The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-02

I MILITIA NJ YREviE WAECHO OESlOF POP PULAR
talAPPL LAUsE-vIsIPs ITO GENERREsANDER-
SONS AND. JUDGE MEREDITH sdKECEP,
+ Eo TIoN OF lC0LoRED ,iP RE ACHE RsITHE
..PARTINGs--ALL:h L:hBohRDHBAREWEEI I'd
RICHMOND; ~ a!a;r,g 1":SGZsm ff1@9T !,
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| i, The presidential party were divided into
two sections yesterday morniBgs "a num-
her accepted the invitation OF Rev. Or. j.
| l.. M. Curry and breakfasted with him at
his residence. southwest teornesof Franklin
and First streets. The otbers--tiIe yourg g
Iio,ks-were taken in charge by tue marshaie
and committeeman, and, in carriages. were
conducted to Libby Hill, St Johns church,
Libby Prison, and the Capitol, At. the
| latter place the party visited the Sena.e
chamber, where the Bee-Statute modes are
on exhibition, and the State Library!lHg -
l. The breakfast party consisted OF - Yra II
/ The President and Mrs. .H5ayes.4 .rah
T Secretary and Mrs. Sherman. ,,.,,ns II
F~Secretaries Evarts and Thompson, Attor-
ney-G General De1ens? ..1ct'"'ahhEP -
h., Governor oKemper' and Acting Mayor
Meredth..qT n,ri ~ aiuIf--r .r.if 80 -
General Joseph E, Johnston and, Senator
Morgan, 81 Alabama. ,'.' -. -
ty Generals W Fl. f. Lee and Williams c.
Wickharn. .rD1G. inc oii /" !I'&!oi 9@I ~
james Thomas, Esq., eand. Misss.Kate
Thomas. >; ,.st:., ;,Q gu:nsn'inuT III T:c"-g -
Rev. Dr.. j. L. M., Curry aud lady. sIo pt
I The breakfast was served by ZctelIe in q
| style seldom surpassed Id this country" =
The conversation was free aid spirited.
All seemed charmed withlthe, host and
hostess. DR.. Curry was att Cambrldge with
Mr. Hayes. and the friendship there formed q
T and ever since continued, was on yesterday
cemented anew The rooms were elegantly
arranged, pictures, curios, evergreens,n nant
flowers having been disposed with artistic
effect. Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes fWere1 so.well
pleased that before leaving they insisted on
DR.. Curry and family visiting them at the
White House, the visit to- be net formal or
official, but personal and friendlgI1 t>t' :!
.., After the bs eahast entertainments, which
lasted about two or three hours, all the
members of the presidential party got to-
Eether and rode out to the FAIRGROUNDS.
Upon their entering ti,e1 Broad-street gate
(abont 1.20) the HoWitzers fred7tw enty-oHe
guns. The presidential party went direct
to the Centennial; House 1.-THE house pro-
yided on the Centennial Grounds as "a Nir.
ginia rendezvous by Mr.. Booth, and recent
" removed here12 There they alighted,
and were invited to the porch on therupper
floor, in front OF which most tIail Of the peo-
pie on the Fair-Grounds, soon gathered :
8, FEW WORDS FROM THE PRESIDENT
Mr.. Hayes and, associates showed, them
selves to the crowd and bowed many. times
in acknowledg dgment OF cheers. Finally loud
and repeated calls were made for "Hayes," !"
and the President finally said .tD2h,a :
=, Ladies and Fellow Citizens, III am under
the direction Of an intelligent and, discreet
committee. .,;,.,.f, :; :
According to the arrangement 'the'speak-
ing was done yesterday, and you who were
not then present have the happiness of hay
ing. escaped, that .ipfietion,u daughter. ]
And now. merely that, you may hear, my
Voice under this beautiful blue sky and
bright November sun [ksvoite: '.Thats
Daniel Webstefl; say avery few words.
lin doing $50 congratulate the people Of
!, Virginia on the evidences II thaNe seen oi
Prosperity and peaesei e. and permanent union
4 Si5ss1sss ssstAf Alsly4Fs Isl 8, i','7i:' %':',
Secretary Eyarts was neW, called for. The
President looked !aroIInd for him, but Mr.
