Daily evening bulletin., June 15, 1869, Image 1

ISEEMM:MIMIMMI
GIROS( PEACOCK. Editor.
VOLUME XXIIL-NO. 57.
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BECKEIFT,Oi the 11th Inst.,, Mrs. Martha E. A.
lleckert. •
relailveselittfidenthi are respectfully Invited to at
tend her funeral. front her late residence,.No. 1010 fildp•
Den street, on Wednesday morning, the 6th inst., at 9
o'clock. .. .
COOK.—On Monday, the 14th inst., itt New York, In
the 87th year of his age; Moines Cock, M. D. •'
LURK.-On the 15th Instant, John M. burr; in the 314
sear of his ago. • • . • •
The relatives and friends of the family; also, Comma
'hock Lodge; No. 493, .11. O. of 0. 1.'„• 41 Wilma Tribe, :No..
79,1. 0. of ft. 41...'and flood Will Hose Company, re
spectfully invited to attend his funeral:from his . fesP
&nee, N E. corner of SiXteenth 'andltidge' avenue, on
Wednesday afternoon, at 1 o'clock, To proceed to Mount-
Mortal'.
FOY.--,On the 14th' Mrs :•Margaret Foy, relict
a the late Michael Foy: agents years. - •' •'
The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral; from her late residence, No. 1.3 2 5
PIM , . street. 4111 ;Thursilay morning, at HA o'clock. Fu
neral ervice, lit. , john'ti Church - , Interment: Ot.
Mary's Church, 'Fourth Street. ' 4
GLASS. -4)n the -morning of the It9h,at 8.45 o'clock,
_Alexander Gluts, son of A. F. and It, M. Glass.. • •
KOMI .—At York, Pm. June 11th, 1869, Naney Koch,
_aged ahout 71 years, widow of 1/r.ll-"rancis Koch, de
ceased. • •
811 E It III:111:f.L.Thf the kith tied.; William ft. 91terrerd,
in the 44th year of his age.. •
Funeral from his late residence: N 0.278 .Routh Third
street, on Thursday afternoon next, at 4 •n clock,. to
vitich his ridativtxt and friends are invited, Interment
ss
at Woodlands. .• •
WILII ELM ,••-••On the 12th inst., Elizabeth F., wife of
Frtiderfelf Wilk lm. It .
litoA IcAItZGEKTHEAVIEST - NrESCII
IRON DAREGES 03-4 WIDE. . .
IRON BAR HOEK, 4-4 WIDE.
- IRON RA REG ES. ;IA WIDE. .
TYRE & LANDELL, FOITILTII AND AltoEl.j.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
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MAY BE RAD THE
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JOHN WANAMAKER.
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MAY BE RAD TILE
Most Stylish Cut.
JOHN WANAMAKER.,
AT 818 AND 820 CHESTNUT STREET
MAY BE HAD TIE
Most Satisfactory Garment.
WANAMAKER
AT 818 AND 820 CHESTNUT STREET
-- MAY 'BE lUD EYY,IITTRINq • •
Seasonable and Fashionable.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
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Iloardman's Second Annual Excursion
TO 'ATLANTIC CITY . ;
Front Saturday Aftertexin, .Tane Nth, to Monday,
• • June :Nth
Iteare Vito, f.tt. Whorl% Sattmlay..ltine 2.7t1t, at 330 P.M.
Returning, lence,Atlatttic, J Vtb. at 7 A.M.
TICKETS FUZE .11010..i1t TRIP ' '32 ix).
jet 2-1211-0
10. --- 7 OP i G 0 FTrliE NEWEStre
HOCSE, Atlantic City, N. J. by ti,
PHILADELPHIA SOCIAL CLCII.
tiltAtt D Excrusitys AND BALL
On THCILSEAY,3une 21, 1557.
Master of Ccreinonies,.
C. J. LUZENBERG.'
Committee of Arrangonenls,
A. lIIIOTIIERS, Chairman.
John Wellbank, If. 11. Mmely.
Itc A. Field
• Fred. Wortz.
Win. F. Mel 'nil y. . B. K. AcClurg.
John R. Dunning, • HI Water.
CHAS. HOU. Treasurer.
Tickets 61 to fur Ball and ExenNion. Last boat
leaves Vine street wharf at ti o'clock A. 31. Children
half price,
The Liberty Cornet Dand. McClurg, leader, will attend
t h e t xc i m ,i o n, jel3, to th s A nt to w tit rpl
l'1•"'" PHILADELPHIA CANNEL COAL
comPANY.—A 'netting of the Corpotntors and
Stockholder , ' of 11W Philadelphia Cannel Coal Company
of Pe) tont'. West ,will be belt at tie' ()Mee of 3.
DI. ELLIS A SONS.= Walt/nista...l,on ERMA Y 25th
inst.. at 12 o'clot-k 31., for the purpose of ateepting char
ter as obits hind April ict, 1869, and other business con'
muted nith the Company. •
OF.O. W. DAY.
„PH 11.1 P S. JUSTICE. •
CHARLES RICHARDSON,
GEO. 1' EVANS
31. 31. t4,IPPUCK.
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: THE MAMMOTH ?NOISE.
The Day Before—how the Coliseum
Looks—People in Town—A Queer COal.
!cert.—Celebrities—Heavy Artillery in
the Chorus—The Big Organ Desecrated
—ltcootinirs Nesse Solennelle.
teorrei+pondenee of the Thilnaelphin Evening Bulletin.)
BosTos, June 14, 1869.—The day of Jubilee.
is to-morrow, anti Boston this morning is in the
very wildest agitation with the hurly-burly of
preparation. As usual upon great occasions,
everything is in au unfinished condition, and
managers, committees and contractors are
filled with grave apprehensions that the ap
pointed time may coma and find the Coliseum
and all the appurtenances thereof but half
ready for the invasion of the grand army of
singers, and listeners. The interior, at
preSent, is a vast mass of disorderly
bencheS,' , planed; boards, bunting, blocks,
shavings; and raw material generally.
