The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-27
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About half of million of people assembled
on Broadway and in Union Square yesterday
to do the honors to Colonel Fisk, Jr., and the
! Russian Grasd Duke. The ovation was osten-
sibly 10 Prince Alexis, but Prince Erie, on mis-
magnificent chargerat the head of his grand
band Of one hundred pieces, received the
larger share of the cheering. The wild enthu-
sasm which his appearance evoked may not
be credltable to the people of New York, but
perhaps 1t is less Notifying than the spectacle
! of O whole people down on their knees In the
dust before boy who happens to be the third
j con of European monarch.
The great popular turnouts in New York In
| the past-the Atlantic cable, Japanese. Prince
of Wales, Lincoln funeral and Andrew Johnson
celebrations-were rlvalled, If not outdone,
| by the Russian affair Of yesterday. From the
Battery to the Clarendon Hotel In Union
| Square, the sidewalks OF Broadway were
packed with human beings, the street win
dows were filed with ladies', the house tops
and chimney tops with servant girls and
clerks, and the trees and awning posts with
small boys Alexis rode In an open carriage,
accompanied by the Russian minister, General
Dix aud Mr.. Aspinwall of the committee OF
first-class clizens. He Is tall, plump. healthy
looking youth, and, being prince, would pass
among the ladies for good looking He was 10
naval uniform, and were cooked hat, which,
however, he removed from his head contln-
ually In answer to the cheers of many people
and the kisses thrown at him By sundry
women along the route. One frantic young
female In red hair, seated In one of Stewards
windows, lavished kisses in such abundance at
the Russian party, that Alexis is said to have
turned to Catacazy and asked if this was
real specimen of the American maiden
Cordially as the Prince was greeted, how
40rn rnh with
that accorded to New York's fuvorite son.
Fifteen city regiments, six froom Brooklyn
aud five from New Jersey, followed the car
riages of the Russians aud tirst.class citizens,
and when the gallant Ninth New York came
along with Fisk, the populace fairly went BE-
side ilsslf. There was no mistak ing which
was the real b-ro Of the occasion. Tne Colonel
sat ON his baro like an emperor. He Is getting
qaite fat, ant his cheeks are very pnfy, but
for all that he la as handsome as the other one.
he, too, bowed acknowledgment to the wav-
ing hats and hultering handkerchiefs which
saluted him.
The military display was success. Trinity's
chimes, as the Grand Duke passed, were
musical and touching. The unvelling OF
piece of marble statuary in the front of the
Equitable building was sensation. There
were some rather tasteful trumphal arches,
and some inscriptions painfully toadyish. Our
country cousins were present en- masse with
gaping mouths and staring eyes, while busy
pickpockets emptied their pockets. The crowd
was 80 dense at many points that the police
were powerless to keep 1t back. A frightened
horse kicked three women into insensioilIty.
The cry along the route as the imperial car
rIage approached was "Here he comes" and
when 1t was abreast (which Is he!' "Hooray!
t.oorayw 20 how sweet" (the latter by the
stretched down the street after Fisk and his
hand These were some OF the incidents of
the day.
After Alexis had been duly housed at the
Clarendon, and had been trotted out on the
balcony to review the troops as they marched
past, and had sent telegram to his papa to
the effect that his reception had been mag
nifque" and that the "miitla" had paraded ln
his honor, and had been taken out privately
| BY eide door to the Greek Catholic Church to
| listen to prayers and 1e Deuna, and had been
| brought back again, he was peSpitted to eat
some dinner. About thirty thousand people,
having nothing better to do, assembled ia the the
drizzling rain, fattened their noses against
the window-panes of the Clarendon 10 the
| vain hope OF catching a glimpse of his High
ness As the Imperial quarters were In
different part of the hotel, though they knew
| it not, their assidulty was unrewarded About
Fisk turned up again With big calcium light
and his band. The tired Prince was hauled
out on the balcony to listen to serenade.
James gave him the Last Rose of Summer"
| with Levy ON the cornet, and yankee
| Doodle" He might have wound up appropriate
| ly with 'Put me In my Little Bed" but he did
not Before he departed an officer of the i'm
| pprlal staff came forth and invited him to go
up into the presence to be thanked. The
| Colonel went in and shook hands with the
| Grand Duke. He said, magnihcently, ~ will
gladly do more for you, and now extend 10
| you the freedom of everything own on The
| American Continent" Tits meant that Fisk
intends to put Alexis on the free list at the
Grand Opera House, and dead-head him over
the Erie Railroad. For sublimity of impu-
dence this eX-peddler scars away up beyond
all competitors Train. Demosthenes Wood
hull, '.Boss" Tweed, and your Mr. Bowen, are
mere groundlings by comparison.
| Mentioning the WOodhull,' reminds me of
the lecture she gave at Mr.. Steinway's hitherto
respectable hall the other night. The streets
had been thiekly placarded with poster
headed with the words Free Love" In large
letters. The invitation to the public to come
to Steinway Hall and, for fifty cents each, to
listen to Mrs. Woodruff on this topic was so
cunniugly worded that all that is prurient In
New York snapped at the bait. Notwithstand-
ing the torrents of rain, the hall was densely
Golden Age, formerly o respectable person
and bosom friend of Messrs. Beecher and
Greeley, introduced the notorious female to
the audience AS Woodruff claims to be
possessed OF the spirit Of Demosthenes, and
that all her orations and able editorials eman-
ate from him. 1t must be understood that her
plea for free love, or, as she more dellcately
terms it, "soclal freedom Is the composition
| of the antique shade in question.
| The audience was composed almost wholly
of men, though woodruff addressed them as
"My brothers and sisters" Tennie Claiin was
present In q gorgeous toilet, and there was
one belligerent female In private box, Mrs.
Booker, one of Woodhulrs numerous sisters,
who hates her, and therefore opposes all her
reform movements. When Woodruff had got
into the pith OF her subject and was talking
with the speed OF race horse, Booker rose
soemnly In the side box, shook her umbrella
at her, and shouted out. "How would YOU like
to be born without knowing who your parents
?" This set the audience wild with delight.
They insisted that Booker should be heard
Tilton rushed tragically to the front and shout
ed tor the police. The people who had been
sitting with Booker In the box rapidly ahan-
doned her side, and In their places appeared a
policeman. He was seen to be gesticulating,
| and was supposed 10 be demonstrating with
| Booker, but as she resolueely maintained her
| standing position, his courage oozed out and
| he abandoned the attempt in despair. Mean
while Woodruff galloped on with Demos
| thenes's lecture, and the audience yelled them
| selves hoarse. Booker had her say. Demos
| themes had his, and the audience theirs and at
! the close nobody knew much what the lecture
was ABOUT, except that Mrs. Woodruff did not
| believe In the marriage tie, and expected to be