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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10

MT. VERNON, HOME OF WASHINGTON.
After the presentation the opening quad
rifle was formed by the manager Of the ball.
At midnight the President and his party
were escorted in the above order to the sup
per room, which order was observed on re-
turning.
The Metropolitan Opera House was magnifi-
Gently decorated. The banquet hall and ball
room were hung entirely in garnet and
cream color. The ceiling was covered with
cream-colored bunting crossed with strips Of
lowered cretonne, 5000 yards of bunting
and 1900 yards of cretOnne having been
used. The walls were covered with 1000
yards of rich garnet plush. On the plush
covered walls were numerous decorations in
gilt consisting of shields and trophies of the
coats of arms of all the States and Territories,
each shield surrounded by small American
flags.
The platform for the President and the
canopy were decorated entirely with silks,
satins velvets, pushes, laces and brass goods.
A handsome hand embroidered silk banner,
representing the Presidents flag, was placed
over the Presidents canopy.
Over the proscenium arch hung an
enormous portrait of General Washington,
in the midst of a gronp of American flags
while red, white and blue StreamerS radiated
Scores of similar brilliant streamers hung in
graceful festOOns from the centre of the dome
over the auditorium.
The great ball room was thrOnged from an
early hour. Six thousand tickets had been
issued. Every box was filed by the repre-
sentatives of leading New York families and
their friends. All the boxes were elaborately
decorated. Two orchestras Of fifty men each
played throughout the night
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10
THE SECOND DAY.
Religious Services at St. Paul


On Tuesday, April 30, the second day of
the jubilee. services of thanksgiving, pursuant
to the proclamation of the President, were held
in the churches in New York and throughout
the country at ga. M. being the hour at which
religious services were held in New York city
on April 80, 1889 As st. Paurs, in lower
Broadway, was the church that Washington
attended after his Inauguration, the chief re
li5ious commemoration, therefore, was that
in this edifice.
This service was conducted by the Right
Rev. Henry C. Potter, D. D., Ii. D., Bishop
of New York, as the service the day of
Washington's Inauguration in 1879 was con-
Quoted by the Bishop of New York, the Right
Rev. Samuel Provost.
The church was artistically decorated.
From the steeple floated the Stars and
Stripes. The west z Jrch was hung with the
American flag. The chancel was mass of
flowers, with the national emblem depending
from the ceiling. Washington pew, in which
President Harrison sat, was also decorated
with the Stars and Stripes.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10
THE FIRST DAY.
The President EmDarks at Elizabeth
port for New York.


President Harrison. Mrs Harrison the
Presidents Private Secretary; the other i'm
mediate members of the Presidents party,
members of the Cabinet, the Vice-President
and the Justices of the United States Supreme
Court, came on from Washington in a special
train, reaching Eliza bethtown early Monday
morning
At Elizabethtown the last car of the
train was detached This was the Presidents
car. The rest of the train went on to Eliza
bethpOrt. The President and his family were
received at EGZabethtown by Governor
Green and taken to the Governors house.
where breakfast was served. President Har-
risOn at his breakfast at Governor Green's
met some Of the distinguished men Of New
jersey.
After breakfast there was a procession
which the President reviewed. Over 1000
persons in line. There were five stands and
three arches. Conspicuousin the parade were
forty-twO school girls dressed in white and
carrying banners All the church bells rang
and the town and port were lavishly decora-
ted. The President was brought down in his
special car, and, with his party, was taken in
launch from the float Of the Alcyone Boat
Club to the Government vessel Dispatch. The
launch had to be used, because the water at
the shore is only three feet deep and the Dis
patch draws sixteen feet. The exact spot
where Washington stepped from the Jersey
shore is not known. but the boat club float is
within 100 feet of it.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10