The only'music that can be heard proceeds
from Cross-cut
.saws, hammers, and boss car
penters, who, catching inspiration froth the
place, swear in melodious recitative at the per
spiring and frantic workmen. But, the ,fact
must - be acknowle - dget. 1 - thart sera ec
of the interior of the edifice is magnificent,
even in its preSent State. linagine a building
shaped very much like the Norristown Rail
road depot; built of rough boards, with fiat
gable 'cials,rising to a sharp ape's, multiply the
aforesaid depot bythreeomdlrou have a fair
notion of the dimensions Of the Coliseum as
seen from the outside. :
HOW IT LOOKS
The view in - side - la moreimpressive. In the
icentre is a vast area; which correspends tethe
parquet in ii;theatre.' Sloping doivii to this from
three sides are rows of benches, which corre
spond to the parquet circle. lii the front is a
monster stage—certainly. as:large as that in the
Philadelphia Academy of Music; but this, also,
is made a centre to which rowSof seats, ranged
one above the other,, slope i downwards from
the bach and :from; two sides. At the_yery
bigherit point, to the rear 'of the stage, is placed
.the organ, whit% is without a case—the
giant pipes stretching upward in all their
drab,colored- ugliness toward., the roof.
The ceiling is a mass of perplex s 1 and tangled
beams, iron ties, and trusses. But over all the
nakedness of the rough wood thereiian wealth
pf beautiful drapery, iu grticeful festoons of
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red, white yellow, blue and green, relieved
here and there with long rainbow-striped pen
! Hants adorned with curious and, appropriate
I devices.
When the building is crowded with people,
as it will be to-morrow, I should think the.
I effect would be ahnost sublime. I have no
wish to give Boston any more credit than she
deserves, but simple honesty demands that. I.
should say that this grand edifice, the eoncep
' tion of a moment and the work of a few
weeks, is something of which the people may
, justly be proud.
•A MAGIC TOXIN.'
'J he. Darnall inerchants'of
,this ,Yanitee town
• are as - enterprising itrtheir way as the - great,er.
' brothers. The Coliseuin is balit111)(111 land re
cently rescued from the bay, anti so there is
I much • pace - 4 aroluid and. about it.
: Upon ``,theeirgMttjaceritt territory a large .vii
' lags: has sprung upwithin the last two or
three (lays. Here ,the r ,ginger-pop man, the
rntitt*lth' Juba iindimitor,i the patent du-,
pick coinpotuid' 'ltackiaction 'swing
man, the peanut, lemerituie,,. anal ice cream
man, the enterprisingaptale:wciman, the fellow
with theitelettc,ope„the tooth-wash nian, the
•: corn anti bunion. eradicator; the': inventor of
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ruddy soap, and all the tradesmen usually
' without habitations and Haines (or signs) hare.
foimd abiding places iti rough . shanties, with
the prospect of doing immense business while
thejabilee fieni,Y, lasts.
WIIO HAVE COME.
. ' The city is full of strangers. The people
have thrown open their hearts and home.s to
every visitor who eau throw °pelt-411s pocket , '
book; and tlte ludels have closed their regis-
iers with a slani, and locked, theta up in bur-'
glar-proof safes, because they. are already so
tilll that half the guests sleep on the floors
andsofas. 11,00111.4 command a premium, and
man considers it a favor if you permit hint
to lie in the entry with his head against. your
The whole State of Massachusetts ha;
.eon
tributed provender to the city Until the rural
larders are etupty; and there is a famine in the
Land, and yet the town is still afflicted with a
raging, insatiable appetite, which consumes
all t hat comes, - anil sends the ex.liausteti waiters
it, the kitchens for more. , -A great thing for
Boston dealers is this jubilee. There is not
stale luan, or a piiiilfd of. vigorolis Inittet; or. a - .
I cliunkof-cheese, IO" a 00:T110re/40CM
intiekerel,that will not bf• raked out of grocery
cellars andservetl i up for guests who
shut their eyes k' , as lib questions, eat, and
are thankftli.
THY. /IRRUPTION OF TOP. 01IFSICIAN8.
Nearly all the limn I meet upon ,the street
have a Gerznan and Prafessiouat aspect, as if
they had come on here to play fiddles and
horns in the oreliestra. 'The Dutch have 'taken
Boston. Y(11/ earl nearly alivays tell an instru
mental musician when rout see him, If lie
plays a violin (Yr ViOIOIICPIIO, he wearS 'spec
tacles or eye-glas,ses, anti a moustache, and
looks weak in the chest.:' • Men who play the
double-bass invariably haVe bald heads. A
trombonist ora cornet player has :t ptttly
pearance about the cheeks', and takes a ' forty
four inch waistcoat. The whole numberof
this liarnionious gentry engaged for tlie jubilee
is I 00u. r But there: are three or- filtir-tlion
sand more in tt.)Wii Nvhd - Wilt 1°1)k - ors:on and
hearers. There, x•eupore.ionsiaianit-than coin
- mon people here from distant Places. • ,
Yesterday was devote4to.sight-seeing by the
irreverent among the visitors. The' Cfoliseum
was surrounded by a Muititiule of . gazem, , who
were not permitted to ent dso anal koritented.
theinselv(!s by gazing at , the blank . Walls in
wonderment. Bunker Hill 3loniunent was
aLso an object of interest to many yesterday
and to-(la'. People poured into it in a con
tinual stream, ascending anti -tleset4nding it
like mercury it, the bulb of a thermometer
mien a changeable day.
uotcroN lilt AG.
