The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-10
Preparations for the Grand Cen
tennial Celebration, June II.
The Great Civic and Military
Procession or the Period.
It H E p A G. f A n Il 5
Visiting Soldiers and Masons from Maryland
and Virginia.
CRAHLRsrowK, MAI

Tae atmosphere around here II beginning TO DO
pretty well lmpregnated with the odor OF Bunker
Hill centenniaism. About everything one sees
has Revolu lionary or Continental feature about
H. and Is for the matter OF talk ana gossip the
soming celebration II the standard topic every
where Even Grants equlvocal third term letter
ana the approaching crisis In the Beschsr trial AL
dwindle into utter insignincance when compared
with the absorbing interest manifested In the
grand Demonstration which Is to take place here
n week from next Thursday. The determination
70 make the celebration an eventual day
IN The history OF America seems TO be uni
versal. and IL II reasonable TO assume from
preparations made AND to be made. that the evenS
vii far surpaas any single day celebration thar
ever took place IN this country. AL tue arrange
ments are or . colossal nature and made with the
anticipation OF anording pronL pleasure and
Amusement TO larger concourse OF people than
we're ever before assembled Tor the patriotic pur-
pose OF INDUCING In the grand aud joyful CON-
msmoration OF q great national event. Every
yAiDg In the way OF arrangements and prepara-
sions IL going along ssrsnely and smoothly and
all the com mittee iesl proud confidence that the
aay and Its events will be pleasant thy remembered
By she hundreds OF thousands who are expected
60 mingle In the festivities The Bostonians
ana Charlestown people are alike inspired with
feeling and desire that the important period In
the country's history shall be generally and APP
proprtstsly observed, and to this END they Will
cooperate heartily with the authorities in pronot-
Ing The magnitude and grandeur OF she occasion
VISITORS RxPEcTRn
IL In probably no Evaporation TO anticipate
that, Independent OF the visiting military and
other organizations, there will be nearly three
hundred thousand strangers here, TO witness and
take part In the celebration. Throughout the en-
tire OF New England the Fourth OF July celebra-
lions are to be generally omitted. and the one
grand holiday OF the year will be the 18th or
June. In the large and small manufacturing
cities ana towns, both far and near, there VIII be
. general holiday. and the entire communities
will be brought 10 Boston and Charlsstown by
cheap excursion trains and excursion steamers.
The Boston and Albany Railroad Company Tor IN
stance, Is making arrangements for the transpor-
tation Of $4,000 passengers inward and outward
on the day OF the celebration, and eacn OF the
seven eight otner roads terminating in the city
Is preparing for the carrying OF an equal num-
Der OF visitors. In OF ali this IL may be safely
assumed that there will be larger number OF
people gathered than we're ever before assembled
together In any American city.
WILL GENERAL GRANT coSEf
The question OF whether or net President Grant
viii put in an appearance Is stir an open one. He
has been formally invited, both by letter and BY
special committee, but up to this time he has
failed 10 accept the invitation. Previous en-
gagementsn Is understood to be the excuse In
case HIS Excelency does not put IN an appear
Ance, though It may be that recollecuons OF nis
visit 70 the Lexington and Concord celebrations
last April are not OF the pleasantsst kind. II was
unkindiy rumored AZ that tlms mat the Chief Nag
isirase oblivious or Indifferent TO the celebra-
tion ceremonies. and tnsn. TO add 10 the strength
and embarrassment OF this rumor. the Dill whica
the State paid the Revere House for Presidential
wnisKey was published 10 the ANXIOUS and criti-
rslng world. What made IL still worse II the TACT
that the bill was surprisingly heavy one, and, Of
course, the impression could not be Otherwise
lnan that the President and nIs party were pretty
heavy drinkers, and that tue grave rumors circu-
lated about toe condition or some OF the prominent
guests at the time OF the celebration were not
exaggerated. All this. It should be considered. is
very bad IN a temperance immunity ike Massa-
cnusetss. and think am sale In atuIbuting the
probable absence OF the President from the Bunker
Hill celebration to the unwiss publicity which was
given to his hotel bill II he does come it Is
likely shat he will settle his own bar Dill or
bring his liquors with him and thus spare virtuous
Massachusetts, the mortldcation ana expense OF
encouraging what her laws nave for so many
years declared a heInous crime. But It 10 to be
hoped, Tor more reasons than one, that General
Grant will nnd 10 convsnient TO Iorego the at
fractions OF Long Branch long enough 10 psrucI-
pate IN this Bunker Hill Centennial. He will have
an excellent opportunity 70 enIignten the country
on matters upon which there are serious and con-
dieting opinions. General Shsrmaa Will be here
70 anyrd an interview about that famous march
90 the sea-" and then, when His Excenency
called upoa for speech, IL viii
% In order Tor him TO make clear
the misunderstood passages In mis- late
letter TO the President OF the PensJlvanla Rspub-
llcan Convention. OF course neither or these mat
tsrs 10 kindred to the Bunker AIl Centennial
Dat the customs or the period will permit OF any
little diversion, especially on matters w1ere the
people are vitality interesIed. IL Is 20 be hoped.
therefore, that President Grant will overlook any
indecorous proceedings OF the past and leud his
executive presence TO the great cslebraton or the
period.
QUESTS VINO HAVE ACCEPTED ISvTTATroSG
Genera! sherman, as already tntimated, has as
sursd the committee that he will be present.
Vice President Wilson aud most OF the members
OF the Cabinet have also accepted Invitations. anu
there Will also be present representatives. or
foreign nations and Governors or all tne New
England and many OF the Southern and West.
ara states Among those Who early &C.
eepied or invitations are Ex-Governor aad
senator Amss, OF hIsGssppi; Attorney Gen.
sral Pierrspont. Speaker Blame, Hon. Eugene
Hale, OF Maine: uon. Mr.. Strong, oil Washington;
senator Hamlln, oil Maine; Minister Dorelow, VI
osutsmals, and Minister Aantilla, OF SPAN, A
great many others or renown nave siEnined their
PROBABLE attendance, and IL IL more than likely
they will be here.
THE MONSTER PROCESSION.
The great feature OF me celebration win DO the
monster civic and military procession. II - rea.
sonaDly anticipated that Il wiz be the largest ever
seen in this country, ana will probably not num-
Der less than atty thousand men. Just now MANY
miles long Il will DO or how much time II viii
take 10 passing q given point are matters
which intelligent philosophers ana mathema-
ticIans can commence figuring 90 a. once. II via
b. 50 long aud extensive that General osborn
the Chief Marshal, Is having telegraph line con-
o., ueted along the me OF march with olicers at
intsrvam OF half mile In order that ne may more
readily transmit bis orders 70 the several aids.