First Drill At The Nashville Competition

First Drill at the Nashville Competition.

Nashville, Tenn., May 23.--The parade of Monday, which the rain prevented, took place yesterday morning. The streets were crowded, and all the houses along the line of march were decorated. The appearance presented by the men in line was excellent, and they were cheered all along the march. The opening contest in the inter-state military encampment was witnessed by fully 10,000 people. The companies drilling were: Battery E, First regiment Ohio National Guard; Will's Gatling gun battery; Battery A. First Kentucky regiment; Rock City Guards, Nashville; Witt Rifles, Columbia, and the A. D. R. Rifles, Bristol, Tenn. A magnificent sham battle followed.