Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-29
OLD NEWSPAPERS.
MEssRs. BRISTOW'S DISCO
VERY AT FORT MONROE.
Political News in 1S3l---Nir-
ginia i'm Congress---Foreign
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

rCorrespondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.I
OLD POINT COMFORT, Va, January
2s.-Messrs. b. G. Bristow Il Brother,
of Richmond, who have the contract Tor
converting Carroll Hall into two-com-
pany barrack, discovered two old news
papers behind the wainscoting IN far
state of preservation. One is the New
York Morning Courier and Enquirer
of December 90. 1881, and the other
The Atlas OF December 18th. The
Atlas gives q list of the members
OF the Congress then in session, from
which L copy the following VIZ,
ginians Senators-John Tyler and
Littleton W. Tazewell; Represen-
tatives- Mark Alexander, Robert AL
len, John s. Barbour, Thomas u.
Boulder, Nathaniel II. Claiborne.
Robert Craig, Joseph W. Chinn, Richard
Coke, Jr., Thomas Davenport, Phhp
Doddridge, William +. Gordon, William
&. Archer, William Armstrong, Peter
Johnston, John \. Mason, Louis Max
well, Charles L. Mercer, William Nc
Coy, Thomas Newton, John VI. Patton,
John L. Roaue, and Andrew Stevenson.
A convention of what is called "Ihe
National Republican Party OF the
World " is reported in session at Baltl-
more. December 18th, and the cores
pondent closes ms letter by stating that
the mail closed at | z. NJ, and predict
ing that MIR. Clay would be nominated
for President. and Mr. Barbour for
Vice President. Just think Of the news
of political convention eight days
old
CHOLERA RAGING.
In looking over the foreign news,
which is dated October ODD, 1t appears
that cholera was raging to an alarming
extent in St. Petersburg. Vienna, Paris,
and HAMBURG Indeed the reports read
very much as those received from that
section last fall
In political circles the tariff is lead
ing feature, while the re-establlshlng OF
the United States banks is discussed.
ACLEAR BEAT.
The paper points with pride to a clear
beat Of twelve hours over all It's COntem-
poraries in getting the Presidents last
message into type, which goes to show
that history repeats itself, and that
there is nothing new under the sun.
The warm weather of the past three
or four days has removed the snow and
taken good deal of the stiffness from
the ice, so that most Of the local steamers
are again running on time. The two
steamers of the Washington line are still
frozen fast to their dock in that city. and
it will be several days before they can
get out, as the ice in the Potomac Is
| fifteen inches thick.
FROZEN PIPES.
The pipes leading from the pumping
station at Mill Creek, which supplies the
bulk of the water for the post, was
frozen up last Monday night aud the
garrison had to fall back on their
cisterns, which, fortunately, met the
emergency. The pipes were thawed
ont Yesterday and now all is serene.
Captain John W. Pulliam and family.
who have been spending month IN
Washington with Judge and Mrs. Pettls,
returned to the post this evening.
PER- OSAL.
Mr.. Lamar Holiday, bookkeeper at
the Hygeia, who WAS n gallant member
of tho First Maryland Line, returned
from Baltimore Wednesday. where he
had been attending the annual banquet
OF the Confederate veterans.
Mrs. Allen and daughter, Miss May
Allen, of Norfolk. are the guests OF Mrs.
John r. Kimberly.
\ telegram from Jacksonville Sunday
announced the serious illness Of Mr..
Samuel Phnbus. who went South about
a month ago. lie had severe attack
of pneumonia, but is now out Of danger.
Mrs. Captain Story, who has been
visiting friends in Washington for the
past month, returned home yesterday.
Mr. Charlie Arnold, night clerk OF the
Hygeia, is spending few days visiting
| friends in Richmond.
Arrangements are being made to re-
pair the telephone cable across the
Roads as soon as the floating ice will
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