The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-23
LOCAL MATTERS.
Twcn!y-SccOad Of February.
CE:EEEnAT3GS OF wASEaFNGTGS's
EZRryanAy EY TREE v0LUN.
gg.EI TEs.ETEA.
VISIT AND RECEPTION OT THE PETERS
BURG ElFLEMEN--pAEADE OF
TIE FIRST EEGIaiENT-THE
BLUES BALL.
3nGocn oT Mayor ESciiey TO atie
Coiorcd I'roops.

-Wa@hin~ton'S birthday was celebrated
in Richmond Lv n considerable portion OF
thr pcDy,c Tie celebration derived interest
,r.in,,iullv from the fact tl!at the leading
feature WA tic first full parade Of the First
yir,jnt, rc..;n,ni Of Volunteers since lis
,,rSirg,ruiZl:un in NoyCMbc: last. IhlS caused
a vc3v general suspension Of business IN the
aucrn0un, and The streets were ihed "i'h
,ycctltpys Of hcth sexes aid all ages, the
scene rcm.ud,a" Oh" not little OF similar
ones witnessed before tie war and during Its
carly months.
VISIT OF THE rEgERsECTG EiFLENrS.
Earv in the mnri.ing that Old and war
worn company the Richlnond Grays assem-
Died in front Of the custom-!!ouse prcpara-
tory to welcoming to Richmond their H.
vitcd guests, Company \, Of Petersburg.
The Grtys h1d Il fine turn out. They were
commanded bv Cart,n l.. }. b0iSsicuN. the
elect OF whose clrciiI inStruc ion was nrIhi-
fest in their drilling. They marched 10 the
Petersburg dpp0s, and at .;.li-pIst IL o'ciocn
the train Tearing the bct"rahiirscrs arrived.
| The visitors were greeted with hearty
| cheers: alter which the line Of march WAS
| resumed, Company \ occupying the post OF
| hnHor. Marching hy Byrd, Seventh, and
| ,Iain Strc,t>, the first halt was at the Ninth
Street armpry, where 4 detachment Of Com
runy L (Nakcr Light Guard, OF Eicl.
moMd, was drawn UP under the CON-
lnand Of Lieutenant J. i. Bland. Tho
| Gr.yS and Company i were invited Zip
Stairs, and found tempting array o.
drinkahl,S spread ont for Their entertain
] r,,ast. ana Can,ain Cameron. Of Petersburg.
.2,,nr,i,lly rr,Iin,,iCd ON bchaIr Of himself an
| c,,nr,J,.: ,i,fr an L,,r WAS passed in the
! J;..n..;c,, az ti,n rorrcsl,mcute The line CT
,n4r,.h v3s tbrn ay;,;n resumed. and after
,,'nrrhinlr tI,roI;yh ilr rrinc;uaI streets the
| J.,,tnItnu b.,..d Il -. hilgu's Hall, where a
! Irnrh ,,rrnarad l.. the Grnys. was discussed
,nI .nn,n sncrrhcs were INDUCED il. The
;,,,.n v,r, ihnn hj,uj~.rl until the time ap-
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'"f- lN""D'' W -''. ma
Al'cr uhiicl ''' N.i1"? 1'Si'lio'" CON,
! la'hGH !!!ct ''' ."ct! 1,7.N',''v "1'N,' "iiu
iA.H2"cu thc'i ~ ZIG l"I"t'' S'o,'i" "a 'lo1t'
| OF lhe cay nt!l, wire u. +c7linCn'ai !inc
was loG!hcu al iial-}a>I 80 c!oIH. me hlcii-
mnnd Light ih!aiil!% n!Iic., NeIcfal icIlon
" lsc G'!1t'.n, ana 'ii2 ''%Ia'uiS coiiilAh!
| participated Ill Tug l.,."IH =! s!ectl ihN!''.'
| Ton. Company 'a!Nci !i9'S ""hiuj
took tie hcad oi lhc me ana company a
! Gee G&aroO thc ialt. Ahe culoiS t'iosc q
! companies y, i, and ~ were 5oErc ny com
! paly !, Captain =. /. t!&Ec. Ihe o,hcl
co!nlM:.!cs were: 1 Guard 9! t"c ColninGll'
! "CA".f ctH%la a''i'i'"h c"ihP.Hy ~
! captain iAiii!'@' c''Hi ;'I. =, I"iH.:ni bSS-
~ 49, 49,. ;,,,to,,n,,.
