Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-26

l of flags from the housetops and Court souare
 about which is clustered the City Hall Firs
 Congregational church, court house ant
 other public buildings was in gala dres despit
 the lowering clouds. Over the head of th
 statue of Miles Morgan, one of the early set
 tiers, and about the stately soldiers monu
 ment are draped testoons of bunting ane
 flags, and the old slms which have sheltered
 some of the oldest settlers bear shields witt
 the figures "1635-1ss6," and other em
 blems. At the east side of the square or
 Main street stands majestic triumph arch
 thirty feet high, spanning the streets and sidewalks and bearing inscriptions, the city
 seal encircled by flags, urns and figures of the Goddess of Liberty and Puritan. At
 the other side of the square are seats for the l school children and the bands that are to unite in grand con- The lower rooms of the City Hall, as well as it's outer walls and entrances are almost GOV cred with ornamentation, and $500 is to be paid to the New York decorator who has beautifed the hall proper, where the literary exercises are held. Flags and badges are on
 sale everywhere, but otherwise trade
 in all the shops is virtually sus- PS~A~SSA-
 visited the historical buildings, especially in
 cluding the old Washington house. At 10
 o'clock the loan exhibition of valuable relics
 was opened and received it's share of atten-
 tion. Precisely at noon the celebration was
 formally opened with a salute of fourteen
 guns, representing the towns that originally
 composed old Springfield, the church bells
 were rung and national salute of thirty
 eight guns followed. At o'clock tLe City
 Hall was opened for the literary exercises,
 the members of the Springfield bicycle club
 acting as ushers. The hall was speedily filled
 to overiowing and the great crowd had hard ly settled itself when, at 1:15 D. n .Gartlands Tenth regiment band of Albany, N. Y, gave preliminary concert lasting hour.
 The procession coming upon the platform
 was led by Governor Robinson and Mayor
 Metcalf, followed by the staff Of the former, Lieutenant Governor Ames and other dis tinguished guests, Gartland's band playing 'fHai1 to the Chief" as they entered. At the last moment Dr. J. c. Pynchon was compel led by illness to give up the honor of pre- siding and Judge M. K. Knewlton was intro dueed as president of the day by the chair
 William L. Smith, and began his opening address. After prayer and chorus by the Orpheus club, Mayor Metcalf delivered an address of welcome, to which Governor Rob inson responded for the commonwealth ard the Hon. John L. Houston responded for the towns originally comprising Spring field. The Orpheus club followed with an anniversary hymn composed for the occasion. The Hon. Henry Martin then presented the historical address The exercises closed with an original ode, "The Pilgrimage" by the Hon. William H. Shurtleff; music by the Orpheus club with chorus of ladies and the benediction.
 The Pinkerton detectives are in town and have already aided the local police in doing good service. Two men known to be crooks and giving their names as John Benton and Frank Moore, of New York, were arrested and confined in the police station. Later in the tn day Detective Butler of the picious character Who gave his name as s. F. Thompson, from Boston. He protested his innocence, but promised to leave town as soon as released. He was locked up. It has been learned by the police here that several gangs of crooks propose to remain outside the city, "work- ing" the trains between Hartford, Palmer, Holyoke and this city.
 This evenings exercises consisted of 8 grand illumination of Court Square by 250 electric lights, one for each year Of the city's history. The scene was one of dazzling brillianey and was witnessed by many thousands of spectators. An open square concert was given from 8 to 10:30 by John L. Gartland's Tenth regiment band of Albany and the First regiment drum, fife and bugle corps of Boston. Some one hun dred and fifty gentlemen sat down to an elaborate banquet at the Massasoit House at : p. m. Grace was said by Rev Michael Burnham. Among the guests were Governor Robinson and staff, Judge A. L. Soide, Colonel W. Edwards, George Bliss of New York, Mayors Washburne of Worcester and OConnor of Holyoke, General Nettleton, David A. Wells, Mayor M. G. Bulkeley of Hartford, T. B. Stebbins of the Boston and Albany railroad, Walter Smith, Captain l Emory, Alexander Rumrill, H. c. Chapin of the State of New York, Sena- tor Dawes, A. E. Pillsbury, J. Q. A. Crockett l Speaker of the House, R. Pynchon and Durham of Illinois.