The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-27

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WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug. q. 1850,
Washington was enlivened by Rspublican
demonstration last night They called ita grand
rally and ratificaticn meeting. The ffont of thl
city hail was decorated with Gags. Gas jsts
were 90 arranged as 10 letter the names Of Gar.
field and Arthur. Numerous other lights and
transparencies filed the immense portico Of the
District temple of justice and cast their reflection
on the back of Winnie Rean's statute cf Lincoln,
towering above the vulgar demonstration, from
which he seemed to have forever tnrned away,
and smiling benignantly towards the southern
part of the Union. Seeing only large number
OF nurses with baby carriages, boys on veloci.
pedes with q sprinkling Of men and their wives,
decided this was not the ratification and walked
westward in the direction Of the White House,
Where saw an economical display of fireworks
followed by aspiritless procession headed By o
band of music which seemed to be all bass drums
heard one Republican apologize tor the failure
by the explanation that the people were not fully
educated yet; that later in the campaign they
would have more rousing rally. 1t vas indeed
a very poor display, made up largely of celored
lazzaroni, very many of whom were more accus-
toned to the chain-gang procession than to torch
light parades. "Hells Bottom" Frog Level +"
and Grow Hill were largely represented, and
formed hard looking crowd that made men
instinctively button their coats for the better se
curity of their watches. Some of the white per.
in line That fho ~ff fi,a
procession was marTed by this disreputable aux
iliary, and just after the procession started an
effort was made on Fifteenth street 10 give the
Crow Hill Spiders" Republican Club and its
horrible brass band the grand bounce. This the
processionists did not care 10 do themselves, but
police officer was called upon TO break the
news gently to their presiding officer. The latter
Indignantly refused to retire, explaining that his
club did not care continental about Garfield
and Arthur, but they came out and had hired
band to parade, and parade they would or bust
That settled it, and they remained. The mana
gers stated later in the evening, when called TO
account for the indignity that they did not object
to having the club in line because of any dis
credit that its presence would reflect upon the
affair, but because Of the failure to notify the
marshal at the proper time of an intention to
participate. The matter still remains unsettled.
The procession, with the exception Of The un-
pleasantness referred to, moved quietly and
reached the city hall about 9 O'Clock, where .
miscellaneous crowd had collected. On the
grand stand were numerous orators, among
whom was the political father, who with Eliza
PinkstOn procreaied the only fraudulent Presi-
dent, John Sherman, 10 whom we are indebted
for good crops They were getting along pretty
well with their oratory when a sudden rain came
M and compelled the boys and negresses to
swim out