Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1892, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS. M01 Pensaylvania Avease, corse: 11th 8. by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H_ KAUFMANN, Pres't Wow York (fice, 68 Potter Dolldtag, iN@ Stan is served to subscribers in the at 10 vents per ai the couuter, 2 cai z ver swTURvAT QUADRUPLE Smt Stam foreigts Poxtare mated. £1.00 2 cat! suweriptions mnet be paid im advance, Rates of advertising made | non of application. THE OLD SIXTH CORPS. Kev a Held in Grant Tent Yester Afternoon: A scene so impressive, so dear to all, though | associated with many «ad and bitter recollec- tons, is seldom witnessed a was presented by vors of the sixth army corps, which 1 in the Grant tent yesterday It was a sight that would stir the aggish with @ thrill of patriotiem and send tears to the eyes of the most hardened. Gathered side by side were fully a thousand veterans of this ill as corps. They had looked forward for months to this grand re- aent their feelings gave way, and pent up nature had unlimited sway. et their old comrades, even to fall into each others arms and have a manly bug. was | st plea Not until the former the corps showed their faces, while abd 4 the old corps flag, did the enthusiasm reach its limit. Then to de- scribe the e would only mar a beautiful picture. The veterans cheered lustily egain end again: the lips of almost everrone could be Je while on the exelids glistened t wes army corps was organized May 18, nut the conflict was com- lowing distinguished gon- . Franklin, Maj. Gen. smith, Mas. aj. Gen. Horatio Gen. Geo. W. Getty. By 4 work during the war it won for iteelf an envioas and illustrions repu- tation. Among the battles in which this corps took a prominent and often a decisive part were West Point, Gaines’ Mills, Seven Days’ Fight, the Peninsula Camyaign, Antietam, Crampton Pass, both Fredericksbarg, burg, where the third division tarned the of battle on victory’s side, Wilderness, Spottsyl- ¥ania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Cedar Creek, Five Forks, Winchester. Appomattox, the Val- ley Campaign and the defense of Washington ity. WHY THEY WERE Not IX THE GRAND REVIEW. ‘The sixth corps did not participate in the grand parade on Pennsylvania avenue twenty- seven years ago, for they were in Virginia look- fng after Johuston. When they reached Dan- ville Johnston sent @ an: ing his surrender. The corps then returned to this city and had an individual review. To this corps also belongs the glory of saving this city fr and destruction orm capture by. the rebel forces. By hurried marches they reached Washington, so that whan Jubal Early’s army arrived they were surpriacd to find the flag of the old sixth flying from the hilltops. The mecting yesterday was called to order by capt 11. Mt Gilman. He thought that there could be no more fitting place for the reunion of the sixth corps, owing to the part it bad taken iu ite defense. In a few words he intro- duced Gen. H. G. Wright, the last commander of the corps. and nominated him for chairman. ‘The nomination was carried with a vim, as the Bore in blue beheld their old commander aguin. For five minutes the demonstration continued. Daring the entire course of his remarks he was interrupted with cheers. As he closed wi words, “The sixth corps went through the tire war and came out second to none,” the Boixe was terrible. Gen. Wright then presented Gen.. William } Franklin, whe wns the first commander of the 2 was most enthusiastic. ment of his life, he said, ‘ce of the sixth army corps. Ite reputation was due to the men who formed Mtand its record th tof any corps in any army during the waz,“or any other war,” Bapectator. ASSISTANT SECRETARY GRANT'S ADDRESS. Geo. H. Lillibridge sang “Tenting 4 Camp Groun 1 1,000 voices, y from untestraincd feeling. were the chorus, Assistant Secretary of ant delivered a stirring address of which he referred to the sixth ‘ps as one which had x ad played “Co- P before Gen. stand for a brief address. come. At the conclu- sion of his address Chief Clerk Tweedale of the War Department read with © stionary effect some verses de: sixth corps by the wife of one of members. The offect on the amemblage was apparent by the bats that waved, the cheers that rang and the tea t flowed. ° In the course of a speech by Gen. William H. Seward he said that Tallyrand was quoted “Men mever became accustomed to two things—the ravages of time and the criticiem of me: “The ravages of time we cannot hinder,” said Gen Seward, it the criticism of men can be corrected. wer until recently has Gen. Wright. our chairman and commander, re- ceived his © credit for the battle of Cedar he turned defeat into victory.” OTHER BRIEF SPEECHES. W. H. Perkins of Alexander battery, Capt. Jack MeCabe aud Comrade Bowles of the sixth Maine and Comrade Jobnson of Pennsylvania Frant ¥ of in battle. . H. Penrose, but i mn account of «1 Hi. Penrose, assistant ress. Another denon enid that almost the las: words of € Ricketts on his death bed were, old sixth corps.” ‘Ow U platform the defense of Wash- compaign—from the the clo. of the war. it could not be waved. In ite stead was a fac simile made by Mra. Gen. Wright. For this generous and patriotic deed | Mrs. Wright was gives a vote of thanks. Just before the close of the meeting a per- manent organization was effected by electing Gen. Wright president, with headquarters in | th this city and privilege to choose his own ofi- | tioned Gen. Shields as the cers. The place and time of the next annual | ever whipped Stonewall Ji location of the next | A. R. At the Wright held a | hand-to-hand