The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-19
Heavy Flood In Illinois and lppre.
tensions Of Much More Dam.
age Being Done..The Mis-.
sissippi River Stnl
Rising.
The Congressional Commission and
Other Distinguished Guests Arrive
nj Yorktown to Take Part
In the Celebration.
Visitors Greeted by Salutes from War
VesSels..Speeches aud Addresses
Of Welcome.
The Condition Of Ireland Getting
WorSe-English Troops.
Tammany and Irving Divide Spoils

Congressional Commissioners Arrlye m,
Yorktown.
YORKTOWN, Va, October lS.-The steamer
Excels!or, with the Yorktown congressional
commissioners on board, arrived this morn.
ing, and received salutcs from General
liancock's company and war vessels in the
harbor. shortly utter the Dispatch and
Iallapoosa hove in sight and were also
saluted by the company and gunboats
PRESIDENT Arthur lett the Dispatch about
haltpast II O'clock and proceeded 10 Tho
Lafayette hotel, where he was received bv
The governor of Virginia.
YORKTOWN, Va, October ls.--The scene
ON the river front to-day was inspiring.
Nen-oi-War, passenger steamers, tugs and
pleasure orait We're profusely decked with
lass ana streamers, salutes " ere constai / v
being iired IN honor of the arriving dipni-
taries and the air was filled with musie Inv
numbsrless bands there, with the gay mi.
lorms OF the templars aud military, and the
great crowd OF people, who gathered To
witness the display, continued to make A
scene oil great interest. At IL o'clock
the, governor and his staff, In LAFAYETTE
hall which was beautifully decorated met
ana welcomed the governors of other states
and other distinguished guests, General
Hancock called aud paid his resnrcts
and an interchange of pleasant greetings
occupied the time until the arrival of
PRESIDENT Arthur and the French guests.
AZ l;jo this afternoon, the Masonic process.
sion, under the direction Of ex-senator
Wltners, as marshal, marched into the hall.
IreSueht hrtliu', accompanied by Secreta.
mes Lincoln, Hunt and James, was escorted
10 ,n, thc stand amid the cheers of the crowd.
me ceremonies then opened with prayer
ny heN' Dr Nelson, grandson of Governor
nelson, VINO commanded the Virginia
militia at Yorktown, lie thanked
God, for the one hundred years
Of blessing vouchsaied this country. for
Washington, for our allies and Tor our vie.
tory. lie prayed for peace among all ma.
lions and fratcrnal concord among sections
OF our country. AT the conclusion of the
prayer the band played the "Star Spanglod
Banner with artillery accompaniment
Governor Halliday then delivered an nd.
dress OF welcome. Senator Johnson. of
Virginia, chairman Of the congressional
commission made q few appropriate re.
marks, concluding by saying that the col.
uinn To be erected was TO commemorate not
oniy the victory of the colonies, but the
part taken in that victory by France, The
icVothltoIl ana acknowledgment ofaid civ
en- by France TO this country was
the solemn duty left by the continental
c2ngress 10 IT'S successors, and now after
the lapse of one hundred years the congress
OF thirty.eight states and fifty millions of
people IS fulfilling that duty. The corner
stone OF the monument was then laid, with
Masonic ceremonies, under the direction
0l the grand master of Virginia.
The gavel used was historical
one, made from the timber from Com
modot. Pcrry's tag shin, the Lawrence, and
was used on the.-occt sions of laying the
corner stone Of the monument at Mon
mouth, New jersey: and of the Egyptian
the conclusion of these ceremonies tho
presidential party and the foreign guests
returned TO the war vessels on the river. The
military continued to arrive until late in
the evening.