The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-15
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
III u M OF DIT.
CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY.
IMPOSING DENOMINATION.
Full Report OF The Celebration.
SONGS, SPEECHES AND INCIDENTS.

The centenary anniversary Of the birth.
day Of Alexander Won Humboldt was cele-
brated last night at Carroll Hall, and was In
all respects an Imposing afiair, and ono that
reflected great credit upon our German FOL-
low-citlzens. The idea OF holding an ami.
versary In this city was broaohed some
months ago, and at once acted upon. The
various German associations appointed com
mittees, who, having met az Joint commit
tee, selected Mr.. A. Hart as chairman, and
made their arrangements for tho proper
celebration Of the day; the result being thas
all present last evening were pleased with
the demonstration, which was ono Of tho
best arranged and conducted that has ever
been witnessed In Washington.
Carroll Hall was selected on account Of it,
central location and Its being 90 admirably
adapted for the purpose. Tho roar walls Of
the building were trimmed with evergreenA,
and handsomely decorated with the dags Of
the United States aud North German Con-
federation. On the stage was placed q ped
estal, surmounted by the bust OF Humboldt.
This bust Is made from the model OF the sta
tue which was placed In position In New
York city yesterday, and was finished by
Henry Berger, an artist who knew Hum
in making a can,tai ,iLen... TN hn.s
dr-, NO M a, H. nar, as an oass'
,a,nn,.nt ~ 20 pas "a wy e,ne,uihg en'et.
m.nnian,n "r n,.bas,.a U,o a ".S cl1n
OF Professor Carl Richter, was present, mum
boring among them many Of the most prom
inent musicians Of the city. At eight O'Clock
precisely
o,,. The E1khoisks
1asLs,. ehing Iotnthencee Win an overture,
ohe.sa. r aainaoy PeiIosmod oy the or.
enosh' ne Ahon Quanette Club took the
stage anI sang h,. DeaatI1ly =. kreut.ers
pp rms over, Tneo-
tna ,,ra.' IN, Ipp1aieu IN tno stAgo Ior
t ,o pu'p''e VI uen'ering 'ne uerman ora
,ho ,,.,o =,
~ sne uau Insa vi Snis o,auou, gwen
W, "e az inIeo'eS W oap.ain MAJ las
se.o"n, VI sh,s e,y' suosequehtiy tne proof
was revisea oy ar. r@sehe, so that we can
'ouen ior us correctness.
ohAIIoN OF IhkoDohh PNsoHn, ESQ.
oso .ls s,slfohs great holiday OF
oui na'ion anu oI Tue wnoie eiviI1ed world
v,,.uss Us .oge'her to-hignt. from time 70
t,ino men aie oorn IN the minds OF whom
tne AIMS Vi .uo Periou are completely oeVei-
opeoi men VINO, lot that reason, Will DO 70
Iuture generAuons the representatives OF
,her respective times, while their works,
g cue p ~ ,n, s o, .ne perioa' contain INC
eleI years ago To-Day our nation and the
moria vas psesented Win one Of these rare
Inc non ~ ,-.ati,nsa rSn numooid' AND EEL.
,nSa ~ -, I a ,h reneiaton naA Drought
Wy 'ne eoun'ry men ana admi-
hjrth ~ AZ asssta., ma" ~ commemofate ms
NJ M anu .. ueuic T.. IN nour 70 M memory.
hosn essnn IN Tue nonor s aaIy wnicn
eo oeeu n ao1snea ne On TINS sacred occs-
~, zion, WINE as'empt 70 give an outline OF
,sop.. in"AAs' VIC 'iapof'"nee oi Ms nc ana
o,
90, ,eea 80. ~ hI..T ~ nis.oiy .nA' tae
~" az, o $780, u sIeater nun,
,nan ~ 10 Snn veso.ne ceis rniN =
cInlainnS 'ha ,ba az, ,,., M -,
The rsIations ~ scisnno .n aas 49,. sa~s .ns
thousand years preparation srrixsd =, :
nolnt which nromisad nroat n,.aa.. -
fore n how tbat was r. ~ .ishs.
polItIcal or military talsnt hsa 80, on,,.-
tunItIcs To nerfect bins.ic IN ri, CPpO.
