Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-26
THE RECEPTION OF Gov. PIERPONT-A

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THE RECEPTION OF Gov. PIERPoNT-A
| DIsAPPoINTMENT-HE FAILS TO ARRIVE
THE RECEPTION PARADE, &C., &c.-Yester-
| day was set down in anticipation as great
/ dcy in Richmond, the occasion being the re-
| ception at Rockets of Governor Francis
Ii. Pierpont, and the State Government
heretofore located at Alexandria, Va, and
i the transfer OF the seat of Government back
to Richmond. 1t was announced in the
morning papers that the Governor and suite,
/ numbering forty or more officials, were GER
Il tainly on their way, and would land at ROCK
etts between and o'clock. Accordingly,
/ quite large concourse of citizens, with a
considerable sprinkling of military officials,
thronged the steamers landing as early as D
/ o'clock.
Tie Committee of Reception and Arrange
ments had prepared everything for lifting
/ demonstration, such as would become the
occasion.
The Committee of Citizens, and the other
| invited bodies, met at the Custom House at
4 o'clock p. M, and were conveyed thence
in carriages to Rockets.
| Colonel John S. LOOMS acted as Chief
L Marshal, with five Assistant Marshals. All
| we're mounted, and were distinguished by
Gus
/ Among the officials in carriages, were the
consular representatives, and We NOTICED
| Mons. A. Paul, French Consul; Mr.. Hanne-
winkel, Austrian Consnl; Mr.. Z. o. Noting,
Belgian Consul; DIR. o. A. Stricken, Consul
| from the Wertemburg PrDcipality.
The Judges of the Court Of Cancellation,
Judges Jno. A. Meredith, Henry w. Thomas,
and William II. Lyons.
| The members of tho late City Council
Messrs. Scott, Denoon, HaskinS, Crutch-
field, Glazebrook, Burr, Eppes, and others.
The military escort consisted of the
L Fourth United States Regulars, with Gene
raj Devens and Staff.
Three bands of excellent music-the band
| of the oath Massachusetts Regiment; the
band of the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment,
and the band of the Fourth United States
Regulars, were in the line, and discOursed
excellent music.
The aids TO the Chief Marshal, Colonel
| LOOMS, were Messrs. Franklin Stearns, X.
+. Walker, Charles p. Word, and John Far
rell, who were indctatigable and active in
the exercise of their duties.
The Richmond press was well represent
| ed ; and among the correspondents OF the
Northern press present, we aotlced
Messrs. Merriam, of the New York Herald; ;
Francis, OF the New York Times Crapsey,
of the Philadelphia Inquirer, and several
others. The Masonic and other fraternities
we're represented by individual members.
The escort reached Rockets between 8
and O'Clock. Among the distinguished
military officials whom we noticed upon the
| ground, with their full stats, mounted, we're
Major General Henry W. Halleck, Major
| General L. o. e. Ord, commanding the De-
| partment of Virginia, Brigadier- General NJ.
Il. Patrick, Provost Marshal General, Major
General Casey, and others whose names
were unknown to us.
The committee and escort waited patiently
for an hour and more, until the arrival OF
the M. Martin and Dictator, the latter
| steamer bringing portion OF the Governor S
| suite and q number Of ladies and children.
1t was then reported that the steamer Dia-
| mond was coming up the river with the Gov
| ernor on board, and another lease was given
| to patience. Then again it was reported
that the steamer had not then passed City
| Point. Another was that the steamer had
broken her shaft, and was disabled that the
distinguished parsonage on board, Tor whom
everybody was waiting, would not arrive
| until the next day. Pretty soon after these
successive discouraging announcements, the
| carriages in the line began to thin out; their
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Generals Halleck, Ord and Stalls dashed
| away about dark, and Gen. Devens and staff
| followed. This was the signal for general
departure, and the carriages, the bands and
the military followed about o'clock. The
| parties who arrived on the Dictator were
supplied with carriages, and driven to the
Gnbernatorial Mansion.
The reception, as far as it went, was a
| very creditable affair.
We have no knowledge Of any information
the Committee have upon the SUBJECT, put
| we presume that the Governor, il he did not
reach the city last night, will get here some
| time to-day.
The collation. at the Governors Mansion,
which had been served up by that prince of
caterers. Mr.. Thompson Tyler, was not post
poned. and q select company of ladies and
gentlemen enjoyed the good cheer of the
evening, the only drawback to the full zest Of
the occasion being the absence Of the Gov
ernor aud the greater part of his suite.
The following telegram, explanatory Of
the detention, was received last night:
Getty PoINT, May 25th.
"Gov. Pierpont will reach here at 10
| o'clock tonight, but cannot proceed to Rich
mond until morning. Make your arrange
ments for the reception at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. He was detained by the
disabling of the steamer at Point Lookout"
The Committee Immediately held meet
ing, and revised their arrangements for the
rece option, changing the hour of assembling
to 9 O'Clock, A. NJ. The other features Of
the programme are the same as contem-
plated yesterday.
BRUSHING UP.-Everywhere throughout
the city there are signs of awakening to new