, 1874-10-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


PRE9IpEHI CttStANIs
Trcstlont Qrarh attn. Grant, o1.Secrctary Borto
and dauCllten and other distinguished pnraons
from We*i,ingtop, arrived Ia this city By special
traln nom yrrineiield at t:;,D o'clock last eyon-
jue. Ihoy wcro met at Tho Alton & Ut. Louis
Depot bY Mr, Potter pslmor and Col. Fret
t}ranL, wl,o conducted il,cm to carriages and
drovo ut onco TO tho pnmor HoIel. Tl,oro waa
no crowd at tho depot, aa tin tin1o Of tho train
wGs rather uncertain. Senator Logan and fam.
liz camc III tho sumo carn and rroccoded 10
their city residence. Tho President ieualucd
quietly In bis apartments throughout lilo evening.
end appeared lcsirous Of obtHinlng scr1o rest
after tho fatigue consequent Oh tho ceremonies
1t Springfield. 1t Il undclntootl that slc party
will rcmain in town until Tomorrow oscnlr", ni'd
tose!hly may remain over uutit Motday morn
Hon Sumo tlme To-day, hut haa not definitely
Htatca That ho worM do so OF co'lrso tno local
k3ororument nflcia III walt upon lin; aiitl, no
doubt, to will hare tD nduro tue uH'sas n'1ioans
cf boredom rtTh",s r. sG P,s; na 1 ca,sors noSms
shiso In Chichgo, tht. iaotter Of IN arpo!tttmens
10 fill tho vavancy ocoaaoncd by tho death Of
Enlleetnv Irwin.
Taking Of tho anno7nnccs to which Presidents
md otl1cr high officials Ere ut times sub biectca,
tboro Ii story told relative to ..
BEN. CHANTS EXPERIENCES At TIE ST. I0cIs
srAri. raln.
faw days ago. Among other enterprelny cttl-
IONS WHO contributed to thnt Rtlow was ar.
Dillon. Of Norsnai {near Bloomington, I'D WHO
ia n dealer tn Norman horscH, thick or linn aud
broad OF beam. Dir. Dillon lsaa rcconsI:' I'M
rortod quito a nambar Of tlloac anitnnls from
Ruropo, and had " "six-in-hand tonnl Rt-
taohctl to a rondorous ychtcle or tho fair
grounds Driving nrouud tho courbo, tho horse
fancer nlct old nam Ducklnastcr. Of this State,
and induced Ii1n to Eceept scat in hiB caravan.
They drove eevernl tines around tho track. and
wcrc tho observed Of Ill observers, but finally
Mr. nnckn,aator grow "borod Of the affair.
and. seepg two gent'otnen approaching, said:
"rhore's tho Presidents mutt got out ana
meet him." ~
Tho Pfcsidont!" exclaimed Dillon; "wh!y,
fhat Ia lust tj,o man want to scD. Tautcd to
eot hold Of man that ig = goooa judge of Horse
ilcsll. Which Is tho Presidcnt:''
'Tho gentleman in dark clothes, carrying the
"Haso!" cstcd Dillon to tho stranger "cou'e
hcfe want to Hco YOU.
Tho gentleman with tho umbrol1a approached
sn,;lingly, aud shook Dillon By tho hand, g1',-
posing thnt he "ns aome acquaintance o. other
= What do you think Of my team ?" said Dill.
u They do very uoll," snld tho man in dark
clothes.
Jump in and Let mo show you their pace.
Bring your fricnlB along" shouted Dlllou, heart.
I" You must exc,,so me. don't want to bo coll
spicuous," eaid tho stranEor. ,,,,-
a Conp2icuo,ls no tl---~-d," remarked D'llop.
"D-n it, u,a1.. got In tlcre and let rue glrc yot
ride behind those loraea."
"No-no," cried he Of the umbrella, J" must
10 gpios." II m,, s,,v tno a.1 ,,on,t xoo
get tiu Z I Wdn't cat you," raid the lorse-fan-
cier.
At thia the stranger aud his friend turned ab-
fuptly away, and wcre los. III the crowd.
"Wc1" exclaimed Dillon to Eucknlaster, ThO
stood BY dumbfouuled, "tlont tisut beat Ill!
Just to think thai tho President Of n ono-horso
Missouri fair refused to ritlo behind my team.
What d~-n sop ho muet be-"
president or the fair" Buckmaster shouted,
in atnuxo II should say it did beat HI. Don't
you know who that was:'
"So," replied Dillon lyon told mo lie was
the President"
$50 ho il tho I'rcaidons," retoined Buck
MASTER, "hut not Of tho fair. Why, surely you
knew him 7"
"11l bo hanged II did, Dillon said. "Iwa
sure Ilo was President OF this fair"
'Oh, Lord: this il too much!" cried SAM
t Why. that MAS tho President Of tho United
Statcs!"
Dillon grew worry red in the face, and slowly
gaspea for:h " -that-tirant?"
'.Certan1y, /. was Gen. Grant,"
Dillon caught up his roins, dropped lis whip,
and exclaimed: ''Oh!
The horse -fnncier waB not seen on tho fair
GROUNDS afterWasd.