Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28

4 ried on here with as mucn ass'uuity a''u
| regularity as at Richmond-tne oovesno o.,
usually devotlng himself to MS once
| Ga charming corner on tne sppo'n NUS
,arch ~ the boteD TIL dinner-time After
t,nner no was open TO propositions TOT
walks drives. or rides. or for quiet polit-
| col chat. on the bridge or under the trees'
u,ho.e annie foliage makes charming
| .h,da on tho lawn. At night the ballroom
hnrs draws all guests, and the Governor
and Mrs OFerrall have been regular
| lookers-on there. IT,, ,,.r,,c,
i hut record the often-yoieen 'e'uio,
when I tell you that our Execu'iNs anu
| his fair lady have won goiusn "', W.,
| from ALI the people Of the Blue !" hen
,hcw took the train this morning IL was
| % the sincere regret OF all the company.
| a yoodlv norton of whom accompanied
| them TO the station and bade them an
affectionate good-by..
THE SfIaHS FRIEND.
Th. Hon Alexander Mcdonald. United
States Minister TO Persia, now nome o,I
| leave. came here from Lynchburg hpou'
| n week ago. looking wan ana ieepie i'o"'
| recent illness, but Is now 30 m"ch I'M
| proved that / am MT sure nut s"at II
| he presents himself a the state Deparr
ment and asks TO- 80 eNlrhsi"" y. u
| leave fan he proposes to do' H. VIII be
III
| on the ground OF il-health. tolohei NC
| Donald likes his post al Teheran very
| mach and came way from there per
| fec,ly well. hu, fell sick upon his ARRIVAL
in the United states There ~ feu-
cence ABBOTT Colonel NcIonhld well suited
| 10 the dignity Of his Diplomatic po-ltioh'
| but when surrounded by fair women. as
\ he often Is. and piled with questions ne
| talks very Interestingly of the Shah :
| country-a far-Off land. hermit kingdom
| as il were-intO which few American
| tourists penetrate and whose deep-dyed
| Oriental customs have altered Httle Tor
| thousands OF years No railroad connects
| Teheran with the outer world, but Colonel
| Mcdonald has had talks with the shah
| as TO granting a concession 10 a railroad
| company. Perhaps some OF our energetic
| Virginians, who have found little en-
| ployment since the cessation OF their
| labors In the boom towns" might find
at Teheran an inviting field Of labor and
| reward.
PERSONAL.
| Professor Caskie Harrison. IAN old
| Richmond boy" late professor in the
| Sowanee University. now principal and
| proprietor of the brooklyn Latin School.
was here for several weeks with his
| charming wife and family. His success
| in Brooklyn mas been great. but ! can't
| say wonderful, FOR after talking with him
| one perceives that he Is man Of many
resources and masterful spirit. He is not
| only great scholar. but an accomplished
| man OF business.
| ROANOKE
| These springs are but y miles distant
| from Roanoke-Virglnia's "Magic City
and between the two places the young
people come and go daily.
| | fancy that Roanoke is suffering some
what from the business depression that
has passed by no community in the land,
| but with the rising tide of business which
| is certain to follow the settlement Of the
| tariff question it will soon b. on the
crest of prosperity again.
| 1t is wonderful to see the splendid
| hotels, me stores complete street-raIl-
way system, and other evidences Of me-
| tropoli,anlsm on land which was undey
! plOw little more than a decade ago.
| Yet. one can understand ii all when he
| talks with the businessmen Of Roanoke
| and sees their enthusiasm. their loyalty,
| their faith To me this characteristic is
| all the more striking because il Is one in
which Richmonders do not excel. There Is
no telling what eminence we might
| attain If our businessmen would take
| lessons from some ROanokers l know.
| SHIPS IN THE NIGHT.
The ships that pass here in the night
are coal-trains. and they also pass in the
| day-that Is to say, they are passing all
the time. Each train consists Of thirty
| one or thirty-two cars. drawn by two i'm
| mense locomotives. as they run over the
| summit opposite Phil Browns hotel. The
| business that the Norfolk and Western
| railway Is doing in coal is prodgious.
| and If the profit is adequate the company
| must be in the enjoyment of great pros
| perity. However. the company has plenty
| of passengers TO transport. too. The
| woods are fulP' of summer-b0arders.
| From Lynchburg 10 Bristol you can't
| poke your head out of car-wndOw with
| out seeing Richmonders' faces, gathered
at some station-and they are generally
| pretty faces. too, when found mounted
| on feminine shoulders.
POLITICS
| The situation in the Ninth District Is
| the chief thing talked about here, when
| politics are under discussion. The pre-
| vailing opinion is that the Democratic
| convention. which meets at Bristol on the
| 18th, will have 10 have great luck or wis
| dom, or both. 10 pull through all right.
Some say that Marshall is entitled to
| the nomination.: others that Morrison
| should have II. il the Dickinson
| delegation comes forward. as II is ex-
| pected 10, and makes good the vote here
| tofore cast for Morrison upon the au-
| thority Of a foolish and fictitious tee-
| gram; but many, many others would con-
| slider IL fortunate If third man, a new
| man, could be taken without injustice
| or offence 10 Marshall or Morrison, or the
| friends Of either
| The general opinion of visitors here as
| to the State at large is that ourpolitical
| prospects have vastly improved since the
| tariff bill was passed.
| In the Fourth District it il conceded
that Ex-Governor Mckinney can have the
| congressional nomination If he will accept
it. and large number Of the most pTomi-
nent men in the Commonwealth have
| written to him urging him TO allow his
name to be used. and promising their help
| in the canvass.
| URIC DAHLGREN'S BODY.
| The letter of Colonel Atkinson, of North
| Carolina, published in the Dispatch OF
| Sunday. contains the facts as to the kill
ing OF Col. Uric Dahlgren, but the writer
| Is mistaken in supposing that Dahlgren' $
| body was never recovered and identified.
| Soon after Dahlgren's body was buried
| In lakewood Cemetery II was eXhumed
| by Captain Martin NJ. Ldpscomb and
/ others and removed to new place of
burial near Hungary now LaureD Sta
ton. All the circumstances of this REIN
| terment were long ago written up by me
| and published In the Dispatch. / derived
| my information from Captain Lipscomb.
| Samuel McCubbin. chief of Confederate
| detectives, and Miss Bette Van Lew.
The refinement was the doing of GER
| tain Unionists of Richmond, who wished
| to save the body for delivery TO Admiral
| Dahlgren, and who were unaware Of the
| purpose Of President Davis TO return it
| under flag of truce. To this end they Sc
| cured the aid of Lipscomb. who, as con-
| tractor for the burial OF Confederate
dead, knew where the body was Inferred.
The body was taken from lakewood 10
| house on Chelsea Hill and was there
| prepared for burial in metallic coffin.
| After the evacuation 1t was delivered to
| Admiral Dahlgren. Lipscomb refused to
take any money for his services. but
| another man connected with the removal
| received as pay $50.
| McCubbin was the officer by whom