Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30
PRESIDENTIAL TRIP.
II May EXlerd as Far as the Marshes
About Norfolk.
4 CONG REssIONAL BALL.
II Takes Place Mt PROMINENT
Washington Hotel. and Is b'h-
,,,,t Agn;r-1dyice TO Virginia
Touching Roads.

last night shortly before midnight, board
cd the little ht-house-tendcr Maple III
charge OF Captain Lsmberton, Light
House Inspector. and steamed down the
Potomac.
Nothing Is known Of the exact desiina-
ton of the President and OReiliy, oui
the fact that double-barrelled breech-
loading shotguns and a quantity OF am
mnnition had bscn sent on board led 70
the conclusion that they are gone TO
shoot ducks, and that Aqua creek Is
70 be the scene OF the slaughter. just
how correct this impression IL VIII not
be known until some cnterprising reporter
discovers them. or until they come pdeA-
The plan originally was, it is said mat
Mr. Cleveland was 10 go down 70 Nor
folk. there take the train Tor Virginia
Beach. and thence 80 by carriage 10
+ Ragged Island. where he was 10 be IN
guest Of some Norfolk and k.cnM"hl
I gentlemen. who are members OF the notei
/ club Of that pace. Whether this pro-
/ gramme win be Carried out remains 10 be
seen: bat The report that ducks are
I plentiful IN the vicinity OF Quantic0 leads
70 the belief that the President ana MS
friend, ORsilly. viii have their Sport
there. If this Is the case, the Executive
sportsman and his medical compamo"
may return tonight; If not. they may
turn up somewhere in the marshes ulDu-
tary 10 Norfolk
1t Is unlikely that the Republicans IN
the House viii make any howl about this
trip Their recollections Of what ne ana
for them when ne came back from the
Carolina sounds last time arc still fresh,
and they are still sore about it.
CONGRESSIONAL BALL.
The bail at the Metropolitan Hotel last
night, given by the wives of the senators
and representatives residing there. was a
charming socia event. The ladies re-
ceiving were Mrs. Money Mrs. Bank
head, Mrs. Robertson, MIS-. Crisp. Mrs.
General Shelly, and Mrs. Colonel Robert
W Burke. Among those present from
Virginia were Miss Rose WITT. Of Staun-
ton: the Misses Conrad, daughters of the
Solicitor General; the Misses Conrad,
daughters Of Professor Conrad Of Blacks
burg; Mrs Robert Norman, Mrs. Law
renee Clark, and Mrs. T.. W. Barrett,
formerly Miss jamie Sutherland Smith,
Of Danvillc and others. From other
southern cities were the Misses Money
and Misses Blanchard, Clarke. Baker
Graham, Cooper Mcdonald, and Wilson.
Charles Faulkner, Grin. Smith. Charles
Crisp. r. Nelson Conrad, Jr., Congress
men Dinsmore aud Robbins, and many
others. At a late hour a sumptuous sup
per was served by Mr.. Se.den, the pro-
prietor Of the hotel.
Mrs. c. \. Swanson, Of Virginia, was at
home yesterday at the Cairo fats. and
had assisting her in receiving Miss Hoke.
Of North Carolina; Mss Harrison, Of
] .trf of Arlr
the Misses Neal and Wyville, Of Ten
nessee.
Mrs Swanson IS the wife Of Congress
man Swanson, of Virginia, who is sad 70
be the youngest member of the House.
She is receiving to-day with the wife Of
Vice-President Stevenson at the Nor
mande.
Miss Lillian Gertrude Money, youngest
daughter OF Senator-elect Money. or Mis-
sissippi and Mr.. Beverly Reed, Of Texas.
will be married February 18th next at
Epiphany church, in this city. The couple
will spend a few weeks I'm New York and
other northern cities on their wedding
tour. and later will return here on a
visit TO friends and relatives. They will
make their home at Corpus Christi, Tex,
where Mr.. Reed Is practicing law.
Miss Money is one of the most charming
young ladies' at the national capital where
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! sketches.
ANOTHER RACE-TRACK.
Dr. William II. Fairfax OF Loudoun
county, Va, a well-known breeder of fine
horses and cattle. is now at Colonial
Beach, a charming summer resort on the
Potomac, negotiating for the purchase OF
twenty acres OF land. on which TO estab-
lish race-track and locate stables, and
where agricultural fairs Of the Northern
Neck counties can be held.
personal AND POSTAL.
Mr.. d. Gardiner Tyler's child. who has
been quite III, is out Of all danger, and
is improving.
Ex-senator Eppa Hunton, OF Warrenton,
is i'm the city. stopping at the Normandie.
Mr.. Louis 3. Frayser. Of Virginia, who
is on his way to Ninita, l. T., Is the guest
of his sister, Mrs. George ". McLaurin,
OF this city.
The hotel arrivals to-day include the
following:
W. Hynner. North Carolina, Hotel EN-
rich
J.. j. winston, Virginia. Vendome
w. O. Burton. W. A. Chesterman, and
J. II. Capers. Jr. Richmond W. d. Nc
| Cone. North Carolina, National.
A. ]. Galloway, North Carolina; l.. Il.
Burch. Il J. Wilson. II. c. Chisolin,
Virginia; F. L. McCaleb. University OF
/ Virginia; captain Atklhs' NOIln alo4ii'''
Metropolitan.
T. Wolf. A. Wolf, Richmond, United
States Hotel.
W II. Woodrum. Roanoke: \. Brock
well. Norfolk; Il. NJ. Ward. Virginia; y.
D. Swifer. Virginia; J. J. Atkins, North
Carolina. W. X Bache and family,
Richmond; w. lsbell. Virginia; ". ii.
Macon. Richmond, st. James.
w. II. stockbridge. Virginia Hotel
Johnson. 90, 49,,
w. A. Hess. Virginia; II. G. Otis, Nir-
ginia. l.. Lawman. Charlottesviile, Va,
J. r.. Smith. Virginia, Howard House.
The post office at star LICK, rocking
nam county. Va, has been discontinued.
Mail now goes TO Dovesyilie.
Charles A. Cammer has been commits
stoned postmaster at Mount Williams
va. and Henry w. james, at Palmer va.
The following star-service change mas
been made IN North Carolina: Route
1856. snowcamp TO Liberty-f'rom Janu-
airy Y, 1896. change service so as 10 sup
plv Mudllck. at its new site, decreasing
distance half-mile. of three times a week
service. equal TO one-quarter mile anu
back, OF six times week service.
DAYS OF GRACE.
People who give notes will please take
notice that there may be no more days
OF grace. Congressman Meredith OF
the Eighth District who is a victim OF
office-seekers rather than OF bank-no-
ices. introduced a bill to-day which pro-
vidos that hereafter the three days OF
grace allowed by custom on the ma
turity OF notes drafts, and similar in
struments. shall be discontinued; and,
Z ,,.fo.- .ho~a a. cpacifc uoonfion IN the