The New York herald., 1877-12-24
Severe Weather and Terrible Sufferings Of
the Men in the Field.
STANLEY ARRIVES IN ADEN.
Urging the Sultan of Zanzibar to Sup
press the Slave Trade.
GRANT AT PALERMO.
Remarkable Sermon Preached by
Dean Stanley Yesterday.
rRy CABLE TO THE HERALD.

ERy CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Dec. "a, 1877.
The return of the Gear to st. Petersburg
on Saturday was an occasion of great re-
joicing. The Daily Ne,os' correspondent at
the Russian capital telegraphs that
grand ovation welcomed the Em-
peror, and that the reception bore
every evidence OF genuine reverence
and homage. 1T was said during
the dark days." says the correspondent,
'that the Gar dare not return to his capital
unless he did SO behind bayonets, but,
after what have just witnessed, am con-
vinced that the Emperor would have been
just as royalty welcomed by the loyal.
hearted Russian people if he had arrived
upon the heels Of a crushingsdefeat in the
field
REJOICING EVERYWHERE.
"The scene is one that cannot be forgotten
while the present generation lives. st.
Petersburg is early awake All reports
make it certain that the Emperor will arrive
in the morning. Daylight finds the city
dressed in bunting and evergreens. The
streets are spanned by triumphal arches al
frequent intervals, and bands Of music
parade. Everywhere the lately sombre city.
presents glowing evidences of thanksgiving
and joy.
HI HAS COME.
Upon his arrival at the4railway station
tremendous ovation began. The pupils Of
the conservatoire sang ashNnn of welcome
and presented His Imperial Majesty with
crown of laurel, which ,wasaccepted in few
happily chosen wordsAof' thanks.
TO THE CATHEDRAL.
"Amid the roar of artillery and the wild
changing of bells the Emperor Of the Russiaa
drives to Kazan Cathedral. Tiers of GRIM
son seats, erected in. the open space in front
of the Cathedral, are,flled with prominent
citizens of the capital. Many people have
slept oil night on the marbleGloor Of the
Cathedral in orderthat they may be there to
see when the great moment shall.have come.
GORGEOUS SPECTACLE.
peasant women and princesses bend be-
fore the shrine together. The Cathedral
blazcs with spbendor and light. The affairs
are aglow with diamonds. Vast as the
Cathedral is there seems no niche in which
even another waxen taper.could,be he burned.
THANKSGIVING AND SORROW.
accompanied by gladstone cheers, which
drown for tho time the sobs i'm undertone OF
mothers bereft of sons, wives mourning foI
husbands, sisters wailing dor brothers-all
lost on the battle feld-the-doors are flung
open. In solemn majesty the Emperor
enters.
SOLEMN MOMENT.
''The noise is only partially hushed as
the Gear walks with solemn tread to the
altar. Suddenly the vast Cathedral be-
comes silent as a sepulchre. The Car ad-
vances to the altar and Kisses the Holy
Virgin.
GRATITUDE AND RE VERENcE
ION his return to the Aoor of the cathe-
dral the crowd breaks oil restraint. 1t en-
velops him. The people fall down and kiss
his garments. So great is the pressure that
it is with great delay that His Imperial
Majesty can reach his carriage.
OFF TO THE PALACE.
"Tho Emperor drives to the winter,palaco
amid the widest cheering of the vast crowd
which lines the oNtire road. All dayslong
multitudes cheer before the palace~a and
soldiers hurrah ,es the barracks. The city
glows with torches until long after~mid.
night"
DREADFUL LIZ COLD IN THE FIELD.
A special Despatch to the HERALD. from
Bucharest ste ties that the most intense. e.cold
previls th9e. Snow has fallen heavily
during the spast few days. No trainssare
running. Il convoy was overwhelmed at
Potroeeni, a suburb of Bucharest, forty
horses andStwenty-nine men being frozen
to death. At the hour of sending the
messageit was.still showing.
SICKNESS AMONG THE TURKS.
! GeneraTssGourkos campaign has resulted