stop ng Gregg and: meeting was dived as annual encampment of the conclusion of the meeting Gen. feception. SICKLES WAS THE HERO. - in Meade Tent. Aspectator might be impressed by the sight, but only « soldier, tried by the vicissitudes of | Distinguished © foar-years’ struggle for home and country, wy a reas tent yesterday afternoon was chock full of vim, veterans of the third army corps we hes vigor and good sayings. Gen. Bassey called order and rede ould Dears of Dan Sickles, the only living cop- Feri tas corps, eppenred om the platarm the anembled veterans to. > Home, was introduced | one of the speakers | Gen. “Pap” | loved the | @ glass frame was the g. which was borne from In ——, joi Reunion of the Third Corps | after whi TWO CENTS. | of the Mende tent last night at the reunion of | the third army corps. Such an ovation is sel- dom accorded the chief magistrate of a repub- Me. Cheer upon cheer, with a “tiger,” rang through the tent and out over the lawn of Grand Army Place. Gen. Sickles was visibly moved. The third army corps, which held the re- union, was a participant in the hardest battles of the rebellion. Among others were Fair Oaks, Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Wilderness campaign, Peters- burg, Five Forks and Appomattox. At the battle of Chancellorsville they won great re- nown by fighting the entire battle in order to allow the Army of the Potomac to fall back. At Gettysburg they advanced to meet Lon; street and thus brought on the second day's battle. During its organization {t was com- manded by such menas “Fighting” Joe Hooker, Heintzelman, Sickles, Birney and French. The meeting was considerably delayed by the absence of some of the speakers. While their arrivel was awaited E. 8. Tracy, cornetist, led achoir composed of some of the public school children, and the 300 or 400 survivors collected in the tent joined heartily in the chorus. Rev. Chaa. A. Stakeley opened the reunion | with a short invocation, after which Maj. A. H. G. Richardson, the local chairman of the corps, called the assemblage to order and introduced Gen. Dan Sickles. “And then there was another fcene. Stepping to the front of the platform he carefully scrutinised the fscee before him and said: GEN. SICKLES TALKS. “Well, boys, here we are under a tent again. I always fecl at home with the third corps, but especially do I feel sounder a tent. It isapretty large tent for the field. but then the third corps is a big thing and needs a big tent. “You have come to Washington fn vast num- bers, unprecedented in your history, unpre- | cedented in the history of any country. That | parade was a spectacle of which any nation might be proud to feel and know it had such men as you. Most of you are men of ‘61, men whom gold could not lure to guard any canse, but men coming forward for love of country to give your life's blood to save your homes. “You have conquered your greatest enemy— time. You have come to Washingtoa, which is destined to be the greatest cepital of any na- tion; destined to be the capital of the greatest nation in the world, “Your commander is proud of you. He loves ou. He takes you in his arms and hugs you. This centimegt will lastar long as I live. ond giving expression to it will be the last words on ‘wy lips.” JOE HOOKER AND PHIL. KEARNEY. Gen. Sickles continued at some length, speak- ing of the corps and its commanders, especially Joe Hooker and Phil Kearney. He recalled his meeting with Gen. Longstreet at Atlanta amid much laughter. He recounted the inci- dents of a call he made yesterday afternoon on Gen, Alfred Pleasonton, an invalid for the past three years. Gen. Sickles said of Gen. Pieason- ton: “That dauntless spirit, that brave eye, that heroic bearing, was still visible as the pale face rested on the white pillow. The soul of Pleasonton was there. He never | more, enimated hen when, be e of the third corps’ work at Gettysburg. eT icit he extended his attenuated hand and said: ‘How I wish I were going with you to- night to meet your men. ‘Tell them how I remember them. God bless the third army corps, for it gave me the happiest hour of my military life.” Gon. Sickles in closing spoke very feclingly of President Harrison's troubles and a resolu- tion of sympathy was adopted. Gen. Joseph B. Carr of Troy, N. Y., Gen. C. T. Collis of New York, Gen. McArthur and Gen. Keifer of Ohio also spoke briefly. Letters of regret were read from Gen. Soley, “Sprig” Carroll, Gen, Robinson, Gen. De Tobrian, 0. M. Poe, G. H, Stevenson, E. A. Walker and W. J. Sewall. Gen. Sickles then stepped to the front of the platform and argued why the soldiers were entitled to pensions, and as he closed Gen. Carr rose and, taking the lead, three rousing cheers were given for the “Hero of Gettysburg.” THE TWENTY-FOURTH CORPS. A Spirited Time at the Reunion in the Meade Tent. Notwithstanding the drizzling rain and the mul outside and the big drops that found their way through the canvas inside « large gather- ing was present at the Thomas tent to attend the reunion of the twenty-fourth corps.” Capt. Gil- bert Overton, chairman of the Army of the James and of the twenty-fourth corps reunion committee, was called to Cleveland by a tele- gram last Friday and Mr. Ridgeway Stratton of this city presided. At his roquest that a secre- tary pro tem. be elected Comrade Funk.was unanimously chosen. Gen. Benj. F. Butler, Gen. Curtis and Gen. Gibbon, commanders of the twenty-fourth corps, were expected, but as they did not arrive Mr. Stratton made an ad- dress, complimenting the members on their youthful looks and carriage. He said that if there should be another call for volunteers