National Republican., 1876-02-23

aroupd the Midland depot, they were formally
Welcomed py Mayor Kemper, and Q salute o.
tvepty-one guns fred. Cclonel Loney resi- onoeo
briefly, ard the visitors were escorted 70 'nsn
The Columbia cadets. commanded by Captain
]. T. X Plant, after the pecsding the sIeesoi
Washington and attracting eonsideraole atten-
tion by their hne appearance, arrived in Alexan-
drIa about IL O'Clock, and were received Dy the
cadets Of 81. johns academy.
DECORATIONS.
Alexandra was wen crossed In bunting; the
flags were Il ling from nearly every buildinS, auu
in many places banners and streRmers WIZ
stretched across the street; fn every place NeIe
rsmirders Of the even: celebrated, ana tes wtrh
tepnal year. Tie streets were crowded Win
people. There were at least ten thousand SSt-
ors who took advantage Of the special Trains
About nccn the procession began TO form on
Washington, Prince, and Duke streets OF tne
city, and required about two hours TO pass o'ef
It.
THE PROCESSION
moved in the following order:
Division No. I.-David A. Windsor, chfef mar
shall. r. W. Fails and ID. NJ. Lee, aids. One
Members Of reception committee mounted: 9TH
regiment band. 5ih regiment NJ. N. u. Nusic.
Company A, Washington Light 1ntsutry. ,Mus,S
Cadets MarshGls: +. r. Windsor, ohm II. Par
rott. Geo. r. Hill, Z. H. Smith, r. III. Lawson,
Division No. 2-Carrtages containing Mayor,
Chief Engineers Washington and Alexandra
Fire departments, Orator, Reader, and Ere
tremen. Friendship IRE company. Friendship
fire cempsny,Jr. Marshais: Messrs Hemersley
end Chiehsster: Music; Drum Corps. Corps: Sun mr. tiTe
BIoIdheim. Music, Alexandria band. Hydrau-
lien steam fire company. Marshals: MesSrs.
Iief sSck and and Iaadeg Company Harihais Messr..
Nash and Carlin. Music, Repettfs band, OF
Washington. Columbia steam fire company.
Marshais. Messrs. Chiffon and Uhler. r. E. Lee
Juvenile hook and ladder company, on Columbia
wagon, drawn by four dun horses. Centennial
lIT6 and 1875 In TIVE carriages.
DiyIs.on No. ,3.Mounted Knights oi FsiIi-A
county, Colonel Cats commanding. st. John 9
Academy, the school Of l776 and the school OF
1875, omnibus containing little girls, express
companies, agricultural display, sewing machine
wagons; marshals, Thomas Addison, Il. Stuart
Ashby and J. K. Pierpont-
Division No. represented the various trades,
and consisted Of vehicles gotten up BY various
Division No. 5 wa. the fantastic" division, as
follows: Alexandria Ragmuffins, New York
Seventh Regiment Band, Plumgullion Guards,
Alexandria Boot black Association; marshals,
r. ID. Windsor and Arthur Gregory.
TIE DEMONSTRATION
was a great success, and the procession every
where on its route was received with Virginia
enthusiasm. The hre engines, reels and hook
and ladder were handsomely trimmed with
Rowers. The military organizations marched
nobly, and were received at every point with
cheers and waving of hsndkerchiefs. One OF
the features OF the procession which attracted
considerable sttention wss .be decoration Of ths
eTe-epgfnee with the pictures Of the late Rebel
chieftairs. Generals Robert Z. Lse and "Stone-
wall" Jackson. Upon the heads OF some Of the
horses also were displayed miniature red, white
and red hags,
In the division devoted to the trades travelled
o stump lifting machine with q stump 10 the
chains, and bearing the inscription, "What we
need In Virginia.
REMINDER.
Hill Co.'S printing house was also represented
by several devils" In full dress. horns tails and
all, working a press. from which they scattered
copies OF "The Belle HdueH JOuT7ai." Oae page
The central figures were Washington, leaning
against corner Of the national monument. upon
which was q card, inscribed as follows: Begun
in 1878: finished -" Columbia was looking
down at the buckle on tine Generals shoe, and
evidently b,ushing deeply. In the distance could
the lower corners, on one side was represented
tue monument as it was intended to be, and on
the other, picture OF its present state, in bar
rem lot, with a COW wandering around its base,
ard few geese stretching their pecks to fly.
The whole has the inscription. "Flrst in war, first
in peace, and last TO be honored by his country
mer."
" men the procession was broken up in front OF
Sarepta hail. the Fifth regiment and company A
marched to the Commercial Exchange room,
where a banquet was spread. The Columb bia
Cadets were banqueted BY their hosts, the cadets
of St. Johns Academy, at the Mansion house.
About o'clock the tremen marched to Sarepta
ball, and an immense crowd assembled there to
listen to the reading OF the Farewell Address by
Hon. Hugh Latb am, and an eloquent address by
Col. u. l.. Smoot.
The Filth and company embarked shortly
after, aud the Washington boys reached home
encnt . O'CLOCK. -As.a-.I