The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-30
my MeRYLANO"
Again The Tinh Regiment and tho Netc-
nm ~. Welcomed.

Whuaf g O'Clock yesterda, monin. two
sections or s Dig train Of nine car, each
landed one thousand tag hundred Mary
land Cuurde. 10 Elha' tao boys looked
ls x they hld onI0. ei an a.l ui hi wake oi
it. And ihey h1d enjoyed tAcn- ives, TOO,
as sultcits 90 cons i-at.on Icfe lied. For
instance: iha train stopped ai the thesa-
peahe ANA Chic Junction, and an old
nero wss noticed amJlHs up the road
-nich-m.ud ward, toe. one OF the
marty called him and tW0 men heluId
him aboard. tie was rather sOrry-l00k-
mc od dakev with grizzly beard
aHd % head as bald and shiny On top as q
mock orange. lIe Was eXcee dinghy colored'
and the whites ot his eyes were the Kind you
read about. 10 was proposed to have some
fun out 0l the uld fellow. bar be presented
"a petition 90 reimburse hiia COR the loss 81 %
mule. or something Ol the sOlt. Nhereupon
hc wa. taken through the smoker. and then
through ths balance of lhe train with bis pe-
ti0n. which he was required L. explain.
There were some happy sc0nes mere, ana
tie collection taken up for iDe cid man
amounted TO sJ b.. lie Was very grateful
for this help, and meandered down west
Broad street as airy as any Other rom lAe
train.
Al Elba they were met by some Of the
Marylauder-. who were already here under
command II Colonel John ). saunders and
marcned down Broad street 90 Adams, TO
Franklin, to seventh, 10 the armory. They
all were fee,hencd and enllNened by the
hrac.ng wrlk on Franklin street, where
th0ee who had not remaiyed al the ball too
loifg the previous ni-ht waved them a wei
come. At the armOyy, whore the Fifth Reg
meut vas also qu3rtered, they bad break
fast. and so were prepared for the long
march Of the day.
VETERANS AND GRANT
About the same time the Fin Veterans
who hid left Baltimore by the lo,k RIVER
boat Charlotte. arrived, ana. .Her hrn Aing
ur. took their station opposite THE liMEa
ollice. and there awaited their turn 10 fall
in with the rest OF lhc veterans.
The Veterans Of tie nm Mary lNhH on
ihoir way down the hay had their attention
called 20 the editorial ia IHG TINES relat-
ng o. ColOue. Eliot r. shepard's rabid NJ
tcrauces aud iicy accordingly prepared The
following. with the request lnit lnE TINES
publish ii:
The undersigned. members ot the Vet
eran Corls OF the Finh Infantry. Maryland
National Guard. and other citizens II Mary
land. oar companions On our pilgrimage a.
the shrine Of cherished hopes, having fead
with detestat.On and horror the cruel and
unmanly attack upon OCr motives by one
who. under the garb OF tie Christian, at
tempts 10 stir up strife and bitterness
among a people reunited forever, beyond all
his efforts to estrango. hereby IN token Of
our esteem for and gratitude to him for his
soldierly and stateamanlike interposition
when friends were few, subscribe tbe sum
set opposite To our names to help to rear the
lnug-delerred monument TO the memory OF
T.. ;. Grant, and we pledge ourselves when
the time shall come 70 dedicate 1t, that we
will not be found lsggarl in gathering to
render homage 10 him at ils base.
Col. II. ID. Loney, 81; i.ieut..C George
Il. Genther, 81; Major Gilmor Meredith, u;
Capt. Frank II. Ward. first company, 81;
Capt. Nelson Poe, Jr., second company, 81;
Capt. +. Goldsborougn. third company, ~ ;
G.. W. sadthr. 81; Z. /. Poniree. e. ~,
John II. Wight. 81: James VI. Wieht, 81;
uenry ". Ran ON, 81; Gabriel DuVas- si'
Luther NJ. Jackson, ~; A. ID, u. B.CoultenaN,