The New York herald., 1874-08-28
OUR VISITORS FROM THE WEST.

This City Yesterday-Mayor Johnston
Visited by Mayor Havemeyer-Ths
Party to Visit the Public Institutions
To-Day and Then ssGo West"
The Boards OF Aldermen and Councilmen Of Cin-
cinnatt. headed BY Mayor G. w. c. Johnston. OF
that city. arrived In New York yesterday abous
noon from Philadelphia, where they have been
enjoying themselves curing the past few days.
They are on . tour through the cities OF the At
iantic coast The delegation numbers eighty-four.
All are In charge Of a committee OF arrangements.
which only includes Mayor Johnston and Alder
men d. J. Mullaney, J. r. Won seggera and H. @.
Rohner. Tho following are the names OF the visi-
tors
9. W, c. Johnston, Mayor wife and daughter
Branneis and daashser, Iexsnder Cline, jacob card.
PsI anG sansner nio nioAneS & SGsn n sphs{ 8osn
and son and Charles Wiukler
Bass and ~s henrv shus
Krail John 1cGralh John aaekcy, Jr; and wiie Vii,
HoiasusES sssss5a wss Ss ana Vie sass john
tnS Ser
wy aay osies1s~R o. Rohner. City Clerk and wife;
Michael Gorsett Street GomnissiOnsr . r. BENDER,
& Enslnssr d' sad lanes sastlock @ @ % q
John Nra.r d P 6 and
, FIRE
OF improvements; Jackson NJ Noble superin.e
lrfs s aa
ts"den5 @ 'R House % oi Reiass and son Ioas Bs4nsrd
i.s .. q Gaiyersy sSasa dsasiss1 '.' 1A
Liss%sS TSltsia' - and daughter. and William assS,
1t was only at eleven O'Clock yesterday that His
Honor Mayor Havemeyer received the following
despatch apprising him OF their intended visit
PHILADELPHIA. August q, 1874
Municipal authorities Of Cincinnati. Ohio, leave here
''' ''D' '' G. ". JoaNsfoS. Mayor Of Cincinnati.
Eleven O'Clock the Mayor thought was too late
an hour TO call the Board OF Aldermen and Com
mon CouncI OF this city together Tor the purpose
Of meeting them on their arrival and rendering
them formal reception; but were he most
anxious TO do so, he said, this would have been
tered at seaside retreats and elsewhere,
o Mssor
therefore, remained In his ONCE, comfortably
awaiting the appearance OF the municipal autaorl.
ties OF Cincinnati. He elt somewhat disappointed
as the day rolled to ve O'Clock in the afternoon
and no Western visitor introduced himself; in
Here he was interrupted by:-"Mayor Havemeyer,
the Mayor OF Cincinnati and entire delegation
wen" said the old man, goodhamoredly, II win
20 up and see them as soon as nnlsh. I thought
they would have called here first; but every one
to his taste"
AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
little while after haii-past i've p. NJ, Mayor
HavemeYer, accompanied by Mr.. Farrell, Super
visor Of the City Records. arrived at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hote Mayor Johnston could not be found
anywhere for about onehalf hour, and Mr.. Have
meyer patiently awaited his presence in the par
lor. At length the Cincinnati gentleman appeared,
and approached the Mayor as he lounged on the
soia at hrst with peculiar and awkward BASH
fulness. characteristic OF the West, but which
better and 1Oqsr by
the body OF gentlemen he represented, in
the usual formal manner. MayOr Havemeyer
seemed very polite and courteous, AID after
some minutes felt quite at home among his West
ern iriends He did not talk much on Western
less eloquent than usual Mayor Johnston ex-
planned TO him the grand democratic tendency OF
Onto and the government OF the city which he
represented-a city OF 800 900 inhabitants, having
confessed her public institutions were lar behind
those OF Philadelphia and New York, and
yet he Iet proud OF them but this was
perhaps because he had never previously caught
glimpse or the ocean until he came on this tour"
He spoke OF the generous reception rendered to
assured the authorities Of New YorS would treat
them similarly. The OLD Knlckerbocker diploma
tist listened silently and approvingy, smiled at all
that had been said and then politely asked what
he could do ior them, what time they had TO stay,
and what they would wish to see In par
ticular within the city limits. Mayor Jonn-
q pleasant discussion ensued. Mayor Havemeyer
finally said ne would send Commissioner Laimbeer
to them tomorrow, and that ne himself would be
Wards and Randas islands, as well as any OF hers
they might desire to visit or investigate Eight OF
the delegation only-the Mayor OF Cincinnati IN
cluded-were then present, the others being scat
tered around the city. Some agreed TO the pro-
posal of the Mayor, but Others declared their
intention OF returning TO Cincinnati this morning.
In all probability, however, they Will see things in
an Eastern light and accept the Mayors proposal
to-day.