Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-02-07
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GRAND RECEPTION.

mere, on the 2ith IuitszoF the State OH
GERS and Legislatures of Tennessee, Ken
tucky and Ohio AT 3 O'Clock P. NJ,
eighteen, cars from Columbus, by way of
Dayton, freighted with over thousand
'guests, drawn by two powerful "Iron
Horses, 7 arrived at the depot, where
thousands had congregated to greet
them. Their arrival at the station was
announced by roaring cannon laundering
forth their welcome, and by the ringing
of a hundred church bells to make known
to them that the greeting was universal
over the city. After consuming fifteen
minutes in leaving the cars and getting
into forty carriages and thirty omni-
busses in waiting, the procession, headed
by three Grand Mafshals, took up its line
of march to Pixies Opera House, dis
tance of one mile and half. = This
whole distance was one unbroken line of
splendor. The streets through which
the cortege passed were fringed, and the
balconies and windows, were, crowded,
with the beauty of the Queen City
flashing their artillery of bright eyes and
waving their welcome to the representa-
tives Of three States. The response was
heartily returned by the smiles of beau
ty, and the waving of silh;en tags from
the carriage windows, as if they appre-
ciated the occasion and demonstration
made in honor of their lords First in
the procession came a company of
mounted men, fully uniformed, followed
by full band of musicians, playing their
laundering strains, which foated upon
the clear, cold air in, martial harmony,
Next marched nine companies of infant
ry, splendidly equipped, with full bands
of music in full blast. Il Next in order
came about eighty, six, four, and two
horse carriages and omnibusses, contain
ing the wisdom of,three commonwealths.
The three first were open carriages,
drawn by beautiful picked horses, four
white ones to the first open carriage; and
these, carriages were the focus of attrac-
ton, for they contained Governors, State
Officers, and Mayor Bishop, of .Cincin-
matt; with uncovered heads, bowling to
the vast multitude, through which the
procession moved slowly, as allf large
bodies do on festival occasions Next
| followed thirty six carriages and a long
line of omnibusses, with the. honored
guests, reaching. amile in length. Amid
gay out-pouring and boisterous well
come ofthousands, the procession reached
Pixies Opera House, occupying one hour
and a half from the time the guests ar
rived at the depot, .,.ya,l Ii:
'@'tT GREETING INTHE OPERA yHag
When the guests were in the House,
there was a startling futter in the. gal
leries. Looking up, the guests saw a
thousand white handkerchiefs, in. fair
hands, waving welcome. The effect was
thrilling, and "A hearty cheer rose from
the multitude to the dome. Mayor
Bishop stepped forward to the footlfghts
and addressed the vast audience, who
uncomfortably filed every part of that
gorgeous temple. He welcomed the
guests to the hospitalities of the city, and
told them that he was proud, to receive
them in that stately temple, which was
second to none on this continent The
Mayor was followed by other distin-
guished orators-one of whom said that
the old men and matrons welcomed them,
and young men and maidens greeted
them and. children-here two beautiful
lsttle girls came forward on the stage
with 'wreaths of flowers, and the orator
conducted, these fairies to the Governors
of Kentucky and Tennessee, and they
presented those winter flowers to the
Executives, as a welcome from the chill
dren of Cincinnati At night over a
thousand guests sat down to assumptions
supper at the Burnet House, in its ban
quetl hall At night the Post Office and
many other buildings were completely
illuminated, with two. flags projecting
from each window Of four and five story
houses, with ropes stretched from the
tops of stores, across streets, with huge
flags attached floating on the breeze, with
banquets and notices ON them-''we
welcome you''-and many others too nu-
merous to mention in ashort letter. AL
though the; night was very cold, the
streets were thronged with ladies and
gentlemen, walking about to see the ele-
phants. Ta' -H.7l a-
Saturday, at 10 o'clock, eleven steam
fre-engines and three hand ones turned
out in full force, for the benefit of the
honored strangers, for there were thou
sands here beside the invited guests; and
that sight was immense Lines Of po-
licemen were formed around the market
square to prevent any but those having
on their badges, which gave them free
access to hotels, theaters, city railroads,
public libraries, and to all the ciyilities
and hospitalities Of Cincinnati After
their witnessing the throwing Of water
several hundred feet high, by special. in
vitation the guests repaired to Nicholas
Longworth's mansion, and there partook
of sumptuous feast and plenty of that
Wine Princes best, until their eyes
sparkIed, as did the wine, and then left