Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-25
The Hicentennial Celebration

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE Rkcoap.uSIosl
The Bicentennial Cele bration.
PHILADELPHIA, October 24sh.-No mora
fitting weather could have been vouchsafed
for landing day than that which prevailed
this morning. AT no time during the cen.
tenuial period was ally event so thoroughly
and heartily celebrated by the public, which
| filed the streets, the river front, the windows
ard roofs Of houses fronting or overlooking
the Delaware, and ell sorts of gaily-decorated
craft on the river. Shortly after s o'clock
the boats, steam bGrgss and other vessels, to
the number of about 80, formed in line in
the vicinity of Lsagus street, and some five
miles south of the city proper, and followed
in the wake of the Welcome A Danish
bark was fitted up to represent tbs original
vessel on which Penn came over. The
Founder was itnpersonated by Frank L. Van
Horne. After few simple ceremonies
aboard the Welcome, the latter was taken il
tow by tug and brought up to the city. As
che passed the North Atlantic Squadron, an.
chored below the point chosen for Penn s
landing, she was saluted by the Tennessee's
gus, and returned the salute. The wharf
where the landing took place was at Dock
street, said to be just above the point where
the original landing was effected. At half
past 10 Penn stepped over the side of the
Welcome, and as he did so the scene was
lively beyond description, bow.bells being
ruDg, steam whistles on ths river and land
blown, CUTS fired and the multitude cheered
On the landing wharf were assembled sone
fifty or eighty persons, dressed to Represent
the Swedes, Dutch, Indians aud others. who
were congregsted to receive William Penn,
and from these the mock founder received q
hearty welcome. Edward G. Knight, Pres:-
dent of the BiceRtennial Association Thos.
NJ. Watson, Chief Marshal CT the trade dis
play General Manager Colbey snd members
o; tbs Executive Committee, formally well
coined Penn and his companions then formed
| q procession, headed by Penn and Knight,
and composed of gaudly-uuifornei British
officers from the Welcome, the
Swedss, Dutch, Indians and the
Friends who formed the colony brought
hither by Penn. and members of the Exc.
utive Committee of the Association that de-
vised and superintendent the demonstration
the whole making wonderfully lovely spec
tscle. Dock street was crowded with from
10, coo to ID. coo people, a space being kept
clear by ropes for the procession to march TO
the Blue Anchor lnn, where the original
Penn went for refreshments after landing !;
but the police arrane emeuts were detective
The crowd broke through the csrdons st all
points on Dock street, and there was most
unuttersble confusion, rushing and crushing
ia consequence. The police managed TO clear
space for Penn and his company, however,
and the welcome at the Blue Anchor Ian.
Second and Dock streets was carried out
Then followed the grand landing day demon.
stration-one of the finest affairs ever wit
messed here. The line of parade formed on
Broad street, south to Chestnut, and shortly
after 1:S0 the general procession moved in
eleven divisions. Along the entire route of
procession the streets, the sidewalks, win
do@s, doorways and roofs of houses and stands
| erected for the purpose, were crowded,
Everywhere was the sans brilliant scene Of
| tsgs, bunting and pictures of Penn, unique
decorations in flowers and evergreens and
| canvas, and above all unbroken lines of peo-
pie.
IN THE Observation-Disclosures.
PHILADELPHIA, October 24th.-Public and
private buildings ia all parts of the city ere
Illuminated tonight One hundred thousand
people viewed the pyrosechnic display. Col
ored Beng slese lights were kept burning at
tbs waters edge, and gave a strixirglY beau
tiful appearance. The fireworks were eiab-
crate. Mira David Conkling, of Forty-ssc.
ond and Woodstock streets, was instantly
killed, aud Eve other persons injured, by the
explosion of a bomb. Miss Eva MoCarris,
or 50 Goldman street, had both legs frac-
tured BY the explosion OF mortar.
Congressional.
NEW York, October q .h.-The county
Democracy of the Sixth District have NOM
mated S. s. Cox; Tammany, Eighth Dis.
trict John J. Adams Irving Hall, Eighth
District, John J. Adams; Tammany, Sixth
District, S. s. Cox :. Tammany. Eleventh
District, Orlando Il. Potter county De1oc-
racy, Eleventh District. Orlando B. Potter !;
Tammany, Seventh District, VIM. Dors-
heiT,ar. Irvine Hall Sayantb n;sLr;oI Nh
olas Mueller.
Providence tR. ~. October 24th.-Oscar
Lspham has been renomioated for Congress
by the Democrats of the First District. In
the Second District Jonathan NJ. Wheeler
was nominated.
PITTsBURG, October 24.h.-After dead
lock of nearly three months the Republican
confsrees OF the Twenty-fourth Congressional
District this morning nominated Hon. George
V. Lawrence, of Washington county.
SFRfEGFIfLD fMass.j, October 2ish.-The
Democrats have nominated Reuben n obie
for Congress in the Twelfth District.
NEW York, October 24sh.-The Democrats
of the Ninth Congressional District have
nominated John Hardy for Congress. Hardy
has already received the Tammany and Irving
Hall nomination.
LEMARs Qa.). October 24sh-Sovereign,
the Greenback candidate for Congress, has
Withdrawn in favor of john Petsison, Demo
crat.
New York, October 24;h.-The county
Democracy of the Tenth Congressional Dis
trict have nominated Abram s. Hewitt.
JAMAICA IL. T. October 24:h.-The Re-
publican Congressional Convention of the
First District have decided not to make q
nomination.
AUGUSTA (Ga.), October 24th.-H. d. d.
Twigs, Independent candidate for Congress
in the Eighth District, withdraws.
The scoville Case-Morc Dirty Linen
Washed I'm Court.
CHICAGO, October 24th.-In the trial of
Mrs. Scoville for alleged insanity day, after
the reading of number of letters from Sco-
vile TO his wife, threatening to have her put
in An insane asylum unless she quit running
around the country, Mrs. Scoville again took
the stand. There was little in her testimony
stut rehearsal OF the old story of domestic
infelicity in the family She denied that she
had been intimate with Earle, or Fitzgerald,
or George Francis Train, though the latter
wrote her about peck measure full of let.
ters. She denied that shs believed herself
growing younger, or had any matrimonial in.
tsntions. She found and hid three pistols
belonging to her husband, for fear be might
want to use them on her. The Scovilles and
Guitsaus were not copganial, and never could
live together. She thought her father little
cracked, and her brother Charles insane.
The cross-exsmination developed nothing
Of interest.
Express Messenger Sentenced for Embez-
element.
Ell PAso TEX J. October Ath.-Charlss
Banvard, who on the 18th of December last,
while acting as messenger here for Wells.
Fargo & Co.. claimed that two men entered
his car near Ell Psso, bound and aged him,
and robbed the express, to-day pleaded guilty
81 an Indictment for emb zzling. He received
sentence of two years in the State Prison.
Danenhower's Narrative.
WASHINGTON, October 2fth-Lisusenan
Eisenhower resumed before the Jeanette
Bosrd of Inquiry to-day his narrative of the
retreat across the ice after the sinking of the
Jeanette.
In answer TO questions, witness said: My
opinion and judgment at the time of leaving
the ship was that too much was carried, both
of provisions and clothing. 1 thought at the
time thai it was best to reduce everything to
the minimum Of weight, TO carry sixty days'
provisions. and strike due south as rapidly as
possible for the Asiatic coast wstersr."
Qlestion-" With the exception you have
noted, were all other preparations adequate
and sufficient ?"
| Answer" No. Each boat should have