, 1877-09-08
Tho Little Town Crowded Clear
Out into the Woods
with Visitors.
Speeches by tie President, Postmaster
General Key, and Attorney
General Deveas.
Tim Chief Executive Eyadcs o Hanl.
Shake with the 1,enfgnant
Multitude.
1snarture Of tho Man Of 9txts, and
Dismissal Of the Enoamp-
ment.

Epectdl DfkratcA to Tas Tribune.
MAn1xr1A, O., Sept. 7.-This was Presidents
an, at tho great Veteran Reunion, and this cir.
r,,nttapee together with tho fact that It was
lie Inst .]sy alao of the encafhpment, brought
together eoncoursc Of pcople which was slm-
nly immense. Tho day dawnod with a cloud
trs. skY and with every Indication ot bright and
tteauttlul weather throughout, but tito promise
Of the dawnnG was mt fulfilled In tho u,ortlIng.
nor, IN fact, till nearly sunsct, when tho sun
cs1nc out ngatn. No rain fclt during the day,
hut tho sky, LII late in tho afternoon. was
overcast with hcavy-laden clouds, anil, had
It not been for pEof,,so display Of bunting
and the presence In town Of tho troops.
tic appearance Of tho town and tho attendant
mu}titudcs would l1ayo been decidedly sornbrc.
As carly as o'clock ths morning the sur.
rounding country began pouring In tts recruits
To The yas. army Of
CURIOUS siunT-sEERs
In town. All day every road anil by.path en-
teslng here discharged tts stream Of humanity
into tho place, like M overtaxed aqucduct.
They came on foot, they catnc In wagons mud
carriages. and on horseback, until 1t seemed az
though tho country rolnd about must bo de-
populated. and arrivals Of tlIls description wcrc
but small proportion Of tho whole number.
At an carly hour special trains bc9au 10 arrive
OIL both rRilroads terminating here, following
enc another In such rapid Succession ~ scarcely
to glsC passengers from oslo train M opaortu-
nItY to dcbarlt ana tllspnso OF themselves before
being pushed on by tim crowd from trains bo-
hind. B'th r:vcrs, too, wero broad avenues to
the reunion, mud steamer attcr, steamer arrived
loaded to tho guards with precious human
AeI'." Nv ee..s'~eo -, ~, w. wv" .ao
crowd !" Attendance WIS 2o'oo, and tho proba"
rvt,Ir That MANY s7nAsorn,
4, ,oun War,.,,o n haI ~, 49,. han a.,. ,o,,
~. o"". a'au =" souay nss sash 'ook'
inc pFne'na' business ssreets "efe Rasls decor
residences wcro beautifully adorned with bupt-
fbr. howcrs. anti ntnnts. TIM crtro troin bc,r.
tSs s' ~, prn.,,,an,tas w.. ~. ,.a ~ a.s -
as ."o sae -, ~ pa'.y "ns uuo he9o .soaa
hour latc. The parade to welcome tho piatty
yas formed at half-nost IN. Int tl,c nroecssion
J1r,. ,nnv, tt,, haif'no.t 70 xo..,t,,, r.. .~,e
under arms for oycr two hours before the uarcl,
wa bca,ln. '''0 '''~' >''
TIE pnEsrpEnTiAL TnA;y
arrival nhm,t n onor,cr ntt.r1t T.. o--tr,, ,,o-
Inc annn,,ncc to III" ~ rxncc,a,, ~ thr,n'. @ .s hr W.
firing of Prcsident's salu.e Of twcnty-ono
guns by the Marietta Battery. The trntn Ind
becn mctst parkersbrrr 1,y n nccontJon commlt.
TIM fr,r, tb,.. ,,,nro ,,tt +,r,, ,rst.., -, a.
10 ~" 'n'e p'"ee' a"a, upo" nsf"nl nesc' 1ao
party "as taken directly to City Hall In car
riaEes, without any ceremonies at tho statton.
Arriving at Ctr Hail.
rur o,,.,v
"as formed. and tho procession moved at onco
III tho following order:
Tho Veteran Drum, Corps. ...
Iho veteran t3atta,son. numbering soma l, 600
men, anu carfJan9 Old battln-tags.
iaM ", ncw ConeoF't l'nna.
c,,r,.r, cor,,;nIns Eo'osnos ,1n i.sts,: saau:
Wy a,ts 1rss'oeht hna den' ~ 1t.
currsa.u containing Mrss H.vc., p,,,u,.,s,-c.,-
eral ksy. Ind ii,1riI.r.l mi
kcsd itnrcs
Carriage containing Attorney a,tnersl pcycns Col.
poIlaas and wt.c.
cclunhus Cudct iAnd.
eolamoas CADET Eattal!on ~ Guard OF Honor.
N"tIe Nnthen'an niah, snaias; !.asA.
N9:.o XXI t'Rnt 'gInt'.. u1ae1s'
1in:I"t,n D'auu.s. t",ax:.
Ttillcport Haua.
suicH. lti,jes.
cnldwcll ii,Iarls.
EmoeidRo City Guusds.
ise.,n,on Inanls.
liza 80 Ii.