National Republican., 1880-10-18
TURN OUT IN BRIGHT ARRAY,
AND SEND GREETINGS TO THE PATRIOTS
WHO so NOBLY SAVED THE DAY.
The Splendid Victories in Ohio and Indiana
Magni i6cently Colebrattd-A Blazo CT
Light and Flow of Eloquenoe-
Torchlight Procession and
Mass Meeting OF City Hall.
The Demonstration Saturday Nigia.

The Demonstration Saturday NigisA
The republican demonstration Saturday night
was the most magnificent display of enthusiasm
and numbers ever exhibited in political process.
sion in the District Of Columbia. Gotten up on
the spur OF the moment, without ono extra minute
TO elaborate the display, 1t was spontaneous out
burst OF patriotic sentiment that clearly proves
how deep is tho hold of the republican party on
the affections and the sober Judgment of tile peo
pie. Tho night was exceedingly beautiful. Gn Oc-
tober moonlight filling the soft autumn air with
mellow radiance especially grateful and pleasant
Had the night been moonless the superb and gilt
terng exhibition OF pyrotechnics, the extensive
and very general illumination of private buildings
and the moving forest of torches that lloatcd down
the line OF, procession. as OH a sea OF splendor.
would all have produced more startling and
manded universal admiration and extortcd
the unwilling applause, Of the most dis
Gratis who gazed. Nothing equal to 1t in splundor
has ever been seen on Pennsylvania avenue aud
nothing since tho funeral OF the martyr Lincoln at
all approach ed It in numbers. The Hniorccd and
spontaneous enthusiasm that was manifested BY
the immense crowds that lined the sidewalks and
tho sympathy that tho people of Washington, out
side OF the old bourbon element entertain for the
republican party and its mission.
As early as O'clock some of the different n $50
Citations were on their march to the place of ron-
devious, Mount Vernon park: at Nnth and
streets, and by o'clock the park was filed and the
wide boulovGrds Of street packed with people for
squares west Of Ninth. Tie illuminatons on *
street street were magnificent displays the principal
mansOrd. some of them being UNIQUE and
brilliant spectacles OF striking effects in
number and Chinese lanterns OF different hues
The procession moved at 1880 O'clock sharp, mum.
bering in procession about 5000 persons. It's route
was up h street 70 Vermont avenue, thence along
Fifteen .anda.half Il street, down Executive avenue
toSiteenth street and q, where the speakers and
tho chaplain joined them. thence to Thirteenth
and up + street to Fifteenth, and down tho latter
street TO Pennsyvania avenue, along which The
procession streamed in blaze of light with n
moving forest of torches, Chinese lanterns quaint
artistic and appropriate trsnsparcncles, cnllyenod
by, bands, Of music and drum corps and en-
veloped In flashing, rradiant cloud Of fiery
sparks, blue, and purple and crimson and
green lights, roman candles aud rockets hiss
s ana mooni Siein{ns ;Hoir EeTalnG ancp path hrough
plendor. The weird radiance of calcium lights
llumlnated the streets and houses with the glastly
glare Of their lime white sheen. As the trensury
building vHs reached the glare of these calcium
lights revealed fully the poreos Of that cdlhcc
and the pavemens crowded with gentlemen and
ladies, the latter Of whom greeted the brilliant
parade with incessant waving Of hGndkerchiefs.
There were many quaint and unique devices on
transparencies in the line something entiroly ont
OF the usual stcreotyped order and consequently
the more acceptable TO tho locker ON. There were
IN line three brokcn-dOwn, spawned, chest.
foundcred crooked-egged mules, with general mir
ofvicous worthlessncss written all over thom, that
and "Forney." One transparency represented n
bari gone up III blaze, with the appropriate legend
"lndiana' beneath. Several other "barls' with
similarly disastrous iates We're rendered. The
Maryland Republican association carried gigantic
transparency. The Towpath club brought out the
gem Of the evening. This was n canvas. covered
arrangement shaped like canal boat und marked
on the stern as THE Evening Star" It was drawn
by seven i,' mules each ono appropriately, labeled,
the the others "ButlerS .Barnum, FeTncy" "Mul. SIu
let and "hadley." The members ofthc club were
having in the cetre "320" emblazoned on tiicm''
and were out in great force, although many OF
them were with the Boys In Blue" There were
many other pleasing and artistic devices In tho
line. During the passing OF tho procession the
District artillery on the mall gave the national and
Tho entire procession was forty.thrce minutes in
passing the corner Of Fifteenth street aud Pennsyl.
yania avenue the line moving quickly and in
Major Brock, mounted police; Marine band; mar.
shal, Colonel }. o. +. Bnrnside Aids
FIRST DIVISION,
Major II. D. Norton, Gssistant-marshnl, onicers OF
meeting, Hon. Jay A. ilubbell, PRESIDENT speak
Crs and chnplans.
ohio-National Veterans. Captain John D. Tan
ner, aid; volunteer company, d. B. Anger com
mRnding; j. t. Boil, aid.
SECOND DIVISION,
oE. Duhy, assistant marshal. Band brigade of
Boys In Blue, MnjOr-GeneTnl 4. &. Ford command
Ing and staff; Columbia club, Major H. w. Brels.
ford, commanding; Thomas II. Mcbride aid IT, $.
manding; drum, corps; Pap Thomas club.
Colonel l. D. Cutler, commanding; volunteer com,
pany Boys In Blue. L. s. Emory, aid Independent
company, Captain L. W. Oyster, commanding
THIRD DIVISION,
Captain A. l.. Barber, assistant marshal. National
Towpath club, Major A. G, Richards first mate L,
q. Larmon, captain; A. L. Grimes. aid Drum
corps; Irish Republican assoeiation-E. p. Ran
kin, president; George w. Wallace. aid.
Connect!cut-Cha Lyman, prcsdons Mr.,
District OF counbia-Mlnute Men of America
T.. N RosaH In command; 4, X. French aid
aid.
Illinois.
sld:, Young Mems Garfield and Arthur club; ".
kSG. P-SiJsR Das, RssIs pstess.D, sS
Maryland Major J. ". Brady. commanding; j.
CorkO Commanding,
FOURTH DIVISION.
II. 8. Pike, assistant marshall National band.
Experimentation Penicks yice'presdent;
EaSsachuselts-Coloucl A. W. Tlbbsts, command,
ing Sumner Infantry Blues, Thomas Steward, cap
Michlgan--M NJ. j. Higgins commanding
Minnesota Garfield and Arthur Wide.AwaRos
New Jeisey-J. W. Starr commanding.
New York-G v. N. Ogden, captain; n. G. Mar
tin, aid.
FIFTH DIVISION,
W. b. Reed assistant marshal Repeuls band. GOV.
ernment printing-oiicc Garfield and Arthur club
Charles NJ, Robinson, presidents j. w. Dencane
aid East Washington GARFIELD and Arthur club
Dr. +. A. Adams, president william l. Cowup,
aid.
Tennessee,
Virginia. Henry White, presidents u, W. Iomax,
aid.
WiscopsIn-A. n, Longey presidents WiIll,m
McPynCheon, aid.
.Vermont-coonel j. R, Thompson, pycsliont N.
N. Parker aid.
West Yiglnla--Falls Church Qaraeda=a Arthur