Daily Republican., 1881-10-18
YORKTOWN.
,,rAT CELEBRATION COM
xcyCING IN EARNkST.
.,v., Of TrOops-Great Display
:, uu,tary - Looks like .
youpg Army - Big time
Expected.

;opKrowN, Va, Oct. 17.-Quite
no number of people have arrived
tav and there is more animation OF
streets and along the road to tht
nm than on any day yet. The Gov
,orof Vermont and his escort, con.
|,inp of the Ransom and Esty Guard,
Vermont, anu the Burleigh Corps
KIM White Hall, n. Y, arrived this
inning. The troops started at once
|rhe M staff of the Thirteenth Brooklyn
Sciment and Richmond (Va.) How.
|sr, arrived on the steamer City OF
Edmond this afternoon. The former
n driven 10 camp and the latter
Srcued Everything is quiet at camp
H the troops are in splendid condi.
;oyerror Cornell, of New York, ar
Fd at about l.3O O'Clock, and was
3meliately driven to the camp. The
tsrans from the Soldiers Home, at
Smpton, Va, about 400 il line, have
ko arrived.
|The dav mas been without events 9TH
than the arrivals of those who have
me for the purpose of participating
the ceremonies, viz. !. Troops from
ky Hampshire, to the number of 600;
Veterans from the Soldiers Home
Hampton, Virginia, 400 strong; three
.sries from Fort Monroe, with eight
h, each; TIE Ransom Estey Guards
Sm Vermont, consisting of l5O men;
4 Richmond howitzers; the Cover
Irs of New York and Vermont.
hhe Vermont; escort to Governor Farm
In was accompanied by the Burlelgh
i |rJs from White Hall, New York. AS
/ White Hall boys have quartered
|emselves with the Vermonters, and
keud to turn out with them in the
|and review, considerable comment
y been indulged in. Hon. Henry
breigh, of White Hall, New York +,
bo personally pays the expense Of the
|p, says the New Yorkors came with
( Vermonters because New York
|ate had made no provision for their
ming. Governor Cornell, having been
|teryiewed on the subject, said he had
} knowledge of the arrival of the
1hte Hall men until he reached here
|.day. He had officially given them
Prmissicn to come, but had not been
bre long eniugh to learn any particu-
rs Of the matter.
The Centennial Association have
tered a prize cup Of $1,000 value for the
bSt drilled battalion, both in field
(anruvering and in camp life gener-
lly President Arthur and the French
lsitors are expected to arrive to.mol-
Pw morning, They will be formally
fceived in Lafayette Hall, a building
fec'ed for use during the celebration,
Governor Holiday, of Virginia
oTernor Ludlow, of New Jersey, ac-
pupauied by Adjutant General Strik-
General Weston, Major General
ETY. QIartermaster General Perrine
ID lnltsd States Senator Sewell are
70 expected this morning. The
orsla battalion, which may arrive
morning will bring with them two
Is which were delivered to General
shingttn at the surrender of York
i the camps to-day all the militia
dress parades, and the Government
ps had a brigade guard mount.
eral DeRussey, of the regular army
officer of the guard to-day, and
eral Grubb, of N. j., will be- officer
he day tomorrow for the whole en-
lpment, by order of General Han
K. On Thursday, the 2Ota. the day
for the grand review by the Presi-
t. the troops will be formed from
IT to LET in the following order,
?gso ia as regards the State troops,
OF the adoption of the Constitution
admission into the Union of the
eral States represented.
he brigade Of U. S. regular troops,
u Naval Brigade, the Veterans
ID the Home, the Georgia troops,
New Jersey troops, the Della
re troops, the Pennsylvania
ops, the Connecticut troops, the
'ssaclnSetts troops, the Maryland
'ops, the South Carolina troops, the
w hampshire troops, the Virginia
'op', The New York troops, the North
! .tollaa troops, the Rhode Island troops
y vermont troops, the Kentucky
NlS and the Michigan troops.