Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-05
MUSTER-OUT ORDERS.
1T LOOKS AS If THEY WOULD DE
FULLY EXECUTED.
SECOND and THIRD VIRGINIA.
The Members OF These Regiments
Likely 10 he Rack According TO the
Terms of Their Furioughs-Repub-
publican sparis.

ispoeisi)-The large batch OF army Or
GERS Just issued is freighted down with
instructions TO regular army officers.
directing them TO proceed TO the capitals
OF the various States. to muster out the
regiments already designated for that
purpose. Among these is paragraph 81,
which says: THE telegraph orders from
me once OF the Acknowledgement under
date of September. 1895. directing Major
u. G. shanks. United States Volunteers
captain Eighteenth Infantry. to pro-
| eeeo 70 Richmond, Va, on duty In con-
| nectlon with the muster out of the volun-
| teer forces of the State OF Virginia. are
hereby confirmed, and the travel Is ne
cessary for the public service" The sue
ceeding paragraph G0 directs Major
David Price, United States Volunteers
! ulrst lieutenant First Artillery TO pro-
coed 10 Richmond on a similar service,
| and indicates that unless there is some
] immediate change in the present pro-
| gramme, all the volunteer troops now
| furlonghed for thirty and sixty days will
| De mustered out as the dates Of the fur
| loughs expire.
! This will bring the Third Virginia
Regiment back to Richmond about the
/ 9Th Of the present month, and the Second
some two weeks later to be mustered
| out. IL was thought for quite awhile that
General Miles's plan 70 reduce the volun-
teer army 20 the proportions of the regu-
lar army in time Of peace-that is, from
100 TO COO men per regiment. and keep
| all the regiments in the service, with
| the staff and line almost complete, would
| be adopted: bit II seems that Alger and
| corbin have oyerruied him, and that
their plan remains In force. Many army
officers here regret this, as they say,
as do Sagasta and Joe Wheeler. that
the war may not yet be over, and troops
may be needed.
REPUBLICAN DIFFICULTIES.
The decision OF Acting-Chairman Hull,
OF the Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee. In favor OF Tborp. as
the regular candidate OF the party IN
the Fourth District, has been anticipated
all along. and like the decision he made
in favor Of Wise in the Second District,
will have but little effect. Thomas L.
Jones the coiored candidate in the
Fourth District, is the champion Of the
negroes, and having a large following in
the Southside. will hardly withdraw just
because Mr.. Hull decides he is not the
regular candidate. Neither will Holland
get out OF Wise's way in the Second Dis
trict The Indications are that both will
|
has the machine committee and the
regular party organization behind MIN,
and Jones has the negroes of the "Black
Belt as his followers. with probably a
substantial financial backing to carry on
the campaign. Altogether, II is the belief
OF the Democratic leaders that Virginia
will return solid Democratic delegation
TO the Fifty-sixth Congress
PERSONAL AND POSTAL.
General william H. Payne, of Warren
ton, Va, is a guest at the Metropolitan
He has entirely recovered from his recent
illness, and looks remarkably well.
0. Burk, OF Harrisopburg, Va; Mr., and
Mrs. J. c. Nunnally, OF Richmond; A. A
: Cloe. of Fredericksburg; J. p. HILL OF
Richmond; r. T. Boylap, OF Lincoln, Va.
II. II. Hawks, of Richmond; w. II. Kelly
OF Staunton, and Wesley Knight OF Rich
mond. are at the Howard House.
Frederick S. Valentine, OF Richmond
Mrs. A. ID. Wright and sister. of Lynch
burg; A. ID. Williams. of Richmond; Johr
II. Blandon, of Roanoke, Va: Thomas n
Carter. Of Richmond, and W. s. Cook o.
North Carolina. are at the Metropolitan.
G. Stephen Bundy has been appointed
Deputy Collector at Tappahannock, Va.
A sub-post-office station will be estab
lished at the government hospital neal
Norfolk on october 9Th.
BENJAMIN r.. Finch has been appointed
a laborer in the Norfolk nayy-yard.
The steamer Manitoba, for Porto Rico
will leave New York Thursday, instead Of
Wednesday, as scheduled.
James A. West was appointment char.
man for the United States public building
at Danville, instead OF custodian, as in
correctly printed.
ARMY ORDERS.
1.-THE telegraphic orders from this office
under date OF September 8. 1898, directing
Captain w. b. Homer. Sixth Artillery, TO
proceed from Fort Monroe, Va. TO Lau-
derdale Springs Miss, on duty in connec-
ton with the muster out OF the volunteer
forces OF the State of Mississippi, are
hereby confirmed.
1.-THE telegraphic orders from this office
under date of September s. 1898, directing
CAPTAIN Albert Todd, Sixth Artillery, 70
proceed from Fort Monroe. Va, 10 Ra-
leigh, ~ c., on duty in connection with
the muster out Of the volunteer forces of
the State OF North Carolina, are hereby
confirmed.
by direction of the Secretary OF War.
Major w. Fitzhugh Carter, surgeon,
United States army, is relieved from duty
with the Fourth Army Corps, and will re-
port In person TO Major-General Fftzhugh
Lee. United States Volunteers. command
ing the Seventh Army Corps. Jackson
Vile. Fla. for assignment TO duty
"By direction of the Assistant Secre-
tary of War the telegraphic instructions
of September S, 1895, from this office, d.
recting the discharge from the service OF
the United States by their respective COM
handing officers of the following named
enlisted men, are hereby confirmed:
Private Peyton l.. Livick. Company F,
Fourth virginia Volunteer Infantry.
ssPriyate Charles w. Adams, Company
r Third Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
private d. II. Smith, Company G.,
Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
Corporal Eugene p. Summerson, and
Private Thomas A. Carroll, Company h,
Second Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
Corporal Cortlandt Rosebro. Company
X Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry
"Priyates George E. Waddill, Company
c. and Miles o. Ewing. Company h,
Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
private Clarence L. Cooper, Company
e. Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
corporal George II. Lumsden. Com
pany II, Fourth Virginia Volunteer In
fentry.
"Private Robert r. Crook. Hospital
Corps. General Hospital, Fort Monroe,
| Va.
private Frank 3. Graves. Company c;
William p. McGavock, Company II, and
Robert f. Peyton. Jr., Company Nj,
Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry"
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