Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-01
CONFEDERATE VIEWS
wAR-scENEs TO DC REPRODUCED
Fly THE kINETOsCoPE.
VIRGINIA HUNTERS FOR PIE.
Triumph Of the Lnmbites I'm the Mat
ter Of the Lynchburg CoiIectorsbip.
Richmond UnrbOr Committee ut
WOrL--Personat Points.

| WASHINGTON. ID. c., March 3l.-(Spe-
! cial )-Some years ago Pickett-Buchanan
Confederate Camp Of Norfolk, gave an
entertainment for the benefit Of the re-
| lief fund OF that camp. which created
1 quite a sensation throughout the state,
and among ex-Confederates North as
well as South. 1t consisted in a repro
duction of many war scenes by officers
and men who had actually participated
in the scenes thus re-enacted. There were
: also reproduced other scenes, in which
the actors were sons and daughters or
original participants. clothed in the exact
uniforms and dresses which were worn In
the original scenes so reproduced. Among
them were the following: "a Morning
Roll-Call," around a Confederate Camp
Fire" "a Parlor Scene in Petersburg
! During the Siege" Troops Passing by
Bound for the Front" Charging a Fede-
raj Battery" General Lee Bidding Fare
well to His Army at Appomattox,'
Scenes in Confederate Hospitals"
Scenes on Battle-FTelds." "All Quiet
Along the Potomac" 0llustrateO. "a
Jacket OF Gray Qllustrated), and num-
Der of ether incidents Of the war between
the States.
F1asls-light pictures Of the different
scenes were secured at the time by Cap
! tain J. W. McCarrick, chairman of the
committee in charge Of the entertainment
These he now proposes to copyright, and
at the same time he proposes 20 patent a
right to reproduce the scenes by means
Of the telescope FOR the benefit Of the
relief fund of Pickett-Buchanan Camp
and the Grand Camp Of Confederate
Veterans. lie was in the city yesterday,
and visited the Patent-Ofce and other
| places, consulting authorities on this sub
| jcct
ONLY GENUINE EQUIPMENTS.
In the kaleidoscope reproduction it is
proposed 10 use only genuine Confederate
and Federal uniforms and equipments,
that were worn during the war. In some
Of the scenes only actual participants
viii be permitted, the idea being to per-
petuate by means of the kaleidoscope not
only the actual scenes, but some Of the
prominent participants. whilst the latter
are sui awe anu dNdldhit. n uli-'4HsNt4
representa- tons will be given Of all the
leading Confederate generals still living
the consent Of many to pose for pictures
having been already obtained.
While these scenes may not rival the
Corbett- Fitzsimmons pictures in the eyes
Of the general public it is believed they
will be apr ciated I'm the South. and
that the person or persons controlling the
kaleidoscope enterprise who first carries
out the idea thus suggested by the chair
man Of Pickett Buchanan Camp viii be
generously rewarded for the effort
Mr. Edison has been written TO and
asked his views concerning the matter
and he may probably be induced to take
an interest in the enterprise. The
scheme Is warmly endorsed by many Of
the leading eX-Confederates in this city.
and there IS hardly a doubt that it will
be taken up by the camps throughout the
South.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
Colonel John s. Cunningham, Of Cum
ningham's. Person county. ~ c.. ar
rived here yesterday on the vestibuled
train from Danville. He was on his
way 20 Philadelphia 70 attend the fune-
raj Of DR.. John c. Terrell who was a
native of Person county y. c.. who. as
a physician, ranked high IN his profession
and who was a successful hnancier. and
left a large estate.
The Colonel says the spring has come
and those who live I'm the country are
busy with the preparation of their lands
for the 1897 crops. The green grass is
sprnging up. the flowers are blooming
all around. and nature IS taking on her
most attractive garb The Colonel was
inclined 10 be poetic and enthusiastic
a Of IA. d
District. who has been absent looking
after the matter Of the contest against
him. arrived I'm Washington again this
morning. and was again I'm his seat to-
dav
Representative W. a. Jones. Of the FIRST
District. has returned. and the virginia
delegation Is now complete.
Editor Carter Glass. OF Lynchburg. is
I'm the city, registered at the Metropoll-
tan.
William ?. Desaussure. Esq. Of Rich
mond, is also a guest at the Metropoli-
! tan.
Mr.. Lilburn r. Myers IS Acting General
| Superintendent Of Railway Mail Service
| I'm the Post-Ofice Department.
w. L. Jeffries of Culpeper, Va. is at
the Metropolitan.
Colonel G. OBJ. Cowardin, Of Richmond.
passed through this morning on his way
! from New York to Augusta. Ga. where
he goes 10 attend a meeting OF the South
/ ern Associated Press.
POSTAL NOTES.
Changes have been made in star sche-
| dulles in Virginia. as follows:
Grottoes 10 Meyers Cave-Leave Croft
toes daily except Sunday nj D. NJ. ar
rive Mt. Meridian by 1885 =. NJ: leave
! Mt. Meridian daily except Sunday after
arrival of mail from Meyers Cave, ar
rive Grottoes in thirty-fiye minutes: leave
Mt Meridian daily except Sunday at SAj
p. NJ, arrive Meyers Cave by 400 i. VI.
| leave Meyers Cave daily except Sunday
after arrival Of south-bound mail-train
on Baltimore and Ohio railroad. arrive
Mt. Meridian I'm one and one-sixth hours.
Covington TO Paintbank-Leave Coving-
| ton daily except Sunday at 9I5 A. NJ.
arrive Paintbank by +. NJ; leave Paint
bank daily except Sunday at SIJ A. NJ,
arrive Covington by =. NJ.
VIRGINIA PIE BRIGADE.
Among the Virginia Republican leaders
here to-day are Judge Edmund Waddil.
| General Edgar Allan; John r. Brown. Of
Nartinsville. Henry county. who is con-
testing the seat of Congressman c.. 4.
Swanson. of the Fifth District: ex-Con-
gresham Harry Libby. Of Hampton
| PARK Agnew. of Alexandra. and Pat X.
/ McCaun, Of Culpeper Nauonal-Commit-
teema.n George Il. Bowden. who was
| spoken OF for Fourth Assistant Postmas-
| ter-General. but was not named for the
place. LETT yesterday evening for Fort
| Monroe. to attend the funeral Of Mr..
James Watkins, which took place to-day.
| Judge Waddin visited several Of the de-
partments to-day and attended 10 a num-
Der of little matters Of interest to his