Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-12
Crowned Heads and Dignitaries of
EurOpe-The FellOw.SOldiers of the
Old Hero and the People Of
All Parts Of the Empire
Offer Affectionate
Greetings.

BERLIN, June 1.-THE city was in holi-
day attire yesterday in honor of the empe-
ror's golden wedding, which will be OBJ
served to-day. Special sentry boxes, flags,
doors of embassies, palaces and hotels, tell
the arrival of guests and of the honors ac-
corded them, while uniforms of foreign COL
ers mlngle with dark Prussian blue. Order
lies dash to and fro, while curious crowds de-
light to watch the unusual stream of bril-
liant equipages on Linden. The populace
laid regular seige to the emperor's palace.
and whoever enters or energies is greeted
with volley CT cheers. The chief buildings
have been draped or hung with greenery,
and particular streets hutter with streamers
and flags. Illumination devices have been
affixed here and there, ready to burst out this
evening into flaming monograms. eagles,
portraits and other compliments to the impe-
rial pair. All day yesterday the streets were
blue with the modest cornhower, the favor
lite plant of the emperor. At every corner
portraits and biographies of the monarch and
street bards of Berlin put forth all their
powers to tempt passers by. Laureled busts
of the emperor and empress are In
every house, and their portraits hang
in every window. Their names are
mentioned with honor by every tongue, and
the only regret heard is that fuller scope has
not been given for the display of popular
AOJdltyg OuI cnSCllCn NC re-
stralnt. In all parts of the empire addresses
are voted by provincial assemblies, munich
palities and universities, and the day is TAX
ing the character of a universal festival. The
newspapers OF every shade unite IN express
ing undivided love and allegiance to the
monarch. Berlin, even yesterday, was rapid
ly filling with all kinds of visitors. Among
the distinguished arrivals up to yesterday
morning were the royal family of Saxony,
Grand Dukes Alexis and Michael, of Russia;
tt dueal families of Baden, Mecklenburg-
Schwerin and Mecklenburg-S trehtz; Prince
Frederick, of the Netherlands; the hereditary
prince and princess Of Hohenz0llern; Prince
Arnold, OF Bavaria, and the duke of Edin-
blrgh.
Hoon-Ths whole city is gaily decorated
and the streets are crowded, especially with
in the precincts of the imperial palace. A
concert, in which two thousand male voices
participated, took place this morning. In
the Doenof Plots the students are now form
ing in line to welcome the imperial carnage
conveying their msjesties to the castle chapel.
The whole distance of sixty miles, the I'M
precedented grandeur of this demonstration
attracted large number of strangers to the
Rhine valley,
Ia to days procession Of princes and po-
tentates from the white hall 20 the castle
chapel and back, as regulated by the impe-
rial order, the Duke Of Edinburgh will give
his arm to the grand duchess of Saxopy;
Grand Duke Alexis comes after with Prin-
cess Maria of Anhalt, wife of Prince Fred
erick Charles of Prussia; at two removes
further will follow Grand puke Michael,
brother of the car, with Princess Louise of
Prussia. Though well generally, the En-
peror William has not entirely recovered
from his recent accident, which Injured one
of his knees. He will neither walk nor stand
during the procession. The banks of the
Rhine and adjacent hills were lighted by bon
fires last night--on the left bank from Bin
genbruck to Relarzek, and on the right from
Ettville to Seven Hills. The fires were lighted
at nine o'clock, and kept burning about an
hour