The New York herald., 1871-12-17
The PARADE OF THE REDS TO-DAY
Order Of Formation and Line Of Route-An I'm
posing Procession in Honor Of the Dead
Communists Material Aid and
Letters Of Sympathy.

The Police Commissioners having squarely backed
down from their absurd position toward the Inter
national Workngmen's Association, the parade Of the
men OF the Red nag will take place to-day without
Official interference At late hour last night every
thing was In readiness, and should the day turn
out nne an imposing force OF workingmen Will
occupy the streets AS Is already well known the de-
monstration Will take the form OF funeral in honor
OF Rossel and his companions, recently executed
ar Versailles by the government Of Theirs. The
formation viii pe made at the Cooper Institute o.
one O'Clock, the column to be headed by the bant
and drum corps OF Hawkins, Zouaves and q com
pany OF that regiment Immediately after these will
follow on foot q number OF ladies' Mesdames Wood
null and Claim having prominent place.
CITIZEN MARY HULCK,
delegate from London, England, will carry in her
hand RED dag. Twenty or thirty fags OF the same
sanguinary color will be borne by the sections.
Several carriages Will be in line for the use OF ladies
and children only. The catafaque to be used is
large and tastefully built. 1t will be draped in
black, decorated with red nags and streamers and
drawn by six horses. It Will be taken
to the Cooper Institute by sections and ~ OF the
International. In the march II will be surrounded
by guard OF honor, composed OF ZOuaves. NM.
Dereure and Megy late commander OF Fort Issyl
will be the pall-bearers, and with them Will walk
the refugees from Parls-ahout twelve in number.
All the banners will not be red. AT several points
IN as O aeeP ssrs @
displayed;-
"ro THE MARTYRS OF THE UNIvERsELLE RE-
PUBLIC.n
The military will form on Eighth street and the
Bowery, lett side: ladies and trades unions on Sew
street; other societies on Fifth street; Information
ais and citizens not belonging TO societies on
TSs TSsrh street and @ carriages on Thd street,
course the Internationalists VIII wear red
sacnes and ties and carry rosettes. The Printers
Makers Union will certainly parade but others are
expected to turn out to do honor to their brother
workingmen: The following are the sections Of the
International tnat Will bring up the rear OF the pro.
aSectlons Q, 10, l3 %, 25 and IL OF New
Is q nTt 70 q Paterson On an ana section
idently expected that there Will De at least ten
thousand men In the procession.
will be down the Bowery. from Cooper Institute TO
Great Jones street, from Great Jones street to Wa
from Fifth avenue up to Thirty-fourth street, from
Thirty fourth street across TO Sixth avenue, down
sixth avenue , 70 fourteenth street through Four
sion VIII countermarch round the monument and
Every possible precaution has been taken to pre-
vent disorder on the route. and II any disturbance
should unfortunately take place none is antic
pated) It will not be the fault OF the International
lists.
The committee OF the Federal Council having IN
charge the arrangements for the funeral procession
assembled ut 6S Grand street last night, Mr.. Melot
IN the chair, and at once proceeded to
business The secretary read a number OF
letters received since the last meeting from sympa-
thizlng friends. The Cuban Ladies' League offered
the Cuban nag and sent &l0 contributed by their
children; Woodruff Claim sent their check for
500; the Ancient order OF Egyptian Monks offered
their sympathy and support. Mr.. Banks, the Secre-
tary, read the following characteristic telegram rom
the lrrepressibe Train, which provoked O great
deal OF laughter:-
CINCINNATI Dec. ID, 1871
CITY Bank, please pay $40 for International Parade Vpe
victory u. y. TRAIN,
Nert President OF America.
That's good,n said Mr.. Banks, "but we haven't
got the money yet"
The Treasurer reported that alter paying all ex-
penses so far he had In hand S245 winch, he SAID
was more than they required for the purpose OF the
parade. Among those VINO were present at the
meeting we're Mr.. John Devoy one OF the Irish
exnes, and Captain O'Rorke, an irrepresslbe man
In the gapv IN the Fenian DAYS. Both OF these gen.
tlemen are earnest workers IN the OF the In
ternaionalists. After the transaction OF lot ofrou-
tine business the committee adjourned.