Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-09-20
From Washington-The Antietam Cere-
monies-Speeches. sc.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 1S-P. III.
The scenes at Antietam, just west of the main
stand aud within the Cemetery enclosure, is q
limestone rock, some six feet long by two or three
feet high, known far and wide throughout Wash
ington county as Lees rock, from the fact, it is
said, that General Lee stood thereon, during the
fiercest fight at Antietam directing the operations
of the Confederate army. During the day parties
of curiosity hunters were busily engaged in chip
ping pieces of the rock relics. General McClel-
lan's position during the fight was pointed out
a red farm house, i'll position a little less
commanding than that occupied by General Lee.
The following illustrates the harmony of the
monies
The loud call - for Governor Geafy, of Penn
sylvania, on the conclusion of the address Of
Governor Bradford, showed that many Pennsyl-
vanians were present, and that there was an I'M
dercurrent of i'll feeling on account of some slight,
real or fancied, to their Governor in his name not
appearing i'll the programme.
The outcry for Gov. Geary for the time being
was overpowered by the calls for the President
and prevented word of the reading of the poem
from being heard. The brass band essayed to
perform piece with as little effect, and finally,
after hurried consultation on the stand, Gov
ernor Geary induced to present himself and
ask that the programme should be gone through
with without interruption when he subsequently
spoke after the proceedings were ended he showed
considerable feeling. The President and mem
bers of the Cabinet left the stand while Governor
Geary was speaking, in order to proceed to
Keedysvle to take the train, and this proceeding
was taken by some of the friends of the Governor
as an intentional slight.
Gov. Geary opened his speech as follows Eel
low-citizens-After all you have heard to-day, l
had supposed you would want nothing more. The
programme opened and concluded with prayer
Those who have waited must como in at the last
hour; but my friends still have place in the
hearts of the people. [Applause.I When you
come to Pennsylvania we let everybody speak. We
want to hear, Thanks to Almighty God for his
preservation and care of the country, we have no
gag. Applause. We have no programme ion
this purpose. [Renewed applause We have no
gag programmes.
Gen Grant ordered by telegraph this morning
report of the sanitary condition OF the army in
the fifth military district
Advices from the City of Mexico to The 9th, and
Vera Cruz to the 18Th, state that JuareZ refused
to deliver Maximilan's body to Admiral Teget-
hoff, without d documentary request from Maxi
milian's kinsmen.
Collector CoIlicott has given bail i'll the sum of
fifty thousand dollars.
The Revenue receipts to-day amounted to two
hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
The Maryland constitutional election is pro-
crossing quietly. The adoption Of the Constitu-
tion, by a large majority, is certain. 1t abolshes
test oaths from Confed erates and admits negro
testimony in the Courts.
The following officers Of the steamer Tacony
has been ordered from Pensacola to Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, in consequence OF the yellow
fever. Died at sea- Midshipman Rob't N. Griffin,
Carpenter William Gillis, Third Assistant Engi.
neer Nicholas Cassin.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in session at
New York consumed the first day III arguments
regarding non beneficial members.
There we're five hundred aud twelve deaths in
New York last week, beng decrease OF forty
nine of the previous week.
General R E. Lee is stopping at the Virginia
Healing Springs He has been quite i'll, but is
now convaescent.
Edward Spangler, writing from Dry Tortug"s
under date of September 9th, states that he is
busy day and night making collins His fellow
prisoner, DR.. Mudd. Che post doctor beng slck)
is treating yellow fever very successfully
Many of the Department clerks are framing
copies of the Presidents proclamation, received
through their respective chiefs, underlying the
levitv which the usual proceeding produces.
There appears much earnest feeling.