the only necessary would be to turn out the G. A. R. for active | service. It bad been his experience that the most forgiving person in the world was the | soldier, and he believed that it was the duty of the G.’A. R. to do alt in ite r to break | down the animosity existi ween the north and south. A roster of all regiments compos- | ing the twenty-fourth corps was called, and a representative of each regiment thst was present brought to the ™. said, in answer to Mr. Stratton, that could forgive everything but one, treason to tl 5 twelfth Virginia rec! that . Sergt. Matthews of the ited some dialect pootry with much pathos and told some stories of soldier fe. Tivate N. B. Miller of the fitty-fifth Pennsyl- some Yanin, “The Moody Hitty-Afth,” related some | of his he experiences spoke feeling! Of the women of "61. He claimed that the courage of the wives and 8 ‘as by the bravery of the soldiers. C. W. Ware of the thirty-ninth Illinois regretted that none of the tho thirteenth Indiana were present, as ho wanted to embrace some of that regiment. Ho said that it was the hardest march- | ing and fighting regiment in the eorps, and was. more ready at any time fo ‘than to eat. ‘The thirty-ninth Tilinois not than to enter a battle side” by side. # i bi | kindest and most brotherly ever known. He gave « vivid accoun' burg and ended by ture of Fort Wagner. “The Battle Cry of Freedom’ dience joined in with a { number of letters of regret. Among those who | answered thus wero Maj. Gen. J. M. Schofichl, | |U.8.A.,Gen. Sam J. Kirkwood, Col. Win. | Vandever, Lewis Merrill and ex-Commissios of Pensions Jobu O. Black, ous. BUSSEY. He then made a stirring address and intro- J. Rey Gen. Roy- nolds received a rousing ovation and talked in happy vein, mostly on the campaign in Arkan- sas. His suggestion that the Grand Army poti- tion Congress to pass « law compelling all post offices and school buildings throughout the | land to float the national flag was received with heavy applause and clearly showed how the old soldier siands upon this matter. was introduced to make a few remarks, followed by Gen. Tom Ewing of New York, who made a very effective sper He was listened to with close attention and m: ye was indica. tive of the love the soldiers bore him. A touching ‘scone was the introduction of Brig. Gen. E. A. Carr, U. 8. A. He was so af- fected at the sight of the cheering soldiers and the thonght: that their faces brought up that for a few moments he was unable to proceed. He read a short history of some of the prominent leaders of the corps and paid a tribute to Tho introduction of Secretary Noble was a scene for tumyltrous applause. When he was SECRETARY NOBLE. allowed to a he made one of his typically original addresses. He pictured many » bu- morous narrative and gave his experiencss of the time when he was a struggling lieutecant and not the Secretary of the Interior of the test country on earth. Handsome Powell ton next addressed the veterans. Gen. most men teller, and his tale on the Irishman com hearers. Col. Roots, Dr. John R. Smith, medical - director of the Department of California. aya Col. Hinton of this city also THE SEVENTEENTH CORPS. Secretary Rusk. Tells the Boys That They Put Down the Rebellion. ‘The seventeenth army corps mot at Sherman tent yesterday afternoon. The platform had been decorated with portraits of Gen. McPher- ‘| son and Gen. Blair, the two oilicers who com- manded the corps during the war. In the center was a large picture of Sherman and his generals, The rain did not keep the corps members away, and at the start the tent was well filled and half Gen. Dodge | their bravery and stamina, | , Beoretary C. W. Hemstreet of letters trom members who had not been able to attond the rennion. Gen. Howard introduced Col, Wagner Swain, who spoke, Ho said: “I knew that the seventeenth arniy corps was near here on account of a little bit of foraging I saw. You remember the corps was rather noted for foraging. Well, as Icame along today I met a comrade of the eleventh corps, Y are mesiing now and had sect en. Howard, but some members of the seventeenth corps came along, and there site the general. And he's a member of our Corps means bozy, Woli, that's what we arc—a body. - One body, at !cast, a5 far as wing one heart goes. ‘T was notin the procession. I stood. on the and watched our boys goh-. They do not look like boys now. They look like veter- ans. They !ook like men who have faced hard- ship nd privation and danger and death to pre- serve their flag—the mogt beautiful flag in the world—intact. They looked as if they were tnen, every man of thom, Every man needs an apology for living. We have our apology, it is this United States of America, which we ‘have saved from destr:-ction. God bless you!” SECRETARY RUSK. > Secretary Rusk was then introduced. Ho said: “Tam not competent to fill this piace, I fect like an Indiana friend of mine who was colonel in the war. He didn't know much about tactics, but he had managed to collect + gompany and, #0, of course.was a colonel. One day he executed come mancuver in such an ez ecrable manner that Le brought down = _repri mand. He was ranning for some office at home and was very indignant at Lis treatment, and searching out his superior, he eaid: what's tho matter with me? He glanced about the tents contemptuously for ® moment ond then said: “Wall, Pil be! Switched. Mebbe I don’t know tactics, but by in PL bet t Ioan plow a straighter crow thi: any son of a tinker in this army.’ ‘That's how I feel. It waa onr duty to do our best and we did it, Especially when there was any fornging to be done. I don't think any one could beat us at that. I am glad that I} was a member of the eeventesnth army corps, | Tam proud of it. Gen. Blair aiwa: #6 pnt down the rebellion. ventcent corps did that. Others clam to have been responsibie for it, but we did it.” Gov. FLETCHER. Gor, Flotcher of Missouri was then called on. He said: “I know all you old fellows, I'm here having a gov” time. I'm meeting the old | soldiers and they vre having a good time | pinning yi An old soldier telling his experiences nlvays reminds mo of the mas sas" niways telling his wife and daught4r what he had done in the war. .He had done wonders. Finally one day his daughter eaid why didn't Mr. Lincoln heip pay the rebellion?’ Don't tell tent those, old soldiers are the biggest to his wife: ‘Mamma, a put down said 80, but t liars in crea- ne TY! fs Fou ‘Now | fantry, recited a poem of military schievement, He wee told. | about how the bravo boys in blae whi They Had en Enjoyal man Tent Today. ‘The meeting of the cavalry of the west was ealled to order in the Sherman tent this morn- ing by Dr. C. H. Dwy: J. W. Brackett acted as secretary. Col. W. H. Lowdermilk was called to preside and made a brief speoch on taking the chair. Col. 4. G. Brackett followed witha brief specch, after which letters were read from absentees, among them one from Robert G. Ingersoll. Gen. O. H. LaGrange of the first Wisconsin deliv- ered an address on the cavalry in thearmy. He said that icugh history had shown that the cavalry had always taken o prominent part in wars it wat not held in high | esteem at the opening of the war of the rebci- lion. It was af first regarded as suitable only for escorts to “show genorals,” It oon showed ite usefulness, however, and got to be the glory of the army by reason of deez of valor formed. Speeches were mace i; 4 number comrades among theussemblage in the tent and Poems were read and voices raised in prok cheering. Capt. Godfrey of the fourth Ohio spoke in glowing. terms of the record of the cavalry. Dr. W. W. Granger, assistant.surgeon, third “Missouri cavalry, read a poem on the assembling of the Union army, their deods and their dave of peaceful honor. Col. J. Brownlow of Tennessee, Capt. McElroy, George Spinney and Dr. G. A. Gotwald, captain company E, fourth Ohio, delivered brief addresses, and A: Keghthinger, ninty-sixth Ohfo volunteer in- ped the brave boys in gray. Later he recite! another of his own about how tho devil was afraid to let Jeff Davis into helt lest he raise rebellion. ARMY OF THE KANAWH4> A Patriotic Letter From Whitelaw Held Rend, The reunion of the Army of the Kanawha in the Sherman tent, Grand Army Place, last night was not largely attended, probably on account of the rain. This army was composed of troops which operated in Virginia and Kentucky during the early montha of the war and was under the command of ex-President Rutherford B, Hayes, Gen, Hayos had promised to be present at tho reunion last evoning and deliver | an address, but he was unable to attend, owing to pressure of other engagements. About fifty men who had served in the Army of the Kanawha braved the rain storm and wero in attendance, Tho number present was 80 small, however. that no attempt was made to make formal «peoches an? the evening waa spent in eriysing yarna and renewing old aeguain ‘ances here were a number of the thirty-fourth tion, Some @ay when I b-e what Idid. Iserve? a jand he was «20 of thosb | true sokiiers I have ever m | God and his country as oniy © And the boys under him were true Boys, this country belongs tous. Yee, it do: for if it hadn't’ beon for us ib wouldn't exist now.” Gen, Howard said the’ Lincol the idol of tho colored long ago I was qnostic ime TY! bo 6 Frank Biair, + biggest hearted, colored people. I sai | of mankind? ‘Eknows, aah,’ piped a small voice. ‘Well, who was it?) ‘Massa Abe Lincom, sah,’ came the reply.” Privato Cammea recited “Pat's Confederate Pig” to tho great amusemout of hie audience, and then led the singing of ‘America,” which swelled fiom @ thousand threste, every one standing. NO END OF CAMPFTiins An Immense Gathering at Odd Fellows’ Hati, If there is « big campfire anywhore within a radius of three. miles a veteran will that campfire as quickly <s a hound 7... rabbit. The commiitee expected to holdan- | othef ronsing entertainment of that character | in Judiciary Square last night, but there were several diflculties in the way. To begin with | the weather bureau interposed in an andeniable fashion, and thoroughly rain-soaked benches and speakers’ stands are not the most com?-, table locations to congregate abeus in peacs | times, Itdidu't take Cap’ Tipes very long to | com? to this conclusion, and in an hour or two | the arrangement was made to have the camp- | fire transferred to Odd Fellows’ Hall on 7th street. There wasn't much time to notify the | ttered about over the city, bui they found their line of march somehow, and tiie| luge cuditorium was packed long 'vefore 8 | o'clock. | Titre was a generous sprinkling of citizens | other than, Grand Army men about the audi- ence, and they speedily made known Reir de- sire for musical prodactions. No campfire by al! the laws of soldiery can remain inactive for Little’ Allan Shackelford, Wa: | “ad been stationed out in balcony before the hall blowing his instrament to attract the | boys in blue, and wher he rendered the **Assem- | bly” it recalled war times fo vividly to the old cavalrymen that they wouldn't be satisfied until the little bugler responded with *Reveille” and “Taps.” Some of the expected speakers wero late coming to hand, They nad been electi | geting in the interests of their respective candi- | dates for