The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-17


received from the mayors OF Boston,
New York, Baltimore and other cities.
The Day pt New Orleans
ENrosIrioN GRouN ", Dee. 10. The
day for the ina guration ceremonies at
the Worlds Exposition opened bright
and cheerful and thousands Of people
made preparations early in the morning
TO witness tho long expected oyent.
Every public and private building along
tho principal streets were decorated
| with moro or legs nlabOraleneSS. AlOnv
the street ear routes visitors from north
orn climcs were astOnished TO find hun
| drods OF orange trees bending beneath
their ripe iruit, and to see the bloom OF
roses and ihe rich vordure OF vegetable
and flower gardens. Many steamers
bore To the Exposition grounds fnll
compliments of passengers, along the
banks nl the luther OF waters, whore Ex-
position prounds lie, from whence are
displayed to the hest advantage the
ships OF many nations and the scores Of
parteolnreu hnnnfrs with. which they
nau sudceniy o'ossomed out.
Al II O'CLOCK.
Gov. McFnory, of Louisiana, Major
General 6lynn, commanding the state
militia, members of their stalls in uni-
form, members of the state leeislaturc,
foreign consuls and several hundred In
vited Y tests assembled at the st.
Charles hotel for the purpose of pro-
ceeding to the Exposition grounds.
THE PROCESSION
formed, consisting of battalion nf the
J Washington Artillery, under Col. Rich
ardson; the Continental Guards, (a fne
body Of men in the garb of century
| al Af tut. nl al
led by Capt. Brown, and the Crescent
Rifles, under Capt. Palirey, as escort.
Among the distinguished persons pres
J, ent were:
Gov. McEnery, of Louisiana;
Gov. Hamilton and siafi, of Illinois.
} Gov. Kuott, of Kentucky.
, Gov. Goldwerthy, Of British Hon
/ duras.
I Rev. DR.. Talmage, OF Brooklyn.
Ex-Governors Morton and Voorhees,.
Of Louisiana, and others In carriages, and
. A long column on loot In regular
, order.
1 Tho procession was headed hy the ctl-
obrated Mexican band. The cOrtcga
3 moved through the crowded streets
b, towards tho river, ut tho head of Canal
+ street. This procession, In which we-e
4 the official guests OF the ExpOsillni.
0 boarded the steamer Fred A. Banks,a 4
she, at 1890 u. m., steamed up the riy.r
TO the grounds. On the way they w q
n entertained by the Mexican band. 1Ae
/, various hues of these musicians, rang-
"A ing from almost colorless white 10 q
j. dusky Indian color, and the equally vr-
G riud character of their oddly shaped in
= struuonts, attracted universal attention
while their unique, but attractive musi-
= cal performances called outrepoated ap-
% plausc. The French man-ol war, Bou-
= vette, In mid-stroam, sHluted and then
r hosting anchor, ascended the river in
I. her company. Az the official boats ap-
J proached the wharf built from the Expo
ii sition grounds, tho Washington artillery
Y began firing Il
II SALUTE OF ONE HUNDRED GUNS,
n and the procession moved towards tho
/. spacious building where tho iuaugura-
D. tion ceremonies were carried out In ac-
10 cordance with previously y-announced
II programme.
4 TALMAGE TALKS TO THE Trinity.
X Arriving at the grounds the process
II sion moved to the Exposition building,
l. and at o'clock DR., Talmage advanced
70 TO the front Of the stags
ID and made the opening prayer. liz
O. invoked the divine blessing on
~ the officers, directors and managers OF
10 tho Exposition. He said: May this
n day mark the beginning of new dis
n, pensation otprosperlty and brotherhood
or may there come from the influences
or OF this Exposition, from these evidences
h. of industry, results which shall
m apparel and better food, more com
h, Portable shelter and more thorough
o. educational advantages May IL result
Is in spreading out tho golden sails of oui
le paralized shipping, in starting tn,
II. plow and opening the doors o
sc the store houses and may thor,
on come to this whole land increased pros
nd perlty from this gathering together
in from day to day, and mouth !,
" the states and countries, w
Of pray that the past feeling OF sections
.er discord may disappear, aud the south
OF the north, tho east and thewest becom
lto the four parts of q great national hal
M mony May 1t be the unifcation OF
nd NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA,
in, DIR. Talmage then Invoked the bless
ro- ing of God on The manufacturing, IN
,u- industrial, the eHucauonal und Ire a.
isc formatory institutions Of the world.
r0- Carriers military band, ei Clncii
ui- natl, then gave grand Expositio
ow march.
ut- DIRECTOR GIN. RuRRE
when the applause which greeted hil
/. and the repeated cheers Of the poon,
had subsidized, said.
re- "MR. PREsipENT:--S Standing as {
ere under the flags Of all nations. lookif
ialf into the faces ~ people from evoi
cline, surrounded by the evidcn
oSi- OF industry gathered from eve
quarter OF The earth. within the sight
that magnificent gslhrring
ma resources of my own con
at try, with the duty devol,
upOn mo of surrenderinv into
Isly ands Of the management sn