Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-07

and lusty ss the favorits once marched By, whilst
fha general naaemhlago in the street carried u
on with their nnansa0zoed yigor on enoh ecos-
sione K0uE eoueapondqnt regEettea t4s ~
military portion. IT would bare been ohe4ripg
TO tho resident citisuHs. e. ven - vnitlne poh-
wsfoans. e have bat eempepy In tha1 toefi
lns, wherein were represented 90 many dmerenf
States, some of them hundreds Of miles sway.
To be sure We had the members OF the Lsgisl.-
turs. aa an Offset to the Presidents visit
to WILMINGTON, but the band Of those gallant
onea who had so nobly upheld the honor OF uhe
State, and OF their country during lite peru we're
wanting. II is said there is no organization IN
the State suitable for appearing upon such oc-
cssions, n 90, ia Il not about time come steps
were taken to;organize and have i q leastreaay
bV the next insuguEafionf Ths pndies, consin-
ering the sharp, cold piercing wind, certainly
endured self martyrdom ths result 2. wh,cn ~ n
| benefit Of the physicians than TO their health
I have already learned Of several cases OF neu-
raigiA, sore throat, 80. and What must they ee
in suoh E vast mnlhtudo. The hIAhos.s ~ We
evening upon the stone plaza South Of the 1fea-
sury we're very fine, but owing to the freeging
during the day the crowd that congregsteu to'
vitness them was not as large as snticiPe-
ted The President and family occupied the
pArlors Of g house ON the Avenue epposlss
later 10 the evening was largely attended, Tbs
President Vice President. Secretary Fish, blr
Edward Thornton, members of the Arry, Navy
and Diplomatic corps, ell Of the lstter being well
Represented, made their appearance ~ me "a, "a
struck up ssEdail 10 the Chief" during the pas4-
age Of the Presidential party 10 the platform ~
siRued TO the President. The hall was brilliant
with profusion OF banners, flags, notices, eYes-
greens, flowers and the numberiess little gss
lets extending all over the inside There wsre'
Quantities OF canariss hung around, from whom
much was expected and but little realized owing
TO the chilly atmosphere. The West Pointers
we're present and enjoyed the prefefences OF the
young ladies' during their stay. The supper
was this time entirely satisfactory, II being coq-
tinuous instead Of At stated hour: thereby
enabling the guests to refresh Whenever the5
felt inclined. BY this Arrangement, With ah
abundance Of provisions, every one was amply
supplied, and arepetition OF the scramDle Anf
confusion At the last Masquerade Ball svoided,
Mrs. President Grant was there. - we're usp
many cf the ladies Of the officers, Diplomats
Corps, senators, &c. There waa ample room
for ali to participate in the dancing and OF musc
more than enough ,-l ll- .-.a -.
Most unfortunately, there wss one drawback
and . serious one 1t was. Tbs Committee, nq
expecting such 9 segere snap had not provides
sufficient heating apparatus to warm the build
ing, and both ladies and gentlemen HeEs onI
PEELED to resort 10, outside Wrappings ~
their endeavors to keep themselves confottApie-
II WAS an amusing sight, seriously boSueiing on
the burleeque, TO witness the dancers moving
around and in and out apperelled II, their IN,
fashionable rigging. That alone detr.cted ron
the whole affair being voted decided success.
During the day ] noticed several Wilmingtoni'
ans, among them Collector Nolen and Postmasr
ter Lewis. Delaware's Republican CONGRESSMAN
was also visible gaining an insight TO this portion
OF the country where he 10 soop TO speak and
work, which he will do with will, 10 behalf OF
his Delaware's long unrepresented hspuelcAn
constituency. RENNkT.