WASHINGTON SWORN IN AT FEDERAL HALL
The course of the parade was around Gov
errors Island into the East River, taking
the east shore, passing the Presidents boat
on her starbOard side and continuing up the
East River to the stake boat off Newtown
Greek, thence down on the west
shore of the East River, around
the Battery, up North River to
Fifteenth street. around the stake boat to the
west shore, down the west shore Of the Hud-
son, passing the flagship in review off Gov
ernors Island and dismissal.
The yacht squadron was a beautiful feature,
and the long procession of hundreds Of
steamers was very impressive. The spectacle
along the river front was a beautiful one
Every wharf and pier every sailing ship in
port and all the great foreign steamers were
decked and dressed with bunting.
When the Presidents boat passed each
squadron its Commodore caused salute to be
given by dipping of colOrS and blowing of
steam whistles of period not to exceed half
q minute.
The same salute was given when the feet
passed up the North River and was abreast
of the war ships at anchor about Thirtieth
street.
When passing in review before the Vice
Admiral, off Governors Island, the same sa-
lutte was given.
The magnificent parade was witnessed by
an immense crowd which lined the water
front on both the East and North rivers. The
firing of cannon and the footing of 1nnumer-
able whistles were responded to with tumul-
tuOuS cheers from the assembled multitude.
All in all, the marine parade was the
greatest ever witnessed In this country, II
not in the world.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10
At the Sub-Treasury.

At the close of the religious services at Gas
A NJ, the President and party proceeded TO
the Sub Treasury building, at the corner OF
Wall and Nassau streets the scene of the in
auguration ceremony on April Goth, l7S9,
where the literary exercises took place.
TheEterary exercises began at 10 A. NJ, and
consisted of an invocation by the Rev Richard
s. Storrs D. D., LID; the reading OF a
poem by John Greenleaf Whittier; an ora
ton by Chauncey Mitchell Depew, IL. D. al
address by the President Of the United
States and the benediction by the Most Rev.
Michael Augustine Corrig..n, Archbishop OF
New York
At the conclusion Of the literary exercises
the President and members of the Cabinet
the Chief Justice and Associate Justices OF
the United States were driven TO the review
ing stands at Madison square to review the
military parade. Other guests were carried
to the reviewing stands by special train on
the Third Avenue Elevated Railroad
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10

TRIUMPHAL ARCH, FOOT OF WALL STREET
room was a raised dais covered with red
velvet, on which the President sat with
the Governor On his right hand and
the Mayor on his left. Above this was a
beautifully decorated canopy, covered with
flags and streamers of bunting. While re,
ceiving the people the President stood behind
a brass railing. Governor Hill was on MS
right and Mayor Grant on his left.
In the short time allotted to the reception
constant stream of people entered the Gov
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10

The entire National Guard OF the State of
New York took part III this magnificent ex-
hibitiOn of the country militiamen.
The strains of martial music, the ringing
chatter Of hoofs. the rumble Of artillery wag-
ons, the tramp Of thousands Of soldiers, with
waving banners and flashing swords and
bayOnets was a scene to stir the heart of every
patriotic citizen. The paraders were
hemmed in from beginning TO end Of the
march. by a solid mass Of cheering humanity.
Almost all the houses along the line Of march
were brilliant with flags and bunting, and
from every window the faces Of men, wO-
men and children looked out upon
the marching soldiery. Along the
entire route innumerable stands, large
and small. we're filed with spectators, while
the sidewalks were so denseIy packed it was
almost impossible TO move. The mammoth
grand stands On Union and Madison Squares
were filed with cheering spectators. Even
the housetops were occupied by thousands OF
onlookers and the scene of patriotic enthusi-
asm was one never to be forgotten.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10

All the Cabinet members, the Chief justices
Of the Supreme Court, ex-Presidents Hayes
and Cleveland and many other notable
people were present. The services were as
follows:
l. professional hymn: 2, Our Father. etc. !;
3, Psalm lxxxv.; 4, first lesson, Eccles. Xiv:
5, TIE Deum; 6, second lesson, ST John viii
Z. Benedicite; S, Greed and prayers; 9, ad-
dress by the Right Rev. Henry c. Potter.
Bishop of New York; 10, occasional hymn.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10
The President Lands.

