THE RANKS.
SIGN THE COMMISSIONS, SECRETARY
PROCTOR, AND MAKE THEM HAPPY.
New Bsaux for the Old Point sam met Girl.
A Naval Coiony-Chairman Clafkson
and Ex-Minister Bnccers.
rcorre.poudencc Of the Richmond Dispstch.l

fCorrespondencc Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
OLD PorSr CoMronr. Va, August line
following non-commissioned officers VINO
were ordered here for examination July
9th have passed successfully. and were re-
commended by the board for promotion 70
the grade of second lieutenant In the
army-viZ.:
acknowledgement Thomas F. Schley.
signal corps; Sergeant Major William M.
Wood, Third infantry; Quartermaster-
Sergeant James G.. Harbord. Fourth IN
fantry: Sergeants William NJ: Marrow,
Company +, Seventeenth infantry; Benla-
min +. Hardaway, Company =, seven even
many A. Twenty-second infantry; First
SERGEANT Charles II. Krauthof, Light Bat
tery r. Second artillery: Corporals John
O'Shea. Battery I, First artillery; Philip
Uawley. Company III, Sixteenth infantry
Jasper L. Brady, Jr.. Company ID. Eigh-
teeilth infantry, and Charles Il. hays, Con-
pany +. Eighteenth infantry.
The examination was. concludeu some
two weeks ago, but owing to tho absence
of the Secretary of Var no action has yet
been taken 10y the department. III IS
hoped by the young gentlemen that the
Secretary may make out the appointments
and assign them to their new regiments
before he leaves for Detroit to attend the
meeting of the Grand Army next week.
ANEW SET.
Tho four batteries Of artlllery-two
from Washington and two from Baiti-
more-whicn have been in camp Tor tho
past two months returned to their sta,
tions during the week. Their places VIII
he filled by four others-threo from WASH
ington and one from Baltimore-to-mor;;
row morning, which Will remain mere UNI. M
tne end of Septemb Der. This will giyo the
young ladies at the Hygeia an entirely
new lot Of officers to dance and iirt wlth'
which to the summer girl - consun-
nation devoutly to be wished" ,
Lieutenant Oscar i. Straub. First artii-
lery, went North last evening on a ten
days leave, during which no will visit
Buffalo and other points.
Mrs. Charles u. Riley, Of Cincinnati,
arrived here on Wednesday and Will spend
a month with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Bodell.
Colonel Charles Bird, quartermaster,
went to Richmond last Saturday TO attend
the funeral of Rev. Mr.. Price. who for
number of years was pastor of the Presby-
terian church at Hampton.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Il. Lockwood, OF Balti-
more, who have been at the Hygela Tor the
past six weeks, returned home Wednesday
evening.
Miss bowman, of Wilmington, Del. ar
rived here Monday on visit to her sister.
Mrs. Colonel Bird.
Ensign II. Z. Jones, now on duty at the
Navy Department. is spending his vaca-
ton ct the Hygela.
oTHEB MILITARY AND SOCIAL NOTES.
Commander Charles j. Train, inspector
OF lighthouses for this district, arrived
from Baltimore Monday.
Mr.. George w. Stevens. general manager
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, with
q party of officials was here couple OF days
during the week on tour OF inspection.
Miss Aylwin. Of Richmond, who has been
the guest of Mrs. ID. al. Waller, returned to
the city Monday.
Mrs. Hazelhurst. OF Chicago, who has
been spending a month with her father,
Mr.. w. II. Kimberly, returned to the windy
city yesterday.
Mrs. Wharton has returned to Baltimore
from months visit to her sister, Mrs.
Watkins.
Major Wallace T. Randolph. having de-
voted q week TO the inspection OF artillery
practice at the post and camp, returned to
Governors Island Sunday evening.
Lieutenant George o. SquIres, who was
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notified before leaving that he had been
detailed b. the War Department to inspect
the First Ohio National Guard during
their summer encampment. They 80 to
put-in-Bay August 9th. and az Lieutenant
Squlres's homo IS in Detroit, only few
miles beyond, the detail Is all the more
pleasant on that account.
Old Point has become quite summer
residence for naval officers ON duty at the
Nnef.tly nd ont MI 0
cannot leave their business for any length
Of time. Among the colony now at the
Hygeia are Commander Richard p. Leary
and family, Paymaster Eldridge and wife /;
Mr.. Il. Il. Cooke. of the New York, Phlla-
delphia and Norfolk; and Ar. l.. i. Myers,
OF the Seaboard road.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
General GARRISON. of Iowa. who has Just
succeeded Senator Quay as chairman of the
National Republican Committee, came
down from Washington Sunday morning
and spent couple Of days with Colonel
and Mrs. Alexander.
Mr.. William II. Kimberly, one Of our
Oldest inhabitants, left yesterday for Bos-
ton. where he will visit his daughter. aIrs.
Lieutenant Clifford, now stationed at Fort
Warren.
Mr.. Baccera, ex-Minister from the United
States of Colombia, arrived with his fani-
ly from New York. TLey have spent soye-
raj seasons hero, where the Misses Baccera
are very much admired. both for their
brilliant wit and peculiar Spanish type OF
beauty. They will remain until late N
September.
Mrs. William II. VERIFY is spending
month with her sister, Mrs. DIR. McDou-
gall. at GaranstowD. near Baltimore.
Miss Phnney. of Corning, n. y. is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. A. G. Pike. at the
Hygeia.
A special train over the Chesapeake and
Ohio road arrived here on Wednesday with
eight Pullman coaches full of visitors.
The banquet-hall had to be utilized for
sleeping apartments, but the crowd Is now
thinning out and there will soon be elbow
room again. The newcomers are all anx-
ious to see the quarters occupied by Mr..
Davis while confined here, and the other
day a heated discussion occurred between
two parties of ladies-one from north of
the Ohio and the other south-as to his
treatment while prisoner and the general
merits of the late uupleasantness.