Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-27

,ion I'm December last TO accept p'ao'
in the engineer corps sent 10 orey.o~"'
He Is a son of General setn bar.on o
and nephew to the late Judge bar'on' v,
Fredericksburg. He has peeh apsehs
some eight months, and mas haa SUM
thrilling experiences. He says ,neIe
no doubt OF the feasibility Oh puIlolns 'ne
canal but he has no desire 10 ensaee
the enterprise. on account or the Gil.
mate the rains being almost perpetual
IN ,be east coast. and for considerable
dis,ance an the interior The conditions
about the centre of the country, ana To-
wards the west coast are comparatively
dry and more healthy
The inhabitants he describes as decioeo-
w anti-American and in favor OF the
Snanish. A report there that Cervera hao
destroved SIMPSONS feet was received
with demonstrations Of Joy. ana there
was general disappointment wheh '"e
reverse was found 10 be true.
Tobacco is extensively cultivated anu
&c all bought by the government at 20
cents per pound, and sold at 81 per pouho'
Nicaragua currency.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Colonel lanes p. Browning, OF Poca-
boptas accompanied by his father, MT.
Lessee Browning, and his two daughters
Misses Willie c. and Reba, who nave
been ON n northern tour. are in the city
sightseeing. They met here Mr.. George
browning. an attache Of the House OF
representatives, from RappahannocK
counfv and IL was soon discovered, AFTER
quite a discussion, that all the Brown
ings. including families in the far West.
enTane from the old Browning family, OF
Culpeper
The party here are typical Virginians,
and including the old gentleman and the
voung ladies. fine and handsome speci-
mems of manhood and womanhood
Samuel l.. Harmon, of Alexandria, was
to-day appointed a contract surgeon, ana
will leave tomorrow night for Santiago
C. w. Forsythe. of Front Royal, Va.
and Captain NJ. B. Rowe, OF frederlcks-
burg. are registered at the metropolitan.
Mr.. ]. T. Anderson, of Richmond. ar
rived last night, and left for nome py
morning train to-day.
Patrick II. Roberts has beenappointed
a fourth-class postmaster at Eureka
Mills. Charlotte county. Va, vice jacob
NJ. White, resigned.
GENERAL ARMY ORDERS.
BY direction of the Assistant Secretary
Of War, Private Harry Pattie, Company
l. Second North Carolina volunteer In
fantry having accepted commission
will be discharged the service OF the
United States, TO date the day prior to
his acceptance of the same. by the COM
handing officer of his regiment. This
soldier is entitled TO travel pay.
Leave Of absence for ten days Is grant
ed Colonel James II. Young, Third Nortn
Carolina Volunteer Infantry.
BY direction of the Acting Secretary or
War. Major Charles II. Heyl. Insector-
General, United States army. Will pro-
coed 10 Newport News. Va, and inspect
the material in the temporary SHEDS.
granaries, picket posts, and tent hoors
which have been heretofore provided Tor
the use of troops at that place, and
which have been reported to be OF no
further use to the government.
by direction of the Acting Secretary OF
War, Captain Joseph K. Willard. Third
Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry,
having rendered his resignation. 10 take
effect on the date of the muster out of
his company, is honorably discharged the
service of the United States, to date Oc-
tober s, 1895
BY direction of the Acting Secretary OF
War so much of paragraph IL. Special
orders, No. 175, July e. 1925. from this
office. as directs First-Lieutenant David
Price. First Artillery (major Third Vir-
ginia Volunteers), to report for examina-
ton for promotion to the president Of the
Examining Board, convened a Camp
Russell A. Alger, Virginia, by Special
orders, No. 40, July p. 1898, from this
office, is revoked.
First-Lieutenant Nathaniel r. Withers,
Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry, is
honorably discharged, his resignation to
take effect September 22d.