Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-27
The Connecticut Troops.

Arrival at Columbia, S. C.-Special Hon. Ors to Gov. BiGeiovv and other Guests An Excursion to Fort Sumter-Statc COnvicts-HOmeXvard BOund-Expected to Reach Washington Last Night-Gen. sherman to Review.
 A large party of the Connecticut visitors South, while at Charleston, went by invita- ton on an excursion on the 25th around Charleston harbor and up the Ashley river in the steamer Juno. Of the party there were Gov. Bigelow, Lieut. Gov. Bulkeley, Mayor Bulkeley of Hartford, Gen. Harmon, Gen. Ford, Gen. Gregory, Gen. Camp, Gen Har- bison, Col Russell, Col. Fox, Col. Barrows, Comptroller Batcheller, Secretary of State Searls, Postmaster N. D. Sperry of New Ha- ven, M. F. Tyler the executive secretary of Governor BiRelow, Hon. Lynde Harrison of New Haven, H. T. Sperry of the Hartford Post and Joseph H. Barbour of Hartford The party visited the Charleston Mining company's works, Cahill E Wise's phosphate works, Magnolia gardens and Fort Sumter, and were delighted with the trip. The party were much pleased with their visit to the phosphate works, where the State convicts were at work H. T. Sperry, who is the managing director of the Connecticut State prison at Wethersfeld, made very thorough examination of the treatment of the conviets in order to satisfy himself as to the truth of the rumors at the North that South Carolina convicts were badly treated. MT. Sperry. very much to his surprise, found that the eonvicts were all well treated, well fed. and that everything that could be asked for their comfort was provided by the contractors. He found, and so stated without any reserva- tion that the conviets in South Carolina were as well treated and as well fed as those in any other State.
 ATFoRT SUMTER
 Captain K. Maher, who is in charge of the fort, entertained the party in very delight full manner.
 THE PARTING GUESTS. Tuesday night the Mayor and Aid ermen called at the Charleston Hotel to bid far ewell and God-speed to the parting guests, A col Mayor Courtenay, Mayor Bulkeley, N. D. Sperry, J. L. Barbour. Major Kellam, Judge Harrison, Archibald Forbes, of the London Neoos, several of the city aldermen and oth-' CTS. The entertainment was exceedingly pleasant and was closed by the whole party taking hands and singing ''Auld Lang Syne" together. he Connecticut visitors were then escorted to the depot, and were sent off with rounds of cheers.
 AUGUsTA-sAFE ARRIVAL GOVERNOR BIGELow
 AND THE CONNECTICUT PARTY.
 AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 26.
 Governor Bigelow and party arrived here safe at Il o'clock They were delayed by slight accident.
 MADE PRISONERS AT COLUMBIA.
 A dispatch to the Post yesterday announces the arrival of the troops at Columbia at D. m. They were kept prisoners in Columbia four hours. The weather is fine and the command is well.
 EXPECTED AT WASHINGTON LAST NIGHT-RE-
 VIEW BY SHERMAN.
 WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct. 26. A telegram received here from Greensboro, N. O., says that the First Connecticut regi- ment arrived there to day at 11:3o o'clock in special train. They will reach Washington about g o'clock tonight. General Sherman has assured Senator Hawley that he will glad ly review the regiment at any hour that may be fixed. The regiment will probably remain here over night.
 ARCHIBALD FORBES.
 Archibald Forbes said of the First Regi- ment, which he saw at Charleston:
 eve Englishmen have habit of looking down says the able is the silent man. and bound to say that the first night was here, when heard
  crate freely, with good deal of bunconbe thrown in. sad to myself much that am told will see to- morrow will be promise without fulhllment. But it about quite the other way. and free to say that it seems to that if there great many saw here on parade in nation, it don't want any standing army at aI as they would constitute far cheaper more effective force than standing world. believe, from the Afghan scalawags to the Russiap Imperial Guards, and I have never greater precision and so1idty than those men mani tested on that dress parade"
 EditoriaIly of the same matter, the Nescs and Courier says:
 the First regiment of Connecticut National Guards and the Second company of Governors Guards, New sigt of That the State of Connecticut greater tent than any other State in the Union, pays special ,iav which seems to an outsider to be perfect and which is said by the military men of the State to work like charm
 A SLIGHT ACCIDENT. The train conveying Governor Bigelow and party to Augusta met with an accident about seven miles west of Aiken yesterday morn ing. The track was torn up and the engine was badly damaged, but fortunately no one WAS injured. The party had just breakfasted with Mir. Chatfield at the Aiken Rotel. The only inconvenience experienced was delay of an hour in reaching Augusta CONNECTICUT MILITIA IN WASHINGTON THIS
 MORNING. late dispatch last night says the Connec- ticut troops will arrive in Washington this morning.
 BIOGRAPHIES. The Charleston Courier, in its biographical sketches of Connecticut visitors, furnished l some very entertaining reading. Wonder where they got their information
 The Seymour Monument. Final Arrangements for the Dedication
 To-Day.
 There will be an imposing display in Hart ford to-day at the dedication of the fine mon- l nment erected to the memory of Governor | Tlho,nas Fl. Seymour. New Haven Com