Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-15
Reception Ycxteraay' and Gencrai
Turnout of the Population
To See MOses.''
Grand Procession I'm the Principal
streets -"AII Hail to the Chief"
Music, Banners and Mackereis-fire
Engines, Policemen and
Picaninnles. m
"a Cordial welcome
OVATION.

afternoon on a special train, and had a
most triumphant reception. Nothing has
been seen like it in Memphis since Brick
Pomeroy was here over two years ago
unless we may mention the ovation given
Mr.. John Mullaly, Of the Metropolitan
Record, last spring. 1t carried the be-
holder back to the days OF Washington,
when the Father of his Country was
ovated by his admiring countrymen.
Peace hath its victories no less than war,
and Mr.. johnson now courts the
shades of peace. He don't want no
office he said so yesterday three or
four times, and his disfranchised friends
are glad of it, for they are neither able nor
generally inclined to give him one. He
has been the whole round of Office, as he
remarked confdentially to the crowd
three or four times yesterday; and as be
has had some celebrity in the way OF q
circle.slinger, both at home and abroad,
it may be his ultimate purpose to COM
mence at Alderman of his adopted village
and again swing around the circle of
office. Having travelled the road once
and left it broad and beaten track, he
should be able to make the trip much
sooner than the first time. People can
travel around the werld now much
quicker than they could in the days of
Captain Cook, who is the most celebrated
circle-swinger, with one exception,
known to history. i
THE ARRIVAL.
When the train came in on the Mem
phis and Ohio railroad, large crowd
was in waiting at the depot to welcome
him. 1t must have numbered between
five hundred and twenty thousand vari-
Gus estimates we're made. The people
waited to see the humble individual"
who has vetoed more laws and held more
offices than any living man, and they
were resolved to see him. When be
stepped on the platform, a cheer went
up that could have been heard to Court
Square, had it not been for the ill-timed
footing of an engine near by, which
drowned the sound. All classes of peo-
pie, more or less, were in some way rep
resented, including, of course, several
Aldermen. The Escort Committee from
Nashville consisted of Messrs J. o.
Durff, DR.. R. Ogden, ). t. Cartwright,
- Vincent, Thomas Joyce, e. Mar
shall, P. T. Scruggs, D. NJ. Leatherman,
s. W. Foley, J. W. Smith, J. M. Kest-
ing, Robert Good, General Gordon Gran
ger, L. r. Richards, T. B. Folger, Jas,
A. Newsome, j. e. Matthews, John
League. Colonel J. F, Jett and Mr..
Glassick
The Committee of Reception consisted
of j. W. Leftwich, A. Il. Kerr, W. 7.
Avery, 7. o. Smith, R. D. Bsugh, Geo.
CAN'T, NJ c. Galloway, j. NJ. Heating,
=. Titus. L. J. Dupre, John League, P.
I. Scruggs, d, NJ. Leatherman, B. M.
Estes, c. Kortrecht, A. Wright, A, 7.
Lacey, NJ L. Perkins, II. c. Condo, ].
Halssy, VIM. Wallace, E. NJ. Yerger, W.
Y. C. Humes and Il. s. Saunders.
These committees attended the exr
President and also committee of oitir
zens who went out in special train to
meet him at Mason's depot.
THE PROCESSION.
After some shaking of hands and some
more cheering, the select party took their
ses,s iH hacks and carriages, and the
procession 90 tormed poged glogly down
the streets in the following order: First
battalion of velocipeders, These young
gentlemen made splsadid' appearance,
and impressed the public with the idea
that velocipedes are something more than
Eese plsythiugs. Nearly every velOci'
reie stable iu JOS viz vas represented.
The battalion Is purely psmOerrtie,
aud may be welded with great force
against tkp enemy in next summers
campaign.
Next came body Of poiicemen--good,
staunch Observation-Disclosures by our
Democratic Chief of Police, to insure
good order ana to slow Of their new
summer hats flor sale by Francisco A.
WiggiD1. They were in fall uniform,
and presented fine appearance.
The Grand Marshal, Major Irving
Halsey, and his assistants, all superbly
mounted sna distinguished by rich scarfs,
were next.
Then the entire Fire Department, pre-
ceded by an excellent band. The boys
had rugged out their engines in beautiful
Gags and wreaths of flowers, and were
thenselges dgessed in thei best uniforms,
and made really aud Imposing appear.
auce. Our citizens may we'll be proud
of such on organization, and it is pity
and a shame that they are not more
regularly paid of.
The sods4iy Rand came next in 6ns
wagon, looking gorgeous 90 ths,r hsagtii--
ful uniforms, but rather tired from SO
much excitement and the travel Of Two
days.
Ar open barouche came next. II vas
drawn by four spanking fne grays, and
= I.o.;1.nt Iobnso. Major