Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-13
TO PAY THEIR BILLS.
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BEAR Eek.
PENsEs OF OFFICERS HERE.
NO COMPUTATION FOR QUARTERS
Department Informs Second Regi-
ment Officers That They Must Dis
mond-Muster Ont Begins To-day.

The officers OF the Second Regiment,
who have been in this city a great deal
since the regiment was ordered home
from Jacksonville for muster-out, have
been very much surprised, and not at all
pleased. by the information sent from the
War Department to the effect that the
government would not allow them COM
mutation for quarters while here.
great many of the field, line. and staff
officers Of the regiment have been here
for days, and even weeks at time, while
the work Of preparing the Second for
muster-out has been in progress. AS they
were ordered here, they naturally sup
posed their expenses were paid
MUSTER-OUT BEGINS TO-DAY.
The real work OF mastering out the Sc
cond Regiment will begin to-day, when
the Woodstock Company will be paid off
and discharged. From Woodstock, Major
Muhlenberg the paymaster, and Major
Shanks, acting for Major Price as mus
ter-out officer, will go TO Har1sonburg. It
being the intention to muster-out that
company Wednesday. The companies will
be mustered out as follows: Harrisonburg,
10th; Wytheville, nth; Lynchburg, 18th;
Portsmouth, 18th, and Richmond, 10th.
Nearly all the field, staff and line off,
GERS of the Second have gone to their
homes, but will return here the goth to
be mustered out.
RECRUITS FOR THE FOURTH.
Captain Wyatt has sent away, within
the past two or three days, the following
10 ha
ner b. Tucker, Charles J. Hooper, Charles
ii. Hancock, William X. Robinson, will
liam N. Bispham, Benjamin F.. Kemper,
Nelson V. Washington Trevor T. Hill,
Charles Gee, Jr., Walter r. Thrope, and
David feathers.
Lieutenant Couch left last night for
woodstock TO be present at the muster
out Of the company there to-day. Cap
tain Wyatt will go TO Harrisonburg to-
day. He and Lieutenant Couch will follow
the paymaster over the State and pick
up all the men possible from among the
discharged members of the Second.
COLONEL TAYLOR'S FAREWELL.
Governor Tyler has received the fol-
lowing letter from Colonel George w.
Taylor, Of the Fourth Regiment:
Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry,
Camp onward,
Savannah, Ga, December 10, 1898.
To His Excellency, J. Hoge Tyler, Coy
ernor Of Virginia:
Dear GoYernOr,-Your favor OF Decem-
Der Sth received. / thank you heartily
Tor your kind expressions in regard TO
my regiment. AS you know, IL has been
my chief desire since entering the army
10 make the Fourth Virginia one of the
best, II not the best, regiment in the
Service. and all my dealings with the
men nave been TO this end.
II has been my constant prayer 10 the
Almighty TO enable me TO be equal to
my trust.
The men have been through a terrible
summer Of sickness. which / consider re-
CURES more bravery and fOrtitude TO go
through than IT does TO stand a campaign
or bullets. We have had, it is true, some
lew sad casualties.
If ii should be our fate to be called
upon to do some active service, / think
that l have the men under me who will
always be found well up to the front
Very truly yours.
GEORGE w. TAYLOR,
Colonel Commanding Fourth Virginia Vol
unteer Infantry.
BACK TO THE BLUEGRASS.
The First Kentucky Regiment passed
through the city Sunday morning. en-
route from Newport News 10 Louisville.
The regiment travelled in three trains.
running at intervals Of about 20 minutes.
The Kentuckians have been In Porto