The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-18
wnsIaiunton.

IRON Our Regular NhftV-pehNrh-l
w,snNcroN. October lT.-Nashington
,ra.ented a gay appearance yesterday, the
.x.nue being lined with soldiers and eth
ems IN route for. Yorktown. First came
The Thirteenth New York, with its msgnif-
.,ntbsnd. and its uniform was so exactly like
n,,of the First Virginia regiment that FELT
I1ko spcskng TO every other soldier / met.
Neyt came the Ninth Massachusetts,, with
IL dark-bme uniform and dark yellow
1.,,ber CATERS, and later the Second Michi-
vsn. also clad in blue. The Washington
soldiers were ont helping to entertain them,
and an seemed to be having Jolly time.
Every train brought also northern and
western cxeursionists on their way to the
Centennial, and the hotels were soon
crowded.
Tyry PROSPECTS, OF THE CENTENNIAL.
The entire Michigan Legislature is hero,
and was nj the Capitol to-day. The Michi-
can senators were very attentive. They
sl.o will leave to-day for Yorktown. The
New Jersey soldiers go by way OF Dalti-
more. Little else is talked Of except the
Centennial. In fact, your duels are for
gotten in the excitement growing out Of
the arrival and departure OF the military.
Every branch Of the Federal Govern
ment will be well represented, and
the indications are that the celebrs-
ton viii FAR surpass sll Of the
Revolutionary centennials that have pro
coded it. The weather so far is all that
could be desired, and our French and
German visitors saw the Potomac to-day
under the most favorable auspices possible.
50 far Mr.. Blaine has done his best to en-
terrain them, aud his programme for York
town Is on most liberal scale. II Con-
grcss had dreamed OF the proportions the
celebration would assume the appropris-
lion would have been twice as much rs
il Is.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION AND THEIR
GUESTS
lett at ! p. NJ. on the Excelsior" and
your correspondent, who was one OF the
party. will therefore be absent until Satur-
DAY next. As there win be no business
transacted i'm the Senafe and nothing done
at Executive headquarters, your readers
will not suffer by his absence.
GENERAL MAHONE's CARD ABOUT GENERAL
EARLY.
General Mahone's card IN the RepublicoS'
this morning. in which he declares in sub
stance that General Early is not proper
person for him TO take notice Of, is the sub
feet Of much comment. General Malone
left the city for Virginia yesterday at II
o'clock. Colonel Sam. Strong, on whose
information he was quietly arrested Satur-
day night, think was known in Richmond
after the war. If my memory is not Of
fault he was party TO bridge suit.
TIE DEMOCRATIC Caucus TO-DAY.
There was n Democratic senatorial caucus
held to-day, but as there was bare ma
jOrity, nothing was done about the secrc-
taryShip.
Az EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
Senator Johnston informs me that he has
talked with number of Republican sena-
tors, and that they all say the Senate viii
adjourn very soon after the Yorktown Gen.
tennial.
STEAMBOATS, FOR YORKTOWN.
There was quite fleet Of large steam
boats at the wharves to-day, all advertised
for Yorktown. American enterprise will
never let a crowd suffer either for trans
,,o.sot;o,, ~. fnod
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Major John Poe and wife were at tho
Capitol to-day and left on the Excelsior this
evening. There are a large number OF edf
tors here from the North and West en- route
for Yorktown. The Excelsior took two
leading Washington detectives, who are tC
report az Major Poe's hcadquarton
and assist in preventing robberle'
and capturing thieves. Virginians mere
are amused at General Grants ~
miliarity with Virginia aifairs-aS di~
PLAYED IN his letters to Collector Brady
Mr.. William Allegro came on from New
York with the Thirteenth regiment, anC
has left for Richmond. A large number o.
Michigan soldiers were at the Capitoi 10
day. They are finc-looking. An eX-Sena
tor advises all Virginia politicians either tC
Join the church or practice pistol-shooting
The band Of the Thirteenth New York gave
concert here last evening. MIR. Lee
Wheat, OF Clarke county, left for YORK
town tliis evening. Among the Michigan
excursionists who left this evening fol
Yorktown was a. @. Boynton, the accom-
plished editor Of the Detroit Free Press
He will be in Richmond on Saturday.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Senate adjourned before o,ciocA
to-day without dong anything OF IN
p0itance.
General Wickham went to Yorktown TO
day With Secretary Blaine's party.
The report here from Richmond Is ina
your city Is already beautifully deco
rated.
The Michigan soldiers, members OF th'
legislature, and citizens left Washington
on the " Lady OF the Lake +" at . o'eioc'
this evening Tor Yorktown.
Senator Coke was prevented from COINS
to Yorktown by indisposition. lie hopes
however, to enae to your Richmond ceic
bration.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph 10 The DIS
patch.
WAsHxGToE, October 1.-THE bar o
The supreme Court held meeting to-dh,
% fov rasnacs 10 sI.o ,.taDaot-V ~ the iatl
Justice Clifford. Senator David Davis pre-
sided and james IL. McKenney, clerk OF th'
supreme Court was secretary. kuloge'