Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-19

racine railroad to Kansas Ctty-CafrO
q st. Louis Railroad.
Correspondence Of the Cairo Times.
ST. LOUIS, SEPT. II, 1865.
The past week has been one Of more than
races commenced and continued throughout
the week. On Wednesday at 3 o'clock p. m.
Lieut. Gen. Grant, accompanied by his staff
officers, Col. 0. E. Babcock, Aid de Camp,
and Brevet Col. Adam Budeau, Military Sec
retary, accompanied by Maj Gen. John A
Logan, Major Gen. Elias S.-Dennis, Adjutant
Gen. 'Haynie, Col. Schaffer, of Illinois, with
J. NJ. Douglas, President |. C. r. R., Col. VIM
R. Arthur, Superintendent of l. c. r. R.
Chas. L. Wilson, late Secretary of Legation to
London, and now editor Chicago Journal
Irving, correspondent Chicago Times, Geo. w.
Philips, Chicago Republican,, and Sam'l Me.
dill, of the Chicago Tribune, arrived at East
st. Louis and We're received by his Honor
Mayor Thomas and the Hon. Chas. D. Drake.
was intended to have given them public
reception, but Gen. Grant declined it, and on
their arrival they were escorted quietly to the
Lindell Hotel. In the evening he attended the
Banquet given to the railroad capitalists from
abroad at the Southern Hotel. The Hon. l..
NJ. kennett presided and on his right was Sir
Morton Peto Baronet, NJ F., and Gen Grant;
on his left was the Hon A.. Kinkaid, NJ. ?.
and Gen. Sherman. The music and banquet
were of the highest order. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Kennel Judge Treat, Gen.
Sherman. After Gen. Grant had declined Sir
Morton Peto, NJ. P, Hon. A. Kinkaid, Geo.
R. Taylor, President Pacific Railroad and
his Honor Mayor Thomas, and others.
On Friday afternoon Lieut.. Gen. Grant held
an informal levee at Lafayette Park he having
declined a banquet. At o'clock he arrived,
accompanied by Gen. Sherman, Mayor Thomas
and the representatives Of the press from Chic
ago, New York. Cincinnati, Toledo, and the
press of st. Louis. On his arrival, Capt
Boehm's Post Band struck up "See, the con-
quering hero comes y The Park was fully
decorated with flags and pictures of Lincoln,
Grant and Sherman. 1t IS estimated that on
his arrival %, o00 people were present, and be-
fore he left at o'clock at least so, 900 had
visited Lafayette Park.
honoring the TWO Gencrals-one as the hero
of Donelson, Vcksburg and Richmond-the
other as the greatest raider OF the age, and one
who brought the rebellion to a close by march
ing from Atlanta to the sea coast.
One of the most important arguments is now
being had at the Criminal Court for the county
of St Louis, before Judge Wilson Primm. who
some time since issued an order that no lawyer
who had not taken tie oath prescribed by the
new Constitution, should practice before that
Court. The motion made by r. S. Mack :
donald that the Judge vacate his order. The
motion has been argued by Col Davis, Gar
escke, Gnatt, Broadhead, Glover, and others
in favor of it, and by the Hon. c. D. Drake,
Col Jos. W. Bell and B. T. Jewett, Esqs.,
sustaining the order. Tie Court meets
every afternoon to hear the arguments,
and the Judge proposes to sit during the week,
as.he has the last in order, that all may have an
opportunity to speak, pro. and con. Those
who have addressed the court are the leading
members Of the st. Louis Bar 1t is u case
that creates great interest among the mem
bers of the Bar. Judge Primm opposed and
voted against the new constitution, but he be-
leves it to be his duty to carry out the provis-
ions thereof as far as they apply to his judicial
duty. The argument of Col Bell, on Satur-
day, was one of great ability, in which he adj
vocated the position that no one, who refused
to take the oath, should practice. He assumed
the same position Of Judge Primm, that the
people has passed upon the constitution, and
until it was annulled by the Supreme Court at
Washington, who were the judges Of the con
stitution, we were bound to respect it
Business of all kinds is very brisk. Our
merchants are all doing a heavy fall trade.
The Pacific Railroad will be finished to Kansas
City during the week. The Survey for the Cairo
St Ionic Rairo.6 ic hoinr ,p.da bv Honrv
Holbrook, of Bellville. through Sparta, Illinois,
and he will then survey another route by the
way Of Chester. st. Louis does not appear to
take the interest in the building Of this road
which she should, as it will be great benefit
in the way Of trade. X. af~