, 1881-10-18
High-Toned Second -Lieutennnts Com-
pelled to Put Up Tents for
Other People.
Tic President, the Secretaries, and the
Senators or for the Cclc.
bration.
4 Good Deal of 0aunonading Attending
the Departure Of the
Party.
In TIE OLD TOWN.

Io1kTn,yN Tn. Oct 11.-t'pti1ti {nrtlEnflis
look down totlay and sue Yorktown a,ul the
dusty, swrlterii,e crowds toIlinx. IN these
choking clouds Of puLycrizc.l virginia soil,
the detratel llrlttsher's shade would bc r.
animated, anu Ilc wonia smilo rs lie gortctl
Tint. nt Inst. jle hnl rottcn even with tho
Amcrlcaus. TGe centennial celebration )lps
yet to brgiu, The Centennial Association.
headed by col. I,rtton. died totny. and, ns
might hare been expected not one thing set
fort,, IN its program was carried out, Secrc-
tnry Nintlonl, nlso down for all nddress,
rs well rs Hamilton Fish. wns mt
present. Tomorrow tho Government sIuy
begins, mid, NJ Col, Corbtu Inns Issued tho
program for Tint day, It IS to be presumed
TINT the order OF exercises set forth will be
carried ut,t.
THE PROGRAM
embraces for tomorrow remarks by tho l10ll,
j. W. johnson, the laying Of tho corner
stone, Hill Columbia" sum-; ny cllurts
from Baltimore Under the lead Of Prof.
SlcEcr, outdoor concerts, pyrotccllnlc phys,
anu Il promenade c0tlrcrt and hop In tho re-
ceptton hull. The Government dnys will not
attract tho crowds which w1tthl have come,
for the faiuro Of tho association program
'ias cast gloom oyur the wflolo
tlIlng. THO army Of barkeepers
who Mt grcat expense came l1orc FROM New
York, Baltimore, mud other placcs arc very
low mud tllsp1rltel oynr tho prospects. Thry.
nre at heavy expense, ainl say that they cnll-
not come out even.
uEoiH1E WASHINGTON IS MEMORY
IL not spoken OF rs rcyercntly ns 1t should
be, anil the revolutionary spirit SEEMS to have
been pretty well played. Parties who went
10 great expcnsr nna lifted up shops here did
nJfNr t14 ftIl qS10h f1nf fhO 1nnr.lf
would continue for ten dnys The ncwspl-
l'er correspondents hive undoubtedly done
inEc)i to Keep people nwny by their pictures
Of tho lack Of accommodations hero md tile
exorbltant ratcs. Uno result Of this coursu
has been tile lowering OF prices s0lncwEat.
A TOURNAMENT
was announced for today, but, like The rest
vi tne program, 1t eanse tn llatiEl1t. One rtls-
tic knight dashed along tic dusty road with
his sarpened bcanpoic, hut no rlval here Of
tic Iron King wns on lia'!d. a1sd ilo applatl-
tng throng was tlurc, md It's he snt OF his
liorse aud persptrcd while ho llelu Ills laiiGe
III rest, the lrrevcrolit dubbed him, and l!a Il
| now known only, nj the "kiIlslt OF tile
| StandinE Stick" Tho crowd today WIS
[ largely Increased, but nearly alf went away
asAln, mid thu barIt with the cot bedsteatls
| a'M tie dry-goods boxes with hall,lnocks
| stu paid 81 per night TO tho In
yestors. Tile military hive continued
| 10 pour it1, naltl tllt nTttOr with Which they
| step FROM the boat Is Invariably busted out
brfore they reacll cninp, tile march being
anout three miles through, Il roatl which, for
dust, never had lis equal III Amcrica.
THE rl,1vArEs OF TlfE nEGt1r.Al A1,My,
WHO, under the order Of tho War Dcpnrt-
lnent, are compelled to put up the tents for
tho AIasous md volunteers, aro decidedly
n,atI and look upon tho duty as net4al ami
uncallc.l-for. AIore than olle young Vest
poiuter las had tu tlanea urountl, directing
tie erect1on or tents. whEIa yo,,n,r 1a,]trs nj
tho families of MnsDns haye lacked m tn,-
patlcntly. waiting to occtny the tcnts. sucl,
4 duty unused mon tl,tse who have. hv
thoIr position.
| urrv nv r11t. An1sroct,,e or r,,r ,.s,,
ltus I,pc,, nulli,r Thc Gnvrrnnrs ri N,v
| wv. ut,.-,.
arm ~, H. tho a,I., ,.,,,ts,,,,+ ',r,...n cn,,n
| tnrs Tla,nnfnu nnI i,n,,er orn hotn horc viii,