The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-13
THE PEACE JUBILEE.
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BosToE, June 8, 1871.
IHany doubling Thomas has disbeliey.
ed 10 the completion Of the Coliseum In
time for the Jubilee, visit to the ground
on which this immense edifce stands,
would restore him to condition Of hum.
BILE. faith. The decorators have been
hard at work for the last ten days, and
have now about finished their labors. The
effect Of the colorS, while simple and taste.
iul, Is not particularly striking, but rather
neat and appropriate. The inside roof
has received pale blue tint, the trusses
are painted light buff color, and the up.
rights chocolate brown. The placing
Of the seats, which was q work Of consid.
cradle Importance, both 10 tbs singers and
the public, Is well under way. Those for
the chorus are all In position, radiating
from the central point where the conduc.
tor will stand. The parquette seats are
about ready, and the workmen will begin
TO set them up at once. They are made
with view 10 comfort, the back Of the
seats being trile lower than the front
The parquette floor is about half laid,
southern pine having been used, and the
odor Of this fragrant wood Is very pleas.
ant.
Mr.. Cook, who has the contract for set.
ting the glass, informed this morning that
about 5000 feet would be used. The
windows, by the way, are painted In three
colors-blue, gray and brOwn-to match
the colors used In painting the rest Of the
building. The glaciers will complete
their work by Monday evening, in oil
probability.
To-day has seen the close Of the work
Of painting the exterior. A peculiar gray
tint, with trimmings Of brown, has been
used, Every precaution has been taken
to prevent accident 10 lie or limb from
the railroad trains, which run within q
few feet Of the building. The tracks
have been carefully examined, and fences
erected. The bridges over them are
strongly built, and everything that human
foresight could plan seems 70 have been
done. Mechanically viewed, the work is
nearly done.
Rehearsals are the order Of the day,
among the choruses, bands, the firemen,
and the firing party Of artillerists. A
stranger strolling through Fremont street
in the neighborhood Of the Common
almost any evening about seven o'clock,
will meet hundreds of young ladies and
gentlemen, gathering for practice In the
Music Hall, Tor Fremont Temple. The
red.covered book in their hands plainly
denotes the GRAND they ore on-all classes
are engaged. The rich and the poor
meet together, II one may Judge by out
ward appearance and all actuated by the
same enthusiasm. Tonight a mass re.
hearsal comes off at Music Hall, in which
nineteen societies, ten from the city, and
the rest from the neighboring towns are
to participate.
Yesterday afternoon the Battery had q
trial Of the instruments by which the
guns are to be fired. l wrote you some
time ago, Of the way in which the firing
was done. Some improvements have
been made, and the artillery rehearsal
yesterday tested them, and they seem to
be success. The keyboard contains 20
keys, each connected with its separate
coils Of wire, and supplied with the "vltal
fluid" from very powerful battery. A
smaller set of keys connects with weak.
er battery, the current of which Is Just
strong enough, when the primer is placed
in the gun and connected with the wire,
to raise this smaller key, and this shows
the operator that the piece is primed and
loaded. 1fthe primer, which is the ordi-
nary one used, but has the simple addition
OF u piece OF platinum wire connecting
with two small copper wires to complete
the circuit, if the primer Is bad, the cir
cult will not be completed, and the key
will not be raised. The loading being
completed, and the gun properly primed !,
the operator sees the evidence before him
on the key board, and combines the=two
currents, and by pressing on the key dis
charges the piece. The instrument is the
invention Of Mr.. II. T. Smith, and in these
respects is an improvement on that used
at the last Jubilee.
The event OF the week, however, was
the arrival and reception of the French
band yesterday. The streets were crowd
cd to receive them, and when they passed
up State street, the throng, which cheered
them to the echo, was the most enthusi.
astic as well as the largest we have seen
there "since Jonny:came marching home"
at the close Of the war. The Mayor made
them a speech of welcome, aud the city
gave them spread at Parker's.
Our musical German club, the Orpheus,
have committee appointed to welcome
Abt, Strauss, and the German bands from
Fatherland with banquet. The English
Grenadiers, which are said 10 have been
recalled, are halfway over by this time,
and with the Irish constabulary band, are
TO be the recipients Of similar ovation.
1t will be worth coming here TO see these
magnificent organizations fired by the
spirit OF the day, marching down to the
front Of the platform In the presence OF a
hundred thousand spectators, and pouring
out the soul stirring harmonies Of their
native hymns.
Everything is done that can be thought
OF for the convenience of our guests. The
press will have every attention that can
be shownthem Wires are to extend to
their headquarters in the Coliseum; mail
matter addressed there will be delivered
hourly, and the right hand OF fellowship
cordially extended to all. CANTON.