commander-in-chicf, and a band with St. Augustine's choir discoursed an entire pro- gram of vocal and instrumental selections until Capt. Pipes’ messenger stirred up the delin- quents, OEN. HEINST MAKES A SPEECH. The members of the 140th Pennsylvania vol- urteers were called to tho stage with all depart- ment officers present, and the poem recited by Capt. Hartzong, of Post 6, of New Jersey, paved tho way for a rattling speech from Gen, 8. F. Meirst of Ohio, who had just arrived. ‘Tho veteran soldier from the buckeye state is a ningnetic sort of orator, and he badn't been speaking @ minute before the audience was cheering like pandemonium let loose at Gen. Heirst’s sallies of humor and serious strains. After witnessing the ovening’s display, he said ihe was inclined to think the ‘United States wae the best place on earth to live in, and if the chairman would excuse him he liked Ohio best of thelot. The speaker told how he first saw the Cepitol building, and wondered where the Senste—what Grand Army men called the house of lords—beld forth and every- thing connected with it. Drawing a vivid com- Parison of the days of 65 and this lst, Journey of the veterans to Washington, the old soldier drewa storm of applause as he closed his with the declaration that the badge of 4 Army membership meant a glory of which the wearer could never be deprived. GEN. GIBSON. Gen. “Billy” Gibson has a warm corner of his heart reserved for bis former comrades in arms and with ther speakers kept the ball roll- ing., The speeches aroused so much enthusissm that Capt. Pipes has determined to ran another campfire at Odd Fellows’ Hall to: ig, and if Uncle Jerry Rurk decides to call a halt on the bad weather a second gathering will be con- ducted in Judiciary Square at the same time. EIT CARSON POST AS HOSTS. Kit Karson, Post No.2, of the Potomac De- partment, had planned a treat for several visit- they | | ear-old prodigy, with the bugle, |. Ohio, a zonave regiment, present. This regi- ed and taken into the fleld by Piatt and experienced hard e. Gen. Piatt isin the city but war not resent at t! Among ose of 1 nt were A. Corbly, F Blac 'y a. H. Leavell, C. Cotly, Wm. L. Luark and E. M. Emos, Tho thirty-fourth Ohio will hold a regimental reunion and supper this evening at 906 14th street northwost. There are about fo vivors of this regiment in tho city and it is ex- pected that Col. Piatt and other officers will be present. Col. Theo. F. Lang of the sixth Wost Vir- | ginia read a letter [rom Mr. Whitelaw Reid | reeponding to a notification of a resolution adopted at a mecung of the eighth ‘ecting luis =: honurary mombor of the ‘ing Mr. Reid to be present at Mr. Reid's letter is aa follows: Oram Fans, New Yorx, Sept. 9. Coi. Theo. F, Lang, Eighth Corps and Armies of West Virginie, ¢ ite on Reunion, GAR: I mored by the resolutions of the re- uniev. sonnittce, representing the eighth army corps, and of the armies of West Virginia, inviting me to attend your meeting on Wedues- day evening. The letter reaches mo only this morning on my return from an absence of sev- eral days anda: too late a date to permit me to postpone other engagements mate for <uat evening. it was mr +> nlege to é Virgil bea secat pleasure to join in your meeting; participate in the revival of memories now too precious and to grect old comrades among the survivors of those who made the movements against Garnett at Phillips, Laurel Hill and | varrick’s Ford and at those wh ‘auntered Fioyd and Wiso at e days of the gnitude or Nq mor Winteraw Rem, dition to being anactive news ondent, asa volunteer aid the staffs of Gens. Schenck, Bayley and | yler. Gen. Jas, Rotstor master general of | Ohio, nd son, was | te , as were also DW, € ie of G e" tery; H. G. Hopkins, second Virginia; C. W Atkinso -third Ohio; A. art. twenty. Ohio; W. | Christopher, | second West Virgizin cavalry: . Dewar, | twelfth Ohio; Jas. i third Ohio . twent Pp. Chas. ©. Davis an? Ohio; C.F. Vander, nt rst Ohio; G. E. Zimerman, thirty-seventh Ohio: John Mitch- | ell, first New York zondves; E. A. Abbott, | twenty-t io; C, B. Lower, first Pennsyl- vaniaritles; A. T.’ Moore, tweifth Ohio; J. C. Kiefaber, eleventh Ohio, and others. Tt was unanimously decided that as ex-Presi- dent Hayes, Gens. Powell and Piatt were unable to be present last night that the survivors of the Army of the Kanawha hold another reunion in Grant tent this afternoon at 8 o'e! ENTHUSIASTIC iiRST CORPS MEN, Speeches by Ge-s. Dudley, Fairchtid, How- ard and Others. No amount of rain could interfere with tho first corps reunion in the Grant tent last night. ‘The fear of mud and wet grass could not keep away the crowd. About two thousand flve nun- dred or three thousand peopie wore present, and they bad # great reunion. ‘The rain dripped down through the eracks im the canvas on the hats and shoulders of the veterans and made puddles here and there for them tostand in, butno attention whatever was paid to that. The speeches, music and Her; | Drooklyn), ninety-fourth, ninety- ROSTER OF THE CoRPs. At the clove of Gen. Howard's address H. A. Cozens read the roster of thé first corps: Indiana—Cavalry, third (detachment). Artil- lery, sixteenth battery. Infantry, seventh and nineteenth. Maino—Cavairy, first. Artillery, secon: third, Afth and ith betteriea, Infantry, AAS st payload ihrtiecy, el Infant x. a Nt A fret, fourth, seventh end eighth. ae? Massachusotts—Infantry, twelfth, thirteen! and thirty-ninth. 