Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-04
LOCAL NEWS.

VISIT OF THE BALTIMORE CoUSCns.-Their
Tfsu 10 the Pfcsidenf-The Public Dinner at the Metro
PoiiGn was stated M IN the & R5IySLIeAs 0i sSs
(among whom tnds not Mayor Chapman, who was
stated TO have been present BY an afternoon co
Temporarily after leaving the Deaf and Dumb To-
stltute paid visit to Prelident Lincoln. They
arrived just as the guests were coming in to attend
Mrs. Lincoln's afternoon reception. They were
kindly received by the President who had some
moments conversation with several Of the mem
bers Of the delegation, who were introduced BY
Mayor WAllAeh. The hrst remark made by the
President after tn introduction was: "GentiemCn,
understand you have al lection coming off next
weeks trust you Will all vote FOR emancipation"
A hearty Affirmative response was given by the
members
| Mr.. Horncr was then called on. After some con-
yersation, br. Horner tone OF the visiting deega-
tiOn) to entertain the Assemblage, sung the WE'LL
Five Hundred Thousand More" The song was sung
| In very sweet manner by Mr.. H., who has n very
melodlous and powerful voice. The President cx-
pressed himself highly pleased with the sent men,s
OF the song, as well as the manner In which It was
| party drove through the drizzling rain to the
Metropolitan Hotel, where, as was before stated,
| the hotel about half past three O'Clock, the hour
for dinner being Ave O'Clock.
The intervening hour was taken advantage ot
by some Of the gay gentlemen OF the party In
amusing their more sedAte colleagues and guestI
with songs, reeitationI, etc; etc. The PartielEa
AllBter, Of the Baltimore party, and Alderman
Thos L. Lloyd, Of this city. 1t is said that the
| men were very BOOl on the singing, bu
Warrington got the beat Of them on the recita
tion. Al five O'Clock the party numbering about
sGveLty.hvG In all, sat down TO dinner which IL II
due mine host Potts, Of the Metropolitan, to say
was got up In superb style, and compared favor
ably with any public dinner that has been given
this season.
! After the cloth had been removed, a toast com,
plimentAry 10 this city having been drank, II wal
responded TO In eloquent terms by Mayor WAllAch
who proposed toast complimentary to the Balt
more delegation, which was very appropriately y
replied 10 by MI. Wilmot. A very eloquent speech
was also made by Mr.. Streeter, Of baltimore
Other gentlemen, both of this city and Baltimore
made reE arks appropriate TO the occasion. Oul
limited space fo bids any N'onhed report Of these
addre1sc8 suffice II to say, that very warm feel
ing OF friendship between the two cities wal
bIeStbed in all these speeches. The party b okC
up in.time for the guests to be conveyed to the
DEPOT where special car awaited them, and they
left by the 7.81 p m train, all expressing them,
selves pleased with the visit.
II Is TO be regretted that the weather was 90
stormy that more outdoor works could not have
, been Visited.
CORECTIoS.-We are requested to state thai
the Mr. McGll, whose marriage we noticed In oul
l'sue OF March Stat, Is not Mr.. George W. MeGill
of the Treasury Department, whose name has beer
connected with the late Dixon McGill suits ant
! who was reported as killed some days since, w
] having been assured by that gentleman that, Il
the best OF his knowledge, he IL as far from mAtri
mOny Rs he is T. ON death.