Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-20
General Grant.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago

General Grant.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
CREsTLINE, Ohio, NoY. 8.
The train which left Chicago at eight
o'clock this morning, on the Fort Wayne
Road, had attached TO it car containing
General Grant, his family, Colonel Ba1eau,
and few other gentlemen. The intelli-
gence that the General was on the train
was ,telegraphed ahead to nearly every
station on the line, and the result was a
grand outpouring of the people to greet
him. No sooner had the train reached
Valparaiso than crowd of several hun
dred, with enthusiastic shouts and cheers,
rushed to the car in which he was, and de-
msnded that he should show himself. He
accordingly stepped out on the rear plat
form and shook hands with all who could
get up to him. They begged urgently for
a speech, for only one word, but he simp-
ly thanked them for their greeting.
| AT Plymouth, Bourbon and Warsaw
numbers of the people were at the depots,
and welcomed the future President most
warmly. Many of his old soldiers made
their appearance, and insisted that they
must see the veteran once more. The
ladies turned out in force, and were very
urgent in their demands for Mrs. Grant.
At Columbia band of music was in
readiness near the station, and struck up
Hail Columbia as the train came along
thereto. The people entreated for only q
word, but they were unable to move him
At Fort Wayne nearly thousand peo-
pie, mostly workingmen, were assembled,
and were peculiarly vehement in their
cheers. Here the party took dinner, and
the moment the General left the hotel the
applause commenced, which did not cease
until the train moved of. The mechanics
in the manufactures and workshops all
left their work and stood beside the track
as the train passed along. -
At Van Vert, in Ohio, the cannon of
the artillery company was brought ont
and fred off. The crowd gathered, and a
couple of residents congratulated the
General on his success. He merely re-
piled by thanking them. At the town be.
yond it there were even larger crowds,
the excitement increasing as the day went
down.
AT Lima the entire town, high and low,
men and women, turned out The station
house and some of the stores were en-
bellished with flags. The cheering popu-
lace was packed on both sides Of the
track, and the train had for time to pro-
ceed very slowly in order not to run over
any of the dense throng. The appear.
ance of the General at the window was
followed by the widest cheers from all,
and every person present was unanimous
in expressions of regard.
The town of Forrest also turned out
unanimously, and by this time the inhab-
itants of the lesser places at which the
train did not stop had heard the news,
and stood waving hats and handkerchiefs
by the roadside.
At the next station the fever of the peo-
pie reached still higher pitch. They all
turned out, and by the light of hundreds
of torches and the music of band, they
moved, arm-in-arm, laughing and shout
ing, past the rear car. Blazing bonfres
lit up the brilliant scene, and thousands of
people were wildly rejoicing.
The weather has been magnificent. The
General has spent his time in talking,
smoking, doing nothing and showing him
self to the people. He has manifested
much feeling at the unusual warmth, heart.
mess and spontaneousness of the well
comes rendered him.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Z.
| AT Mansfield and Lucas, Ohio, and at
the other towns between there and Pitts
burgh, nothing was known of the move
ments of General Grant, and hence there
were none TO welcome him. At Pitts
Durgh, however, though il was O'Clock
when the train reached there, number of
Tanners were at the depot and greeted
their candidate with their peculiar cheer,
to which he did not respond. On reach
ing Altoona, an enormous crowd was
found in front of the hotel, patiently wait
ing for the General. They kept very quiet
until he had breakfasted, and then broke
out into irrepressible cheers, and escorted
him to his car. There as elsewhere he
could not te prevailed on to make a
speech, but limp ply replied In low tone
OF voice, Gentlemen, / thank you for
this demonstration" -,--
The crowd At Tyrone was nothing COM
pared 70 the thousands who spontaneously
poured out at Huntington, lining the
streets and packing the way in the vicini-
ty Of the depot 1t was necessary for the
General to make his appearance and
shake hands with few Of the cheering
multitude The loyal Pennsylvanians
asked for speech, but were unable to
obtain ii, and still kept on cheering until
the train disappeared. Nor were the citi-
zens Of Lewiston lacking in similar mani
festation Of enthusiasm, though the train,
now behind time, stopped only a moment
At Miffiin the workingmen, with their
body. I''I1-
Before the train reached Harrisburg the
General received q dispatch from the Su.
perintendent Of the Northern Central
Road, asking whether he should make ar
rangcments for quiet dinner at the hotel,
and stating that he would hold the down
r, IRAN AZ long as his conxenienee required
Inc offer was accepted, and, on arriving
AZ harrisburg, General Grant and the
party were received by General Cameron
ana taken TO the Loehiel House, WHARF
they dined. The crowd assembled 10 well
come the General was very large. though
but a very short notice OF. his intended ar
rival had been given. Every effort had
been made by the Generals friends TO
create the impression that he had already
reached Washington, Ia order that he
might be allowed to travel on undisturbed.
put the telegraph defeated their Well.
meant plAns, and the news Of his coming
was flashed ahead from station 10 station'
After dinner the party drove sIowlv
back TO the depot through rinoreasine
crowds, and, accompanied by 1Sena.
tor Cameron, took the train
for Baltimore. On the way to that CITY
there was but little Of consequences, ex.
cept at York, where quite number turn
ed out The other side of Baltimore Gen
eral Van Vliet and George Small met
esHeFal aFaHt They had made all tAe