Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04

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Morton mansion the tremendous crowd, with
| the quick sense that comes from the touch
o' human nature that mai,es all mankind kin,
LOOK IN the situation aud c.eered as though ev.
| cry man was trying to dis 1cate his larynx
Mrs. Harrison and Mrs Morton arose and
stepped to the railing OF tic balcony, which is
on the first floor, In front ofthe windows OF the
great drawingroom. As thly did so the Presi.
ueht arose In his carriage and uncovered his
mead II was very proud and happy moment
lor al least two people in that vast gathering
moment that comes into the lives of very few
persons in this life
| Az the head Of the column and the eleven car.
Flages carrying the President and the famous
men IN his suite rode Major General Schofeld,
VINO was warmly greeted. Aside from the
= rtSiaeht the heartiest applause given to any
oouy IN That lustrious party was accorded to
ufoVer Cleveland At the ball last night Mr..
ana Mrs. Cleveland wore more emphatically
| applauded than any other persons
we are peculiar people and quite sentimeR
.aL and the under dog in fight gets fair show
IN America. There is very little jumping on
anybody who is down In this country There
seemed to be more warm n in the greeting given
cleveland than he received here during the
| campaign
Inc hrst sensation came from the marching
OIL tne West Point Cadets. The cerps, as well
Us the Annano.is bo : no I'd hy the
| ons9sas Adnisistsy4a,S tu.t IA ch \ .ha h
ehgus.I :qscess., {, Nv ,.lsn. ..ss..l
They made pretty sight. They were slender
great and graceful. Their shoulders we're
Thrown back, their chests protruded, their uni
forms fitted them like paper on the wall and
they stepped to the music OF their splendid
Dand with self-assurance and cockness that
was beautiful TO behold. Their drill and march
ing was simply perfection. Even the famous
seventh New York Regiment that came along
| later, could not rival it,
The regulars, who healed the line got their
usual extra attention. The militia have always
10 yield Ia popular interest to that accorded the
regular soldiers OF the army for there is an
| idea OF real business and war connected with
the latter.
ms equipment and aCcOuterment OF the reg
ulars was proof OF the excellent care taken of
Uncle Sans small army But it was not pleas
ant to see regular batteries going by with old.
fashioned, mu2lie-loadng guns, while militia
artillery companies, notably that OF Ohio,
showed up breech loading riilcd guns of the
| latest pattern. This is not the only illustra.
| tion OF this sort OF thing. The militia always
| lead the regular army in the character of its
arms and outfit.
| The sailors and marines came in for their
share of enthusiasm. The sight of a Jack tar
in his picturesque dress always delights h
| crowd Of landlubbers
| The First Division was made up entirely of
regulars, the artillery in blue and scarlet the
cavalry in blue and yellow, and the infantry in
| blue and white. There were the four hundred
| West Point cadets, the naval brigade of marine
and sailors, light Battery and Batteries Il,
| IL and and band Fifth Artillery from Fort
Hamilton; Batteries K and NJ, Second Artil-
lery and Battery b, Fifth Artillery from
| Fort Wadsworth; Batteries a, and l.,
| Fifth Artillery, from Fort Columbus; Bat
teries X and NJ, Fifth Artillery, from Fort
Schuyler; Troop b, Fourth Cavalry, and Troop
b, Sixth Cavalry from Fort Myer Va. head
quarters band light Battery and Batteries
| u, G, and l. Fourth Artillery, from Fort
Adams, II l.; Batteries D, G and l. Third Ar
tillery, from TT. McHenry, Md; headquarters
band, light Battery @ and Batteries A. f. II,
X and L Third Artillery from Washington
| Barracks; Batteries A and c. Fourth Artillery,
| Fort Trumbull, CT, Battery |, Fourth Artil.
| ery from Fort Warren, Mass; headquarters
band and Companies A, D, G, II and |, Eleventh
| Infantry, from Madison Barracks, New York.
| After them came the militia of the States be-
| ginning with Delaware, The turnout was so
large that 1t was remarked that all the legal
voters OF that State must belong to the mi
liua
The Governor Mr.. Bggs made a stunning ap-
pcarance. Some people thought he was the
ghost of Henry Ward Boecher
After Delaware came Pennsylvania. Cover
nor Beaver had his left leg on the proper side
of his horse but he could not got his right leg
on the other side, owing to the fact that he lost
It some years ago; and General Lee, who is fur
ther down the line, is one Of the men mainly re-
sponsible for that dsagreeablc incident. How.
ever, that does not prevent the two Governors
taking a wee nipple together nowadays, and tell
ing each other what laundering things they did
during the war.
For a solid hour the militia of Pennsylvania
marched by in rlatoons reaching from curb 10
curb and in quick step
BY the side of Beaver rides General Hast.
ngs, his big, fine figure showing of well in the
highly favored uniform Of an Adiutant General.
New Jersey showed up well in appearance
and numbers, and Governor Green, who laid
what Matthew Quay would call a mailed hand
upon the 400" was noby cheered.
General Gordon, martial-looliing figure on
a brown horse, rode at the head OF his fine
looking Georgia contingent. He dofied his hat
and bowed with courtly grace, and then, in
| his impulsve way, threw kiss to Mrs. Morton
| and Mrs Harrison with all his might and an ap-
pearance OF meaning that IL should get there.
| All the ladies' on the balcony laughed and fiut-
tered their handkerchiets, the crowd cheered
and General Gordon rode up the great avenue
bowing right and left
The First Foot Guards OF Connecticut fol
| lowed in the full dress OF the old Colonial days,
and very handsome they looked, and they
shared the cheers gwen Governor Bulkley, who
| rode In front
Massachusetts followed under Governor oil.
yer Ames. She did not make rs formidable
display as was expected OF her. Perhaps she
does not like New York or may be the boys are
too busy picking up stones, or perhaps they
thought II glory enough to send the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery, who were organized
eOI wears ago and have grown more and more
ancient and honorable from the beginning.
They make an odd and suggestive appearance
with their mixture OF uniforms, accouterments
and arms, running from flint locks and lances TO
modern hand artillery They and the Old
Guard OF New York were obliged to wear extra
thicl, clothing TO hide the moss upon their
| backs.
New Hampshire and Vermont, as well us
Rhode Island, made highly creditabe displays,
| the artillery OF Vermont Fuller's battery, es-
peciolly being worthy of credit. A thing no.
| ,iced about the Vermonters was their height.
They were the tallest troops on the average in
the parade The coor-beurer loomed up like
| light house in fog
Louisiana came TO the front beautifully with
her Continental Guards and strkingly hand.
some field artillery and other famous organiza-
tions, and their band playing Marching
Through Georgia"
EYtz Hugh Lee nj the head OF his Virginia
,roops. made distinguished appearance and
was cheered along tho line. EVERYBODY was glad
10 welcome old Virginia.
As for the display made by New York 1t was
"s,mply immense" 1t is worth going great
wovs 10 see a parade OF the Seventh Regiment
alone but an hour and a half of the New York
National Guard, Infantry, cavalry and artillery
giyes one a pretty vivid idea OF what We could
do in the way OF warfare were we suddenly
called upon.
Bishop Wurtzburg used to delight
in telling II joke at his own expense.
He was walking in meadow, when he
met a little shepherd lad. what are
YOU doing. my sonP' said the bishop