The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-19
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 10.
upon themselves the task of establishing the
universal human Brotherhood

THE STUDENTS AND THE MARsEILLAIsE.
Next morning, day of the fete itself, came all
the dignitaries of the State, except the Presi-
dent, who sulked at home, to inaugurate the
new statue OF the Republic in front of the main
building of the Champ de Mars, looking
toward the Trocadero. After the speeches
there was music-"Viue Ia France" new air
by Gounod which they are trying to make
national song. The vast crowd listened and
was still till the close, and then demanded the
Marseillaise with such persistent importantly
AS brooked no denial. And as the music of
Rouget de PIsli's chant rose on the morning air
the crowd joined in the chorus with such vigor
ms made the listener almost believe that some
palace was to be sacked or some king beheaded
as part of the days proceedings. When it
was finished the multitude demanded it again,
but this time vainly, for the baud and process
sion marched little way down toward the
bridge of jena to salute the immense head of
Bartholdi's statue of "Lberty Enightening
the World" which, when completed and paid
for, is designed for the entrance Of New York
Harbor. A small Partisan family could lodge
very comfortably in the recesses of this gigantic
head. The face is noble and impressive. to my
mind, though very severe. In front OF this
torso American and French airs were played,
and again the multitude extorted the Marseil-
laise with the same result as before, and the
official part of the ceremony was over.
But in the crowd were hundreds of students
from the Latin Quarter who, in company with
a large number of other Parisians, massed in
front of the statue of the Republic and began a
ceremony of their own which suppose would
be possible nowhere bat in Paris. They threw
Up their hats and bowel before the statue as if
In alteration, shouting Vioe la RepubHque!
till the Field of Mars rung as of old when the
first Napoleon marshaled there his victorious
troops. The crowd had become we'll nigh fran
tic, and as the regiments of the French Guard,
which had been drawn up near by, began to
file off, the people turned toward them shout.
ing the Marseillaise with redoublsd vigor and
acclaiming the Republic. Those who wit
messed this scene can never forget it, and the
bitter comments of the clerical and i'm
periaiist organs show how deeply they feel the
significance of such popular demonstration.
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH IN PARIS
Attwo o'clock yesterday Gilmore marched his
sixty-two musicians onto the stage of the great
hall of the Trocadero, which was soon filled
with the sounds of his brazen instruments.
His coming had not been we'll advertised and
the audience was small. The French papers OF
this morning are not, am sorry to say, very
warm in INSTRUMENTATION of the entertain
ment, which seemed to me very admirable
But the orchestra of the Scala at Milan had
jast left the same stage, and this circumstance
gave rise to unpleasant comparisons. The
Americans who were present in large numbers
were highly pleased, and when Miss Lilliar
Norton of Pennington, Maine, SAM
the "Star Spangled Banner there wa
a genuine outburst of enthusiasm. Whel
encored she sang "Home, Sweet Home
Looking stealthily around at that mo
ment 1 saw the tears flowing down tn
cheeks of many of our fair countrywomen an,
an unusual moisture in the eyes of many o
our brave countrymen.
After the concert all good Americans in Pari
FASTENED to the Pre- Catelan, Bots de Bou
logne, where the celebration took the form of
dinner and speeches. The principal speaker
were Gov. Mccormick, the American Com
mssioner-General, -who by the way, makes
great impression on the French by what the
papers tern. his distingue manners and bearin
and his handsome face,-M. Krautz tn
French missioner General, and Mr.. Over
who is the real head of the British Section c
the Exposition. Both the latter gentleme
were extremely warm in their expression Q
friendship for the United States, Mr.. Owe
declaring that were he not an Englishman b
would be an American. And as an earnest c
his good will he caused his section of the Ell
position to be profusely decorated with Amel
can flags. NEGUMKEAG,