Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-06-25
Boston, June 1.-THE Bunker Hill

Speciai Despatch 10 The Baltimore Sun.
BosToN, June 1.-THE Bunker Hill
| Centennial has been All all-day affair
in Boston. Business Of all kinds hav.
ing been suspended, and the weathe
being cool and pleasant, there Was 6
general turn out OF participants and
| spectators, both classes being so great
as to be almost beyond enumeration.
The route Of the procession was seven
MI long, aud 1t occupied nearly five
| hours III passing one point, 50 that
Many who secured favorable places to
witness tine display, consumed nearly
| the whole day before they were fully
satisfied. | believe it would be no ex-
aggeratiOn to say that there were thir,
ty thousand men in line Major Gen
| the division IF the Massachusetts mi
litia, rode at the head of the column,
! coming TO review at about ten clock
Il. M, il front of the State-house,
where General W. L. Sherman, Gov.
CASTOR. NlcePresident Wilson, Sena-
tor Terry, OF Michigan, Ex-Governor
| side, and many other distinguished
DCISOuS 1eNlCNCu Tic pdIdOO.
GENERAL BUTLER IN HIS GLORY.
General Butler had three brigades
in his division, numbering about ten
thousand men, and Including ten
regiments, several battaiions of cal
vary and companies of artillery. The
prevailing uniforms were blue, though
the trimmings and plumes gave variety
aud brilliancy to the line. General
Dutlar rode a spirited charger, and
seemed to be in his glory, as he was
III his feathers and war paint He is
good rider and was tumultously ap-
plauded. The review lasted from ten
. clock till noon, and including the
visiting military organizations, as we'll
as the Massachusetts, militia escorting
them. When the review was over
and there was a pause of half an hour
while carriages We're being filled at
the State-house, "Uncie Ben" a
verybody calls him, rode up aud
congratulated the Governor that he
review was over. The Fifth Regiment
was hated near by, having the left 81
the division of visiting organizations
aid the Seventh New York the other
post Of honor, the right. General
Butler SAID to the gentleman address
ed. We'll, Isuppose you are glad this
is the rear of the military" and,
pointing to the Fifth Maryland ad-
ded, 1--WE have kept the best for the
last"
IN NARROW WAYS.
In passing for review the infantry
commands Ia >ored under disadvan-
tage On account OF the narrowness OF
s. -
such as those presented by the Sew
enth New York, which marched with
fronts Of twenty four files, willis the
Fifth Maryland had only eighteen
files to the company front. The field
aud staff officers of the Fifth Maryland
were mounted. It occupied from from
noon to three o'clock z. Nj. for the
head of the procession 70 reach
BUNKER HILL MONUMENT,
and the exercises at that point were
begun soon after, continuing till y
p. NJ. The exercises were conducted
under an immense canvas, covering
i've thousand persons, who were add
mitted only by card to seats numbered
to correspond with their tickets. Eve
one present was, therefore, comfOrta-
lily seated. While Judge Devens was
speaking, Gen. Sherman, who received
a great ovation rs he rode in the pro
cession from the State house to the
monument, was called to speak as
national representative, and said the
call should have been made upon Vice
President Wilson or one of the judges
of the United States Supreme Court,
who were present. General Sherman
took occasion, however, to return his
thanks for the enthusiastic reception
with which he had been greeted. Gov.
Castor, of Massachusetts, who was
escorted by a splendid body of fine
looking young men, comprising the
Boston Light Infantry battalion, rode
a superb black horse, and, like Geuer-
al Sherman III his carriage. tad to re-
main uncovered nearly the whole time
of the procession, responding to the
acclamations of the public. General
Sherman said the demonstrat- WAS
one of the grandest spectacles he had
ever witnessed. Speeches were also
made by Cows. Hartranft, of Pennsyl-
vania Bedle, of New Jersey, and
Dingley, of Maine.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AT THE MONUMENT.
During the forenoon. before the re-
tAtfClSCS, bLlS GCo Gill
of Richmond and Boston, nun bering
fifteen hundred men, went out to the
Battle Monument where Ex-Governor
Walker, of Virginia, who had come on
with the Richmond Commandery, made
Ii brief speech, expressing the view
that the Union will be cemented by
stronger ties than ever, and that the
lesson Eve had learned in the past
he. 81 I,n,, IN, U;~<rI,:, 1
Massachusetts stood here to-day Shout
del to shoulder to commemorate an
event in which they had common
heart Was that in al the future they
,x~mrlify by their conduct how
good and how pleasant a thing If was
The Governors remarks were received
with great applause.
THE PALMETTO AND THE PINE.
The Sonth CaroliuIaus planted q
palmetto and pine tree on Bunker
Hill, aud the palmetto attracted much
attention.
In regard to the visiting military
it should be stated that
the Seventh New York, the Fnst Penn
sslVania, of Philadelp hja, and the
Fifth Maryland, received the greatest
applause. The Ninth regiment, Mass
achusetts. wearing red coats, although
it is an Irish regiment, with green
plumes, was equal to the best for full
ness of ranks and steady, soldierly
bearing. Their uniform is much
against them, but in drill they are we'll
up, and have. no doubt, fine officers,
upon whom SO much depends in a mill
ltary organization. There was
ONE NEGRO BATTALION
among the Massachusetts soldiers,
having officers of their own colcr, who