Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-20
District DAY AT THD CKNrEH.
NAL.
The Receptions. the Tournament,
Etc -LarEest Attendance Except
RemuAHlYAmlA Nav.

NAL.
The Eecepaen,: the Tosrnamsnt,
Pennsylvan1o Day.
The telegraphic reports to THE STAR de-
failing the scenes and incidents at the Gen.
tennial exhibition yesterday District day.
closed with the comm encement OF the exer.
sises on the grounds. Later dispatches from
Philadelphia state that at Il O'Clock Cover:
nor John Lee Carroll, OF Maryland, and
stafi, mounted and in full uniform, escorted
10y the First Infantry Brigade, Maryland
National Guards comprising the 5th and
9th regtments), and accompanied by q nu-
merous company Of distinguished civic OF
fcials OF the state Of Maryland and city of
Baltimore, arrived on the exhibition grounds
and were re ceived by Presidents Welsh and
Hawley. The Commissioners of the District
OF Columbia slso accompanied the party
The visitors then proceeded to the Maryland
monies In honor OF The special celebration OF
Maryland and the District of Columbia was
observed. At the state building, after the
first brigade band had rendered maryland
my Maryland" the "Star Spangled Ban
ner," &c, the represen tatives or the Centen-
NAL authorities, with Governor Carroll and
others, appeared on the steps leading TO the
General Hawley, addressing Governor Car
roll, babe him and bis people most hearty
welcome. Gov. Carroll happily responded.
The DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Governor DennisOn next addressed the as
semolag &c on behalf of the District OF Column
bla.
Mr.. ]. G. l.. Findley, of Maryland, the
orator OF the day, was then introducst by
Centennial Commissioner Latrobe, of Mary
land, and proceeded TO speak upon the his
tory and res ources Of Maryland.
Hon. Thomas Wilson, commi ssioner of
the District OF Columbia, being then intro
duced, said IT was roper that the Centen-
MAI eeieoration Of Maryland and the Distric,
District was bone of Mary land bone and
flesh OF her flesh. Maryland gave part OF
herself to establish the District, and ne would
say, all hail to the Mother State of Mary
land. A sketch OF the grounds of Washing
ton City, and the foundation and develop
ment OF the District OF Columbia, was then
speaking having closed, Governor Csrroll's
reception began, his Excellency being sta
toned I'm the reception room, where the OPP
pOrtunity TO lake him by the hand was i'm.
proved by several Thousand people.
THE TOURNAMENT.
AT about 1 O'Clock the tournament took
New Hampshire. E. b. Mcfarland, IT,, of
Massachusetts,, L. IL Lusby OF Rn sde Island
VIM. p. Bryan OF Connecticut, George v.
jersey q Hsw pef9y OF
Kane of Delaware, r. w. Hereford OF Mary
land, +. F.. Gallaher OF Virginia, j. 81.
HARDY OF North Carolina, c. A. Foy OF
Georgia, Charles White, jr., representing the
Centennial, and Master A. B. Suit repre-
senting the Union, rode out OF the stock
yard, where the horses were stabbed, and,
escorted by heralds and buglers, presented
themselves at gate A, where Major Butler,
with q platoon Of Centennial Guards, we've
After a few moments delay the line pro
ceeded by way OF Belmont avenue to the
avenue OF the republic, and thence along the
east side OF Machinery Hall 70 the south side
of The course, which they entered, aud rode
under the arches to the judges st and, with
the buglers on the right, marshals on ne
left, and heralds in the rear, and presented
to the judges-EX Governor Oiiu Bowie OF
Mary land, Colonel Frede lick G. Skinner OF
New York, Reverdy Dangerfield, esq, of Vir-
gtnia, DR.. j. K. Morgan OF Washing ton, ID.
G., Hon. ID. w. Osburn OF Florida, General
A. T. A. Torbet of Delaware, Clarence M
Barton, esq, of the District OF Columbia, II
J: Smith, ESQ.,, OF Philadelp hia, and EiwaId
ID. Maxwell; esq,, Of Boston. Incidentsl
thereto, the chief marshaI Culonei Suit, In
troduced Mr.. j. j. Stewart, of Baltimore.
who delivered an address, In which he re-
ferred To the era OF cbivalry, showing that
In spite OF It's occasional excuses, tue 8g
had become SO noted for bra very, honor and
gallaptry, that the highest attributes OF man
were row described by the one word, "Cniv-
alTtc."
AT The conclusion of the address the Isl
regiment band, In attendance, played seve.
raj appropriate selections, while the knignt,
rode once or twice around the course. SIEVE
raj OF these gentlemen we're ia full costume.
with coats OF mail, vizer, &c, but most o.
the mt mbers were attired in black suits,
then ordered the riders to the starting point
and the tilting was begun. Ire knights
were entitled to three trials, the victor being
the winner OF the greatest number of rings
The arches were placed ninety feet apart,
and the Knights, after getting their horses
under full speed, rode with their lances
held well up at the side, under the three
arches, endea voring to pick ring from each
wire. New Hampshire came frst, and car
ried OIL one ring; Massachusetts failed to win
any, but Rhode Island caught one. The
other states then came in succession, a. fol
lows: Connecticut. two; New York, none:
New Jersey, two; Maryl land, three; Virginia;
one; North Carolina, one; South Carolina
two; Georgia, one; Centennial, two; Union,
two.
In the second trial New Hampshire took
one; Massachusetts none; Rhode Island, one;
sey, two; Pennsy lvania, one; Delaware,
three; MARI land, one; Virginia, one; Nor b
Carolina, one; South Carolina, two; Georgia,
Inc t1s ty New
Massachusetts, one; Rhode Island, one; Con-
necticut, two; New York, two; New Jersey,
one; Pennsylvania, one; Delaware, three;
Virginia, one; North Carolina, one; South
Carolina, two; Georgia, one; Centennial,
two, and Union, none.
Delaware, having gained the largest num-
fitting was continued in order to run out the
ties ptil the list stood as follows Delaware,
first; Centennial. second; Connecticut, third;
South Carolina, fourth, and Maryland, fifta
The entertainment lasted until almost 5
O'Clock, and, as darkness was then rapidly
approaching, the crowds of spectators soon
The Baltimore sun says: "Albeit the
Knight OF Delaware won the first prizs, he
and all the rest OF the successful champions
Of love ard beauty belong in Maryland;
while Virginia, Maryland, Florida and
Pennsylvania divided the hoDoTs in the
realm of love and beauty itself"
GOV. HAYES COMING TO THE CENTENNIAL.
A dispatch from Governor Hayes son was
received by Director General Goshorn, stat
ing that General Hayes expects to be at the
Centennial on Ohio day, Thursday, 26th in
slant.
THE QUEEN OF LOVE AND BEAUTY.
The ceremony OF browning the Queen Of
Love and Beauty in Judges Hall last night
was witnessed by large audience. The
lady upon whom the honor fell was Miss
Perkins, Of Buckingham county, Va.
WEALTH OF BROWN, THE LATE COAL
KING.-Messrs. James n. Schoonmaker and
Samuel p. Brown, administrators Of the es-
tate of tie late W. II. Brown, coal merchant,
have filed In the Registers office an inven-
tory Of the personal property. 1t aggregates
81, ,00e. About two millions OF this
amount 10 In PittsbuxE, and the balance in
Cincinnau, Cairo, st. Louis, Memphis, and
nati IL put ~ SIS 600: The real estate left BY