Eyarts was not at hand.
The President then remarked .>sA1young
LADY, suggests, that the CROW dh is 500 large
the Secretary is lost in it,, Laughter, -,
tH MI. Evarts now came to the front, and
1.-THE president said, I"The lost is 'found,Y
land introduced the waiiderer amid muct
hap. .ahuse. ~ GoIi:iYl>oII 81! n"SFmi
I, Mr.. Eyalts declared that there seemed t.
! be more 10y over the. finding Of one Cabinet
minister Who was, absent: than, over the
three that went not astray. .iLingbter.
| Absent, he attracted much more attention
than be could baye heped for nEesentit II
was surprising to him what 2 no BILE c9n.
course Of beautiful women and -braye men
had sprouted up on this, ground Overnight
| 1Iaughter.3T';l fn6 1hJia'''S 'f13'tH 10
| There is?notliipg Nirginia,can beetcefted
| in, he; declared Iashe will only give aitsat-
% NJ: Eyarts sRoke Sf tRs yastSed S9di fesSgr9ss 1S
tof Virginia. We have; said he, the marl-
time power wbict, belongs e9the fseabodrd
to extended and ;fsrtilei falas3l anes, iWjth
dustry to unlock and OPERATE thteanH.' htaH.'';a and
habits that belong to a climate where all
men can labor iliarti the year rahnd!Eff they
chobselDpLaughter. Mp.I EYarts saffdd. ffas.
Their gliattYirSinia,S t6 the rest oi
Ithed country were or tiiotaHIy adv itaasse.
ous ctafaeter,g and: that iiera, people had D
cheerful and spervadiag sshse or the bless.
ings they enjoyed, and that her future was
full of promise. tAppiause:1
.THet AorHsR!0F tRaRD.
President rHayes next introduced Secre-
tary Sherman,twho said that he had all
along heard Of Yirgipiaf sa the mother ol
States and statemen; but the5said, he; be.
tlieved, that, she was the mother OF atgooG
many other thingai,rih ShsuisI certaialyo othe
mother Ok. the largest jcrswdi / IeYeEsaWio or
an eunural-iair iyg grounds. ysb With Mct
evidence Of prod ductiye enesss slhe icould nt
longer. wonder at the mighty up umhers; Nir
ginia had sent to help, the people of tn
Vest And: yet they, aA seemeds9 ssgath
| cred here tp-day.fo .poi1Si 1itEG1oyri rGt
! i. Mr.. Sherman had ehoHght ythate itiIt
:. speeches were all oyer Yesterday, and 4,
had come on this occasion t0jsse aeharse
bpose that, the people .wouldr went. tOYhfa
any speakers atall, and heTould, therefore
be very. hriet.c .isusu pe.il iyi;.,i Ii .1ra7 /:
l., In concluding he said: g Ip;a ,wokda de
me say ! leave Riehmnnd, With. prea0Hn'
| gratitude, to yeur GpYeFaor,fto ypnr com
mittee, and to you all. IL belieye more thal
/ ever that you and, .thet people Oh Ohio ar
one and. occupy the greatest country in IL
Eworld.n 2fApplause.] } gilpta blnods Hns !
III -Doog sitlstSsH1Ns AND tLoUtiD:. ir'nfToI
'ki9 Colorel Tfonpson, seefstdy of the Navy
I was now presented by the President q
ia Culpeper VII gfnfa9; The, Colone1 PR
eeeded to, say that all should be admonishe
'fby!tthis bright day Chat the 'ci61d are nsye
SO dark that they do not bec8he atspelled
I The clouds That 'dafkened the Gblhtry, ~
1fture have Been swept away and the ske
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