The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-05
THE pLUMED KNIGHTS
BRILLIANTLY oPtN THE CAMPAIGN,
In improutu Demonstration Which sarpastd
Many Of tho Greaten Efforts Of 1850 The
S!resta ThronEsd with Apptaudfns rto.
ple and Gay With Celored Fires.


Many OF tho areateM Efforts Of 1850 The
y S!resta ThronEsd with Apptasdfns rto.
pls and GAy with Colorsd Fires.
Tho hrSt full dress parade and drill OF tho
Pinned knights OF the Lincoln Club took
place lsa. evening and was q brilliant sue.
II was the opening OF the Republican
aide oithe campaign in this city, and o. such
Il witt loug be memorable. Tho ~citixsus
turned out en- ma,,e. In some places actually
blocking up the asrean and thereby compel.
Ing tbs company 10 push ia way through.
The enthusiasm created along tbs entire llns
Of march by the splendid appearance Of
thu company was wonderful. II amounted
10 a continuous ovation. Colored ares were
burned by tho Wholesale aud numerous resi-.
denoea were lighted and gay with bunting.
II lacked o fsv minutes Of eight O'CLOCK
when the company marched out oi Lincoln
Club hall and formed on Market street, the
right resting on Twelfth. Kramet's band
had Tor fifteen minutes previous been play
Ing In front OF the clab house, aud had
drawn \ crowd which packed the street full.
1t required hard wo, K on the part OF the 20.
lice 10 clear the street sufficiently 10 allow
the officers room to perform their duty Ia
forming the company. There were seventy.
two meu In line, exclusive Of the commit
stoned and non'c0mm issioned officers, which
swelled tee number OF uniformed mon
to about eighty.hve. AT 8 o'clock the
Command wa gtyon aud tho column moved
oil up Twelfth street. There was a mighty
cheer aud red FIRE was burned on McLsin's
and Bookings corners and OF the McLuro
House balcony, which was crowded with
went Into scstscies over the handsome az
pearance Of the boys. Private Geo. Laugh.
lin did not appear In the ranks, but from the
yard OF his fathers residence, corner OF
Chspline and Twelfth, saluted the company
by firing Oft a ino lot Of fireworks, which the
company recognized by coming to q salute.
TRE MEN IN N XIV
At ths head marched Turner, that wonder.
iul drnm msjor. He was in his element,
and whlrled and tossed bis baton Ia q man.
ner thAt filled the anal! boy with wonder and
admiration. The small boy, by.the.way,r was
altogether too numerous. Ris one desire
was to got rs near the music as possible and
the cares OF policemen or officers had no
~t0rrora for him. Following Major Turner
came kramel's band and then the Knights
drnm crops In their jsunty, gold.corded
white caps and jackets. The company, in
command Of Capt. Will Fisher, followed.
The line tf ntsrch, as published In ye.-
terday's 1NrELlIoENckR. wss gone over,
and from beginning to end not q
man dropped ont OF the ranks. They
marched through clouds OF atifing dust, or
in the mud where the streets bad bssn
sprinkled, without q murniur and with the
steadiness and precision OF veterans. WheL-
sYer an opportunity storded, p~iatoous were
formed and the company put through sew.
eral pretty evolutions. On all sides were
heard e1pres.iors Of surprise aud hone were
more hearty and sincere than ihose from old
folders who vera simply charmed with the
correct manner 10 which the boys marched
aud performed the movements. Everyone,
Democrat as well AZ Repoolica1s, had q
word OF commendation. Cheers fol Blaine.
Logan aud Maxwell ross from every corner.
The racket We, almost overpowering and at
times actually drowned oot the music and
made 1t hsrd for the OH GERS 10 giving ordtrl.
MARCHING Liz vLTkRANs.
The marching on the Chaplins street paye.
ment was good. and that on Market strset be.
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth wr7 excel.
Lent. The company wa3 on Its r1estle there,
AL ~ wa AASlC bA0t LUG GIONuW WI kuS vfeats
est. The best marching, however, wrs in
coming down Main street hill. The CON.
manh was in open order with canes at q
shoulder. The alignment were periect and
the company marched like clockwork. The
crowd confined i.7elf 10 the pavement, and
the scene lit up Us 1t was BY several red
lights was one never to BIZ forgotten.
The Jefferson Club drilled in tie Market
hall last night and r. the Knights marched
up Market atIest the JeIsrsoniaus crowded
out on the roof OF the awning and gave three
rousing cheera, which kindly courtesy wss
recognized by a sslots. After going over tho
line ol.Harca the command was marched
around to the 1NTLLleENcER office aud drilled
in front Of the otics e. u compliment 10 the
paper and l:s proprietors. This wss
q surprise to this office, and In consequence
It was not prepared with fireworks or color.d
fires to acknowledge the same. At 1880
O'Clock the command was dismissed In front
read calling for a business meeting foc this
evening. Tnis meeting Is an important one
and should bs well attended.
List nights demonstration was remsrka-
bic in more ways than one. In the first
plaza 1t may be said to have been impromptu.
Outside OF the members OF the company II
was known only to q few before yesterday
morning thst tue parade would take plecs.
~troHrASEous KHrHu.IAsx.
In view Of this fact the manner In which
The people turned out and the interest shown
wsr remarkable. As an Instance OF how
great the Interest was, refe' ence Ia made to
the special excursion train run by the 3. e.
O. road FROM MoundsviIle. There
were fo'ty-fve persons on this train
from the camp ground. on;si6e OF
the others. Tnis party We, gotten
Up by Messrs. William Hastings and William
Travis, and they sad the railroad company
deserve great credit for the manner in which
everything was arranged. The excursion
party established ithelf in tbs wincows of
the Lincoln Club. This eothusiesm created
everywhere was somaihing the command
may we'll feel proud over, and it augura well
for the Republican cause in 0stobar and No.
VEN her next.
The magnificent appearance OF the Knights
is such that the clt' ,ns may feel proud oil
the organic ,.ton. aud point 1t out to
changers with satisfaction. That they do
feel this 10 eridenced by the handsome Way
In which thoy Illuminated last night. TO
give q list OF all thoss who burned rcd 6re in
honor Of the tutaoat last night would DO 81
impossibility.
A SeiernuA' Climb.
There is some talk among the old soldiers
Of Wheeling OF organizing q Veterans' Blaine
and Logan Club. Such a club, would have
peculiar significance when the broL zad heroes
Of B srore Of s~loraopa battles made: tbeir, up
pearNnco In the :. nks OF those WHO serve un-
der the bunner OF 1.-THE Plumed Knight ard
"9lack Jack" II there ever was q campaign
which should arouse the feelings and ener-
gies Of thtae who fought for their country,
II there ever Wiz q ticket. which
should excite thu enthusiasm Of the 'griz-
lied vstsrans,'i this Is that campaign and tbs
ticket headed by BlGire and Logan Is that