The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-03

The great feature of New York the
last week was the Presidents Recep-
ton, with which the New York pa
pers are full, to the exclusion of al
most everything else. AS a matter of
public curiosity, we make liberal ex-
tracts from them in order that our
readers may form some idea of the
great show. Every appliance had
been used by the Presidents adhe-
rents to draw out the crowd and
make the, demonstration a grand af-
fair, and with alive President, the
General of the Army and Admiral
of the Navy, and the Cabinet iexhibi-
ton, the performance may be consid-
cred quite success.
The following extracts we make
from the Herald and World, Copper
johnson organs:) i.'s ''9
THE ROUTE UP BROADWAY.
- From the Battery to the City Hall
was complete jam from curbstone to
doorways. Every window was filed
with happy, smiling faces; roofs were
crowded, while every tree and awning
post was alive with men and boys, who,
perched upon such precarious roosts,
-stoutly maintained their position for
hours, until the arrival of the Presi-
dent, despite the threats of the police
to roust them from their lofty quar-
ters. The waving ofhandkerchiefs in
the vicinity of Bowling Green first
gave notice to those stationed farther
up the route that the. procession was
in motion, and a few moments later
the cheering ofthe populace could be
heard, and then commenced rush
for fresh positions from which to view
the pageant and catch glimpse of the
President. As the cortege drew nearer
the viyas grew louder and louder,
every window was white with cambria
waved by fair hands, flags gracefully
dipped, buggies blazed, and the pat
terfng of the horses hoofs upon the
pavement adnonished the crowd that
the procession was passing.
~ As the carriage containing the
President hove in view, the clapping
of hands and hearty cheers from man
~ voices fully attested the high ap-
probation in which the citizens of
this great metropolis held their chief
executive. All along the route from
the Battery to the City Hall, the
President was received most enthusi-
astically; and it viii be long before
the brilliant ovation and hearty and
unanimous welcome extended to him
by the people of New York city will
be dimmed by the multitudinous cares
of Office. sfsw suo.a --a(,.,.s.so,,s,
When the procession wheeled into
Park row the scene was superlatively
grand, and the vociferous cheers that
rent the air were echoed back from the
housetops to those below, and con-
: itinued without interruption by the
0 immense. concourse of people who
were literally packed between the As
tor House and the Park ratings. The
g President acknowledged the greetings
Of the people by repeatedly bowling;
and Generals Grant and Mead and
admiral Farragut also found it neces-
,~sary to respond in like manner to
the gladstone shouts of the throng.
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THE PARK GATES.
aTo At Stewards and the surrounding
Z business houses the demonstration
was very enthusiastic, and the same
may be said Of every place of note
! clear up the street. Now and then
an adventurous individual would
break through the lines and grasp
the Presidents hand, but, owing to
the strict. guard kept by the police,
these incidents were rare. Gentlemen
with bouquets, and ladies too, were
often disappointed in not being able
to present them to Mr.. johnson. sew
eral succeeding, however, by throwing
them over the heads of the crowd and
into the carriage. When they missed
their mark, accommodating policemen
were ready to pick them up and hand
them to His Excellency. ''A
qo The President was compelled bv
the incessant demands, of the vast
throng, to rise, and remain standing.
This afforded the multitude better
opportunity of scanning his features,
and getting a good view of his per-
sonal appearance, which, if the ap-
plause be taken as an indication, was
of the most satisfactory character. A
mean white standing near the
Metropolitan, remarked that it was a
pity Booth had not killed johnson at
the same time he dispatched Lincoln.
The miserable fellow received good
kicking, and would have been materi-
ally damaged had not some discreet
! friend taken him out of the way.
~ Keeping short way above the pro-
cesslon, one would hear some peril
nent remarks: Here comes Andy,
the bully President" What do the
RAIDS think of them cheers?" Wont
we give'em hi this Fall" s. Say
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