36 = Michigan—Infantry, twonty-fourth. New Ham; ery, firet battery. New York—Cavalry, first and second. | Artil- , batteries C, E, ¥,H and L (first light). Infantry, fifteenth (engineers), sixteenth, | eighteenth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty” third, twenty-fourth, twenty-sixth, ‘twenty- seventh, thirtieth, thirty-first, thirty-seoond, thirty-fifth, fiftieth (engineers), seventy-sixth, cightieth ‘(twentieth militia), eighty-thii ninth militia), eighty-fou: fourteenth th, ninety- seventh, one hundred and fourth, one hundred and fifth, one hundred and forty-seventh and first battalion sharpshooters. New Jersoy—Cavalry; first. Artillery; first battery; infantry; first, second, third, fourth, second, twenty-ninth, thirtieth an thirty-first, Penneylvania—Cavalry; tories A’ B, F and G (fret (independent). Infantry; first, ‘second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth or first riftes’ (reserves), eleventh, fifty-sixth, eighty- fourth, eighty-eighth, ninetieth, ninety-ffth, ninety-sixth, one hundred and seventh, one hundred and tenth, one hundred and twenty- first, one hundred and thirty-fifth, one hundred and thirty-eixth, one hundred’ and thirty- and forty-secon4, one third, one hundred and first 3 bat light), and G and D hundred and fort; | forty-ninth, one hundred ‘and fiftieth and one hundred Rhode Isla iret. —Cavalry; first artillery; pat- | tery D (first light). “United States—Artillery; Datterios D (sec- ond). Band E (fourth) and © (Afth), sharp- shooters; second. Vermont—Infantry; twelfth, thirteenth, four- eonth, fiftertl and sixteenth. Wisconsin—Infantry: second, sixth and sev- par ¢ Virginia—Infantry; first. Johnstone read several letters from dis- uished members of the corps who, for one reason and another, could not be present. Henry T. Bartiett then aroused a great deal of enthusiast by ciring the bugle calls and a ecitation in verso narrative of tho bugle call lett was bugler at Gen. Sheridan's headquarters. THE DAUGHTER OF THE NINETEENTH INDIANA. Miss Pearl Patterson, “the daughter of the nineteenth Indiana,” by recentelection, brought down the house with two recitations. The first was Army Mule,” which was written by Ler father, an Indiana veteran, and the second was illustrative of wors.us (ear of mice. For each &h the wildes: sort of applause, A no? ature of the entertainment was a jo by Miss Laura McManis, who was yhersister, She was 1, and, besides ance. Was istling the*Red, things else she was y¥ the audience, who would not have anything else until they bad heard from her ¢ then sang “Marching Through Georgia,” to which the whole assemblage joined in chorus, After that thero were speeches by Col. Warren of the one hundred’ and forty-sec- called bac ond Pennsylvania, John McEnoy, ohairma-. of | the committee on reunions others, all of greeting of an en- thusinstic audit ace. Secretary Rusk was given some rousing cheers, The reunion lasted for » itusk and several hours and was entered into with great | spirit. Tt was an occasion of far more than or- inary interest. The Eighty-cizhth Pennaylvant The cighty-eighth Pennsylvania .cgiment is holding its. meeti: reunions in Alexan- dria, where the comfort of the veterans is being well looked after. : At the business meeting the following officers were elected for the year: Presid muel Pe timore, George W. Armstrong of Philadelphia. Levi Miller of Pottstown, Reading, John W. Sickice of Philadel; Wesley of Philadelphia. The regiment has de their dend®comrades, mai in the Alexandria cemetery and Arlington. Sunday John D. Vantier delivered an address at the Alexandria cemetery. The Twenty-fifth Corps. The twenty-fifth corps held their meeting in Thomas tent Inst evening. Necessary corps siness was transacted ana the following of- ficers elected: President, 8. J. Pattison; first vico president, Mr. Fassett; second vice presi- dent, George Johnson; third vice president, Henry H. Naples; secretary, George M. Arnold; assistant secretary, George Keyes. This cor, is composed of colored troops, and during the war was commanded by white officers, phis, Sam raed the graves of Reports of Other Reunion: will be found else- AL where in The Star. 2 pus liaise ‘The Star's Unexampled Grand Army Issues. Froth the Philadelphia Record. The Washington Sran’s Grand Army edi- tions bave covered the field with unexampled fallnees and discernment of what war essential to betold, while the manner of its telling has been mt graphic. Such work adde fresh ef- fulgence to an ever-lustrous Stam. SE Oe eee THE ENCAMPMENT STAR, No richer souvenir and no better record of the great gathering in Washington this week of veterans of the war can be obtained than the ed | nuel G. Boone of | THE NEW COMMAADER. A.G, Weissert was born at Canton, Ohio, August 7, 1844. He attended the schools at Racine, Wis., the state of his adoption, Grad- uating from the Racine High School he en- | tered the University of Michigan. Here he | was distinguished in his studies and bore off | the degree of LL.B. He was admitted to practice in Wisconsin and wae winning fame at the Milwaukec bar when the war broke out. Assogn as the tocsin sounded he enlisted tn the eighth Wisconsin infantry, the “live eagle” raplment of history, and shared ite fortunes the battle of rievously wounded, receiving a bullet just over the knee.and which he still carries, Convaleso- ing sufficiently to regain his regiment be did +o oncrutches. After four ycars int service he waa brevetted captain from the date of the battle of Lake Chicol, Ark., June 6, 1864, for meritorious service in that fight and at the battle of Nashville on the 15th of December following and for extraordinary bravery throughout the Red river expedition. He re- fused the tender of a West Point wadetship by reason of his wound. He joined the Grand Army of the Republic at Madison, Wis., in 