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              ' e. NVHIRBH SOW | s Weekly EM*klbhc« 1890 [ PITTSTON. PA MONDAY. APRIL 29. 1889 I IWOCEm f Ten Oaom ■ FATAL RAILROAD WRECK. C0L1 MBIA'S Si. Df John A. King, William Jay, William H. Robertson, William M. Everts ancfBeth Low, representing the general government committee; Orlando B. Potter, Clifford Stanley Sims and F. ank S. Witherbee, of the transportation, the centennial and states committees.was handsomely decorated rnd presented a beautiful appearance. The most interesting arch was at Elizabeth avenue and the Crossroads, and was known as the "living arch," becaus3 upon it were forty-nine pretty girls dressed to represent forty-two states and seven territories. As the president rode under it ho was greeted with a great volley of flowers thrown by the girls on the arch. At First and Fulton streeis, in Elizabeth port, the last arch was passed under. reached Wall street, when they steamed up the North river and anchored in the middle of the stream at a distance of about 400 yards apart. The merchant marine parade was salutud by the men-of-war as it passed up the river. NEWS OF THE CAPITAL, DR. TALMAGE'S SERMON. —UM UUUUb on UOOtL mountain; but there was something: big than that. Again the horses and chariots of God ct to the rescue of this nation in 1876, at close of a presidential election famous devilish ferocity. A darker cloud yet sett down upon this nation. The result of election was in dispute, and revolution, I between two or three sections, but revolnt in every tdwn and village and city of the United States, seemed imminent. 0 prospect was that New York would throi New York, and New Orleans would grip N Orleans, and Boston, Boston, and 8avanni Savannah, and Washington, Washlngb Why Vacancies are Not Filled—Justice Forty-eight Lives Lost on the Washington, April 29.—Tho vacancy on the bench of the supreme court of the United State mad a by the death of Jtisttoe Matthews will probably not be fl:led till late in September. The supreme court will not meet under five months, and there is no necessity for hasty action. Matthew*' Seat. Grand Trunk Line. He Preaches to a Large Audi- The Nation Pays Homage to Its First President. Among the other distinguished guests are Secretary Windom, Mrs. Windom and the MisBes Nettie and Florenoe Windom; Secrcr tary and Mrs. Rusk, Mias and Master Rusk; Walter Blaine and Miss Margaret Blaine, Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller, Associate Justices Field and Blatchford and Associate Justice Stronj (retired), of the supreme court of the United States; Miss Strong, Col. Thomas F. Barr, of the adjutant general'B office; Lieut T. B. Mason, U. S. N. and Mrs. Mason, and Henry W. Raymond. Evervthiug is ready for the grand centennial ball at the Metropolitan Opera house tonight. The interior of the immense building has been elaborately decorated with flags, bunting, laces, flowers and silks, and the effect is beautlfuL The ball will begin at 9 clock, when the centennial quadrille will be danced. The music will be furnished by an 01 chestra of 100 pieces. The president will not dance, but will sit outside of a wonderful floral white house, which has been erected upon the stage. At midnight supper will be served. The members of the diplomatic corps, and all others who ore entitled to wear uniforms will do so, and this, combined with gorgeous ball dresses of the ladies, will make the ball the most brilliant spectacle ever witnessed on this continent. The Centennial Ball. ence. CENTENNIAL VISITORS VICTIMS. DISCOURSE ON THE CENTENNIAL GREAT MABINE PAGEANT. Passengers Imprisoned In the Wrecked Cars Humeri Beyond Recognition—The A United States senator called the other day to lur-e a man appointed to a vacancy existing iii a prominent position and when the president evinced no tendency to take precipitate action the legislator expressed surprise, whereat the president observed that the law did not require a vacancy to be in-, stantly filled when created, and the public interests would not suffer on account of the existing conditions. That is the reason an interst ato commerce commissioner has nof been appointed, and why commisslonershipa for the district of Columbia, and many other places available, have nofbeen filled. Months will elapse before these places will be filled. 2^ Accident Caused by the Knglne Jump. Mo Nation in a More Glorious Condition Ing the Track. Than tlie United States—The Cause of the New York Resplendent in Her Detroit, Mich., April 29.—Reliable information has been received here confirming the United Press dispatch reporting a terrible disaster on the Grand Trunk ruilway near Hamilton, Ont From what intelligence that cau be gathered at this writing it appears that a special passenger train which left Detroit this moral g, conveying a number of Michigan m litiamen and others to participate in the centennial celebration at New York, while running at a high rate of spAl jumped the track at a point near Hami tto.i, Oat., and was completely wrecked. Tuere were 135 passengers on the train, thirty-o.ie of whom were killed and about furty injured. American Colonies and the Great Revolutio—Different Varieties of Lies. Some said Mr. Tilden was elected; Holiday Qarb. Brooklyn, April 28.