The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-08
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY.

ARRIVAL or GENERAL GRASr-ScESEs
AT THE AsroR HousE- Tue PEorrI WILD TO SIS
HtN-TnK MrErtSa AT CoorER ISsTrruTE-How
TuE GESrRAL WAS RrCuvrp TnrRs-SrEEcHKs.
REsOiVuoSs d., &c.-Geu. L. g. Grant arrived ~
tho Astor House 81 about O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, and very soon thereafter a crowd Of people.
snIlOus get glimpse of him. beran to oonsrosa,S
shout the hotel. About 10 o'clock the Generals
room. thrown open to the pubic, and they has,
tened TO pc,. in and erssp the hand Of the man who
IL to-day tho greatest military hero Of tho vorld-
They found him modest she IL great an ordinary
looking man tsomcsnat under the medium size, -
were onsrarte Cr-ar, etc =, clad ia blue coat snd
vest and gray mixed pants. A. esch person took his
hand the General smiled sooi-uAturodly, and In re-
srOnse to the many expressions Of admiration oom>
pinent and blessing showcrod upon him, returned
simple "thHuk YOU" moroy bow Of scknovf
edcncnt. The reception wu extremely democratic
and easy, the Grucri hcuf often quito surrounded
by the I-ope, AMI ldlro'rcl from all sides by them.
IL was kept up till about O'Clock, aud was
participated IN by qrto number OF ladies'
Tho dlstnsuishri chicfain retired from tho room
t thIs hour and made hs appearance Tor brief ,pscS
The lalcOny overlook ,as BoAdSHy. Long and loud
wee th' nuatiuns that afor. from the crowd NJ
sieh, othim lh.y ,smuroj vo,,iorousiy fora'pceeh.
hut the touttn ir not rprc,hmaNor, and MI Isaac
J oliver informed 80 crowd of Il nct and express
rceiiur EXTENDED tn tina; Vicrcupon General Grnns
I bowed HI. tcluowclsemcn'l, and again tho
| crowd ,lcg-cl lutilv. soon sher he rc1irot
from tho lalcon', and proceeded Nv n privH,"
| stair-ay 10 Ncsey street, where he cntei"t
| n c,rungc, and, accompanied hy mcmber- NJ his
s,an aud o,hrr,, look uto u Central Park. Our
i'purter sta IS that tho CCncrrl Who had been ior
thrco or four louis Ggl ..rci Gom indusins in his
inevitable ,cisT vts riatiod oh emerging from his
| h.g a. .,l.f IN
Portable EnoSe, and 'ccep'ed fuo '1iavsna" from
| e1-suivcyor Andrew, for the purpose. Durius his
| aheenec this ride, the crowd, cithor unaware OF
his being away, or determined W await his return,
maintaiuod their plCcos, and we're source Of con-
| slant care " the policemen Who guarded the en- .
frances Al about " minutes of four, the party
i returned, and, little lator, the doors were again
thtown open, the crowd thTongel In, aud the soeno
Of the morning to-ensctod About this time there
| marched past the hotel regiment OF war-Worn vet
Grams Who had served under the General, and their
advent was greeted nv enthusiastic rounds Of ap-
plAuse by the crowd IL was the 6lst Massaohuretls
regiment on ts way home. The afternoon reception
concluded At hali-past four when Gen. Grant and ~
number Of distinguished citizens eat down To quiet
dinner, in private paror Of the hotel The General
afcrw ards attended tho meeting al Cooper Institute
Tnr COOPER IssrIrurE SrErISG.
One Of the largest auiienses that ever assembled In
Cooper Institute me, IN tho large hall Of that build
ing last evening for the o,trnsblc purpose Of eIpress-
ing their ,enuments In favor of supporting the ad-
minIstraton Of Pl c,dont johnson hut in reality to
behold the hero of the General ly~ss T. Grsnts
wbo va Ell pccod to be present A early O'Clock.
the square In front of the building wua crowded with
people, who awaited with patience the orenns OF thu
doot Whoa at last the sAtes were unlocked tho
| crowd poured into tho building, car
| ryinR before them the few policemen, placed
thore to preserve order. order reikntd not, tho
human av.lsnche almost tumbled down the steep
staoas,s and in les, time than It tALes 70 describe
, IL the people had filled every seat except half .
dozen rows reserved for ladies. To these places
admission vas gainod by tickots presented at tho
door on Sd syenuc. Az tho ticket-hoders believed
they had time enough their seats did not fill up rap
idly and. Ia con.e luence, about O'Clock the crowd
took possession uf the balance of the reserved ses.
amid u scene Of confusion, which osused several
ladies faint and others to shrek with fear. ALI
though the hall was full, crowds continued
Q to Jam into every foot Of stnnding-roon.
until II was impossible for smother human
A hons to obtain entrance. The people out
ride continued 10 gather, and vhen the hour arrived
for calling tho meeting 70 order tho crowd around
the building far exceeded in number the people who
had obtained entrance. Inside band Of music dis
coured patriotic airs, interrupted by III" calls 'or
> Grant Logan Thomas organize, hr, &c Pros-
! per a Wetmore Esl- after many attempts 10 MAKO
himself heard, finally sppeaed TO the audience Tor
d quiet, and announced that the President oil tn"
d meeting lad not Appearcd-thht uehoTh "rmu
, would positively be present II ho could get inside OF
J.. tho building. Wherupon such deAienlns
. roar Of cheers arose, that the building
% was fairly sh,len by tho applause On the platform
An upn,ay large number OF distinguished people hal
Al assembled Het~ ocn the three pillars. large portraits
d NJ Andrcv Johnson, General Grant and General