The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-19
CENTENNIAL CHAMPAGNE.
GRdNT dND THE GOTERNMENT BAN-
QUITTING Ar PHIL4D DELPHIA.
A Brilliant bid for IN Approximation TO Aid
the Centennial -specchmakina IN which
the President Iind no Part smoking.

fHiIADIlflilNs iltf lNs--I iUE' NtNf Dttn
n,ine all day TO-DAY on the bic buildi1es attbe
Centennial grounds In honor ~ the visit of
President Grant, his son Frede,ck the Cabinet.
chief Justice Waite eight Associate Judges, a
dozen Senators. and thrice that number Of iep-
resentatiNes. THIS strong rep esentatiun of tbs
three brsnches Of Government came last night
from Washington at the invitation Of the huai-
ness men of Philadcl nhii 10 note the progress
which has been made IN preparing for next
wears celebration and to pve he way for
auprorrition bill m Con gres- this winter
The President was captured at the station hy
his cnterpnsinr friend @. W. Guilds. A. NJ. and
HIS been entertained with the pensvo host
talty oh ractersiic Of the poets mansion so
attractive. indeed. have been the manifesto
tions Of this hospitality so good the wine and
cigars and the sad hut interesting stories which
Cnilds. A. NJ. can tell. that the President fore
went the pleasure Of inspecting tho Centennial
buildings, and remained with Childs until tho
moment when duty ,nod him to his chair 1T
tho banquet. The rest ~ the party rode IN pro-
cession to Fairnoun Park this morning, viewed
the handsome structures winch Penn-,lyania
patriotism has prepared for tLo national cello
tration. aud shi,ered for three hours In tho cold
Wind
TUE BANQUET.
The c.ief feature o. the excursion was ban
quot spread In Horticultural liali. and paitaken
! Of by thousand or more guests. At o'clock.
Chllds, A. NJ. brought In tho President. The
| latter was escorted TO the position Of honor at
the centre Of an elevated table, reserved for the
especially distinguished, white the poet. with
the humility Of true genius, took seat low
| the salt. Mr. Grant WAS SUPPORTED on the Hlht
| by Gov. Hartr nft and roast pig ures-ed In
| ZOuaye costume. and On the left ~ MI. Jpnn {.
| Bnliitt. The On irm Of the iti1.ns Commit
| tee. and candy statue of Con. George WASH
| ington. Mex to Mr. Bullltt were the Judges OF
the Srpieme Court and line Of famous genile-
Dr. George u Lor,ng Of Mess4chuse t..
on the Il1ht Il the Iouaye pig sat members
| 81 tho Cabinet, including Secpr Kntcson and
the PLACID Postmaster.General. on the ex-
treme nght ex-speeker Blrne was n9sted,
| guarded by the venerable Hannibal Hamln OF
Maine. AN nc the other occno1nts OF me
| Presidents table we're Gov. Bedlr OF New Jer-
! sev, Col. rom ; Oft, Gen. Hawley. ana Direct r
General Goshorn. At the lower tables we're the
rank aud nc Of Senators, Conrrrssnen. ritizsns,
and few ltdies. The hall was taste'Uly de"o-
| ted with bunting, cNcsgfeen' ana the shiel1s
OF the several States.
Grace was asked nv Bishop Simpson, OF the
Methodist Episcopti church, ami the compiny
then gave undivided attention to the arguments
In favor of Congressional apprrprlfti ~ ns
So cad fnrth upon The well-aden tables. The
wine wa. GOOD ana picntv. ne cigars were TO
Mir. Grants liking. ana he rolled his ltelna round
and round In his mouth, as II to prulong his IN
| jDyment by the spiral method "f smoking. be-
yond this cousf3nt AMI almost automatic mo-
ton and tho fact that he cl timed a monarchs
prerogttive and kept on his while other
heads were uncovered, he no more asserted his
pr 'ence than the military pig in front - hin.
signed to neing bored. 10 the right and lett OF
The Pies dent, however, there was no sex of
neeted red light IRON the nushed
cneeks beneath, them. Tho Hon. , Zach
cssn.sr sa%1a sS B5g i.4 ss ohss
members OF the Cabinet be ,ned. Bu trs most
marked case of resm,ne was ihst contributed
by he senator fiom Maine. The h-ro 81 one
hundred Junksts pout-d ms lips ana contorted
his eyebrows "A serenely as II there were no four
miili"n citizens cursnR MIN at that very mo-
ment for hi. postal legi-ial ION. SenNtor hom
South Carolina. overcome hy centenni tervof,
| rptireu 70 n corner ~ tne room aud addressed a
small Dut Interested audience Oh the issues of
tho day. tongre ssncn walked un>te ully
around, swearing II Islity to the centenni i
cau-o ch CORK tlat was drawn was gun for
was drawn ncafiy eyerybod, in the room was
w,il prepared 10 vote aw y the peoples money.