—At the tabernacle today the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, D. D., preached a sermon appropriate to the coming centennial. The vast congregation sang the hymn beginning: said Mr. Hayes was elected; and The newspaper men who are here with the presidential party are P. J. Degraw and George Grantham Bain, of the United Press; A. J. Halford, of the Associated Press; representatives of The New York Tribune, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Ledger and other newspaper correspondents to the number of about twenty. near we came to universal some of us guessed, but God only I ascribe our escape not to the esty and righteousness of infu politicians, but I ascribe It to the THE PRESIDENT IN ELIZABETH. He Gets a Grand Reception from the Before Jehovah's awful throne, Yo nations bow with sacred joy. forces of the text Chariots of mercy roll In, and though the wheels were not heard ai the flash was not seen, yet all through M mountains of the north and the south ai the east and the west, though the hoofs d not clatter, the cavalry of God galloped fa I tell you God is the friend of this nation. ! the awful excitement at the massacre of Li coin, when there was a prospect that great Citizens of the Town. Dr. Talnutge's text was II Kings vi, 17: "And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of Are round about Elislia." He said: The Party at Breakfast. THE TOWN FULL OF SOLDIERS. The Railway Mall Service. HIS AERTVAL IN THE HABBOB. As soon as the train was pulled up the party alighted and took seats in carriages which were waiting at the station to take them to the houses of their respective entertainers. They were 1 eing looked after by the New Jersey state committee,which was as follows: Publle Halls and Mens as They Can. They Are Lodged In the Armories and Washington, April 39.—There will be *Dme very lively work in the office of the general superintendent of the railway mail service today and to-morrow. During the past forty-eight hours a very large list of appointments has been made out, and in four instances out of five meu who wore displaced under the late administration were reinstated. Quite a number of Republicans in congress came to Washington for the purpose of laying siege upon Superintendent Bell to have appointments made before Monday, after which the appointments will all be made under civil service rules and by com? petit!ve examination. It is the policy of the administration to reinstate the men who were displaoed w ider President Cleveland in instances where the displaced officers were efficient and more capable than new men would be. The blue coats of the large army of National Guardsman that entered New York in full force gave a touch of color to the streets. A large number of troops arrived during the day, and the armories and balls where the commands are going to camp are rapidly filling up. The corridors of the Fifth Avenue hotel, where the army committee has its headquarters, are thronged with oUlcers of the regular army and the National Guard. As it cost England many regiments and two million dollars a year to keep safely a troublesome captive at St. Helena, so the king of Syria sends out a whole army to capture one minister of religion—perhaps 60,000 men to take Elislia. During the night the army of Assyrians came around the village of Dothan, where the prophet was staying. At early daybreak the man servant of Elisha rushed in and said: "What shall we do? there is a whole army oomo to destroy you. We must die, wo must die." But Elisha was not scared a bit, for he looked up and saw the mountains all around full of supernatural forces, and he knew that If there were 50,000 Assyrians against him there were 100,000 angels for him; and in answer to the prophet's prayer in behalf of his affrighted man servant, the young man saw it too. Horses of fire harnessed to chariots of Ore, and drivers of Are pulling reins of fire on bits of fire; and warriors of flre with brandished sword of flre, and the brilliance of that morning sunrise was eclipsed by the galloping splendors of the celestial cavalcade. "And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, beheld, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of flre round about Elisha." I have often spoken to you of the Assyrian perils which threaten our American Institutions, but now as we are assembling to keep centennial celebration of the inauguration of Washington, I speak of the upper forces of the text that are to light on our Bide. If all the low levels are filled with armed threats, I have to tell you that the mountains of our hope and courage and faith are full of the horses and chariots of Divine rescue. The President Lands Amid Thunders of Hamilton, Ont., April89.—A terrible railroad accident occurred on the Grand Trunk near.this city. The St. Louis ('X]Kes- jumped the track and the engine ran into a water tank. Two cars telescoped and immediately tcok fire. All the dead, sevente' n in number, have been taken out The only one identified was R. S Gurney, of Ciiicago. Ho was instantly killed, but not burned. An Italian, name uuknown, was alsp in-tantly killed. The other fiftee[} burned beyond the possibility of identification. About twenty were injured, but only one or two soriously. None of the train hands was killed, the fireman being slightly burned and receiving a bad scalp wound. The Victims Removed, slaughter would open upon this nation, hushed the tempest. In the awful exciter at the time of Garfield's assassination, put his foot on the neck of the cyclone. THE SPLENDID CONDITION Or THE ON sens, the Musle of Scores of Bands and Cannonading, Shoots of Patriotic Cltl- William J. Sewell, chairman; Gen. E Burd Grubb, James H. Grier, Hugh W. Adams, Edward F. Brooks, Col. Benjamin F. L», Richard A. Donnelly, John J. Toffey, Edward F. C. Young, Jonathan W. Roberts, William H. Skinne:-, De Witt Clinton Jones, Cortlandt Parker, F. Walcott Jackson, Charles E. Green, Samuel M. Hammtll, Chaiie* W. Shields, Edwanl H. Wright, Morrell E. Gates and Henry L. Jauetvay. the Waving of Flags—Bis Reception by Governor Green and the Lawyers' Club. STATES. To prove that God is on the sido of this tion, I argue from the last eight or nine gr national harvests, and from the natio The Ball at the Metropolitan Opera House to Be a Wonderful Affair. The quartering of such an army of visiting militia even has been a serious probl in, but every detail of it has been carji 14Uy attendee) to, and the visitors will all be properly housed and fed. Few of them, however, will sleep on spring mattresses, and in some of the halls the men will have to be satisfied with the soft side of a board and a blanket to cover them. New York, April 89.