The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-12
An Extraordinary Company at Gen.
Grants ReCeDtiOn


Grants Reception.
A Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald gives the following
relishable accout OF General Grants
reception on Friday evening last:
GENERAL GRANTS RECEPTION
This evening was fitting close to day
of memorable events. The occurrences
of the morning lent to the gathering
special interest, which was heightened
by the unexpected presence OF Presi-
dent johnson at the leYee. For many
hours General Grants not over spa
cious mansion WAS tbronged by the
rank, fashion, beauty, and notabilities
of the capital The guests were re-
ceived in the two paTlors on the left
hand side of the entrance, in the oppo-
site rooms rcfreshments were served
up, and the basement was devoted 10
dancing The President arrived very
early. and unannounGed. he took Up
a position by the side of his distin-
guished General, and shared IN the
labors of the reception. The guests
began TO arrive about eight clock, and
poured in in an increasing stream till
shout half past ten or eleven. Not the
least remarkable Of the number was
Alexander II. Stephens, Of Georgia,
whose spare, carewoTn Egure and strik-
ing face made him easily distinguish
able among the throng, and, though he
evidently sought retirement as much
"a possible, many old-time friends
found him out and held him in pleas
ant conversation. The widely differ
emit fate of these too Vice Presidents
the uncompromising loyal Tennessean
and the reluctantly disloyal Georgian
was too marked act 10 present itself to
every mind
Among the assemblage who had come
together on the neutral ground OF
homage 10 General Grant there were
other contrasts almost as singular.
Theodore Tilton and Montgomery Blair
entered at nearly the same instant,
Madame Montholon and the French
ambassador encountered Madame Jua-
rez, leaning on the arm of Signor
Romero, the Mexican Minister; Secre-
tary McCulloch and Freeman Clarke.
his rebellious subordinate, elbowed
each other in the hallway.
Shortly before ten O'Clock q hurried
whisper passed round the room that
Thad. Stephens was coming, and many
pressed forward TO see the effect of
! such meeting as that of the Pennsyl-
vania Mephistopheles and the Presi-
dent on such q day but there was no
unusual manifestation on either side,
and Thad, after exchanging a distant
courtesy with the Chief Magistrate
passed into the next room, with graft
| fed smile on his saturnine vissge. Con-
| spicuous among the guests, beside those
/ named, we're Judge Patterson and Mrs
| Patterson, and Mrs. Slower, the Presi-
dents daughters Secretary Harlan
/ and daughter, Secretary Welles and
] daughter; Mrs Senator Foster, Gen
] Howard, Of the Freedmen's Bureau,
and Gen. Fullerton, his former Adiu-
] tant General; Messrs Washburne
Trumbull, Hogan, Judge Bingham, and
other members Of Congress. 1t is i'm
possible, however, 10 enumerate half of
the distinguished persons present. nor
is il practicable 10 give more than a
| brief notice of the magnificent toilettes
of the ladies Mrs Grant wore rich
straw cOlored MORE, with low corssge,
| AIlulLucN Win AaNe- AAc AAeolNChA
daughters, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs
StOVer, were each astired in black vel
vet Mrs. Senator Foster wore a blue
MORE, trimmed with white tulle. and
Madame Montholon a magnificent
white satin dress trimmed with Grim
son velvet Flowers snd pearls were
the prevailing head-drssses, and there
was a conspicuous absence Of diamonds
and jewelry. Nothing occurred 10 mar
the reception, which was pIe-eminently
q br illisnt success.