Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-04
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
REUNION OF VETERANS.
The Army of the Potomac
at Portland.
RI0T0US STRIKERS IN new YORK.
A. Prize Fighter Killed at
Chicago.
ANOTHER FATAL MINE ACCIDENT.
Debating the Subsidy Bill in
the Senate.
ANOTHER FATAL MINE ACCIDENT.

Debating the Subsidy Bill in
the Senate.
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Over One Thousand Ven Attend the
Annual Reunion at Pertland-Sher-
man and HamIln Greeted with vO-
ciferous Cheers-What General Sher-
man Said. .tt
PORTLAND, Me-, July 3.-Over 1000 Nom
bers of the Association of the Army of the
Potomac, including. all the leading officers of
the organization are here in attendance upon
the annual reunion.
Secretary of War Proctor was elected pres
ident of the First corps. All over tine city
buildings are gaily decorated with flags and
bunting, and the rain cannot destroy the
festive appearance Of the streets. If pleasant
tomorrow there will be grand demonstra-
ton. In the procession will be 5000. men,
including all the state militia, twenty five
fire companies, seven hundred men from the
naval vessels. the Grand Army, Sons of Vet
Grams and civic societies. The members of
the Society of the Army of the Potomac will
occupy seats in Lincoln park and view the
pIOCo6bIOus LII tuo 0ltSIuOOu Uu6 AIhy OI
the Potomac will 60 to Little Chebague island
for clambake and return in time for the
grand fireworks in the harbor in the evening.
General Sherman arrived to-day and took
quarters at the Falmouth house, where he
received calls from comrades. General +.
A. Walker, the orator, arrived this morn
ing.
ternoon shortly after 2 O'clock. The hall
was gaily decorated for the occasion. In the
galleries were many ladies, while the body of
the hall was occupied by the members OF the
society. In different parts of the hall were
seen corps flags, denoting the location of the
various corps. Among the prominent Off
GERS who occupied seats on the
floor and on the stage were General
Sherman, General Walker, General Horatio
King, General Fitz-John Porter, General
Chamberlain, General Coils, Colonel Hora-
| ito G. King, General Hodges, General Dick
inson, Major Calef, Generals Locke, De Tro-
| bril-, Clarkson. Beal, Van vliet, Goddard,
| Joha w. Corse, Brodhead, Devens and How
ard, also officers of the war vessels in the
| harbor. At 2:15 General j. N. Brown es-
corted General Sherman to the stsge and
three cheers were given to him. Three
cheers were also given for General Sherman.
The meeting was called to order by Gen
eral Coils, who presided in place of General
Parke. After prayer by Rev. Norman Fox
of the Seventy seventh New York regiment
| and music General Walker was introduced,
| who delivered the Grafton.
While the band was playing Hon. Hann1-
bal Hamlin came on the platform and the
whole society rose and gave him three cheers.
Mr.. Hamlin held quite Q reception on the
stage, shaking hands with many, while all
gathered round to greet him. The chairman
then introduced Mayor Melcher of Portland,
who welcomed the comrades in an admirable
1 .lI t,l> lad 90 v,G oroy
Coils. The mention of the names of Cen
eral Sherman and Hannibal Hamlin by the
latter speaker evoked the widest enthusiasm.
Following singing by the quartette General
| Horatio King read the poem, the last verse
| of which reads:
4 Flag of our free, united land,
We greet thee thee seen see away w VI from home.
In foreign clinles, where'er we roam.
4 shield and safeguard, strong and sure.
Float on! float on! no longer fear!
All hearts are with thee, FAR and near.
Float on, float on from shore to shore!
| Float on! float onl forever more
General Walker then delivered the oraa
ton.
After the Grafton by General Walker wal
finished the chairman introduced Genera
Sherman, who was given a prolonged ova.
ton and spoke several minutes as follows:
Comrades of the Army of the Potomac ant
ladies and gentlemen of PoItland-1t is no
the food we eat that gives us health ant
} strength, but that which we digest 1t Is q
with the mind. Il is not the books we read
or newspapers, either [laughterl, or even thu
speeches we hear, that enlarge our under
standing, but those which We comprehend
and digest. Now, my friends, have had |
good deal of experience in my life, and
have learned since | have been upon thi
stage that the grand review in Washington
terminated when the Army of the Potoma
passed [Great laughter]. 1t reminds me of
story which General Taylor Is said 4
have told to an applicant for Office in Wash
ipgton who urged his claims from havin
been at Buena Vista. General Taylor SAT-
that he had heard of 30 many things haviD
occurred there that, although he had though
that he was there himself, he had come T.
0 the conclusion that he was not there at all
q Now I have SO many fresh memories of tha
d grand review that l think that was there
OIL and think that that review occupied thrt
9 full days. The fret day the Army of th
3 Potomac had the floor and was upon tn
stage at that time as am now, taking note
t of the position, that might profit by then
for, II you remember, my young friends, an
old friends too, tina armies OF the west di
and discipline. You got your news of q
through rebsl sources. Great applause. An
we chased them for eighteen hundred mile
into your very camps. They had not a yer
| good opinion of our western armies and "
found that even the authorities in Washing
ton had not very coed opinion of our wes
srn armies. They thought we were rattle
y friends of the Army of the Potomac, that "
were better drilled army than you were.
know it because l was there commanding
Laughter and applause Now let me 81,
you little bit OF private history
which I have not given to anyor
except my most intimate friends. vi
on that stand before Meade was, ant
indeed, before President Johnston and h
cabinet had gotten there. Meade came wit
his staff, as You have heard described, an
- as he wheeled into the gate OF the Viii
house grounds up came Custer and some lac
{. flung a wreath, one of those circular wreath
of and in trying to get it his mare made G
-. with him and he went by like shot al
he Custer was not reviewed at all, and b
ct brigade OF cavalry would not have pass,
he muster on Champ de Mars in Paris. The
az horses were good, their men were sublim
Y, but they were not good looking for q revie,
Now four corps passed in suocessi'
and the intervals between them we
80 large that I kept my eye upon the
'rs and watched them all the time, al
the worst mistake the Army of the Potion
nd made was that you had two bands loan
Oe1 Won by stay. at-homes in Washington
OF There were those elegant bands designed
he play music of the highest order and the
BID test operas You could not understa
:, them, and don't blame you. You do 4
.: keep step. Now, the first duty OF the 81
s5 der ia to keep step and dress right, and Ike
20 eyes to the front. Now, good many
g them turned their eyes and hes
az around like country gewks, looking at
big people on the stand. Laughter and
IS plause Those are little things. Y
80 know there are tricks in every trade, you
. friends, tricks in war as well as in play.
o6 turned to Meade and said: 81 am afraid
ed, door volunteer corps will make a poor appe
re- ance when contrasted with your well-i
men," and Meade said: "Well, Sherm
r. people are now so we'll disposed toward
army that they will make all allowance. y
need not be afrald." Laughter and
K. plause.l Well, that evening got W
from General Augur, saying that If wan
those two bands could have them. Sc
ssThank you- think will stick to my
ma bands" and sent word that night to all
@ CORPS commanders to be carefnl about I'M
w walls, according to tactics and keep your d.
to left towards the reviewing stand and
not let your men be locking around Q
their shoulders. We will give them pie
of time to see the capitol and see eyeryth
or after the review is over. Let them k
= their eyes fifteen PAGES IN front. their SHOULD
lon SQUARE and march in their old accust
ual | i - WILL altar the ravievv was ovS