The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-05-18
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Celebration OF It's Completion at
Different Points.
"Vssgs Is TEE WAY TO INDIA"

NKN YORK, May 10.-News was re-
ccived this afternoon Of the completion
of the Pacific Railroad One hundred
guns were frad in the City Hall Park,
and Mayor Hall forwarded a congratu,
!atory message TO the Mayor Of San
Francisco. 4 commemorative 'cclebra-
lion had previously becn held in Trinity
Church, at which a telegram forwarded
by the Chambcr OF Commerce to 4 sim
liar body at San Francisco was read,
and an address was delivered by Rev.
DR.. Vintcn; after prayer and reading of
q portion Of Episcopal service, the or
gan pcalcd and chimes ruug as the large
congregation left the church.
Flags on the CITY Hall and many pub
lie and private buildings were displayed
all day i'll honor Of event.
Dispatches from Washington, Phila-
delphia and many other places report
much enthusiasm over the news. The
bell Of Independence Hail at Philadcl-
phia was brought into use to commem-
oratc the completion Of the Continental
Railroad, and the scene there generally
was more enthusiastic than any since
Lees surrender
DISPATCH FROM THE OFFICERs OF THE
ROAD.
PRoMoSToRY SUMMIT,
UTAH, May 10.
The last rail is laid, the last spike
driven, and the Pacific Railroad is com
pleted at point Of junction 1,0SG miles
west Of the Missouri River, and 600
miles east Of Sacramento.
LELANDs STANFORD,
c. I. K. r.,
7 c. DURANT,
SIDNEY DILLON.
JcuS DUFF, U. P. L. r.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST LOUIS, May l0.-The fire-alarm
bells in this city were struck at six min
utes to two O'Clock this afternoon, in re-
spouse to the blows of the hammer
which drove the last spike in the Pacific
Railroad. Quite crowd assembled at
the telegfapb Office, and much interest
Vas manifested On the occasion. Every
body Is rejoiccl at the completion of
the grindcst enterprise ever accomplish
ed b. mortal hands.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May 10-The celebration OF
the completion of the great continental
railroad connection to day, was the most
successful affair Of the kind that ever
took place in Chicago, and probably in
the West. 1t was entirely impromptu,
and almost every man woman and child
in this city did their part toward making
it q success. The procession was un-
ique in appearance and immense in
length, the lowest estimate putting it at
seven miles. Every merchant, every
trader, every draymen, every milkman,
every express company and every bust
ness wagon in the line were generally
filled with boxes supposed to contain
goods directed to merchants in every
city and town between here and China.
Brigham Young seemed to be far the
largest conSignee, as about every one OF
the three OF four Thousand business wag-
ons had one or more packages me arked
to his address. Almost every wagon
bore some pleasant motto or device, got
up secUndum drtem.
Just before the procession moved ev-
ery tug in the river or lake front, over
fifty in number, opened their whistles
and set up a scream which seemed to
awake echoes from the other side of
Lake Michigan. Shortly after the Court
house bell sounded its tintinibulstions
announcing that the lest spike in the last
rail was being driven home, and then
the procession moved and continued to
move until six o'clock, when it dispers-
ed.
During the moving Of the procession
Vice President Colfax received the fol-
lowing dispatch:
PRoMoNToRY SUMMIT, UTAH, May l.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax, V: p: The
rails were connected to-day. The proph-
eey of Benton to-day is tact-'This is
the way to India
G. NJ. DoDGE,
JOHN DUFF,
SIDNEY DILLON,
L. G. DURANT.
This evening Vice president Colfax,
Lieutenant governor Bross and others
addressed large audience at Library
Hall, in which they spoke eloquentIy Of
the great era which this day marks in
the history of our country. During the
evening there was also general indul-
gence in fireworks, bonfres, illumina-
tions, &c.
FREIGHT TARIFF ON THE ROAD.
The Union Pacific Railroad announce
to-day reduction on freight between
Omaha and Cheyenne, Of 40c. per 100