Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-18

% AlUstE6te ana connfm the cordially
fraternal sentiment among all the people
of our land"
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Dec. 16-The day of the
Inauguration ceremonies at the worlds
exposition opened bright and cheerful.
Thousands made preparations early in
the morning to witness the long ex-
pected event: Public and private build.
.ings were Raily decorated. The process.
sion formed at II o'clock and proceeded
to the exposition grounds.
Arriving at the grounds, the process
sion moved to the exposition buildiHR.
len thousand chairs had been placed
in the hall and galleries. These were
soon filled, every available place in the
alsles occupied and thousands gathered
on either side Of the hall, from which q
view of the platform could be obtained.
Music hall. where the ceremonies took
place., was elaborately decorated with
flags of all nations and coats. oil. arms of
aIl the states.
At l o'clock DR.. Talmadge advanced
to the front of the stage and made the
opening prayer. He invoked divine
blessing on the officers, directors and
managers of tho exposition. He said :
MAY this day mark the beginning of q
new dispensation of prosperity and
brotherhood. May there come from the
influence OF this exposition-from
these fields of industry-results
which shall give the peo-
pie more complete apparel and
better food; more comfortable shelter
and more thorough educational advan-
tages. May it result in spreading the
golden sails of our paralyzed shipping;
in starting the plough and opening the
doors OF the store houses, and may there
come to this whole land increased pros.
perlty from this gathering together
from day to day, and month to month,
OF people OF all states and countries.
We pray that past feeling of sectional !
dlscord may disappear, and the south,
north and east and west, become four
parts of great national harmony: May
it be the unifcatlon of north and south
America" DR.. Talmage then invoked
the blessing of God on the manufactur.
ing. industrial, educational and reforma.
tory institutions Of the world.
Curriers' military band, OF Cincinnati
then gave the grand exposition march.
Director General Burge. when tn,
applause which greeted him and tn,
repeated cheers of the people had sub
sided, delivered short but eloquen
speech, surrendering the exposition into
the hands of its management. After tht
Mexican band had rendered some selec
tions, concluding with their national air
the audience standing meantime)
President Richardson of the Exposition
ASSOCIATION, delivered his address, whicl
was wired to Washington.
Col. Gus A. Breaux then reat
President Atthur's address, which hat
Just been resolved by telegraph. Whel
he concluded the sentence declaring tn
worlds exposition open, and at the sam
moment the president in Washingto
I.clossd the electric circuit and the machi
merry here was pat in motion. A larp
portrait of President Arthur was place,
in position in the center of the platform
and wae greeted with round after roupt
OF applause, amid which Mayor Gull
lotte briefly and feelingly welcomed the
visitors to New Orleans.
Gov. McEnery delivered an address
In which he reviewed the hietory of tn,
organization of the exposition and &c
forth the great advantages to accrue t.
the state, and people of the whole coun
try from the grand enterprise.
After this speech poem, in honor Q
the exposition. by Mrs. Townsend, wa
read by Page Nj. Baker.
Almost every country in Europe an,
on this continent wus represented on th
platform. Among other personages o.
the platform were the. officers Of th
French war vessel Bouvet; Mrs. JUL
Ward Howe, Of Boston, and staff q
ladies of-the woman's department; Sec
retary Of the Interior Teller; Postmaste
General Hatton; Gen. Eaton, commits
sioner Of education; Chief Justice Mar
ming, OF Louisiana, and several assistan
justices and judges; federal officers, sena
tors. representatives and city officials
To night, the city is brilliantly illumin
ated.
; The most notable. buildings are tb
Times Democrat, which has erected
triumphant arch in the street, and th
Picayune, which has superb multi
!, colored rows Of lanterns covering th
entire front. The sky is gorgeous wit
fireworks and the air resounds with @,
plosions of gunpowder.
The general expression is that the de-
has been complete success and cred
to the management. Possibly 25,OO
persons found their way to the expos
tion grounds.
| The only cause Of regret is the della
OF some exhibitors prevented the fir,
day from presenting displays at the
berths. A complete array of eac
exhibit was presented by the states
Oregon, Colorado, California and N
!, braska and the territory of Dakota. TT
exhibit of Nehraska af;racted np;voro
attention, being magnificent.
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