New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
EVACUATION DAY CEREMONIES

EVACUATION DAY CEkENONiEo-
| The nnety-sevenih anniversary Of the evacuation
of this city by the British troops was cslepIat.u
quietly Yesterday. AT sunrise, or. as i was couny
| ffty.nne minutes past o'clock. lie National nag
raised by Adjntant j. Gould Wainir, on Nv o
| fort IN Central Park There Were, besides himselI
only two Park keepers present. 50 that 'no inc s
| Of The party gave just cheer apiece as the mug
cated on the frosty AR Ire grGu' tro Es of r"b
| bits showed whore they had made jumps III searcn
of their Thanksgiving breakfast.
| At about 10 o'clock David Van Arsdae, Ihonlas
| Blank Samuel Ry ckmau and Gardiner iiIiibrlnge.
veterans of the OF 1Sl2, toge!her WITH A1Jatant
Warner gathered at the 'gpoe IN ee ~ fbc
hailyards, the four veterans Rrnspc, te rope, nu'
keeping time to the "hcaveyO" of Mr., Van Ar5daie,
sent the banner quickly to the ton OF the stan
Uncle DAVID was then called OF Tor a speech,
but he declined. lie, however, proposed thIce
cheers for the old flag" which We're gwen. i G
brato.D ard for MI Van Arsdale. The veterans
then proceeded to ST. Pauls Church, where they
occupied large box-pew and listened 10 me leGn-
lar morning service. Here they were joined by TWO
more veterans. General Abraham Daily and William
J. Sure Owing 70 the illness of the rector no ser
mon preached. After the service the parry pro-
ceeded TO the OvertOn House anu paIt00k OF Il
THANKSGIVING dinner provided by tho prOprlet0fs,
Messrs OyertOn and 1Ooker, and consisting or roast
turkey, vegetables, pumpkin pie and cider. ne
youngest OF the veterans is elphty-two years ola,
and the Oldest eighty eight. Mr.. Van Arsdale mas
h0isted the Nag at the Battery for over forty years
Several of the old men said that the present NOVem-
Der was the coolest they had ever known.
PIERRE LORILLARD'S NEW STALLION.
One of the latest turf purchases by Pierre Lorli-
lard is that of the stallion Mortimer. famous IN
England and France as racc-horse ana sire OF
race horses. The alon arrived Yesterday morn
ing Oh the steamship Italy, of the National Line, III
charge of q. w. Bishop and IL groom. lie was
transferred To the stables of Robert Stoddart No
GOO Greenwch-st., where he was put III big box
row. and Saturday will be taken to Mr.. LoIil-
ards stock fam at l,ancocas, New-Jersey.
Mortimer is fourteen years OF age, sixteen hands
and three inches in height, and weighs about 12jO
pounds. In color nc is bright golden chestnut,
with faint white mark in the face. His form ~
admirable, and he has straight, clean limbs,
long curviug neck, small, handsome head, a
bright eye. and a look OF much intelligence.
The horse came through without sustaining
of spints Yesterday. Mr. Bishop said that the
steamer had encountered the toughest weather he
ever saw.
From the dav we started" he SAID " we had
succession OF gales and a very heavy sea which
swept the rail- stove our boats, aud made the
snip pitch fearlully. We had the horses amdshps
the main deck W left Gentllla. France. on Fri
day, November ), arrived in London on Saturday
night, took the train for Liverpool sunday morning
aud called from there November 1O 50 you see we
have come night along, excepting that we had a
long and tedious voyage"
Mortimer is an English bred horse, though he has
been used IN France Tor some time tor breeding pur-
poses Among his progeny some excellent racers
including Claimant and Sementine Mortimer was
bought of VI. Leieyre of France, for $4,000. Mr..
LOrard also imported by the Italy the brood mare.
Augona, by Advcnturcr, and her weanllng colt.
TIE MAYFLOWER GUARDS IN LINE.
"MayAowcr Guards this way" shouted small
boy at 1hlrd-ayc and EiRhth-st yesterday fore
He wore red shirt and glazed hat, and
tnscl stripes decorated his tr0user legs. lie stood
at the head OF an irregular line of boys waving a
wooden sword. HIS comrades Tespendent |
in red and white shirts, and were armed with old |
campaign torches that had cutlived their useful |
ness.
4" Get INTO line. jimmy" called the leader, giving
one OF his squad an ad monltory poke IN the fcar.
" Lemme alone, can't yer,' growled the insuboI- |
dInate private, who was bent upon displaying his |
uniform to some small girls on the curbstone.
Fall in. fall in" shouted the captain.
The Guards Il fell i'll by fOnrs. |
Those who had no torches rested |
their hands on Their comrades shoulders. In the |
marched the standard bearer, who bore small
gGndIly painted target bearing the name Of the |
company. The youthful musician at the head |
wiped ms nose with the back of his hand and |
placed a small tin pipe III his mouth. He blew TIL |
he red in the face, and at last evoked "A
dismal foot. Forward, hurry up there y |
screamed the captain, and the squad marched |
up the avenue. Similar companies were scattered |
all along 1hlrG-aye. Some bore National flags,
while others displayed the harp and shamrock oil
Ireland. Boys who failed to find red shirts took |
off their coats and shvered for the sake of appear
ing In white. Occasionally the dignity of the
g Rangers or Light Guard was marred by the
upon captain private with shrill reminders of
household duties aud led the unfortunate youth Off
by the 1t noticeable that the various COM
panes invariably halted III suggestive nedTness TO
cake or candy shops.