The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-06

| surgeons GO not thlnk he has lost
ground, but he certainly has not gain
cd since last nights dispatch. at this
hour, halt-past ~, he is quietly sleep
ing. BLAINE, Sccvtary."
TIE CENTETNTIL BITT.ILION.
Go,ting Ready for tho Yorktown Crlebra-
lin General Ord.r from Adjut,,nt- -Gsn
cral anisnult.
! Cu:.UM IN. September 2.-Thc Ad-
,jntant and lnSpcctor-Gcncral has pre-
pared and will issue Immediately Il
general order TO the following effect:
!. Col. Hugh $. Thompsoii, s. V.
t., and Lieut.. .-Col. l.. Deb. Mct'rady,
Of the lst Regiment Rifles, ). V. r.,
have been detailed to serve as Colomcl
and Lieut..Culoucl OF the Centennial
battalion which is to represent the
State at Yorktown in October next.
IL. Adjutant j. p. Arthur, Of Col.
Thnmpsolr's Regiment, 5. V. T., hay
ing been detailed for duty us adiutant
ct the Centennial battalion, will report
to Col. Thompson for orders.
III The companies cUnhposing the
Gor town G hlcnniul Battalion will
| consist y. one caplail, two lieu
trhI'l,s, two scr cants and twcn-
ty-iour men (>iX set. Of t;,urs.) Two
sLprlnumcrar. men will be allowed
each company, nIakingn total oflhiriy-
one mon.
~. Two sets Of colors will be al
| lowed the battalion, one Of which will
Oc the historic "Entaw flag" the use
or which hns been generously tender
ed hy the ashin@ton Light Iniumrv
! a 'l,nl ItSff ~,
National, to he selected bv the buttal-
ION commander.
Y. The remainder Of the field and
slMU officers will be published in iiu-
iurc orders.
The following circular will also be
sen! 10 each IF the organizations COM
posing the bnttalion:
|. IlrtolloWing extracts from the
report OF Major y. =. Hamilton, COM
missioner on the part Of the State OF
South Carolina in The matter Of the
celebration nt the Yorktown Ccntcn-
NAL in October next, are published for
the Information OF the officers and
men composing the bnttainun which
Will represent tho State OH that urcu.
SION:
Tie delegations, both civil aud mill
tnry, viii leave Columbia on Muna,ev
morning, October 18th. at an early
hour. by the A,lanti; Coast Line. in n
special train, amt proceed to Ports.
mouth, Va. 1hc companies from
Chester, WinnSborn. Aiken and
Grccnvillc mu>t assemble nt Columbia
on the evening o the 10Th ct Nrt6brr
! The TWO Columbia companies will, OF,
I course. take Tie curS from that civ.
The Sumter company will bc taken bn
ut their town. The three CHARLESTON
companies. il is proposed. shat ull be
taken aboard at FluGrnrc. the nearest
approach from Charleston to tie linr
Of travel.
, The train, when it has received lis
complement. will proceed us has been
shiu I" Portsmouth,, Va. and there the
delegation will Ur met by the steamer
! Is. 5. fp'1, Of Baltimore. and will
x" directly to Iorktown. Il distance of
thirty mites, arriving at that place TO
breakfast on the morning of October
the 18th.
! The battalioE will bc at once land
ed. and will go into ranIp in large
! hospital tents to be furnished and put
up 10y the United States government
" hlle on shore at Yorktown. (Which
will hc lhrcc days.) the troops will be
Suppicd with meals of the very best
Kind that the resources OF the plucc
will permit 10y Mr.. 7. NJ. Pollock, of
! Columbia. who, with Il corps of ten
cooks and walters. will be on tho
ground IN advance to attend to tho
wants Of the military.
! From the contract with the railroad
and steamboat companies we gre linn
licd toh certain number Of persons TO
be transpur and in CONSEQUENCE il
wi'l not he possible to allow more
tlllh one servant TO each company and
one to tAc field and staff. Non-com.
m'sSioncc officers and soldiers will
hivc to be pro\i led with good knap-
slc%S. am c'ml y III 'crs confined
to the minimum of baggage. Or ar
rangrmenls will not permit Ollie wise.
would further suggest that each of
the companies provide suitable mill
'"Fy oVci-coatS for their non-commis.
sinncd officers and rrivntcS, as in De-
loDer 1t IS "i'cn very raw, ruinv and
cold at Yorktown.
II. In addition to the couipmcnts
suggested by Major Hamilton, wbicL
are necessary, it will also DO we'll that
each soldier PROV idc himself with n
blanket, TN plate. cup, knife, fork
spoon, ralttecn and havcrsack.
! ~. Officers will he restricted in
tn II baggage toa small palfsc, and
| the change of clOthiur nf fho e,jd;hu,