Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
ION To RICHMOND. ("
mother Big Expedition Of The SOIL
BsiuS Organized.
,Vg WASHINGTON CONFEDERATES.
Thsy Are Coming 10 The Reunion About
Two Thousand Strong.
NEW SOUTHERN wAR-PbAf'
I, Is from the Pen of Generai Ns""s'
81 unItimore--Lecture by 1enerai
ritz Lce-Christinn EndeaN"r 'oh-
attain.


WASHINGTON, u. - MARI" -N"PN-
,.,,- Preparations for another ION to
u,.,,,,rl" are now being actively pushed
~. FEDERAL capital. and the time fixed
.,o next invasion of Virginia will
,for, the anniversary OF the first
an. o., Richmond" which received such
...rst check on the historic field Of
1.u Ron. This time. however, the con-
6.,.ors win be reversed. Instead OF an
,l,,rce of hostile Federals. it will be an
,v-,rslon OF peaceful ex-Confederates,
..t, ,rul 70 down on the 29th of June
,,rticlpate in the grand Confederate
-erni9n TO take place June sOth.
.rbe Confederate element in this city
.,.--bors many thousands and they are
,.otin. forward with great interest 10
,ls reunion. The Confederate Associa-
,or and the Ladies' Relief Society will
bo well represented on the occasion. The
enthusiasm regarding the reunion in
c~asses as the time approaches. and the
.-irt committee OF the two organiza-
,,rs counts on taking at least 1900
,eople down 10 Richmond. An excursion
train has already been chartered by the
association upon the most liberal terms,
and II Is more than probable that the
estimate Of 1000 will fall far below the
number that win leave this city,
PROMINENT VETERANS.
Among the prominent ex-Confederate
members Of the association that VIII JOIN
tho excursion and grace the occasion at
Richmond BIZ their appearance are Gene
gals Harry IIeth and L. L. Lomax. So
Ucitor-General Holmes Conrad. General
James A. Walker Senator's Daniel, Bates,
and Berry P0stmastcr-General Wilson,
leigh Robinson. and others.
The weu-known Mount Pleasant Drum
md Fife Corps. numbering forty-eight
members has been engaged for the trip,
md no doubt, this band will make such
lively music as 10 wake up" the citizens
u Richmond. should they be asleep upon
be arrival of the Washington Confederate
1Hungent.
The Confederate veterans will wear
distinctive uniform and neat badge,
While the ladies' win also be decorated
Win a very handsome badge illustrative
u the Confederacy and their society.
40 IT'S next meeting, on Thursday night,
fourteen delegates will be elected TO re
present the Association in the Uniyed
Veterans Confederate Camp. The members
o. the Committee on the "On-to-Rich-
mond" trip are: Magnus Thompson. of
the Navy Department; Major Henry L.
Drlscoe. Colonel T.. c. Crump, Captain
Fnl.ay Harris, OF the Washington star;
Major Thomas w. Hungerford. Thomas
Howard. formerly OF Richmond Captain
Hickey. Of Tennessee. and l.. ID. Lowd,
~ Mississippi.
CHARITABLE WORK.
il is due these two southern associa-
fi0Es 70 state that the charitable
work performed by them during the
winter in aiding distressed Confederates
and their widows and orphans has been
such as TO merit warm praise from the
Superintendent OF Charities of the Dis
,rict. The ladies look after the women
mi children needing attention, while the
C0nfederates take care of the men.
Major r. Byrd Lewis. president Of the
Confederate Association. has been for
t0me weeks, and still is. quite sick, and
puable 10 attend the meetings. He Is a
Eell-knOwn lawyer here and was noted
,or his gallantry during the war. He is
now eudeavoring 20 recruit his health at
The residence OF his brother-in-law, in
the Valley of Virginia.
letter from General Fitzhugh Lee
announces that he viii address the Con-
federates in this city in a few weeks,
taking as his subject 1.-THE Battle OF Get
tysburg" Generals l. L. Lomax and
Harry Heth. and Major Holmes Conrad
ere on the committee 70 make tho ar
Iarcomsnts for the lecture.
The Virginia Democratic Association
he!d a regular meeting last night Major
Drscoe presiding. and transacted n good
Zeal a. routine business. This association
vas orvarized in 1850, and has steadily
lrcrca sed It's membership ever since, rem
terrg valuable assistance TO the party
IN tho state at every election.
A RICHMOND "HAWKSHAW."
Richmond has reason to be proud Of
b.. fine police force, and especially her
o. cctlput and efficient detectives, with
Se-gearts Tomlinson and Hall at their
head. 10 is not known. however, that
Richmond has a representative IN the
"H8wkshaw'' line at the Capitol. VINO is
fIst gaining a national reputation. lie
S. known here as the Congressional De
fectFo." and his special work IS 10 guard
th- Icpres entatives Of the people from
c-auke. and from the shrewd swindlers
frl professional beggars who are con-
FicnUy merchandising" the congressman
for money. Ho Is Mr.. Joseph Snnott'
Of Richmond. who. in smart, STYLISH
fe't ~ clothes. his badge hid beneath the
breast OF MS coat and with cigar IN
rs mouth. can be seen almost any time
somewhere about the Capltol uurlNg lhe
sessions Of Congress.
Nelson Lewis who was sent TO jail for
month for tapping Representatives
Sherman Chickering, and Gillette, al OF
New York. each for liver.
IS the heggar called IT, Another rogue
was caught a day or two ago by MT.
srnoit. after doing an Iowa con-
gresham out Of SO. on the ground tnat
be was a constituent. though he had
never seen the far West.
fn.a ofaau ~ cVyfulling mpndicantS nave
tways steered clear OF the uniformed
police al the Capitol and did thriving
trade ON members 70 whom they told
tl3r hard-luck stories but since the ap-
pJntment OF Mr. Sinnott he "levying
h.sless' has been pretty well broken
L..
sanott roams the Capitol from base
mont 20 dome. and there Is no part or
Tho structure which does not afford
NED Tor the exercise OF his duties. his
experiences are queer and manifold, and
: great many things he hears sees, ana
has TO handle tenderly would be UNI
pleasant 20 many OF the parties con-
c.rned " talked about. Occasionally he
stands guard over the statue or Mar
lletie. contributed 20 the grand collec-
Ton there by the State OF Wisconsin.
This is no. Mr.. Sinnotfs duty. but he
Keeps his eye on the statue. which is
threatened with injury or demolition by
tab.d American Protective Association
men. There is constantly a guard kept
on duty at this statue and II would seem
10 be necessary. as there IS always q
crowd around Il. The offences for which
criminals az the Capitol are arrested are
nun crous.
SOUTHERN WAR PLAY.
The attraction at Aliens Grand-opera-
House the coming week will be the play