Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-28

This morning, at 30 o'clock President John
son, with those members of the Cabinet and
the distinguished personages who accompany
him 10 Chicago. where the cornerstone of the
Douglas monument Is to be laid on the 9Th
proximO, left in special cars attached to the
Philadelphia train. Quite a large number of
persons gathered about the station to see the
distinguished personages. The entire arrange
ments for the trip have been made under the
direction of General ID. e. McCallum, assisted
by Major Fury, OF the q uartermaster's Depart
ment. who has gone on ahead of the party TO
See hat the arrangements have been perfected
General McCalIum goes on with the party as
general superintendent, assisted by George s.
hOontZ. Esq, of the Baltimore and Ohio Kali
road Mr.. Chadwick, of Willards', also accom-
paHles the party, and will see that they fare
well as 10 creature comforts
The following composed the party :-Presi-
GeDl Johnson, accompanied by Coils. w. q.
moore and Robert Morrow, private secreta-
ries, Secretary Seward. Secretary weIIes
Wife and son, Postmaster General Randall
GeneTaI Grant accompanied by his chief of
stan, Gen rawlings, Admiral Farragut, ac-
companied by Rear Admiral Radford of the
washington Navy Yard. and Lieut.. Mckinley
ms secretary, Senator Patterson and lady, Mr.
Romero, Mexican Minister, Surgeon General
Barnes, Judge Gooding, Marshal d. G., James
80 n, - be MI Deputy Marshal, Mr.. L. A. Co.
brght Mr. w. w. Warden, Surgeon Norris of
the army, ]. X. DoolIttle, IT,. Mr. and Mrs
McGInnls, james Donaldson, Rich = Spof-
1Ol q. and Edward Potts
Secretaries McCuIloch and Browning. and
hltVrney General Stanbery. We're present TO
See the party off
The engine detailed to draw the train was
NO "2sJ- IN charge OF engneman Thomas
Beckett and was handsomely decorated with
national flags. The train was in the lmme
Clate charge 10 Baltimore Of Conductor VIM
Builin, with whom was Mr.. Wilson. the ms
Iei OF transportation OF the road AtAnnap
Oiis junction the party will be met by Gov
swami and staff. who Will accompany the
party through Baltimore and to the Pennsyl-
vania line.
The train was TO have arrived at Camden
Sialon, Baltimere. at 4 this morning, where
MAJOR Chapman, Collector Webster and other
prominent citizens will meet the party and
under their escort they will be taken through
Inc CITY IN carriages down Baltimore streat IN
me Philadelphia Depot, where they take the
same cars again: the 5th Cavalry band and
hlniIery band from Fort McHenry, heading
.ne Hhs OF carriages. Leaving the President
street Depot at about Oh, the train will arrive
Al Philadel phla about \ o'clock where thew
VIII De properly received, tie First City
IIo0ps actlng as an escort. The party leave
fhlladelphia tomorrow morning, and will
aIIINe al New York about IL O'clock Major
non man with committee, meeting the party
az me pier. and escorting them first TO the CITY
haii. and thence TO Delmonico's On the fol-
rowing oay, the party leave for Albany, stop
ping TWO hours at West Point
Inc trip has been arranged that there NAV
sunday will be spent at Niagara Falls In
GUIDED IN the programme are the following
places w9ere the party will stop, either over
night or for few hours: Buffalo, Cleveland
ioledo Detroit,arrIving at Chicago at u rs D. m
on the 5th. "
The party will return somewhat Ieisnrelv
by another route, and will be absent about
fourteen days.