The New York herald., 1874-08-21
THE NEW POSTMASTER GENERAL.
A Cordial Welcome HOme-Scenes 1t the
Fifth Avenue Hotel-Nr. Jewels Vista
to the President.

Cordial Welcome HOme-Scenes 1t the
Fifth Avenue Hotel-Nr. JEWELS ytstG
to the President.
At two O'clock Yesterday morning the new Post
master General Marshal Jewell. arrived at tho
Filth Avenue Hotel from on the CunSrder Botnms-
He was accompanied 10y his two brothers. Phny
and Lyman. and two or three intimate iriehds IN
cluding Colonel frary, OF New Britain, Conn., ana
HERALD reporter. After the party had enjoyed .
legitimate American cocktail, and after listening
to few remarks by the Postmaster as to the evil
effects OF vodky-drinking as practiced In Russia.
the tired party went tctheir bedrooms to sleep on
the enect OF a couple OF nights passed on the rev.
enue cutter, where euchre and transOm beds wor0
the order OF the day and night. AT nine O'Clock
Mr. Jewell was up and commenced a system Ot
handshaking which will probably last for the
next seven days. He looked bright and well
and said that he never felt better in his life. Par
! lors NOS 50 and So, the handsomest in the hotel,
/ were placed at his disposition, and soon tho
| stream oil visitors commenced pouring In, among
General G. sharpe. Ex-Governor Mccormick, Of
| Arizona senator Zach" Chandler, or Michigan:
| Colonel f. L. Howe, and numerous other prOmi-
! nent citizens OF New York aud neighborhood rho
| Jewell STAFF Association comprised the following
rnaye a, Tew q ssa
| Major BaKeslee, OF Hartlord; General Whitman,
OF New Haven; Colonel Beers, OF New Haven Colonel
Haywood, of Colchester J. rweedy, or Dam
bury; Colonel J. f. Preston. OF Paterson, N. j.;
Colonel Knowlton, OF Bridgeport, ana Executive
blue badges, on which were/ photographs of Mr..
Jewell.
the citizens reception committee consisted q
General J. Hawley W.. IL. Goodrich. Ezra
Hail Mr. Reid, Vice President Of the New York
and New Haven Railroad, Major Thomas McManus.
J. G. Rathoun. +. +. Leopard, r. D. N!chos' OF Dan,
bury, G. $. Landers OF New Britain, ana severai
others. To each and all OF his friends Mr. Jeweu
had Il kind word OF welcome, and the occasion was
evidently very pleasant one TO aii coneefned-
One or two abortive attemDts at mterWewnS ~
were made by the members OF the press, one OF
| the knights of the pen wanting TO know wnat MI
| President Grant Mr. Jewell gave Lord Burleige
! nod and adroitiy changed the subject At ab0us
one O'Clock the reception commenced 70 nag =
true Connecticutters. and the new Postmast@
made preparations 20 start for Long Branch He
| accordingly ieft by the three O'Clock boat to pay
| his respects to President Grant.
TO-DAYs PROGRAMME.
At forty-nve minutes past eleven tls morning >
| special tram will leave the Grand Central Depot
for Hartford, which will be reached IN about threo
hours. Upon the arrival OF the party Mr.. Jeweti
| the Postmasser's mother in Washington street,
| where Mayor Sprague is to pronounce the address
OF welcome. The First Regiment of the Connec-
| ticut National Guard, numbering about lOOo
| bayonets, Will turn out on the OCCASION and tho
| citizens OF Hartford, both democrats and repub-
naysps
United States Minister to Russia and present POST
| master General
Reception by the President at Long
Branch Yesterday-He Goes to Hart
ford To-day.
| LONG BRANCH, August TO- 1874.
| Postmaster Jewell arrived here at i've p M. To-
| day. He was received at the depot by the Presi-
dent, General Babcock and Others. They drove
directly TO the Presidents cottage. where they
spent the evening. A number OF persons madc
calls but the reception was entirely private Gov
| ernor Jewell leaves in the morning for Hartford