Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-10
THE SEVENTH CORPS.
A LIST OF THE ORGANIZATIONS
THAT COMPOSE 1T.
THEY GOT 4 DUCKIAG.
A Very Popular Game AID How II II
PIayed-Promotion Expected-shops
Closed Up-Personai and Other
Notes.

| JACKSONVILLE. FLA. August g.
Cspecial)-The following is the organiza-
ton OF the Seventh Army Corps. United
States Volunteers which has now been
completely organized:
Seventh Army Corps,
MaJor-General F1tzhugh Lee, Command
! ing.
First Division-aiajor- J. War
rem Keller, commanding. First Brigade
Brigadier-General Lloyd Wheaton, COM
handing: First Texas, Colonel Mabry,
| commanding; First Louisiana, Colonel w.
l.. Stevens. commanding; First Alabama,
| Colonel L. S. Higdon. commanding. Sc
cond Brigade-Brigadier-G w. w.
| Gordon, commanding: Second Texas,
Colonel L. III. Oppenhimer. commanding;
| Second Alabama, Colonel J. W. Cox, COM
| mandng: Second Louisiana, Colonel Z. L.
Wood, commanding.
Second Observation-Disclosures A.
| K. Arnold. commanding First Brigade
Brigader-General A. S. Blunt, command
ing: Second Illinois, Colonel G. W. Moul-
ton, commanding; First North Carolina,
| Colonel j. r. Armfeild, commanding; Sc
cond New Jersey, Colonel f. ". Hine,
commanding. Second Observation-Disclosures
General w. A. Bancroft commanding:
Fifueth Iowa. Colonel ID. V. Jackson,
commanding: First Wisconsin. Colonel
S. p. Schaden, commanding: Ninth Illi-
nois Colonel - Campbell command
ing. Third Brigade-Brgadier General II.
c. Hasbrpok. commanding: Second Vir-
ginia, Colonel j. c. Baker, commanding;
Fourth Virginia, Colonel g. w. Taylor,
commanding; Forty-ninth Iowa, Colonel
G. G.. BOWS. commanding.
Third Division-Senior Brigadier-Gene-
raj. commanding. First Brigade-Briga-
dier-General G. +. Hubbard. commanding:
Second Mississippi, Third Nebraska Sc
cond Brigade-Brigadier-G James H.
Barley, commanding: First South Caro-
lina.' Fourth Illinois. Second United
States Volunteer Cavalry. Colonel Jay L.
TORY, commanding.
AS will be seen from the above, the
southern and northern troops are about
evenly divided in the Seventh Army
Corps.
The st. Johns river at Jacksonville is
very treacherous. On last Friday several
members of Captain Hatcher's Com
pany Roanoke), OF the Second Vir-
ginia, went out for a sail. These men
thought themselves eminently qualified
to manage a sai-boat. but were not sufti-
GENTLY acquainted with the river. Their
indiscretion eliminated in a first-class
submerging, but as the gentlemen were
all good swimmers nothing serious re
suited The following are the names OF
the unfOrtunates: Sergeant BriZy. Corpo-
raj Day. and Privates Tremane, Bowman,
and Kelley.
KNOCKING THE HOPPER.
An interesting game with the boys is
known as knocking the hopper" The
necessary factors for a first-class game
are about seven privates, seven clubs,
and one or two chickens Of the neighbor-
ing farmers who stroll too far camp
ward. The chicken advances at double
time, the men do the rest, and the neigh
boring farmer suffers according TO theis
success. The game is still very popular.
but the increasing scarcity of fowls
makes it remunerative only to the finest
experts.
One of the most popular men in the
Second Virginia is Assistant Hospital
Steward Woods. He is a graduate in med
icine from the University of Virginia ard
Johns Hopkins. He is laboring in a capa-
city very much below his talent, put
rumor says he will be surgeon at an early
day.
There are about fifty, shops that sell to-
bacco, lemonade. fruit, sandwiches. &c,
in the vicinity of the regiments of the Sc
cond Division. Some of them have been
caught in an attempt to sell liquor to the
men. These have all been closed, by or
der Of General Arnold, and 1t is under
stood that civil action will follow.
FIRST NORTH CAROLINA.
The First North Carolina is being in |
structed in tent drill. 1t is understood |
that this regiment is among the ones to |
be ordered to Porto Rico The 16lst In
diana Regiment has been ordered to Jack
sonvillc.
Lieutenant George N. Skipwith, Cor
poral NJ. S. Stringfellow, and Private John |
]. Rose, all of Company /. Second Viz
ginia Richmond) who have been at ST. |
Augustine for the past few days, have |
returned to camp.
quite a sporting affair occurred on Sat-
urday in the Second New Jersey O'Brian
and Ryan, members OF the regiment have
local regulations in Jersey City for their
pugilistic ability. On the day mentioned
some distance from camp they met to fight
for the championship. and a side bet OF
about $50. In the third round OBrian
proved himself the champion, and the
evening closed with banquet at his ex-
pense.
Captain Griffin, Company H. Second Vir
sinia SALEM, will return to camp to-mor-
row. and Lieutenant Langhorne will leave
to spend ten days among his friends at
Salem and Virginia Beach.
Privates Tabb and Noel, Of COMPANY
II, Fourth Virginia CBlues, have contract.
ed mild cases of fever, and are at the
hospital.
Corporal NJ. G. Trice Company I Sc
cond Virginia, has improved very much.
and is in a fair way to recovery.
Lieutenant Frank NJ. Woon. Comnanv
n, Second Virginia (Grays), is about the
same.
OLIVE PICKER MURDERER.