Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10
NORF0LK'S HARB0R.
CONGRESSMAN YOUNG DOES GOOD
WORK IN ITS BEHALF.
NATIONAL PARK AT APPOMATTOX.
Peace Monument Mt the Point Where
Suspension of Hostilities Was
sonaIs-POstaI Notes-Patents.

| WASHINGTON, D. c., February o.
| (SpeciaD -Representative Young, Of the
Second District, was before the River and
Harbor Committee to-day in the interest
of his bill, introduced December 9th, to
widen, deepen, and improve the channel
| Of the Elizabeth river, Virginia, from
Hampton Roads to the Norfolk navy
yard, which provides that the Secretary
Of war be authorized to expend, through
the United States Engineer Corps. $iOO,OcO
for this purpose. The channel is TO be
widened 500 feet and given depth of Is
feet at mean low tide.
Mr. Young made a most favorable i'm
TO predict that if any river and harbor
bill is passed this session, Norfolk Will
be in the swim. He extended an invita-
ton to the committee, on the part OF
the Board of Trade and the City Council
of Norfolk, to visit Norfolk and inspect
the harbor there, Hampton Roads, and
the nayy-yard. He gave the committee
some valuable information regarding Nor
folk harbor, which is the finest one on
the Atlantic coast, and so interested the
members that they expressed a desire
TO accept the invitation and make the
visit. Mr.. Young is hopeful of securing
the trip, and expects to have the com
mittee spend day or two looking arohnd
Norfolk harbor, its approaches, and sur
roundings.
APPOMATTOX PARK.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, by re-
quest, to-day introduced a bill to estab-
lish j national park and 20 erect a peace
monument at Appomattox, in the State of
Virginia, which recites that the Grand
Army of the Republic, at its thirty first
national encampment. at Buffalo, adopted
resolutions endorsing the scheme, and
calling upon Congress to take the neces-
sary action, and that the Confederate
Veterans addressed a petition to the Sen
ate and House, requesting the establish
ment of such a park and the erection OF
such a monument.
The bill provides that there shall be
established a national park on the fields
occupied by the Army of The Potomac
and the Army Of Northern Virginia. The |
peace monument is TO be erected on the
spot on the Mclean farm where Generals |
Grant and Lee agreed TO a suspension or |
hostilities. which suspension resulted in |
tic itSlOidAlDu VI pttCC niAu AhI PAtHtANh-
ton OF the American Union. For these
purposes the Secretary Of War is to be
allowed the sum Of 100000, or so much
of this amount as may be necessary 10
begin to carry out the purposes OF the
act.
VIRGINIA BILLS.
Representative Yost has introduced seve-
raj bills, as follows: A bill TO relieve
c. Martin, of West Appomattox,
Va, from the requirements or the pen
sion laws requiring further evidence TO
be furnished in his application for a pen
sion; a bill TO pension Bolsin IL. Pullin,
Of Mcdowell, Va, at the rate OF sl2 a
bill 10 pay the estate OF Robert
j. Hope, late OF Staunton, va, 1900 for
rent of wareroom and for supplies fur
nished Federal troops under General
Hunter; bill to pay Henry ID. Smith, of
Basic City, Va, 1924 for services as mes
senger in transporting mail from Waynes-
boro' Junction, Va, To Waynes5oTo' POST
office, Va; bill TO increase the pension
Of Morgan Harrow, of Meadowvale, Va,
A soldier OF the Mexican war, 10 $l2 a
Daniel Miller. late Of Roanoke county,
Va, 5000 for stores and supplies.
PRETTY WEDDING.
one OF the pretuest home weddings
Of the year was celebrated on yesterday
evening at the residence OF Mrs. John
Ames, I'm this city. The bride. Miss
Clara Dorothy Ames, is the granddaugh-
er of the late Hon. Columbus Delano,
of the Interior under Presi-
lent Grant. aud the groom. Mr. Arthur
Bertram Shedding, Yale graduate, for
nerly OF Connecticut, ~ now a resident |
II Wilmington, n. c. White ribbons form
ID a long aisle through the three rooms,
which were beautifully decorated In green
md white. and terminated In bower
II tall palms and North Carolina bamboo,
beneath Which. stood the father Of the