St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-06-28

BOSTON. June ~.
The coliseum WAS filled toe ay Ia
overflow ing. and at least 5000 people
were TUNED away. Twenty Thousand
standing tickets were sold. and il WAS
with difficulty that the ushcr> and pc
lice could keep the crowd from pressing
in upon the seal holders. 81 great was
the cHgcrncSS To hear aud see the cclc-
bratcd bands from abroad. which ioin-
ed the marine band of Washington in
performing Hail to the Chief. in hon
or of the president. VIII" with Srcrrta
Iit> Fish. Boutwell, and Roh,>om, Scna-
tor Wilson and numerous other more
"r less distinguished guests were pres
rnt and had seats in the center of the
auditorium. Many of the men. disap-
pointed in finding resting places ON the
seats or floor. climbed upon the tre>tlr
work above the galleries. and there en-
.IoNcd the scene. The marine band
stood III the front center of the plat
form. the PrI>>ianS ut the right. the
French at the left. and the British he
tween and forming the connecting link
of Il >cmi-circlc. The audience cnthu-
sia>ticalll applaudrd the international
combination even before they PLAYED.
and when the first rest occurred in THEN
music. there was no bound io the M
roar.
The president received Il cordial
greeting aS he entered. from nearly all
i'll the vast audience who SAW him In
company with Mayor Castor and other
city officials. he WaS escorted to the
coliseum lay the national lamccr>. and.
notwithstanding the rain. large. mum
her> viewed the cnrtcgr. See the
Conqucrimg Hero Comes. from Judas
Maccahcus" was the first choral. and
" Homage To Columbia" composed and
sung 10y Madame RudrrSlutf. arrompa-
MED 10y the Grcnadirr guards band. WAS
attentivelN listened To and rncnrrd.
Then followed selections from I'll Pear
itamia. Norma. LA Sonmamhull. g
and "Beatrice de Tcmda." 10y the Grcm-
adier> i'll splendid style. Madame Lieut. =
ncr gave her aria and variations hv
Adams. with flute ohligato 10y Keep
piS. Strauss again electrified the larry
est musical audience ever assembled in
the world with two delightful waltzcS.
The Kaiser Franz Grcmadicr band
gave Il fantasia from Les lIuguenotS
III an emIncntlN satisfactory manner.
The anvil chorus was repeated with all
the outside accessories. An original
hymn. Hail, Gentle Peace" WAS sung
by the chorus and audience with mag
niticent effect. The Star-Spanrlcd
Banner" solo, 10y Mrs. J. Houston West.
WAS given 10y the chorus with great eclat
The overture to Tampa" followed 10y
the Galde Repuhlicaime band. and was
rapturouSlyrcceived. The jubilee sing
ers from Nashville. Tenn. in plantation
selections. were received with the GUS
t"marN furorc. and calls for more. and
Il military march entitled The PruS-
sian Prize. performed 10y the orchestra
and bands. closed the most brilliant
program of the jubilee season. The
three foreign bands. with the American
bands. will appear with individual eel
chrities and the chorus. each forenoon
during the week. and band concerts
VIII he gwen every evening. The Brit
ISL band performed Il long and interest
cd audience this evening.
The DIFFERENCE. The New York
Times inquiries '.What is the differ
ence to-day between the New York
Tribune and il regular dyed inthewool
Democratic paper? Will anybody
point it out The difference is very
great. The Tribune is not an organ.
Besides, it is not dyed in the wool it
is only dying. in the spirit, as well as
i'll the body. The regular dyed in-the-
wool Democratic paper is generally
honest in its opinions, and is not treach-
erous to its party. There are other
differences, but these are enough
Free Prees.