1866, and bas filled credit- ably every position from comrade anc oflicer of the day up to department commander. He has since been called upon to administer the latter offi fe was chairman of the ex- ecutive council of the citizens’ committee that made the twenty-third national Milwaukee a success, In observance of the custom of throwing the senior vice command- ership to the encampment city the hero of to- day received the prize. At the Detroit encamp- ment he received the second highest number of votes for the office to which he was today elected. In the ca) y of senior vice commander he visited all the departments of the east in com- any with Commander-in-Chief R. A. Palmer. ust now he i#@ member of E. B. Wolcott Post | of Milwaukeo. As commander of the Depart- ment of Wisconsin he revealed that he isa | stickler for discipline. Ho prefers the post | hall to the banquet board and believes that on meeting night the post room is the place for Grand Army men. cee ie Bey HARRISON INTERESTED. MES. By Mller Direction the White House W: Throwa Open. HER CONDITION ABOUT THE SAME TODAT— PLEASED WITH CHANGES MADE IN THE MAN~ SION—ANXIOUS INQUIRIES FROM MANT PEOPLE —bR. scorT ma: Mrs. Harrison remains in about the same condition as when the arrived home yesterday. She rested fairly well last night and this morn- ing was considered by her family to be at least comfortable, Certainly she is none the worse for the journey. Mr. Russell Harrison, speaking this morning of his mother, said that she bad ebown the | keenest interest in everything that was for her cqafort and especially in the familiar arrange- ment of her own rooms. Bost of all both last | icacies brought to her und wus taking much more nourishment than she bad at Loon Lake. The food prepared for her in the White House | kitchen tasted so good that sbe could not re- j fase it, PLEARED WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS. Not very long ago Mrs. Harrison dictated a letter to Col. Ernst, advising him as to certain ter, fixing up the mansion. When she was | settled vesterday in her own room she remem- bered all about it and was much pleased to hear thet Ler directious had been carried out to the - | letter. INTERESTED IN THE ENCAMPMENT. ‘Mrs. Harrison also took great interost when- ever members of her family are in her room to ask them about the progress of the encampment . and it was by her special orders yes- terday that the mansion was thrown open to tho visitors a half hour after she reached it her- | self. She is es; anxious that nothing be | omitted aroun White House which would of whom are buried | contribute in the lightest degroo to. the com- | ‘On | fort or pleasure of the strangers. The grounds | | were opened as usual early this morning and all day long » stream of people are going through the state apartments. ANXIOUS INQUIRIES. The cabinet ladies are most solicitous in their | inquiries for Mrs, Harrison by sending mes- sages proffering their services to Mrs. McKee in any way she would care to command. There | werea pile of notes yellerGay for Mrs. Harri- | sou and the other ladies of the familv. ‘The rivate end of the house is kept very quiet, and The family are rarely seen down stairsjoxeopt at meal times. 1: fact there is always euch .a crowd at the doors thet the ladies would have a | lutte difficulty to get out even if they were 60 wit Mek t north egain yesterday « fow Mr. MeKeo went n . hours after he arrived here. DR. SCOTT HAPPY. Dr. Scott is very happy over the arrival of Mrs. Harrison. Tasi week when she was so eriticatiy 11 an effort was made to keep from him ber real condition, so as to spare him at least tome hours of sadness. A well-meaning friond, however, broke the truth to him quite abruptly and the venerable man was greatly affected. Now that she is home and be can oc- casionally talk to her a great load is lifted from _——.—_ THE CROWNING FEATURB. ‘The Tadive Reception to the W. F.C. at the ‘Congregational Church Tomorrow Night. ‘The reception io be givon at the Congrege- tional Church *ciwurrow evening by the ladies’ recitations were in the spirit of the weeting. | deity issues of Tax Stan, Every number will | citizons’ committee to the officers and delegates and that was the spirit of reunion and gocd fellowship. Beforo the meeting was call ic order éh> | Danas Milit ’ jen} Zustituze | of ihe Music @ concert. Col. W. 8. be filled with i!'=:trations and letter press of io most interesting character covering the historical events, memories of which will be re- vived by the great reunion, as well as the >; by Rev. Maso fr chaplai v. Mason r, chaplain Of ilo twenty-fourth New York volunteers. aro was the first chaplain appointed by his ~ 2%, and was known as the fighting parson, GPx, FAIRCHILD. Gen, W, W. Dudley reported. the program of the of interesting features. Ho then introduced Fairchiid, who was chosen to pre- side. "Gen. Fairchild made a patriotic -t in the course of which he told the veterans tha no in the world had ever been re- penings of each day grephice!!y reported. The ‘paver issued it:iag the week will form a com- ziete history of this memorable gathering. If best thing you can do is to subscribe to Tax evening, which was quite extensive aud full | Sram for the week and the encampment wil! |“: be brought to you as vividly as pen and ere coming to the en- cam,ment you will want Tux Stam for the weak to take home with you ass most interest- which you have witnessed in the national capi- tel. “us Sts for the wock beginning Monday, 19, will be mailed, postage prepaid, to any address in the United States, outside of pencil | Palmer, of the W. R. C. and