The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-13
GRANT in ST. LOUIS.

The President on HIS TrayeIs-Desire TO do
Him Honor-He Refuses Public Demonstra.
tien, Etc, Etc.
The st. Louis Democrat of Thursday says-.
Yesterday morning the idea which seemed to
attract public attention, next to the thrilling
European war news, was the arrival OF General
Grant, which was heralded in the morning
papers as having occurred at IL o'clock on the
night previous.
private business, understood to be connected
with his property interest in this county, and
desires no public demonstration in his behalf.
There seems a determination, however, to honor
the distinguished visitor and his high Office, and
previous to the Presidents departure, on Satur-
day morning, doubtless the opportunity will be
embraced to extend him proper and hearty
greeting.
house and other places, and whenever he ap-
peared upon the streets his presence was noted
by wall, and respectful salutations greeted him
on every side.
On Change many of the merchants expressed
a desire to receive a visit from the President
within the Merchants Exchange building, when
they might pay their respects to him collectively
and individually. In pursuance of this univer-
sally expressed wish, Mr.. w. ]. Lewis, Presi-
dent OF the Exchange, appointed special COM
mittee to extend an Invitation to the Chief
Magistrate to meet the merchants of st. Louis
informally at such an hour and on such day as
he might designate.
This morning early the President visited the
there for over an hour attending to business
connected with some property he owns below
South st Louis.
After leaving Lanham 81 Longs Office the
President visited the American Express Com
panys Office, on the corner of Fourth and st.
Charles, where had business to transact, where
Captain G. w. Ford, Collector of Internal ReVe-
nue., is manager, and where General Grant stayed
TO write four or five letters At half-past IL the
President left the Express Company's office.
During his stay there it got abroad that he was
in the Office, and large crowd assembled both
out and inside the building, desirous of seeing
and conversing with him.
Leaving, as he did, at half-past III, in company
with Captain Ford, he was followed by a large
crowd the majority of whom we're unable to
distinguish the President from the humblest
citizen.
The President wore plain dark business suit
silk hat, with the ever and aforementioned cigar
in his mouth, and appeared to be desirous of
eyading notoriety.
On reaching Fourth and Locust, the President
was met by Hon. John Hogan, who shook hands
with him and bade him welcome to st. Louis.
By this time the crowd increased, owing to the
fact that the President had stopped for a second
or two, but it was plain that the President was
anxious to evade them.
The crowd followed on, men tumbling over
boys in their anxiety to catch glimpse of the
head of the nation, and great confusion ensued.
On reaching the corner OF Fourth and Pine,
the President stIuck diagonally across to the
Planters House, where 1t was clear he retired
in order to escape observation.
He remained in the Office of the Planters
House, hoping that the crowd would dsperse,
but the opposite was the fact, for the concourse
became greater and greater, ustil 1t blocked up
both ingress and egress.
Ultimately he left the hotel by the ladies' en-
trance on Chesnut street, and proceeded to
Carondelet In carriage.