New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-05
ARRIrAL or THE FREYcH GUESTS.

THE CANADA EXPECTED thus MOENING-TIIE RI
CEFiIoS At THE BATTERY.
The delegation of the French Government
TO the Yorktown celebration h its way to this
country on the steamer Canada, ~ The French Line,
which II expected 10 arrive this morning The Canada
will he met at sandy Hook by the French
man-ofwar Dumont d. UrN.c aud escorted 10 Quarau-
tine where the United states manof-var Tennessee,
having board Assistant Secretary OF state iItt and
the Nrw-YOrk State Reception Commission, VIII meet
the visitors The guests wl be transferred 10y collector
Robert On's cutter rom The Canada 10 Inc tennessee
and will Then be brought ny the Bay Ia the Battery
where the 9TH Regiment viii be IN "m,nE Ihis viii
the guests and the Commission 10 the Ffth Ave
Hotel where the guests WIZ remain during Their
stay in this city.
Tho Committee appointed by Governor Cornell held II
meeting yesterday afternoon ana completed the arrange
ments for tho reception, IT Is special request
line OF march from the Battery mp broad
way, through Eourteenih-sI ana tlit4,ayc to me
possible from their houses and places Of business
assemble at the armoy this morning NJ o'clock to be
in readiness to march down 10 the Battery upon rccev
gers Of the Aston House and OF several other hotels VIII
also receive word when the vessel arrives at sandy
Hook and will at once have the French cOIOrJ raised.
The programme amended yesterday by the Reccp-
ton Committee rs follows The visitors expected
Fifth Avenue Hotel Tomorrow at 3 p.
IN. they will be formally received by Governor
AZ o'clock, the parade OF the lst Division OF tue
National Guard will take place. hJor-Gencral AleXa,
Fifthaye aud Iicth-st and the line OF march will be
down Fifh-aye. the Worth Monument, where the
troops viii reviewed by the Governor and the French
guests At D. NJ. there Will DE a general reception at
which committee appointed by the Chamber OF Com
merce aud other invited persons Will be presented
Invitations have been extended to the President
OF the United States hs Cabinet. oil United States OIL
cals In this city, State officers, the Mayors OF NewYOrk
and BROOKLYN pTcsdcntE Of commercial bodies and Cdu-
cational institutions in this city, eXGovernors OF this
State George Bancroft, t. b. Washburle, and others.
Letters Of acceptance have been received from many OF
those invited.
ON Friday the Vandaa and Kearsagc win
yey the French delegates, the Reception Com
mttee and many prominent persons to West
Point where there will be a revGE OF the cadets. Ac-
Communications have been secured ut COZzcnss Hotel for
the delegates and the Committee: They will start Sat
urday morning by special trains for Niagara Falls The
party will there day and then return 10 this
city the Erie road and start at once for Washington
and Yorktown.
or the visitors, Commandant Lichtcnstein will repre-
sent the president OF the French Republic, and Come
dOlOBne is n granddaughter of Lafayette
The being held by the ladies Of the 18th Reg-
ent in Brooklyn, To aid in paying the expenses that
organization In Its trip to Yorktown Ia largely attended
Last nj ght the ArInory filed Tonight Is entitled
the Army and Navy and National Guard Night" and
All members OF the National Guard and OF the Army aud
Navy uniform will be admitted ree,with their wives