On the arrival of the Presidential party in
the East River, opposite Wall street, barge
manned by a crew Of twelve ship masters
from the Marine Society of the Port of New
dent of that society, as coxswain, rowed the
President ashore. The crew of the barge
that rowed President Washington from Eliz-
abethpOrt to the foot of Wall street
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10

Transportation and General Government.
Mrs. Harrison and the ladies of the Presi
Dental party were on board the steamer
Sirius. They witnessed the naval parade
from that steamer, and then were landed at
the foot of West Twenty-third street, from
which point they were taken to their hotel in
carriages
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10

were members of the same society. The
old salts wore black frock coats, striped
trousers and tall silk hats. The barge was
christened Queen Capiolana and belongs to
Dispatch. The members of the Marine So
ciety again unfurled the old banner borne
before Washington on his march up Wall
street April 90, 1889. The banner is five feet
square, and was originally of white. The
name Of the society is on it in gold and blue
letters. When the barge reached the pier at
Wall street. and the President had landed
amid the cheers of the assembled thousands,
salute Of twenty-one guns was fired.
The President was received by Governor
Hill, the Mayor of the city of New York,
Hamilton Fish, President of the Committee,
and William G. Hamilton, Chairman of the
Committee on States. The President and
other guests were then escorted to the Equita-
BILE Building, where a reception and collation.
was rendered them by the Committee on
States. The following were the occupants of
the carriages on the route:
First Carriage-The Plan and Scope Com
mittee Qhaving the general supervision Of the
celebration)-viz.: Messrs James NJ. Var
mum. Cornelius N. Bliss Frederick S. Tall
madge and Samuel D. Babcock.
Second Carriage-The Governor of the
State of New York on the back seat. with
the President of the United States on his
right hand. On the front seat the Mayor of
the city of New York and the President of
the Centennial Celebration Committee.
Third Carriage-The Vice-President of the
United States the Lieutenant Governor of
tho State of New York, the Chairman of the
Executive Committee and Chief Justice of
the United States.
Fourth Carriage-The Secretaries of the
Treasury, War and Navy. Secretary Blaine
was sick and unable to attend.
Fifth Carriage-The Secretary of the In
terror, the Postmaster General, the Attorney
General and the Secretary of Agriculture?
Sixth and Seventh Carriages Asso-
ciate Justices Of the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Eighth Carriages-The Generals of the
Army Cretired), the Admiral of the Navy the
Major General Commanding the Army. and
Senator Evarts.
Ninth rriage-Ex-President Cleveland
and ex-President Hayes and Senator Hiscock.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

errors room to pay their respects to the
President.
At noon the reception ended and the Presi-
deut was driven to the home of Stuyvesant
Fish, No 20 Creamery Park, where he and
Mrs Harrison dined.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10
At the Equitable Building.

At the Equitable Building President Harri-
son was formally welcomed to the city of
New York.
The main hall of the building was hand
somely decorated with flags, banners and
portraits.
The inaugural ode which was sung at the
Inauguration of Washington was sung by a
choir.
Among those who received the President
was Bushrod Washington of West Virginia,
a great-great-grand nephew of President
Washington, who bears a striking resem-
blance to his illustrious ancestor.
After the reception the party repaired to
the rooms of the Lawyers Club in the build
ing, where the banquet was served.
The rooms were handsomely decorated with
shrubs, Towering plan4s, floral emblems and
emblematic devices. A full length postrait
of Washington, by Peale, now in possession
of the Boudinot family, was hung facing the
Presidents table. At that table also one
course of the banquet was served on a set of
china used by General Washington at Borden
town when he visited the residence of General
Boudinot
At the banquet the invited guests included
representatives of all the learned profess
sions, all mercantile pursuits and manufac-
turing interests, the various exchanges, Ger
man societies, foreign consuls and descend
ants Of distinguished Frenchmen.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10
The Grand Military Parade.


