, 1881-10-16
The Gamblers Arranging Their Lay
!: outs, and the Pickpcckets i:
i. -. :Prospering. ~
All Yorktown Proper Very Angry 0rer
:; the Discouraging Reports.
Funeral Services Of Capt. E. P. Macrae, d
e.'> the Flagship Tennessee.
Solomon in All His Glory Not Arrayed Like
" Gov. Cui!om's Staff j..
ON THE SPOT.

:, Special Dispatch to TIE Chicago 7r.1sune.
| YORKTOWN, Va, Oct. l5.-This day, 40 far Of
| tho centennial exercises are concerned, has
been like its predecessor. Although set apart
| by the Yorktown centennial program for a
! grand National gnln-tiay, With pyrotechntcal
! display, tho day has differed from yesterday
only in huying iaryer crowds and more dust
The large complaint Of lack Of sleeping accone-
| buttons has had the effect Of stirring up those
who have them In process Of erection. ant to-
| night there Is more available spuce, such US It
| Is. Tomorrow Bishop keanc. Catholic Bishop Of
| Nichmond, will conduct religious services in the
! grand pavilion, in which an altar Cor tho pur-
] pose hns already been erected.
GEN. HANCOCK
rode over to Temple Farm and looked around.
His headquarters are on tho steamer st. John,
where he and his guests will have few OF the
dtsconforts attendant on u stay shore. The
discouragng reports OF the condition OF affairs
here WILL. it IS supposed, deter persons from
coming. The people Of Yorktown fear such u
result, as there are 80 many barkeepers- and
others interested In making money. One Of
these said, =" Yorktown Is bad enough, God
knows, without sending or lot Ut lies
about the place. People. however. con-
rinue to come. regardless Of the lies. The
crowd is nor so large as to force men into tho
temporary sleeping places into which they are
expected to 80, for
THE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
are such as to enable thstn to ieaye either Rich
inond Or Norfolk and return the same day.
This in measure nmeiorntes the condition Of
affairs. The morning was impressve1y opened
by the obsequies Of Capt. E. 2. Mucrac, COM
manding tho flagship Tennessee, and who died
suddenly yesterdny. People on shore had the
first intimation OF his death from tho reports Of
minute guns from the Tennessee, and soon the
bluffs orerhaugug the river were full. The
reinasns OF the officer tTero lowered from the
Tennessee INTO Il launch Seventeen boats fol-
lowed In line, in
THE PROCESSION
which moved slowly over the water, the flagship
bnud playing dirge, and minute guns beiu,
fired. The body was placed upon the fantIc aud
taken to Norfolk. So ended the 11rst sad event
in the history Of this anniversary celebration
About II O'Clock the Sinclair battery Of artillery
arrived, thus concluding their wenry march OF
All miles from Fort Hamilton to Yorktown.
They averaged twenty miles a day, and
the officers regard It as Que OF
the most rapid forced marches known IL the
history Of the army When the command neared
the camping-
AN INCIDENT
occurred showing the strong vicissitudes
wrought by the fortunes Of war. no less than
erldencing nm era OF good feeling among old
cosnhatnnts. Col. Abbott, Coney Islander md
sharp Yankee, has rented the ground nenr
Temple farm overlooking, the river. He wns
putting UP his bar when the dusty soldiers mp
le:ared in the distance. Hc at once decided to
stop the whole command and treat the soldiers
to beer. The man who carried tho
Invitation WAS the proprietor Of one
ut the wct-srocery establishments, tull SOL
dierly fellow. with open face and hearty man.
ner, which showed he knew how TO bear the ups |
and downs in this life. That man was
MAI. nRrDGErorD,
Of Gen. Il. E. Lees stuff, and Pro-
Of Gen. Lees army. one Of tho {
most gallant Confederate soldiers, d man known I
aud great in authority throughout the whole !
Army OF Northern Virginia. The officers halted I
the command and accepted the fuvitatioa for
themselves aud soldiers. The criwu nere ts
made up Of mixed elements. Ptckpockets |
5harpers Of all kinds gamblers. nnd des peraocs
ire seen everywhere. anu gambling tables have
De:etl set up in the open street. the wharyes.
Ind ON tie borders Of the camp. and
THE SHARP CRY, OF TIE DEALER
IS heard through tho watnscured ball Of tho his |
within the consnes of the ancient colonial church
1t Il understood the Sheriff has or
Tered the eC3c0ntinuallcc OF this open gambling |
and that the tables will be swept nway. but the |
,r,fer has not been carried out. Tho Hon. Will
,sul Wtitom and the Hon Hamilton Fish are |
to deliver addresses on Monday, the !
asst tlhy ut, the association program. Tuesday.
he Government days begin, uud promise to be |
Hute successfully observed.