The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-07
he KEK0gHA TELEGRAPH
KENOSHA, WIS, JUNE 7, 1877.
EX-PRESiDENT GRANTS

IN
DEPARTURE FOR EUROPE.-HIS ARR
VAL AND RECEPTION AT QUEENS
ToWN-AT LIVERPOOL-AT MAN
CHESTER.
Ex-President Grant, Mrs. Grant and
Jesse Grant sailed on the steamship
Indiana, on the 18th instant, from Phil
adelphia for Liverpool. For some time
before sailing Ex-President Grant had
been the guest Of Philadelphia and had
received the honors Of the city and the
people. And on board the Twilight on
passage to the Indiana a dinner was
given him, after which several speech
es were made and he made speech in
reply. That speech appeared in the
Telegraph last week. General Grant
wrote the following, dated on board
the steamer Twilight, May II, 1877,
to President Hayes in response
to the expressed good wishes Of
President Hayes and Mrs. Hayes to
Ex-President Grant and Mrs. Grant on
their departure for Europe:
Mrs Grant joins me in thanks to you
and Mrs. Hayes for your kind message
received on board the steamer after
passing out from the wharf. We unite
in returning our cordial greetings, and
in expressing our best wishes for your
health, happiness, and success in your
most responsible position. Hoping to
return to my country to find it prosper
Gus in business, and with cordial feel
ings restored between all sections, l
submit myself, truly yours.
U. S. GRANT.
Wherever there was opportunity on
the passage on the Delaware ike peo-
pie collected in crowds to do honor to
the Ex-President. And never before
did any private citizen on leaving our
shores receive so general an ovation as
did Mr.. Grant.
The Indiana arrived at Queenstown
about 7 o'clock i'll the evening of the
9th of May. The steamer was board
ed by the Herald" correspondent, and
q numerous delegation from Cork on q
tug which went alongside, who as soon
as they recognized Ex-President Grant
greeted him with three enthusiastic
cheers. The delegation offered him the
inequalities OF Queenstown upon
which he addressed the citizens of
Queenstown expressing regret that he
could not then accept Of their hospital
tiles and saying he would return to
Ireland in short time.
The Indiana then proceeded to Liv-
erpOol where she arrived at 2:3O D. M
on the 2Sth. All the shipping made a
display and the flags of all nations were
flying General Badeau United States
Consul General for London, and the Vice
Consul in the absence of Consul
Fairchild for Liverpool and merchants
Of LiVerpooland London doing business
with the U. S., went out in tenders to
meet the Indiana. Immense crowds
lined the docks and cheered. General
Grant and party went on board the tug
on which were the cOnSuls and few
friends AS they landed the immense
crowd cheered. The Mayor and COun-
Gil of Liverpool met them and the
Mayor addressed EX-PreSident Grant
and invited him to accept the hospital
tiles of the great commercial city.
General Grant replied saying he felt
extreme pleasure in accepting the kind
INVITATION 0AC0uueu, cIlu LEU IIldU UIo
Mayor expressed the cordial feelings of
England toward him as citizen Of the
United State. Grant and party with
the Mayor in the Mayors carriage were
driven to the Adelphi Hotel. General
Grant was dressed in civilians attire
somewhat to the disappointment Of the
crowd who expected to see him decked
in the uniform of the army.
On the Doth General Grant visited
various places of interest and at about
1 80 was driven to the Town Hall to
lunch with the Mayor and other civic
dignitaries. At the conclusion Of the
lunch the Mayor proposed the health
of the Queen And then the health of
General and Ex-President Grant, the
distinguished soldier and statesman.
TO this General Grant responded, and
then proposed the health of the May
Dress and the ladies of Liverpool. TO
this an Ex-Mayor responded thanking
General Grant for his gallantry, and
proposing the health of Mrs. Grant.
After lunch the party, including the
Mayoress and the other guests, visited
various places of interest.