The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-04-06

are to be smooth. bores; but the ordnance bu.
resu is now having riaed. on the James plan,
all the smooth. bore heavy guns on the fcrti.
fieations around Washington:
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Washington Gossip.
We clip from the very readable ccrrespon-
dencc Of the Philadelphi. Sunday TINES, the
following from Washington:
GEN. GRANT AT THE RECEPTION
When it was known that the hero Of Vicks-
burg had rsal1y come to the levse, excitement
ran wild. All pushed in his direction, and,
thus pressed, he ran the gauntlet Of tbe
rooms, escorted by Secretary Seward. with
great celebrity. When they arrived in the
East Room, the press became 50 great that
they were forced to take rrfuge upon ! sofa,
On which Grant stood Or rather sat, on itx
near enough, hands were stretched out for
the honor Of shake.
Seward stood on the sofa next TO him, look.
ing like IN amused Punch, with his big head,
long "cse, and little body, all working ncr
vously, and evidently in very high g,ce.-
sSaOn, Stanton. long headed and spectacled.
joined them, and the crowd pushed and press
cd and raised themselves on tip toe to see the
show. At times there would be clapping TO-.
ssthcr Of kids. and once or twice cheering
arose. ... -.
The room Was intensely hot, and the per.
'piration gathered in great beads about the
beard aid on the brow Of the Gcncrn,. His
friends, in pity, at last, but with difficulty,
had him taken out into one Of the passages 70
cool of. As he passed me, the pcrspifation
tricklcd down orcr the br;ds se cf his nose.
like the drops out Of a spickct., This, with
his marked hirxaitc adornment>, al dripping,
too, made one think Of the anointcA ''beard Of
Asrsa," as i used to come. to my childish
imaxination. ... ..,.........
T. SCENES IL THEa Blue Roox.
At one tias, Grant, Stanton, Wellcs, Sew
ard. and The President, steod grouped tosct,,-
q, talking in evident pleasure, ahoa, the re.
(ce"t election victory in New Hs~pshire. 4
Telegram, just received, vas hsnsletif,om one
TO smother. They rocked Is plss.cd .nd hap
Ipy, jns: like great big bays, successful in
some sca,emc! ,.u..4..i.ii,,i ,a2. ..-, .
aA5few mQ'nents Afterwards, li,,hc by ol
about ninc years old cau,c inte2 the room,
with the earnest, searching. after something
look peculiar 70 child and, whispered =
'laoeet'o" to his father. .,s.x, .fsaTaI s r.. ..
T., Ar Linesan replied IN i. lov. ssice, ''lhat is
l(asnesal Grant, over ehese, talking 2tel you.
.sshss: yen nay 60 aed shake h.nis viii,
bis The bes's EYES grew. big - - sleok
led at NJ hero, and ke !west tasaeds hin, o.:
tttp ~, with a mir Eoi deep ysvsrener. put
ting eot his littl< hand, vhich tihs General
ikisday chsPed IN his. 8 l7.s,rzs agAat ~.-
A. lady fros Germantesn, Pa. eainen,
foe the aid she has givca TO saoli;<r., and
Nth whom / hsd alresdy p.s..e the room,
lsasd = H. Pres;deat - ~ NOV stood
insar hi.;--.I mast th.ak Joa in The nane sira
lsf sanr. frsm wbrrs | eaue, fsr what you
lhass asnc and arc doisg." Hb facs softenrd
lee he heard ihx x~ords- elasPed hsr, ,lAnid.
and said in . hushe3, earnest vsioe. and ~
tsrsnt manoes: s-...--> -~---> 49,. -
- II lsaly aa d for 1hs nalion,si ne na.
- does fsr ~ shan indesd siinnkful.' =
4 iosslsns huaA al spssiuL No sns ;eoold
hass h~s1 ~ Psesi5ss4 alss sppL on.