The New York herald., 1872-08-01
Delight Of the Utica Matr0ns and Nurses and
the Workingman.
Much Music, Bowling and Scraping,
but Brief Speeches.
Visit to New York Mills-A smash-Up on tho
Road and the Consequence Vote Lost to
Greeley the Only Damage Done-06 for
the Thousand Islands on Friday.

to the elegant residence OF ex-senator Sam Camp
bell, where they were received by the courteous
proprietor and his wife and family. The President
and party wore introduced to Mr.. william Walcott
and family, ex- United States Consul Samuel Camp
bel Jr., and family; Drs. Grey and An
lrews, of the State Lunatic Asylum; Mr..
stewart walcott ana Others among whom
we're q large number Of ladies. Mr.. Camp
bell prides himself on his great factories and
his hundreds Of operatives, who compose the vii
age Of New York Mills but his chief glory lies in his
house, with it's extensive and magnificent grounds,
gardens, greenhouses, orchards and strawberries
and his large and well kept stables, barns and
coach houses; but he glories above all In his
fame as
A BREEDER OF RARE AND COSTLY CATTLE.
The Presidential party, therefore, had scarcely
shaken hands with the host and his friends when
they remounted and drove around the grounds and
gardens and of to the adjoining farm. After hav
ing gone into ecstacies over splendid Durham bulls,
broad chested cows and five thousand dollar calves
and duly admired the handsome structures wherein
the stock are housed and cared for, the carriages
returned to Mr.. Campbell's house, where the
entire party sat down to lunch, over
which they fingered long and pleasantly q
German band from Utica, In gorgeous uniform
doing Its level best meanwhile at serenaae
and the party started for New York Mills to visit
the factories which give the village its name they
were met at the entrance to Mr. Campbel's domain
by
A COMPANY OF WAR VETERANS
belonging to the village, headed by brass band,
pretty trumpha @ arch had been erected, @ % under
which hung the national banner, one of its
white stripes @ bearing the legend, 1--WE welcome the
mills, live on the property Of the prOpretors and
seem to form component parts OF it. All decorated
their houses with banners and streamers, and
turned out themselves in their best holiday attire,
and the roadsides were crowded with vehicles OF
all kinds, filled with citizens from Utica and farm.
ers from the surrounding country, who came to see
the procession. There was cannon firing and
cheering in abundance. The operatives had given
the visitors contented themselves with driving
s around the huge buildings and admiring them
O'Clock, the hour appointed for ''
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION OF THE CITIZENS
Of Oneida county at the Opera House in this city,
here escorted the greater part Of the way by Sena
tor Campbell and his friends. This visit, said the
Senator to me, in a non-committal tone. Is quite
informal one. 1t certainly has no political sig
nihcance whatever. The President wished to visit
our place out here and when he chooses to eat salt
in my house make him and his friends heartily
welcome, as would and always will the Chief
Magistrate Of the United States
When the carriages OF the Mills party turned back
there were only two carriages left on the road to
Utica. In one was the President and Senator Conk-
sS Grant Tha2 noSe mss
as fast as pair OF spanking teams could draw
them.
SMASH UP ON THE ROAD.
was about hundred yards behind the second
preaching light wagon with one horse, and In
another moment l saw that light wagon ny into
the air and drop all in heap into the ditch by the
roadside. l was up in q moment, and found q
farmer and his son, after crawling from under the
wreck, happily unhurt physically, but staring in a
while some passing pedestrians were kindly extri-
''What happened yousn asked Of the stricken
farmer.
~ been en-, upset BY that ere darned old
did equpage. / looked after the old wagon. It
had stopped, and the gallant Lieutenant and SER
want OF his fathers servant had jumped out and
came tearing back at great rate. When he
stopped, he asked the weeping farmer the amount
his back was turned the now delighted countryman
put on broad grin, and said
"wALLl SWAMI
he %So be- oa n
then" said this dsinterested patriot 'Greeey has
lost one vote that knows on"
were met as yesterday by committee of welcome,
consisting OF the Mayor and aldermen and leading
by a brass band OF course, and proceeded with
their prize to the Opera House, which is really q
handsome and commodious building for such a
small town as this to boast OF. We found the place
crowded with people Of all ages sizes, sexes and
conditions belonging to town and country. Taking
those who were outside and unable to obtain room
In the hall with those who were inside the gath
ering numbered about five thousand persons alto
gether.
LONG ROUND OF APPLAUSE
greeted the appearance on the stage OF the Presi.
dental party and the welcoming committee.
When the cheering was over Mr.. Conkling stepped
forward, and, pointing to General Grant, said:-
"FelOw citizens and friends-I have now great
pleasure in introducing to you the President OF the
United states" Great cheering followed, and the
President advanced few PAGES and bowed his ac-
Acknowledgement, but retired again without saying
anything. Then Mayor Buter6eld stepped forth
and said the President would have great pleasure
in receiving such Of his fellow citizens as might
ordeal imaginable to any unfortunate candidate
II General Grant has to submit to it everywhere he
goes he will have earned his salary by purely physi-
cal labor. allude, of course, to the handshaking
RUSTIC JOY AND .HAND-sHAKING.
The crowd came up by @ ladder at one side of the
stage, shook hands one by one and went down at
say safely that almost every one in the building,
men, women and children, did that, and many OF
those who were on the sidewalk came In when they
could get room, shook hands and passed on the
same way. am even certain noticed more than
who practised repeating by coming back again
through the front door and securing second shake
at the unfortunate limb Of their yictm who bore 1t
though he must have groaned In his heart when.
ever he was compelled TO waste his strength on
strlpngs who cannot vote this year at least. OBJ
served, too, that General Grant has q mighty
shrewd appreciation OF tribes to do such wonderful
work In the electioneering business. saw that he
PARTICULARLY AMABLE AND AGREEABLE
when shaking the hand OF the poorest looking
working man; and whenever a child came along,
with its hand held by lady who looked as If she
were the real man OF the house at home,
child amid great applause, and doubtless
would treat the nurse In the same manner
u II were only presidentlally proper. There is no
doubt that he has made some capital since he came
here, and overheard Greeley man in one OF the
boxes say nwell, admit this great hit for Grant.
II Greeley don't come here we'll lose the city"
mong those who crowded along to shake hands
saw Congressman Ellis p Roberts, Of this district
who had lust returned from some neignboring
,0wn whittier he went TO stump for Grant.
also noticed several democrats OF local prom
nence, among them John u. Kcrnan,. son
" Francis KerLan, who is talked OF as
he democratic candidate for Governor. After Mr.
herman came cXCmef Police Charles Luce, who
aiscd the first Seymour banner In 1863, but who
as been ffs first to raise Grant banner here this
ear. heard be heads . crowd Of 800 democrats
'ho will always vote as tc votes; but twas Grant
IAN told me that. IL wouid be rather important
true, for parties are so equally divided here Just