—The celebration of the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of Gen. George Washington aa first president of the United States, began here this morning at about 7 o'clock, when the grand marshal and admiral's staff reported to Admiral Jouettat the foot of East Twenty-sixth street health of the last quarter of a oenl demies very exceptional—and from the revivals of religion, and from the spro President Harrison and his family, Vice President and Mr.*. Morton, Chief Justice and Mi-s. Fuller, Justice Blatchford and Justice Field went to the home of Governor Green, at West Jersey and Cherry streets. The members of the cabinet and the ladies accompanying them took breakfast with ex- Congressman J. Kean. At the home of Maj. Adams, Justice and Mrs. Miller, Justice and Mrs. Harlan, Justice Gray, Private Secretary Halford and Mrs. Halfonl took breakfast. THE PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION AT THE EQUITA- Especial pains have been taken to appropriately dewate the First Presbyterian church edifloe, in JJroad street opposite Elizabeth avenue, and the Ofd Ladies' home. A daring man a few days ago ascended to the top of the spire on the cliurch and affiled five American flags; one upright above the gold ball that surmounts tha steeple, and the others pointing to the four poiLts of the compass. The occupan ts of the Old Ladies' home bay# fplt some anxiety that their building wcukl be overlooked in the way of .decorations, bpf it was not, and the historic old house pre»eu£s g gay appearance with fligs flying in the breeze and banting festooned upon the walls. AH the public buihjinjfs are covered with flags ana bunting. Takjn all a person walking through the streets of Rluiv both would arrive at the c inclusion that |a large amount of and patriotism found a rating place in the li|tle ijew Jersey city that entertained President Washington 100 years ago, anil which today somewhat similarly entertained his rqost reoerjt successor.BLE BUILDING. of the Church of God, and from thei blossoming with asylums add stitutions, and from an Edenizatlon Tile Vice President's Friends, promises that this whole land is to be a P* dise where God shall walk in the cool of day. Only a small part of the troops can be accommo lated in the aruiorieC, and in addition to the hot .Is and halls the steamer Grand Republic will shelter those companies of the Fourth brigade that are unable to find quarters in the Twelfth regun jnt  TLe accident occurred a quarter of a mile from the scene of the great Djs Jardines canal disaster. The express was composed of ten cars contain ng about 125 passongere from Detroit and .western points for New York- Jft came uown a steep gradi which terminated in a deep curve. Where the Accident Occurred. Washington, April 29.—Vice President Morton is endeavoring to have a brother-inlaw by the name of Loy, who is a brother of his first wife,appointed marshal of the District of Columbia. The Loys have not lived in Washingtoiyfor more than twelve years, but they claim this city as their residence. They are originally from Washington. Another appointment the vice president is trying to secure is that of A. Palmer, who wants to be minister to Greece. Palmer has lived abroad for twelve years. Mr. Morton has another brother-in-law by the name of Grinnell in the consular service, If in other sermons I showed you what the evil that threatened to upset and del ish American institutions, I am encoura more than I can tell you as I see the r ments wheeling down the sky, and my J miads turn into doxologies, and that wl was the Good Friday of the nation's cruos ion becomes the Easter morn of its resur tion. Of course God works through hut instrumentalities, and this national bet ment is to come among other things thro a scrutinized ballot box. By the law of I istration it is almost impossible now to k illegal voting. There was a time— and I remember it very well—when drC of vagabonds wandored up and down election day and from poll to poll, C voted here and voted there, and vC everywhere, and thoro was no challenge; if there were, it amounted to nothing, cause nothing oould so suddenly bo pro upon the vagabonds. Now, in every i organized neighborhood, every voter watched with severest scrutiny. I nr tell \ho registrar my name, i how old I am, and how long I h resided in tke state, and how long I have sided in the ward or township, and If 1 j represent fifty witnesses will rise and shut out from the hullot box. Is not that a gr advance) And then notice the law that | hIbltB a man voting if he lias bet on the • tion. A step further needs to bo taken' i that man forbidden a vote who has offeree taken a bribe, whether it be in tho shape ( free drink or cash paid down, the suspiol cases obliged to put their hand ou the Bl and swear their vote in if they vote at So through the sacred chest of our uatii sufli-ago redemption will come. Reception at governor Home. At 8:30 an informal reception wa* held at Governor Green's home, all the prominent officials of Elizabeth and the state officials being invited. Here at 9 o'clock the centennial committee appointed by Mayor Grier took President Harrison in band and looked after his comfort. The committee is; Mayor Grier, chairman: Benjamin Williamson, John Kean, William W. Thomas Robert Chatwood, William Barber, Col, N. It umford, William Stiles, Dr. J. B. Crane, Muj. George Hal tead, James C. Ogden, Morris Hatfield, the Rev. Dr. E. Kempsheli and Judge William J. Mi G-'e. Dint*ni;ululled Men at til* Hotels, The hotel registers look like lists of all the prominent citiejns of the country. At the Gilsey bouse are John C. New, ex-Senator Saunders, of Nebra-ka, and a host of leading westerner Governor Merriam, of Minnesota; C. L West, of Minneapolis; Russell B. Harrison and Governor Koraker Qrg among those at the Fifth Avenue hotel. Governor Larr$bep and Senator Allison, of Iowa, are at the Breyoopt, Jj, f. Banks, governor Biggs and the legislature of Delaware, the entire First Cavalry Troop of Cleveland and the Ani.iei)t ftnd Honorable Artillery Company of Boston a I'D sif the Grand Central hotel. Governors Powle, of Eforth  and A large number of southerners are at the Metropolitan h.,tul. All the hotels are full, and newly arriying guests, who had not seoured accommodations it} advance, ape referred to list* of private boarding houses in the yicinity, which the olerks hod prepared for the purpose, Bodies of troops are arriving at the depot and various ferries all day, and the streets preseut a semi-martial appearance.The tracks were slippery and the train heavy, and being late the driver was anxious to make up time, so that it was running at a high rate of speed. At the bottom of the grade it turned the first curve all right, but instead of turning the next it rushed straight on and struck the water tank. The wreck was terrib'e. indium) Appointments. Washington, April 29.