It is a big monument of a small fight. Ido
not desire to depreciate the gnod and valiant
service tlone at Bunker B ill by our revolti
tilinary filrefathers, but if that lively skirmish
occurred anywhere elQe but in the vieinity
of Ile stop, it would never have become so fa-
Mous. It is a pity Washington could not
crossed tins tliarles instead, of the Delaware,
or suffered in Dorchester instead of Valley
Forge. He would have made a flinch larger
figure, in history.
HISI'OII.Y.
Tor about the first sixty years of our national
life, all the school histories used in this country
• were written and published in Roston, and so
the mind of American smith was tilled with
the Boston idea of the ILevolution, which is
that it began, chiefly continued, and ended in
Boston. Even Boston boys caine in for a
share of lautlation. I remember this admira
tion with which i used to regard the historical
account (accompanied by a most expressive
picture) of how certain juvenile Hubbitea
complained in a patriotic and ferocious man
ner to (leneral Gage \ellen rude Hessians de
molished their snow fort on the' Common. I
have no doubt tlmt Philadelphia boys Were
equally bold anti equally eager, to inhale the
breath of .Liberty, but akisithev had no Good
rich to chronicle their small valor.
They say that the number of singers and
players at the concert on Thursday, the an
niversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, will ho
greater than tlie number of the contestants in
that scrimmage. I hope they will make niore
harmonious nntusic, but I have a lingering
doubt.
1° :111E llA\lil En N 4 'POLICY,"
Andfor this reason.; On that day the. Anvil
Chorus will be sung;. and one hundred Boston
firemen will hammer- upon anvils, while artil
lery will roar, musketry will rattle, bells will
ring,.and the organ will reverberate in chorus.
This will be a fearful clatter, I think, and
nothing more. If one could stand at Newport
and listen to it, perhaps the effect would be
due. But close at hand the uproar willbe fear
ful. If there are not one hundred thousand
ruptured tympanums in Boston on Thursday
night, I am a false prophet. I see that the sur
gical instrument stores are already• displaying
car4runipets by the quantity. Let all the ear-
doctors in the country flock hither this Week.
There will be work for them to do: .. Or let the
raw cotton men anticipate the catastrophe by
shipping hither sollWthousands of bales,to stop
the ears of the prudent;
Speaking of the artillery, here are the par
ticulars of the arrangements made for the
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bangingt.r - There';.ilFtlk - tWellietlinsiplaced
just outside the building, and fired by elec
tricity by . the conductor of the orchestra
upon the inside. It wiil be rough on the ar
tillerymen if he happens to . touch' WI a
howitier Or so while the ramming is going on.
it will be equally serious, if, as I expect, the
guns hang fire, and come in about four beats
behind time. That is what all the bells in town
mill do, without a doubt, if thevind blows the'
' wrong way that afternoon.
.7411.; 'OTHER BATTERIES
—The electrical-arrangements --- beneath - the
conductors' stand are curious. The mode of
operation is simply this : The guns are loaded
a' usual and primed' with a peculiar.
.primer.
It is substantially a small copper tube inserted
in it vent' of the gun in: commimicatiOn" with
the cartridge, and filled with a patent' powder
of a fulminating or easily ignited character,
Running into opposite sides of these tubeS am
small wires, - whose peints are embedded in
thepowder and near to but not tonehieg.cach
other. One of these small wires is ; connected
with theTositiveTole of the electric' battery
by Means °fa long wiro (it Wray-be a mile or
ten Miles long if necessary). Another Wire of
the same description also extends bat,
tery; •but is held in - the hand of, , • the
party . ' doing • the firing.
touches this wire to the negative
of the battery an electric current is at once so
in =awl through both . the loug wires, mid.
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1869.
the circuit is complete, except where it is
proken by the apace between the two wire
points in the midst of the powder.- Acro,ss
this apace the electric sparlemstantly. leapsi
and in its passage ignites the powder with the
anticipated tansy effect, It.. should.. be re,
Marked here that the wires attachd to' . the
'battery will, (ni the festival day, when used,
run into the Coliseum and, be attached to a,
Itey-board siruildr,to that of apiano,- anti the
party who."l - )lays. the cannon' may tlite4 sit
with his cyestipon his music and under the
leader's !Hetet?. bolls,or the eitk . ibe
struck simultaneously with the discharge of
the artillery.
A QUEER OLD CONCERT.
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This COMilly, jubilee may be the greatest M
ideal festival in the world's history, but with
all its eceentricities,'it will nut be themueetest.
Here is an account of a concert; vadat - Tor .
oddity has never been surpassed and never
Will be :
The Prince Elector of Saxony, John George,''
vas theoriginator. It was held on the 13th of
3 uly, A. in his eaplital Dresden.. This
eoncert - WaS in the'firSt placean eiratertiini!f
treating the history of Holofqines, the words
Of which. are supposed to, hayeneen.written by.
Matthew Pliainnenkdii; and the.milaielOhel
Hofottor" Hilarius Grandmans. Haying
explained the plan of the undertaking to the
Pnnee Elector, the " Holcantne.'i Was alloWetiV
not only permission to go ahead, but was re
warded' with five barrels of beer from the eles
toral brtnvery, with the advice 0," ptothice :
something extraordinary, the . Prince Elector
assuming all expense.
Accordingly all the musicians of Germany,
Switzerland,'} rance; Poland and - Italy were
invitt.dto.be prasent'and take part On...the ap;
pointed day. And so there were gathered to
gether on the day of St. (;grill, on the ninth
day of Ju1y,,1615,- five • hundred and seventy
musicians (nikdrumentaliSts)'and nine hundred
and nineteen singers, besides the Disciples of
the Elector:ilk:hon..
