The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-25


ceiving the following dispatch. 1t will
be read with interest although two days
behind time:
SO Boston, June Is.
+ The Inauguration of the great peace
jubilee took place shortly after 3 p. m.
to-day. Rev. Z. L. Hale asked divine
blessing, closing with the Lord prayer.
Mayor Shurtlife delivered a welcome
address. Hon. III. a. Rice followed as
considerable length, in which he said
1t is ordained in the affairs OF men that
the highest triumph of victory is the
most perfect peace; the loudest din OF
battle is hushed in the melody of song,
/ In entire agreement with the thought
convenes this vast assembly, larger than
ever before gathered in single audi
ence room upon this continent, gath
cred from the East and West, North
and South, to blend the power of num-
bers and the harmony of sound togeth-
er with the multiplied voice and instru-
ment of every name, in sending up 10
heaven and forth to men p,eaii OF great
joy over the restoration of domestic
peace and the renewal of prosperity TO
our common country.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
Admiral Farragut, Commodore Rog-
ers and other veteran naval officers
were escorted to the coliseum by the
Union Navy Association. Many other
distinguished people, including Mrs.
Harrison Gray Otis, Parepa and Ole
Bull were cordially greeted by both
performers and spectators.
| QUITE BEYOND DESCRIPTION.
Horns and instrumental performers
numbered from. 10000 to 1900, and the
audience probably $4,000, notwithstand-
ing heavy showers during the forenoon,
and the continued threatening weather.
Fnlly one half of the people inside the
coliseum were ladies. A general view
from the balcony is quite beyond de-
scriptioH; nothing like it was ever wit
messed on this continent. 1t now en-
braces about three and half acres of
faces.
THE FIRST PIECE
On the programme, the grand choral,
"A strong castle is our Lord, was sung
by full chorus, with the grand orches-
ira and organ under direction of Gill
more. The chorus comprised 10000
voices, aud the orchestra LOO instru-
mcnts, which, combined with the swell
| ing notes of the organ, completely filled
the building. The vocalizatiou by the
chorus being as distinct and clear in
enunciation as If only given by church
choir, excepting that i'll volume it ex-
even when the morning stars sang to-
gcther for glory. AT its close the au-
dience testified their appreciation by
long continued applause.
HERR WAGNER APPEARS.
The overture to Tannhauser by Sc
| lect orchestra of 600 musicians was
| then performed under the direction of
Julius Eichberg. 1t was carefully and
thoroughly performed, its finer strains
| being heard in all their sweetness in all
parts of the building. 1t was a con-
fessed success, eliciting rounds of APP
plause.
THE GLORIA.
| Glory be to God on high, from Mo-
Zart's 18th Mass, was rendered by a full
chorus with orchestral and organ &C
compartment, under the direction OF
Zerrlan.
AVE MARIA
Was then sung by Parepa, whose APP
pearance won applause from the audi
ence and the performers.
THE VIOLIN oBIIGATo
| Was performed by POO vioins, led by
| Ole Bull, under the dictatorship of Gill
more. The solo by Parepa was heard
in all parts of the building. The next
| was
THE STAR sPANGLED BANNER
!
introduced the whole chorus, organ, the
entire force of mucicians, with the
Ginning OF church bells aud firing of
artillery. This was one of the greatest
features of the day, and was grand
| success.
The audience, after joining in the cho-
rus of the last verse, rose en- masse in
a high state of patriotic excitement, and
it was repeated with renewed energy
and harmony, closing with another out
break of enthusiasm. After internlis-
sion
| THE HYMN OF. PEACE
! By DR.. Holmes, to the music of Keiler's
American Hymn, was sung by the
whole chorus and enthusiastically en-
cored.
THE OVERTURE OF WILLIAM TELL
Followed, finely given and eneored.
Parepa then sung the
INFLAAIMATUs
| From the Stabat Mater, the responses
being given by chorus, with an ac-
compartment by an organ and full
orchestra. It was considered a grand
triumph.
THE CORONATION MARCH
Was encored.
| THE ANVIL CHORUS
| Was given by the whole force, with one
| hundred aHNllS ana artillery accom- pa
niment. 1t created intense enthusiasm.
The audience demanded repetition of
the national air,
MY COUNTRY, 'TIs OF THEE.
It was sung by the whole chorus,
with all the accomplishments, including
organ, full orchestra, big drums and ar
| tillery. 1t was the browning success
of The day. The audience stood on
their seats, shouted, and made extraor-
binary demonstrations. Tile last verse
was repeated. the whole mass joining.
At the conclusion Mr.. Gilmore was
greeted with repeated cheers, both from
audience and performers. The build
ing was soon occupied. Every person
is loud in praise of the success of the
| Inauguration day of the Jubilee. The
indications are that the coliseum viii
be crowded all next week.
/ The Colorado Tribune says: "Four
counties in Southern Colorado have
over four hundred thousand sheep
nearly half mil1ion-which annually
produce nearly a million pounds of
wool and vet there is no mill to man.