The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-19

soaked. or this fact there can be no doubt
Details Too Numerous 10 Mention.
might follow the President through the ceremony
Of dlnner might detail how he passed the afternoon;
might explain why he did not eat any supper might
depict the CONSERVATION which fell upon the whole
island community, and notably upon the Grey Re
serves and the First City Troop, when it was an
nounced that the President, instead OF remaining
until Monday morning. would take his departure for
Long Branch at O'Clock on the evening of Sunday;
might narrate the words which passed between the
President and select committee which devoted
hall hour to attempting to effect change in the
Presidential programme But intend to do nothing
OF the Kind.
The Grey Reserves Overwhelmed.
When 1t was finally settled that the Presidential
party would board the Taapoosa at in the even
ing, the dismay thereby created was somewhat
modified by the accompanying announcement that
he would pay one more visit to Camp Upton. This
was to take place at o'clock, the hour for the
regular evening dress parade. AS the momentous
moment approached every available conveyance
brought into requsitiOn, the sojourners upon the
island still laborng under the deusion that the soil
tary Jersey mile which stretched between them and
Camp Upton equal to two statute miles and
half. The crowd that found its way to the camp
numbered at least fifteen hundred people.
The companies Of the command were duly mar
shalled at the appointed hours the fOrmallties and
evolutons OF the parade were gone through with in
the most satisfactory and creditable manner; the
band marched up the line to slow time dispensing
Ofenbachian strains, and counteTmarched to quick
time; the company reports were made; the parade,
after being stretched out to its utmost limits was
finally dismissed and the spectators and the brave
soldier-boys were alike and equally disappointed
The hero OF Appomattox, for once in his life, had
failed to meet military appointment.
At twenty minutes past I, however, great cry
was raised on the outskirts of the crowd, still
lingering on the scene of their discontinue. Then
there a grand Tush and scramble, and on all
sides was echoed the\ cOmmandNto "fall I'M" The
Greys were again taken unawaresa SO completely
unawares were they tsken, that they neglected to
'receve their old commander with cheers" Yet
they bestrred themselves as such gallant campaign
ers are wont to do, ana in incredibly short space
of time the line was again drawn out the entire
length Of the camp. (
Meanwhile, two carriages had been driven into the
centre Of the group OF tents In the first sat the
President Postmaster General Creswell, and A. W.
Markley ESQ.,; in the second, Mr. Fred. Grant, Mr..
Samuel Hoar "a son OF the Attorney -GeneraD Mrs.
Grant, and Miss McIlvaine, sister-in-aw OF the
Postmaster-General. AS soon as the carriages
passed the eager crowd pressed about them, and
not few, both ladies and gentlemen, succeeded in
getting a shake from the Presidential hand. But as
soon the line was fairly formed, the two car
riages made the circuit of the camp, and then
driven down the array in review. This simple cerc-
mony over, the regiment was again dismissed, and
visit to an quarter of hour, the Presiden-
tial party took their departure, being followed by
the echoes Of the salute of twenty-one guns, which,
| in compliance with President Grants request, was
fired his retiring from the ground, instead of at
| his arrival
on They Go.
The Presidential party at once boarded the Talla-
pOosa, and the TalapoOsa proceeded on her voyage
| The Grey Reserves, after goating over the gores
of the past two days, finally crawled under their
tents to dream their triumphs DER again. At mid
| night their visions were disturbed by a drenching
| rain.
The Programme for To-day.
Despite the departure OF the President, the events
of to-day give promise of being unusually attractive
and brilliant. Major-General Meade will review the
| troops at their encampment, and with him on this
| occasion will be Maor-General Stewart Van Vliet,
| the Quartermaster- General Of the Department of
| the East, Adjutant-Ge General Drum and General
| Barstow, Aide-de-Camp. The presence of President
Grant would have lent additional ustre to the event,
but it will be highly attractive, even in his absence.
In the evening will transpire at the Stockton
House the grand soiree nilitare, for which prepara-
tons have been made on such scale as will doubt
less render it the most brilliant social occasion of
the season. The Greys, in whose honor it is to be
given will of course be present in full force and u
full uniform. In addition to them, quite number
OF the members of the First City Troop are already
on hand, and others still are expected They will
likewise appear in their gorgeous full dress, with
their ponderous seven-league boots and their dan
gerous-lookng spurs. The company will be large
Overwhelmingly so. Everybody will be there-that is
to say, every body that can get there.
WASHTENAw.