Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-31
GEN. sHERMAN'S DEPARTURE.
Serenade al the Kennard-The Gene
rails superintendent TO Euclid
ven Station Farewell Speech.

By means Of small posters and the morn
ing papers it became pretty generally known
that General Sherman had arrived in towr
on the Sunday morning train and would
leave for Washington Via Pittsburgh at 7;3I
AM yesterday. 1t was also stated that the
General would be publicly serenaded at the
Kennard House at half after i've o'clock,
but the early hour precluded the anticipa-
ton ola large crowd. Nevertheless a goodly
company of ladies and gentlemen, on foo
and in carriages, assembled and waited
eagerly for the appearance of him whom
the people delight TO honor. At six o'clock
Leland's band struck up a lively air be-
meath the windows of his suite of rooms in
the Kennard, and at its close General Sher-
man stepped out upon the Bank street bal
cony and was gracefully introduced to the
assemblage by Amos Townsend, Esq.
The company must have been curiosity
struck or wonier-struck, for though every
eye spoke intense qualification and every
c~ounlenance beamed with the warmest well
come and enthusiasm, not a lip said q word
about it-not a cheer arose. In fact the
first part of the reception was decidedly
shabby. General Sherman said:
GESrLEHEN-I am sorry TO disturb you at
this early hour in the morning-but Pm
glad 10 see you. I'm always glad to see my
f lends. | don't feel much like talking, and
you probably do not care to listen TO what |
would say. If any of you want to see me
come down and see you. (Cries of come |
down. Well, IN come.
While the General was descending, the
crowd, whose curiosity was 80 far satiated
as to allow them to think and act, broke
into POUNDS Of enthusiastic cheers.
Standing on the pavement under the bal
,ony, he remained a few minutes warmly
yrasping the hands that were extended to
him. He then returned to the balcony and
-aking a seat made speech number two, as
see (glancing at a newspaper in his
land) by the LEADER that the Atlantic Ca
Die has been successfully laid-that's a
great thing. l also see that Congress has
idjOurned-that's q good thing, and if the
rot weather only keeps oil, that too viii be
/ good thing.
The party then sat down to a sumpiuous
breakfast in the Kennard Dining Rooms, to
'njoy the same and compliment Mr.. Taylor
the splendid arrangements of his prince
y hotel. The band employed the time till
lalf after seven o'clock, when a procession
vas formed Of private equipments, and car
iages furnished by H. S, S tevens, Esq, of
he Omnibus Line, and proceeded TO escort
honOred guest TO the Euclid Avenue
.tation, headed by the band.
Some of our more prominent citizens oc-
upied the carriage with General Sherman,
he remainder Of his party having taken
he train at the Union depot. The process
ion halted a few moments in front of the
esidenee Of D. P. Eells, Esq, while that
presented the General with sey- !
raj clusters of luscious ripe grapes from his
ot-house. Arrived at the depot, the time till s
ne arrival Of the train, which was late, was
0ent in conversations and in thanks to the !
and for their courtesy. Three rousing
beers were given to the hero OF the "march /
the sea" as he stepped upon the platform c
the car, to which he responded in speech {
three
Il thank you, friends, for all your kind =,
ess. would like to visit Cleveland often.
gu have a fine city and-plenty of room
II it to spread"
With his last words the train sped away, !
nd we returned to tell you all about it. !
LAYING A CoRSER SroEE.-The corner stone Z
the new German Evangelical Church on /
ie corner of Bridge and Kentucky streets, !
est Side. was laid with appropriate cere- .
onies on Sunday. Among a number of ar o
placed beneath it were The Censti- 5
ton ofthe German Evangelical Protestant L
nod a memorial of the laying of the
the stone, giving the history OF The con- /
the names Of the pastor, trus-
es, teachers. and of 36I mamhars the