The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-26
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FROM PITIsBURG.

PPITEsBURG, SeptrI224- 7EheI eity is
fuaf and running oyer the hotels are.
crowded, and the boarding houses are
jammed. River stea1nboats Have been
brought into .reqaisifioh sands are SacI I
cplnmpdating as many asd they can !.
but it1s difficult to see where roofs
are to3be found for all the delegations
that have been heard from as on their.
way and to arrive to morrow M"
The city is handsomely decorated, =
nearly every building I'M the business
streets being in Fourth of July tog-s
gerry. ThePittSb burg Commercial office,
is tastefully decked out with flags and
tonight Is, In blaze of, illumination;
so of other papers of the Republican,
faith. .2dOH HATE SeAHa dJHsL1Os
Manypromineht men have arrived
to-day. Among them aredGoyerner
Cox, of Ohio, General CoehraneI of
New York and dozens of the brigade.
and division conmanders of the old
Army Of the Southwest Old John
Burns, the hero Of Gettysburg, heads
a delegation from his town.
General Butler is, on, his. way, He
stopped at Harris burg n orday, and,
will be here to- morrow. His, cock
eye is said to sqnint toward the Presi7
dency of the Convention, but he will
be disappointed, as that distinction
will be reserved for afghting soldier.
If General Logan arrives in time, he
will be elected President without any
opposition. IF not, it win be Cox or
Burnside Ia bHsTSA'a - AZ " :
A preliminary meeting was held at
the City Hall tonight. The attend
ance was large and enthusiastic Gov.
Cox was made chairman, and, in a
brief speech, he advocated the Com
gressional policy as the, only safe basis
of reconstruction - There was a great
deal of hurrahing done by the boys,
and general damning of Andy John
son. .G0Hd H9lgdU0
1t is thought that the Convention
will conclude its labors on Wednes-
day.
PITsBURGH, Sept. 25.--Riyer nine
feet and falling; weather clear and
warm. yt
Our oitySis ablaze with excitement.
Large delegations from all parts of the
country have arrived, and the streets
and public thoroughfares are crowded.
Private dwelling and business houses
throughout the city are decorated
with flags, banners and other patriotic
emblems, giving token of the deep
and heartfelt emotions of the people.
At an early hour the City Hall was
crowdedto to excess by those who came
for the purpose of viewing the splen=,
did decorations. The crowd finally
became so dense thatno further access
could be had, and thousands were
obliged to retire. Ead
The ladies' choir occupied the gal
lery, and number of patriotic songs
were sung. h'-
A large number of soldiers of the
war of 1872, and of the Mexican war,
occupied the platform. &C&3AA
A number of speeches were deliver
ed by distinguished men at home and
from abroad. and loud calls were made
for General Butler and Gen. Geary,
who, however, were not then present.
The audience then fell upon Mr. Page.
who sang several songs.
The hour having arrived for orga-
nization, the crowd, were invited TO
retire, which was reluctantly complied
with. -
The delegations from the diferen.
States were now called. When the
Wisconsin delegation entered with the
live eagle, "Old Abe" borne aloft on
his perch. hewas most vociferously and
enthusiastically applsudsd by tAs
ladies and gentlemen presens. igfls
On motion of General HamliR, sf
Maine, "Old Abe" was assigned o
position of honor ON the platform.