The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-22

hardly large enough 10 nolQ llIi tue crown
Princein his usual very modest carriage, and
dozens Of officers were compelled TO make their
entree through rain, Which suddenly visited Us,
in full toilet, OH foot. Wagons OF all kinds were
used. Half dozen barons would dash In IN an
omnibus, which they mad happily discovered; and
the immortal furniture van, which had such
jolly role at the time the delegation from the
Relchstag presented the address TO King William,
again came into play. Great precautions seemed
to have been taken for the safety OF the King.
There were even landwehrmeq wandering care
less!y about In the crowd. with their guns hed as
huntsman holds his when he hears The deer
breaking cover. How did tn. Pfussians know
how far French fanatlcism might goP
Large masses OF troops were disposed on t1e
Avenue de Paris and the Place d'Armes about II
O'CLOCK and toward IL the King left the Prelec.
soldiers, who saluted him with deafening shouts
Of ''Hurrah for the German EMPEROR Arrived
at the chateau gate, the royal carriage drove rap
lilly through the seethiHg mass OF soldiers, strans-
chateea clock struck the hour Of noon, entered
the Sflle lies Gaces by the grand staircase, along
whlcl. were alrayed, two and two. the guald
composed Of picked men from the various regt-
mcrls.
In the middle OF the grand hall, and With lie
back to the windows Which open on the park,
grand altar was erected. Urop this altar, Wacn
was gracefully decorated, llgh'ea canales were
placed and ut each side stood threepastors clothed
In the sombre liabIllmentS Of their order. and as
ser,iug tile supporto Of the church to the new EN-.
pre. Further down the hall was another and
smaller altar, and in front oil this were arranged
the standards or all the regiments OF the third
army Betwean the two affairs, also were ranged
BavarIans and other soldiers. IN front OF the
principal altar were several soldiers VINO haa IN
lines past or In the recent campaign receive inc
iron cross and two or tlen had thelr heads
bound up, and showed other marks OF recent
wounds.
On the platform, at the other end OF the gallery,
there were many soldiers Stationed as the sIaau.
J-tnn
Of his household and The colrt marsllal, the
Counts Of PucEler and PeTponcher, and followed
by his brothers, Prince George OF SaAOny, tne
regnng Duke OF Saxc-CoGnrg anu the majority
OF the hereditary Princes. Besides tlle:e,> as they
took tler places In front Of the grand altar, were
also The Crown Pr nee, Prince Charles. OF Prussia
the Kings brother anil Grand elaster OF the Order
OF ST. JOHN OF Jerusalem; me Grand Dukes oI
SaYe.Wcimar O,deuburg and Baden, the Duke OF
SaXe.MeInIgen, the luke OF Saxe.Aiteahurg.
Princes Llitpol and Ctho Of Bavaria, Priuct VII.
liam and Duke Eugene OF Wurieinourg' Leopold ol
lIohenzollern, the Duke OF holstelD. aiu iaaly
lime TO time gazing with an almost clllu.llSe Gu
rioity upon the. scene before hun. Listened In
tentiy to the sermon which one oi tne uiVisiDn
preachers delivered with muca graGS ahn a.erc s.I
nueuce. Tne sermon touched upon lne historic
and religious character Of the ceremony now III
progress, and elucidated Its mysterious lnnuence
ON the hearts Of the German nauon: IL mss
splendid tribute as well to the new suDject OF ADO.
ration the venerable hero solalef, anu 'he hiis
was deeply affected By II.
Hsma!ck and Moltke, meantime, one on each
side Of the platform, winSed s!eepily ana wihGu
IL, and seemed inwardly mucn amused at lIi'
was also near at hand with the commanding
generals. and officers OF all grades grouped
around him, was grlmly SILENT ana seemed 10
consider Lhe whole thing waste OF time. IN
all The distinguished military and civil person
ages, prusslan AMI foreign, OF which versailles
boasts to-day. England Was represented oy her
commissioner General Beauchamp Walker, and
America had q representative OF her army pres
ent In the person or Brgadier General Darr Hi.
nols. formerly Of Grants stan.
The sermon finished general uuZz OF congrat
ulatipn was just springing up In the grand nall
when the King suddenly advanced to the plat.
form, and there surrounded by the standaru
bearers OF the First Guard regiment. he pronounc-
ell his address 10 the Princes In which he declared
his intention OF accepting the Imperial German
ell his vow, bismarck advanced TRANQUILITY t. read
the proclamatiou TO the German reop!e. This was
the cunnatl0n or the War, Inc eD)e;t ol Tue
crafty man who COW he'll the proclamation In his
nands. The ratification Of she German people
unlcr the rule of one man was accomplished.
No wonder such o gigantic task has made dip
lomat already ripe in ycaTs Look as OH US his
master.
Grand Duke or Baden lwhGSeeJnea to~laye been
Adopted as deus &c DlttC1iEt OIL most OF these
occasions,l hailed the King as Emperor OF Ger
etiunete 10 the fuu 1cnd, AMI woke the echoes
which had been lying pcrtlu for two centuries.
answered, and the Crown Prince hastened TO
embrace his iather and 10 allectlonateY grasp HIS
hand. His example was followed by all he mem.
bei Of the royal ulniiy and ull tie PRIMES and
dukes present. When The ceremony was flushed
there were t. ars on the oil Kings face, and many
Of The lockers on were vislb!y moveu. Anii4 'ns
wavng OF standards. flags which had been In all
the early battles or the present war, and The
echoes OF the national hymn and tliumphal
marches, the brilliant assembly broke up, and III.
tered away in Its hundreds OF carriages, splenait
and shabby 10 the duty eating the dinner in cele-
Oration OF 'orders' day" Al the Reservoirs and
her fashionable restaurants there was The most
riotous merrment and the word ''kaiser'' echoed
through the streets anu In all places where unt-
forms were seen until long past midnight.