The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-26

she takes one fourth OF the seats. 4 great
many Of our best young men go over there
TO find wives. Many OF her ycomanry
come over here to find work and play base
ball. There is naught but love and the
James river betwixt us. SO instead OF
getting up competitive Centennial cele-
bration Manchester threw the weight Of her
solid (and liquid influence in behalf OF our
undertaking, and yesterday sent us a con-
tribution as welcome as it was unique.
THE EONIC KREw.
The Komic Krew OF Komus, though not
indigenous to Manchester, have there found
a cOngcnial soil, and annually bloom out
with a vigor and beauty which time nor
droughts nor flcod affects.
Many Of the best young mon Of the place
belong to it. Young and old take interest
in il. 1t is a feature and fixture.
REVIEW.
Before turning their backs upon the
spires Of their beloved city, the Krew
marched in review past his Honor Mayor
Taylor. II may be better imagined than
described how "his bosom sweled with
pride" as he saw the gallantry and chyalry
OF his city in their brilliant costumes and
beStridng the choicest specimens of horse
flesh that could be picked from the stables
Of = county long renowned for thorough
brcds.
FLANK MOVEMENT.
BY 1880 O'Clock p. VI. there were thou
sands-nay, tens OF thousands-oi people
on the streets Of Richmond waiting for the
krew. Most OF these were cOngregatcd be-
tween Seventh street and the post-ofiice.
IL had been announced that they would ap-
prOach us by way Of the Free bridge. But,
with true Jacksonian strategy, the kreW
quietly resolved upon a flank movement,
and crossing the James at Mayo's bridge
the point at which the Coniederates went
out on evacuati0n-day-they struck Cary
at Fourteenth, and then made forced
march UP Cary to Seventh. There they
met the great crowd Of spectators.
TIE ROUTE
With that honor which is rarely separa-
bic from true military genius, the COM
mandant resolved TO pursue the route pre-
yiouslv announced in headquarters bulle-
tins. which was faithfully done, and to the
delight OF assembled thousands.
The following were the officials:
Chief Mogul, James f.. Bradley; aid to
{ Chief, Conrad F. Lipscomb. MarShals
c.. :. Wells, Theodore Norris, Francis
Baughan. John j. Boyle, James Robinson.
George w. Morris, who was the wee
I Mogul of the Ragamufhns in their last pa
rade, was too unwell to take part III the
turnout Yesterday, but rendered valuable
service in other ways. He sent sixty men
/ from the First Ward Nower Bowery).
/ FEATURES.
/ There were about 200 men in the parade.
| The beraIds had those sOul-Stirring horns
which Richmond youths drag from retire
ment every Christmas to salute the Slad
season. As may be supposed, the horses
/ chosen were required TO show the minimum
/ of flesh and the maximum OF bone. II there
was any fault at all to be found with our
Manchester brethren in their undertaking
1 II was that some OF their animals ala moi
come up to this requirement. As Ior the
men, they all wore maSks-the more gro
tesque the better. Their costumes came
/ from-Heayen only knows Where SONIC
men were in rags and some IN lags, Dul hChe
/ i'm golden gowns. Some had suits OF placarus;
some Of playing-cards. Some seemed 10
| belong TO the feathered species. Oh Wh't
/ fields the knights won their spurs may llos
Inc known. but some Of the rOwels Thereon
were evidently in use at country s"W-lii,ils nl
| in the earlier and better days OF the re-
/ public.
Some Of the scenes were quite original.
There were great many hits at the Read
iusters-but General Malone neednt get
mad. And probably he didn't, as ne Touc
along in a cart and made no remark NOT
need the Richmond Fire Department DC
offended. The steam-engine OF the paraue
was a very good one, but the boys proDa-
| bly got that up TO deride our water famine;
The new steam-pump probably lialteheu
the point of that joke little. The Jockey
i'm the sulky, with the horse labelled
IEMande : - had good turnout. There
were three ox-carts in line. One td6teda
represented a great panic in the money
market on account OF corner III pork
/ The sTkey TO the situation " was shown
a pig being cornered in pen.
A REGRETTER.
/ boat borne on n wagOn-a man in II
/ seated and pulling the empty air with his
oars-was labelled "Thc Richmond Regret
toT,v n was n "dig" at our somewhat re-
gretful regatta of July last. There were In
/ otber tableaux intimations that the basin
| bridge ought TO be more promptly iorth-
coming. The last wagon OF the lot con-
tanned an Ethiopian minstrel company In
I full operation.
TIE ROUTE.
The full route OF the Ragamuilins was as
| follows: c,-.,.u5 p..l,
The line moved of from Stratford Park
into Hull street down Hull and over
Mayo's bridge 10 Cary, up Cary to SeVenth,
across Seventh 10 Grace, down Grace TO
Ninth, up Ninth to Capitol, down capitol
70 Twelfth. thence into Broad, down Broad
10 Nineteenth. across Nineteenth to Main,
nm main to Third, across Third to Frank
lin. up Franklin to First, across to Nam,
mn Main 10 Jefferson, across Jefferson TO
Grace. down Grace to First across First
70 Rroad. down Broad 10 Seventh, across
seventh TO Byrd. down Byrd to Ninth, ana
thence back TO Manchester Uia the Free
bridge.
Programme for To-Day.
ORDER or PROCESSION.
Nrator John Poe. Jr., Chief Of Police.
Nounfed Platoon of Ten foilceineh'
16ief Marshal and Chief OF stan.
Afds 10 Chief Marshal-siN abreast