The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18

Dispatches of a similar character were
received from the mayors Of Boston,
New York, Baltimore and other cities.
The Day Il New Orleans.
ENrosIrIoS GRouN IS, Dec. l6.-The
day for the Inauguration ceremonies nt
the Worlds Exposition opened bright
and cheerful and thousands of people
made pr. .parat!Ons early in the morning
10 witness the long expected event.
Every public ana private bui ding along
the principal streets were decorated
with more or less elabOra. .eneSs. Along
the street car routes, visitors from north
orn climeS were astonished to find hun-
dreds of orange trees bending beneath
their ripe irult, ana u see the bloom OF
roses and the rich verdure OF vegetable
and flower gardens. Many steamers
bore 10 the Exposition grounds full
compliments of passengers, along the
banks If the father Of waters, where EX
position grounds lie, from whence are
displayed to the best advantage the
ships Oi many nations and the scores of
particolorod banners with which they
had suddenly blossomed out.
At II O'CLOCK.
Gov. McEnery, OF Luui,iana, Ma Or-
General Glynn, commanding the state
militia, members Of their statfs in uni
form, members Of the state legislature,
foreign cunsuIs and several hUndre1 in !.
vited guests assembled Mt the St.
Charles hotel for ..ne purpose OF pro-
ceeding 10 tho exposition grounds.
THE PROCESSION
formed, consisting OF a battalion of the
Washington Artillery, under Col. Rich
ardson; the Continental Guards, Ga fine
body of men in the garb of a century
ago, all OF the full stature of six feeU,
led by Capt. Brown, and the Crescent
Rifles, under Capt. Palfrey, az escort.
Among the distinguished persons pres
ent were:
Gov. McEnery, of louisiana;
Gov. Hamilton and siatf, of Illinois.
Gov. Knott, of kentucky.
Gov. Goldwerthy, OF British Hon
duras.
Rev. DR.. TalmaGe, of Brooklyn.
EX-GOvernors Morton and voorhees,,
of Louisiana, and others in carriages, ,anG
A long column on loot in regular
order.
Tne procession was headed by the cell
ebrated Mexican band. The cortege
moved through the crowded streets
towards the river, at the head of Canal
street. This procession, in which were
the official guests Of the Exposition,
boarded the steamer Fred A. Banks,and
she, at 1890 y. M, steamed up the river
To the Grounds. On the wav they were
sntrrtsiued nv the Magician band, The
v.irious bues Of these musicians. ranr-
i,,,r ron, almost n cn,orIess waite to tie
,;lish v Indian color, and the equally va
ried character of their oddly shaped in
st uments, attracted universal attention
while their unique, but attractive Inusi-
cal performances called outrepeated ap-
pIause. The French man-oi war, Bou-
Hoist, nc. itr ,nnhnr oonenGnd tha river in
hor"nr5ran,, a The otfi,inl boat, an
,,rnachna he WHAT bnilt from the Expo-
li,i",, piG',uT ,rrnnmds the Wasbington artillery
I,nn,n sIi.irw .
ShIuTn on ONE u1rNDRED GINS.
and Tho nrnce.sinn moved towards the
',',c;n,,s hnitdinu where the iuauuura
i'', ,a,,,,,,ia ,v@rn carriad ont in ac-
,nrd. MO With th a nreviouslv-snnounced
,,rnnra,n,,e
P''sS i,ocr,rps M rr,urp,Nrry
,rr;,,i,,,s ,,i",, a. tho rronnds the nrnces-
s;1,,, ,nnvnJ r, tho Eynos;tion huiIdjnC.
s,i' ,nd at o,c,ocls Dr. Talmnye advanced
rn " 81 Jhe 'front.' of Tho stage
and made the openipr PRAYER. lie
iny,tad the divine blessing ON
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aha,,er md mere thnronmh
,G' ,"t advaptases. NAV il result
; y, e,,readin.r out tbe roilen sails of our
In snfeadd' nd sbinn;n GuU ,me s"e stnriin@ s The
pp,nu pn' . and npeniny the ,loors Of
Pr" s.ana ,,orr.n. and NAV tbera
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