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AN HILARIOUS CITY.
Albany Celebrating the Two Hundredth
Anniversary Of Its In.
corporation.
A Grand Procession, and Speeches by
President Cleveland and Sec
rotary Bayard.

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President Cleveland and Sec
rotary Bayard.
Albanians gave themselves up body and
soul yesterday to the task of celebrating
the incorporation of their city by Gov.
Thomas Dougan just 200 years ago, says an
Albany On. Y.) dispatch of July %. The
uproar that broke loose at midnight when
the bells announced the arrival of the an
niversary continued until daylight. Men,
boys, and even women vent up and down
the principal streets blowing horns and
singing until morning came. Men and
boys organized themselves into marching
bands and went from one part of the cityto
another, blowing two or three horns to-
gether and stopping before hotels and pri-
vate residences and giving impromptu sere-
nades. Small NJ kept up their salutes
and bonfres lighted up the principal streets,
and the red-fire's glow was reflected from
the skies above until it paled in the gray Of
approaching morn. All the noise and en-
thusiasm that Albany may have pent up
within herself for the last two centuries
seemed to have suddenly found vent.
Thousands of persons remained up through
the night, and the. uproar was continued
until dawn. President Cleveland, Secre-
taries Bayard and Whitney, and Private
Secretary Lamont arrived on a special train
soon after 6 a. NJ, and We're met at the
West Shore Depot by Mayor Thacher,
ex-Mayor Banks, and other notables; the
Burgess Corps, headed by the Plattsburg
Band, and about six hundred other citizens.
The Presidential party entered carriages at
once, and were escorted to the Governors
! mansion. just before they left the depot
I President Cleveland was warmly greeted by
an old farmer from Delaware County, who
broke through the line and clasped the
Presidents hand before any one could stop
him. We'll, this is Grover" he exclaimed.
Yes, Sill" answered the President, smil-
ing pleasantly. After breakfast President
Cleveland called on Secretary Manning.
The chief event of the day was a military
procession in which the local militia bodies,
the Seventh Regiment of New York, with
Cappa's band, and many other State militia
ry organizations, Grand Army and other
veteran organizations, the Rose Guards of
Philadelphia, Mayor Thacher, and other
city officials, members Of the Legislature,
Governor Hill and staff, and President
Cleveland and members of his Cabinet had
places. The procession was formed nfour
divisions. The President rode in the fourth
division in an open carriage with Secretary
Whitney. He held his hat in his hand
while he bowed acknowledgements to the
rounds of cheers hat accompanied his
progress. The Governors staff followed.
and behind them rode the Governor in a
carriage.
After the procession Gov. Hill delivered
an historical Grafton at the Clark street
rink. When he had concluded his speech,
and the applause had subsidized, Mayor
Thacher attempted to announce the next
thing on the programme, but his voice was
drowned by cries Of Cleveland" "Cleve-
land!" The President arose, bowed, and
sat down again on the platform, beside
the Governor. This did not satisfy the
audience, and the calls were renewed with
vigor. Finally, Mr.. Cleveland arose, and,
advancing to the front OF. the platform,
said:
Citizens Of Albany: Icame here to-day as IN
invited guest to a family reunion. Idesire to
%ulations and celebrations which belong more
properly to you. do not wish to sound q single
note of discord, but I have heard so much of the
Dutch, of this being q Dutch city, SO much talk
Of the olden time and of it's customs, that when
remember that l dwelt two years among you ]
WOnQer WleCnef ! am IN the flgnt place or not. AT
the risk of creating discordnnce, Twill say thatin
my time Dutch was not the languageo OF the town.
The people spoke English, and to me words in
English of kindness that will never forget. lam
glad, however, you have got your charter. When
I lived here it was, Think, under a charter; but,
according to my remembrance, it was a charter
year I spent here, and approved by me. must
not detain you longer; but I cannot refrain from
expressing to you my appreciation OF. the kind
ness with which. you have received me. and
from repeating the homely and old-fashioned
wish, may the citizens of Albany and their de.
scendants see many happy returns of the day.
The President spoke in clear, ringing
tones that were audible in every portion OF
the large building, and his brief remarks
were received with enthusiastic applause.
upon Secretary Bayard for a speech, and
he said: f
LADIES AMI GENTLEMEN, CITIZENS OF ALBA.
N.Y. thank you most profoundly for your kind.
ness in thus recognizing my presence among
you. Icame here as q friend and companion Of
one whom it is my honor and pleasure to assist
in the administration of our public affairs. It
is my further pleasure, as an American citizen,
American traditions that 80 frequently take
place in all parts of our country, aud I rejoice
to see them SO worthily celebrated. I have N.Y.
self something in my traditional ancestry Of
the blood of the Dutch, and I thank you for an
opportunity of saying so.
Secretary Whitney was next called for,
and said:
will occupy but a moment Of your time,
ladies and gentlemen, in taking this opportunity
Of expressing to you that common sentiment Of
every one inspired by such a beautiful day, by
such a gathering Of people, and by the inyerest-
ing exercises at which you have been present
for several hours. It is an additional pleasure
to have an opportunity Of thanking you for the
courtesy you have shown us and of saying ]
will bear away grateful recollections of the re.
cepti0n we have received this afternoon. Moth
ing more than this expression, I am sure, is
called for from me. :
The music was rendered by an orchestra.
of fifty pieces and chorus of one hundred
male voices. The exercises concludedwith
the singing of America" by the chorus and
audience.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
President, Secretaries Whitney and Bay
ard, and others drove to Secretary Man
ning's residence, where they remained
about an hour. They then drove to the
Governors residence, where, together with
Mr.. Manning, Francis Herman, Lieut.. Gov.
Jones, Rufus w. Peckham, Col. Lamont,
and others, they dined with the Governor.