The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-29
REPUBLICAN SIMPLICITY,
AMUSING INCIDENTS OF KING KALAKAUA5 VEL
COME TO NEW YORK.
ESPECIAL to the Chicago Times.

New YORK, Dec. 23.-king Kalakauo was
greeted with quite an ovation on his arrival IN
this city.
The serenade of the King of the Sandwich
Islands tonight, at the Windsor Hotel,
brought out many ludicrous incidents. The
committee of the Board of Aldermen appoint
ed to receive King Kalakaua had become as
drunk as Toodles. While awaiting in Jersey
City the arrival of the train from Washington,
they adjourned to the benzine shops near the
Pennsylvania Railroad depot, and took in a
supply Of Jersey lightning to steady their
nerves to receive with becoming dignity the
copper-colored potentate whose presence was
to shed blaze of glory.
At the hotel tonight the 9th regiment
band put in an appearance, shortly after 8
O'Clock, to serenade the King. An immense
throng had assembled in front Of the hotel.
During the playing of the first air the King
and suite appeared on the balcony. Kala-
kaua's features became like a newly polished
mahogany table. He seemed pleased with
himself and his surroundings. Parties of
female beauty clustered in the corridors of
the hotel, in the parlor and on the balcony,
and shed luster ON the scene. Two bril-
liant calcium lights Illuminated the avenue
for q quarter of a mile. The first air over,
old McCafferty, chairman OF the Reception
Committee of the Board of Aldermen, stag
gered to the side of the King, and leaning
over the balcony, swayed to and fro in man
ner which alarmed his friends for his safety,
and looked ominous for whatever life insu-
rance company he had policy in. Alder
man McCafferty, ga descendant Of kings
and princes, be jabers," spoke as follows:
"Mr. Chairman and Numbers Of the Boord
Of Aldermen: Laughter
A friend at his elbow-D-n it, Mac, what
in HI are you talking about? Say ladies and
gentlemen.
Aid McCafferty. smiling good-natured,
alcoholic smile, and giving a plunge dead
against the life insurance interest, taking the
hint-Ladies and gentlemen: Allow me to in
troduce to you my friend King David-[roar-
ing laughter, kalakaua smiling amusedly,
while McCafferty glared in establishment and
the aldermanic friend at his elbow said:
I'll, Mac, Call him Calico" McCatferty,
who had evidently been seeking information
in regard to the pronunciation of the poten-
tate's name, corrected himself in the following
fashion:] I mean, Mr.. Chairman-that is,
ladies and gentlemen, to give his majesty his
full title. Let me introduce to you King
David kalak-u-a. [Roars Of laughter.] AS
members of the Common Council (pause and
laughter las citizens of New York, you will
listen patiently to what the King has to say.
He will now address you. MI Kalakaua, let
me introduce you.
The crowd laughed and cheered, and his
majesty smiled and pulled his cigar He had
no speech to make. He listened to another
air, and then retired to his own rooms. The
band continued playing till after 10 o'clock.
McCatferty and his aldermanic friends adj
journed to take drink.
The worthy aldermans speech was the sub
iect of much merriment. Mac was angry and
disguised, and said it was all the result of
that Jersey rum, and that anyhow the blood
of the McCatfertys was better than King ka-
lakaua or any other i'd nagur's.'