The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-07-24
THE INVASION OF CHAPPAQUA.
The Forces of the Ex- Confederacy Be-
sieging Horace Greeley in
His Home.

sieging Horace Greeley in
His Home.
A great day for tho country yes
terday, especially the country about
Chappaqua! At least two hundred
and fifty of Philosopher Greeley:
friends and adherents visited him al
his 'humble farmer homc," on tho
Harlem Railroad,
LITTLE CHAPPAoUA
looked as bright as a silver dollar
The good things Of the campaign
has at last begun to flow in upon it
1t flung flag to the breeze frem it:
liberty pole in honor of the occasion
yesterday, and the villagers turned
out in their best attire to acknowl
edge the compliment paid their hon
ored lord of the manor and to bask
in the rejected rays of his glory.
THE 1925 A. NJ. TRAIN
which left the Grand Central depot
yesterday carried about hundred
visitors Of all kinds, comprising mem
bers of the Democratic National Com.
mittee, members of the Liberal Re.
publican Committee, personal friends
and adherents of the candidate and
their lady friends and relatives. Tae
twenty minutes to eleven train, which
is ordinarily an express train, had
two extra cars attached, and stopped
for this occasion only, at the little
station. Guests also came from the
country round about, and the whole
of Westchester county was represent
ed. Among
THE. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
wese the following gentlemen: Elk.
Senator Gwin, Of California; General
J. B. B.Gordon and General Chalmers
of the Confederate army; Francis W
Bird, Of Boston: E. o. Perrin, o.
Brooklyn; General Colt, of Conncc
ticut; Colonel Anderson, of Missouri
George N. Sanders, Theodore Tilton
Colonel Shorter, of Alabama; Gen
Stephen S. Burbridge, Of Kentucky
Cyrus H. Mccormick, of Illinois (o
reaper fame); Thomas Y. Simons, O.
the Charleston Courier; Colonel Horn
don, of Alabama; Colonel Richard
Lathers, Of South Carolina; Colone
J. FL. McCrae, Of Tennessee W. E
Robinson, of Brooklyn; Mayor Nc
Coppin, of San Francisco Horace
Trumbull, of Illinois; WhitelaW
Reid, Samuel Sinclair, II. O. Kent, O
New Hampshire; T. C. Everts, O
Montana; ex-Judge D. S.. Birdsall
D. C. Birdsall, R. L. Birdsall, Judge
Leonard, John G. Furguson, Profes
sor Jackson, Nelson Mabee, Suttor
Reynolds and q host of others O.
others Of local fame, while among
the ladies present were Mrs. Sinclair
and two daughters, Mrs. J. r. Stuart
Miss Stella Partridge, Mrs. Jackson
Mrs. Lamson, Miss Burbridge, {
daughter of the General, Mrs. Linson
Miss Cora Stuart, and dozens Of 9th
ers.
WHEN THE TRAIN STOPPED
at Chappaqua the party struggled
out, most of them being strangers tt
the place, and looked about some
what bewitdered at finding no great
reception, and for that matter nc
great shakes of a village awaiting
them. They had not long to wait
however. In bend in the road, a
few rods distant,
TIE VIGOROUS FORM OF THE PhILos,
. opHER
himself, with his broad white hat
slammed on. the back Of his caput, his
head up and his gold spectacles, spark
ling in. the sun, was discerned coming
in his jerkey trot down tho hill to the
station. The whole party ranged
mechanically along the platform and
gazed at the "coming man." The
publicity of his performance brought
something of a modest tinge to the
old gentlemens lily white face, auc
then showed his teeth as broad
smile came over his features.
THIS FIRED THE HEART
of the assemblage, and when II. y
Kent, the handsome committeeman
with long black hair and military
mustache, who looks as if he came
from Georgia, but who really comes
from New Hampshire, proposed three
chairs for the next President, they
were given with wild and hearty
swinging of hats. The Philosopher
reached the platform and shook
hands with everybody, had the 10
dies carried away in carriages, and
invited everybody who wanted to
hear about farming to follow him.
A PROCESSION WAS FORMED,
in which the bulky forms of Duke
Gwin, of Sonora, one Of Maximilian' s
noblemen; George N. Sanders, and
Colonel Anderson; the shapely figure
and poetic face of General Burbridge,
leading his little daughter in deep
mourning by the hand, the slender
frames of Francis ". Bird and Col
onel McCrae and others appeared,
and followed the rugged down the
long platform of the. station to the
botel, where some Of tho delegates
sidled off for drink, up the road to
the honse in the woods along the
borders of the reclaimed morass, and
in Indian file up the rocky glen to
the peerless spring, whore tho whole
delegation took q drink, the Philos-
ophor all along the route descanting
on the results of his farming. From
the spring the party cotinued all
around the farm.
GNAKES