The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-19
THE PRES'DENT AT BANGOR.
Opening of the European and North
American Railroad.
New York and Liverpool Thirty
six Hours Nearer.
THE CITY CROWDED WITH StGHTSEERS.
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CommOtiOn Caused by the Arrival Of
the President and Party.
Brilliant Reception Of the
President.
Speeches by The President, the Governor
General Of Canada ard others.
pDM NsSyOWS NE p [ACE AMI AN1TY
Speeches by The President, the Governor
General Of Canada ard others.
PROFESSIONS OF PEACE AND AN1T7


This city has to-day rejoiced in tho presence OF
real live p. esident within It's corporate limits, and
oil the people arc greatly elated tnereat From way
in the back country-"dOwn east, they cali 1t
hereto the western sections OF the county and even
Of the state the gooi people have poured in in
crowds, ana the-city is tonight overcrowdeG. Even
the station house is utilized as abiding place for
law-abidine citizens and the doors OF ali the pri
vale residences arc thrown wide open. SO great Is
the multitude that denizehs Of Bangor are orlven
half villa 10 their endcavors TO stow peoDe away.
Al tie hotels there are no rooms to BE- obtained for
either love or money, ana the public halls are
little betier | Know BY q ul0st uncomiortab per-
soma. experience That there was one little ten by
fifteen division Of Masonic Hall which held five full
grown aud snoring men within its walls last night
and lle rest OF this building was packed in like
@apnsr, Statues are .ar.s,i irio HA:lehanbers 10
supply the public demand, aud doorways even are
occupied, as they seldom have been before for the
temporary resting place OF sober men. Not that the
be PIE Of bangor have acted one Whit inkospitably
In the matter, Tor eyerybodys latchstrng Is hung
out; but there s SO large attendance that their
reSa lrces are taxed beyond the utJermost and IL Is
only possible 10 condole with the uIiol tunae ones
VINO are LETT on. in the Gotta.
THE PRESIDENT CAus .N6 THE coMaorIoN.
The occasion for the muss can be attributed to
Ulysses $. Grant The President consented TO visit
this remote section OF The country and duly hon
Eea because he has come. With him IN the pro.
gross eastward are Secretaries RoDcson and Eel
KNAPP, Postmaster General Cresweli and ross Of
other dign,aries OF more than local renown They
are 'uuarterei nicely at lie Bangor House, although
thus far they have mad htlle time TO enjoy the com
Iorts OF tGat caravansary, ana generally behave
themselves like good boys General Grant is the
most lily gotten up man o. the party, so far as
personal apparel Is concerned. Wn.le Robe
son SHINES forth In proaucio.h and diamonds
and Eeiknap strokes his long rel whis-
ters and Creswen Is respendcnt in gorgeous
attire, The President is clothed In single
plain sait o! pepper and salt--sucn as any ready
made clothing dealer would sch for 4 twenty dollar
note, and wears a ha. seemingly male over for the
occasion. He LOOKS Ike martyr either to a desire
Tor travel for reelection, ana bears his burdc
an the mecKcst possible manner.
TIE EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN RAILROAD.
The occasion which brought the President
hithcr, II II just as well 10 state, IS one CT nc Ord
aary interest. II signazes the opening OF the only
means OF railway communication between New
YORK and tie Lower Provinces OF the Dominion
an enterprise which he's occupied twenty ono
Tears in Its perfection, and which, that it is
really a competed AFFAIR, rebounds greatly to the
credit OF it, projectors. one or thcm and the most
lion. John A. foor-ded Just before the completion
Of the hest efforts OF his liic but there those
remaining here who have donated an equal amount
Of time and .abor AID money III the prosecution OF
The work aud who are trying hard TO MAKE II even
more perfect It's details IMAM it Is to-day sent
yOu full description OF the road itselS some
Inc HERALD. In view OF the fact, however, THAI the
trains have commenced to run regularly thereon o
Drei recapisulation may prove interesTng:-
The road extends from Bangor to 81. John dis
sance OF 202 mlles aud, with its extension east
ward from the latter cily to Halifax VIII shorten
The time oil transit between New York and Liverpool
BY at least thirtysix hours. or two business days
This great saving OF time viii insure to this railway
through travel. Not Only will passengers, frcignis
and mails be saved some two days time from that
iney viii avoid 700 miles OF ocean travel. on com
pleioD Of this railway 10 Halifax TRANSATLANTIC
steamship will touch there as at Southampton ana
steamer for Europe in New York, remain there
nearly two days afterwards, and then take the
through express train Tor Halifax reaching there
before the arrival Of the steamer whose departure
was Witnessed IN New York. heretofore three day 8
between ST. John aud Bangor. Tue journey is now
made in eight hours. Halifax and the Pictou coal
regions are now less Than Eighteen hours rae from
A. Halifax the European and North American Rail-
way connects with the steamers, thence to New
Indies and the Continent OF Europe and coal can be
brought in immense quantities to halifax, over the
use o ocean steamer The rcS and prcspcrous
Prince Edward lsland, which has population Of
by steamer from Shedac. in less than fifteen hours
from time oil leaving Bangor. The International
Railway, which runs nearly hundred miles inlo
Dtersecis tue European ana North American Rail.
way at Moncton. THIS makes 9 direct connection
mel TO supply the United States with the products OF
ihe great fsneres: Such, concisely expressed, Is
hn,,. nss thus far pays big profit over and above
lis runnlnu expenses and the thing generally Is In.
'ured su'cess Sas cS T1 srs ron I -
The exercises OF to-day were more particularly
Intended as an ovation TO the President and his
aa as IN anTg o. 9s
was called upon BY committee Of citizens and
notified Of the TACT that procession S at ten SSYI
, me General Calmly prepared Himself FOR the
ordeal and after breakfast add his usual matutinal
Saa fS into TAI es ocs ~ss
readiness at ire appointed time: There were ten
sSe q 1s s aa Sro%a
ihe most noticeable feature Of the show-notceable
was the splendid coumn Of stalwart lumbermen,
which represented the leading business Interests Of
In point OF numbers, but when compared with the
eneminacy OF some OF the other organizations IN the
procession they numbered ten thousand ,S and
win black felt hats.
sbanquet had been provided by the city or Bangor,
comprising cold meats and pastry, and costing
outsiders Just i've dollars head. There
not more :han 500 10 enjoy the feast. IT
was q distinguished crowd, though. On the
hame Of Dale, thanked BY President Grant, Lord
Lisgar, Governor General Of the New Dominion;
Governor Wnmo5 Of New Brunswick; secretaries !,
Hannibal Hamfn, 8. L. 11lfey, the Canadian Minis
yer OF Marine; Joseph Howe, Secretary OF state In
Inc dominion; Sandneld Macdonald, Premier OF tile
province OF Ontario; Governor Perham, Of Maine;
Eolonels Ponson0y and McNelll Of the British army
nessrs. buckingham, Blair, Cattell, Lynch and
retcIs. OF the United States Congress-, and o fair
sena a OF others. The officials Of the railroad
were as0 there In lul force. On the moor OF the hall
mere Was also . great number Of dignitarles
70 railroad and clyil life, and generally the
essempiage was OF noteworthy character. The
room by the way, was very nicely decorated for the
OCCASION ,ss ,;o stseame and ag shields and gas
beCsuse " was calculated 70 be impressiyo-caues