Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-17
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR,
BUNKER HILL.
Centennial Celebration
A Great Day in Boston.
THE LOCUST PLAGUE.
Not so Bad as Feared.
BISHOP WOODS PALL!UM.
THE LONG TRIAL.
BEACH'S ARGUMENT.
BISHOP WOODS PALL!UM.
THE LONG TRIAL.
BEACH'S ARGUMENT.
BUNKER HILL CENTENNIAL.
Reception TO Our Washington Mill.
a Great Day nj In,

BOSTON, June 1.-THE WaShin gton Light
Infantry corps, of Washington, which ar
rived here yesterday, had a reception at
Webster Hall last night.
4 Great Day at the Hub.
BOSTON, June 1.-THE eXpectant thousands
thrOnging the city on the occasion of this
the most eVentful anniversary find i'm the
day everything that conduces to the enjoy
ment of the magnificent pageant. The sun
rose upon cloudleSS day, with a temper
| allure betting perfect June day. From
| early dawn the many lines OF railroad enter
ing the city have been pouring IN their con-
trlbutlons by thousands, till, at this hour,
| the streets have become one dense mass
OF humanity, rendering pedestraniSm
matter OF great difficulty Teams are pro-
hibited from the streets, which are given up
| To sight SeerS. All along the route of process
sion the buildings are crowded with people
while the streets and walks are black with
vast surg1ng mass of peOrle. NOtwithS tand-
ing the crowd, the order is excellent. and bat
| few arrests have been made The first
event OF the day was a review of the
Massachusetts militia and the military WISH
tors. This was set for . O'Clock. but il was
not till after II that the right of the process
sion was see n leaving the parade on the
common. y few minutes latter il marched
up Beacon street and past the state house.
| y large stand was erected on the sidewalk
IN mont of the gate, from which Gov. CASTOR,
| the legislature and invited guests viewed
the troops. The state troops were well re-
| ceived, but genuine enthusiasm was re-
served for visiting soldiers, especially the
| Philadelphia regiment, the New York eth,
| the Maryland 9Th, and the Charleston Light
Infantry. The Maryland regiment bore the
| elegant flag presented to them yesterday.
Although drawn in comparison with MANY
| of the crack regiments from other states and
| cities, ii was received with the enthusiasm
which mas always attended its appearance
| in public. This is evidently the flyOrite
| regiment with Boston people.
| THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE PRO-
CESsIoN
| was over two hours in passing the State
! House, and was the finest display ever maize
| by the state militia. Among the distin-
| guiShed guests were the members of the
| Diplomatic Corps, Vice President Wilson
| Generals Sherman, Burnside and Hlwley,
| the CHIEF Justices OF the Supreme Court, the
governors, Congress men and Senator's from
Maine and Massachusetts, the governors of
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan
| and Mississippi.
The procession was under command OF
General Is. +. Butler. who ranks major
| general of the state militia. While the mil
| ltary review was proceeding at the State
| House the DeMolay Commandery of Knights
Iempiar, OF Boston, escorted their visiting
| brethren of the Richmond COmmandery To
ChaTleStOWn, where they were received by
me coenr De Lion Commandery, and thence
to the Odd Fellows Hall.
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME
were made b. Hon. Richard Frofhingham
OF the Occur de Lion COmmandery, and by
| Grand Commander W. b. Isa;tcs which were
responded 10 by EX- Governor Walker, of
Virginia. Speeches were also made by Emil
nent Commander Patterson, of the C0eur de
Leon Commandery, and Eminent COmman-
der W. r.. Tanner y collation. closed the
exercises.
EARLY THIS MORNING
procession of Antiques and HorribleS in
the CharleStOwn ana Bunker Hill districts
paraded the streets, and then marched TO
Monument square The streets along the
line of march were densely crowded, and the
procession, which required three uarters of
an hour i'm passing given point. was the
most successful ever exhibited in Boston.
The effective features OF the procession were
the caricaturing OF many of the events which
occurred century ago.
NUMEROUS CASUALTIES
are reported at police headquarters. result
ing from collisions. In CharlestOwn a young
man was thrown from wagon at the june
ton of Main and Bunker Hill streets and
instantly Killed. y man was run over by
| eight train at Chester bridge crossing of
the Boston and Lowell rail road, and killed.
The Grand Procession.
Al one p. IN. the grand procession started
upon the route as announced. At this hour,
p. m, IL has not reached State street. and
the ceremonies at Bunker Hill Will be de-
layed at least three hours. Every detail
carefully provided for, but the dense
mass OF humanity which throngs every
avenue renders il almost impossible
10 unite the different portions OF the process
sion. 1T is, perhaps, impossible 10 estimate
the number of strangers i'm the city. but the
lowest estimates number them by hundreds
of thousands. The display is the most mag
niticent ever seen in this city, if not ia the
country.
a tp,dn ker Hill the ceremonies in presence
ofan immense multitude were Of a very in
teresting character.
The Grafton.
Major General Charles DevenS, ir., COM
menced his Grafton as follows:
FtHoac- citizeaS;-In pious and patriotic com.
memOratiOn of the great deed VIII ich one hun
dred years ago was done on this immortal
field. in deep ankfulneSs for the blessings
which have been showered upon us as a peO-
pie with so lavish a hand, In the earnest hope
that the liberty guarded and sustained by the
sanctions oflaw which the valOr ofour IA theirs
won for us, and which we hold to-day in SOL
emn trust may be transmitted TO endless
generations, we have gathered to-day in this
countless throng, representing in its assem-
blage every portion of our common country.
n welcome, cordial, generous and heartfelt
10 each and all.
After an eloquent review of the Battle of
Bunker Hill, as well as of the historical
events which preceded and followed it, Gen.
Devens closed as follows: '.Above ali may
there be peace forever among the states of
mis- Union. The blood split here said
Washington upon the place where we stand,
reused the whole American people, and
united them in defence of their rights-that
Union Will never be broken. Prophecies
may he made to work their own fuIflment.
and whatever may have been our trials and
our difflcultles, let us spare no efforts that
this shall be realized. Achieving their in
dependence by common struggle, endowed
to-day with common institutions we
even more clearly than before that the states
OF this Union have before them a comm on
destiny. We have commenced here In Mas
sachusetts the celebration of that series of
events which made of us a nation. and let
each as IL approaches in the centennial cycle
serve to kindle anew the fires of PATRIOTS IN.
Let US meet on the fields where our faith ers
fought, and where they lie, whet her
they fell with the stern Joy of vic
tory irradiating their countenances, or In the
gloomy hours of disaster and defeat
Alike in remembrance of Saratoga and York;
town. and of the dreary winter of Valley
Forge; at Trenton and Princeton, and at the
spots immortalized in the bloody campaign
OF the Jersies, at Kings mountain, and
Charleston. at Camden and Guilford Court
House, and along the track of the steadily
lighting, slowly retreating Greene through
the Carolinas. Above all, at the city from
which went forth the Declaration that we
were, ard of right ought to be, a free and
independent nation, let us gather, and by the
. IL L.