The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-01

| 10y 20 VI '"'efeet therein, until Tie
whistle of the boats recalled us on board.
| In the afternoon, seated in a carriage, in
company with Sir knights Dunninp.
Barclay and Davidson, we visited WASH
ington's Monument a magnificent granite
shaft two hundred feet in height, sur
mourted by an immense statute of WASH
ington. At the entrance we were pre-.
sented with a lighted lantern TO guide us
up our long circular route to the top. The
ascent was very tedious, but the view from
the summit more than repaid us for the
toll Of ascending the two hundred steps.
Baltimore and the surrounding country was
spread out at our very fcet--it was glori-
Gus sight and long to be remembered.
From the monument we drove to the
State Penitentiary and were there most
kindly received furnished with guide,
(himself Sir Knight) who took great
pains to show us through every depart
ment. There are at the present time over
seven hundred convicts imprisoned there,
t,no-thirds of whom are negroes. The
| principal articles of manufacture are
cooperage, lin all its branches) boots and
shoes and the cutting and polishing Of
marble for furniture. We spent over one
hour very proftably within its granite
VALE. On our retern to the warden's Office
we found fine collation. awaiting us. In
the evening, all three communicates held
musical receptions and balls, which were
thronged with the
BEAUTY AND FASHION
| of Baltimore. We visited all in success
| sion, and never saw more brilliant array
of toilets in large gathering Of hand
some women-it was sight ever to be re-
membered with pleasure.
Thursday opened like the preceding
days bright and beautiful; the sky was
unsbscured by q single cloud. Early in
the morning the "clans" began to as
semble, but it was nearly noon before the
army was ready to be reviewed. The
procession was formed on Broadway in
two double lines on each side of the street,
facing inwards; these lines were formed
in open order and were so reviewed by
Grand Eminent Commander Of the
United States and staff in carriages, who
slowly rode through the lines, the entire
length, the Sir Knights presenting arms,
the bands playing and colors to the front,
after which we formed into sections of six
files each, and the
| MARCH OF FOUR MILES
commenced. We venture tosay not single
Sir knight in that vast procession will
ever forget that memorable march every
foot of ground the entire distance was one
mass Of human beings while the trees and
awning posts were black with boys, the
sidewalks with men, and the windows
and house-tops with ladies. All along
Baltimore street, the merchants removed
goods from their large show windows and
filled the same with ladies, making magni-
fcent " family SETS" The whole city wore
holiday aspect; the stores were all closed
during the progress Of the pageant, and it
is estimated thar oScr 100000 -i,nassad
the march of the Sir Knights. The Oldest
: Baltimorians declare that Baltimore never
saw such sight before. The procession
. consisted of twelve divisions. From tn
foot of Baltimore street to Eutaw street i
Just ore mile, and when the head OF th
column passed into the latter street TIL
fifth division were just coming into Bal
| a. ,yhinh hoipn pt,itn
half, would make the procession over tw'
miles in length. There were in the sew
: eral divisions
35 BANDS OF MUSIC.
embracing some Of the finest bands in tn
United States. BY actual count the music
ans numbers over TOO, and the Sir Knight
over 5000. First in order came platoon
Of mounted police, then the Chief Marshal
with brilliant staff Of over thirty 81
knights, and directly in the rear a sec
ton of the Red Cross Knights mounted
: with long lances with metal points, an
green penons floating to the breeze. In
knights wore broad green sashes, with tn
red cross in the CENTRE were about fifty i
number and presented fine appearance
Q after which came the states in the follow
! ing order, each state being preceded b
: a mounted marshal and aids Maryland
District Columbia, Missouri, New Jerse.
: Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvani
l. VERY strong and in two divisions), Ker
8 lucky, Ohio, Virginia. The Richmond con
u mandery presented magnificent appea
3 ance. In addition to their usual unifor
e which was exceedingly rich and difiere1
y in some respects from ours, they bore lor
:. black lances with metal points and bla'
b pcnons with a white cross in centre ofsau
They came here in their own steamship Z
" Ironsides," chartered for the occasio
- while they made their headquarters, VIII
n In Baltimore. Now York, Arkansas, low
d. Alabama, Nebraska, Texas, Rhode lslar
es together with the Grand Communicates
OF Kansas, Minnesota, Louisiana, Georgia, al
AL Wisconsin, Tennessee, Connecticut, v
SO mont, Massachusetts and representati'
OF from the Grand Priory Of the Dominion
'al Canada, closing with the carriages of t
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