The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-09

AN OCCASION or MISCELLANEOUS
REJOICING.
REJOICING An rURNER HALL.

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Saturday night was the time ap.
pointed for the Republican jubile g
over the result of the election. At 81
o'clock, a salute was fred by the
Grant Gun Squad, which was the sig
nal for the assembling Of the Repub-
licans of the various wards at their
headquarters. Certainly. DO one ex-.
pected that the torchlight procession
would be large, inasmuch as, In a
great measure, the enthusiasm which
characterized all the Republican
demonstrations duringEthe campaign,
had subsidized. .al
At about u o'clock, the procession
commenced to move out Main Street,
headed by the Crescent City Silver
Band, which produced delightful patri-
otto music. The procession was made
up of a portion of the Grant Cavalry,
Republicans from the various wards,
on foot, and a few persons in car
riages. ~ &
The Republicans of the Sixth Ward
turned out a wagon bearing a dozen
or more young ladies, each carrying a
broom in her hand.
The engine and caliope from Mr..
William Heilman's foundry was out.
From this sky rockets, red lights and
fireworks Of various descriptions were
constantly exhibited as the profession
moved through the streets.1a8
A feature of the procession was
about a dozen men on foot. in dis
guiso, with tall paper hats, marked
K. K. K.-a burlesque on the Ku
Klux, who all, of course, went for
Seymour. The boys kept up big noise
with tin horns, &C., and appeared to
have no particular place for march
ing, but chose the whole length of
the procession.
A squad of carpet baggers on foot
.attracted some notice as they moved
along, singing in good style, John
Brown" 5ah aft
The Republicans of the Ninth
Ward turned out two wagons. or'one
wagon and a hearse. On the hearse
was an ~improvised coffin, intended
to represent the dead body of the De-
mocracy; also a bell, which was tolled
as the procession passed along. The
other g contained lady represen-
~tatives of the States, and was beauti-
fully and tastefully decorated with
parti-colors, red. white and blue. To
the Republicans of'the Ninth Ward
much credit is due for the gallani
fight they made during this campaign
Independence turned out a splen.
didly decorated wagon which bore
lady representatives of the States
The ladies, as they passed along, sung
some patriotic songs, and certainly
looked very beautiful.
The Grant ARTILLERY was o@t il
force, and made a good appearance
On the leading piece of artillery wa
two young ladies, each personatinl
the Goddess of Liberty. The gentle
men of the Grant Artillery have no
been found wanting at any time dur
ing the campaign. They have Away
been ready for work.
As the procession moved past thi
office, loud cheers were given for tn
JOURNAL, by those OF the variou
wards, and especially did the youn
men of the Grant Cavalry and tn
Grant Artillery make the welkil
ring with their vociferous cheerin!
They will please accept thanks for til
recognition, .--a.g
Although the Republicans did nc
feel like turning out IN large number
In the torchlight procession, the
manifested their joy at the result {
the election In many other ways. A
appeared to want to see, rather tina
TO go in the procession to be seer
; On Main Street the throng was in
mense. At perhaps one or tw
/. other occasions a larger crowd we
|. witnessed on that thoroughfare; blu
as before stated, III consideration {
; the fact hat the excitement in a. inca
sure had died out, the crowd on tn
: street was far larger than was ez
: pected. f,a
. Along the line of march, on aImoi
every street corner. bright bonfire
: were built; in fact, never in this Gil
, were so many bonfres seen, perhaps
? as on Saturday night. Young Anne,
lea appeared rejoiced, and gave ver
: to an exhuberance of feeling, by ligh
: ing boufires in all parts of the city.
i The illuminations were very gel
$ eral along the line of march. Ii
t out of the question to do more in tn
It report than to mention a few Of tho:
t who seized the opportunity to celebrar
the occasion In that manner. On Maj
n Street, at the Drug Store of ID
3 Stoddard, as the procession move
# along. a magnificent red light vi
o displayed. and the same at the Drl
Store of Mr.. John Laval, and at tt
d wagon shop of Mr.. O. Decker & Son
IS Among the houses brilliantly illum
mated on Main Street were those
IT Jacob Straub & Son, Vickery Bros
John Laval, Hudspeth & Adams, 1.
IF d. Heiman. G.. Frank. Parsons, Sc
le will & Mofitt. McNeely & Schubel
le Buchanan & Gooding, Louis Koehle
Otto Geisser, j. Helblich. Bennini
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