Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-07
OUR MUSTER ROLLS.
THE GOVERNMENT MAY FURNISH
re THE CONFEDERATE ROSTER.
4 COMPILATION is CONTEMPLATED.
r. VIII save Us Considerable Ex-
,euse-War Department Jealous OF
Copyi-ts-Deepening of James "iNer
CbnuneI-Richmo College Bill.

WASHINGTON. d. c., January 6.-(Spe-
ciaI)-Assistant-Se cretary-of-War q. ID.
Meikleiohn has replied to the bill intro
duced nv Representative Hay, which was
designed TO permit the Governor OF VIZ
ginia to have copies made OF the roils Vi
Virginia troops who served IN the No"-
Tolerate army in the late civil war. These
rolls are now I'm the archives of the war
DEPARTMENT. and under its control Inc
bill was referred to the War Department
for information and report.
The notwithstanding states ina. am.
ME provision has already been mdue ~
law by which the Governor Oh VIZ, &c
can obtain copies of the rolls referred u;
r. asislative Executive, and judicial
Aunropriation Act, approved March =
1885 specifically provides that upon the
arnlication of the Governor of any state,
there will be furnished a transcript OF the
military history of any regiment or Coih-
many of such State under such resula-
lions as may be prescribed by the Secre-
tarv of War, at the expense of such state
GOVERNMENT CLERKS TO COPY
ROLLS.
MIR. AIefkleiohn, however. thinks it would
be inadvisable 10 have any other that the
carefully-trained employees of the depart
ment handle the valuable records, owing
To the great danger OF destruction. loss,
or misfilng by inexperienced persons An
other objection offered Is that the war
Department has no room for the accom-
mediation of persons seeking 10 copy the
records He is kind enough to wind up
his report with the following reassurln8
statement:
THE records OF Virginia organizations
I'm the late Confederate army are very
vouminous and the cost OF copying them
win be great no matter whether the
work is done by the employees OF the
department or by persons employed Dy
the Governor of Virginia. II Is not De
Ueved to be necessary or advisable that
the State Of Virginia should meet TINS
expense, because il is the intention Oh
the department 70 complete IN the near
future a complete roster or the Olllcers
and enlisted men whose names are on
the various Confederate rolls, ana Other
records that are on file in the depart
ment. or that can be Obtained Ironl otnSl
sources Upon the completion OF thls
compilation the state OF virginia can
obtain a copy Of 50 much of IL as relates
TO the troops Of that State. at cost that
will be but a small fraction OF what
would be involved by making copies ol
the rolls in their present form. -,
This is regarded as satisfactory, mas
much as II seems that the department
officials have a horror Of allowing OUT
siders to invade the sacred precincts OF
the War Office. and especially OF thS ar ar
Records Office They will oppose that 10
the bitter end and sooner than permit ~
they would willingly furnish copies Tor
nothing.
DEEPENING OF JAMES RIVER.
Representative Lamb to-day called on
General wilson chief engineer OF the
army and had a satisfactory conference
70 10 HaannninQ j
river from the city limits to the locks
General Wilson is willing to recommend
100000 for the purpose, and, IL possible
avoid another survey. -, Las
The regular order. or the calendar, mas
again been thrust aside 10 give place 10
the Alaskan bill, and consequently Zap
tain Lamb has no opportunity 10 Drlhs llic
Richmond College bill 10 the front. lie Is
hopeful that the private bil Gay neA 9
week will not be interfered with, ana
that he will get in some good work Tor
Richmond.
SOCIAL EVENTS.
The Misses Heth. daughters Of General
Harry Heth, of 400 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. gave a luncheon Of twelve covers
yesterday i'm honor of Mrs. Martin, WIG
of the Senator from Virginia
Mrs. John Lindsey MOorhead, OF North
Carolina. gave debutante luncheon yes
terday at her home, 1876 NJ street. COM
Dlimentarv 10 Miss Brown. The long
table at which thirteen young guests Were
seated had for its centrepiece an antique
silver pitcher filed with Ia France roses
while several smaller silver urns held
roses and white carnations. owing 10 inc
hostess being confined 20 her room by
severe attack of grippe. Mrs Woolsey
Aspinwall presided. The company IN
cluded Miss Enrol Cuthbert Brown, Miss
Agnes Peter of Tudor Place Miss Marion
Gallaudet Miss Julia Foraker. Miss Sallie
Faulkner Miss Daisy Wilson, Miss Greedy,
Miss Alice Bliss. Miss Perkins. Miss An
ME Early. Miss Emily Page Kemp, Miss
Cotton, and Miss Thornton of California.
Personal.
Colonel f. f. Gosan, Of Somerset Au-
| gusta county. Va. is at the Metropolitan.
| He served throughout the civil war in the
| Confederate army, and is very much OPP
| posed 10 the Butler amendment 10 PEN
| sion the cX-COnfederates. colonel Golsan,
who has figured extensively i'm the poll
| ties OF his section. Is now engaged N
| business. and his friends say that not
J even a Democratic congressional nOmina-
| ton would tempt him 70 enter pubic he.
Mr.. T.. l.. Goss, also or somerset IS at
| the same hotel. lie is one Of the most
prominent agricuturists in the Piedmont
| region. and believes that farming, II sci
| enfidcallv followed. will bring abundant
reward to those who engage In IT,
POSTAL.
Mary l.. Smith has been appointed a
| fourth-class postmaster at SanOld s. Meek
| lenburg county, Va, vice Laura ). smith,
Star service changes have been made as
| follows i'm Virginia:
Wellwater 10 DilWyn-Leave Wellwater
| daily except Sunday A. NJ. arrive Dill
| WIN by l2:4j =. NJ; leave Dillwyn daily
| except Sunday 2:30 Z. NJ, arrive Well
water by els =. NJ.
! Rangeiey to Railroad Station IN. o.
| Leave Rangeley daily except Sunday In
| time 10 connect with mail by railroad at
| Railroad Station. and return Immediately
| ON receipt Of mail Running time each
way not TO exceed three quarters Of an
| hour.
| Hardie 10 Rangeley-Leave Hardie We'd
| nesday and Saturday 1880 A. NJ, arrive
| Rangeey by - NJ; leave Rangeley Wed
| nesday and Saturday $50 A. NJ, arrive
| Harde by 10 A. NJ
| Regulus to Ridgeway-L Reguius
| Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday $40 a.
| NJ. arrive Ridgeway by $40 a. NJ; leave
| Ridgeway Tuesday. Thursday, and Satur-
| day 1915 a. NJ, arrive Regulus by 1910
p. NJ.
In North Carolina:
Monroe to MonrOe-Leaye Monroe Tues
| day and Friday A. NJ. arrive Morgan 5
| Mills by 1890 r. NJ. leave Morgan's Mills
| Tuesday and Friday p. NJ, arrive Mon
roe by +. Nj.
Tillman to Glendon-Leave Tilman
| Tuesday Thursday, and Saturday 730 A.
| NJ. arrive GlendOn by ll:30 a. NJ; leave
| Glendon Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
| day u NJ, arrive Tillman by +. NJ.
|
| TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION.
| London shaken and Nine Men Kill