Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-28

were brought from South America by the
young vIrginian. He was also an IN
structor at Harvard His friends are
somewhat surprised that he should nave
been a candidate for the Quartermasters
Department. as his tastes run, altosether
in a scientific direction. II was remarked
as n coincidence that the President seat
the nanes OF Writ Robinson for assist
ant-auarternaster and James X. Branch
for major on the same day, these two
Richmonders having been intimate
friends from childhood.
BY direction OF the Secretary or war
Major Arthur Snowden. of Virginia, DR.
gade surgeon. United States Volunteers
will proceed TO Chickamauga PARK, ga,
and report in person TO Major-Generdi
James III. Wilson, United States Volun-
teers, commanding Sixth Army Corps for
assignment to duty In that corps.
BY direction of the Assistant Secretary
OF War, Private Lewis L. Davis, COM
pany c. Fourth Virginia Volunteer "
fantry, now at Jacksonville, Fla, VIII Dc
discharged from the service OF the oniteu
States by the commanding officer OF MS
station.
BY direction Of the Secretary OF war.
Brigadier-General Guy V. Henry, United
States Volunteers. now in this city, VIII
proceed to Fort Monroe, Va, and there
assume command OF the division OF the
Second Army Corps. now at that pace,
en- route TO join Major-General Smarter
command in Cuba.
BY direction OF the Assistant secretary
OF War. Private Frank L. Koerner, Com
many A Fourth Virginia Volunteer In
fantry. now at Norfolk. Va, will be dis-
charged from the service OF the United
States by the commanding officer OIL MS
regiment
Captain C. W. Westbury. Of Richmond
who has been here on business for seNe-
raj days left for home to-day.
Hon. George ID. Wise OF Richmond ana
BENJAMIN Mines, Esq, of Petersburg, are
at the Metropolitan.
w. b. Ryder, Charlotte, n. c; H. -
Cline, Virginia--American.
w. c. Smith and wife, Lynchourg-Efh-
rich. ~
w. II. Fairless, Portsmouth. va; II; W.
Latham, Lynchburg; A. Gardner, Ian
willie: n. ]. Purcell, Purcellville. va; w.
Morrison and wife. RichmoDd-St. James.
I r. Rhodes and wife. Miss Rhodes
Norfolk; f. Davell, Winchester. Va; W.
II Williams. North Carolina: j. M. Ha-
can Motgantown, n. c.; c. 5. Fensom'
Miss J. Fensom. Richmond: Z. Ehoch'
Roanoke: ]. W. Mullen, Charlotte-Na-
tional. 80
MIR. and Mrs. C. IT. Boykin. who have
| been visiting Camp Alger, where MIS-
Rovkin presented a stand of colors TO
| the Third Virginia Regiment. left Tor
Richmond by the morning train.
IL sERGT. BRANDER'S INTEREST.
Ceptain George ID. Wise and General
| Thomas A. Brander were at the White
| Uouse to-day, but did not see the Presi-
| dent. nj
[ CAPTAIN Wise expects TO see the Presi-
| dent before ne returns to Richmond ne
! will andeavor to induce him TO appoint
| Color-Sergeant Lewis Brauder assistant
| Acknowledgement, with the rank OF cap
! tain, on General Lees stan.
| BERNADOU AND BAGLEI.
Lieutenant Frank II. Newcomb' com
mander of the Hudson, I'm an ofilcial re-
| port not yet given to the press says ~
| was the privilege of a lifetime to nave
| been an eyewitness of such bravery as
was displayed by Commander Bernadou
and Ensign Bagley, on the Winslow, UNI
der circumstances which would nave
| caused many other men less brave to
have abandoned hope.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters re
| cantlv commissioned were the folloWlns
lanes T.. Porter, orion, n. e; QUO
Obenschain. Engleman, Va; James a.
Beale. bonneville, Va; Robert G. Brooks
stormont. Va; Hugh g. EichelDerger
Variety Springs. Va; James A. Tisdale
Westboro'. Va.-not money-order offices.
New offices have been established Ia, a.
follows: Icard, Burke county, n. C'' WI
liam c. Mitchell, postmaster; Kella' Han
fax county. Va, Margaret A. heii' post
| master; Oxalis, King ana queen o'uh''
! Va. Albert G.. Sale, postmaster