The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-11-17

delight. In less than hall day sufhctent
sum ~ money va. contributed to pay the
expenses incident 10 the erande-t demon
aration ever made In Central Kentucky up
10 that time. On Friday night last, after
giving only two days notice, the joli6cstion
begun. We assured our readers In our is
sne Of that DAY that all who should attend
at sight would witnes. a scene, the like oi
which had never been presented here before.
And all who were here will admit the truth
~ the assertion. Nearly every house IN
Main street, frpm the west end to the east,
and beyond the town boundary proper, in
Guiding dwellings, shops offices, and stores,
were handsomely and profusely illumina-
ant and no breath Of wind came to fan on,
the light, and the weather was agreeable
Bonfircs blared at the intersecting Of the
various cross streets, a large and beautiful
Gag was hung across the street near the
speakers st,nd, and a eros. row Of Chinese
lanterns SWING IL front Of the stand and es-
tended diagonally across Main and I.ancas-
ter streets. Main street, each way from
the Court House, for a dist nee Of several
hundred yards, was 10 light that one could
see 10 real within the boundary. Al six
O'Clock the booming Of the anvil artillery
announced the opening Of the ceremonies.
A large delegation from Lancaster and the
north aide Of our county came in at ihi.
time on horseback, with torches ablaze,
and they were welcomed with n shout.
Soon after this the Richmond Junction del
esstion came In on horseback, with trans
parencies, torches, Aag-, sc, and the min
glsd shouts Of the assembled hosts told how
much they all felt our REDEMPTION from
Graniism. In 4 few minutes delegations Of
a similar hind from the south side and west
end Of the county, and from Danyille, each
u which was received with vvciferous cheer
ing by half past six, the sidewalks were
crowded with men, women and children,
q, all age, and sizes, 6om the centensrian
TO the babies "muling and puking in their
nurses arms" The upper windows Of all
the houses on Main street and Lancaster
avenue, we're jammed with ladies aud chill
dren, all eager to see the sights and take
part In the celebration. Fully 5000 were
In town that night, nine-tenths Of whom
were present. At seven o'clock the column
was formed at the west end Of Main street,
and marched to sweet stains Of music by
the Stanford BRASS band. First came the
footmen, with:torches, and transpareDciss,
live chicken cocks, &c, and were followed
by the cavalry. Adam Gensle, at the head
Of the column, was magni6cently attired
in the uniform Of German Fusilier-coat,
pants, hat, plume and sword--waying the
American Gag. lie made such 4 fine dis
play hat many persons took him to be
some distinguished foreigner who had been
specially sent on to conduct the ceremonies.
Some uf the notices were quaint and ex-
cellcnt. We can remembe- only a Few,
which We give: "Good-bye, 'Publicans,
we il gwine ober to de Dimmycrats." This
was represented by fence with big and lit
tie niggers "a ling over IL into Democratic
arms outstretched to receive them. An
other was a very large transparency, made
by Mr.. D. Vanarsdall, beautifully lighted
with twenty burners. and this vas known
~ the white House." TO which We have
called our Uncle Samuel for the next four
years. Another represented liquor gang
er handing over his brandt 9 tools to a
Democrat with the remark. "here they are,
Uncle Pate, take them" Another still
further on the line represented huge corn
crib with a lot OF fat rats with long tails,
outside, and over which was inscribed, odd
rats must hunt another crib Avery good
one was picture OF the bloody ehasm with
a Democratic southerner shaking hands
acro-s i with Northern Republican. a
portly game chicken, dawn to the life, had
above him, "Iilden Is the cock OF the walk
We would like to give all Of them, but our
memory failed Us and We must omit them.
Suffice il to say that all Of the many were
good aud pungent As the column, nearly
a mile long, approached the speakers stand,
-ky-rockeis, Roman candles, IS, shot up
into the air and made most beautiful dis
play. Fire-crackers by the doren packages
were exploded, and il seemed a. though all
China had made full contribution to our
night Of celebration. All OF the principal
streets in town were traversed by the pro-
cession from which went up along the line
ii march numerous rockets, with their
trains Of sparks, and then bnrsted into dag
cling splendor in the upper darkness. Many
Of the illuminated houses looked like
dreams Of enchanted palaces. After the par.
sde, the masses assembled around the stand
to hear the speaking, and for hal. an hour
the display of fireworks amidst the pop Of
torpedoes and crackers, lit mp the darkness
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