Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-30

WIZ uiauf Luo longest tflp oi any olsoutDs
ton coming here. having travelled nearly
1900 miles. Captain S. Braden Is in COM
mand Of tho company, which has twenty
six men along. The uniform of white
pants. blue coat. and white helmet with
white and blue plumss is very attractive.
The colOrs borne are those of the State OF
Texas with the name of the command on
II. Colonel G. NJ. Ragland accompanied
the company here.
NORTH cARoEsA rRoors.
North Carolina had quite full military
representation.
The Fourth regiment is commanded by
Colonel J. I. Anthony, Adjutant II. II.
Or, and comprised the following: Iredell
Blues Captain J. Z. Armfeld, 80 men !;
Southern Stars. Captain W. w. Mots. %
men Hcrnet's-Nest Rihemen, Csptain L. Il.
Robertson, 80 men Asheville Light In
fantry. Captain DuG Merrick. S5 men. Tho
Hickory Military Opera Band, ii pieces.
Drdm- MAJOR +. x. Grace, accompanied tho
regiment. which is we'll drilled aud fine
body of men.
The Third North Carolina regiment.
Colonel " r. Gr,v. headed by the Will
mngtOn drum-corps, embraced the Gran
Vile Grays, of Oxford, Captain w. A. Bob
butt, io men; Forsyth Rifles, Captain X.
b Glenn. S5 men; Durham Light Infantry,
Captain w. 4. Gattis, 25 men: Guiltord
Grays of Greensboro. Captain john G. Tip
ton. 40 men. Burlington Light Infantry.
Captain Il. L. Holt, % men. and Vance
Guard. Captain II. Perry. 90 men.
Tho FIRST Regiment Band of seventeen
pieces Drum-Major {. T.. Brockett, Leader
Emmerson Davis-played martial music by
which the companies of tho First and Se-
cond North Carolina regiments, under
command of Colonel Willie Jones. kept
step in their march. The companies in the
battalion we're: Goldsboro' Rifles, Cap
tam W. L. HolOweli, 80 men; War
rem Guards. Captain z. j. Macon. %
men. Edgecombe Guards. Captain Fox
hall, 35 men. This company. which
bears tho regiment colors ls the only one
from North Carolina that was here at the
corner stone LAYING. Two Of its members
haye won the prize once. 1t not oftener. as
the best-drilled men iu North Carolina
The Governors Guard. Captain j. j..
Bernard. had 25men: the Pasquotank Rifles,
commanded by Second-Lieutenant W. G..
Glover. "a mem Wilmington Light In-
fautry, Captain Keenan,, 80 men Fayette-
v,lle independent Light Infantry. Major
Mclaughlin in command, 40 men. The
last-namcd company. which carried tho
old hattle-hag Of the Fiftv-frst North
Carolina, is ono of the oldest in the coun-
try, having been organized IN 1893.
THE FIFTH MARYLAND.
This crack regiment, ono of the hand
soonest military organizati ons in the coun-
trv, was the leading feature Of the process
sion. 1t was the largest uniformed body
in line, and the dress-sult is very clean,
nice-looBing. Applause was showcred on
it from all quarters. and 1t was the "ob-
served of all observer" throughout the
march.
They were led bv thoir splendid band Of
thrty-6vo pieces asd drum-corps of twenty
oight pieces. +. CYarnosky is drum-malor
and A. Itzel the leader of this great musl-
cal combination.
Colonel William 4. Bovkin was in COM
mand and was accompenied 10y his STAG
Lentenant-Col Frank Narkoe, Major
LawrasOn Riggs, Captain William GllmOr
Hoffman. Jr, adlutant: Major William III.
Grimm. surgeon; Captain Robert j. Miller.
uuartermaster: Captain +. &. Johnson,
commlssary Captain J. II. Trimble,. ns-
slstant surgeon; Captain Is. 1. Stokes,
ordnance officer; Captain Columbus UD.
Lee, inspector riho practice; Captain 5.
| Sterritt Mckim. paymaster.
