, 1869-06-16
Opening Day Of the Great
Peace Jubilee.
The City Crowded With Visitors.
Welcoming address and R.sponsts at the
Coliseum.
Music by Eleven thousand
Voices and IN Orchestra
of Eleven Hundred
4nBtFum Cnt8.
Tbs Entire Performance Eighty Salts.
factory.


Special Despatch to The Ce1ca1o Tribune,
Bosros. Juoe IL
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1ndd everybody, performers eonuolsseuts Ii ou-
SIC, and spectators generally, congvatplating each
other On It's saccess. The principal drawbacks are
aene1ene5 Ii INC n1e oi tns auaseaee, "neu
only about t1o-shlTds 1ued the Space allotted It,
sno tn see eno., ~
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In spite Of nc threatening clooos and ntqnens
shor1crF, crowds OF people began to pour into the
ctr. in the morning tra1n6 rom ali dtrectton8
and the streets vers thFonged Ill Day. Tas
ali fiIled. md he number sinetn9 Tns .bout
4' fne journalists a1so ssse,nh,ed in thu cots,om
In ti1e Forenoon. and Tere Welcomed III IN soeecnes
BY 1he Mayor and Others, aud eatetat.e ID 1t =
'aap PIpmptI5 % ss oelock the fe,.1,,l pea.u. Tne
audjence hall vns oIiy pa,tiy t1iet mi orde.s
WeIe given 70 admit holders Of promenade tickets
n nrnCrnnIeff eeats The anrIenrr nuuhrTesd
rbont txelyc thnusanu. which. Win the mi ses,s
"f ,he chn1ns rrnxded viii fnrea msje Tnsv.
nincenr. souittirrin9 sn4ctacIe. i processinn 81
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.aH tanr saata n tha renTre - nsrnnat1e 4Imirai
1 ~ sooA ee. s.a, ~ .s ~ S1a91 1iI
Isf Thofnson, speake1 hlslne, senatat Wilson.
GHmmooofe @ Hins.oE. olser Nenasl Holmes,
A!S Aa!71son 45o1 Gta5 oI1s Nla Maul otaess.
Il
!eu ana Aon. r. L. iace naae hnoH sPeecneA
~ these Speeches Wese unhea5o save u The IN
great size or tie auditorium ana rustlIlg OF The
asgSmp,g; Tha ,-o,- -
| actIy as printed, except that the Star Spauzled
nAnncf Fas tcpt3tsd 81 me aenaoo OF tne au.
oieEce- Htlmose lea w nfst peg. Hnlco was r.
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Ls.eH!apn r9ln % ~ ta},. pl1no'u VIA peloct
a,se .,1 ~ ~ n1 ~ xte e3s5 ~. er were
~ a,so tans w tha sla %Mn.s, III W. nese
cer. eat enoee eso, ~ o,,,ons . e,oes
Of General Giant to,morroE. and Thursday will
oe ne noel cSoEaea day OF tue fesaFa' beng the
The sietnlt, Of he coliseum was crowded ali
%! WIN people 9n zoos aoo In Carriages usseolnS
TO tue nusc inside.
BOSTON, June 1a-Tnc Coliseum Has fu1ls
lighted last night, presenting brilliant appear
ancc during the evening. The reneassa1 of tho
| performers exhibited q marked proficiency.
I i grand rehearsal Of to-daJa programme CON-
meLced Il II O'Clock. ne.riy tbs whole chorus and
Eectly and hnlmonousl5 rendered solos were
SING by Madame Parcpa Rosa, with grind chorua,
moss edecttseiy. TIE other parts Of the pro-
BOSTON. June la-The Inauguration Of the Great
National Peace Jubilee took place shortly after >
Ing, closing with the Lord 3 PEayer.
Mayor shurt1en delivered the welcoming I'd,
dress Hon 4. II. Rice followed as orator of tue
da5. Hia speech Waa Of considerable length. IN
itch he said 1t Il ordained In the alIairr oi men
that the highest triumph os victory Is the mos.
| Perfect peace. The loudcst din Of battle hushed
In The melody Of song. In entire aCrccWeni
Win This thought con7enes this yast essemnly,
larger than ever before gathered IN single aadi'
cpce-room upon tnls Continent: RaihcFed frum
the East, from the West, from tie North, aud
| from the South, to blend the power of nnro5ers
and The harmony Of sound together multiplied
voice aud instrument Of eyerY nat1e, in eeiGI1nu
| m TO Heaven aud fortn to men = p1an Of uresi
| loy oyer the festoraton OF domes,Ic peace I'D
the renewal O! rrospcrity to our coIsarnon couutry
A1lmiFA Fa1ragut, Commodore Ro0ers. aati
other veteran naval on1cers, we're escorted TO the
| Coliseum by the Union Navy Association. Mani
other distinguished people, Including Ara Ha1i
Bou Gray OTIS Pnrcpa and Ole bull WeFe coFl!sljy
greeted By both performers and spectators,
! The chorus und Instrumental performers nun
besed from 10, 900 to 1000 and tho audience
probably 93ooo, Notwithstanding tho heavy show
| ers unstn9 Inc forenoon and tue continued threat
eutcg weather Fuuf one-hall the people inside
| tho Coliseum were ladIcs.
A general Flew from the balcony Is anite bero,,t
description. Nothing like It was ever seen on thl.