The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-11
Arrival and Reception at In
dianapolis.
DEPARTURE FROM ST. LOUIS
The Reception Along the Route.
Preparations for. the Recep-
tion in Louisville.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION OF
THE PRESIDENT IN LOUISVILLE.

preparations are being made here to re-
ceive the President on Tuesday next
A party will leave here for Cincinnati
Tuesday evening, on the steamer United
States; they will stop at Madison aud
make tUrcb-;ight visit to the mammoth
low pressure steamer Richmond now on
Nearine Ways at Madison, the largest
river steamer in the Uuited States.
ST. LOUIS, September 10.-The Presi-
dent gave d reception tonight, and many
persons were introduced to him. Major
General Hancock has placed guard of
honor at tie Lindell hotel. This is the
first instance of such attention since we
have left Washington The hospitali-
ties of the proprietor of this splendid
hotel to the distinguished guests and
those who accompany them are such as
to elicit the highest praise.
Tbs excursionists start for Indianapo.
lis tomorrow morning and leave there
on Tuesday for Louisville, arriving there
at 5 oclockin the afternooni at 9 o'clock
they will leave for Cincinnati. The
party will remain at Cincinnati four or
five hours, and thence proceed to Co.
lumbus, Ouio, arriving ia the evening
and staying there all night. Thursday
the party will leave for Pittsburg, and
arrive at Harrisburg on Friday evening,
and on Saturday return to Washington.
This is the present programme.
ST. LoUIs-10 A. NJ.
September 1O.-The Presidents party
were escorted to the railroad station by
detachment of United States troops,
under the orders of Major General Han
cook, and soon thereafter the train was
under way for Indianapolis, distance
of 262 miles.
BUNKER HILL-9:30 A. NJ.
A salute was fired. The President,
General Grant, Admiral Farragut, Secre-
tary Seward and Secretary Welles were
severally introdue :. 9nd cheered by the
crowd. Three chr ere also proposed
and given for s5e - 6n OF thirty S-siS'
States a basN al Of e7yk sssss d.
ident The note accompanying read as
follows: Miss Carlsle's compliments
TO Andrew johnson, President of the
United States. May he live to sec the
Union restored in spirit and truth, and
may he always, as heretofore, have the
moral courage and firmness to veto every
measure antagonistic to that object and
incompatible with the interests of the
whole county and his own ce.-Ban-
ker Hill, H., Sept. 10, 1856 "
LITCHFIELD-9:20 A. NJ
The usual introduction, applause and
three cheers for the entire Union by a
large crowd.
NATION, l:30 p
Here there were proceedings similar to
those above mentioned. The President
and Grant' Falragut, Seward and Welles
were all presented to the people at in
termediaLc points. Notwithstanding it
has been raining ever since we left St.
Louis, large numbers of persons have
gathered at various stations,
CHARLESTON, 2:l0 PM.
The demonstration here was large.
The President was the recipient Of two
large boquets.
PARIS, 3:l5 NJ.
The largest crowd we have seen since
| We left St. Louis was at this town The
most distinguished Of the party were in
troduced and warmly received with
cheers. The people i'll a similar manner
expressed their love for Unien of thirty
six States, and their respect for the Pres
ident of thrty-s six States, the Hon. John
Hogan having proposed the cheering A
transparency was prominent IN the
crowd, bearing the words: Welcome
to U. S. Grant, Colonel 21st Illinois
Infantry" When the General appeared
on the platform the crowd greeted him
with the widest plaudits. This has
been the case everywhere. 1t was at
Paris that General Grant raised one of
the companies of his regiment.
TERRE HAUTE, 4:10 NJ.
The train halted for few minutes.
Bands were congregated notwithstand-
| ing the rain, many on horseback. Among
the transparencies was one with the in
scription, There are no dead States.
The boys in blue fought that all might
live" and on the reverse was represen-
tation of two negroes and the words,
Not to be national pets"
The President returned his heartfelt
and profound thanks for the warn well
come. He did not look upon it as a
| tribute to him but the occasion and
to the importance of the questions in
yolyed. The cry comes up, what shall
be done-the great object in suppressing
the rebellion was to preserve peace, and
now that it is suppressed there is cry
at the other end of the line that the
Union IS dissolved and shall not be re-
united. The President said his public
course was known to all from his mes
messages and acts, and that it
was not now necessary to state
1NDIANAPoLIs-7:l5 P NJ.
There were thousands of excited spec
tstors at the railroad depot street. II
was with extreme difficulty that the ex'
cursionists could reach the carriages
After this severe labor been accomplished
they moved in the direction of the Bates
Honse. where quarters had been prepar
ed for them, escorted by political asso
Citations and others having torches, vari'
egated lanterns and transparencies.
Thousands of persons were gathered
around the hotel, cheering at the excur
sionists as they passed in, and inter
mingled with cries for johnson and
Grant those for the latter prepondera
ting. In a very short time President
.Jobnson was introduced by Genera
Meredith from the portico of the hotel
wb;Is many cheered for him Others
called for Grant. The confusion was al
most defeaniDg.