Just as the literary exercises at the Sub
Treasury began the military parade started
from Pine street and Broadway. The troops
had formed in various side streets up town,
and proceeded down town by avenues east
and west of Broadway and Fifth avenue to
join the main line below Pine street, Il, 900
men joining the head of the parade by
way of Pine Street on the east, and -, 600
men joining it from the west by way of Rec
tor Street and the side streets from there to
the Battery. Thus the whole parade, except
the Grand Army, was made up in all its
points at Pine Street.
The line of march was up Broadway, past
the great stand at City Hall Park to Waiver
ley place, there wheeled to the left, past the
stands at w Washington square, and turned up
Fifth avenue under the citizens arch Going
up Fifth avenue the line was eastward along
Fourteenth street to the Washington Monu-
ment at Union square, entirely around Union
square, past the great stands erected
there, and to Fifteenth street by
Broadway. Turning westward through
Fifteenth street the line extended up
Fifth avenue to Fifty-Seventh street, passing
the Presidential reviewing stand at Madison
square, the Worth Monument stand opposite,
and the big stand at Forty second street. and
under the triumphal arches at Twenty-third
and Twenty-sixth streets At Fifty-seventh
street it dismissed.
When the Presidential party, in eleven
carriages, entered Broadway by way of Pine
street from the Sub-TreaSury, it drove over
the whole course of the parade between these
two guards of men, the veterans on the left
and the regulars and militia on the right.
Every regiment and post, as the party of
honor approached III turn saluted, and after
the carriages had passed, fell III behind and
marched uptown.
1t is calculated that 80. 900 men took part
in the military parade, divided as follows:
1000 United States army regulars; 1000
marines and sailors; 400 West Point cadets;
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10
Public Reception at the City Hall.

At the close of the reception in the Equita-
BILE Building the line of march was resumed
to the City Hall, where public reception
was given by the President in the Governor
room.
At the steps of the City Hall a representa-
ton of girls from the public schools in white
dresses strewed the Presidential pathway
with flowers, and Miss Abrahams, Of the
Normal College, made a short address of
welcome. In the center of the Governors
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-05-10

In the militia division the troops represent
ing each State marched by themselves under
the leadership of their respective Governors.
In the matter of position in line, the States
ranked in the order of their admission to the
Union. Delaware came first. The sight of
the Governor of each State riding at the
head of his troops, and attended by his staff
Of brilliantly -unifOrmed officers, was an inn
posing one The number of State troops on
narade was as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-01
TWO NEW MONUMENTS AT GETTYSBURG.

The Veteran Associations of the 4th New-YOrk
Cavalry and the 10th re ment OF New-York Vol
unteeIs are making preparations TO dedicate their
regmental monuments at Gettysburg on september
> This IS Labor Day, which the city OF Brooklyn
has officially designated for this year as brooklyn.
Gettysburg Day and the Mayor, Aldermen and other
city officials have promised TO attend the dcdcaons
Those who go upon the excursion 10 leave Brook
lyn ON saturday. August 81, at m spending the
next two days the battlefield. and returning home
in time for business on Tuesday, september B. Low
rates haze been a. AMI the entTe
cost Of Ito TIP, incmlng bca Is not expected to
excel 40 fOf each leraOn. Those who mean b
90 must give notice 10 Frank NJ. Clark al No A
irwin, Place. New York not later than August 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-01
TRAINS DELAYED IN VIRGINIA.

Richmond, Va, July Blowing to washouts on the
Richmond and Danville Railroad, between Lynchburg
and Danville, and similar condition of affairs on
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Penoa, thirty miles from this city, passen-
gers and mail over both roads are being handled by
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. Rain has been
general in the state during the last few days and has
caused the James River 10 BOOM The indications are
that the lower part Of the city will be submerged.
Danville. Va, July 31.-There has been an unpre-
cedented summer rainfall IN this region The Dan
River is up to hgh-water mark and is still rising. The
bridge Cascade the Danville and New River road
has been washed away and also bridges over Sandy
Creek The Atlantic and Danvillc track is submerged
for several miles, and much damage has been done.
Several washouts reported on the Virginia Mid
land road between Danvile and Lynchburg and trains
have been stopped. Crops Of and tobacco on the
lowlands flooded and seriously damaged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-01
Among Errors Ruinous 10 Health

One OF the mlschievous and most common Is the
indiscrmInstc and frequent OF purgaves Such
medicines If well chosen and seasonaby resorted TO,
certainly useful many persons select the worst ny
from 70 other and employ them when there IS
occasion or their utility hos ceased To establish
permanent basis n regular condition Of the bowels the
finest Alternative is IIostetters Stomach Bers 1t is
botanic In origin and safe succedancum for hoss OBJ.
lcctonable drugs calome and blue pill 1t does not grpe
A. drcneh the bowels like the ordinary eyacuments and
e. not only reforms reguarty OF the habit OF body but
remedies disorder and inactivity Of the liver and
stomach which usually accompany that condition. Rheu.
matism kidney trouble maafsi complaint and nervous
ness are removed BY the Bittefs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-01
Inn between Toledo and the Missouri River me rae
will probably be met by the lines from Chicago
THE KEMxLER INQUIRY CONTINUED.
WITNESSES DISCUSS DEATH BY ELECTRICITY
nEFoRE THE REFEREE AT BUFFALO.