other visiting orgsuizations will be the crowning fosture of ‘be elaborate program of extertn!xznt oudlined by them for tho visitors this week. The following program | will be the order of the evening: Voluntary; prayer, national chaplain; music, “Star Span- gled Banner;” es!! to order, Mrs. Kate B. Sher- wood, past national president of the W. R.C., ~ | you cannot come tp the encampment, the next | for the W. R. C.; music; speeches by Provident Harrison, Vice Presidest Merton and John W. ra ee by of the G. AR. fs | Nashville. There he was | campment | mint and this morning she relished all the little deli | | changes she would like him to make in the win- | tug | de la Concorde and reached the Grand FRANCE'S GREAT DAY Centennial Cslebration Held in Paris. SEIZURE OF SEALING SCHOUNERS A BIG DAY IN FRANCE. Centennial of the Prociamation of the Re public ta 1792, Panis, Sept. 22 —One hundred years ago to day was the “first day of tho year of the repuby lic” following the revolution, Today t leo the contennial of the “cannonade of Valmy,” ‘the first triamph of the republican arms On September 22, 1792, the Prassians, under the Duke of Bronswick, were ad: Paris, drivin fore them. toward the army of Gen. Dumourtes be- Gon, Keflermann, com of the Khine, hastened to the in on appropriate manner, and M. architect of the city of Paria, was commussioncr general of the fetes. up an admirable program and everybody. in praise of the manner in which all the were carried out. aT TRE PANTHEON. The weather was «plendid and the principal streets of tho city were crowded with specta- tors, many of whom came from the surrounding country. Around the Pantheon a dense crowd gathered. Here were stationed a large ot troops and no one wae admitted to the without a permit. President Carnot and the members of the ministry arrived at the Pan- theon at 10 oclock, and their appearance was the «igual for the playing of the “| ad by the military bands. ‘The president and his party were received with enthusiastic acclama= tions. The interior of tho Partheon was beaa- tifully decorated with flowers, while the walls were sobeavily draped with tapestcies asto be entirely concealed. These tapestries bore shields and trophies, mang of them indented with the words, *““Honnour ¢t Patric.” As President Carnot entered the choir, made up for the occasion, *ang patrivtic oan= tatas epecially composed ‘for the anni ‘ These were followed by the duet from “Must de Portici,” “Amour Sacre de La Patric” end the chant “Ibe Depart,” sung by leading artints from the opera house. : were present. M. Loubet, the prime minister, delivered the oration. He described the birth of the repub- lic, which, he said, had alone endowed France with the nocosary strength to triumph over her enemies. The work of the republic is and will remain the work of reconstituting peace, which vrill facilitate the disappearance of old 4 the arpearement of the pu plic would wtrive to give « pacific 6 lution to soctal questions, ” M. Floquet followed M. Loubet. that today's rejoicing should be styled tival of national independence. republic, thanks toa union of built the nationat strength and on to inspire respect in all y in many. ‘The republic is ith cocial questions. "Eilstexy gencrations who prepare the way for the Of frateruity among. the citizens, and who by might give hope of fraternity. ven @ of the final victory of right over nations the President Carnot was ashe drove Yrom the Pa the Panth othor THE PROCESSIONS, This afternoon two cavalcades, similar number and costuming, started Palais de L'Industrie, in the Champs One cavalcade crossed the deine throngh the Faubourg 8t. Germain Quart while the other traversed i fs i end end the fl vard through the Rue Royale, At the head of each Procession inarebed a platoon of cavalrymen, real soldiers, attired in of ‘the eight- ecnth century, the musicians F | tionary times. | and Weshington stood band and band. Womes and childrea and groups of singers were also scattered through the procession. Some 4,000 ersons were in line, 1,000 in each grovession. Each car cost about €2,000, and the expenses of the whole fete amounted to about 60,000. The Portuguese exiles in Paris sent the fol- lowing address to President Carnot: “The Pore ‘emigrants who are proscribed for wish= ing to establish in Portugal institutions sitailar to those in France beg vou to accept the frm ternal grectings which we address to the French people, We sincerely wish that the French policy of pence and p: will ere long form the basis of the government of every nation.” annealed SEALING SCEOONERS SEIZED. Stories Told of Arrogance on the Part of the Rausslans. Vicrours, B. C., Sept. 22.—The sealing schooners Victoria, May Ellen and C. i. Tup- per arrived this morning. Tho last namod took 1,815 seals, 552.0n the Russian wide. In answor to the demands of the captain of the Russian cruiser Zabiaka, Capt. Baker of the C, H. Tup- per went aboard that vessel with his ship's papers. The arrogance of Capt. Delebron was almost unbearable. After threatening to seize both vessels and skins he finally concluded nob to do so, saying, however, that if be caught Russia claimed, and Laker was never mind the limits. Capt. Del had seized the Aricl, McGowan, Victoria and three other British vessels, besides four can vessels, Capt. Baker says he is sure that Delebron was bent on making » seizure of any vessels he could find excuse for seizing. schooner May Elien “estory and gave the follo [ i wing account by her: Te catches mnads by voensbe apenas Vmbria, 426; Mand 8., 380; U Pe a BH i 8 BE A i a5 F i £ iE H i i F if iE. dl { E F fF i i & F | | H Ht a (i