Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-13

That Port au Prince is unhealthy. It Is
not unhealthy. except at certain sea
Sons, and they are not expected TO call
then. Naval officers prefer to stop AZ
Kingston. Jamaica. where they meet
English and other naval officers. and
where there Is a good deal OF gayety."
Mr. McAdoo promised the Minister
that In future more attention would be
given To Port au Prince. and that the
vessels Of ihe West Indian squadron
would be directed to call there from time
20 lime. ana remain for reasonable Pc
Iiocs.
Mr. Smythe went OF exceedingly graft
fcd with thc result Of his interview
THE LATE JUSTICE JACKSON.
i meeting has been duly called Of al
the practitioners before the Supreme
Court Of the United States for next
Monday. at the courtroom in the Capt
tol. 20 take proper action upon the death
OF Mr. Justice Jackson, Of Tennessee.
Il large number OF Nirgiu.ans. includ-
ing Hon. Holmes Conrad. General Eppa
IluHton. Hon. .lonn Goode. and Hon. J.
Randolph Tucker are entitled to practice
before this court, and 1t is reported that
q number Of Nirginians VIII participate
in the exercises.
WILL bE 4 LEGISLATOR
Hon. =. G. Pitcher Of Fauquier
county. was in tine city last night. di-
ret from Richmond. where h attend
ed the state Fair, and also the GOO!
Roads Convention.
NJ. Pitcher has been nominated for
the House OF Delegates. and viii spend
the winter in Richmond. he il hardly
of tho opinion that the next Legisla-
'ure viii pass bill levying general
state tax for the purpose Of building
roads. but favOIs the rciegatiOn Of tie
question to The counties.
Prominent VIRGINIANS.
/ find in the Navy Department many
well-known members Of prominent Nir-
giria families.
captain II. p. Littlepagc who is ORR
gtuaily from KIN. William county. was
in the United States I W, resigned the
day Virginia seeded, and entered thu
Confederate service: was on the Merri-
mac during the celebrated engagement
IN Hampton Roads. and surrendered with
Admiral Scmmos: is now in the Naval
War Records ONCE. a the collector Of
material on the Confederate side.
Another is Mr. Robert II. Woods. Of
Abemare county. Va, who Is Il Rradu-
ate OF the Naval Academy, and Is now
chef clerk in the Naval War Records
Office.
SIN another is Miss Susan B. Mason,
daughter Of Hon. James T. Mason.
a former Secretary Of the Navy. and
later Confederate Minister 10 France.
She is also in The Naval War Records
Office. having been appointed. as were
the others. by cX-Scc'ctarv Tracy
Miss e. y. Barney. OF Fredericksburg,
IS also a clerk N The same dcpaf mcnL
Ssh, IFS tie daughter Of Captain James y.
Barney, formerly Of the United States
navy, ana lattcr Of the Confederate
navy.
PERSONAL, MERELY.
Mrs. l.. G. Brown. widow of DR.. VII
liam Brown. editor Of the Central Pres
bytcrian. who had been visiting her
sister Mrs. Nicholson, in Fauquier Nas
iu the city this week at Miss Lizzie car
ter's. on G street. Mrs. Brown was on
h.r way TO fredericksburg where she
VIII remain a short while. AMI then 90
10 Florida fcr The winter.
Judge J. r. Sener. Of Freicricksburs.
ex-mcmbcr Of Congress from the First
Virrini District. has an Office in this
city, and IS successfully pracucing law.
The Coast-Survcy has two very ELI
cicnt employees from Virginia in the
pcrsons AZ Nr Ho'sseaN, OF Crewe Va,
AMI ". Cary Maupin. Of Bedford city.
Mr. Harry =. Smith. Of Richmond. Is
q popular messenger IN the Mail-pepre-
daiions Division of the fost-Oiiice Depart
mont.
Mr. NJ. g. Fig, auditor for the rec
ceivers Of the OLD Richmond ana Dan
VILE railroad. is sul here Win mead
quarters in the Washington ana George
town railway power-house building. M
ishing up the work % the Danville syS'
ten.
Br. George Byrd Harrison. native OF
Lower Brandon. on the james. who has
been practicing medicine mere for some
wears. has returned 10 the city from his
summer outing, at Cape May.
Mr. Charles Early. Of Lynchburg, ne
pbcw Of the late General JubaI
Early. is doing a successful real e:tate
business here, with an office on the
Avenue.
Miss Ann Carter left here on Thurs,
dav 20 visit Fredericksburg, her old
home where she will remain a month
visiting friends and relatives
CAPTAIN G. W. WestberrY. the Wei
known and popular conductor OF inc
Southern railway, has been detailed 70
"run' the Southern's EAST flyer from
this city to Atlanta. The captain WIZ
hrjne his family from West Point 10
Washington. MI,
Vr John Rurruss and bride, OF Rich
nord. have been spending a portion OF
their honeymoon here, stopping az inc
Hotel P.ummer
OLD POINT COMFORT.
Mr. jones \. Watkins, 81 Old Point
was in Washington to-day. He says that
Mir Thomas l.. RosseT, son or Heherd'
Roeser. is engineering splendid "oIh
in the sewerage system at Old Point
He further gives a glowing description
NJ the grandeur Of the new hotel at the
point. which he states, Will be opened
for guests about December Isl.
Hon. Walton Moore, of Fairfax county
was in the city yesterday
chairman Jacobs. of Stafford county
arrived in Washington last night.
Among the changes Of fourth-ciass
roetmasters to-day were the iOHoWlhs
g Rurkett succeeds Martin Hopkins
resigned. as postmaster at HOPKINS Ia
,.,dsnr county. y. c.: W. H. Byrd sue
Ids William Byrd at Key Harhet'
county. n. c., and II. +. Bell succeeds
" I,ollis at Lynn, Polk county ~ I
ARRIVALS
rho arrivals at the hotels incluce the
following: Orlaw c. Cullen. Cuiieh' d"
Th,1tt House; John Pope. Richmond, VA
- Fletcher. I.ynchburg. the Raleigh'
=, Pendle,on and wife. WytheVilie' va
- 4 Hooper, Warrenton. National "a.
Asbby. Culpeper, Va; +. HICKS. hocNs
Mount. va: II. shutters. Mount 'Ia"
ford vac. IL. Newhousc' Culpeper' va
to,,es wilson. Richmond Va; MIs' d.
CIalock. Lillyer. y. c.. Howard HOUSE,