The Portland daily press., 1871-10-16
BY TELEGRAPH
TO TIE DAILY PRESS.
The Presidents Tisit.
"A Dispatch from Mayor Kings
bury.

M AsSACHUsE1 is.

Especial by Western Union Line
| BOSTON, Oct. 15.-The committee of the City
| Government appointed to visit Boston aud in
vite President Grant to include Portlond on
his trip to the East called upon His Excellency
at the st. James Hotel, and after very pleas
ant interview, are enabled to inform the citi-
| zens of Portland that the President will accept
with pleasure the courtesies extended by the
city and will m axe short soiourn on his re-
turn from Bangor, arriving by night train on
Thursday evening next He will be met at
the station by committee of the City Gov
eminent and quietly escorted to his quarters
at the Falmouth Hotel. The President Will
remain in Portland during Friday morning,
leaving the city by special train for Boston at
2 p. NJ. Suitable arrangements will be made
for a public RECEIPT ion. His Excellency will
be accompanied by Vice President Coliax, sew
eral members Of the Cabnent, Speaker Blaine,
Gen. Parker and other distinguished gentle
men, On his way to Bangor Tuesday next'
the 18th, the President will only make brief
stop in PorIand at the Portland g. Kennebec
depot at ~ o'clock noon. where he will receive
Lord Lisgar, Governor General of Canada.
b. KINGsBURY, JR, Mayor.
How the Portland Comm ,ttee was re.
eenved in Boston.
The committee of the City Government APP
pointed to extend the courteses of the CITY of
Portland TO President Grant on his trip to the
East arrived at the Tremt MT House on Satur-
urday, at 734 o'clock, by the express train,
which the forethought of the Directors of the
Eastern and P. S. & P. roads have made
great favorite with the travelling public, and
to the care for their welfare by Superintendent
Chase and Conductor Batchelder. An elegant
suite of rooms on the front of the house was
set apart for their use by the attentive and
courteous proprietOrs, and after supper had
been discussed, on suggestion of His Honor
Mayor Kingsbury, the committee proceeded to
the St. James Hotel, where the Mayor sent up
his card to His Excelency the President who
Immediately received them. The President
was accompanied only by Speaker Blaine, and
was most cordial in his reception. At his de-
sire all were seated, and in few moments the
became animated and general.
His Excellency will leave Boston tor Portland
and Bangor in special train at s o'clock Tues.
day morning. He will be received on his ar
rival at the station in Portland at - o'clock
noon with Presidential salute of artillery and
will be introduced to Lord Lisgar, the Cover
nor General of Canada. But the train will
not make stop OF over fifteen minutes On |
his return from Bangor on Thursday night the |
President will be escorted to his quarters at |
The Falmouth Hotel, and Friday morning, we |
understand, a grand reception will be held in |
City Hall and the President will be escorted |
through the principal streets by the Mechanic |
Blues, Infantry, Cadets, Grand Army of the |
Republic and Army aud Navy Union. The |
schools will probably have a holiday. At2 |
:. M. the President will proceed to Boston. |
After their reception the committee were en- |
ertained at very elegant banquet by COM |
nitfee of the Boston City Government. The |
ables were loaded with bouquets of rare flow |
rs and all the iaxuries of the season. Today |
he committee have been to church, and to-
morrow will Join in the procession at the invi-
alton of the Boston Committee.
ITO Associated Pressl
Movements OF ihe Pre- sident.
BOSTON, Oct. IA Gen. Grant and family. /
accompanied by Postmaster General Creswel |
md wife, United States Marshal Usher and |
zen. Porter arrived here this afternoon. they /
we're escorted BY committee OF the Civ Gov |
,rnment to the ST. James Holel. The Presi
lent was presented to Gov Clafin, Mayor
taston and Major Carpenter. This evening |
he President visited the Boston Theatre, the |
performance being in aid OF Chicag On his |
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