, 1875-09-03

Shrefa! btlta'ch u 7he ttl-14o Tribune,
AToE1soH, KIM, Sept. 2..-Iho celebration In
honor of the completion Of tlls bridge ovor the
Mltsouft Rtyor at thia city, which occurred to.
day, was tho lnrgest asacnlhIago Of pooplo owe,
known in tho Missouri Valley, and tue
must brilliant nlAl imposing t.cu,onstr1.
tiou ever Witnessed in this rogion.
II In estimated that fully 2a,0u1
etrangorH wero in tho city. Al Of tho eight rail.
roads contotcl hero ran excursion traina Tho
AtohIHon, Tnpoka 4 Santa 70 Railroad brought
III train OF twonsy-ono pnAaongcr cars. drawn
by two locomotives. Tho Atchison & No.
braBka tra!o Waa composed OF eigltccn carr,
Tho Central branch Of sl.o Union Tacto
ltoad hat a train of twenty cars, drnwn by two
locomotives. and The Missouri Pacific. Clfcaco,
Nocl Island 4 Pacific. Hannibal & 1t. Joseph,
Kansas City, 81. Joseph 4 Council Dlura, aud
tho Burlington Il Missouri Railroads all brought
In very heavy trims. There wcro. besides.
1900 people from kansae City and Missouri In
wagons aud OH horseback, from 10 miles away,
Oil oactl Aide Of thu river.
At o'clock In tho afternoon the parnde wan
FORMED. II included Kuisht Tcmplars of Atche-
sou, Iopoka. md st. Iosoull, leHAor A1aauus atl
tho Ot't-Fes!ows Of .atclnhon aud other places,
tho Turner's Of Atchtaun and Topoka, tho GERMAN
Irish, anl colored benevolent Bocietjan nj
th'H city, md tho colosnA bonnyoent society Of
1.eaHcnwor.l,, tic Fro Department Of Atclliyon,
!'i!lcoin, Neb., Changers and Patrons of Illus
bandry from kauHaH md A1i4souli, and ropro-
Hantatisn displays Ut tho different mercantile
Thoro wero eight full brass banda tn tho pro-
ccssion from Liucolu a1,l Falls City, Nob, /: St.
Joseph, TopakR. Natcrvillo, I.eayenworth and
Ascatsaon. The proecAaIon sas "a u.llns In
lonEth, and WIS " hours In passing II fixed
point. It Is universally pronounced tho g,uud-
Css btTcct pageant over Witnessed in tie Missouri
Valley. '@''0>O'@'
On arriyuR Mt the stand. Mayor r:ot,r called tho
meeting to oTtor md Con. !. I. htrongfnllow
was introduced as President os tho Day. Con.
atrongfcIlov wo!comod thu immense concourao
o. people to ,A;tca'son In . tttet and stirring
we're thon nsGde by Gov. Osborn aud
saso ss.0E COL Jsnsa ass h purs sfvsy sn CON- S oys s.
Craig, Of Missouri.
In tho evening, about o'clock, heary rain
occurred which materially interforel with the
general illumination mud dlHpl.ys Of uroworka
ersus e xss rsiy It'll aae!ye tGs a p bps. pro-
ttfus pars Of tho celebration. Among
tlo main features Of tho day waro regatta On
Tho river aud display Of tha Firo Department
Ihia evening aoycfal concerts and three balls
arc in progEoBa.
! ITEMS.
Tho Michigan Central Natlroad viii soil round
trip tickets to tho Michigan ssato Fair at East
Saginaw scpt. u, II. II, iG, md H. at ono rcgu-
lar faro for ths roun,l trip.
Mr. II. E. Osgool haa bcou appointed Eastern
passonger Agent Of tho Michigan Central Rail-
road, in place OF atr. G. shoohy, rosigusd, ats,
Obgood's headquarters will bo 1t Ussroit.
Tho Chlcago i Northwestern Railroad will
run excursson trains during the Interstate In
dussstnl Exposition III tll,h city ut ono aud one
NTH faro, including admission tickot to tho Ex-
C[on!tIon. Gu TIC following laYy: First week.
hort. y. Q, and 10, Tickets good to return until
SEPT. II. AcconA wcak, Sept. II md Is. tickets
good 70 return until sert. Ii. Third wook, 8apt
y and - tsckats good to return until Sent. 25,
Fourth week, Hapt. :!s and ~, tickets good 10
1ctnfn uu:ti Oct .. Fifth weok, Oct. g. q, ana
7. Tickets good to return until OFT, 10.