The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-06-14
Our INV York L0TT14s.
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NEW York, June 8, 1852
Decoration Day he's been the event OF
the present week and never has its OBJ
setvance been more general or moro
euccessfnl in this city and vicinity. The
perfect weather, the brilliancy OF the
military and civic parade, the unusual
excellence Of the orations, and the pres
eDce Of the President, each contributed
its share to produce the eminent)y sat-
isfactory result. For another class Of
citizens the holiday was made equally
enjoyable by the races II Jerome Park,
where the guy toilets, freshly-painted
drag, the speed Of the horses aud thesise
of the crowd, and the general animation
of the spectacle produced . veritable Der
by day; while the exhilarating dress pa
rades down the bay Of several crack
yachting clubs, the closely contested
ball games, and . variety Of other out
of-door sports furnished the variety of
amusements demanded by the metropol-
itan million bent on enjoyment.
The severe criticisms Of Bob Ingers0ll
in general, and Of bis engagement to de-
liver the principal Grafton Of the day in
particular, did not interfere with the
fervor or flow Of his eloquence. What
ever one may think Of his theology or
lack Of it-none can dispute the quail
ty and strength OF his patriotism after
having listened to him in the Academy
Of Music last Tuesday night. While
the good taste Of inviting Ingersoll to
speak was very radically discussed in
the religious journals, no one called in
question the propriety Of engaging an
Englishman to eulogize the dead SOL
diers in Greenwood Cemetery. The
Rev. Robert Collyer, while an English
man by birth, however, h - hearty and
wholes ouled an American citizen -
any man among 10. When thewar broke
out, on the very first Sunday, and in .
sing sermon, he preached every able
bodied young man out Of his congregsr
ton and into the army. Now he claims,
and rightly, that the grandeur Of the
victory Of the Northern arms b due to
the fact that, - he expresses II, the foe
they met were not low-down fellows,
bat every inch ~ good men and -
brave % themselves"
TOPPLED OVER AT LAST.
Enemies Of the Andre monument
should be satisfied now, that at last. IL.
ter repeated efforts to destroy 1t, it lies
prone on the ground, in mute obeisance
to the vandalism whose exhibitions are
becoming alarmingly frequent. I went
up to Tappan yesterday to look ut 1t, but
there IL nothing specially exciting in the
spectacle Of polished shaft Of granite
four feet square at the base, and not
much longer from base to apex, lying
on the ground - though that Wa it,
normal condition. I suppose 1t viii be
there indefinitely, although the sugges-
ton has been made that the shaft itself
be exploded with nytro-glycerine
on the coming Fourth. The people Of
and the Sleepy Hollow sort Of
, village itself, which 10 now blooming
ike . garden, are far more entertaining
Than Mr.. Fields dismantled block Of
'tone. "Washington's Headquarters"
every well-regulated village in
his immediate vicinity has its
Washington's Headquarters, you
know-e quaint stone structure
hating hack to the early part OF
last century, h now lost in . tangle Of
Trees and shrubbery; the old Stone build
ing in which Andre was confined BE-
lore his execution, now in . tumble
1own and rickety condition, 10 stin -
loosely locked and ~ strongly-barred
md impregnably bolted - though his
skeleton wa trying still
o hold the unfortunate Andres ghost,
ven - ito stuncher self once held his |
'ody; while the faded and weather.
vorn medallion head Of Washington on |
be Sign that swings before Gregory's
'illage inn, creaks - ominously -
hough when General Washington sem
enced Andre to the gallows, his own
'ead fell to swinging in perpetual sym
athy. The view from the hill where
be execution took place h far-reaching
nd beautiful in tho extreme. While
was enjoying It and think
ng how fortunate one must be to
ave his last glimpse Of this world from
ach standpoint, the inevitable small
oy put in his appearance. "Who
pped this monument over ~ severe.
: demanded. 'Oh, she blew over her
H." was the satisfactory response.
wen in the expressive vernacular Of
10 Tappanes. II
PRESENCE OF THE PREslDENr.
President Arthur has been in town
me days, and his movements have +,
ZEN watched with keenest interest I
? the hungry politicians and would-be
Perhaps he has not been
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