Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-18
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. IN OLD VIRGINIA. Guests Gathering ip Numbers at
 Yorktown
 FOR THE GREAT CELEBRATION. Government Officials on the
 Scene. Sundays Rioting in Ireland. The Trouble Caused by Drunken
 Policemen.
Sundays Rioting in ireland.
THE NATIONAL CELEBRATION.

Off for YorIxtoxyn-A Great Exodus From the Nations CapitaI-Prominent Of fc1als Lending Their Presence to the Occasfon-A Brilliant Round of Fes- tivities.
 WASHINGTON Oct. 1.-The national oapi- tai has almost literally been traded for
 Yorktown. Following the departure of the
 French and German guests and officers of the State department came the departure of the President the Cabinet and Senate, so that to night Secretary Windom is the only ex- ecutive officer here and scarcely Congress man is seen. The Dispatch left soon after 8 D. m. On it were President Arthur, Pri- vate Secretary Brown, Secretary Hunt and wife, and MT. Davis with his wife. At D. m the Excelsior started with great body of Senators and gubernatoriaI visitors on board The Tallapoosa's passengers included Vice President Davis, Senators Bayard, Morgan, Williams and Sergeant at Arms Bright, Con
 gressmen Dezendorf, Dick. Thomas, Wash
 burn and Roosevelt and ex Senators Wallace,
 Macdonald and Randolph, Rev. Dr. New man and son of Hon. Hamilton Fish. The
 army officers included Generals Sherman,
 Meigs, Drum, Parlze, Sackett, Hatch and
 Poe, Colonels Tourtelotte, Bacon,- Dodge,
 Morrow, Tiball and Surgeon Norris. Colonel
 Corbin, Captain Remy of the navy, and Ma
 jor Clarke and Captain Merryman of the
 revenue marine service left at 3:3O on the
 cutter Ewing A number of regiments and independent companies from the North ar
 rived here today and left by rail before dark
 This exodus completed, and the scene of pub lie interest is transferred to Yorktown.
 Governor John D. Long, accompanied
 by hIs full staff, and gentlemen representing the State of Massachusetts, under escort of the First corps of cadets, will arrive in the ha ha
 by Colonels Webster and Moore and other officers, by whom they will be escorted to the boat by which they leave for Yorktown. On the Ground-The Visitors Pouring
 into Yorktown-The First Days CeIe-
 bration.
 YORKTOWN, Va, Oct. 1.-The manage ment of the centennial celebration are on the alert and full of business. All of the folding tents in camp are in position and fitted up for occupation. The grand stand from which the invited guests are to view the celebration was completed this afternoon. All of the State troops have representative organiza- tions now in camp except Michigan and Pennsylvania. These latter are expected to- morrow morning. The Thirteenth New York and the celebrated Ninth Massachu- setts arrived this morning and created the greatest enthusiasm, being the largest bodies of troops yet to arrive. Governor Cullom, of Illinois, and his staff also arrived this morn ing, the railroad company having completed branch track to this point. Many of the l visitors will arrive direct by rail. The 1 French and German guests are expected to- | morrow afternoon accompanied by Secretary of State Blaine.
 To-day being the anniversary of the 1 sending of 8 flag of truce by L ord | Cornwallis to General Washington, that | event preliminary to the surrender was tournament. The procession of Knights, l which formed at Yorktown at Il o'clock, was l arranged as following:
 Car, iages with Judges and Orators. l Knights in full Costume, Major Randolph Command
 ing.
 The Knights presented a very handsome l appearance and their maneuyers were much | admired by the spectators. In the after | noon addresses appropriate to the occasion l were delivered by MT. John Wade of Nor l folk and Judge LeeWatts of Portsmouth. 1 The national ceremonies proper will be in- l augurated tomorrow.
 Massachusetts Officials in New York.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-An event of more l than usual interest took place this afternoon, the occasion being the reception of His Ex- cellency Governor Long, of Massachusetts, | and his guard of honor, the famous Boston 1 First corps of cadets, who are on their way | to the Yorktown celebration, by His Honor | Mayor Grace and the Twenty third regiment | of Brooklyn, under command of Colonel | John N. Partridge, who acted as escort to the | party as they passed through the city. The | Governor and his body guard were received ! at the Grand Central depot late this after | noon. Mayor Grace welcomed them, and | extended the hospitality of the city to the | visitors. After the usual formalities had | been gone through with the line was formed | and the march taken up which was across l Forty. second street to Fifth avenue, thence l along that thoroughfare to Fourteenth street, | to Broadway, to Courtland street, to Jersey | City ferry. The streets along the line of | march were crowded with people, both com | mands receiving perfect ovation. The | corps with their white coats dark blue pants l and shakos presented striking appearance, | which showed of to great advantage. Their | marching was excellent, being solid and in l close order. At Courtland street ferry tho | Boston party embarked on special boat for | the Pennsylvania railroad depot, Jersey City. l Arriving at Jersey City Governor Long and | party took dinner at the Windsor Hotel and l departed TOT WaSnlngtOn on the 1O:0U O'CLOCK | train tonight. The corps was under command | of Lieutenant Colonel Edmonds, an officer of | high standing and great personal qualification. | Governor Long was accompanied by his full l staff and also by the commanders of brig | ades, regiments and separate battalions, M. | V. M., and by His Excellency the Lieutenant | Governor, the executive council, the heads | of executive departments in the State gov ernment and committee from the Legisla- | ture. Yorktown will be reached on October 19, the anniversary of the surrender of Lord | Cornwallis, which is also the anniversary of | the organization of this corps under the colo | nial government in 1771, and also of it's re- organization under the State government of | Massachusetts in 1776. The command ex- poets to return to this city ThursdaY next.