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These foreign musicians brought with `then).
peculiar, strange-looking instruments. A cer
tain Itapotzkv, of:Cracow - ,in Poland, brought
a terrible doulde-baSs with him fastened to a
wagon drawn by eight mules. This double
bass was fourteen feet high, and llapotzky
1.11. ti compelled tii -use a ladder and punp up
and doWn with his bow in order to produce
the "sweet sounds," high and-low, ,of lus t in
strument.
The role of Holofernes was, sting by Rim/p
-ier, is student.of t Wittenberg;:ampliePrince
Elector gave him unstinted and gratuitous use
of his beer, with a view to strengthen his ter
rible bass voice. - -
On the 15th of the month the concert proper
`took place. A hill near Dresden, named the
I..'uenkenbueschlein was chosen as the place
:"for the grand performance, and was provided
WithSeata arFange4.liniiphitlie.africally: EO/17
ing that the strong . double basS of RaPotzky
,would not be powerful enough, the Hof:cantor
had extended a. big- ship's- rope around the
iwings of the windwill on the hill, said rope
being hauled taut and made to act in the ea-
Paen,y of a Violin striiig,a huge Saw being im
provised as a substitute: for the moreanodern
ippliances of horseehair ; and
: rosin. On one
'sale of the: semi-circle -formed by the seats
;stood an organ which the Pater Serapion
struck or played with' hitv dam The big copper
kettles of the electoral .brewery were used as
!drums and were d'ulv accompanied by the fire,
tot' sever:d guns of fir icy
The termination of all Sias *a great - double
,fugue l epresenting the two choruses :fighting,
which at last they did in ood earnest., the Dm
eiples of the Electoral Choir, as the conquer
lig Israelites, throwing apples at the , flying
Assyrians. whereby the Prince Elector - was
yeas much pleased. The liolcautor" received
a reward or (.0 florins.
(:BEAT MEN WHO WILL COME
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To come; Niel to” theijulalee. The city will
be tilled this week with. celebrities. In the
,!tirsti place;:,President Grant has positively
;' promised to be here. GHe will arrive on Wed
nesday morning and trial 6 his headquarters'at
!the St. James -~the best hotel in the city. The.
City Fathersvill receive him, escort him, and
!take care of him while he is here. On the day
of his arrival he
„will* pumpihandledity the
people and the Members of the Legislate 'in
the State. House. .‘„lvilly Xhen :review the
which Will er °lute Upon - the Common,
under the direction of thattitiDliteily tactician,
Major-General :flenjapain • 'The
President will then hearken to the noise in
the Coliseum,_after which he will help to dis
;pose of r banivet'whhit rill lie get eu by the
city in his honor. After all this he will,
naturally-, leave town. No man could stand , i
noire lionizing in one day.
MEM
T record 'with pleastire that during all the
time of the 'President's visit there will not be
any speech-making. Perhaps this will cost the
politicians sharp pangs, but it will be very
likely to be gratifying to Grant. It is a coal
' pliment paid to him because of his well-known
dislike of palaver,. Cetus hOpe Roston has in
' ang,urateit ‘.‘a new era" in the att... of dinner
giving and '.cOnducting receptions, and: that
hereafter we are to have peace, and less bun
: combe and: dry.tiO on public occasions. •
Among others of the proMixtent persons
who are to be present, let me/name the follow
ng : Secretary, Pout well, Minister:Thornton
and :a innitittidec.cif small iimbassaderS--from
small principalities and powers in the southern
portion of this continent; Senatori Sumner and
Wilson .Admirals Farragut and .Porter„ Chief
Justice Chase (if. he can eloSe ,his court in
time), Generals Foster, Benham Hays, Hays, Hum
p:treys an C-
d Chamberlain, the: Oyernors of,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Vonnecticnti :and the : Mayors
of half the 'cities in the Union. "' • :
The press is largely represented, and gene
rally by good men. I.:refrain - from mention
ing their names, because it is apprehended
that they may have to. speak harshly : of the •
jubilee in their letters,. and there is rumor
that all such men will be marked for secret
assassination by the. Bostonians. - Among the
Philadelphia musicians here are Mr...Garl
Wolfsohn, Mr. :3..Behrens L. Eugelke, Girl Gaertner, Oharles Sehmi , tz, Charles Jarvis,-
Michael H. Gross and Wm. Stoll, Jr.
'rut SOLEM24
ROSSiIIFS, Jlesse Sole,teclle 1- sung' for, the
first time in Boston at .„,!, 's Tlicatil , last
night. , , The entire composith n was sung, but
most of the artists were inferior, and the per
._formance_was-anything-but-satistactory.-It-
would have been much better if the Manner
had secured the services of some of the first
rate musicians who are in the city.
DESECRATION OF THE BIG OIWAN
The Big Organ in the Music Hall will be in
full blast three or four hours every day for the
benefit of visitors. I dropped in this morning
just in time to hear a young woman pumping
Le Sabre de .Mon Pere, Mari ,'"'age and the "Gems
darines"-duet:in. Genevieve de - Brabant - I turned
sadly away and went out, having sacrificed a
quarter to hear what I consider a wicked de
secration. - I tlduk tbei?eople .. ,of - Boston ("an ,-
not know of the eccentricities of, this WI! or
ganist, or they Winfid drag 'her 'before some
muSleal Inqmsition to be ivied. for saerilege.
When' you look on the'great organ you expect
Beethovian harmony, or at the least, a Luthe- .
ran chorale. But Offenbach—he is the hand-
Organ composer—the musician of the . revol
ving crank.
ROUGH - WEATIIER
The weather to,day - and yesterday has been
very unpromising. On • Sunday we were
visited by one of those , Boston, east winds,
which go through your, skin like water through
a sand filter, and' congeal your marrow. The
Boston people like these zephyrs, T believe;
but they are terrible in their eftbet upon stran
gers. To-day (Monday) it is sultry, blu.stering,
and it rains in torrents: We pray for a sunny
sky and
.-Cool air to-Morrow, Until thou
1111,1 i J - oms Civaa.
