Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-30
ESPECIAL rELEeRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.l

rsPEcIAL TELEeRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l
NEW YORK, April 29.-Nearly quorum
of the Legislature of Pennsylvania slept at
the Bingham House, Philadelphia, Sunday
night. This morning considerably more
than quorum sat down to breakfast at the
same hotel at 6 O'Clock, and then hastened to
the Broad street station.
At $40 A NJ, when the train left the
depot, there were fully 800 people on board
Legislators, legislative officers and en-
ployes, and gentlemen from the depart
ments. 1t was merry party and the three
hours and a half spent in crossing the
State of Jersey passed rapidly. Senator
Delamater wasn't with the party, but
Senators Cooper and Reyburn- were. Sen
ator George Handy Smith beamed on every
body, and the irrepressible Representative
Fow passed through the train frequently to
keep the merry Jest in circulation. Senators
Steele and Upperman, of Allegheny, were
present, and the Allegheny Representatives
with the party were: Messrs. Marland,
Richards, Weaver, Chalfant, Mccullough,
Nesbit, Stewart and Lafferty.
FESTIVE PARTY.
The first appearance of Centennial fes-
tivity was at Elizabeth, n. J., when the
town was en- fete in honor of President Har-
rison, who, on his way to New York, was
being entertained at breakfast by Governor
Green. Governor and Mrs Beaver were
also guests at the breakfast The legislative
train arrived at Jersey City soon after 9
o'clock, and as soon as the distinguished
freight had boarded the Kaaterskill, which
was awaiting them, the vessel moved out to
its place In the first squadron Of the marine
parade
The Keystone Legislators were given an
excellent place in the procession from which
to view the whole proceeding. While the
vessel was steAming into position Caterer
Russ served An elegant lunch and coffee.
At P. NJ. an elaborate dinner was served.
All the luxuries of the season were added
to the substankials common to all seasons,
and legislative appetites, shsrpened by the
fresh sea breeze, did ample justice to it.
The parade is $50 fully detailed elsewhere
that it is useless to describe it here, as seen
and enjoyed by the statesmen.
The magnificent display of war ships,
their Yards manned in. honor of the ap-
proach of fthe President, the big guns firing
salute af9er salute, was a sight few of them
had evea' seen Fully as new to them was
the pa4orama of the mercantile shipping,
After dinner, the members scattered to va
rious points of interest. The trip was en-
4Af6NeO DIV I0e music OF l1e m6IrODO1lIan
Bend, from Philadelphia.
REvELING IN LUXURY,
The quarters on the Kaaterskill are COM
Portable even to luxuriousness, and the
menu equals that of the best hotels. Gov
ernor Beaver is quartered at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel, as are Lieutenant Governor
Davies, Attorney General kirkpatrick,
Secretary Stone, Private Secretary Pearson,
Adjutant General Hastings, Senator Della
mater and their wives. c. L. Magee is also
here. Ex-Adjutant General Guthrie was a
guest to-day at Camp Hastings. the large
room in the Fifth Avenue Hotel where
General Hastings staff is quartered.
Major General Hartranft and staff are also
st the Fifth Avenue. Brigadier Generals
Snowden, Goblin and Wylie have their head
quarters elsewhere. The two latter are
quartered at POI Second avenue. Their
brigades are here and received their money
to-day for maintenance. Thel last regiments
of the First Brigade will be here tonight
and viii receive their pay tomorrow. The
Second Brigade will start for home to-
morrow night.
The brigade has 2,672 men here. The
Tenth has 455; Fifteenth, 3s8; Eighteenth,
495; Sixteenth 323; Fifth, 357; Fourteenth,
4Ss: Battery B, 70; Sheridan Troops, 3S,
and the Brigade Band, 81
BEAVER Is PROMINENT.
Governor Beaver, General Hastings
Colonel krumbaar and two other members
of the Governors staff dined this evening at
the Union Club with Senator Adams, the
newly appointed Minister to Brazil. After
the breakfast with Governor Green this
morning the Governor and Mrs. Beaver &C.
companied the President to New York.
Mrs. Lieutenant Governor Davies, Mrs.
Secretary Stone, Mrs. Attorney General
kirkpatrick and Mrs. Adjutant General
Hastings, escorted by Colonel Walker, of
the Governors staff, Secretary Stone, At
torney General Kirkpatrick and Senator
Delamater, viewed the marine parade to-day
from Governors Island, as the guests Of
General Howard.
All the gentlemen of the Governors party
attended the reception at the Lawyers Club
this afternoon. The Gubernatorial party
attended the Metropolitan. A pleasant
feature of this evening was the presentation
Of stand of colors by Company G, of the
First Regiment, from Philadelphia, to the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues. The lat
ter entertained the former handsomely on
their Southern trip last spring. Ex-Colonel
Weidersham, of the First Regiment made
I'VE presentation speech.
To-day whenever the Kaaterskil came
near another vessel Mr.. Fow led a large
chorus in spelling out the word "Pennsyl-
vania," and telling who George Washington
was 1t always brought answering cheers