The evening Argus., 1866-09-19

We clip the following from she special dis.
patch Of the Cincinnati Euquirer giving
an accouns of the visit of the ,Presi.
Dental party to the art gallery and Offices Of
the association: '9s5 I@ >4
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THE PARrY AT THE OpsRA HoUsE-Tnrr
PURcHAsE TIckErs TO THE OPERA HOUSE
DRAwISo-GRANr AND MArMED SOLDIER,
THE great event of the programme OF
pleasure was the entsrtainmept at tho oper,
house. 1t was tfe <frss real rest the party
had had.to-day, and they expressed them-
selves as delightad to be rid of hand shaking
aud carriage riding at last. l'.-
The whole party visited the art gallery,
music hall, and the studios of seyeral artists
otter which they proceeded to the Office, room
No. %, and . lively scene ensued between
reunion of old friend and the purchasing 81
certificates = N~l
Much merrimsnt was excited agains,
Farrsgut, who WAS bled by all the ladiss
present to the amount of ticket each to pay
them. as one remarked, for enduring, his a.
ssntions 20 long. Gen. JEFF. c. Davis went
in lively also. The party were in high
good humof. and Mr.. Wsllea remarked that
this was o better house than the White
House, and he thought the President would
bs sssisfied 70 exchange. Stewards quick
aud practical suggestions thst he take steps
towards such An end, resulted in the invest.
ment by ell parties of some of their surplus
cash, and it was regretted that Mr.. McCul-
loch was not along that he might invest OF
exchange few ive-twentiss for tickets.
There was more free and unrestricted
nirth emong the party at this time than at
any other time during the day, having es.
capped the crowd and the crush. Several Gin.
cinnatians were present and q social chai
lasted for twenty minutes. during which
General Grant recognized in the party 6
brave Buckeye who lost an arm in Tsnnss.
see, and the soldier was greeted with kindly
warmtk and feeling. ~G3sa1 y W
"On the whole the episode of the opera
house will live long and pleasantly in the
memories of all who took part in it. :"
The New York Tribune of the same ds.,
says: ia4 sssoa -ssas
"The last note of the last .srsnade hay,
died out, and now that it 10 ali over, there ii
back little left for the Presidential party t,
look onAwith pleasure except the entertain
ment ut the opera house. Seward said {,
Welles that il had been the most snjoysbl.
thing of the trip-the frst time shat he hae
had . rest since leaving Washington Grea
courtesy was shown the party aud the repre-.
sentatives of the prees by the proprietor o
the opefs house, and the party generally hat
a look through it.
"Some pleasant reunions took place in th,
art gallery between Gen. Grant and oths
officers, delegation of boys in blue from th
interior towns having hunted him out. Th,
general was truly pleased At the meeting
with old soldiers, who had obsyed his order
from Donslson 10 Vioksburg, and it was al
affecting sight to see the meeting between
two or three ,crippled veterans aud himself
Hogan, of Missouri, and several Of tn.
party swsfe engaged in hunting for luck,
numbered tickets, and each hopes he has ID
IS Grant ssid 1t would be big draw. ~ Yes.
remarked soldier; but nothing like tn
draw We made on rations ones around Vioks
burg.'n r- s8zs ssas :ssasse .a- 81 81
And the Chicago Post sdds sit wss cur
ious to notice the degree of anxiety exhibited
by the strangers in the city yesterday, to SCI
and visit the opera house. Thousands o
them possessed tickets in the associ alton, ant
felt an interest in inspecting that whlcl
might fortunately pass into their possession
All through the day crowds of people war
hronging the building, and those who ha,
neglected 70 purchase certificates we're bus,
rsctifying the omission. The picture caller,
astfxcted YiN full share of attention. an
those bsautifui works of art, THE 70 Semit
Valley and the Storm in the Rocky Noun
tains,' attracted much attention.