Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-25
THE MuDDurs RETURN.
Their Arrival At Ola Point-Eat
Ncn's nnii Gnme-pcrsOnnIs.

Mems Rail- Gume-pcrsonais.
Old POINT COMFORT. VA. August
q -lspecial)-The arrival of the practice
ship Moa3asahe,4, with the dear mid
dies" On beard. was red-.ettsr day for
The young ladies' at the Hygela Hotel. who
have lern anx!ousiy waiting her coming
The v-seel has been on her annual SUM-
ucr cruise. and dropped anchor here Tues
day nlsnt. her last port being Madeira
The hasl-heartcd skipper would not let
the boys ashore. as 4 VS. after - CLOCK
when the yesse. arrived. They came OF
bright ami early Wclnes lay morning, AMI
"a SQUAD o.. them went 70 Norfolk % visit
the nayy-yard. As the ship is due AZ An
nap0,!s by the end of tie month. and the
skipper desired 10 give the boys q few
more lessons IN selmanship. he sailed
away Thursday afternoon. The young
gentlemen were ashore IN force Weines-
day evening, ana made the most OF their
opportunity.
Tae monitor AmphitrIte. which has been
2, Port Royal for The past ten days
testing the new Jry-dock recently com
pl4ted al that port. passed here at noon
yesterday. bound :or Norfolk. While
his Is one Of the most powerful fight
ing machines IN the navy. she Is not The
men, Her ventilation IS bad. ard IL Is
though, that steps VIII be taken 10 i'm
prove IL before she IS again sent 10 sea.
The frainine-shlp Alliance. with the
naval apprentices on board, came IN the
canes from cruise Tuesday. and IL now
AT Yorktown for quarterly tersei-practice.
This has become quite a resort for our
naval vessels in recent years, as the
barber clfers 50 few distractions from
sailing vessels, and there Is always an
abundance Of fresh vegetables and pro-
visions for the mcss-rooms.i
Major c. +. l. Il. Davis Who has charge
Of the engineering operations at the post
arrived from Washington sunday on
visit Of inspection He examined the new
breakwat,r. which will be completed IN
a Few days: the redoubt. which is being
fitted up FOR the mounting OF disappear
Ing gun-carriages. and the new system
OF sewerage. which Is now being rapidly
pushed along.
Quite an amusing game OF baseball was
played at Riverside Park Thursday after
noon between the tat and lean nino or
Hampton. for the benefit Of D.Xls HOS
pital Mr. John u. BoyentOn and Mr.
-. L. Cack acted a. umpires, sni wre
each armed with navy revolvers and
hatchets. 4 roll OF wallpaper about ten
feet long contained the rules, and was
unfurlel 70 the breeze at every dispute
that arose There was a large attendance
OF ladies' present. and the entertainments
nett.d handsome sum for most de-
serving charity.
Editor Murray. OF the Landmark: Major
Duke, Of Norfolk county; DR.. Barnes, OF
Nansemoni and Colonel II. c. Boykin.
Of smlthneld. were her" on Visit Tues
day.
Lieutenant John T. Martin Fourth Ar
tiliery) and bride (nee Alice Frank ar
rived here Wednesday and Will spend
couple O. weeks with Colonel and Mrs.
Frank. Lieutenant Martin has a col
lese detail at Columbus. O., where he
reports early In September.
Captain John i. Story Fourth Artil-
lery) left for Neg York Tuesday eve
ming on a months vacation, during which
he viii take in he yacht races between
the Defender and Valkyris III.
Quite number Of Knights Templar
are arranging to leave tomorrow Tor