THE SPEECH THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T MAKE.
MIR. Buli't, a. Chairman, lien arose and amid
enthusiastic cheering. gave ngures 10 show what
Pennsylvaiia had done. what Pniadelohia d
done, what Great Britain hsd done, what Japan
anu ,u,rtY seven fait ign rn~"u- uu,i u ne. aud
IA conclusion, what the F'rty-foulth Congress
ought 60 do lie then proposed a. we 81
, sent ment whlcn was received with some euthu-
sasm.
Gen. Grant removed his hat for the spacs oi
nine seconds, twhted his cigar with more energy
thao he had bsioSe displayed, puned steadily
srnght ansad, but neither sought his feet nor
look d u the righ, or lefi. There VS. an Il
pectant anG soInewha awkward pause IN th'
proceedings. 1he como any awatel some nron
possessed sufncient Tit,ltv to get u1or
iIis legs and Distinguish DimAe.f from me cand'
Image or his predecessor, T. IN hShIhstVh
lhe COMPANY was disappointed.
Mr. Buitt put an END to emo hrassing silence
tue President declined 20 su~ak, aOh passed oI
to the next toast, Il" lhe Supremv CON Il, 'hie
Justice ate responding In HppropuN words
OTHER ToAsIs AND sPiECHEs.
Mr.. Morton Of Indiana answered Tor ia Sen
ate OF the United States. IL spoke fsrveDA " O
the new era oi good lee Iins toward the Ne ~.
aud south, AMI neglected tn take advanfdge "
an opp, rtuuitS 10 tep4 . the continent IN ~
prcssed so eoquenuJ last fali m Maine AID
Ohio.
The House Of Representatives was mex.
toasted auh John II a'ock Of iexas called up n
"nn~ from o"S'T wJrf pt poT orI 'r,es % o.
hail. MT. bulitt assured his frtnus that they
aud Mr.. BIlits friends therefore gave atten-
tion TO the remarks ~ the elOqut SoutheIner
with the historic name.
"Commerce" was the sentiment which
trp ight Mr. Maine 70 his feet ana up into MS
char. SAID M. bane; " In sperking for COM
narIce feel autuuii1cd 10 announ e tnat 10.
Ndht gathering ot naval vessels along the coast ia
noi an evidence oI Secretary Robeson's warlike
Intentions, but mere that he ia = gning o dIeuge
out ha, lesion harbor and the mouth Of the Mis-
s-irpi; ana aCaln, Col. ON scott autnoriz $
ne to say thatif It wofe not for the penurinus
udr-mony Of the Post once Department he
woulu give Us the New YORK papers at Wash
inEtpn At breakfast time and carry pHssenesrs
to tnicag" in four hours and three-quartefs.
Grant sat and smoked and smiled not smile
while the audience were laughing At what MIR.
Blame had Ooen authoi zed To say.
MIR. TarooI OF Massachusetts. Ben Buffers
successor. was called upon To answer for " Man
ufactules,' nut was not In the hall. The Hon.
George Bancroft spoke at some length In re-
spOnse to " Education and Science"
he irestAent sat an uninterested listener To
the very excellent speeches witch were made In
his heniihg, ana seemed lad when the time
came for iiin to get up and 60. the excursion
ist- returned to Washington AZ six 0'clpCk, after
ENJOYING a holiday which has cost tho liberal
merchants OF lhilddelphia not less than {!O,UOO
An Execution Against Tweed's Brooklyu
Property.
Sheriff Williams Yesterday afternoon received
an execution against wilitm NJ. Tweed tor ta77yip a
judgment In SUIT Ia Saratoga IN winch lanes j. waEe
neid was plainn snd In Nhich tho Judgment roll va,
nrd On Dec. H. 1879. IN Ju girnt Is supposed TO
lho amount OF a hute, hil I,s snrrn'' oiha,r. did
not I'm ~ of any properly m Tive as name IN Brook.
Yn. and search Il 10 De made Ia the Eu.stcrs vihc
"
Medicine Tor Wounded CubRns.
Por,ons to whom Spanish Ia the native Ian
guage nlled lienor Han last evening iual and
dramatic cnicrlanmont given 10y the "lgdepondence OF
Cuna" society 90 ad IN sun lying wnundrd cuban.
Wiih mcd,lnsE Dr, lus \. Bafid ,uactrl WITH goat
vggr the principai claracter In ar ma 1'hc n.nih
of fmcdu," tuunded uu fsrt. SlLrrt tho Is,uritt
| o.. uu al ted f.