The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-26
Union Procession I'm New York
The Great Turnout.

The Great Turnout
,..ssjon Of all parties opposed 10
Inc ,rhicn took place in New York Tues
l'1.,t ',,trbt was the greatest demonstrations ever
'2 ~ that city. The Herald says there
r7sfs -, nan in line, ane e&eu the Republi-
"e's "e.,,ors admit that there were 25 GOO The
lrs lS- Empire Club was out, with Capt.
h'' ~, "pocket- piece" and with John g.
H'''. a. ia banner bearer. All classes and
heF'''' v,s,e ont. The lire was seven miles
7A'..,-.,b with torches blazing It's whole
d The Times (Rer) says;
'-A'' as the dav grew dusky, the glimmer
A. AssS.harIng torches was visible, and men
e ~ t%|irts men in blue shirts, men in caps
.# 'Fp,.s of Ruameled cloth or varied coiors
80. S<'i~ien men well dressed, aud men ILL.,
- all carrying torches or Iahtefhs, began
t.ess.sr s.ss,r1bulate the streets in squads proceed
- pr. he pIaces Of rendezvous. Time passed,
- ne lever part of the city became alive
$50 ,rsru. Broad way, in the vicinity Of The
~. yraere the night Of the iiue rested, WAS
lA.N' sr6 Canal street ard all The streets b.
which run from east 10 west, were
,.rffh The forming divisions. l. was near-
-."-s o'clock before every thing was reSuy,
ne " Empire pCcket-riece," in charge Of
80. S,epnen Wilson, gave the signal for the
'n..rr slowly the head Of The coiumu ad-
".a8 through the crowded thCrOuEhfares -
recession was led by a Grand street om-
I.- rom he top of which fwo Calcium
t..-+s FlautinG Backward and forward. shoUe
.'-h.ly The pageant was gotten no regard
80, 4xrense, and was a decided success.
- tsaraughiareS through which IL passed
-. s-sIn rivers Of flame rolling between
hanks Of packed humanity.
- axaiteyueut oceaSioned by the process
mas nowhere greater than at the Metro
,..I.aa Hogel. hich IS crowded with guests,
t,,,, ,,hliD are s large mum her OF Southern
~ these some OF the more enthusiastic
e. 4.gora.ed their windows with Chinese
-~.y.red lanterns, while The balconies were
..-s-ge3 with gentlemen, and the windows,
,-rg-5are fronting Broad way, were radiant
~ ne eves and leWeIs that sparkled in the
"a n, fire. works and torches, OF fair ladies'
som IS tht head Of the procession reached
- barel q temporary halt was made when
.ns ,hserIug commenced, the gen tlemen shout
,as AID the ladies waving their handkerchiets.
p man candles from he steps of the various
,~sress were let of by scores, and senti-
,rsurs af SarnsOnIan strength in reference to
ne Dsrpetuily ot the Union, the defeat OF Lin
IN he utjer crushing out and perfectly
-..-Wbe!mlug snuihiiatlOn of the Republi-
tgs were freely nut not ObtruslYely or ofen-
,ygly INDUCED IN.
similar demons trations Of enth husiasm took
Mace opposite the New York Hotel and the ST.
N.g5las a, the latter hotel a delegation of
sx,y Minute Men," from Philadelphia, had
,..r r4dluartrrS. They also lOined the pro-
-rss!oa. a also did various trade associations,
.u.n IS hat.eT-, ;aIlors, biacksmiths, butchers,
gar.pen. prIuIeIs. (ihe latter with printing
r-ys- Knights Of the Union, on horseback
sgd cad III armor. There was also n gorge
Gus temple Of liberty, Illuminated with red
fire and presenting q adaZzliugly beautiful ap-
gesrauce A, each OF the four pillars, EN- BILE
t.g!yal Of the North, East, South and West.
was seated yOuug lady, atIred in dress of
red white aud blue, while above their heads
vas canopy ot American flags. The gather
Of ~ YAlr n Ia "a I(iAgE a Ira NJ
liz doors and windows, along the line of the
recession, was very great--It could not well
lave been Greater-aDd the enthusiasm Wi tn
which The companies were received, as they
PASSED along, was ali that could have been de-
.red
BgAU HIcKMAH-ThIs nOtoriety has a. last
fallen into the iron grasp OF the law. His ar
,-s,.a New York was for swindling a lady,
ly;a gentleman, as stated, and the article was
s sgld watch. The Philadelphia Bulletin
s-tlking OF the unlucky accident, has the fol-
aE.pg notice Of the chief actor, who, blythe
s7, once honored Richmond with his resi-
1ence.
h- was confidence man within the pale of
'-- law, Tor, with the exception OF unreG uited
JUd bills, and the vCtimiZing OF an oCca-
a-aal cTedul0us foOtmaker or tailor the beau
:-.arned qult pro qno for what he obtained
Iae equivalent he paid was ia telling of a GER
44 round Of cOmlcdl stories which were De-
-clar to himself. aud which were freely in ter
sided with sci Of quaint slang expressions,
% which the beau W-s the inventor. These
-IegsssIJLs had an odd force about then
Tach made them popular, and some of
l-7u have become national peculiarilies.-
he telling OF these stories always secured
--Tds Of listeners, and free liquor in abun-
dance, Ter the thirsty Hickman; while the
,.lCh tables in the bar rooms he frequented,
:aJTted him sufficient food to live upOn when
d1ardihg-hoEss keepers were not tractab!
oar American Dddier subsequently took up
us abode IN Washington city, where there
were good plckings among the hangers on of
pJYeTLneat. We saw the beau in Baltimore
t ;Le time The democratic Convention was in
-~ss.o4 there last summer. With the excep-
'.-A II some rather heavy lines around the
L~uiA, and the crows feet about the eyes,
hickman looked scarcely Il day older than
when We had last seen him in Philadelphia,
hearty twenty years ago. He was clad in Il
t~0.eei suit OF black, aud he had evidently
'uad credit with some dealer in capillary
"4las, Tor his hair and neat moustache were
-'s1 Jet black. The beau had his ancient
'"aEgeF. and his quaint remarks concerning
.-- troubles IN the Democratic ranks were up
'v ne old standard Of Hlckmanislns.
STRANGELY DELIBERATE SUICIDE. ON
- morning OF the 22d ult, the body Of boy,
1s'', perhaps, Is or 10 years, was found near
Lone Mountain" cemetery, at San Francisco
q NylVh revolver was found beside the body.
. n No JGr