The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-16
THIRD EDITION.
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
The Boston Festival Honors
to President Grant and Ad-
miral Farragut Florida
Ratifies the Fifteenth
Amendment.
THE PEACE JUBILEE.
President lsrHnts Arrival Mt the ssHnb>,-The
Racentinl lie NIpI XViih ~


Despatch TO The EUenfng Telegraph
BOSTON, June 16.-The President arrived at
the Old Colony depot about o'clock this morn
Ing, and was accompanied from New York only
by Generals Underwood and Ware, of the per-
sonal staff of the Governor OF Massachusetts,. AT
the depot he was received by the Mayor of
Boston and City Councils, and the party pro-
ceeded in barouches to the st. James Hotel. At
the hotel the State Committee were waiting and
were introduced to tire President. The President
subsequently breakfasted alone in private par
lor of the hotel.
lie Reviews Battalion of Boy Soldiers.
At 10 o'clock a battalion of 600 of the High
and Latin School boys of Boston, forming a
regiment Of ~ companies, with a full band of
music, paraded in front of the hotel, and were
reviewed by the President. An immense as
semblage surrounded the hotel.
At the State House.
At II o'clock the RoXbury Horse Guards
escorted the President, Mayor, and party to the
State House, about mile distant. At the State
House he was introduced in the Council Cham
Der to the Governor and many distinguished
citizens, among whom were Senator Wilson,
Secretary Boutwell,, and Admiral Farragut At
the State House the President was welcomed by
the Hon. Robert Pittman in the following
speech:-
Mr.. President, Massachusetts has for the
seventh time in her history the privilege of well
coming the Chief Magistrate of the nation
Neverwas that welcome rendered more cordially
than now. As ours is government of the
people, by the people and for the people, the cit-
zens of this ancient Commonwealth would. under
any circumstances feel it to be their duty to
honor him who, by the nations choice became
our President. But duty turns to pleasure
when, as now, we recognize in you, sir, not only
our elected chief, but the great soldier who
out of war brought us peace, and the Repub-
lican statesman who by practical recognition of
that great truth of the equal rights of all men,
has shown us again that peace hath her victo-
ries no less renowned than war.
But, Mr.. President, remember that 1 stand
in the presence of one whose record has been
one of deeds rather than of words, and in such
presence simplicity and brevity become me.
Allow me, sir, the honor of presenting to you
the Senate of Massachusetts,.
The members of the Governors Council,
Supreme Bench, Lieutenant Governor. and
others, were then introduced to the President,
and after this ceremony, the President was
escorted to the Senate chamber, where he was
welcomed by President Pittman after which
the members OF the Senate were personally in
troduced.
The President was then escorted to the House
OF Representatives, where Speaker Jewell well
coined him in speech Grant was then intro
duced to the members of the House, after
which the party left, under cavalry escort, and
preceded to review the State troops, under
General Butler.
Admiral Farragut,
who accompanied President Grant was much
lionized.
The Review.
After the ceremonies at the State House,
military force consisting of 5000 men, was re
viewed on fremont street. The line reached a
mile and half.