Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-24
ESTABLISHED 1850.

ments with some Of the distin-
guished strangers, arrived In camp
and proceeded to headquarters, where
his stan we're In waiting. As soon as his ar
guns and gave him salute Of eleven guns. The
Governor, accompanied by his staff officers at
once walked across to the Chathams' camp-a
few hundred yards distant-and was received
with much cordiality. He remained In pleas
ant conversation with the officers and mem
berS for some minutes. The Governor re-
mained in camp tonight, but expects to leave
yorktown tomorrow evening, and consequent
ly was compelled to decline an urgent invita-
ton to q dinner to be given by Governor Cor
nell, of New York, at the headquarters Of the
18th Brooklyn Regiment to the Governors Of
the various States present.
Tonight the Chathams entertained the Nor
folk Light Artillery Blues at their headQuRr-
ters In characteristic style, and it is unneces-
SaIy for me to inform Savannah readers that
a good time was had all round. The company
received very pressing and cordial invitation
from the Norfolk corps to visit that city on
their return home, and Lieutenant Walker
telegraphed Col. A. Pope, General Passenger
Agent of the Associated Lines, asking If he
would change their tickets to that route and
last night received an affirmative reply. The
Blues will therefore leave on Friday morning
accompanied by the ChathamS, fer Norfolk
Horses have been secured for the Chathams,
and they will parade in the grand review to-
morrow with their guns. Lieutenant Walker
hes proven himself an admirable and efficient
officer, and has made most favorable impress
sion among the military here, as an
officer and gentleman. Under his COM
mand the corps will sustain its reputation.
They fired this afternoon with remarkable
rapidity in all 16S rounds, including 100 guns in
honor or of the Centennial, and never missed
primer. shoUld mention here that a worthy
member of the company, who has been in Bal
umore during the summer and joined the COM
mand here, on the departure from that city in
full uniform was mistaken for one of the French
delegation, but on the steamer coming down
some curious individual asked him il he be-
longed to the New Jersey drum corps.
The weather has turned off quite colo, the wind
whistles shrilly and mournfully over the bleak
moor, and our canvas houses flap and shake
as though they were about to ascend every min
ute 1t was quite cloudy, and evidently there
is bad weather in prospect, and the proposition
to close the celebration tomorrow, having
both the army and naval review, is being con-
sidered, but nothing has been officially
announced. The Virginia troops leave on Fri
day morning, as there is to be grand demon
Stration in Richmond on Saturday, in which
they wish to participate. The New Jersey and
South Carolina troops also leave Friday, and
after tomorrow night there will be a general
breaking up ofcamp, and by Saturday Temple
Farm will be deserted waste, and likely to re-
main so for another century and more.
Ihave some notes OF camp experience which
l will relate in a future letter, when have
done with the details and incidents of the cole
bration.
Senator Joseph E. Brown left for Washing
ton tonight BHR.