Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28


sistent with the interests of the public
service. The Acknowledgement ia now
engaged in preparing lists and designating
the regiments to be mustered out. and
the orders will be issued as soon as pes
sibe
SULLIVAN AND KILRAIN.
An attraction at one OF the theatres
here this week is a three-round set-to
between John L. Sullivan and Jake XII
rain. who met Thursday night for the
first time since their fight at Richburg,
Miss, eight or ten years ago.
BATTLESHIP ILLINOIS.
The battleship Illinois. now under CON
struction by the Newport News Ship
Building Company, will be launched on
the 20th proKimo. and the citizens OF Ills
nois are making arrangements TO do fun
honor to the occasion.
PERSONAL
Mrs. w. ]. Parr and her daughter. Miss
Belle Parr. have taken a trip through
Richmond, Petersburg. and Dendron'
Surry county. Va.
Mrs. TX. T.. Norton, accompanied by MIS-
y. II. Harnlsh. Miss Nellie Ro0ey' ana
Miss Mary Quald. Of this city are at the
Greenbrier White sulphur Springs.
representative Jhiih iNfN's 'Nf~
city to-day, transacting business WIN
the departments.
Mrs. $. Hirsh. Miss Estelle Hirsh. MISS
Florie L. Hirsh. and Mr.. Allan NJ. Hirsh.
of Richmond, are at the Metropolitan.
Colonel Joseph H. Shepherd. f. ID.
Meanley. Richmond: J. Il. Bumgardner
Miss Anie Magruder, Winchester; MIS-
J. l.. Campbell. Miss Roberta CampDeh'
Woodstock, and II. \. Jarnnn, OF Char-
lottesviIle. are also at the Metropolitan.
Captain Ed. J. OBrien. president OF the
National Pilot Association. Is in the CITY
on private business.
POSTAL
A. L. Chamberlain has been appointed
a fourth-class postmaster at West ha-
leigh. n. c.. vice p. S. skinner Gesigned).
Waynesvile n. c.. has been advanced
to a thrd-class post-ofiice.
New post-ofIices have been established
al Ardreys. Meckenburg county. \. 9"
william J.. Cunningham, postmaster
Miles. Allegheny county, \. c, Ella
Miles postmaster. and Quick. CasweH
county. n. c.. Edward II. Blackwell post
master.
Changes in star mail schedules nave
been made as follows I'm virginia:
Rovdton TO Chase City-Leave Boydton
daily. except Sunday, at A. NJ. arrive
Chase City by ll:3O A. NJ; leave Chase
CITY daily. except Sunday, at Z. NJ, ar
rive Boydton by go +. NJ
Truet TO Diston- Leave Truet daily. eN-
cept Sunday, OF $50 \. NJ, arrive piston
bv $50 A. NJ; leave Diston daily, except
Sunday. 3:l5 p. NJ, arrive Truet by ol'
p. NJ.
Northton to Grove-Leave Northton
daily. except Sunday, at 400 T. NJ arrive
Grove by $40 p. NJ; leave Grove daily
except Sunday, at $40 Z. NJ, arrive NORTH
ton by $40 Z. Nj.
Wasp TO Hnlsvllle-Leave Wasp Tues
day. Thursday, and Saturday at 2;4o Z. NJ
arrive Hnlsville by 4 p. NJ; leave HIS
Vile Tuesday. Thursday. and Saturday ~
.5P. NJ, arrive Wasp by els p. Nj.
Trrsus TO Elkcreek-Leave Ursus daily
except Sunday, at $3.50 a. NJ, arrive Fix
creek by 10 A. NJ; leave Elkcreek daily'
except Sunday, at Z. NJ arrive otSuS
by 2:3O Z. NJ. co.,,
shiloh TO King George-Leave Shiloh
daily. except Sunday, after arrival of mail
from Oakgrove, but not later than IL :3V
A. NJ. arrive King George in / i hours
leave King George daily, except sunday
after arrival OF mail from Fredericksburg
but not later than $40 Z. NJ, arrive Shi-
loh in II hours.
ARMY MATTERS.
discharges from the service Of the
United States will be issued In Gay Oh
two TO the following: Sergeant Giimer
weston. Company X, Second virginia
Regiment: Corporal Eugene Summerson
company X. Second Virginia Regiment
Corporal II. b. Sproul Company X, Sec
ond Virginia Regiment, and private H.
G.. BAYLOR, Company X, Second virginia
Regiment. These discharges were effected
through the influence of friends OF the
soldiers at the War Department.
Private Fred. b. Moore, Company l.
Second North Carolina Volunteer imam
try. will be discharged by his command
ing officer: also, Private Van Dyke JOINS
Company NJ. Fourth Virginia, ana private
Bemengen Edwards, Company a, Fourtn
Virginia. 800,
Carolina Infantry, having rendered his
RESIGNATION IS hOnorably discharged the
service OF the United States
Acting Hospital-Steward l.. j. FenneHy,
hospital corps, now on duty with the
signal company at Newport News va,
will be sent to Fort Monroe. Va. lie Will
report for duty upon arrival TO Leuten-
ant-Colonel Alfred A. woodruff, deputy
encouragement, at that post
Private Dickran X. Bagdasarian, Bat
terry l. Second Artillery, now at fort
Caswen, n. c., will be discharged the
service Of the United States by the
commanding officer Of his station. This
soldier is entitled 20 travel pay
Luther b. Travis has been appointed
second assistant keeper at Cape Charles
ljght-station; Alex n. Loss, assistant
keeper at Old Plantation Flats; John T.
Jarvis. assistant keeper at Nansemond-
River light-station, and Charles W. Pugh.
assistant keeper at Roanoke Marshes
Light, n. c.
The latest Lighthouse Board bulletin
contains the following:
The following affects the list or beacons
and buoys. Fifth Lighthouse District,
1897:
MARYLAND: Chesapeake Bay-Wreck
buoy. a red and black horizontally striped
spar buoy, was established July lItn, IN
NJ feet of water, 10 mark the wreck or
the sunken barge William y. Weller,
about 9-l6 mile west-sOuthwest from lur-
fTurEaN Point Iiwnf-