The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-22

| s.cnrtd another crrilgc and had it taken m
| charge Of an officer 10 the mai1 gate Of lndepen.
| uetGe Square, on Walnut street. This ruse sue.
! cctu most admirably.
Tic 'r1wd .ecing the carriage drive around tc
! the walnut street gate, and there ha ting, OF
course supposed that the General yould tnltp mia
/ convey anco from this point. Meanwhile A largst
! police force arrived, and a passage was opened
b, TIVE, t~o rows OF officers, and the General ano
| Colonel Badcau were escorted by tho Mayor TO
! their carriage. As the General pIss,d into
! hi, cnrriHPc he was loudly choerei. Every olt
| seemed determined either 80 shake his hand. Oh
| NJ least TO touch some part of his garments II an
| dIeds otRrms were stretched over the heads o
| the officers, and the General was gently tapoed
on his head, ,houldtrs aud every part OF his h6dy
| that could possibly be reached A passenger.
car, illCd with several ladies' passed lt tho time
They waved their handkorChiefs and in othtr
way mantesed their regard for the hjnored
indNduaL As soon rs he was safely SO ltad ~
his carriage the crowd broke through aud clnny
TO the conveyance, nearly every window Of which
was broken. The driver applied his whip To the
hors,s and proceeded mp Chcsnut street TO the
Continental withOu regard TO the city Orl'llusc
prohibiting fast driving Before much OF a crowd
could arrive in front OF the hotel the General wa.
escorted to his room. In short timO atter,y lrds
ne look his departure In such a manner as to
escape almost any notice.
During all this excitement gfr0m the time tho
btEcral was bc'iegol in Chestnut street until his
departure nom he Mayors office, he held tu q
inevitable cigar in his mouth and smoked most
AulIoutlNt men was no uOuOl OWING To the wrClt
excitement under which he lahorei. While she
people were paying him 50 msnh honor he seemed
much embarrassed, blushing FIRE luently, wigh his
eye cast downwards
The popularity OF General Grant was attested
in q remarkable degree by the popula,n tbis
morning. From the time he was first recognized
on me street until he sought the shelter OF the
COhtmeula. Hotel, the enthusiasm of the people
was undated. Not alone was the excitement
confined TO tho-r of mature years, but the coma
ElOu spread TO children Il tt,,
were uncca>ing in their efforts to obtain Zlimpsc
of the Generals face.
However greatly Grant may pride himself upon
his engineering abilities in q military uaint of
view, he must hereafter confess that ths crowd
Whlth OeSiegeI him upon his yis to Pha1ei
phia, on the 22d Of November, was t91 much for
him, viewed in the same strategic light.
incidents.
During his stay in the Mayors office, NIlyor
Henry made inquiry rs TO the h. ,lth Of the
Generals family. Grant replied that they ,yorc
AL in very good health, whcreuDOn some ono at
the Generals elbow said -
"llow is your otbsy family General ?"
"What family - responded The General for
the moment taking his cigar from his mouth. and
holding II between his toreingers.
"honr family in Virginia, General" was the
The General, smiling at this witti,ism. an.
swered, "Oh! they are always in the best OF
health"
Some minutes previous while Grant was stand
ing on the sidewalk surrounded by the police a
onght-loohing boy, about ten years of age slipped
hotweon two policemen, and approaching General
Grant with extended hand said, "I want [ shake
hands with you, General" The General tool,
the little fellows hand and gave il a hearty
snake aiter which the boy stole ont Of the enc6.
sure, ana with his face beaming with gadness,
related the incident to several of his comrades on
the opposite corner of he street.
Notwithstanding the extraordinary circum.
stances OF TINS impromptu ovation, General Grant
Ef - fl.n 20.
cigar" of which so much has Deen sall II was
nothing but smoke, smoke, smoke, the stnInD OF |
)ne being replaced by a fresh Havana, sd A5it,gu |
so have we seen HIN amid the din Of battle. |
Nhen ,ie 1erth @ and de,oauon was happening on all
sides. That cigar" seemingly, is part OF him.
ser, and without It his existence would be in /
complete.
