The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-18
VISIT TO HORACE GREELEY

Shaking Hands Across the Chasm-
The Democrats OF the South NJ
Chappaqua.
The Herald gives long account Of
the visit of a number of distinguished
Democrats-among them great many
prominent Southern men-to Mr.. Gree
ley at his Chappaqua farm:
WHO THEY WERE.
Among the distinguishes ed visitors
were the following gentlemen: Ex-Sen-
ator Gwin, of California General }. 3.
Gordon and General Chalmers, OF the
Confederate army; Francis W. Bird, OF
Boston; E. o. Perrin, of Brooklyn !;
General Colt, of Connecticut; Colonel
Anderson, of Missouri; George n.
Sanders, Theodore Tilton, Colonel
Shorter, o. Alabama; General Stephen
S. Burbridge, of Kentucky; Cyrus II.
Mccormick OF Illinois (of reaper
fancy Thomas Y. Simons, of the
Charleston Courier; Colonel Herndon, of
Alabama; Colonel Richard Lathers. OF
South Carolina; Colonel j. II. Nc
Crae, of Tennessee; W. Robinson, OF
Brooklyn; Major McCopplu, Of San
Francisco; Horace Trumbull, of llll-
nois; Whitelaw Reid, Samuel Sinclair,
H. o. Kent, OF New Hampshire; 7. {.
Everts, of Montana; ex-Judge D. ;.
Birdsall, Judge Leonard, John Z.
Ferguson, Professor Jackson, Nelson
Mabee, Sutton Reynolds and host Of
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.
Lamsou, Miss Burbridge, a daughter OF
the General, Mrs. Linson, Miss Cora
Stuart, and dozens Of others.
WHEN THE TRAIN STOPPED
at Cappaqua the party struggled out
most of them being strangers to the
place, and looked about somewhat be-
wildered at finding no great reception,
and for that matter no great shakes OF
village awaiting them. They had
not long to wait, however. ln a bend
| in the road, q few rods distant,
THE VIGOROUS FORM OF THE PHILOSOPHER
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 jerky trot down the hill to the
station. The whole party ranged me-
chsnically along the platform and gazed
at the coming man." The publicity OF
his performa nee brought something Of a
modest tinge to the old gentleman. my
white face, and then he showed his
teeth as broad smile came over his
| features.
THIS FIRED THE HEART
of the assemblage, and when II. O..
Kent, the handsome committeeman,
with long black hair and military
moustache, who looks as if he came
from Georgia, but who really comes
from New Hampshire, proposed three
cheers for the next President, they were
given with will and the hearty swing
ing Of hats. The Philosopher reached
the platform and shook hands with
everybody, had the ladies carried away
in carriages, and invited everybody who
wanted to hear about to follow him.
PROCESSION WAS FORMED,
| in which the bulky forms Of Duke Gwin,
of Sonora, one Of Maxmilian's noble.
men: Geo. n. Sanders and Colonel
Anderson; the shapely figure and
poetic face of Gen. Burbridge, leading
his little daughter in deep mourning by
the hand; the slender frames ofFrancis
w. Bird and Colonel McCrae and
others appeared, and followed the rug
ged chief down the long platform ofthe
station TO the hotel, where some of the
delegates sidled off for drink, up the
road to the house in the woods along
the borders OF the reclaimed morass,
and in Indian file up the rocky 8 len to
the peerless spring, where the whole
delegation took drink, the Phlloso-
pher all along the route descanting on
the results OF his farming. From the
spring the party contin ued all round the
farm.
SNAKES.
"Are there any snakes in here? asked
Senator Gwin, as they entered the
wood.
Yes" said the Philosopher; "but
they are friendly"
"Well, if | were you" said Gwin, "Td
advise EN- to emigrate. Tell 'em to
go West"
0"No, no." replied Mr.. Greeley, II
find them very useful in killing ver-
min"
"Well," said Gwin, quietly, between
snakes becoming useful and old aboli-
,ionists and secesh like you and me asso-
ciating again, l think the millenniums
coming"
After making the tour Of the farm the
distinguished party returned to the
House in the Woods, where, in the mean
time, the express train had dumped
another cargo Of fifty or sixty distin-
guished lights.
MISS IDA GREELEY
had in the meantime received the lady
visitors at the House in the Woods,
and made them, in her graceful way.
both welcome and comfortable. Then,
accompanied by her indefatigable chief
of the luncheon department, Mrs.
Stuart, she had betaken herself to the
Evergreens, where royal table was
being set. There were lobster salads,
baked beans, potted pigeon, fish, fruits,
vegetables, relishes, ice cream, lemon
ade and pyramids Of flowers on that
BoUSTEoUs BOARD,
and yet the major domo Of the occs-
sion, a negro man, maintained that
everything on it had "been growed on