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

early train yesterday morning for York
town.
Governor Blackburn and wife and Gov
ernor Colqultt took breakfast with Gov
ernor Holiday yesterday morning.
Governor Cullum, Of Illinois, and staff
came on here in 4 private palace-car.
EVOLUTIONARY RELICS.
Sergeant J. A. Briefly, OF the Clarke
Rifles, Second Virginia regiment, has
a pistol which was captured at the
surrender Of Yorktown by Lord Corn
wallis. Also, German sword with
the date 1775 inscribed upon 1t. This
was also captured at Yorktown, and Is sup
posed to have belonged to an officer
of one OF the Hessian regiments which
came over to this country during the
Revolution. Both OF these relics have
been I'm the possession OF Sergeant Brier-
ly's family ever since their capture.
ET cETRRA.
All OF the military which took part in
yesterday parade except the First Virgins
and Thirteenth New York regiments and
the II. l.. ]. Blues left for Yorktown yes
terday afternoon.
The IIOwitzers went yesterday morning.
Besides DodwortRs band and Drum
corps, the Thirteenth New York regiment
were accompanied by the Fife corps OF the
Ninth New York regiment. The members
OF this corps were frequently mistaken yea
terday for soldiers OF the Ninth Msssachu-
setts regiment. This statement is made at
their request. in order TO correct wrong
impression.
The Ninth Massachusetts, regiment ar
rived here early yesterday morning rfd
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway en- route
to Yorktown. II is q disagreeable duty to
have 10 chronicle the fact that many OF the
members OF this regiment behaved i'm such
a manner during their brief stay here az to
bring discredit not only upon themselves
but the section from which they hailed;
and but for the fact that they were visitors,
and that our people were anxious that no.
thing of an unplcasant nature should occur
at this time, their conduct would have been
noticed i'm n manner which IL merited.
They got off some time during the day.
The Decorative Work Of Messrs. Dan-
fcI. Elder, and Sheppard.
After almost incessant thought and labor
for nearly three months, Messrs. Elder,
Sheppard, and Daniel have completed their
contract with the City Council, and their
The Yorktown decoration, at the inter-
section OF First and Broad streets, COM
priscs a double arch thirty-four feet high,
with centre pinnacle sixty feet in height,
from which floats q gaudy pennon. The
three supporting columns, threefeet square,
alternate in colOrs-red, white, and blue
and bear on their facings the portraits OF
Washington, Patrick Henry, Lafayette,
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by wreaths enclosing the names OF other
native and foreign personages who gave
aid and comfort 20 the cause OF free
dom in the eycntful struggle we celebrate,
while the shields OF the thirteen original
States are disposed along both facings Of
the archings, the national arms occupying
the central position. Fest0Ons OF greenery
reach from the gilt eagles over the arches
to the banner-pole, in pyramidal form, to
wreath that crowns the decoration. Ii Il
rs well TO mention that this was substi-
! tuted for design that Mr.. Elder had in
tended for much narrower street, aud
the change Of location necessitated a dou-
BILE arch, both on account OF the railway
and the greater breadth OF the street;
hence the portraits, escutchcons, and other
ornamentaton are probably not so well
concentrated as they otherwise would have
been.
THE FRENCH ARCH.
The decoration in honor OF the French,
corner Of Franklin and Second streets,
designed and executed by w. l.. Sheppard,
intends, as far a. the available means al
lowed, TO figure France in history so that
! the insignia should not be confined TO any
one epoch, and would at the same time
offer more scope TO the designer. The
| Government which aided Us in Our great
need was Bourbon. C) France to-day is
republican, but whilst the emblems do not
belong to any stage OF French history,
those to which they are proper can give
offence TO no shade Of opinion. One face
OF the structure (eastcrn) contains the mill
tary features, the other the naval.
The central die and pedestal bear mp the
military trophy; the Lictors axe, with cap
of Liberty at the top; the sheayes OF
swords. shields Of two patterns, and tri-
color hags. On the drum OF the upper
pedestal are the words HOnnetr ct Pdtrie
1Ionor and Countrywide legend on the
French FLAG Of the present. On the men,
Der above are the names Of Lafayette and
Rochambeau, facing one up and the other
down the street. Resting on the base Of
the drum are the Imperial eagles, in bronze,
facing as the letters do. These are in imi-
tation of those on the Pont d. lena, at
Paris. The pillars which support the arch
have on the military sides, right and left,
facing west, respectively the tri-color shield
with the republican legend Lt6erte, Egd-
lite. FrQ'erniie, and the Bourbon flag-tri-
color, divided by white cross, the horri-
zontal bar having Pdtrie ct Liberte. Over
the shields and sheaYes Of crossed spears
are the fasces bearing UP the names Dumas
and Gimart-the former the tirEt French
officer to enter the redoubt at Yorktown,
the latter Lafayette's aide, who also dis
tingushed himself In The charge under his
commander. The side pillars facing east
will bear insignia OF Roman Gaul-the
shield OF classic form, spears, and standard
with the word "Gallia."
On the western side the fasces over the
shields are replaced by mastheads and
spread sails with the names De Grssse and
DE Barras; on the side pillars classic naval
emblcms-ruddcrs, with dolphins curled on
the bar. anchors, tridents, and oars. There
will be tri-color banners on the flanking-
poles; those OF Charlemagne Ted aud gold
and OF the regiment OF the Guard Of Henry
". Qlue with white croSs) ON the poles
rising from the arch.
The sousre pedestal will bear the names
De ST. Simon and De ChastellJII, COM
mRnders OF the French forces at Yorktown.
The whole will be draped in appropriate
cOlors.
The inscription on the eastern face OF the
arch properiy dedcates the decoration
"To France, the Grateful Nation," "a Ia
FrGnce la Nation Rec0nnoiSsdnte). On the
: 81, lrfa Taf mr.
welcome) to Our Ancient Allies " (SdtW a
nos dacienS allies.
At Seventh and Broad streets is 4 ma
tional decoration Of centre and four
eorner-poles, gaily trimmed and adorned
with shields and flags, both State and ma
tional, with pennons fifteen feet long
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