OUR. WHOLE COMITRY.
KNIGHTS TEffLn.
Celebration of the Semi-Centennial
THE GRAND PARADE.
. MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY.
Review by the Mayor and City Councils.
The Exercises at Horticultural Hall.
Speeches of Welcome, 9ration,&c
: 1 171.1e semi-centennial anniversary of St.
Joint's Comtnandery, No. 4, K. T., of this city,
is being celebrated to-flay. Forseveral weeks
past the greatest preparations have been made
for the event, and invitations to participate
in the festivities were extended to all the
Commanderies of the Knights TemplarS
throughout the United States. Many of theSe
invitations were aceepted, and since Sunday
alMOst every train which arrived. in the
city has hrought some of the visiting Knights,
While several large Cox:num:l:Aeries cattle in
Special trains. During last evening Chestnut
Street, was exceedingly lively with music mid
theinarehing of the visiting Commanderies to
their headquarter;. The Knight's Templar
Urganization embraces in its membership a
large portion of the most prominent and
Wealthy men of the country, and Philadel-
Phial's should feel proud of the visit of, such a
large body of that class of citizens,
The city is dressed in gay colors to-day. All
the'vessels in port display their Colors, and
hags are floating from all of the' publiehuil&
pigs and from many private residences. The
Union League has flags suspendeilfrom every
Window on Broad street. A number of other
Initties are also neatly decorated. •
Early this morning the sky was obscured by
heavy, clouds, and about seven o'clock, the
ti nie appointed for the formation of the parade,
it disagreeable, driZzling rain commenced fall
jng, and people who had. gathered on Broad
etreet began to think that they would 'be dis
appointed in witnessing the grand parade.
The rain ceased in about twenty,minutes, and
although the clouds continued theirthreatening
aspect, the different Commanderies began to
arrive on the ground about eight o'clock, and
marched to the places designated for the for-
Mation of the several divisions.
The Parade.
The line of the parade was formed on Broad
street, right resting on Chestnut. t 'wing to
the rain, there Was considerable delay in the
arrival of the different Commanderies. 'When
the procession was formed it was inspected by
Sir William Sewell - Gardner,the Most Emi
nent Grand Master of the G rand Encampment
of the United States; who rode along the line
accompanied by Sir R. Clay Crawford,General
Commanding. As they passed each Com
mandery the Knights presented arms.
Atter the inspection the procession marched
in the following order
Squad of Policemen
Sir R. Clay CraWford
Sir General Thomas
Staff
Aids to the Corn
Sir Kt. Geo.. S. •F.asttinan,
Sir Kt. A. K. P.Welsh,
Sir Kt. (LW. Goodwin,
Si Kt. Lewis Turner,
Sir XL IL J Snyder."
Sir Kt. J HMO& C. Daeiey
Sir Kt. E. I'. King,
Sir lit. Win; li. Thomas,
Sir K t. liarmitims Neff,
,Sir Kt. Edw. H. Turner.
'Si• Kt: 31anuel Dobbins,
'Sir Kt. Itiliry
Sir K t. A. Leiper.
'Sir Kt. it. F.Onollniugh,
Sir lit. Robert Greer.
Sir Xt. A.D. Markle\ ,
Sir Kt. 31. I'. Fowler'.
Sir Kt. G. G. Evans,
Sir KL.luhn L. Young.
Sir Ist. Win, Baldwin,
Sir .
Sir I: t. 11. U. Clark.
ITen of the Aids were detailed to take eimi
mand of the divisions of the ppyaded
FIRST DIVISION.
Sir Samuel B. 'Wylie Mitchell, comm mnd
ing
Liberty Cornet Band.
St. John's Conunandery, No. 4, of Philadel
phia, Charles L. light, Eminent
Commander; Generalissimo E. Masson;
Captain-General—E. S. Keeler. "
Grand Cornmandery of Pennsylvania, Jag.
H. Hopkins,'Rt. Eminent Grand Commander;
H. B. 310 Kean, Deputy Grand Commander.
Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania, George
Griscuun„Grand-High-Priest- ... - . - ...........
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Eiehaid
Vaux, Grand Master . .
The Grand Commandery, Grand Chapter.
and Grand Lodge were escorted by Past Lwi
neat Commanders of St. John's Commandery
?No. 4, in charge of Sir Knight A. Bobeno,dr..l
smtown-ntv tsioN.
Sir Harmaiuis Neff, coma aaliding
Band.
Constance Conunaudery, No. 33, of Belle
(onto, ,Sir S. T. Shugart, Eminent Commander.
;NOnistown Cornet Baud.
Hutchinson Conunandery, No. 32, 'of' Nor
ristown, Sir John : Slingluff, Eminent Com
.
!milder.
Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 31, of Tamaqua,_
Sir Henry Hnlnf, -- Ennnetit - Commander.
Kadosh Conunandery, No. 29, of Philadel
phia,- Sir-N athattSmith; - Eminent ounnander. -
Lewistown Coniniandery, No. 2ii, of Lewis-
town, Sir \V. Willis, :Eminent Conunander.
Northwestorn„ 'Cloninunideo;( 24) . ,"0f
Meadville, Sir Mk, 'Enditiit, :00144
inauder. • , , •
Balktv,
ill
in IT. Comthamlory, No. 22; 'Of Wil
liamsport, Sir 'W. B. Prior, . Emilio COm
imitator. - - , •
York Commandery, No. 21, of Yotk, Sir
Peter Bentz, Eminent Commander. -
. .
armun DIVISION.
Sir Georgo G. Eras, Connuandirig.
