National Republican., 1876-01-14
THE PENNsYLVAN1A ExcuRsl0N1s rs.
Their Visit to the Nations Capital-A Hap "
Tina Si1ht-Seeiur.

A second installment of Pennsylyanisns, in the
| form Of an excursion party, arrived In owl yes-
| terday morning, and spent the day viewing the
proffered attractions at the nations Capital This
| company Of pleasure-seekers are under the same
management as were the former party, a CON-
mittee of arrangements, consisting of Rev. II r.
| Bender, Messrs. ID. s. Coble, DR.. Tandersloot
| John Laughliu, J. w. Buckingham, U. A.
| Sachrish, John E, llgenfri,z, NJ. Derringer and
| +. F. Buckingham. These trips have a two.fold
obect-the first and chief is TO raise funds tor the
relief of the Duke-street IN. E) church of York,
Pa Pa; d ot which Rev; II; r Bender is pastor and
OF the country an opportunity of visiting this
city, the pubic buildings, and witness Congress
have proven more acceptable to many persons
when the weather would be milder, but in that
case they would be compelled to torego the
chance OF seeing the National Legislature in full
blast, making laws for their government and ap-
preparations to keep the national machine in
operation.
The company does not number many residents
of York, but is made up from citizens of Har-
risburg and the country south of that place and
nearer to Baltimore. Most OF them are farmers
and their families, who have more leisure at this
season of the year to travel, and embraced this
Sda in all, and came via the Nortbepn GENITAL and
Baltimore and Potomac railroads, with which
companies arrangements were made for excursion
tickets at exceedingly low rates. with the addi-
tiOnal advantage that those persons not desiring
to return last night might have their tcket-time
extended by going to the depot office aud paying
an additional dollar, when the ticket would be
made good until tomorrow. Many accepted the
proposition and remained over, concluding that
one day scarcely sufficient TO see oil that was
to be seen in the city.
1t required y passenger-cOaches to transport
the excuIsiOnists and these were divided into two
sections. The first train arrived about 1899
o'clock, and the second reached the depot few
y inutes before II. They were accompanied by
the Spring Garden band, numbering l6 pieces, of
York, Pa, that frequently gave evidence of mu-
steal ability while here.
At tho depot they were met by 4 committee of
the Pennsylvanis Republican Association. con-
sisting Of Nessrs. Paul Hersh, u. W. Bsrnitz, X.
L. kinne, Dr. +. L. Cathcart, VIM. H. Turner, a.
A. Shissler II. Il. Danner, Il. S. Crawford and l..
the Departments who accom- panied them in their
round of Visitatinns and showed them every coUr-
tesy possible. This committee attended upon the
first excursion party and performed the duty so
satisfactorily that the association having knOw-
edge OF the coming Of the present party. decided
to continue them for similar service on this Oc-
casiOn. When all was in readiness the excursion
band in full tune, left the depot and started out
on their tour of inspection. They halted fret at
the Smithsonian Institute, next the Agricultural
and Treasury departments and thence to the
Executive Mansion. Here, after examining all OF
interest in the rooms open for visitors, they con-
gregated in the grand East Room and were re-
ceived by His EScellency and given an opportu-
OF the nation. At the conclusion OF the reception
most Of the party visited the other public build
iDgs, while others proceeded directly to the Capt.
tol, where they were refOlned at 4 later hour by
their Tr!cnGS. After leaving there the time was
spent in viewing the city until o'clock, when
those going homo proceeded to the depot and
Started On their return trip.