Daily Republican., 1883-08-27
BIG QUARTERLY.
A BEAUTIFUL DAY-AQUlET An ID
ORDERLY GATHEB1hG-
HCENES AND lNClDENTA.


Yesterday was Big Quarterly, and
even IN early az Saturday afternoon aud
evening scores OF colored people c"ln-
menced to arrive In this city from the
surrounding country. Saturday night
the streets we're filled with colored peo-
p,e, many of them with baskets on their
arms anxious to purchase a full supply
of provisions for Sunday, in anticipa-
ton of the visits of friends from dis
tance. Others were busily engaged In
fitting up places on French street to
supply the wants of the inner man, and
this las; named class worked with
will, their heads no doubt Being aim ost
turned with visions of the Bland dol
lars which they felt certaln would be
sure to pour into their Golfers.
A col0red fife and drum corps parad-
o., in the evening, calling attention to
Sumner Posts excursion 10 MI. Cuba
to-day. 1t was followed by an i'm
mense crowd of both sexes and all
ages. At an early hour yesterday
morning i. seemed as though the whole
colored population of this city, rein
forced AZ ii was by the arrivals on Sat
urday, was on the move, the objective
point being the railroad station, and by
| 10 o clock the crowd was SO great III
that vicinity that 1t was almost lnpos'
sibie to move through it. Two trains
came in on the T. W. a. H. ltailroad,
and each were filled with visitors.
The steamers Delaware and Eiw IN
Forrest arrived at Fourth street wharf
shortly after 10 o'clock with about LOO
visitors frsm Philadelphia, Chester and
Marcus Hook.
The Susie Mccall brought number
from Pennsgrove, and the wilmington
came in from Philadelphia at noon
well loaded.
| At 1915 o'clock the steamer Reyhoid
from Salem, Delaware City and New
Castle arrived at French street wharf
loaded to he waters edge, and at lo. 4O
o'clock train with four passenger cars
we'll filled came in over the Wilmington
& Northern i.ailroad. AT ll.5 O'Clock
the steamer FELTON, from Philade phla
arrived at her wharf and landed q
large pam Der from up the river.
French street was filled with hacks
from Front street to the entrance to the
steamboat wharf, and on every hand
the visit RS were greeted with the cries
of the drivers, Here you are, no"
take this hack straight up to tht
church only ten cents for eleven
squares ride" Although some OF the
!. large hacks were soon filled and done a
good business, the majority OF the
, people seemed to prefer walking, and
The sidewalk on French street was filled
with u vast procession, owing toward
p the church near Ninth street.
The services commenced i'll t.t
> church with Il love feast at o'clock il
! lin the morning in charge OF the Rev
= Spencpr Williams this was followed
. by seyiceS in the church, and in the large
- tent which had been erected in the
y graveyard in the rear. Ats o'clock IN
:, the afternoon the church and tent wer'
packed, and the street in front with TIN
= graveyard in the rear was dense mas
= OF people. The Rev. j. II. Nichols
v Chester preached in the tent, and Kev
i, Edward II. Scott, of the Maryland DIS
- % trct in the church.
= The closing services were held at '.3
"a o'clock in the evening, and althoug
70 many had gone home on the boats o
u the cars, still the church and tent weI
q 4 both packed. The Rev. Benjami
q scott. Of the Middle District, occupie
the pulpit IN the church, and the Rev
o Edward Fl. Scott preached in the TEN
o There were a number of other minister
9. present, among them being the ite'
i Rufus Wendell, of the Household
~ Faith Church.
v; All the services were characterize
y by the usual fervor displayed at colore
meetings. In one place ten or a doze
men and women would be gathered tf
gether, and while one would sing III
refrain in u nonotonOus manner, IN
others wonld join in the corus, clal
n ping their hands and jumping up all
down until the perspiration would pou
from them in streams. In anOtht
!! place several were shouting, and
20 seemed 10 be- trial between them to II
!, ~ who could keep it up the longest. TIL
III service continued until nearly nit
night, and he voices Of the worshipel
~ ! could be heard for squares away.
: The number Of visitors was probabi
" greater than has been for a number q
- Years, and il is greatly to their credl
IL and tina; of the colored population !
this city that everything passed OIL
u an orderly manner and that there wa
" very little drunkenness. The specit
~ coored policemen acted IN an admir-
=, BILE manner, and in one or two instance
=, where parties endeavored to act dlsort
~ erly pro- pity arrested them an
marched them to the hall. By 2o'cloc
= In the afternoon those who had came o
~ the boats started back toward tn
~ wharves. and before 6 o'clock the las
III boat had left with its human freight
MANY of those that came on the car
~ remained later, hut by 10 o'clock nrarl
y all had gone and but few remained i
" town over night. The weather was Il
:, that could be desired and u great i'm
prov.meut over that of last year, whe
u it rained nearly i'll day. The nnlnbt
, of strangers in town was estimated
J., be over 5000, but this morning there
~ nothing to remind a person that any
~ thing unusual happened yesterday, e'
VI crpt the tent in the graveyard, an
T. the occasional sight OF rolored police
-, man.
SCENES AND IN CIDENTS.
As When the first train from Philadt
e. phia arrived, the platform at the static
J. was filled with an eager crowd, ON til
If lookout for friends, and there wei
some ludicrous scenes enac ted. OR
Ii your q coored man had barely alighte
il from the car when he was almost 81
rounded, and one friend grasped hii
IL by the hand ard said : :" How is yo
20 chile" and he answered lse wei
h, honey, and | thought I'D COME dow
or and see dc boys haint seed eln for tw
Or years." and they passed on, ard wei
i'd soon lost in the crowd.
b, An old colored man, with u lon
le white duster on, stood on French stree
Just below Water, and az the crow
a. came pouring along that had arrive
es on the Reybold, he seemed to kno
every body First it wou Id be-; :" How
you, John" AZ he would shake han'
with one, and then he exclaimed
"Why, Liza, l clar | didn't know yo'
RI hnnav. how's the ole oman p' and turl