The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-16
THE CITY'S GUESTS
Arrival of the Southern Excur-
Sivnists.
The Reospti2n On Change To-day

The Reospti2n On Change To-day
The Charleston, S nth Carolina, excur
sionists who came here as the guests 0
the Paris OF America" (that name al
applied to this city will stick arrived oil
the steamer General Lytle, between
and 7 O'clock this morning, and took VI
quarters at the Grand Hotel, being es
cOrted there by the Chamber OF Com
merce Committee, who accompanied the
party from Louisville, where they went
10 meet them, arriving Sunday morning.
The names OF the party as registered al
the Grand are as follows:
5. Y. Tupper, President Cham
| Der OF Commerce, insuranc B. q
! Pinckney, cotton merchant; W. l.. Treu-
holm; r. MeIcNers, editor Zeltuug; ia
cob Small, President German Bank; A.
B. Rose, planter; Ii. L. WIlliam,, cotton
merchant; I. z. Lowndes, insurance;
z. MaCqueen, Wholesale grocer; b. r.
Molse, nolesale druggist; j. n. Robson,
wholesale grocer; 5. 5. O'Brien, whole.
sale grocer; Il. Nj. Marshall, exchange
broker; Lee Howard, cotton merchant
Samuel Wragg, insurance; Il. Won KoI.
| ,
rice merchant; w. 5. HASTE, Jr., broker
and insurance agent; B. +. huger, ship
ping merchant; j. Y. Il. Clau,en, -four
| me- cnant; w. b. Burden, cashier Bank
OF Charleston; K. s CaVncart, mer.
cham; Z. Mckinley, city editor News
and u urier.
The distinguished party were wei.
| coined on benulf Of the city by Capt. G.
| NJ. Holloway, who IN telicItous and
| cordial little speech threw open the
gates OF the city, as IL were. J.
At Quarter pas II O'clock this morr-
ing the guests were waited upon at the
Grand by the Reception Comm ttee, and
taken in carriages to the Chamber OF
Commerce. The room had been gayly
decorated with the National bunting,
and presented fine appearance. Al
the entrance to the Chamber, shields
bearing The State notices Uf Onio and
South Carolina, one on either side, were
displayed. A large number OF mer-
chants were present to add to the in te.- =
est OF the occasion, and The visitors
We're warmly welcomed by them.
When the gong had sounded calling
the attention of the Vast LnrOng, Hon,
BENZ. Egglestou, President OF tne Guam
Der OF Commerce., mounted the plat
form, which Dy the way was prOfusei,
decorated with the national emblem ),
aud welcomed the guests in u neal
speech as follows:
"GENTLEMEN-We have with us. tn
day, u delegation Of distinguished gem
tlemen from Charleston, S. g., reDre-
senting the Chamber of Commerce. nj
tnat city. l bespeak for them yonr
cour esy anu kiud attention WliIe the v
remain with us.
"Mr. President of the Charleston
Chamber OF Commerce, | am p,eased Tn
meet you and your associates, and. as
the representative of the Cinciunali
Merchants Exchange, to bid you WEI
come, ana TO assure you that all We
can DO tO make lour visit pleasant and
agreeable VIII De cheer uly done.
lou come 'ohparatlYely strangers TO
many OF Us; be,ore you Leave u, We nrn.
pose TO become Intimately acquainted
with you.
I'VE welcome you as the represent,-
tiyes OF The mercantile, banking ana
manufacturing interest OF Charleston.
We welcome you as citIz:ns OF Charles
ton. We welcome you as oitiz.us OF
oouth Carolina, yea. mvre, we welcome
you as Citizens OF the Unlted States nj
AmercA, The greatest country on The
globe; washed on the east amt west by
tne Two great oceans, and on the south
by the Gulf OF Mexico; extending to the
cnain of the great lakes on the north.
with its large, naYigable rivers running
in all the States; checkered with uu1
broken lines OF railroads from center 10 |
circum erenoe; with soil that produces |
everything that the appetite desires,
with climate unsurpassed, with a |
Cnri ty and rapidly increasing pupu a.
tion, an asy lum lor the oppressed OF All |
it is indeed
.'The land of the free and the home of the !
brave.
GAS cIlizens of the Palmetto State we |
welcome you TO the borders OF tue Buck |
I'VE STATE. AS residents of AN aucient |
and renowned city, we welcome you to |
he growing and blooming Q cen City OF
he west; and our wlsnoS are, that
when you ana your associates return to |
lie land Of cotton and fl )wers, that vou
nay say OF Cincinnati as the O Ieen al
Sheba SAID OF King Solom) IN aud his
emple, Behold, the hall was not told
ne.;"
At the conclusion of Mr.. E!gIeston,s
emarks that gentleman introduced Mr.
J. 7. upper, President OF the Charles
on Cuamber OF Comm 4rce.
II. 1
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN-
There Can be but one senLlmenL per.
aiding the minds OF my colleagues, and
hat Is sentiment OF gratitude tor the
audsome reception which you have
his day given US. We looked for no
uch warm reception. We do not feel
hat we are emitted to it. Your hearts
eem to overflow with kindness like the
enerous Waters OF your beautiful Iouu.
ain, which | visited to-day tor me first
ime. l can lind no better illustration.
Nnen my filend, Capt. Holloway, an.
cared III Charleston some time ago he
that he had been selected by
our body as their spokesman because
e was the heaviest man in the party.
,ou can see that my colleagues selected !
lie because am light weight. The |
Ivy Oh Charleston mas but one |
flu Of the population OF Cincinnati. 4
nd SO The selections in eacn c
lstance were very appropriate. GEN c
emen, l recall with plaasuruble emo. [
ons that visit OF your mercnants, We Ii
4garded ittaS the harbiuger Ut u new
lliance. We were mucn impressed +,
It'll the visit, ana our only re.ret was -
lat you did not remain longer, that you
light inluse Nttle life into our h
IneWhat sleepy city, thaL has n
EN- Tor two hundred years the seat OF
IL Southern greatness. She was