—Indiana men who are seeking appointments in other sections of the country—.places outside (heir native stpte —have in several instances set up their residences elsewhere than Indiana. They have, howover, gained no advantage by this maneuver, and they haye been notified. But Indiana has been treated liberally, and will continue to receive liberal rewards. FOREIGN NEWS. Comment qf the English I'rcss 011 Mr, London, April 29.—The Daily News says that tl}e roftdifloss wittj which Mr, Bates' statement wa? accepted |Dy the German chancellor at Saturday's interview is a favorable omen of the successful issue of the Samoan conference, }!atfs' ttppeptlon. MJMKtar Of THE CHARIOT OF FIRE. On the lawn in the rear of Governor Green's home has been built a stand that will seat about 500 persons, and President Harrison took the seat of honor thereon at 9 o'clock, when the procession started. C. H. K. Halsey was the grand marshal, and had for his aids R. 8. Wljliain-, chief of staff; J. L. Hammill, Edwin Marsh, Adam Whitterman, Thomas Tillow, William Mahoney, Charles W. Irvine, Horace Green, Jr., Samuel L. Moore, Jr., Edward Baldwin, JC hn W. Whclan, Dennis C. Crane, Frank W. Bauer and J. C. Tichinor. The ten divisions of the procession comprised about 5,003 men as follows: Tlw I'rfdtitent on the Stand. You will notice that the Divine equipage is alwayB represented as a chariot of fire. Ezekiel and Isaiah and John, when they come to describe the Divine equipage, always represent it as a wheeled, a harnessed, an upholstered conflagration. It is not a chariot like kings and conquerors of earth mount, but an organized and a compressed fire. That means purity, justice, chastisement, deliverance through burning escapes. Chariot of rescue! yes, but ohariot of fire. All our national disonthrallmen ts have been through scorching agonies and red disasters. Through tribulation the individual rises. Through tribulation nations rise. Chariots of rescue, but chariots of fire. THE PRESIDENT IN THE HARBOR, He Is Ilowed Ashore by aCiew from tlia DISGUSTED WITH OKLAHOMA. The steamship Dispatch, having on board the president, arrived at the foot of Wall street, from Elizabethport, about 3 o'clock this afternoon. The president was i owed «tShore in a small boat by a crew of twelve men from the Marine Society of the Port of New York and commanded by Capt. Ambrose Sllpw. TJpon landing be was received by officers u\ the centennial committee, Mayor Grant and Governor Hill, and escorted by military and the band of the Fifth regiment, U. S. A., to the Equitable building. The president and members of the cabinet and a score of o'.her distinguished guests rode in carriages, the remainder of the procession walking. Alarlne 8or.lety. The Standard says that the statement of Mr. Bates amply satisfies every demand that conic! reasonably be made. The English delegates will not raise any difficulties. Former Enthusiastic Boomers Flying from the Promised Land. Wichita, Kan., April 29.—The rush from Oklahoma of disgusted settlers is nearly as great as the rush the other way was a few days ago. A reasonable estimate places the preseut population of Guthr'9 at 5,000, but what it wtl! be at the end of another week is difhcult to tell, as the Oklahoma fever is subsiding. Judged by the standard of all western towns, Guthrie should be a place of less than 500 people, as the country around about is not capable of supporting a larger number. Four-fifths of the land is worthless. Exciting French Elections. KECHTTION OF THE PRESIDENT BY GOVERNOR Slight Change In Wednesday's Programme. Paris, April 29.—The municipal elections which took placj at St. Ouen-Sur- Seine, four miles from Paris, were very exciting, The Radical' candidates wpre elected, hut they came near being beaten as a large number of votes were cast for Bou'anger, Iiaguerre, Deronledeand Naquet, although not one of them was a candidate. HILL AND MAYOR GRANT. The president will arrive at tho reviewing stand at Twenty-sixth street and Fifth avenue at 0 o'clock Wednesday morning to review the oivio and industrial parade instead of a later hour, as had been expected. The parade will therefore Btart at 8i20 a. m. from Fifth avenue ond Fifty-ninth street For several days people from all parts of the country have been pouring into this city, until the streets, hotels and all public places are crowded with the thousands of visitors. When the sun goes down to-night there will probably be more people in town than ever before at one time. First Division—First City Troop of Philadelphia; a battalion of New Jersey militia, composed of five companies of the Third regi- But how do I blow that this Divine equipage is on the side of our institutions? I know it by the history of the last one hundred and eight yoars. The American revolution started from tho pen of John Hancock, in Independence hall, in 1776. The colonies without ships, without ammunition, without guns, without trained warriors, without money, without prestige. On the C*her side, the mightiest nation of the earth, the largest armies aud the grandest navies and the most distinguished commanders, and reapuroes inexhaustible, and nearly all nations ready to back them up in the fight