Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-04
THE GEORGETOWN DIVISION

THE GEORGETOWN DIVISION.
| These troops, comprising portion Of the Is
Georgetown Volunteer Battalion, presented Z
| splendid appearance, and were under command
Of Col: Richard 8: Cox, Of the sth regiment O
District Of Columbia militia, with Lieut. Col
Hollingsworth and the following staff officers
Adjutant John B. Davidson and Surgeon Mackali
| These officers were all mounted on fne horses
| and were fully uniformed and equipped. Sergean
Major Boyd had position at the left Of the line
Firs. In the line was the Potomac Light Infantry
Capt Mckinney, Lieuts. Davidson, Cruikshank
and Ridgely. This company was organized three
or four years since and Is one Of the best drilled
| companies In the District. The uniform is frocl
coat and pants, both of dark blue, the pants with
| light blue stripe, and a fatigue cap in unison
with the whole. They numbered about As mer
In the ranks, not more than half the enectivs
| strength OF the company. Their pioneer Evans
looks every inch a man. They were preceded
by kettle drums.
| The Darlington Home Guards, Captain God
dard, Lieutenants Waugh, Hutchins, and Bar
bour, numbered about 40 men, and with theil
uniform Of army great coats, black pants with red
| stripe, and neat fatigue caps, presented a hand.
some appearance. This 10 a new company, blu,
the members are all able bodied, robust citizens
| and by their steady marching and soldierly ap.
pearance ELECTED warm praise from the spectators
Ensign McNeir carried the handsome nag pre-
sented to the company by the ladies Of the Second
Ward.
The Scott Rifles, Capt. J. Owens Berry, Lieuts
Burroughs, Lazenby and Owens, Is fine company
OF young men, with neat uniform, comprising a
dark blue jacket with orange trimmings, black
pants with buff stripe and red cord and dark blue
cap with gold band and the figure In front 30
menwere In the ranks, and they marched well,
and were much admired. 1t is one Of the new
companies.
The District of Columbia Rifles, Capt Blunt,
Lieuts. Harry, Green, and Lig htfoot. This Is the
new company organized at Tennallytown, and Ii
their hrst appearance In uniform. They num-
VI r,en all Ano
the genus homo, and with their bright blue coats
and pants, the former with red trimmings and
the latter with red stripes, and neat fatigue caps
they presented a fine appearance.
The Anderson Rifles Company A, Cant C. n
Rodier, Lieuts. Mason, Krouse and Lipscomb,
occupying the second post Of honor. This is one
OF the new companies, and we understand there
IL about no men enrolled. Thew had IS men out,
and their correct marching and the military pre-
cision Of their movements were admired by all
whe saw them. The uniform is dark gray hunt
red stripe, and handsome fatigue cap
Inc Anderson Rifles, Company b, Capt. Fred.
w. Jones, Lieuts Drew ,Orme and HilIeary. This
was their FIRST appearance In their new and taste
and pants, with red trimmings on the coat and
red stripe on the pantaloOns, and fatigue cap to
correspond. This, too, is a new company, but
they march like veterans, and attracted much at
tention. About 40 were in the ranks
The Georgetown Mounted Guard, Capt. VIM.
Steuart, Lieuts. Pickrell, Cough, and Linn This
splendid company paraded about seventy-ive
men, and the scldierly bearing of the men and
fine condition Of the horses, led many to suppose
they mere regulars. They came out at the head
Of the First Battalion of Georgetown Volunteers
and were then detailed as an escort for the Pres-
dent elect, fanking his carriage on the right
The uniform is dark blue coat with brass buttons,
light blue pants with buff stripe, and regulation
hat Ensign Cooley carried the fine new flag of
the company
Next came the great car Of the Republican AS
placed NJ 4
Vanderwerkens large omnibuses, with pyramidal
seats eliminating in center, from which rose a
staff surmounted with large gold eagle. From
this eagle depends canopy, which covers the top
OF the car. The sides were draped with red
white aud blue, and on each side was the word
" Constitution" in large red letters From the
rear OF the car projected flagstaff. from which
hoated the stars and stripes In front Of the dri-
vers seat was the coat Of arms Of the Uuited States
surmounted by appropriate drapery. The car
was drawn by six white horses, with white covers,
on each OF which the word " Unionr was in
scribed In large red letters. In the car were the
following little girls each dressed In white with
laurel wreaths, two Of them representing the God
dess of Liberty, and the Others each bearing the
coat OF arms OF d State or Territory Miss Vir-
GINA Jacobs, Martha Raley, Hannah williams
Harriet s. Gordon, Mary 8. Gordon Jane 8 Cor
don, Elem Grimes, Martha f. Milstead, Mary F..