for Tho Grand noii,ic.i sa,nI,,,is MY yo.i'
cnrred tusntv yaars 49, ~ E .en
noieon was a, Sssn,ia 20 ~. noo' "a
hon In rsea an ao oSp,I VI ..n Aha; poJ
T,taa 70, s,,on,VSS w mature WIN mind
oreater nrosnec,s 60 na. Enemy hto etei
seld Of lahor ar wb., ,T Iun anu = oioea az
combnstibIe t,ndsr 81 M ,I,,sii AZ .n
compared with sso,vgsr ;, ,,e s,s., ,. wJ,,'
and mover Of tho 49,, sne ifniec
erv ~ which occnrroJ 49,. ~ ING .t a.e"s
UHmho,J,;s Li-,I WI. "oous tue simo
of Tho oah.. nan ,r out mehlioninf an
~. 'no otneI nany Important discoveries o.
sno'e year., inc PROOF OF the existence OF oxy
sho,n a.u 'ne eonsequen! estaDlsament o.
nn,n aione iorms tne ioondation OF
neM anu eniargeu views OF the universe that
o UnI neeueu iaitniui 1oorers Tor their de-
'I s,
oanoataa NJ, W.. s'ne Vi nunooioss olrtn tne
, ,S n ~oriu was aroused and entertained
tne nrm expectation that great changes
,n ouau oeGTt IN al the helds OF NE and
.nougnt. me parents OF humboldt enter
u,lnea this iaea, ana proved u by the princi.
Pies Mh,cn were observed In the education oil
Vha ,n anu ~ eiuer Drother, Wilheim.
nain ~ tno oiu my.noiogy inc giant Ants US
a,% Ien strengsn every time ne touched
oxcrH do na ,ha so leiI inc society OF Europe
Gronos ans 'ne nec1ssues Oh reiresning IN.
,uUaa as IL was iost more ana more IN inc
,ian This II a' VI sne rehen m
non h ms influence could only DC given
For Inc nn ~ ~ ai.;n , n hIsn
an oSnc.,'nn t%at sa,i hs W snsn c.nalo.
,m.e .ha .nh' "1uiq uraN tnom 70 m
IN o5taIn he serY,oas ~ an,ioon.i ssolsoe
IF ~,Sa raI ,,a,hod }, III euinsns ius''uc'o'
"a the trersiatnr ~ nv pn, epn, ~ ~
Crnso.,, and az Tho ,ntSor "n;'onms,a
NJ kmarica ;, ~ Samn VI
doubt that the inatructiona NJ th,. t..oha,
acted fayorahlv foy the Seys,nn,nan, ~ ,ta..
germs thai slumbered in The nina Of AsS
endcr and were aeon s.sn in his Ioxa 70
and MISUNDERSTANDING Of natnra " WV ~
The Celebrated nhvsjcian Hahn al.o fro
ouented The bonse snd Taught ths Sny. m
hotanic,i svstem ~ Iinne. ana i, $1,000
ance with ia cns,om n The tim, the and
If The c,assicai ianguagss was not neclected
Amer bayInr nttendea the IJniyersity
FranI fort A1.randsr wsnt 70 Gmttinosn !
hear The most Celebrated professor az m
times. Blumenbach. 10 whose Iabors We ar
Indebted for The foundation Of The scienc
of etbnology. Here Hnmholdt made IN
aeonaintance Of George Fop.tsr the com m
IN ooOh 1u n,e eneunihavi a'io
~ ,ho gIooe, hnu VINO was present a
ane u'scovGry OF Tue eahdwicn lsiands' I'M
m an ue9ureu great innuence over yount
~, nooidt, ana nc was VINO Polntet
U. 70 nun sn9 oeean, WIN US unnuinueree
, wonders, ana tnose vast ana beautiful eoun
tIie u Nnich cnarm 'ne Sortneth trsVeier'
With Tue tropics, ne strengthenea Aie1
a anoh 'n ,t n.e SPURIOUS, hgssr-Iyns i9ve io'
s,, mopie noe'S, Ut W M ne heeaea NJ
I,,n.ss' az a., mnJo e W 'ne eau o.aIs
"tnesb' Dut huotHcr point Oi httrhctlOI