Nothing aa against Immensity. ment. Eight More Thieves Arretted. Second Division—Members of tha Grand Army of the Republio to the number of 2,000, under command of Department Commander W. B. E. Miller. Eight more professional thieves wero arrested under the "habitual criminal" regulation and put out of harm's way until the centennial is over. Gen. Bi ulanger Quiet. Oklahoma city is got as large as Guthrie, but it s aods a chance of being larger in the future. Its present population ijD estimated to be from 1,500 to 3,000. Fewer people are going away ffcun Oklahoma city than from Guthrie, God also will savo this nation thniu) aroused mural sdutluicnt.v There has been so much discussion of morals at morals. Men, whether or uot they ack sdgo what is right, have to think wl right We have men who have had hands in the public treasury the most of lifetime, stealing all they could lay hands on, discoursing eloquently abou' honesty in public servants, and men wit or throe families of their own, preochiu queutly about tho beauties of the w commandment. The question of sol and drunkenness is thrust in the face C nation as never before, and to takn a p our political contests. The question « tlonal sobriety is going to be respectful] deferentially heard at the bar of every lature and every house of represent and every United States senate, aad ax nlpotent voice will ring down the sk; across this laud and back again, sayli these rising tides of drnnkennea \ threaten to whelm home and church u tion: "Thus far shalt thou come, but m ther, and here shall thy proud wav stayed." When 8 o'clock came the day was fittingly ushered in by a salute of twenty-one guns from the war ships in the harbor, and a perfect pandemonium of shrieks from the whistles of numberless steam vessels, lying in the North and Bast rivers and New York bay. At the same time the men-of-war, "dressed ship, rainbow fashion," and with brilliant bunting flying from almost every available rope, presented a magnificent spectacle.Tlie Keceptton at the Lawyers' Club. The arrangements for the reception of the president at the Lawyers' club werp exeelleuf. As the head of the military column forming the presidential escort arrived at the itable building, Maj. McCrea march 'C1 his command into the grand court, taking position on the right, Col. Church and his command on the south, Col. Walton and his command position on the south. London, April 29.—Gen. B m anner remained quiet yesterday. He to k a short drive in the al ternoon and ip the evening dined at his nptel W'th his follow exiles. Boulanger has taken a house in Portland place. Wpoftnl M.inoplal Service*, Nbw Yobs, April momorial gervioes under the auspices of the Society of the Cincinnati were held yesterday in St. Paul's church, where one hundred years ago Washington attended divine service. The attendance was very large, including one hundred and fifty members of the Society of the Cincinnati, to whom the sermon was especially addressed. Bishop William Stevens Perry, of Iowa, the chapluin general of the order, delivered the sermon, which was mainly 4evoted to references to the religious phase qf WashingtoijJs career. The mtysipal portion of the services was njagnlOpenUy by a double quartet and a well drilled chorus. The Kingfisher people are still wuiting for supplies of various kinds, including lumber for house building. The population is now thought to be about 1,500. Alexandria, April '3D.—It is rumored here that Abou Gh-uia Ui, El Senoussi's lieutenant, captured Khartoum three weeks ago. The mahdi, Khalifa Abdullah, is reported to have Had. Khartoum Captured. Blood curdling reports contiuue to be received from all parts of Oklahoma. The latest report says seven men have been killed in a fight between the Wichita old soldiers' colony and a Sand of Texas cowboys. This report has not yet been confirmed. In this respect the report resembles all the others that have preceded it. The Soldiers Present Arms. The cause of tho American colonies, which started at nero, dropped still lower through the quarreling of the generals, and through the jealousies at small successes, and through the wintei-s which surpassed all their predecessors in depth of snow and horrors of congealment. Elisha, surrounded by the whole Assyrian army, did not seem to be worse off than di.l the thirteen colonies encompassed and overshadowed by foreign assault. What decided tho contest in our favor! The upper forces, tho upper armies. The green and white mountains of New England, the highlands along tho Hudson, the mountains of Virginia, all iho Appalachian ranges were full of rc-onforc jments which the young man Washington siw by faith, and his men endured tho frozen feet, and the gangrened woumls, and the exhausting hunger, and the long march because "the Lord o[Deiied the eyes of the young man; and he san-: mil, behold, the mountains were full of horses and chariots of flre round about Elisba." Washington himself was a miracle. What Joshua was in aaored history the first American presidont was in secular history. A thousand other men excelled him in different things, but he excelled thein all in roundness and completeness of character. The world never saw his like, and probably never »ill see his like again, bocause thero probably never will be another such exigency. He wai let down a Divine interposition. Ho was from God direct. The troops presented arms when the president entered, and the full choir of Trinity church descended the staircase opposi te the entrance and tooV position at its base, chanting the hymn sung at national festivals, bisginning, "B-'fore tbo Lord We flow.'' Shortly after half past 9 the steamer Erastus Wiman left her pier, at the foot of West Twenty-third street, and started down the bay toward Elixabethport to meet the presidential party. On board were the governors of the states, with the commissioners sent to attend the centennial, and a large number of guests. Great crowds filled the stree s as the party embarked and cheered enthusiastically when the steamer ivii ng around into the river. All the way down the harbor the distinguished guests were gi-eeted by tooting whistles and waving flags. Every conceivable variety of boat was represented in the crowd of craft on the river and bay, from big ocean liners to pleasure yachts and coal scows, and nearly every one was decorated with the Stars and Stripes iu one way or another. The First Start. Dl.tinKul.hed Irishmen In Melbourne. Melbourne, April 29.