Ringgold,Bind..'....- _
Hugh Do PayenCoininandery . , N0..19, of
Easton, Sir ITriah Enunent Com
mander. • ,
Allen Counntunlery, No. 20, of Allentown,
Sir Chailes W. Cooper, EtninentCominauder.
Packer Commandery, , No. of natich
Clittllk,Sii Jiaatwo A. Diuloyi Ituordor.
AnniversarY of St. John's
Commandery.
under Sergeant Grout.
"GeneralCounnatuling.
Kilby Smith, (thief of
, zancling General. , ,
Sir Kt. Thom. MrCotrias,
Sir Kt. U. N. Bowerman,
Slr Kt. S. 13. W. Mitchell.
Sir Kt. .)us. A .Whiting,
Sir Kt, W. G. Stevenson,
Sir Kt. Lilian T. Sharp,
Sir Kt. John S. Hood,
Sir Kt. Jesse Hines,
Sir Kt. J. B. Hoed,
Sir Kt .W.S,Kocherriperger,
Sir Kt..). A. E. Reed,
Sir lit. eo. K. Reed,
Sir lit. W. B.Wurner, ,
Sir lit. Sand. L. Craig
sinKt..l . A. Southwick,
Sir Kt. Sang. J. Greer,
Sir Kt..l. IL Evans
Sir Kt. 1\".11. Stansberry ,
Sir lit. P.
Sir lit. E. O. Martin.
Sir Kt. Col. John Carroll.
Pennsylvania Band
Kendron Commandery, No. 18, of Greens- I
burg, Sir Muntiel Rock, Eminent Commander.
Cceur de Lion Commandery, No. 17, of
Scranton, Sir E. P. Kingsbury, Eminent Com
mander. - •
Northern COmmandery, N 0.16; of Towanda,.
Sir A. G. Oraumer, Eminent Commander,
Jerusalem COmmandery, No. 15, of Plaenix-
Levi L. B4Kaler.
Palestine Commandery; NO:: 14, of Carbon
dale, Sir 1-1 irain 111 alt ,: Eminent COnimander.
Columbia Commander:e, No. 12 of Laneas r,
ter,"Sir A . . Al. Wetitheaffer, Eminent ConiL
. ,
FOURTH DIVISION". '
Sir James C. Davis Conunanding.
Crusade Commandery,' No. 13, of Blooms
burg, Sir D. A. Beekley,Eminent Commander.
Parke Coinmandery, No. 11, of - Harrisburg,
Sir J. 13. •BOA, Eminent Commander. • -
St. John's Cotmnandery, No. f,l, of Carlisle;
Sir W. W. Dale, Eminent Commander. •
De Molay• C.ominandery, No. 9, Of Reading,•
Sir F. W. Lower, Eminent Com!bander. •
Hermit; Commander 3.,. of Lebanon,
Pa:;,Sir S; Gobin,- Eminent Commander,
25 men. •
• Reek's Mand.----
. Philadelphia . Comm:infirm No. 2, of Phila..
delphia, , Sir 'Charles . H. Kingston, Eminent
Commander. • • • •
Pittsburgh. Commtuniery, ;Mi.-1; of Pitts
burgh, Sir. John Eyans; Eminent Commander
nrviatorr.
Sir P. N. Bowerman, commanding.
City Cornet Band.
St.John'sCommandery,No.l,of Wilmington,
Delaware, Sir &Mayan A. Hodgman, Enn
nent Commander.
Delegations from Tennessee Ceitimattderies
DelegatiOns from California Commamieries
National Cornet Baud.
Cyrene Commandery, No: 7, of Camden,
Sir W. W. Goodwin, Eminent 'Commander.
Palestine Commandery, N 0.4, of Trenton,
Sir Gerry L. Taylor, Eminent Commander:
0 - enr de Lion Commandery, No. 8, of New
Brunswick.
Damasem Commandery, No. 50, of Newark,
Sir David S. Battey, Eminent Commander.
Helena Commaudery, N 0.3, of Burlington,
Sir Wilber Watts, Eminent Commander.
Hugh De Paten CoMmandery, No.l, of ;Ter
sey, City,. Sir Samuel Stevens, Eminent Com
mander.
, DIVTSION.' , "•
Sir 1:4-: Hood, commanding.
Ist U: S. Infantry Band.
Detroit : Commandery, NO. 1, of Detroit,
Michigan, Sir John- A. Barnes, Eminent
Commander; John P. Fiske, GeneralisSimo;
E. I. Gartield. - Captain General; Jos. B. Ramp
ton,S. W.; S. C. Randall, J. W.-70 men.
elegations from . Minnesota, New Bruns
ivick, Louisiana - and Georgia Cominanderies.
SEVENTH
nrvlhrov.' -
Sir It. P. Ring, Commanding
Band. •
Colmnbia COmmandery, No. 2, of WaAing
ton, D. C., Sii•Jog. Daniel, Eminent Comman tier.
-
i Waahinkton Commandery, Rio: 1, Sir J. 13.
Will, Eminent Commander.
Montnnental Comniandery, No. 3; of Balti
more. Md. ; HIE A. J. Walton, Eminent Coin
mander.
Baltimore Commandery, No. 2, of Balti
more, Md., • Sir Corbet, Eminent Com
maner. ' • .
Maryland Cominandery, No. 1, of Ball
timore, Sir E. T. Shultz, Eminent Com
mander.
Cceur de Lion Commandery, of Baltimore,
Sir Wm: E. Hanna, Eminent Commander.
Delegations. , from 'Missouri and Illinois
Commanderies.
EIGHTH DIVISION
Sir Murrell Dobbins; Commanding.
Pick's Cornet hand, of Richmond, Va.
Richmond Commandery, No. 2, of Rich
mond, Va., Sir John F. B.egnault, Eminent
Commander.
Portsmouth Commandery, No. 5, of Ports-
Mouth r • C. R. McAlpine, Eminent
Commander.