r,I5,ci 1,nie,i,,i and N,;o,, 0riiyyoy-
,,.a,.n Ill y.rI;-n'n.i,,'cG and war, thri,. ur,y
,,,;r,r,,,s y.,.n x rH3,f,,inr,.n "a FL. .s tir
. n.", ,,,,. .,ro r,,.,,.n,oI n,d En,,rol g.
|'S. '''' ,I.I, ,:'ln,.I m'n,cs ware
'I'r-.t e. 49," l;,-t ,'n,,''t..
,ri,o ,,n,.,n,. v.,. ~c,nr,if,o. r. t,,o rrc.
..',,,,, ,n ,,i;..,,.I ,a-f,.ri, r>c,,,t tI,n,
t''''I'al> ',..snl ,,,rI,ri r,o Ini,. Il
Smn,rn and 1he rronu,iS Of The eve
c ,iivc mansion. AID were received By
tic Cotnmaldcr-in-Ihief (his ENcellency
Governor N%ihcr) ana >tlii. ih3 review Was
Il most Interesting Hnd imposing spectacle,
and was witnessed by crowd OF thousands
All along the line oi march The sldcWalNs
were lined with spectators, ahG tAc lIt:ics
@.t.ly waved tHcir GOOD wishes 10 The soldier
| boys from tie "!Au""&. ne >toIc> on Nan
street were alive Wit! p@opie, ana nn lnr
mcn.c crowd gathered iate: Ill me evening t'
see tic dress parade. F:Ior TO this however
there WAS a battalion Hfil' IN me course c'
W:I!Ci! various 'ntt!cstliiS aliu oihcViI e.oi"
tons Wc.r prac'!ccd. ire universal OPINION
~ outsiders was that the / lr>' heslihe!,t IS
J, SpIcnGl0 to0% oi men, ana lliat l:!c ihi!'"ls
o'l'3y, HS "l"te' was oLe OF lHc nhcsI ever
Seeh III ''Ie'"i.oA".
! SALUTE II uoNcE OF THE DAY.
Aitcf parade WAS uisliIl>Sto captain bass
took his company 81 on thc square, ana tAcy
there i!Ftd 4 >'!ute O. !olr ioHHos o. hlanh
cartridges al !to'ioi VI ',e III hlH-ui!S VI WISE
lh2toh. incc io,'h"s "tie n'cu LII In.
style ol Netef"hsi 'ne lo.'''I', "M lnS - lNe
untliilc!! uiSc""t ~ Vi P',Ve III t:le t H"l'.s VI
4 recruit, was no' ~ wen uoilc' ms ie..'ul !
o. the ceichratioi @I'I'c.'u Ste''I GU"
ana cAC!'c'' ao"' "'''' - '''''
TIE GEAys BANQUET.
.tn;o,t there WAS 4 military gathering ri
= AiI,7n,s Ii,l tLc occasion being q itn.
,,met ,,ivcn Iv ine Richmond "Glavs to theil
GrcsfS f Of Petersburg. A splendid repast
V.ss rroyiicd. and several hours were most
arrecablv spcnt in speech-making and the
discussion of ,Ic Iill Of fare. Remarks were
mad. by Captain Cameron and Lieutenant
Davies. Of Petersburg: Governor Walker,
! Gnr.rl wyatt NJ. Elliott Qoriner command
anf Of the Grays), Colonel Sloan, LicutcmantS
| Gre.nor and phillirS, and others. Alto
orthrr II WIS a most agreeable entertain
mcnf. and reflected no little credit upon the
! C;roys. and n9rirularly upon the Committee
of Srranpcnruts. wiirt, was composed Of
C,,rtI;n ToSsirmy Iinutrnant Lap@hton, L.
| r e:nrnrr and Wi;jjam Gibson.
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me .iiI,., i ''.. o1- ot lni ,ilna ~
,i!ont iS;i' n . 1--WE d 'UoH r.s lid
ne.li1 ltali l'>e 'oH.' "lu 1;d"r mi thosa