Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-22

oolors. ami to-day she stands the pride
OF the American navy, and the fastest
battleship in the world. Her engines ana
machinery are matches I'm construction
and faultless in working, and a credit TO
the Richmond Locomotiye-Works.w where
they were built.
All the officials at the Navy Depart
ment are highly pleased with the results
Of the interrupted trial trip yesterday
When the structural defects are remedied
the Texas will carry of the honors OF our
new navy.
STREET MAIL-CAR.
on Monday morning next the first street
railway mail-car will make its debut in
Washington. The magnificent distances
OF the city require this service. The car
IS OF the usual length of the ordinary
street passenger-car. equipped In small
way like a regular railroad mail-car. with
dlstributing-table letter and paper pigeon
holes. cases, and pouch stands
The car will be run on a regular sche-
dule between the terminus Of the main
branch OF the Washington and George
town railway and the navy-yard. making
thirteen round trips daily. II will carry
mails 10 stations along this route TWEEN
ty-slx times a day. It's most important
service will be 20 carry the mails TO and
from the Georgetown p0st-oflice.
Another mail-car will be put on the
Seventh-street line after awhile The new
vehicles will be great convenences.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. Page. OF Petersburg. is the guest
Of her daughter, Mrs. James Burroughs,
| No 722 Twelfth street. northwest.
Miss Nellie Sprague and her cousin,
Miss Spalding, left yesterday evening to
spend the holidays in Richmond with
friends and relatives.
Marriage licenses have been issued TO
Clifford Norris Of Culpeper county, and
Pearl Tidier. Of Rappahannock; Miles 4.
/ Burnett OF Baltimore, and Octava J.
| Grubbs, OF Richmond. Va; Robert A.
Pearson, Of Markham, Va, and Ida Lee
( Pearson, OF Washington Hiram W. Ber-
tram. OF HarrisOnburg. Va. and Alice J.
Gather, Of Bridgewater. Va.
DR. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page gave
a small dinner this week in honor Of their
guests, Mr. Charles Dudley Warner and
| Professor willard Fiske. Those present
! were Senator and Mrs Hawley, Mr. and
Mrs. Leigh Robertson. Miss Mollle Elliott
So1well, and Miss Lucy Page.
Rev. j. f.. Cooke and wife of Rich
mond, are in the city, stopping at the
Howard House.
Hon. Henry Fairfax was in the city to-
day on his way 10 his beautiful home,
/ Aide" in Fauquier county.
/ Mr.. Daniel OConncl Of Pocahontas
I county, ". Va. has been in town for a
4 day or two on business.
ARRIVALS
Among the motel arrivals to-day We're
/ the following: W. II. Macon. Richmond;
7 j. Y. Yates, Lynchburg; j. II. Long, WIN
chester: W. NJ Hemb. North Carolina
J. Foster and +. J. Solan, Charlottesville;
j. ". Myers and wife. Richmond. Va. +;
c. l.. Plat and wife. Renova. Va: J. A..
White, Durham y. c.; II. VI. Smith Nir-
Fawyer. ArbOr Hill. Va; j. II. Knots,
Richmond. Va, Howard House.
j. i. Morris. North Carolina: G.. j.
Smith Darlington. Va; Miss Dora Ban.
Charles city. Va: j. y Ward. Rich
mond. r. +. Kent, W. Va; II. c. Wilton,
Virginia. ST. James.
Mrs. l.. s. Payne Zion. Va; L. a. Abb
bott. Virginia; l.. E. Richley. Richmond.
Va: Miss ". Mason. Norfolk, Va; Miss
VI. Johnson. North Carolina; and G. VI.
Mason. Norfolk, National.
81. George r.. Fitzhugh. Fredericksburg,
Va. F. NJ Boxley. and F. y. Grigg.
Richmond. Metropolitan.
POSTAL.
Tobias Miller has been commissioned
postmaster az Heilig Walter L. Pcnnell
at Holsclaw; Francis W. Charles at Jeru-
salem. and Daniel W Campbell at Mon
rose. all m North Carolina; and Frank
W Dye al Finn. Va.
a new office has been established al
Glory. Madison county. Va, with George
J.. Gibbs as postmaster.