The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-22

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Celebration Of lc oop'tll0son al Yorktown Grand 1egr
assest-PSrode Of ne VottMae1 Companies, dc Dc
rhs WIS glorious day In Richmond Is booked ike
the tfst do wncg OK new era, she Inauguration OF .
h,ppy millennium, free from any perpIsxpe sasocacur
In the shape et banks nnaa co., Suspensions isiofeE
ssrcesble episode in this period Of general Oman
cal depression app oprAte revival amid the mi
vea crash and chaos which for weeks paai have held
limited sway. Bot they seem 70 nave found her cor
yecive N the patriotism Of the Old Dominica. me me
mosy OF he oap,r IAnon q Yorktown has pui lns 10
their In suence and that event wa Vie CLOSE Of iooe
and ard STIR see, and We ira presase Of gcrsous
future, Co. would seem 4 III oommemoyaSon hooked 70
- Ae c,osrg IN the prevailing drama and Tie fore
shadovirg Of an sge Of po perty.
ne RAcxve feature Of the celebration 70 day wn
. tournament by the Eenrioo County "Ughi DrAsoous"
which OF al the STATE Agricultural Fair grounds, I'm
mediAiey beyond the city limits. ms formed the chief
point OF u racon duying The day For several hsurs
previous 70 the COMMENCEMENT Of the exercises the
grounds pretty well stye we'd with spectators, NE
ladies' OF c'one forming very large, II nos she sgess
A. 40 O'Clock A. n. the company formed near OApiol
squVs, and proceeded ibenoe 70 the Pair GroundI,
meni and the suArd Of the Metropolis vhoh o,mposed Of
boys vsryng In sge from ten % fifteen ~ sixteen years
On reaching .he Fair ground the troop fell inso ine ho
sherpg Anoes in token Of respect for the
hsr anies which passed In front Of thsD ne beaded
by he Arrnory band me bcrses com ,cspg the troop
Of superior GLASS, and the uniovms and happngs
exo<edipgy 1si,eYpg 70 The tase and disophpe o. the
company. Ater short time spent In some preliminary
spystoss nsy were as.n %asssd into hn en- 70 frS1s
dericts burg, ater bkf pxoAuoton ~ Dol hoRse one
Of the judges sderossea them In N s1oeedingy happy
A, he eopcfusicn Of Mr.. Mayes address, one Of the
Jud tes read NE sames, with NE respective orde- Of
hnshhood q those Who were 70 engage In sas oonsssa
zney ~ follows
Tseph Tuqus, Knight Of the BAcs sssd.
wu 9. Miller, Knight o. the White nase
WIN h Ramon, Knight Of Richmond.
W y. Gardner, Knisas Of tbe Troop
A. ]. Blackburn, knigat OF Benrioo
r. Holman, Kn gh, Of Windsor.
I'd. NAmoerlyp, kcisht Of lhe forcsa
w b. Bent q. KING ht Of DAknesa
@ u Haynes. Knight Of Kdsewood
A Page Knight of Cleveland.
Eapnon. Knight Me l7ah EeSi Deut
me bsmes OF NE Ju5gss arc ~ folio ,s:-oc tner -B
hcRae. esysDd Bsynes, hohurdo, chaa b. Eose,
Innsdiae amer me oaD Of We roll the voop vses,sd
on, and, taking their sand In regular iine some fsw hun
d. ed yards distant from The Jndess stand, which ID
ccse Pre- xny 70 The ring, awaited impaenuy The order
charge <er Inn arence relieved no ~cvcr.
he berslo, ara ., signal blssi Nom the Gumpet the
gallant snishs me anxiety ntervs manifested
- e'th one dashes forward With Anoe drscsd towards
the rins, wrs nterse Three rounds were Ne number
ali ti<d N each In esrh OF whion The 'Knsn Of me
reop," wn. Gardner bsrs away the ring and with y
VIM a n,ner. "Ksisss o. TIE waite Rase,n Wn Ben
scp ith, Of DN knsn," and Cnaa Haynes, knight
o. Edsevood being The nex' Iuoosfal oompsho rs hsd
The se.ecsios Of The nrst " Maids Of Honor"
The fitting very cycdiab.e 10 The ccnaessants JufG
tne BY % proving smiles or The hdics he efforts Of oe
unsurcessui members no entirely without their
wOd and they could not but elicit approval In Wow OF
their merhorious character,
Miss sally Burton, Of Hanover, vas chosen ouesn Of
Love and Beauty" Inc names Of the nrst maids OF
honor" she selections being probably
deferred until the opening The ball 70 DO ven 70 night
honor OF The chosen queen ne osremooy Of The ooro
nation and investment Of The Queen and maids honor
win ske phos On sha, oooasiou
Aner parade Of me Knights In 'front.' OF he Judecs'
stand 70 salute the Queen, The tournament closed with
lcpe roll Of the trumpet, thrice repeaed.
The troop with ~ escorts then returned 70 the city, and
eng Ned win he ohsr volunesr panies In general
parade honor Of the day.
me scene was altogether Of lively interest," and tend
ed In mall degree 10 relieve The depr~sed and monoto
sspeca which our city hn prssestsd for wccn paa
under he bAneful pressure Of Ne pre- failing criss