Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-31
VIEWING THE STATUE
=, CONTINUES TO BE AN OBJECT OF
PUBLIC INTEREST.
.....- Parade OF the Fifth Maryiand-Pre-
,entation Of ransy to Miss Leo
Variety of Notes.

l-.of numbers Of visitors and residents
p.oh,oond were on the bee-monumeDt
ma YESTERDAY From sunrise to sun
,no seats on the grand-stand were occu-
80 hy ladies and gentlemen, who. shell
IA ,rom the rays Of tho sun by um-
,-f.a. and parasols, made calm survey
-s .,osc study OF the statue. The gene
.nuont was favorable That Mercie
IL l.. work well IL conceded. and the
,,.ty of tie horse and rider grow rpon
...r.at0r The excellence of the site
.'n-.riatci by all strangers. From
..-- q ,rction the pedestal and statue are
In.r rDntined against the sky. aud they
-. le sea from great distances.
tr.., ~ sCidicrs from the veterans OF
- b. .ldIcr.' Home still guard the spot,
4,tlr scrvicss viii doubtless have to
..on.cl Indefinitely. Certainly 1t
rI. necessary % have some one on tho
. tanre at all hours, or else relic-
...-- wll do damage and wanton boys
I...q may mark or otherwise inJure the
H.,-.ent. u the old soldiers are called
...r ,8 do this duty there should be some
...r...iou provided for them.
-raphers Yesterday did great
t...-- taking pictures OF groups who
.,l.r fls flagginc at the base Of the
...,..nt. These will be carried all over
,....rl as e,ofr,uirs Of the celebration.
Why xlnoNE ru NOT COME.
Wv kuorr. secretary of the Associa-
.... veterans Of Manchester and Ches-
-...4 formed for the purpose Of partici-
.r.n tho uuyolling ceremonies. who
,,.-tl wrote % General Malone inviting
81. lad these veterans, q number OF
o.re in hls brigade. YESTERDAY re-
,t.r response from General Malone,
IA ,,,4,ftr Mo- oath in ChlCH
r...ortnnt business engagements de-
,,...fI thiS mounfaln-lOckcd yet beau
. ..iou f our State. and | shall not
..rmltt.d the pleasure Of meeting you
g.. ..h,r old soldiers on the high occasion
r.rh your note If The 2}th instant
r..aived referred. Nv enforced ab-
.e. V.n neither Lessen my admiration
ttam. and espec ally for the
-rs mon Who formed the brigade
..s ivi.ion which it vas my pride
,fr honor 10 command. nor my exalted
-,..mf.r General X. /. Lee. Whatever
SIS nos Of the sectional contest and
..- ru-, as an Cx-CoutedeTate soldier un-
lrar.,torod Union ind tho cltizenshipit
-r... lie glory of NV life is that served
r Is army and had the distinguished
io.-.f commanding such brigade and
l.-on.'
rE0rTssOps IN THT PARADE.
Tho faculty of Richmond College were
.rutcd n the parade Oy troiesSorS
p-rsnu and Harris.
..o former. who began the war 40 cav
,-rr.aD and ended On detached ordnance
.-., re,oincd for the day the veteran
o. r.rs with whom he had ridden and
I- lessor Harris. who enlisted in 1861
all! surrendered at AppomattoX,. rode AT
g.. head of the college students from the
forming of the procession I'll ranks were
broken az tie monument.
rHE TROOPS DOWNWARD BOUND.
Since Thursday night the various rail-
raa1 COMPANIES have been moving heavily.
i,.5.j frtlu. from the city. Almost all of
tha trains went. as this came on Tuesday
and "Wednesday. ~ two or three sections.
r.o,r.i. filled them. Iired-out soldiers N
.r.tr 1uiforr grizzlod veterans. satisfied
r.tt-e.rs- all the component parts OF
great crowd of Ihursday-bade fare,
wolf p. the Confederate capital and turned
r.- owes h0mcward. Some OF the out
r.n,trains. particularly the night trains,
furnished picturesque shadow scenes.
IIAyING TIE CITY.
