New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-06

ed Monday The committee having charge
of the display say there will be over 10 900
man in line. The decoration of Pennsyl
vauis avenue begun this morning. A grsLd
pyramid will be erected at each crossing,
sixteen in all; besides, there will be numer-
GUS arches, banners and bunting.
The following is dispatch from COlum-
bus, Ohio:
When Governor Hayes departed for
Washington he left his resignation in the
Governors Office, to be filed on future no.
tioe. A telegram was received from Gov
ernOr Hayes Saturday forenoon to file the
resignation. 1t ia as follows:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
State of Ohio,
Columbus, Ohio, February 2s, lsT7.J
l hereby resign the office of Governor of
the State of Ohio. Ny retignatiOn to take
effect on the second day of March next.
K. b. HAYES.
Upon recsipt of the telegram Lieutenant
Governor Thomas L, Young vas notified of
Governor Hayes resignation. He at once
proceeded to the Executive Department,
where the oath of office as Governor was
administered to him by Chief Justice Welch
in the presence of the State officers and
many citizens of this city. Governor Young
left for Washington at once.
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial of the third fur
nishes the following interesting details:
President elect of the United States
Rutherford B. Hayes, arrived here at $50
this morning. Notwithstanding the pouring
rain, a large oOncourse of people had gath
cred in and around the depot in anticipa-
ton of the distinguished arrival. A force
of fifty metrOpOErans, under Major Rich
ards, chief of police, and number of de-
4l,oyr
of the building as means of security
against the execution of any of the threats
which have been INDUCED in within the
past few days. At nine o'clock Senator
Sherman, General Sherman, and ex.GOv-
ernOr Dennison made their appearance. AS
the train entered the depot, President elect
Hayes stood at the forward end OF the
special car, which had been placed at his
disposal by President Scott. As the train
halted the President elect hastily stepped
down upon the platform in the depot, where
he was heartily welcomed by Senator aud
General Sherman and Ex-Governor Den
nisOn. After the interchange of oivihties,
Governor Hayes, leaning upon the arm of
Senator Sherman, and Mrs. Hayes, sup
ported by General Sherman, followed by
the rest of the party, proceeded to their
carriages in waiting. As the President
elect passed through the long lines of per-
sons assembled, every token of respect was
shown. After taking their carriages the
President elect and his immediate family
drove to the residence of General Sherman,
where q generous welcome and hearty
hospitality awaited them at the hands of
Mrs. Senator Sherman.
| At twelve O'Clock the President-elect,
| General Sherman, ex Governor Dennison
and Webb G.. Hayes drove TO the Executive
| Mansion. The Cabinet WIS about to as
| semble, Secretaries Chandler and Cameron
having already arrived. Some preliminary
conversation had been had on the pending
| business. The Secretary of War had laid
| before the President several dispatches
which he had received from General Augur
| and Mr. Packard, at New Orleans, when
| the announcement was made to President
| Grant that the President-eleet had entered
| the building. Before the President had
| time to leave his seat at the Cabinet table
the door of the Cabinet room opened, and
the President-elect and those accompanying
him were ushered into the Cabinet room.
| Presidenteleet Hayes advanced hastily
across the room, and approached the
| President with an evident sense of emo
tion. President Grant had scarcely time to
rise from his chair when the President elect
| reached him, the latter graspiDg President
| Grants hand in both of his, and, looking
steadily in the Presidents eyes, seemed for
q moment too full for expression. Presi-
dent Grant, more self-pOssessed, spoke up
heartily: Governor Hayes, l am glad to
welcome you. l congratulate you upon
your election and your safe arrival in Wash
| ington" The President elect recovering,
replied, "Thank you, Mr.. President, for
| your welcome and congratulations; my
| Journey has been a safe and pleasant one P"
| The President turning, presented SeCre-
taries Chandler and Cameron, and at this
| moment Secretary Fish entered and was
presented. Next followed Postmaster Gen
eral Tyner, then Attorney General Taft,
and then Secretary RObesOn, all of whom
were in turn presented. Owing to illness
| Secretary Morrill, was absent. Assistant
| Secretary COnsnt, who represented him,
was presented to the Presidentelect by
Postmaster General Tyner.
The President invited the President elect
| to seat at the Cabinet table, and was
about entering into conversation when a
| dispatch from Louisiana was handed to
! him. Leaving Secretary Fish and Post
master General Tyner to entertain the
President elect, President Grant, with Sec
retary Cameron and General Sherman,
withdrew into recess of one of the win
dows overlooking the southern porticO.
! Here the President read the dispatch, and
| held short consultation in regard to the
action proposed to be taken. Dispatches
| from General Augur contained simply a
statement of affairs in New Orleans. A
| dispatch received from Mr.. Packard made
| inquiry as to the truth of certain tele-
grams sent from Washington to
| New Orleans by Louisiana Representa-.
tives in Congress, announcing the Presi-
| dents intentions to withdraw the Federal
troops from further support of either of the
claimants for the gubernatOrial authority,
and requested from the President a state.
ment as to his intentions IN that respect.
| The President acted promptly upon these
/ diGnatahaa and diraRta1 the SaePafaFu Of
War TO inform General Augur of his deter
minatiOn, which will be seen fully stated
elsewhere in these dispatches Instructions
we're handed to General Sherman, who i'm.
mediately inclOsed them in an envelope and
sent them by courier to AdjutAnt General
TOWNSEND, with instructions 10 prepare
them IN a formal manner and telegraph
them at once to General Augur.
This special consulia alton, out of delicaey
of the feelings of the PreAident-elect, wa,
held apart from his hearing, and when tht
| matter had been disposed OF, the President
returned to his seat at the Cabinet table
and entered into an earnest conversation
with the President-eleet, which lasted fully
! twenty minutes.
Grant and bis family to be his guests at the
Executive Mansion during the remainder
of their stay in Washington.
The President thanked the President
| elect, and said he had already accepted the
hospitality of Secretary Fish, and would
not wish to change
The conversation then turned upon sab
jeets OF more immediate Importance e
| President-eleet Hayes, particularly with
reference TO the political situation, aud the
advisability of his taking the oath Of office
earlier than the day fixed for his inaugura
tiOn, which will be March 5. The rest oi
the conversation was OF an entirely private