Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-28
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
CROWDS In new YORK
To Attend The BarthoIdi
dwelling.
THE PRESIDENT ON HAND.
Valued Policy Unpopular In
Vermont.
A new ENGLAND DROUGHT.
Roosevelt Speaks In Cooper
Union.
new ENGLAND DROUGHT.
THE BARTHOLDI STATUE.

Everything Ready for the Grand Cere-
monies of dwelling President
Cleveland and His Cabinet ON Hand.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The preparations
| for the unwilling of the Bartholdi statue are
complete and the indications are that to-
| morrow will be practical holiday. ALI
| that will be needed to insure complete sue
cess will be favorable weather. All the pub
lie schools of this city to be closed for the
day by order of the board. of education. The
Stock Exchange will remain open. The
Consolidated Exchange, however, will be
closed. The Produce Exchange and the
Mercantile Exchange will be closed. The
New York custom house will be closed all
day by order of Collector Magone. Vessels,
however, will be able to clear during one
hour in the morning. Grand Marshal Stone
estimates that there will be fully thirty thou
sand men in the parade in this city and that
the column will extend seven miles. Ac-
cording to the general orders issued by Gene
raj Schofeld it was understood that President
Cleveland will leave for Washing
ton after the conclusion of the
ceremonies on the island and
that the fleet would escort him
to the Pennsylvania depot, but it is now said
that the President has been prevailed upon
to attend the dinner to be given by the
Chamber of Commerce to the French guests
and that he will not leave for Washington
until midnight. Count de Lesseps and NJ
poleon Ney were rendered a breakfae4 oy MI.
Cyrus w. Field. Many pror'3hent men were
present, including Nave Grace, hon. Levi
P. Morton, GenA,,.I Stone, Rev.Dr. Field and
Major T Mr. Bundy. The hall was prettily
decorated. Mr.. Field proposed the health of
the count in a graceful speech and the latter
responded warmly. M. de Lesseps then
proceeded to the City Hall where he and the
other delegates were formally accorded the
freedom of the city.
Following is the official programme of the
unwilling exercises tomorrow:
Music during the landing and seating of the as
sembly.
Prayer by the Rev. Richard S. storrs D. D.
Address by Count Ferdinand De LeSSeps on be-
half of the FrancoAmerican union.
Presentation address by the Hon. William n
dwelling
Salute. A saliva from all the guns in the harbor
Music.
Acceptance of the statue by the President from
Inc on anI9n+sir t naeue
Ex traordinaire A LIE Fairve.
Commemorative address-Ch M. Depew.
Mnsic.
DoXology.
Benediction-Rt. Rev. Henry o. Potter, D. D.
The assembly upon the island will be dis
missed with the benediction and will re-em-
bark upon the steamers, which will return
to their piers joining with the batteries in
the salute. National salute to be fred stimuli
taneously from all the batteries IN the har-
Dor, ashore and ahoat. illumination of the
statue with fireworks on Bedloe's Island and
Governors Island and the battery. In add
ton to the military force Superintendent
Murray will send down two hundred police
men to aid in preserving the lines and keep
ing order the steamboats, and the ap
proaches to the ramparts.
The French visitors were rendered recep-
ton by the Union League club this evening.
The interior of the club house was decorated
with silk flags of France and America inter-
woven. Senator Evarts, president of the
club, escorted Count De Lesseps, followed
by G. N. Bliss, Admiral Juares, Mr.. Depew
and M. Bartholdi. Among the eminent gen.
tlemen present were General Sheridan, Gov
ernor Jones. General Schofeld, Mr.. Roose-
welt and William Walter Phelps.