The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-01
At The STATE CAPITAL
Many Matters of Interest to All
Nirginians.
QUARTERMASTER CAPTAINS.
Richmond's Quiet Social Season.
To Get Up Spring Races. Base
ball Park Improvements.
Travellers Protective.
Association.
Special Dispatch to the virsinian.

f"PSAS diSui' NuiSnt, Tue OultGu
States Army officer stationed here. is II
candidate for one of the Quartermas-
ter captalncies soon to be filled.
Three appointments are to be made
before the 4th of March. The Lieu
tenant is Vlrginian, but for seven
years was on the frontier before
being assigned to duty in his native
State. He has strong backing.
The solid Texas delegation in Con
gress Is said to be for him, as we'll as
many other Senators and Repre-
sentatives. The Secretary of the
Navy has the appointments to make.
A good many influential Virginians
have written letters 80 Washington
IN the interest of the Lieutenant.
This young gentleman is near
relative of Mrs. Charles Il. O'Fer.
rall, who was Miss Knight. He is
splendid looking young man and
exceedingly popular here.
The social season has not boon
what might be called brilliant one
IN Richmond. There have been
about the usual number of parties
and private germans, but no really
swell affairs. 1t is hard to account
for this. For several years past
until this year, the social event was
the entertainment given always in
January under the auspices of the
Association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities. First there
was the Colonial Assembly with the
mlnuet dance as the feature; then
the Sir Roger De Coverly year
later, followed by the cotton bloom
ball. This year for some cause the
association has not given any enter
tainment. They have been fewer
brilliant weddings than Richmond
usually has in q season.
Ihe movement under the auspices
She Riding and Driving Club of
Richmond looking to spring races
IN hlchmond Is meeting with much
favor with horsemen, and it looks
as II the scheme would succeed.
Efforts have been made each wear
1or several past to get up spring
races here, but the efforts always
failed. The club organized now has
about 100 members and is growing
Tapidly. Those at tho head of tho
movement here received encourage
ment from many turfmen outside OF
Virginia. Less than d week ago
Col. Cab. Mnddux, who is interested
IN the race courses in Alexandria,
told me spring meeting in Rich
mond would bring many noted
horsemen here. Alderman George
Med. Blake Is at the bend of the
club, and all the local lovers of the
sport are working with him.
Col. Jon s. Harwood, chairman
Of the National Legislative Commit
tee OF the Travellers Protective
Association, received telegram
from Washington, announcing the
passage OF the "Drummers' bill
by the Senate. It now goes to the
President. This measure so amends
the Inter State commerce act as TO
authorize the selling of inter
changeable mileage tickets. While
the measure is intended primarily
to benefit the commercial travellers.
Its operations will not be confined
20 them. 1t is claimed that the bill
Will save merchants and manufactu
rers millions OF dollars annually.
Col. Harwood spent some time in
washington engineering the bill
through the Senate.
improvements are be.
ing made to the baseball park here
The grounds Will be larger than las
year. Left field fence has bee
moved back and 1t will not be $
easy to make home run hits. Sport
ing men think there will be NOR
interest In the national game il
Rlchmond this year than last. Rich
mona ls going to have a crack clu
and first rate manager, and some
how the Cranks have got the idea
that the peunant will certainly COM
to Richmond. They will therefor,
DC right In tue sport from the start.
some enterprising citizens ha,
leased the Academy of Music wher
the games played away from HON,
VIII be reported by telegraph.
.. d. RelZensteln, the TRAVELLING
aaiesman for whose arrest a warrant
was sworn out few days ago, was .
prisoner in Justice Crutcbfield',
court this morning. he was charged
with trespassing on O car of tn
Richmond and Manchester RAILWAY
Company. ReiZenstein boarded u
car at Seventh and Gary streets and
onered the conductor Main stree
transfer, which was refused. TIL
conductor demanded fare. IN
drummer refused to pay 1t and. afte
some difficulty, he was permitted
under protest of the conductor, t.
ride, and subsequently the warran.
was issued. The case was continue
Tor hearing on the 9TH of ne,
month. He has employed Mr., Oh,
w. Dunstan to defend the case.
Maj. James d. Patton, OF Il.
city. was very much concerned WIZ
he learned of the Elbe disast,,
Mai. Patton, who mnda a tnnr