—Mr. John Diilon, John Deasy and Sir Thomas G. Esmonde, members of the British house of commons, arrived here autj were pordially welcomed. The president was then taken up stairs to the Lawyers' club and conducted to the recepti n room. William Allen Butler, president of the Lawyers' club, escorted the president, and Mr. Samuel Borrowe, secretary of the olttb, escorted Vice President Morton. A Village Under Water, line))! furt'tt Son -SuicUle. April 3H—Bladensburg has been partially submerged for the past two dayj and the residents there have been living in the upper stories of their houses and paddling along the streets of the village in boats. The terrific storm of the last three day* caused a freshet at the little town and vicinity such as has not been experienced in years. Some of the negroes and the poorer peop e of the village, who resided in one story houses, were driven from their dwellings to the hills near by and spent the night in the rain. The situation was so [Uu ui ng that Sheriff Darnel, accompanied by several others gentleman started out in a boat to render what assistance they could, but the current was go strong that their boat was swept against a tree and capsized and the oocupants were glad to escape with no worse injury than a thorough wetting. The Weather for Monday and Tuesday. PA8W, Apr 1 39.—Juforniatiou is received that Henri Hoolieforl'a sou has committed suicide at Bona, Algeria, Washington, April 89.—Speoial indications for New York and vicinity for Monday and Tuesday: Light rain Monday morning, followed by fair weather and cooler; northwesterly winds. For Tuesday, fair. BARGB CONVEYING THE PRESIDENT TO FOOT The raised dias was occupied by the president, vioe president, Governor Hill, Mayor Grant and Hamilton Fish. After the governors and other officials had been presented the doors of the club wire thrown open and the ujvjted guests were admitted. There was uc H4udsfrajfing coring the ceremony. Cable i'liulinh Third Division—Lodges otjthe Ancient Order of Odd Fellows, the Junior Order of American Mechanics, Knights of Pytbios, in uniform; the Plattdeutsch Society, the Knights of St. John, and thirteen boys in continental uniforms. Of WALL STREET. The Hamburg court has dismissed tho case requiring Professor Geffckeu to remain under tutelage, holding that he is perfectly sane. I have not in my mind a shadow of heartenment as large as the shadow house fly's wing. My faith is in the a forces, the upper armies of the text, fl not doed Tho chariots are not unwba If you would only pray more and wash eyes in the cool, bright water, fresh i the well of Christian reform, it would be of you as of this one of the text: "The ] opened the eyes of the young man; am saw: and, behold, the mountain was (i horses and charibts of flre round a Elisha." THE ARMY ARRAYED AGAINST THE CAUS SOBRIETY. When tbe army of Antigen us went battle his soldiers were very much disc aged, and they rushed up to the general said to him: "Don't you see we have a forces and they have so many more!" aw soldiers were affrighted at the their number and the greatness of tbeenC Antigonus, their commander, straight himself up and said, with indignattott vehemence: "How infjiy do you reckon to be (" And when we see the vast or arrayed against tho oiutss of r~»riety it i sometimes be very dii couraging, but I you in making up your estimate of the fo of righteousness—I ask you how many do reckon the Lord God Umighty to bat 1 our commander. The Lord of Hosts it name. I have the best authority for m, that the chariots of God are twenty thorn and the mountains are full of them. You will take without my saying it my only faith is in Christianity and ii upper forces suggested In the text Poll parties come and go, and 'hey may be i and they may be wrong; but God lives, I think ho has ordained this nation f career of prosperity that no demag0( will be able to halt I expect to live to I political party which will have a platfori two planks—the Ten Commandment* anc Sermon on the Mount When that formed it will sweep across this land, U tornado I was going to say, but when It! It i» not to be devastation, but resuacttaf I change the figure and say, such a pari f£)ut will sweep across this land like i (ales from heaven. Syracuse, N. Y., April 29.— Mowry & Barnes' pork packing establishment was partially burned; loss, $55,000; fully insured. A •5/5,000 Fire. The archbishops aud bishoje attending the Catholic cougre s sitting at -Mad -i t, twentyseven in number, visited Queu K gent Christine. The purpose of tuo visit was to show her majesty that they were not Carlists. At its itonolusioi; breakfast was Served in the dining room of the clijb. 'J'to rpqnjg ffre beautifully deoorated. great bunobes ofrosea, through which electric lights gleam, being a feature. There were a few short speeches, and the president and party then proceeded to the city hall, where a public reception was held. Fourth Division—The Ancient Order of Hibernians, 600 strong. The rrvititeut Arrives at Klliabetljport. GQNBgNSEQ NEVY§. The Duke and Ducl.oss of Udinturg have arriyed at their L DnCiou residouce, Clarence house, A large number of persons ca.led Sunday to learn the condition of his highness and express their sympathy. The patient is slowly improving. Elizabeth, N. J., April 29.