There wers ten companies, as follows
| Company A, Captain William ID. Robinson,
forty-fye mon; Company b. Captain X.
| Dorsey Coale. forty men; Company g,
! CAPTAIN Robert =. Brown. sixty men
/ Csspanv ID, Captain George c. Cole, forty
men; Company +, Captain Harry Penning-
| ton. forty-hve men; Company +, Captain
| j. Frank Suppler, fifty-fiv9 men Company
| q. Flrst-Lieutenant j. Frank Phillips, COM
mandiug. fOrty-tve mon; Company HI,
Captain Charles L. Albers, forty men
! Company |, Castain n. Lee Goldsborough,
thirtv-fye men: Company X, Captain
| Robert RiddeH Brown. thirty-fvs men.
! Non-coRmlssioned staff: Sergeant-Ma-
! jor A. Frederick. Quartermaster-Sergoa
| Alexander Hassentamp, Commissary Ser,
cennt L. Is. Duval. Pay yruaster-Sergeant
Herbert w. Anderson, Ordnance-Sergeani
Harman s. Rcll. Hospital steward w. b
Moneson, Guide Sergean
| W. $. Lilly, eral-Guide-Sergean
Horace McEldery.
WEST VIRGINIA.
The Gatesville Cornet Band led tho Sc
cond regiment West Virginia volunteers
which was composed of the following
companies, Colonel j. W. A. Ford com
mending. Msnroe Guards, "a men, Captain
A. s. Johnston: linton Light Infantry, q
men, Captain N. +. Mykof; Roncevertt
Rifles. 70 men, Captain w. ID. Sloan; JET
forssn Guards. 81 men. Captain &. f.. Bay.
lor; Huntington Light Infantry. 26 men
Captain j. L. Hodges.
WASHINGTON SHOOTERS.
Tho city Of Washington sent down two
companies and they were assigned the posi-
tions lust in front of the Virginia infantry
| The Rifles. commanded by Captain w. f.
Beagle. have forty men, and the Sharp
Shooters, whose sack coats, cartridge
belts. and UNIQUE uniforms attracted uni.
yersal attention, had about twenty-five
and were under Captain Benson.
The Lynchburg Zouayes came in with
ths Washington boys and also claimed
verv general Retics. The Zouaves are 9
well-drilled lot.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE CADETS.
Tho cadets from the Virginia Military
+, Institute. a magnifcent-looking lot o
young fellows, assembled on Broad street
! right resting on the east side OF Seventh
! There were 100 cadets in line.
This section of the column was headed
hv the Institute band OF eight pieces, n
Krause leader. Ma or Duncan. command
ant of cadets, was in command and the
other Institute officers were Captains Ford
and Mason aud Adjutant Lewis. The fouI
companes were Immediately in charge oi
/ Cadet-CaptaIns Angel, Mccormick, Har
den. and TaliaierrO.
The cadets attracted attention all along
| the line Of march. and were heartily an.
plauded for their beautiful marching and
drilling.
VIRGINIA INFANTRY.
! Virginia brought up the rear in the line
/ Of infantry. and her four regiments made
a strong background for what had passed
in exhibition before. The uniforms were
not as attractive perhaps a. some others
/ But each regiment made credItable show
ING and their movements were very sol
/ dierly.
The Fourth regiment came first and was
commanded by Colonel II. 9. Hudglns.
! There were ten companies in all, two oil
walch marched a. one and about $50 men.
| The campanies were Old Dominion Guard
Of Portsmouth. Captain J. NJ. Binford, Al
men: Lee Rifles. of Norfolk, Captain
GeOrgoW Taylor. 81 men; Old Dominion
I Light Infantry, OF Smithfeld, Captain L.
! A. Morrison, 25 men, Petersburg Grays
Captain +. X. Lassiter. 43 men; Nottoway
Grays. Captain j. NJ. Harris, q men
Farmville Guard. Captain W. ). Paulett
% men: Portsmouth Rifles. Captain w. G.
| Williams. 43 men; City Guard, of Nor
folk, Captain II. Hodges. 36 men. Th'
ambulance corps-Dr. Billsoly, surgeon
accompanied the regiment.
Captain Pigg commanded the Third regt
ment. which was headed by the Alexandra
drum corps, and the companies: Alexan
dria Light Infantry, Captain q. A. Mush
back, Sg msn; Culpeper Minute Men. Cap
tam A. Mcdonald Green, 80 men; Mont;
ceilo Guards. Captain I. \. Keller. 80 men