Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-12
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THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE
MAINE ELECTION RETURNS.
TROUBLE AMONG THE RICHMOND BANKERS.
GEN. WOLSELEY'S CAMPAI0w
ARRANGING FOR AN ATTACK
ELECTION RETURNS,
TROUBLE AMONG THE RICHMOND BANKERS.
GEN. woLsELEYs cAMpA1ou
ARRANGING FOR AN ATTACK
The Baltimore Oriole Festival.

The Baltimore Oriole Festival.
CROWDED crrY-ARRrvAL OF THE wAsHrSaroN
TRoors-rHEIR FINE APPEARANcE--aossIP ABour
THE CoMPETITIyE DRILL.
Special Dispatch 10 THE EVENING SrAp.
BALTIhoRk, Sept 12-The heavy easterly storm
OF yesterday blew itself entirely out last night
and the sun is shining beautifully to-day, not q
cloud In the sky. The ,air Is so cool that many
ladies are wearing wraps The city Is crowded
with strangers, who are arriving by hundreds On
every train and steamer. The sensation OF the
morning was the arrival OF the Washington
troops. The National Rifles I'm their red coats
baltimore and Potomac railroad dlsembsrs,ns ss &C
SaIVert ss station. They were met by a company OF
eseored s to ne vi &Sers with band and
and took refreshments. They brought with then
many friends and honorary members NOT
FanasSn, Col v. seatoa. uSGa' MAJOR T. Johnson S l.
member Of the Light Infantry, II. Il. Fuller j. W.
Drew, T. T. Pettinglll, Eugene Cissel and others;
some son twenty -hve altogether They have decided
a place was assigned 10 them by the board or
judges The Washngton Light Infantry bat
talon Col W. G. Moore, arrived at Calvert station
at l0:S0 O'Clock. They were met by the Light Ar
tliiery Blues. of Lynchburg, Va, Capt +. }. Lee,
escorted TO the Eutaw house. where they break
tasted. They also brought along numerous friends
ana MNnI honorary members to the plumber OF nifty.
IA.
but arrived later. Among those coming
with the troops were John Pettbone, c. D.
Davis, Captain Dubant Lieut.. Kelly, OF the WASH
lngton Metropolitan Police, & Snodgrass, Robert
Whftehand, JnO. Bivins, OF the National Repst,fi-
can, William Huntington, Edward Demaln, q.
RodIer, W. Winstall Capt Evert, Andrew Kelly,
w. b. Acker, William Allen, % L. s. artillery.
George Chapel, James Willet, l. II. McNichal II.
ii. ID. Pfel, Frank Lewis, w. s. Roose, q. r. Cole,
Geo. +. Redman, Lloyd Emmett, Geo. Hathaway
and Others. As they marched from the depot To
the hotel they were loudly cheered by the people.
Ihey make very soldiery appearance.
Capt. +. b. Hamilton. I'd u. 8. artillery one OF
the board OF judges for the competitive drill, has
drawn lots for places OF the different competing
organizations I'm the military drill resulting as fol-
lows: First Company A, 5th regiment MN.G:
Hagerstown Light Infantry second, company A.
18TH regiment, NG.P., from Scranton. Pa, third.
governors Guards fourth and Washington Light
infantry NTH and last, the choice position The
latter are much elated in consequence, while tho
Baltimore regiment is correspon1lngly depressed.
ulation. Betting is going on freely, with odds In
favor OF the Light Infantry-generally two TO one
In their favor. The parade moves promptly at.l:
the drill will take place about O'Clock. Thirty
minutes rest will be given the troops az the park
before the drill begins, and each company viii be
drilled twenty minutes exactly from drawn up
program OF evolutions carefully selected by the
Judges from the revised tactics OF the United States
army. The decision OF the National Rifles not %
compete causes general regret Both the LigA6
infantry and the National Rifles will return to.
night
Many Washingtonians are in the city, but tho
majority OF them are stopping at the homes OF
citizens, but few being at the hotels. Everything
is progressing mighty satisfactory