Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-01
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

SAN FRANCIsCo March "a, 1871.
1t would be almost impossible to write nm ex
nggerated description of Wednesdays Peace
Celebration. In the enthusiasm with which il
was conceived, the completeness of its det ills,
the thor"ughness of it, organization, the strength
of its numbers, the magnifcence Of its pageantry
aud the earnest determination with which it was
carried out it not only an astonishment bat
Il rerelarion. "By the Holy Moses it isn't much
chance llaight or johnson will have if that
crowd goes against hen,'' was the constant re-
M lrk of nstounded Democrats as mile after mile
of the PROCESSION threaded its way through the
densply crowded streets, aud that utterance was
bat the reflex of the thoughts of thousands
Until Wednesday, people had but vague esti-
nation Of the number of Germans in the city
1t was known that they were numerous, but few
imagined that the total was an army. Yet for
two hours solid mass Of juhant Teutons went
tramping by until could almost fancy San
Francisco Paris, and the occasion Il trium-
phal entry of the German conquerors into the
fallen capital.
EFFECT OF THE CELEBRATION.
made by the festival is elfaced. Politicians es-
pecialy, are likely to remember it, and am no
prophet if they do not seek in future to catch
the German vote, quite rs assidaously as they
have hitherto sought the Irish. The celebra-
ton was II demonstration of the fact that Hans
has eclipsed Patrick IT'S power in the land aud
that he is rightfully heir to ali the sweet fatter
les which have for so many years tckled the
ears of the latter.
MAGNITUDE OF THE DISPLAY.
As il would be impossible to enter into a de-
tailed description of the pageant without ex
ceeding my allotted space, few items respect
ing it will perhaps convey MS good AN idea of its
magni6cence as the most elaborate word paint
ing. The cost of the procession was near $751;
900. Three of the cars, representing Peace,
Unity and 1.-THE Watch on the Rhine, cost ST.
100. When the head of tne procession was en-
tering the City Gardens, its tail was on Mont
gomery street. the line extending without IA
break from Thirteenth Street, down Howard to
Third, thence to Market where countermarching
was going on, along Sinsome to California; and
from thence to Montgomery near Phtts Ha!l-a
distance of three miles and a half. Eighteen
hundred horses and about eight thousand people
were in the procession, and it occupied AN hour
and ffty-fve minutes in passing any given
point. 1t differed atogeiher from Fourth of
July parades, in being constant succession of
surprises. magnificent array of characters
representing every age of German history from
the savage in skins to he soldier of to-day, was
one of the features Another was the Uhlans
dressed in correct uniform, followed by repre-
sentatves of every regiment in the Prussian
army. company Of Forty-Nners equipped in
genuine mnng costume with blankets, strapped
on their backs pistols in holster and driving
some sorry looking mules laden with prospect
ing pans sides Of bacon, sacks of -four picks,
spades shoves, etc, also attracted great arten-
eiion and so did Count Bismarck Frederick the
Great, Ancient Medieval and Modern Germany
and other representations of embematical aud
historical characters. To sum up the whole.
the celebration so completely eclipsed every
thing before seen in California, that praise is
TOO great for it, 1t will be the standard OF all
future celebrations for years 10 come, and not
until the Great Centennial in 1876 is it likely to
be surpassed.
THE WILL OF THE LATE HORACE HAYES
has not yet been filed in probate ms stated by the
press. Its legality will be tested by the widow,
notwithstanding that one of its clauses provides
that if she contests it, the annuity bequeathed to
her will be invalidated. The value of the estate