—The president and his party arrived in this city shortly after 7 o'clock this morning. The party traveled on a special train over the Pennsy 1- vania railroad, and the make up of the train was the most perfect that has ever left the Washington station of that road. It was under the direction of Assistant Ge era! Passenger Agent George W. Boyd, under authority from the centennial committee. The car assigned to the president was the private car of the vice president of the road, Frank Thompson. It is one o the hand- Fifth Division—The department of agriculture. This was a striking feature of the procession. The farmers have entered heartily into the spirit of the celebration, and will contribute largely to the picturesqueness of the procession. Besides the floats, upon which was represented comparisons betwoen farming of 100 years ago and of the present day, there were in line men in old-time costumes carrying scythes and sickles, boys going to the mill with bags of grain, and other interesting representations. Upon the floats were groups of farmers with old fashioned agricultural implements, such as the wooden mould board plow, harrow, grain cradle, flail, etc. There was a tableau of a straw ride in an old sleigh drawn by four horses. Powell Clayton, a well known politician, aud Col, W. A. Webber, editor of Tue Daily Progress, met in a saloon at Little Rock, Ark., and after some hot words both drew pistols, but were separated, and the hostilities proceeded no further. The quarrel grew out of attacks upon Clayton ia Webber's paper. The presidential party proceeded directly to the city hall from the Lawyers' club, and assisted by Governor Hill and Mayor Grant, received the public in iRrge governor's room. This reception will last from -4 till 5:30 o'clock, when the president will go to the Fifth Avenue hotel to prepare for the ball in the evenng. At the City Hall. Lost with Her Crew. The flood reached its height about midnight Friday, and since that time the waters have rapidly receded. York, April 29.—Reports have reached Port Jefferson, L. I., ot the wrecking of the brig John Shay off Ca e ilatteraa ftiul tfee drowning of lief prew of six men. The vcsspl hailed from Port J.-it'. is-in, and «(V- commanded by Capt. Couk, of that place. She had among her crew George Beach and George bharp, of Setuuket, and two other seamen who belong; to Brookluiven. The John Shay was an old brig and hardly seaworthy, but it is said that any ve. .-e. would have foundered m the gale thut ttruc.i tier. A. 8, Ochs, editor of Thu Chattanooga Daily Ttwes, white coming to tho office was "helcj up'1 aj)d robbed qi» »n U{|freqCieD|teC) street. Two men held pistols to his head and went through his pocketu, They left his watch, missed some money, and received for their trouble only a few pocket pieces, whose intrinsic value was small. ■» Alaska. San Fhancibcq, April 89.—The Alaska Commercial company's steamer arrived in port from Ounalaska, and brings Capt. Lutgens and two seamen of the steam w haler Kate Annon, whicu left Portland in June last on a hunting expedition to Alaska. On the 10th ult. the vessel went ashore in Marshoway bay aud broke to pieces. The vessel was valued at $0,000. The men walked twenty-flve miles through a snow storm to the nearest settlement. Two of the seamen started by another route, and it is believed perished on the way. I do not know how any man can read the history of these times without admitting that the contest was decided by the upper forces. Immediately upon the landing of the prasident at Wall street the great marine procession was started from the vicinity of Governor's Island and proceeded up the East river. The fleet of steamboats headed the procession and was followed by a fleet of yachts, tugs and other vessels. There were 300 vessels in line, and the procession was divided fufco two squadrons. The marine pro- Ttie Naval Parade. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CIVIL WAR. Then in 1801, when our civil war opened, many at the north and at the south prououncet.' it national suicide. It was not courage against cowardioe, it was not wealth against poverty, it was not large states against small states. It was heroism against heroism, it was the resources of many generations against the resources of many generations, it was the prayer of the north against the prayer of the south, it was one-half of the nation in armed wrath meeting the ether half of the nation in armed indignatlun. What could come but extermination) Two brothers named Obe aud Dan Hunter (colored), near HUlsboro, Tenn., became involved in a quarrel. Obe struck Dau with a stone, when the latter grabbed a piece of fence rail, knocked his brother down aud deliberately boat his head into a jelly. The murderer fled. Sixth Division—The flre department of ten companies, with their apparatus, commanded by Chief William Mahoney, Ex-Forger Brockway Out Cui Kail, When the first divisions passed the reviewing stand the president and vice president left the ttand, and in a carriage drove along the line of the divisions, thereby seeing the whole procession. As a personal escort they had a company of the Veteran Zouaves, commanded by Gen. J. Madison Drake, which acted as a guard around the home of Governor Green while the president was there; representatives of the L)gion of Honor, tho Order of the Cincinnati, the Washington Headquarters association of Morristown, and the Sobs of Revolutionary Sires. lie view lug the rrQee**loti. New York, April 29.—W. E Br.,, ►••■viy, the noted forger, who was arresie 1 T..u iday as a habitual criminal and held in de.ui 1; of (1,000 bail, has deposited $1,000 with the city chamberlain and secured his ri'l a-e. lie promised Justice O'Reilly to keep olf ihe streets during the centequift!. Brockway has never descended to the level of picking pockets or committing any less exalted cr.me than forgery, and he felt quite insulted at his arrest, especially as he has quit crime altogether and means to spend his old age out of jail.  The steamship Orinoco, from Bermuda, brought to New York the captain and ten of the crew of the ship Richard P. Buck, whi£h burnt*! near Bermuda. New Brunswick, N. J-, April 39.