Grice Commandery, No. 6, of Norfolk, Va.,
;*4it .7. G. Smith, Eminent Commander.
Crusade Commandery; of Richmond, Va.:
NINTH DIVISION.
Sir E..}l. Turner, commanding.,
Band.
Morton Commanders, No. 4, of New York
city, Sir Thomas C. Cassidy, Eminent Com
wander.
' Manhattan Conunandery, No. 31, of New
York city, Sir Robert Stephens, Eminent
Qommander.
Hudson River ConnanderyNo. 35, of New
burg, N. V.. Sir Geo. Fred. Wiltsie, Eminent
Commander.
Columbia Conunandery, Nu. 1,•of Now York
City, Sir .la s. S. Reed, I•;minent Commander.
Palestine Commandery,No. 18, of New York
city, Sir Geo. Van Vliet, Eminent Commander.
De Witt Clinton Connuandery, No. 27, of
Brooklyn, Sir .1. R. Thomas, Eminent Com
mander.
Ivanhoe Cominandery, No. 36, of New. York
eity, Sir .1. H. Redfield, Eminent Commander.
New 11 a 1 eu Commandery, No. 2, of New
Haven. ('eon., Sir G. Crabtree, Eminent Com-
Mander.
- Washington Comniandery; No. 1, of -Hart
ford. Conn., Sir. .1. G. Root, Eminent Com
mander.
TENTH . D.I \ VISION.
Sir Robert Greel. commanding
Band.
Boston Commandery, of Massachusetts, Sir
,Charles E. Powers, Eminent Commander.
Worcester County Commandery of Wor
cester, Massachntietts, Sir• IL Goddard, Emi
nent Commander.
Delegations fioin Winslow, Lewis and
)eMolay Cominautbnies of Massachusetts.
St. John's Connnandery, of Providence,
/bode Island, Sir A. Crawford, Grand End
rent Connnander.
A PPEARANCE OF THE PARADE
-----The_appearance_pf.the parade Was very tine_
Some, of the Knights wore fatigue dress, which
comprises black. frock, - or . Teitiplar's Coat,
.black pantaloons,' black ea)), with appropriate
emblems, black neck-tie, baldrick, sword, belt
and white kid gloves. Others wore full dress,.
which is the same as fatigue dress, except the
atl ptitittien - of - a - chapeau - for - the — black - cloth:
cap . , and gauntlets for white kid gloves. The
;Knights were formed six abreast, and the
marching was done with great precision.. A
very pretty feature of the procession *as the
formation of crosses, triangles ; shields, (the
emblems of the - order) by - those marching
. iii
:the line. Each of the connnanderies carried
hand Some banners, with the motto in
;seribed on _the frout.and. n the- name of the
,Commandery, and date of the in
stitution on the back. The proces
'sion was 'well managed, and there were' no
- ibreaks in the line, tis Usual . in large parades - , ---
and in Many respects the display was the hand- .
:sOniest ecr.witnesSeilinPhiladelphia. About
a half hour Was the time consi tined in passing
the 'llutbritx Uidicc. .'
A Mittehing Salute,was given 011 passing the
'3l.oBante Temple on Chcatnut street,' ' •
IST THE iti.w6R AND MTV' COUNC Ict
/11.0 front'.of Independence Hall there was a.
large stand erected for the accommodation of
the Mayor and members of City Councils, who
hint been /milted, by St. John's .Commaudery;
-to'roview-the-parade. -The sidewalk_in. front
of the stand:WM kept clear. y the police. The
stand Was filled luty members of the. City
ernment and their fiundies. As the procession
passed, the Mayor received a marching salute,
a . the banners being dipped and the Knights pre
.
setting arms
KONG I.IIE notrc.
The sidewalks . ou the route of ttte processiou
L FETHRRSTON.
:PRICE ';:THREE . : VET4U'
were completely lined with men, warmth` She:
children'. The carriage-way Wag kept pm:feet/I', !.,
clear by a large force of policemen rperialltr
detailed for that purpose by. CChief_
This arrangernent allowed , the Knight# .
march lyittbout difficulty, and also'gave.llo,_',';
spectators a better opportunity to witness the'
grand display. ()f course 'the ' larg;e:st`,
crowd of people assemblect 'on North' Broad'
street, and when the procession, cotifiter:;'
niarched on that wide thormighfare the seene
was' magnificent. Tim showy uniforms of tlier '
Knights, and the brightness' of their . itworf.
blades presented a spectaele'rarely
The Exeietses at Ilortlenitural HAIL
When the procession reached Horticulturar A
Hall,:the Sir Knights ratirched into thateditice- -
Sir Andrew Robeno, Jr., Clmirmiinr of the
General Clomndtte.a cif Arrangements, called
the assemblage to order and introduced '
Rer. Robert H. Patterson D. D., Past
Eminent Commander of PhiladelPhia '05r0.-•
mandery No. 2, who !vaned the morels,
with prayer. . ,
PRAYER.
Ahnighty Father, we come befori3 Thee
this time with grateful hearts and most gladly ,
do we acknowledge the many favors received
from Thy bountiful hand. It ,is' in Thee .we -
live, move and have our being; we are the oft:
spring of Thy hands; Thou halt given 'us life
and preserved its in the possession of that liftY
We thank Thee for the grand old truths of
Christianity; truths that have been the . glory
of the ages past, truths that are destined to..
cover the whole world.,
We thank Thee forthe many instrtitnentali
ties and agencies that Thou hest employed for
the extension ' of Einannefs_Kingdom.. We
thank Thee for the order, of Christian Knight
hocid—an order that has declared to defend the
right and the true; protect the poor and weary; ' '
feed the hthigry; profit the naked, and guide
the Way-worn pilgrims teb an.asylum of rest.'
