The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-19
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ruE PEACE JUBILEE.
,., p,eDara,lOus for the Opening.

.,, p,ruaratIous for the opening
'''f1' '''s'''''I BcsroS, June it, 1872.
.,.i, II the Coliseum to-day shows
T.. a w , Of preparation nearly com lPiss
I1e % T6S " Totkmen Iabored undered am.
s :di,s sI a lsrre and interested company
clILlSss s,i 7 az about admirlngly, and inter
t,.IDH somewhat with their progress. Inc !:
,,sst organ Is In place, and nearly LeS = y,
sH n.S III ne tuners were hard at WORK anu
=, NJ Monday morning It will be ready:
The gigantic drum passed up S !s.ga SeS ;Ss
hetote an sdmiring throng yesterday s y az az
lads emblazoned with the arms =. ~ ~
ustIopS' and II now reposes peacefully y 70
IN ali heir glory Of red shirts anu . Drlgnt
~ ~ ,s' ara wandering about, or serving
U " Soo,Eecners, OF repOSing In their room,
a. 49, uUo hsJs and tables, &c. are prepared
w, wrt tbsit p comfort Every few steps, as one
n ICI ssT sY0Sg tbe corridors, you see hose
R wagon, or 4 nest or Babcock extlngulsh-
We "s" oT A small band wagon, ready for
inS,snt use, while just at hand outside, Is
~ steamer with horses harnessed and fires
tin6led, and steam up, ready to start on
The drst sound Of danger,
The building is apparently well built,
oI much more permanenCo, apparently,
han The last, and a monument Of the
s s Of its projectors. Not quite so
enSnfipp as the famous one Of Horace.
inf annie and well adapted for the uses
tor which II Is designed, and, In fact, so
far has human judgment goes, II promises
IA be greater success than the last.
Passing up through the neigh6oring
streets 10 the building, we saw the French
daS living from the hotel where the Re.
@blicsine Band Is Quartered, and someot
he members lounging about the door In
tbeir brilliant uniform, while the imme.
IIats vicinity Of the Coliseum was q scene
Of great hustle and activity. Booths OF all
MAJ, side shows innumerablc, and all
sOrts Of devices are scattered about to
catch the dimes of the outside public, who
may not have greenback V to invest In
atiCket.
The press banquet on Monday, by the.
city government 10 the members Of the
Fourth Estate" will be the first event Of
the week. Bent Il Bush have presented
elegant badges to the reporters, and the
efficient committee in charge have done
al that could be desired to make them
comfortable.
Rev. Phillip Brooks, the rector of Trim.
lily Church, Is to make an opening prayer;
Gen. Banks is to deliver an Grafton, and
then comes the musical programme.
United States national airs are OF course
the points of the first day, and the msgni.
fcent band Of the U. S. Marines, from
Washington, are the principal band to be
brought out on Monday. The work Of
rehearsal by separate ChOruses ends TO.
night, and on Monday morning, comes
the first mass rehearsal Of the grand
chorus in the building. On each day the
performance ends with q peculiar hymn,
IN the closing verses Of which the audi.
ence are requested to join in. Bethany,
Hamburg, the Missionary Hymn, &C., are
already announced. and this will doubt.
less BE- one Of the most effective things on
the daily programme.
shall try 10 keep you posted from day
to day Of the opening week, which is to
be the great week Of the Festival, though
some Of the foreign bands will not arrive
ill the following Monday. The German
Band and several Of the leading vOcalists
are expected tonight, and the Grenadiers'
band will be escorted by some Of our
military companies to their quarters on
Monday or Tuesday. The escort, by the
way, who have volunteered for the pur.
pose, will all be fred coats" as it happens.
These companies were specially selected
o compliment to the traditional uniform
II the British army, and cordially entered
ltOihe plans Of the Committee. CAXToS.