The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-14
THE CHICAGO JUBILEE.

puished nor the eXtinguished guests Of Chi
caro at the great Jubilee, but having pru
IDENTITY stad at home, we are competent to
give only such an account OF it as we gather
from the exaggerated descriptions Of the Chi
cago papers
The Jubilee opened with grand concert
in the new depot of the CHI, Rock Island d
2. and the Michigan Southern railroads. Pal
Gilmore was on hand with his band of 2Ot
instruments and his trained chorus of 1000
voices The depot was pretty well damned
the crowd in the afternoon being moderately
figured at 10000. The music was tremendous
as Il noise but as for harmony, and all that
of course it had its mpcrtcctions, as some OF
the quests insisted that II was intended as 9
grand take off of the music at monster In
dian War Dance while others, especially in
what was facctiously called the anvil Choir
us" insisted that the tune was Pop Goes tho
WEASEL
Thursday evening there was substantial
repetition of the afternoons concert, with
greater noise and confusion, consequent upon
an increased attendancc-the evening crowd
being estimated to 10000.
Friday forenoon was spent in an excursion
around the city. About O'Clock 100 OF
more carriages were loaded up in front OF
the Grand Pacific and started on the grand
round. They went to Lincoln Park; thence
to Union Park; thence to McCormick's Reap
or Factory, where they had lunch and
speeches; thence to the stock yards, and more
lunch and speeches; thence to the South Park
and Hyde Park, with some more lunch (fuid)
and speeches, and from thence, at O'clock
r. NJ, the party returned home.
At 2 o'clock same afternoon, the children's
concert took place at the depot, under the
leadership of Gilmore, aided by his band and
chorus Some 5000 little ones are said to have
been present, and did the best screechng
there was in them
The Grand Ball in the evening took place
at the Board of Trade hall. 1t was so ire
mcndously high priced and select that the at
tendance reached less than 200
Saturday morning there was general exc
dus to the Calumet, by railroad and steamers
on the lake, There was an ovation, with
speeches. &c, and a concert by Gilmore in
the rear of the Hyde Park Hotel to an audi
cncc of 800
And Saturday evening the Gilmore Benefit
concert took place in the Railroad depot,
winding up the Jubilee. The strangers by
this time had generally left, and the atten-
dance was quite select, not numbering over
1000, and the music good
This was the whole of the Jubilee The
rush of strangers to the city is variousy est
mated at from 10000 to 10000. OF ''distin-
guished visitors" there was notable scarcity.
Five governors and one ex-governor are nam
ed, and 1.-The city clerk of Quincy" AS for
the rest, who participated in the grand excur.
sion around the city and to the Calumet and
who attended the ball, the Tribune naively re-
marks, their names are all in the City Direct
Dry"
1t was a big gust of wind and noise. It's
purpose was to advertise the Michigan South
ern l. Rock Island Railroad through their
splendid new depot; to give the Grand Pacific
Hotel, just opened, a good ''scnd Off" and to
help the Chicago retailers over the depression
of rather dull spring trade, by drawing in
Il big crowd to empty their shelves. In all
respects, the Jubilee is pronounced grand
success"