—John 3. Raymond, extradited from New York on clyu-ges of arson, has boon committed to the county jail here. Unless he demands a trial his case must wait for the action, of the September grand jury. He has been fighting two weeks to escape extradition. Au Alleged Firebug Jailed. T&e gteamslpp ftqgia, Hamburg, lauded 590 steerage pusseriger. at Castle Garden; La Bourgogue, from Havre, 482, aud the Ludgute Hill, from Loadon, 28. At the opening of tho war the commanderin-chief of the United States forces was a man who had been great in battle, but old age had come with many infirmities, and he had a right to quietude. He could not mount a horse, and he rode on the battie field in a carriage, asking the driver not to jolt it too much. During the most of the four years of the contest, on the southern side was a man in mid-life, who had in bis veins the blood of many generations of warriors, himself one of the heroes of Cherubusco and Cerro Gordo, Contreras and Chapultepec. As the years passed ou and the scroll of carnage unrolled, there came out from both sides a heroism and a strength and a determination that the world had never seen marshal*!. And what but extermination could come when Philip Sneridan and Stonewall Jackson met, and Nathaniel Lyo« anC| Sidney Johnston rode in from north and south, and Grajut and Lee, the two thunderbolts of battle, clashed) Yet we are a nation, and yet we are at peace. Earthly courage did not decide the conflict. The upper forces C« the text. They tell us there was | b&ttlo fQtitrht T - * - 4 Fire destroyed the sash an I door factory of Bishop Bro.her* at Now London, Conn., causing a lo of $35,000. C. A. Williams' storehouse was damaged to the extent of $8,000, and the storehou-e «»f the New London steam woolen mil: to th) ex-out of $23,- 000. The fire wus of iuceudiary oriain. A Child Strangled with Hope. Norwich, Conn., April 29.—The body of i male infaut was round on the shore of the Thames, the child having been strangled with a rope, which was still around its neck, rhis is the eighth infanticide disclosed here in as many years, with no clew to the guilty parties. When the president and vice president left the stand the rest of the presidential party and special guests took a special train on the New Jersey Central railroad for Elizabethport. The line of procession was from West Jersey and Cherry streets, through Cherry street to Rahway avenue, to Broad street, to East Jersey street, to Spring street, to Elizabeth ave., to First avenue, to Elizabeth avenue, to First street to East Jersey street, to Front street and to the pier, where President Harrison and Vie® President Morton boarded the bai ge that took them to the DUpateb from the float of the Alcyone Boat club. School CoinuiiMtouer lluechlln in a (Tight Newark, April 29.—School Commissioner Biieehlin, of the Fifteenth ward; Munson Jacobus, of Orange place, and Architect Andrew Iiemzslman got into a quarrel. Heinzclman accused Baechliu and Jacobus of having taken plaus of a building from him, in order to figure closely on a contract. A fight followed aud Baechliu ai)d Japobus wore fU'restod. Tljoy were aJlQwed to giye bail- NAVAL PARADE FROM ELIZABETH PORT TO John Dougherty, ot New Brunswick, N. J., and James Dwyer, of Bound Brook. N. J., fought si$ rounds for u $300 priza near Bound Prook, pougt)er£y winnin&pu a foul About 20Q spectators present. WALL STREET AND UP NORTH RIVER, earnest cars over built, and contains, in fiddttion to the bedrooms, a parlor, a dining i*oom a pantry and a kitchen. In the parlor a Are gleamed a welcome to the president from the open fireplace. The entire taofa was veetibuled. , BuTFAhO, April 29.—William H. Baker, of Baker, Jones & Co., printers, fell dead from apoplexy night at the close of a meeting of his club. He was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity. Fell Dead Id His Club. NAVAL PARADE PROM CASTL* OARPElf, LQQK- .IKG TOWARD ELIZABETHPORT, cession turned at a point opposite Twentythird street and sailed back and around the Battery, up the North river as far as Fortysecond street, where the fleet turned and sailed to the bay, where it was reviewed by Admiral Jouctt and A4uiiral Porter, after which it was 4i-bfcud«*J. The warship* lanta, Yantic, Brooklyn, Chicago, Essex, Kearsarge, Juniata and York town were ju the vicinity of Ellis Island uutil the Despatch Two shqre posgcuger tfalqs, east ai*4 west bound, oollid d near ftoliiiig prairie, si* miles east oI Laporte, Jud. \ tramp who was stealing a ride was probably fatally in* Have you any doubt about the need ol Christian religion to purify and make dC American politics) At every yearly or q rennial election wo have in this country | Manufactories, manufactories of lies, they are run day and night, and they out half a dozen a day all equipped and p for full sailing, large lies and C=m»n Kansas City, April 29.—William Backer, a traveling man, 52 years of age, went to his barn near tho city with a loaded revolver for the purpose of killiug a skuuk. lu hunting for the auiuial he fell from tho loft to the lloor below and the revolver was discharged, tho buliet entering Becker's heart, kilting him instantly. Accidentally Hilled. The party with the president consists of Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. McKee, Miss Ida Murphy, of St Paul; Mrs Kate Davis Brookes, Col. John M Wilson and Private Secretary Halford. There are also with the prtsideutial party the committee delegated to escort the president from Washington, which consisted jured. Three Deaths from Dlphtherl% Rev. Daniel Dorchester, D. D., has accepted the superi .tendency of the Indian schools offered him by tiie president. He will deliver his farewell sermon in £he Koslindale Methodist chifrch next Sunday. Af £krst, Mass., April 29.— Threq (Jeathf from diphtheria have o--ciUT?4 °M* of fiv€ cases, in the towns of $tr\itesbury and Leverett, near and the inhabitants are fear*, qf ai} epidemic. Three arches were passed under by the procession. The first, at Broad and East Jersey stroets, is 70 feet broad and 2$ feet high. It Passing Under the Arches. (OOHTINCKD ON THIBD P1QI )