Buffalo. N Y, July 31.The hearing in the Kemm-
Ter electrical execution inquiry was resumed before
the referee, Mr.. Becker, at tho CITY Hall to-day W.
pourke Cochran. of Ncw-York; Harold p. Brown,
the electrical expert Dlstrict-Attorney Quincy and
Deputy Attorney General Pose we're present tao-
uated statement to the resistance OF electric cur
rents made out by Professor Gray, was admitted In
evidence. Dr. Joseph Fowler. who was coroner IN
1881 when Lemue W. Smith killed at the Gran
son-s works said he present at the autopsy, and
later made for his own benefit inc dihefcht
organs were about normal but tho blood was thinner
lie tried TO the current, and noticed that there
was discoloration extending across the chest from
one shoulder 10 the other "There was no apparent
cause OF death, thereP asked MI. Cochrah'
"No apparent cause, no, sr.'
Charles c. Weber, who until a short time ago was
superintendent for the Brush Electric Light Company
was the next witness. lie visited the spot where
Mouton killed Michigsnst. soon after the
accident, and found wire crossed over three or
four others. He also told of the strength of the
machines The machines for $50 lights. alter
mating dynamos. with voltage Of 1OO0' said Mr.
Weber.
Mr.. Cochran wanted to know what kind OF cur
rent one wire hanging three four more would
produce Mr.. Weber thought 1t would be alternating
Mr. Webcrs statement 10 the voltage Of the current
the night Mouton killed. namely 1000, is con-
sidered important as that is exactly the strength OF
the machine fixed up for Kemmler
Dr. George f. Fell, who In 1887 used current
of electrcy for the determination Of dogs In this city,
explained az hngth one Of the experiments on dog
OF about fifty pounds weight The dog was put under
the influence Of chloroforn his heart exposed TO view
and artificial respiration lept up The dog was
placed in the box which forms part OF tho apparatus,
still unconscious, and after an iron bit had been put
in his mouth he received a shock of electricity
The heart stopped beating instantly and the
dog became mere mass of flesh.
In answer to question he said: any belief Is
that death be pronounced by electricity pain
iessy, and certainly so that respiration cannot be
renewed
Can you tell what voltage would be sufficient to
cause death in every instancel' Mr.. Cochran asked
- don't know exactly how can answer that
question: replied the doctor without experiments
This olosed the evidence of the day. The State has
two moro witnesses to present, Dr. Matsnger anu
Warden Durston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-01
WORKING ON THE SARATOGA ELECTRIC ROAD

Saratoga Springs, n. w. July 81 Special Thomas
Murray the contractor, OF NewBrinswick n. j.. has
begun work on the electrical railway between this
village and the geysers. Major J. L. Butnam says
the road will be completed by August 90. Many
citizens In favor of allowing the use OF other streets
for the electric system, and some claim that rapid
transit road through Broadway would solve the prob
lem of the so-callcd hack nuisance. The cottagers
and outlying boarding house guests would heartily
favor such project.
The United States Hardware Association is holding
a quarterly session the Clarendon Hotel. The dele
gates are accompanied by their wives and families.
Edward stryker, of Jersey City, age four
teen applied 20 the police last night
for lodgings. The impecunious youth said ::
"A race-hoss man named Sturges told me to
come here and he'd give Job. so he did but he
deserted me-that's what he did. and I'm awfuy
handicapped. so i am" The boy will be sent home
Thomas Tucker and William Smith. brace of aIlege1
New-York thieves were compelled 10 leave town last
night fuckers farewell words were: Talk about
This being a free cOuntry-rOtN
Another deluge of rain flooded this watering place
early this morning. a drouth would be looked upen
with favor for the next thirty days