The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-07
A Dav Of Rejoicing in the
Little State.
FIRST TORMALITIEs.
Speeches, launching, Toasting and
Banqueting Amid Beauty.
AT THE FACTORIES.
The General Christens an Ocean Baby
and Returns Home.
WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 8, 1879.

anu hGCurUS k1UI1Ss
WILMINGTON, DEL, Feb. 9, 1873
Wilmington has been specially hOnOred today
by visit from President Grant, Secretary Robe
son. Governor Ponder and the State Legislature.
At quarter to ten O'Clock the City Council OF VIII
mngton took the train and proceeded south as far.
as Barryville, where they met the north boundi
train AS soon as the train had entered!
the State of Delaware Mayor Simms, OF Winnings
ton, and II. +. Pickles, chairman of the Committee
OF Reception, entered the Presidents car abb
were, in company with the City Council, intro.
duced to the President.
MAYOR slMMs' ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
After this formality had been gone through with
Mayor Simms addressed the President as follows:-
SIR-As the chief executive officer OF Whining.
people Of Wilmington, l tender Your Excelency
the hospitaltes OF the city. In performing tbia
IN he say a Of pa
to-day belong to both political parties. Thought
in the last exciting political campaign thcy
believed to be right, yet to-day can In all truth
fulness, proclaim we know no party, but, as cit-i
and welcome our President to the little State oG
Delaware. And though she be small as to-
her record; we ' fee that she - has SAW always
responded cheerfully to the calls OF her country,
all demands made on her. Her history from the,
Revolutionary period to the present time is heH
egogy and with Delaware and we are content
X the 5' history '"sss our souns1y yHSs,
what great results ability, courage and determtna-l
ton may accomplish when rightly directed q
ceedinGly gratined with your kindness in payingl
us this visit, and II agreeable to Your Excellency
YOU ~ our factories ana worEsnops the PRIDE
and boast of our city, that you may see the!
facilities we enjoy for producing all that goes tai
make nation great and prosperous. In concu<
sion, and In behalf of our people, bid you wel
come-an honest, hearty welcome.
THE PRESIDENTS RESPONSE.
President Grant replied substantially as fols
lows
the chief commercial and manufacturing city of tfei
State OF Delaware especially as the invitation tot
pleasure TO visit your manufacturing establish~
Ments, and accept the hospitality OF your people.
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESSION.
The Governor Congressman-elect Loiand, menu
bers OF the Legislature and several State oflcerst
arrived here on the Delaware Railroad train al,
quarter past ten A. NJ, and were metz
at the depot by the committee Of thot
Board Of Education, consisting Of Colonel
A. III. Grimshaw, Thomas Johnson, John H.
Moore, Benjamin Nields, W. H. Curry, T. NJ
gilbert, r. q. Fram, Charles Baird, w. 8. Hills,
Dr. Shortlidge and George r. Roberts. The COM
mttee escorted the guests to carriages provided
for the occasion, and the procession, headed byi
Governor Ponder and James r. Lonand, In an opent
barouche, passed on its way. under escort of tha
committee, to view the schools Of the city.
AT THE SCHOOLS.
The company then took carriages and prOceededt
up French street to Seventh, thence to West tax
Third, to Washington where the party alighteG
and walked to the schoolhouse, No. 4. Here theyS
were entertained by recitations OF young
ladies In grammar, mental arithmetic, French,
history, piano and vocal music and selectt
reading until twelve O'Clock, when they pro4
ceeded to the boys school on the ground noor andl
after passing tMrough it left in carriages for thef
Board Of Trade rooms The distinguished partN
were then escorted to the Board OF Trade roomsG
where they held levee until the arrival OF the traR
bearing the Presidential party at twelve O'Clock
ARRIVAL AT THE DEPOT.
As the party aighted from the train the crowdS
received them with O good deal OF enthusiasm.l
The Presidential party were driven to the resi-i
dence of Mr.. Head, where the Governor and menu
bers OF the Legislature awaited the coming Oh
General Grant. When lunch had been partak emf
OF the whole party adjourned to the recepttoH
room and the President toasted his eyes on the
beauty of Wilmington.
LADY ORATOR.
Quite pretty little incident oc cured here. MISC
said:-
Mr. PREsrpEYr-Please accept, on behalf of Mrs1
Head and the ladies present, this bouquet, with,
our thanks for your great act IN excluding wine!
from your New Years receptions. Whatever acct
Of your administration may be remembered, tnisl
act Of the wine will never be forgotten by th&
women OF our land
The President received the bouquet with thanks,
and then the whole party started on tour Of tha
manufacturing establishments.
CHRISTENING AN IRON STEAMER.
The President expresses much qualification az
the evidences OF prosperity in all the departments
OF industry visited, aud was particularly gratife6
at the rapid progress made In ship-building at this
place the past few years. At Harlan & Hollings-,
worth's shpyards the President wrote on keel on
new iron steamer belonging to whitney's Boston.
line the name General Whitney, thus fixing her
name.
THE CITIZENS BANQUET.
At six o'clock the citizens banquet took place iy
Institute Hall. There we're the usual number OF
speeches. There were about four hundred guests
present at the banquet, and this part Oh
the festivities was kept up until eight o'cockSi
when the President and his immediate coma
papions visited the residence oil Mr. Grupo' WnerS
ne was entertained until the departure VI 'ne
train The President has had pretty naro uay
work but expresses himself much gratineo a. INC
cordiaty of the reception, and VIII douDuess enser-
tain the pleasantest recOllections OF wilmington
for many days to come
II 10 now one O'Clock A. III. Amid salvos OF artil<
,orv rho washington Express moves slowly from
rho aenot with the President on board, and the re-
centlon is ended. wilmington with one accord
cries out, Bon rovdgeI"
THE BRUTE EVANS IN JAIL
How the Murderer OF the Joyce Children