Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-12-07
SOME EVACUATION NOTES,
Great Preparations Making in New York for
Il. the Gel bration OF the Centennial Of the
Withdrawal OF the Redcoats. ~
" Headly Draws More on His Inaglna- p.
ton Than on Facts. - -
Gotham Gossip-Monsignor Capel Declares
That the Taxation of Catholics to Support
Public Schools Is Played Out

That the Taxation of Catholics to Support
Public Schools Is Played Out
NEW YORK, Special Correspondence, Nov.
22-Oar streets are full Of the noise of prep
Aration, as they were e hundred years ago this
day. In every house is the hmm Of expectancy.
Then patriots were creeping quietly back
through the British lines and recommending the
houses they had quilted seven years before,
when Washington reiterated northward through
McGowan's pass--now one Of the prettiest
hooks Of Central park-an1 crossed the Har-
lem. Young fellows who had been in the
army hurried back to the familiar neighbour
hood, and shyly inquired about the Sallles and
Mo!Ilcs and Anns and Elias, lovely and loving
Of yore, and here and there caught disconso-
late looking chaps with red Jackets coming out
OF the front gate. and surprised face at the
window, wct with ambiguous tears. Jolly, sad
old times those were. \ hundred years ago
Now York was tho third city in the country,
and about "a big as Kalamazoo is now. All
above City Hall park was COW pasture, and
where tho Fit h Avenue hotel is was rather a
dangerous part OF the rural districts. The
COW pasture is now vast human habisatlon,
and it is worth more money than
the whole country was then worth. at
tho celebration of the centennial an
niversary next Monday there will! be
present here more than half as many people
as existed in the whole country when the Rev.
elutionary war broke out, hundred years
ago day courlers on horseback were carry
lug to all parts Of the narrow strip along the
coast, then known as the Colonies the glad news
tLaf NJ Vt,rk which hon al t, Iva
the vital center Of the country, was to be
turned over by the vanqui-hed British 70 the
triumphant rebels. The patriot tatterdemal-
IONS in all STAGES of picturesque rags, were
securing up their muske,s and brushing their
luttoIing garments III the high ands. up the
river, III Anticipation Of the great event To-
day lens Of thou' ands OF old soldiers are bur-
nishiug up their disused uniforms, and 900 fire.
men, under Chief Decker, will appear in the red
shirts ard sheet-iron hats of q former era. For
several hours OH Monday the trim professions
will march and countermarch the parade of
10000 in the streets, aud the marine parade,
moro move! and quite as imposins-the multi
tude OF vessels in the aver. 1 don't sec what is
to prevent the great bridg from breaking down
with the great multitude tnat will crowd upon it.
1t is odd how 1T le is known Of the real his
ton came into the city aud resumed possession
on Nov. 20, 1888, but scarcely any Of the de-
taals Of ho event are recorded anywhere. 1t
is known that he ouk formal leave of his Off
Gers on Dec. 4, the next week, at Fraunces
tavern, large brick building, still standing at
the corner Of Br,al and Pearl stroe1s; but
who partic!pa ed; what ceremonies there were,
and how long they lasted, is mostly matter
nf m ntrr )ot + inn, ciryo
emones is not to be doubted; for Washington,
spite OF the simplicity of his character, was a
tact,cian and 8 Journalist in all soc,al matters.
IA president should drive never less than four
horses" he said; and WHOM he was pre- .ilent
here he maintained til. exterior maj Asty of the
Office. When lie dashed down Broadway III his
silver mounted coach behind AK white horses,
with two coachc,cn in front AID two footuen
balancing themselves behind, and four Inverted
persous gallo i'll: on horseback in from, aud
rear, and when this gorgeous equipaye used t.
wh-ktaroutti mt, Wall street to Federal ball,
tho cap tol sina boys got ont Of the way.
Franklin and IT. Rash were much scaudalizod
by his 'pom posi- W az they Wig ,rously called
it; but his .sssfomouiousness filled with glee tho
souls IF Elm Adams and Hamilton and Jay,
who rat& thought tllat seua'e elected tor life,
thing.
SOME HISTORICAL ERRORS.
Harpcr's Ma ,azine for October and Noyem-
Der contains articles this very centennial
occasion, ANU they are fn.l Of errors as if
they had been recording the feats OF Jack the
Ginnt Killer The first Of these was written
by J. IT Ueadley He describes in very pic
turesque nauuer-too pictU reegne altogether
how Washington took leave Of his troops at
Newburyh on Nov 3, 1888, representing that
the army WAS there. He lays:
10 their ragged reeimentals
S:ood the old c"ninentals
20 hear the farewell address of their great
leaders.
The fact is that there were no troops remain
ing at Newbursh at he time. They had been
disbanded and sent Lonl, the previous April
So tlo pathetic illu -tra ion of the old soldiers
tearing Themselves away from each other is a
good deal x post factO, SO is the picture of
'NashinS Gu refusing The Crowd" aud
the guilty consp ratur, who offered that
baube, croylehiug before the indig-
nant and virtuous man. The notion that
such an event ever happened
was long ago exploded. He probably would
Lave refus 4 a crown if one had been offered
to BIN, bnt there is no mention in his writings
or those Of any con1em! orary of anybody ever
having an interview with him and Offering
CT own or a,,y OTHER piece Of royal furnl ture.
But this writer not only gives graphic and
beautiful Illus ration Of al event that never
happened, but ibels the whole patriot army by
n,ahng uu' that the crown pfoffrred by
soldiers We're Gisgruntled because they
had poor a'ions aud no back pay! The dis
tiunished writer dashes along ike 'sour own
reporter on the SD IT. when he says Of the I'M
aginary councils at Newburgh:
The generals. ono aftst another, rode up aud
d,smounsr, at the door. Wayne and Putnam an1
Snliyan entered one after another; St"uben rode
ND from over the river. and Knox and Greene from
New W:nlsor.
1t is tortunat. that the author is particular
10 state that th' rode up zone after another
and also II at tney ent rel cone after another
Il could mt vel have been otherwise. For
not more han one or.two Of them could pos
Silly lave bee present the occasion. Gan.
Wayne, "Maa A,thony,n and Gen. Greene were
both III South Caruiiua. Gen. Sullivan had re-
signed on account Of il-hea til four years pre-
vlously and was len attorney general of New
Hamrs!ire. Gen. Putnam vas frustrated with
paralysis at Hartford, Kn X was at Lake
George, S.eubcn may POSSIBLY have been at
sNewburgh or thereabou', but 10 suppose lin
capable of taking par. in a council Of mai
contents who thought seriously Of revolt
ing because they bad sour bread, is
gratn,oas SANDER. Why doesn't the writer
make Benedict Arnold and Gen Warren enter
''ana after .aEothers" The article is rich in
church dis it -totn in l7S3.n But Trinity
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