Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-20

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 bonfre'
lit up the brilliant scene, and thousands O.
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 spontane eousness of the wei
comes rendered him.
WAsHINeToN, Nov. 7.
At Mansfield and Lucas, Ohio, and al
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
burgh, however, though it was 2 O'Clock
when the train rea ched there, a number oi
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 be prevailed on to make a
speech, but simply replied in a low tone
of voice, Gentlemen, I thank you for
this demonstration"
The crowd at Tyrone was nothing com
pared to the thousands who spontaneously
poured out at Huntingdon, 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 a speech, but were unable to
obtain it, and sill 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 Miff1in the workingmen, with their
hands hardened with labor, turned out in a
body. SIS
Before the train reached Harrisburg the
General received dispatch from the Su-
perintendent of the Northern Central
Road, asking whether he should make ar
rangements for quiet dinner at the hotel,
and stating that he would hold the down
train as long as his convenience required.
The offer was accepted, and, on arriving
at Harrisburg, General Grant and the
party were received by General Cameron
and taken to the Lochiel House, where
they dined. The crowd assembled to 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, in order that he
might be allowed to travel on und disturbed,
but the telegraph defeated their we'll
meant plans, and the news of his coming
was flashed ahead from station to station.
After dinner the party drove slowly
back to the depot through increasing
crowds, and, accompanied by Sena-
tor Cameron, took the train
for Baltimore. On the way to that city
there was but little of consequence, ex-
cept at York, where quite a number turn
ed out. The other side of Baltimore Gen
eral Van Vliet and George Small met
General Grant. They had made all the
arrangements for his passage through the
city, and on arriving at the outer depot
carriages were in readiness, which took
the party at once to Camden Station De
pot, where Mr.. Garret had q special train
prepared for him. This step was taken
in order to avoid the public reception and
speeches which the citizens of Baltimore
had intended to give General Grant, but
he, wearied by travel and desirous of get
ting home as quickly as possible, tele-
graphed to General Vliet to arrange some
way to escape the reception. General Van
Vliet made his arrangements accordingly,
and they were perfectly successful. The
train reached here by 500 o'clock, all be-
ing well, except that General Grants
hand Is little swollen and the skin rub
bed off one of his knuckles-a token of
the violent affection of some Ohio Repub-
hcan.
At Washington, owing to the unexpect-
ed arrival, and the encouragement the
idea received, there was no public demon
stration. The party got into carriages and
drove rapidly home, feeling much better
than is usually the case alter such a long
journey with a newly elected President. !.