HAD THEM TmRE.-All attend ants upon places |
ot public amusement and especially theatres, |
know how universal is the habit for portion of |
he audience to rush pell-mell from the establish.
nent just before the close Of the performance. |
No matter how deeply interesting nav bs the |
losing scene Of the act, these ill-m iunered Der.
ons cannot be induced TO wait until the fail OF |
he curtain, hut climbing over benches and ru l.
ing down the starways, by their noise prevent
nose deslrous Of sitting the play out, irO n hear
ne so much as single word Of the Language |
ttered upon the stage. Many plans have nsen
lled 70 correct this nuisance, but that ad Jp ed by
|
'as an effective rs well as novel one. Tue play
reduced on the occasion was one Of hcr yn
imposition, and she, rs authoress and actress
ghily deemed herself entitled 70 more respectful
ltention. With stately mien she advanced to
be front Of the stage and Indignantly protested |
1 language something like the folio wing The
spectable part OF the audience will remain and
illness my poor efforts the rest OF the audience
lay go!" IL is well to add that this deserved
'primand proved salutary, for a co nplste con.
lrslUn pNDpripupa1 and rho nd, |
,sumed their seats until the curtain fs!l.
POLISHED BooTs.-It is not m ittcr of nea'-
ess, of personal pride alone that one should
ways appear on the streets with his boots or
hoes neatly polished. Brightly polished b, ,ots
re cooler in warm weather, and warner in cold
Gather than dull aud dusty boots; for ~ warm
Gather they reflect the sun, which dusty aud
Tty boots absorb and ia cold wea her the clean |
DOT does not allow the warmth of your tOos
radia'c freely, whereas the uuilean boo does.
lean, bright boots are consequent y more CON
rtable, as well as Respectable both IN warm |
Gather and cold. Not only will different !
distances, as iron and wood, give oGt heH or
Ike it in, more or less, but the same Substance .
daes heat moro or less actively, a1 il is bright 3
dull, rough or smooth Now, dirty boots are
nigh as well as dali They have surface Of
any little hills aud valleys, so that, IN truth,
ere Is more surface for the hea. TO pass through
thGr way As q rough surface is 2 larger sur
&c, more heat rom within and without alvaVs @
sses through dull and dirty boots than polished G
les.
ARoUT UMBREIIAs. - Though the morning :
lwucd upon US clear aud cold, YET, from the q
casional clouds fitting across the horizon NJ the g
me Of writing, it is almost TOO good news to | Y
'lieye that The rainy weather is altogether over,
I'd therefore a brief paragraph upon the subj e. o
umbrellas viii be quite appropriate, a
No one cares abouE being bothered with um-
llaE Il al
lille some persons are So fortunate as TO be- pro-
idCd with this useili article JUST Ia the nick ,
time, Whgn the ran commences u descend ~
leIe arc scores Of others upon whom, seemingly,
Ie Iain Rerer fails when they carry umbrellas
itl thcm. Now, why cannot the same plan he
lOplcd in this city rs across the walcr-in
afis, for mstance-Where the shops Of tOblCGl-
lists are agencies for the loan of umbrellas?
here any one caught in shower may procure a
b umbrella by depOsitng It's value a. security, T.
',umDg il the next day 10 any toSlccOnsts
bop, an account being kept between them Tho
ice of days hire is but six sous. Who will
t upon the principle, and confer n boon upon n
umanity that will never be forgotteni q
FBEEDMEN's AID SOcIETY.--At u meeting of 4
e Freedmen's Aid Society, held last evening at v
oncert Hall, Bishop Potter in the chair, ad-
essCs were delivered by Mr.. TomliusOn, the ,
lperintCndeut at Port Royal and Mr.. Mitchell | 4,
c Superintendent for Tennessee and Georgia.
the department of the South, with the head =
iaIters at Port Royal, there are 10000 colorcd
ople. Only 800 rations per month are required Z,
be issued TO these, they otherwise supplying h
emsclYes, In the Southwest grhODlS and | /