National Republican., 1880-10-12
MARYLAND'S MUSTER.
Ihe First Day OF Taltlm1rO's Grand
Demonstration.
Twelve Milcs of Procossion-A Antique and
Modern rnbioaux-- In,ncusc Throng
of Spectators.
nalilmors's sosaui- con,onnla, pny.

BALTIMORE Oct. 1.-THE various divisions
formed in tho cnsicrn section Of tho city,
principally on Broadway and adjacent streets,
lnd the march began Mt tho intersection Of
Broadway aud Canton avenue promptly at
,:30 Il, in. Deputy City Marshal Frey, with
iwenty.nyo mounted police, led the column,
followed by Chief Marshal Josoph Barber.
with Colonel H. D. Locy as chief OF staff. and
thirty assistant nushals Next came the
mayor of Baltimore General +. c. Lnrobc,
with 250 mounted aids, with rcd sashcs and
ro5cites, and The committee Of arrangements,
clergy umd the orators OF the day, the whole
Occupying eighteen carriages. Rrprcscnti-
tiyes Of tho soldiers of 1880 followed, wearing
the uniform of hat day.
Tho first divsioir in the line was horlfd by
the Baltimore Il Ohio railroad company.
Major \. $. Hill, marshal There were Z 7,O1O
men in line, aud all departments of the road
were represented, consisting of foundrymen,
mGchinists car builders, uphostorers, paint
ers, pudilpls r0iliGg.mill men, train men,
waler.st,ion men, bridge builders and blHck
smiths from the workshops mt Mount Clare
Hnd other points. The brst Representation
was Of tho COrrcr stone, commemorative Of
tho con! nnnccmcnt OF the road laid By Charles
Carroll OF Ctnollton, on the lth day Of July,
1928. with H. We're the identical spade and
G car FIRST propelled by sail, by which two tripS
wcrc mudo between Baltimore and Eliicott's
mills The next WIS hurse-car ;read-mi !,
the horse pcrChcd upon his stand, by Which
their cars were propelled following was the
atom Thumb" engine, designed aud built by
Peter Cooper, the first locomotive en- ginA Of
th6 world. IL consists Of q single upright
cylinder TO which !, attached q fan, the shaft
of which is gcared to u jOuaual on tho front
axle by means Of a band, Behind this rode
the venerable Peter Cooper himself his long
white hair falling over his shoulders, and he
ing recognized us he passed along, he was
received with continuous applause along the
line. Beside him was seated John ii. l}. La.
trobo, esq. Next came decorated ticket
Office on wheels, followed by n telegraph
wagon, al the four corners Of which were poles
hung with wires, aud operators busy sending
and receiving messages. Next came an cH-
hibition of tue early mode of bringing tOhacCu
TO markct--frst, Il hogshead Of tobacco Icvoly-
ing on an axlo or polo passed through It's
centre and drawn by mule Rnd second, u
rude cart drawn by four oxen of dwar fud and
native breed tho former driven by repre-
sentative Of on old female slave ami tho latter
by an aged negro man. II was au Illustration
Of the days when tobacco was shipped AT Elk
ridge landing, on the Patapsco. As it passed
along cheers aud laughter greeted tho now
novel exhibition. Next came illustrations Of
the present rapid mode OF railway transpor-
tallon for nll products. The display of this
company was grand feature Of the procession.
Thc 1000 men in line, all uniformed ia fIz
caps, with white tassels, blue shirts anl black
pants, formed in detachmenls OF their several
trades headed by Il band OF music present ed
q most striking appearance. Next came the
display OF the corn and flour exchange, which
excited general attention-irst was repre-.
sentation of the old and present mode of
frtIu n handling "A
with negroes ut work removing her cargo in
half-bushcl measures and miniature elevator
in operation taking grain from cars aud YES.
sells and putting it on shipboard. Following
was huge Durham bull on Il Cur inscribed
"Chicago is my native heath perhaps you may
have been there. How you did gore the silly
shorts aud let them bully you us Jim KGunc
did. How can you bear t?' The next wagon
contained living bear Inscribed: II am
bear my claws have torn asunder the pockets
OF tho longs" This was succeeded by various
scenes of farm work, harvesting and thrgshing
grain. The Northern Central railway WAS
next in line and made fine display. the
first platform contained y fnc painting of
railway train. All the departments of
work were represented, consisting of ma
chinists, blacksmiths, boiler-makers, tin
ners, car builders, cabinet makers, up
holsterers and watermen being in full force,
all uniformed in gray oycralls with black
leather belts, led by bands of music, The Of
icers of the company occupied ten Garouchcs.
Next came Adams express companies. It's first
tableau was representation of the globe and
an iron safe guarded by watchdog, followed
by six express wagons each drawn by six
splendid horses. st. Mary's industrial school
followed and presented fine appearance
One hundred boys on foot preceded tho
cavalcade Of wagons containing some 300 chill
dren and the products of the farm. Other
I,.,u al,a hn.lr
els and working press Following was Il
platoon OIL foot, representing cOllrtiers of the
days of Lord Baltimore. This ended the first
division.
Two heralds Of the period of 1880 preceded
nobemcn Of the same time, followed by Indian
warriors on foot and mounted. The first tabeau
was an Indian wigwam with Indians, squsws
and papoOscs lying around; tho second, u
representation Of Captain John Smith and his
men in II boat exploring Chesapeake bay; the
third, the first settlers in their log cabins, An
excellent representation Of pioneer life; the
fourth, the old city council house, long since
destroyed by fire, and the fifth, camp life at
Valley Forge in midwnter IN the revolutionary
war, followed by minute men on foot and
horseback Next came an exhibition of the
telephone and an electric clock keeping time.
Horticulture aud Horticulture were lavishly
displayed on large platforms loaded with
tropical trees aud plants bearing fruit, and
Wagons Hlled with various vegetables. Jhe
third division, composed Of II large mum
Der of German societies of the city, numbering
several thousand men, mostly on luot.
fine Mbleau of Apollo and the muses. was
at the head Of the division, which included
also II number Of wagons with men working
at the forge aud anvil, and other industries
also Wilson Post OF the G. A. r., ilne-. looking
body Of men, whose soldcr.llo marching
attracted general attention, aud tabeuuN
Druidcal scenes. Tho fourth division consisted
of thirty'siN benevolent societies, relief assO'
ciatons aud lodges OF various ORDERS and made
very iHo appearance. The fifth division
was display Of bakers, millers, flour
and feed dealers, groccrs, salt and tea dealers,
basket aud willow ware manufacturers ANA
other traders, all OF whom had beautifully
decorated wagons bearing all the products Of
their several crafts There were over 100
lour.h0rsG teams in this division, The sixth
division consisted Of workers in wood, scroll
saving plauins Mills furniture mmulac-
tuTrrs, piano makers aud dealers in every
branch Of wood work, and attracted general
attention.
The seventh division was headed by u ropre-
seuta,iun Ci tho city pusluEirn, It's officials
and employ g5, Eila. came pgsI-lidGr Of the
oldcn tIar, carrying tAU mail on horseback.
Next an U.a post sui,y aud u mail stuEu couch.
The latter was an old Concord stage, which 10
is said carried tho mails ard passengers he.
tween Alexandria aHi fredericksburg Va,
in the year 15CA and number Of years io!-
lowing The boot was filled with Old hair,
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