New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-20

The r.ere dropped her anchor of the east sno,e Oh
the island in the bay began to blow and for time
which seemed intermlnaDie heatS tho Minnesota
srs%ed her courage the sticking psn and at s
obvious risk Of being 1srDor 80 Snd joined in the Fray
while cannon placed the pier Of BeaO WA tber
the Ade9 y w sGhs on when Fs the
powder had been exhausted II aronn1 '1 @sde lively
gaip tuned up and adn IN TINS S %ss T6en
was brought alongside Of the Isere and 9er & over
.b ,s me bers OF the Pedestal COMMITTEES 10 ooh oso
ns work Tue crowded With TssaS S1 to
four Wth banners ne and songs The
CHORAL Union Of TsxarS or 5he and the Hs Reuns Of
frookiyn all sang patriotic French songs whe inc inc
French officers gazed at the unlhlsneu .op arcap
PEDESTAL whence waved the French ana the Anief''A
Meanwhile Admiral Lacombe and his stan an n IN ga Iil
dress uniform. with cooked hats and gorgeous ~ s
lace went to pay their respects to Commodore aneh
Gas Served and the naval digparies OF France and
America pledged one another II glasses Oh pther
and olned the arty of inspection. About ocock tne
Admiral and saa with the American OOmini''ec pi0
Oeeded TO the Barge once
FROM THE BARGE OFFICE TO THE CITY HALL"
few minutes after IL O'Clock the Goth, 7lst and l2th
Regiments marched down to Whiteha-st', where 'hey
stacked arms and prepared for the two hours prons
Che sun which is commonly TO be expected "heh '"o
well known punctuay of the militia brought ho con-
tact with the dilatoriness OF civic societies. hunoc"
tnr,v no,cemen also arrived ana began pacing Oh tho
boundaries beyond which the crowd must not trespass
Those remnants of French patriotism the kochhhoeau
Post aud the Garde Lafayette drew up In 'front.' OF Tue
Barge ONCE while the members Of the Wadswor1h roSV
rnm CORDS their numbers reinforced by several similar
nrsanizaons were grouped about their drums uuder the
sfaon of the elevated railroad Han hunoIed sai
riages we're hacked upagainst the curb OF battery h
and aides bedccked with tricoOred sashes galloped
back and FORTH important but red ana heated nre
heard as their drew up at the Barge once wr
and soon they struggled through the gate Following te
rorgeois banner of La socete Choral de rEsperance
which, according TO the Inscription on iue uacn, W."
the Rochambeau Post brought their muskets 10 a
scarry all in row. SO that Their curious ora sTo ~
French and American colors was ARRANGED Ia 'front.' anu
the military and civic dgnaries clamDered INTO lnoir
When the procession started up Broadway It was IN
the U~S STasF arsS
with his stan command OF the brigade Then tue leu
Visible followed by regiment itself under command
Of Colonel DELANEY After them marched
aud the i2ih led by Herman pow Dow,
Next The Grand Marshal OoloIe 9eS srSns and
(aptain j. D. Johnston. The French American mHtiil
formed gSsra pt Tace admiral
and General bhaer ana President sanger OF Tue bcau
Tie rest of the line was a donbIe Of carriages con-
tanning French naval officers. the Aldermen General
Street commlssioner and the Police Commissioners.
Still further toward the rear came the tTe1cn s4Gete e
$50 o'clock was a all IN motion. and then me
{eet oi the SssS oyer Jacob sarps railway tracks
Broadway was packed from the City Hall to Bowling
Green The Green mass OF spectators while me
top the washington Building WAS O1c Goo1 wsH
humanity Every window and balcony anu Sar Boa
way was occupied The agile yoangser climbed up tne
tsenph pole %9e nt railing WHEN the
reached the City Hall tue regiments were drawn UP
drove up TO the portco The guests aud their en-
teriners then entered the CITY Hall wae tne Po ,
kent back the crowd OF non ticket holders ana Tue
militia sought the GOODNESS and retirement OF ther re-
fPeeu.e ena the stars and strpes noacd from all
the principal buildings downtown TIE CITY nan was
4aped with enc combined hgs n Fp tue we're
Decorated. But the palm must he awarded 10 ds %C,@
Building for being swathed In the most eStfaofdhar9
conbnatiOr OF the three cOlorS
It was noticeable that. although there was proiuse
pices ana whie the various cOnsrates had their hags
hoistci the German Consul ate was conspicuous ~ not
displaying nag OF any Kind. ,,,
The Produce Exchange presented much OF a holiday
character, there being little tradhg ana tnere was %
smoking in Change hours was not needed 50 Tar ia
half dozen Of the younger and more lcious lnempes
20 that they nearly preciI riot with the members
OF the 69th Regiment IL is custom ahoiE sae =. t
noor atnon6 LED tsrefr When public demonstrations
IiEe thai OF yesterday occur these members are some
times inclined adulse in their Doyish pranS 700 %
Were Obliged 10 stand at place rest Ia 'front.' OF the
Exchange BUdlng. tho band payiL9 eieetohs ~ ~ ln
tsrva.s. The soldiers were orderly. Meantime bywimi
Green became a solid mass OF people the FIRST "aIo
population. sharps labnrers aud The Castle Ca hen IN
Proece "a change as Is their custom crawo out 81 the
and themselves along me coping anu
baicony OF the first story. While waiting for tue process
sion 70 move some Of youthful memcrs rew pieces
took ankndly resented Il by shouting ~Yon wouldn't
do that il the 7th The ieers from tho toys Oh
down on the street aud fight 1t out Then nore dough
was thrown aud of tho soldiers threw Dack stones
Next dough aud corn we're thrown.
By tits time OF the soldiers had become 80 en-
RACED that they broke from the ranks ard swoie tat n
would 90 upsairs and clean out tho building. me
crowd checred them but the police sprans forTard
and dragged the mlitiamea back into the ranks inen
Captain Carcy sent detail OF police INTO the Duans
TO clear the 6alcony but being promised that there
would be further cause for complaint ana thsT @
went ipto the street Alter this some people rsw
soldiers became reused to high pitch tnat boodshed
seemed imminent The officers oil the Excbangc then
ordered all persons 10 90 in from the coping and balcony
ana had policemen stationed at the windows to prevent
ANY from going cut 49,, -,
SIN the petng continued from above the Produce Elk
change floor Ike IN the ranks encouraged BY tue
spectators threatened to stand II no longer bnt Major
annoyance discontinued lie entered the building s and
met d. A. Eldrdge and sas n Ravens OF me rtoor
Committee. ~ whom he complained Alter Satisfactory
exriaIiaton tho Major was escorted from the
building by Mr.. Eldrtdge. As thoy passed out
of dsspproval Of tho conduct OF the
douga-throwers; but. unfortunately, major Duny
Thought they jeerng him, and adding Insult 20 III
fury. The soldiers stood for another hall hour ID r0n
Of the building and were not disturbed; ana whsn ,,s
THE CIVIC RECEPTION.
The reception by the authorities held in the
chamber OF the OF Alderman. The desks OF the
members were removed and IN their places we're rows
of chairs Several rows removed for the invited
euests the remainder occupied by Senator'S judges
heads 70 departments, officials OF various
kinds, and their friends. Prominent among
those present were Judges Davis ami Barrett
District Attorney MARITIME. Police Justices Dufy and
White John Jay, Controller Loew. ex-Controiier Camp
hell Senators Gibbs. Cullen and DAILY, Assemblynan
Windoph, Presidents Simmons OF the stock EXCHANGE
and Vail OF the Produce Exchange Commissioners Squire
Hire Commissioners Croker and Purroy Excise Com