MANY Df the people from the counties
near Lr u0nd left the city by private
c.nfnrail.. Along the various country
fYaI. v.m.iss Of evers description moved
through the shadows Thursday night.
SON. ~ them were antique family car
rl-os that excited the amusement OF many
g' '.e Younger city people on Thursday,
others were the "Louisa SchOoners that
rr. more familiar owing to their trlps here
1uuug tobacco-curing seasons. A few were
..ue-made. sprinCless carts. drawn by "a
-u.r ot oxen-ihe best, and often the only
rlycyance that their rural owners pos
s,...
luough 30 many people hourly left the
ctl hv rail- and private conveyances the
-'reet, were still thronged yesterday. and
'l- morning there are probably ten or
i,ecu thousand strangers still IN 'he city.
EXPOSITION BUILDING.
A. the Exposition building yesterday af-
'.-a11n. where most of the mil tary We're
chartered. only few companies remained.
Nearly an of tho Virginia troops left yes
tt.4y morning only the Roanoke Light
Infantry represented this State $ eontln
ct 10 the Expositlon-GrOunds. Com
Ina, A and II, of the Fifth battalion, Of
Washington. and seven companies OF
sY.'h Carolina troops. VINO are IN camp IN
r4ce.cour-e. are the only troops now at
'e grounds. Bv tonight the grounds
H %. utterly empty, for these companies
N.. on leaving to-day.
Il. North Carolina men wero among the
r. Nclmoud and Danville road yesterday
,r..n- took away all but one or two COM
i.re, who loft IN the afternoon.
I..I Iaii~ HcketS left for their far-awav
..., v,. ,arlav morning ON the same train
vf. tle Alabama and Mississippi contin-
a.l'-.
l-. w,strln-bound special over the
O.. loo. s. and Ohio road at IS last night
carrier. tn- second West Virginia regiment
I... . "a fra yhnQn
l-ai, DAl zone on earlier trains.
1Hl BOYS rHE GIRLS LOVE.
Iancal.t- a. the Virginia Military Insti-
t...i. .4,, night at 10 O'clock on spe-
... t-4l os.r She James River division of
te 1a.ap.aae and Ohio. They marched
down tot.e depot through the rain, pre-
e. i.l fLer bond. They were heartily
l.' r,a ou 'l- way, the music attracting
ra1rpr...rt1 the windows. The cadets
.a l t.e atrmest terms of the atten-
i.h i-r ll,o received from Richmond
81. l. uovs of the Virginia Military
'e are a fine, soldlerly bodY-the
''Fl. ~ the youth of Virglnia-and
t''" alvey, been pets of the Richmond
r. Tie girls of Richmond seem TO
.re ally fond of them. 10 rs a noted
i' Ola, cadets of duty ALWAYS have one
" 'Ho rl~ hanging on their arms.
AL amusing incident occurred, by the
,'' t.f.nS the parade on lnurSddN.
"au f.e cadets halted on Franklin near
Re- ud O. pretty girl who was ste nding IN
fcl ou the south side OF Franklin street
zed an acquaintance III the column.
iffuug the fag she bad been waving,
'tt ral down the steps and through the
v INTO tie street. The cadet saw her,
''i dropping his gun, sprane t. meet her
4L.,e vas an embrace and stified cry OF
ul Charlie" while Charles friends
THlcj with envy and tine hystanders
grcsod amusodly. 1t was learned that
Charlie WG3 40, her brother.
.oNGsrEEIr AND TIE LoUIsiASIAEs.
Tie Washington Artillery left Tor New
if.eaus Yesterday afternoon at 80 over
re Atanuc-Coast Line. They were es-
I'el 20 tho depot by detachment from
&C. Richmond howltzers and a number Of
ladies' Mr. J. h. Lambert. an old How
ifar. marched at the head OF the column,
fa'y'ug the Pelican flag which was pre-
sa;sd TO him by New Orleans people. At
u train General Longstreet. who accom-
iaued the Louisianisns to the depot, re-
'eNei quite an ovation. He was called
upon 'or a speech. but was too fatigued TO
Respond
The train which carried the artillerymen