The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-10
THE ARRIV AL.
Greetings to Our Future Coy,
ernOr From CarrOlltDn TO
New Orleans.
An Immense Crowd on the Levee-
Firing Of Guns and Enthusi-
asttc Reception by the
People.

The DTMocHAT's extra Ut Wednesday evel-
InR announced that Che CITY 81 Augusta
would arrive on Thursday morning at
o'clock with our future Governor, the Hon.
Nv. A. Wll,s, and tho majority 81 the delegates
from the Baton Rouge Convention. The all-
no,,nrnment WINS aa near correct na anything
an, HI III thia world when future events are
Il, riav for tia boat arrived and made its
landing AZ about 10 o'clock. ut tho loot 81
Blsnville street.
Tha morning ahone bright and frcah after
dark and sultry night, ~ y ~ happy omen
Starting early from the arsenal on Dfyadea
atre,t Capt i. Nu,ua Angustin. with gun
ana detachment from Battery A. Louisiana
Eield Artillery, accompanied by COL John
t,Ivnn. Jr., and supported by Bporer'e military
hand. took position on the levao Mt Carfolltor
t1apt,AuRnstin's detachment was composed M
follows.
Gunner. IT, Galore; No !, VIM. Ecken'
br,oht: No. q, H. II. Duptn; Nos. VIM. Weiss.
Ma. 4. f.. VergeH; No. .. q. T. D'Aauin; no
d. Hapui Tnmarot: No. 7, y. W. Collins; ~
., Bill Meyers.
A little lntar detachment from battery q,
r,ou,elana Field Artillery. commanded by
I,ieut Sidney Lewis. and d detachment from
battery b, of the Orleans Artillery. under
,an,nnnd ~ gapt. robin. were posted ut the
footo Canal street.
Tho following arc tho names ot me men
composing these two detaehmenta:
pArrEHY @. Louia1ANA FIELD ARTILLERY:
Leylgne No. i A. j. Ponralne, No. 2; II.
Yschwlnd, No. O., Edw. j. Soniat. No. 4; Edw.
!. Me,n,er. No. q; III Latel. No. O; II. u. Oliver.
n Hi s I. anrtanlles. u,l,iner: VIM Rspae. calls
IN I'M. n.,rnnrnl
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BATTERY ~ onhahss Az ,"''s"''
Sergeant Crescent, CORPORA, Dorpas. .yaia-
Hpn Corporal Lehy; ": trout, Ne, -. Won"
snlta, NO ". .. h' ~ ~" =, !" nv S
~ n.,,, =, a. NV Mn ". i.an,ler MI.
ht ahn,i hnlf.naat i the Citv ~ Augusta
ronndal tbe point ID Oarrolton, and when
~ IN within range Giant. A,unutitl's pnu
ananad i,ra and co.nplntad with admirable
ntsrialon h t,oyernor's aalute lseventoen u,inr)
In hnnnr M onr future Governor l.. A, Wll,a
now fsntsnnnt Governor Oh Louisiana. The
.yniiant boat shriIIy responded With ia loud
eshiatie ma nrnceilIlv rounded III nnd effect |
MI aaeL anain., laraa orowd WA, then nstem
bl,si aud greeted our candidate with deafon-
inu ahnt,fs. while the band struck ,lp a pntrl-
alto t,,nn. After tho time neonaafly 10 take
thn rnn an hoard The boat backed out into tie
atre,.m and hada farewell tO Carrollton with
4 nnrtinn shot and the musical strains III the
o'. VI she tloatM down stream the CITY Of Au.
.y,,ain ,vaa nnlntxd MI along the route with
fhn WhistieH III steamorp, steamboats, and tugp,
and by the enthusiastic greetings OF aspenl-
hlad multt,1,l,# waving iiava and hnndksr-
Several at.nners along the route were deco
rntata with uaEA III honor Ill the recent nomi-
nation but one deserves particular mention.
The British steamship Ben Vorlie. command
VIM, Clarke. was n delegate TO the Convention
was DECORATED with remarkable taste ts hal
wards being adorned with the flagR VI I'LL M
tions, which we're hauled up and down ~ tho
CITY of Augusta passed, lii compliment and
salute to- thu future
aovppNou or roum1ANA.
.,.,,. 49,, ..,s ..a a,,ts,n.. t,,.,,r.
spoFers nailu hhn Gie houie."u m rAs ~,
Eun en- board meanWnle were To- NOT o., ius me
moTn,ng I'LL was eni1v .,s ny ,ho sua,ns "
spriRhtiy mnalo, ana Wnonav9r lnnre was %.
casioil ing hapoann ~ VIZ Sow =, sns wv.
thundared iorth welcome acknoWienRineI,to or
conRratnation. Statutes were thus iirau at
we eoal MhnlnA. nhpaleon AyeI.u@, Loa .
Avenue, Felicity, Julia anu Canal streets ana
JacKson square.
As the boat passed Canal street on its way
TO round 10 opposite jackson Square quite
On imposing sight Was before me passcngers.
to the lower part or bishvilie ah I'M
mense crowd or at ieast slx thousnha people.
cheerlnH, waving naRs, naIs anu nanuhnr
cnleis, were Waatihs " Weloo.he no,no Cno
future Governor or Louisiana. MeanWhile
the detachments cnmmandea py Lieut.; Lewis.
oI the Louisiana rlela Afllilary' klla Capt.
Kohii,, q Inc orieans hfniiery. We're ehch
tnuhueTlnk Iprtn shlute VI seventeen guns
I'D nonor o. y. ~. VIM. 30
when the boat landed at me 1901 OF blen-
vile street there was u tremendous rush on |
WUHEu vi ttiG GIOWN, I'LL taIJAituA W SlHh6
nanhs Wltn ene ,asora.a Ga,alah's 81 =. sast
ssr ann,nr M wnrda al ia M snasrh If
~, tha f,rnrnar xyha faali,,rt,y