Year: 1872

dDOullus' IlCl hdNS IIlC 'NS' VI N'Nip
thing at the hotels, where the best
caterers are employed specially for
their service. Boston is making Il
"ten strike" this time, whatever may
be said by newspapers IN other cities,
which are possibly just a little Jealous
about this time. have written so
long for the ediication or stultilica-
ton of your readers and the rest OF
mankind that | am now going into
the BIC audience room although | can
hear nearly as well in our room. |
have Just been informed that ycster-
day the numbers exclusive Of the
Chorus in the Coliseum were Twenty
three Thousand and the Chorus Seven
teen Thousand. The numbers to-day
Friday) are not quite so great. But
it is so hot here that we don't want
any more.-To show how far some
folks come to this Jubilee state that
a lady writing opposite to me came
from Galveston, Texas.


Saturday, 22d.


A good looking, well dressed and
respectable citizen of Boston, rather
jocose and good-natured. came in front
OF me this forenoon, AZ ! was reading
this weeks StaadaW. with my hat OFT
and leaning back against the table in
a very comfortable manner, and said
he had been observing me 8 few mo.
ments, and that AL the powers Of
earth and the other place cannot move
you after your mind is made up" and
besides, said he, "you are n Grant
man." | told him he was RIGHT, and
he went off to the telegraph office
close by usand told the folks there about
it and they had quite good time
over it. Then gentleman writing
near me asked him to tell what he
of him, but the gentleman was
off and | called to him when
he turned, and then | told him that
this gentleman wanted him to tell his
name, and as he dld, would give him
a good setting up III his paper, which
was something Ola lie, although il was
all understood to be mere blarney,


1t isl now one minute to three, the
time for commencement OF pertorman-
ces.-This forenoon quite an army Of
colored folks sang at rehearsal, among
them the justly celebrated Jubilee
company Of singers from Tennessee,
assisted at times By the whole force
here. They sang the John Brown
song aud it was well done. In my
opinion they will be applaudcd as
much as any Of the singers here
That song was the great war song Of
liberty during our war TO put down
the rebellion, and when brought out
this afternoon with the whole power
of the chorus and instruments, with
the organ, and led by these colored
singers, it will excite great cnthusi-
asm or l shall be disappointed. This
letter | think must suggest the idea
to the reader that the writer wrote as
man may be supposed to talk when
on hop, skip and jump. And this
is Just the fNct--Nladam Leutner sings
in minute and must now stop
This is one Of the hops, skips and
Jumps | have to make.


After my las, mop aoo,her incident
occurred to me Yesterday very
elegant young gentleman came up TO
me in our room and inquired if | was
connected with the New York Trjj-
une. | don't know but he thought |
was the sage Of Chappaqua himself, so
highly thorght of by the Democrats OF
Vermont at their recent Convention at
Montpelier. | hope they wont make
the sad mistake of taking me for the
man and the hero Of the hour and vote
me in President. | want Horace to
bear all the honor, if there is any, OF
trying to break up the Republican
party. 1t is such honor as the rebel
angels aspired after when they rebelled
against a just and perfect government,
and instead of getting such honor
they were hurled from the battlements
of Heaven down 10 Pandemonium,
upon the burning marie" where these
bolting Republicans when they arrive
will be an addition but not an orna-
ment.


The representatives Of the press are
furnished with complimentary tickets
for the whole time of the Jubilee to
the various places of amusement.-
All doors are open to us, and seem to
be on "golden hinges turning" On
Monday, July lst, a dramatic enter
tainment is advertised at the Museum
for the especial beneht of the members
of the press, where reserved seats are
prepared for such as wish to attend.
Likewise free admission to the cele-
brated painting of the Battle of Get
tysburg, which has been on exhibition
here l29 days. 1t IS a remarkable
and for aught | know, perfect painting
and splendid batte-yiew and the
muskets, horses, etc, more natural and
perfect ifpossible than the things they
represent.


President Grant is expected Tues
day, and on the "Wednesday night fol-
lowing is to be the Grand Peace Jubi-
lee Ball at the Coliseum, to which we
have complimentary tickets The
price for a gentleman and lady is five
dollars. Gen. Grant Is expected to be
there the "observed of all observers.


As that will be n good occasion to see
the style, splendor and dash of fashion,
able ladies and gentlemen from Bos
ton, New York, Providence, Hartford,
Al