Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-14
ND POINT COMFORT.
,es AND LleHTSHlps, SAFE
GUARDS or NAVIGATION.
.,,,. Assigned to the White Squadron
,'.,,nsuishcd Visitors at the Point
,n,tnry, Naval, and social Notes.
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.sr,1udCncc OF INC NiCtlIDonu lltpatch.i
r,,>r COMFORT. VA, June is.-Iieu-
o. NJ. Purcell, Fourth infantry, now
F',. 10 Of the signal service a; Norfolk.
here last Thursday with vessel
ch'..;n- over a mile Of telegraph cable.
proceeded 90 store here for future
81 ,.-- the coast, He has Just com.
% -spairinc the cable across Oregon
f. rb.sh vas brokon during one Of the
} forms last March, and, like the clear
t'.' wan that no is, brought tho surplus
t.~, u VIII be available at any time
". -srqr the Inc between Cane
ami Cape Henry OF at any other
,... .., Che coast.
rT ..v lch,sbip for Boush's Bluff
las lowed around from Boston tho
Pa. will not take her station for a
~ SIX weeks. She will be used
-.rIv 90 replace the Cape Charles
t.., 0aich is IN need Of painting and
Whom these are completed she will
...r Der proper station.
>tyU. NOTES OF INTEREST.
... .-q,rinc-shlp Portsmouth. Com.
~.r,bce. which has been in the
RS .,- he past two months. sailed YES.
U.s. en- Newport, r. l., where she will
-. brthe jamestown for the regular
.r c.rgsC.
"a. 6. Gilmor, W. Evans. c. T.
''.. E Lane, T.. Theall, J. +, Carter.
q Esi. and J. Hale Sypher arrived
y II..r-> saw on their way 20 Yorktown,
-..y have been assigned TO the
Boston. aud Atlanta,
-...r'lol given az the officers club
e ha "A. IL.
...a,rry pleasant affair. The club
N' "a. fItd with pretty girls. and
citations. and dancing caused the
... p. pass all too rapidly. Major
htbht. Second artillery. who.
... osv. is a graduate of the Heldel-
T,,y.rsitv, was master Of cere-
.r. taught the visitors 50 drink
...-. punch ia their native language.
trrriEED BRITISH GENERAL.
.-.. ,ae notable figures now at the
'... Nl.1r-Geucral II. =. Haywood.
-.t.-al list of the British army, and
fr# on Campalgner, He arrived on
.... with some friends from MiddleS-
H.. Vher" he has been looking after
-.ututs IN that booming local
v. General Humphreys, widow Of
...... humphreys. chief Of engineers,
r.u Washington on tuesday
..,- ana viii spend a month with
I..t.uJnt Charles Humphreys,
--' .-r.'rF.
u..E .r. daughter of Adjutant-Gen-
....... mtod States army, and her
... Mss knapp, a beautiful aud ac-
-., yauuE English lady, arrived
rs. from Washington. and are the
...... tl-,. General DekuSsey.
'. Charles ". Foster, Secretary OF the
-...---. arrived here from New York 10y
.. Dominion steamer Sunday after
... "a. ws. met here bv the lighthouse
Holly, and after spending an hour
.- s...t the post, embarked on her
..Ms,. .-''r.
NoEE PROFITABLE.
81. John = Wise and wife, of New
81. .---y,i here ON SUNDAY morning.
....-. couple of DAYS At the Hvgeia.
.... Johnny IS now counsel for the
-.. .uc-LiCht and Power Com
be finds mucn more profitable
.--.aA politics of the Republican
John G.. Butler. now in command
... t--l,ta IGa.1 arsenal. and daugh-
..-....r.l over for "a day 10 visit old
.....- no their way South. Major Butler
.....a. ...I az the arsenal here some ten
-t.. u.s.. r,IrS ago.
IT. Ha-ry Parker, assistant cashier Of
.. .r.a. returned Yesterday from two
... visit Go his home. in Baltimore.
r.- .1.t.s. daughter Of Colonel K. c.
..- ...r,i.. and the Misses Johnston,
...rt.u. Del, are the guests Of
load .-I Mrs. BERT.
. Hamilton. OF Brooklyn, arrived
rrfrs WI a
--.. vt4 her sister, Mrs. Lieutenant
g- jack story. who has been attending
o.. .-.a.u!c School IA Boston during
..-... winter, Is spending his vacation
o.. - parents, Captain and Mrs. Story.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
r-. burrows. of Smiths Centre, Kan,
r ..- been spending a month with her
.-...- Captain and Mrs. ingalls,, returned
Monday.
Lieutenant Harry c. Hawthorne, Second
o. 81. VINO was so badly wounded IN
India. .ampaign last winter arrived
~.. lav from Fort Riley, Kan.
...... Hawthorne was stationed here
t...a years ago, and his old friends
.,-.ai that be Is on the road 10 re-
-.- ID. left on Tuesday for Boston 70
BIS wife. who is visiting her parents,
-.a-I Mrs. Sinclair, Of Fort War
E-
..rlr: George 0. Squires, Third ar
-r. v-o las Just taken a course at
.. .- Hopkins University, aud Lieu
.a.,- 70 A. HAYNES and p. B. Marsh,
Washington Barracks arrived here
'-.. morning and joined their batteries
N- Tucker arrived from Washington
N-.--..v morning and paid on the ten
".,.- g artillery now located here.
81. Williams, of Washington, arrived
- ICES law morning OF visit 10 her SIS
'- N-- captain Rose.
H.a,I sir, Wilkins Bruce arrived here
. sunday and will spend q month at the
a.-...
EICHMONDERS.
I following Richmonders have re-
G.---a. l,-e during the week !: W. II.
a.5 wife Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Harrl-
'. William r. Mailon and lady. +. -.
~.-.s.3 wife. w. i. Yarbrough and wife,
W. Stevens, L. I. ID. Myers, Il. A.
s..-.A. Z. Holiday, j. X. Macmurdo'
,-- G Smith, H. O. Williams, Barton
j 5-- .y. W. q. Moseley, Mrs. John A.
~. 5. Mrs. G. |. Philips, Mrs. W.