The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-11-23

the Narrowss broadway = ,thfeuree,
with persons awaiting the parade
Great numbers arrived from the
country on early trains. The build.
ings along Broadway and other prip.
cipal streets are decorated with fars.
The National Guard is'out I'M fun
force. Perhaps on no former occa.
sion has Broadway been SO crowded
with . holiday dressed mass ofDeo
pie % it is ct this moment, There
are about 10000 troops in line
stretching from the Battery two,
miles up Broadway. The display il
certainly magnificent. Broad way "a
filled with flags, the facades and
windows Of many houses are decora.
ted with American and Russian flaRs,
and every available out look on the
street occupied by people Of both
sexes.
The Grand Duke landed at 100,
and after considerable ceremony,
amidst the no + of cannon and deaf.
ening shouts and welcome cheers, he
took seat in baroucbe, dressed il
0 magnificent uniform Of general
officer OF the Russian army, his stat.
American and Russian Adtnirals and
other officials following 10 batouches.
Tho procession started. Az the
Prince passed up Broadway he was
loudly cheered BY the people. At
every step the military, which lined
Broadway, presented arms !; dipped
their colors bands were playing ;
and handkerchiefs wore waved from
windows BY tho ladies. The scene
was magnificent. s III
The ride Of the Prince from the
Battery to Union Square was one
continued ovation. Cheer rose upon
cheer, and sea OF handkerchiefs
fiuttefed froiii delicate fingers. The
shout that was taken up At the Bat
terry was rolled in ono huge volume
to the Clarendon. The. repeated
bows of the Prince and his smiling
face showed that he kcenly appreci.
ated the great h.nors showered upon
him.
As the procession arrived at the
grand stand In Union Square, ladies
and gentlemen arose en- rhasse and
gave Alexis q perfect storm of APP
plause. To this he responded with
genuine feeling, and rising in his
cbapeau and bowed right and left.
The head Of the proces sion soon
reached the Clarendon Hotel, ard
space having been made for the Duke,
he alighted and entered.
Atew ;noinents afterwards he came
out upon the balcony, accompanied
by his staff, and reviewed the troops
marching past by companies. each
regiment presenting arms as they
came under the balcony.
The ninth regiment band, OF one
hundred pieces, led by Carl Berg
NOM, will serenade the Grand Duke
IN t,ont, of tho Clarendon hotel a,
eleven o'clock tonight.
Tomorrow the Grand Duke will
90 to Washington to pay his respects
to the President OF United States. -
The New Jersey Railroad company
have two splendid drawingNroom cars
in their depot, which they will ten.
der to the Duke and suit for the trip
I The Tribune says that Gen. Ar
thur has some qualifications. for the
Custom House Collectorship, and
that he lately held ten thousand
dollar Tammany Office, from which
he was onli driven on the Tribuno's
exposure. He is devoted servan,
ofthe Murphy clique, but is not per
sonally an Objectionable man.
A reporter who has interviewed
Horace Greeley learns that Mayor
Hall had sent letter some time age
to Greeley, offering him one commis.
sionership OF the Park Department
vice Sweeney. Greeley returned the
letter at once with o declination.
1t is understood that Mr.. Englard
OF the Sun, accepts the commissioner.
ship ofeducation.
Henry s. Stebbins declines the
Park Commissionership rendered
him.
Ex-Deputy Comptroller Storis will
Do re appointed Deputy Comptroller.