The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-06

was the manufacturer. Igmsde lots of fun.
Il resembled in movements the violent eff
forts of q grasshopper 10 get out of water.
Il attracted universal attention. A. large
number Of draymen, in charge ofC. Carey,
followed, mounted and making a fine show
on their heavy draught horses. Each man
wore a blue sash. The horses seemed some
what u~nsecustomed 10 that kind OfbusineSs,
and had they been gifted with the mirscu-
Ious power of speech given 70 Baslim's ass,
would lave doubted the propriety of the
whole proceedings. Several young men on
dilapidsted horses and mules made 3 very
graphic representation of the " Confedera-
CIV Played Out" JEFF. Davis rode ss central
figure in the wOs-bsgone group, dressed in
female toggery. This body guard was un-
der command of G. Il. Macy.
FOURTH DIVISION.
George Msy, G. W. Gardner, and ". P.
Fogg, Assistant Marshsls, formed this div
ision on Ontario street. Clark's Band fur
pishsd the music. The Committee of Ar
rangements led of, followed by the Mayor,
Common Council and city officers, Orator of
the Day, Reader, Chaplain, Clergy, Judges
and officers of she several Courts, Board of
Trade, Soldiers of the war Of 1872 and the
Mexican war, and invalid soldiers, all in
carrisges. Then followed a wagon in which
WAS a bureau formerly owned BY MI. Lin
coin, and bought of the family when they
left Springfield for Washington, in 1851.
The American and United States Express
Co.'S, and Merchants Dispatch, made q
good show with their fine teams. They
were out in full force. The most beautiful
feature of the whole procession was the
scholars of the public schools of the city.
The twenty-fou r wagons in which they
rode were beautifully trimmed with flowers
and evergreens, and in the hand of each
little girl was a flag. The effect Of their
voices-each wsgOn-lOsd singing adifsrent
patriotic song-was very pleasant. Father
WatertOn Of the Industrial School also had
his scholars out in full force, and they too
were as happy as the others.
FIFrE DIyIsIOE.
The fifth division formed on Wood street,
under charge of Mejor S. Race. Leland's
splendid band led the division. The 29th
regiment, Col. W. II. Hayward, made q fine
appearance, although the ranks we're not as
full as we expected to see them. The
Brooklyn Light Artillery. Captain H. Fish,
followed with their fine brass pieces. The
!, Fire Department came next in the process
sion, under Chief Engineer Hill The dis
play intended by the department was some-
what inGerfered with by their duties, as
r they were twice interrupted il the decors-
tions of their apparatus by eztSDsiVA hrssi
but for all that it made q fine appesrsnce
and was q pleasing and interesting feature
10 thousands who had mover before seen 6
n ~~-gina. The procession closed
!, with a faithful Representations Of a Missis-
> sippi gunboat or "turtle back" a mum
: Dor of returned navy heroes on the West
Side, assisted by Mr.. ". II. Truscott, hac
, taken a boat twenty-five feet long, and Ct
ted il up as a ~gunbOat. 1. was perfect il
every particular. The following is the lis
of officers and ssamen Lieutenant Com.
manding, B. A. Woodland Acting Execu'
tive officer, Peter Fretter; Masters Mate
William Revelsnd Signal QusrtermAsLer
John Murphy Quartermaster, John Ben.
, jamin; Seamen-Robert Ellis, Dennis Law
lor, James Mcclure, James Vanderveld
George Ruskirk, Nm. Hogan, Birney Co
4, bum, Patrick McKuns, Thomas Evans
Michael King, George Fretter, B. F. Han
sard, Charles Tovet. As the procession
i, moved, the whole proceedings IN board
man-of-war were gone through with. Thu
"COrOndolet" was perhaps the most at
, traetive feature of the procession, save tina
, of the lIsth regiment, and inits get-up nnC
management was a perfect success.
The procession was two or three mile
long, according to the estimate of expert
; enced judges. It was so variOusly cOmpos'
. ed-so many different elements, and all 81
attractive,-and every thing and body 81
: thoroughly knew and exactly fell int.
place, that it must bo counted one Of tn
finest demonstrations of the kind ever mad
here. Great credit ia due the Chief Mar
I shall and his efficient Aids and Assistan
q Msrshals.
EXERCISES AT THE STAND.
When the procession had made the gran,
rounds, Leland and CIsrk's bands MOUNTS
a the stand and attracted thither the crowd
The commOdious stand was occupied by tn
a Mayor, City Council, City Officers, Judges
9 the Courts, old soldiers of the war Of Isl
and many prominent citizens. After 3 stir
ring piece of music by the band, Actin
a Mayor Jones called upo1 Rev. W. II. Good
rich to open the exercises with prayer
bVny@EYans, Esq, Of the Academy {
10 Music, read with PO---ful effect the Dec
Z l~aration of Independence. The bsnap 49,
up the theme by performing "Viver Amer
lea" after which Judge D. K. Cartier. tn
n Orator of the Day, was introduced, and re
a ceived with applause. He had made n
Q careful preparation, he said, and as the ad
d dress was not written out, our readers muI
content themselves with the following re
"a port of it, which is nothing but a geners
"a outline of the extemporaneOus speech:
JUDGE oARFTER's ORGTIoN.
The Judge regretted the necessity of an
nouEeing to the people a disappointment
= It was expected that Governor Broug
! HOulu huuEeb5 tuouuy HAu " hAb pdLb "
would have much preferred listening to til
Governor than make a feeble attempt {
: crafty them and realize their expectation
But the Committee had over pursuade
him. In his address the audience woul
have TO take a number of things for grant
cd: They must take il for granted that TIL
is the greatest nation in the world-thst re
: quires no argument; that we are the bravei
people in the WOrld-that requires no argU
: mentj that our people arc the wisest in tn
, ~wOrld-there might be some need of Argu
ment for that and that We have got th
best men and the most beautiful women i
tho world. If you'll take these PROPOSE
u lions, which form the staple Of our celebrs
! tiOns, for granted, you'll relieve me in
remarkable degree.
You must be content to-day, to listen /
unstudied convictions on the elements {
our National Independence-in reality an
not in name merely. What constitutes th
in-denandanca of auatioD Tbaanauar ~