The New York herald., 1864-06-17

lresed IKE rlssn American esrs. ocss and
usu, coat and issxwssshlss. lie y of noble and
nmm ndsns pe~saos, with dignity and marked islen
lssos saanpeA spos his faos. HI hsir y uciDs4 -
Iubaru. with shsht ndcsti a incipentbsidness He
nrsed light draS hat w hs hand, and 10 the carriage
noved along he necessarily bowed from right to sss
mere expression q fraskness generosity and kind
his oountenance which ~ once prep"sseses you
10 hh favov ,Aoagh this occasion hs looked very
serbus and thoughtful hike . man who has taken some
vast work In md and VINO feels she ssrsods respors
bity which he has essrmed
The Empress, on the other hand, was All smiles. and
her head kept moving eons'naaly she sauted the
psspls sns Ike her husband. attired in The sim
pls~s and unaffected syio She wore plain silk
dress and shawl. and dark coiored bonnet OF similar
material. Riding ordinarily along Rrosdway, shey would
have attracted no attention whatever.
IL struck me a. q remarkable fact that the people who
thronged the as silent as ghosts all along
the whole line Of tho procession. The women whose
eye gitssened with natural curiosity 70 see live en-
peror and EMPRESS, did not 80 much ~ clap their little
hands or wave q handkerchief whom the opportunity
offered The rougher order Of Mexcansthe revoIuti
ary masculine order-so prodiga Of "viuas" FOR kberty
God and the consultation. had single cheer for the
imperial perSonages whom the sNotabes" had invited
70 reign Over ths. This 10 . notable fact indeed and
was simple enough TO expect that, blinded by the
passing gsAm and show Of royalty, the people would
have the with their shouts and accamations
bot Ia this mistaken. The absepce OF enthu
siasm which had characterized the Of the
ceremonies In the city endured until tho end. True the
brass band the Of the foncaons and shirs of
war; and hsrdes Of and boys With recrackers and
torpedoes made noise and hnbbub enough bat the ct
Of Vera Cruz, body, had nothing to do with H.
Such dreary silence and impassibiisy never wit
messed among any crowd any festive occasion before
Tho Emperor appeared 70 observe this and u may b
that tAs reason why he looked grave and pen
sve be true that silence gives consent. then has
his empire The full consent OF this city at least.
On reaching block Of nne buildings 70 the plaza
few handsful Of leaves showered down from
the balconies upon The occupants imperial carriage
Then from the housetops pourisg down immense
quantities OF notices. rhymes and decmos, printed
coored paper and expressive Of welcome tho Emperor
and Empress This WAS about the to:al Of public
manifestation TO the time that the procession reached
the palace whore extensive preparations had been
peted 70 receive the party The whole left wing Of the
building fitted up with style and elegance The floor
was richly carpoted and the lofty wallis hung with paint
in9s and engravngs Of the choicest kind expressly i'm
ported from Europe. Asweet toned rosewood piano.
namented with tho Mexican eagle stood in the main
vO0Cn
to the and surprise Of people and the be-
wderment Of the committee OF arrangements, the i'm.
perial carriage did not even halt At the palace
gates. he triumphal arch in front OF the edHee
cred with emblems and patriotic Inscriptions and
crowned with flowers only attracted glance from their
Majestes and the procession moved without deviation
10 the outer gates leading to tho railway station Their
Majesties did not remain In tho city than twenty
minutes from the moment OF their Decentralization to the
hour that they the railway carriage for
their conveyance to the capital.
The citizens Of Vera Cruz by altogether
satisfied with the hasty movements Of the new sove-
reign They fondy imagined that no would have stayed
day among them, and the priests concluded that he
would ct least 10 and be bored with
Ample arrangements had been made for their Maestes'
convenience In the church of San Domingoths only
which Is a present in good working order though there
are dozen others tumbnR to ruins in parts Of
the cyand elaborate dais covered with red velvet,
was prepared for the occasion. But, the poet says
The best laid plans Of mice and men
Art gang asiee.
And this day. for neither priest bishop
alderman civilian could detain these royal person
ages Vera Cruz-ths terrible shadows Of Yellow Jack
and the black vomit haunting them until they reached
Ii Soedad and got rid Of the He,rds caiiete and not
until then did thetr Maesties mouthful Of break
fast. IN the meantime there hundreds Of unaccma
tised foreigners Of both sexes and Of every station Of life
residing IN this peserous city; but up 70 this moment
am happy TO say that the great reaper has been u-
commonly msrcifui TO them there are comparatively
very Of death by the vcmito report though
the weather Il hot could possibly be the sands
Of Egypt
or cannot At present give you any Information
Of the further progress Of the Emperor the OF
pre 10 the city Of Mexico His public coronaton,M Il 10
few days Of his arrival BY the time that that great
have the particulars without the least delay. The
order Of things being established IN this country ID
reete with interest to the world and 10 than
the American people, behooves us, therefore, TO
watch It's developments closely and carefully that the
grand chapter which is occupy In the history Of the
future may want OF the links Of the great chain
which 10 to render 1t perfect and complete
With the departure Of the Emperor for the interior you
must not suppose that the public easts have concluded
On the contrary, they being celebrated with much
greater fcvor than that with which they begun
The illuminatons OF Sunday and Monday nights
ce'leut Nearly all the private residences brilliant
with variegated lamps and number Of balloons were
sent up. The festivities win be brought to close this
evening n Vera Cruz but they viii continue for another
week in the interior cities. Then when the lghs a
extngushed the hushcd and the smoke aAd dust
cleared away, the heavy responsibility Of the imperial
reign will commence. Then viii the world be able 70
Judge OF the Emperor Maxmln by his deeds and BY
his words Then, IN Short the grea. Napoeonie expert
ment Of suppaptng republic by empire will begin
70 develop Its fruits for good or for sv to rich and
popuous land But have 10 deal with the present,
and not the future. gladly lay down my pen.
Nswspaper Accounts.
from the Havana Diario de la Marina. June II
is said that tho Emperor and Empress would remain
lev days At Orizaoa, for the purpose OF resting and
ransactng some special business and that the 10th
instant the anniversary Of the entrance OF tho French
troops into the city OF Mexico they would make ths
solemn entrance into the capital.
Prize Fight Near -. Louis.
TOM. DoNNgLLY, or rEw YORK, AND TIN. MoNA-
HAN, OF st. LoUrs-koNAHAN THE WINNER.
from the 50. Louis Democrat, June 1Al
prizs hght on yesterday morning he Seven
Nine House between Tim Monahan OF g. Losis and Tom