Milstead, Elizabeth Ann Marshal Caroline Fish
man. Emma Fisbman. Margaret Goodwin. En-
lille Fishman. Mary Herritv, Bell Garcia, Emma
Slide, Maria Newman, Anna Newman, Lizzie
Childress, Sarah Brown, Isabella Childress Sarah
Cronin, Margaret Cronin, Jane Miles Lucy A.
Miller. Mary Cassidy, Rosana King Alice Avery,
Cora V. Crampsey, Elizabeth r Crampsey, Mary
Noon, Anna Noon: Lucy V. Blanchard, Willie
Plant, Florence Kelly, Minana Hodges
Republican Association and Wide-Awakes.
numbering 500 men, the former designated by a
silver button and the red-white- and-blue sprig,
am the latter by silver eagle on the lapel.
New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massac husetts
delegations, each wearing an evergreen sprig Ia
the lapel Of the coat: They were headed by
and Major Rogers. The three States turned out
about $50 men in the line, and, as one of them
told us, confdentially, with "nary otice-seeker
amongst them
The New York delegation were headed by
Marshal J H Hobart Ward. They wore badges
ofwhi:e satin with the words oNew York; printed
thereon. They numbered about $50.
California delegation, numbering so men,
headed by carriage surrounded by the California
campaign nag, the Stars and Stripes with bust
OF Lincoln and Hamlin on 1t, and under the bot
tom stripe white feId: bearing the words, "Cal-
tanned F Stanford, late republican candidate for
Governor Of California; DIV Cbeeseman. lieut.
Governor do; 8. III. Parker, ex-State Senator
samuel Carnage, high private; and Master Willie
damage, native Californian, bearing the Tag
aforementioned. Their marshal was Mr. Richard
Chenery.
The Virginia delegation, one hundred strong,
bearing the U 9: flag. with the name Of the State
printed across, it, and under the command of
their marshal, Mr.. George Rye.
THR APPEARANCES OF THE STREETS.
Never In the history of Washington was 50 i'm
mense a crowd Of spectators seen on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. From the Treasury to the CAPITOL on
both sides Of the Avenue, from the building line
to the curb-stone, myriads were packed In solid
mass, In incalculable numbers. Every avail
able window, and balcony, and house-top near
the Avenue and on II was full Of human forms
and faces, till no room remained to stand or sit
THEY HAVE MUSIC IN THEIR soLEs
Perhaps the oldest incident OF the day was the
following: As the civic portion Of the procession
passed up the avenue, there was noticed a singu-
lar sound, not easily descfibable-a sharp crack
ing, raspng sort Of defamation, at regular inter-
walls Of perhaps three seconds. The police, on the
alert for air guns and other implements Of assassi
nation, walked up and down the line completely
puzzled. The locale Of the peculiar noise soon
became narrowed down to the New Eng land del
egation and pretty the facts of the case came
out, creating no little amusement all around It
seems that the New England folks wear "peggedn
boots and shoes pretty generally, and this season
with extra heavy soles on account Of the deem
snows. Coming South, the unusual heat and dry
ness Of the atmosphere here has shrunk the peg
timber In their foOt-gear sively, occasioning
general squeaking with every movement, SWELL
ing In the aggregate, when the delegation was
keeping step In line, to volume percepti BILE in
the pauses Of the Marine Band for several blocks
"Treasons' and +" stratagems" cannot be charge.
able on men with SO much music in their soies
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