National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-08
The Visit of the Hrand Duke Alexis.

despatch to the Russian Legation al
Washington announces the sailing from
Cronstadt, Russia of the feet with the
Grand Duke Alexis and suite The
squadron consists of five vessels of wal
and tenders. The Grand Duke, with
his personal staff, occupy luxurious quar-
ters on the steam frigate Swetana. The
fleet will make the passage under sail,
and may be expected at Sandy Hook by
the first of October. The arrangements
for the reception of the distinguished
visitors are as yet in very incomplete
condition. 1t is expected however, that
the imperial fleet will be received by Rear
Admiral Gordon, in command of a squad
ron made up of vessels on the home sta
tion, to be ordered here fort purpose.
The Grand Duke will be presented upon
his arrival to the representative of the
President of the United States and in
turn to the State and municipal authori-
ties. The arrangements for the subse-
quent reception and entertainment of the
Granl Duke and suite, we understand,
will be somewhat as follows: The Recep-
ton Committee will afterward be pre-
sented to the Grand Duke, and will then
be conducted by the young gentleman
to his magnificent steamer. Escorted by
two or three first class steam frigates, and
passing miniature navy of government
and private yachts and steam vessels, the
combined fleets will move mp through
/ the Narrows. the Russian visitors receiv-
ing in the united salvos from the forts
and the American shipping their first
| grand welcome The leading features
of the festivities may be summed mp thus:
Reception in the bay reception by the
First division National Guard mt the Bat
terry. and escort to the Brevoort House,
where elegant apartments have been pre-
pared for the visitors visit to the
Navy Yard and public institutions of the
city and harbor drive and breakfast
at Jerome Park ; excursion up the Hud-
son River and visit to West Point ; pa
rade of the Fire Department grand re-
ception ball and banquet at the Academy
of Music, on which occasion Pages great
picture of Farragut lashed to the shrouds
of the Hartford will be given in charge
of the distinguished guest as gift to his
father, the Emperor.
INDUSTRY must have occupa-
ton or he miserable. Toll is tine price
of sleep and appetite, of health and en-
joyment. The very necessity which
overcomes our natural sloth is bless
ing. The world does not contain briar
or thorn which divine mery could
have spared. We are happier. with the
sterility, which We can overcome by in
dusny. than we could have been with
spontaneous plenty and unbounded pro-
fusion.. The body and the mind are i'm
proved by the toll that fatgnes them
The tod ia thousand times rewarded
by the pleasure which it bestows. Its
enjoysnents are peculiar. No wealth can
purchxse them, no Incidence can taste
them.-A They flow only from exertions
which they repay.
The NEw BoNDs. new Treasury
bonds are to be ornamented with por-
tralts ~ prominent statemen deceased.
The $50 bonds will have that of Silas
Wright the sie0's. Edwin NJ. Stanton;
the S510's, Thomas II. Benton the
81, ,OO0's. ex-President Harrison the
S., ,O0O's, Anson Burlingame the s1O,-
ron.- A-l~o--