Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-10
INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL GaASr-Hg

INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL GaANr-HG
DECLINES PUBLIC DEMoNsrRArIoN.-
three O'Clock this afternoon q ommittee, COM
posed Of the Msyor Of Washington, members
Of the two Boards Of Councils officers of the
various Republican associations, and officers
of the Boysin Blue organizations, waited upon
General Grant. at his headquarters, for the
purpose of aseertaiuing at what time il would
suit his convenience for them to make the
demonstration in honor of his election. The
committee was received by General Grant in
his Office, and each member was iutr oduced to
the President elect.
Mayor Bowen spoke as follows:
General: In behalf OF the citizens aud the
Republics organizations Of this city, we have
called 10 tender our hearty congratulations on
the result of the recent election, and to MAKE
known TO ven their wishes that they be per
mitted TO ATTEST their feeling OF happiness and
Joy by proper public demonstration, wei
comiI you as the President elect to the capita
OF the natioa. As they were deprived of tha
pleasure on your arrival here, by a sort of
"fiank movement" by which you stole a march
upon oar people, we indulge the hope that you
will now accede 10 their request. and name the
time and place for such demons tratiOn that
Will be most agreeable to YOU.
SPEECH OF GENERAL GRANT.
General Grant in reply spoke as follows
Gentlemen 1 am very glad to meet you all,
and receive your congratulations but hope You
will spare me any public demonstration. as L
live here IN this city and will be glad to re.
ceive my friends mt any time, without display.
L much prefer having none, and none
will be held with my consent. To re-
ceive you at any time either here or at my resi-.
denee, without any demonstration, will be
much more agreeable to me, and hope will
be agreeable to you. 1 shall take :he demon
station all for granted, and appreciate your
motives the same.
Alter a few moments passed in conversation,
the committee withdrew, each member thereof
taking General Grant by the hand.
FORESTS CHALLENGE TO GEN KrLPATRICK
ford, Conn, writes to General H. R. Shackle-
ford, of New Haven, the following letter in re-
ply to Forests letter to the latter, DENYING the
truth of the statements made by General XII
patrick in speech at New Haven, and chal-
lenging Fitzpatrick to mortal combat:
HARTFORD, Conn, October "a, 1s6S.-General
N R. Shdckieford, NeW Hdren, Conn .-Cieneral
In reply TO FORESTS recent letter TO YOU, am
authorized by General Fitzpatrick to say that
since officers of the United States army who
were present at the investigation of the Fort
Pillow massacre, the testimony OF hundreds of
witnesses there taken, and the report of the
congressional committee which conducted that
Investigation have not only confirmed his
(hilpatrlck's) statements on that subject but
have given additional and more shocking de-
tails OF Forests inhuman conduct at Fort
Pillow, General Fitzpatrick has nothing to
communicate, either TO Forrest or Basil Duke,
except to Ieiterate his denunciatons of For
rests unparalleled atrocities. i am, very
[especHuIIy, &C, l.. w. WHITAKER.
INTERNAL RRvRNUE.-The receipts to-day
from this source were S201,7s6 81.