, 1873-05-08
THE PRESIDENTS PROGRESS

Ncadors Of TIE Tn1nuNE Of yesterday may or
may not have noticed a suspension of, South
Park ordinance " for ono day only" which was
announced in the advertising columns In order
to giyo it wider circulation, no reproduce it in
this placo:
Notice Is hereby gtyeu that by order OF tho South
lark Commission, Bpc. Of ordinance will not bs ctl-
forced On Grand Boulevard from tho railroad crossing
to Fioth street, Wednesday afternoon between he
hours Of ! o'oock nll o'clock y. H..
Tho ordinance ia as followa: "No person shall rtdo
or drive upon amy part Of The aaid Park, or upon any
road, roadway, or nvcnuo included within tho bou1i-
aary thercof Mt rate Of speed excasaing eight ies
All hour"
tsfgneal NM. II. BERRY, suEt. g. 7. q.
This notice applies only to Grand boulevard, aud
ouly for tho day named. Tho ordinance will 10 OIL
forced aa asual on oil other boulevards.
Tho above will only become intolligiblo when
1t Ia remembered that tho President OF tho Unit
oil statoa has honored Chicago with q visit.
Tho process Of suRpcnding rsoful and nocos-
eury ordinance, prohibiting fast driving in n
crowded thoroughfaro waB one OF tho methods
adopted to entertain tho distinguished visitor
with his fayorite amusement OF horao-racing.
The "apring nootngs" nat having opened yet,
and tho rogular trotting parks boing iu bad con-
aition, owing to tho backwarlnous Of tho soason,
tho Grand Boulevard ,raB transformed into
raco-courao for tho occaaion. and an adyertise-
mont was inserted IN tho newspapers to iutorm
tho community Of tho fact, in order that poraons
who desired to walk or drive Oh It during thoae
hours must do 40 at their own risk Tho cir
cumstanco is certainly worthy Of tho attention OF
tho people, us It would DO difficult to find q
case among tho ofroto monarchioa Of Europe
%llero any regular law, onaoted for tho protoc-
tioon Of lfo and tho maintenance Of public
docornm, haB bcou temporarily suspended for
tho qualification Of q Prince.
Gen. Grant cannot ba held strictly Responsible
for tho slsponalon OF all ordinance against faBt
driving on lis aoconnt, bnt his abaenco from
public duty at this time, and lis aunt about tho
country for pleasure, aro mattcrs Of concern to
tho American people. It Is not long since no
was inaugnratca for SECOND term OF four yoara
aa tic Chiof Executive Of tle nation, with n
rssidsnca at Washington, ard tho duty Of giving
llis personal attention to public alrairu. Con-
gresB lad no Boomer adjourned, however, than
the President prepared to mako IN extended
ploaaare-tour throughout tho country, terminals
ing at Long Branch for summer roposo. Tho
nntural iuforonco from this brief statement OF
Qen. dsanta saauter!ngs Ia, that tho condition
of t4o country Ia 80 entirely peaceful,
sorone, md prosperous That tho actlvo
Bersicoa Of m Executive may bo tlibponaotl with.
Certain wol-known faots. on tho osl,or haud.
toi.tl to rebut this inference. Ono Of tic Staten
OF tho Union IL just now In revolutionary co,,di-
tion. Tho political troubles IN I.oulsleua
hayo actually brohon out iu civil war,
Ono desperate battlo between tho two coutoBt-
lug partioa was recently fought with All agere.
cato loBH OF % killed. aud "a wounded.
and tho dispatches Of tha morning bring
the nowa of conflict In another parish
Tho metropolitan Police, OF tho City OF
Now Orleans, arc belug armed and drilled
aa regular troops to auatain Mr. Kol.
logg's cause In other parts Of tho Etato, wliio
tho pooplo Of Now Orleans are loft without pro.
toctlon for lifo Or property. The thloyos, burg
lars, md rougls have already begun to tako
advantage Of the helpless condition Of tLe New