Make tik trulyenitent for ourpast Ofiences,,
and give us a living taithin our once cruel
fled, but now risen and ascended SaVior; that
we may, through Hiin,.receive fOrgiyeneSs
for • our sins, and dwell with the •
saints in light and glory Give . 'us' that
faith that will bear our redeemed spirit's over
the dark gulf of eternal death into the regions
of life and immortality. • . ' •
, Give us patience and perseverance:lls weary
pi] And direct safely to 'the --- rekrpre.l -
vid(Ni.. Give nS•conataney and:cenrage in con
teraling with the lying vanities and deceits of
this life. Clothe as with the whole a,rinor of
God . ; that we may be able to V,ithstaint
in the' evil day, and having,-'
done all -
to stand, bind upon us the:" girlie of
truth, and the breast plate of rialiteouSness,
giVe us, the helmet of salvation, and let Out.'
feet'be shod with the 'preparation of they
gospel of 'peace; with the shield of Faith and
the sivord of the Spirit, help US to.cotioner the
World to God. Give these Knights to enjoy
the richest of blessiii„ here and here.- .
after. And, to the Father,Son and Holy
will we ascribe all praise, now and forever: '
AME.N.
All of the Sir lialights then foilwil in sing- x
ing the •
MEM/
COMPOi,‘ED-BY 'lll DENNN F. atAm
Tune—" America."
4 hir hearts are full this day-,
Yes! more than lips can say,
Or ,WCITAS express—
To thank thee, Master Grand,
Whose kind and gracious hand,
Gave our fraternal hand,,. ],
Thy love's impress.
This scene, Thy Glory's glow,•
Fills with. the Joys that flow, ,
So calmly bright— •
From that stream near Thy throne,
Where Truth If.ternal's known,
And Faith's reward is shown,..,
Hope's:laud of Light..
Garnered with life's own fold,
Richer than gems or gold,
Are thoughts of Thee,
In musie's sweetest lays, •
We'll join in cheerful . praise,
Such as the Angels raise,
Beyond the sky.
ADDUESS OF Witt CONTE
Sir Richard Va,ux, Right' Worshipful Gram/ '
Master of the Grand Lodge of PennsylVania, '
was then introduced by Sir Jeremiah L..fftft- •
chinson, Chairman of the Reception Conunitr .
tee, and extended a welcome to the visiting
Knights. Ho saiit7•
Must Eminent Grand Master, Brethren and Sir
Knights:-In the outer world, among the pre-'
fane, after great public : occasions convene
large 'numbers of citizens from variaus parbt •
of a common country, custom and propriety
permit in the arrangements for their coming
together, that a welcome 'should be. expresso
to them from those who:;e gue its they are. This
is Proper—eminently properHfor those' ivlio
are. groping their Way • in darkness, Mating
for an asAum and a lodge for their protection
and for their comfort. That with us and. With 7 .
you this form and ceremony is unnecessary:'
Most Eminent Grand Master" arid ; '
on behalf of ' that Masonic Organization `.
which is the supreme sovereign MasordO :
power in every State where 4; eXists,''.
take occasion to say., to you, - Sir,. arid
to these Sir Knights whoin you represent, that ••
the door of the Teiripie of Masonry' has been
opened to yOu once it never can be'shat
against you. - Conie in and go out as brethren. •
That is the welcome which is - your right i :and
take great pleasure noNV to reliant . ' you of it. •
THE RESPONSE.
Sir William Sewell Gardner, the Most Emi
nent Grand :faster of the Grand Enutuoppetit
of the United States, responded. He said:
Most IVership'ut , •
in behalf at these Knights assembled here.l
desire to thank you for the cordial welcome
which you have extended to us. knighthood.
has been established in the State •of Ponns.Y l-
vania since 1797, when a Grand Encampmenti
was placed here. Another was organized - in
1814, • and . , still another more recently,:
but during all the years while Masonry latti
been strengthening and flourishing, it • no tr9r--
has occurred within its contines, your State.
of Pennsylvania, t et a procession of Templarg
has taken place.. And Most lirorshipful
Master, this is the first time 4,, all its bi-49ry
tbat• it has received tha. right lineal or,
welcome from its Grand - Lcalgo -- of Penn ,
Sylvania, And althoug'a •we ,might not
consider it necessary to re4Cive that weiVona.e,
it is certainly one of the, twist agreeable anti,
pleasant features of. this.oceasion, one which
1 know lets at - lorded grear pleasure to. us anti
the gallant Knights of Pennsylvania:, that a
(:rand Master t?t this State has consiiihredit,tai
be his duty to set aside the: traditional.
policy: or- his Al rand Ledge:, 11-11.1L.WeleOfne
here. The is that we all thauk - TAM -
e
,with more earnestnosS than is usual on (um..
10,011 ti gr. thj;; natum 1 don't desire to detain,
you any longer from the exercises t 4 tike
place. Your march' hits been long and weary;',
and know that you don't care to, 'listen- tc
anything further .fgem me, • • •
4.11 ode Wili4 thou sung in fine style by
toil EnciunpnitMt t2nintette 0111 b..
• , „
t03.0F silt war.
Sir Win. Hi. Allen, . Past. 'Eminent - Grand
Gonnuandur of the Grand Copy - twittery. of
Peinisylvania,lhe orator of ter, day, WS then
introduced by Six Charles L.
Gonnue,nder of St. john's. Conunnuder.y.No.
K. T.; and delivered the followi,i4 oration:
Most _Eminent Grand Musteri: Right _Eminent
(impel ( - Jona?) waders; Eminent Clomm waders; Offi
cers and Sir Knights , of the • Temple: The fiftieth
aunivenqtry. of St... John's Conunatidery, No:.-4,
of the city of Phibidelphin,lts been deemed an
appropriate occasion for the public demon
stratfou iu which you have done us the bailor