The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-06
THE CELEBRATION IN NEW YORK.


THE CELEBRATION IN NEW YORK.
The Committee OF Arrangements for she OiCon-
nell Centenary celebration are straiAing every
nerve to make the anair credltable as possible.
The short time that mas elapsed since the resolu.
ton was arrived at to have celebration has pre-
vented them from making the affair imposing
as IL might have been had ii been taken up at an
earlier date and had the cooperation OF number
OF intelligent ana influential IrIshmen been Sc
cured, whose names would command the conf
dence OF the people. This shortness OF time and
the absence OF the men alluded TO were very
serious drawbacks; but the cemmittee-who are
mostly unknown men and merely delegated rom
the various organizations that parade Oh the 18th
OF March-haye done the best they could under
the circumstances and have been untiring
in their exertions They have succeeded beyond
their anticipations, being greatly helped by the
general desire felt among Irishmen mere that the
day should not pass without some betting trb-
ute to the memory of the great Tribune. But
though the existence Of this desire is unmistaka-
Bile, the almost total lack OF enthusiasm among
the Irish people or this city is very noticeable.
This can be accounted for by the fact that the
great majority OF lrisnmen OF the present day,
while admiring o'Conueu's genius anu great ser.
vices, put small faita in his peaceful, legal and
consttuuonaln methods OF redressiug nations
wrongs, aud rather incline to the doctrines of the
more advances school. In numberless instances,
this fact wac plainly stated TO q HERALD reporter
In MS search for Information on the subject and
not few are 10 be found who will refrain entirely
from participation In the celebration.
The committee have made it a point to arrange
their invitations as TO a represen tatlon
from all religious denominations, and Americans,
as well as irish, have been invited. Even tie
colored race, for whose enlranchisemsnt o'Con-
altw rkada
lest any one should say that
ISvIDIoUs DISTINCTIONS WERE MADE
Among those TO whom invitations have been
sent are President Grant and all the Cabinet
officers, Governor >lilden, the Lieutenant Cover
nor and all the State olicers, Mayor Wcknam
and all the city iunctionaries, Generals Sherman,
Sheridan, Hancock Duryea ana Shaler; Cardinal
hcCloskey, Vicar General Quinn, Fathers Preston
L. II. Chapin, Rev. Drs. Hall, Bellows and
DIX; Rev. George II. Hepworth, Rev. Henry Hy-
land Garrett lcoloredl, william b. Astor, August
Belmont the judges OF the various courts, the
collector OF the Port, the ministers ana consuls OF
ali nations and many others. The list OF wee
presidents Will be made out from representative
men Of all DENOMINATIONS who viii give tone and
character to The proceedings.
A SOLEMN PoNTIFIcAL MASS
Of Thanksgiving will be celebrated at st. Stephens
Church, in East Twenty eighth street by the Right
Rev. Bs-op Corrlgan at haii-past ten O'clock tnis
morning A full choir ana orchestra will be in at
tendance and a number OF priests VIII participate
in the celebration. The body Of the cnurch will
be reserved the various societies ana others Of
different denomlnatioas.
AT THE COOPER INSTITUTE
the chair Will be taken by Chief Justice Daily,
dress ana introGuce the orator OF the evening,
Rev. DR. McGlynn. The Sixty-ninth regiment,
with band, Will be In attendance, and nne bust
Oh O'Cvnnell Will be placed on the platform. No
decorations Will be used, with the exception OF
few American and IRISH flags. The various sccie-
ties WIN march in oody from their places Of
meeting, but no general procession VAL take place.