, 1877-09-16
An Enthusiastic Crowd Intercept
the Train at Kenton, 0.
a Most Flattering Reception Accorded
by the Cincinnatians.
To Which the President Re-
spends in a Happy
Speech.
The LouisYiIlians Bound to Show the
National Executive All the
H0nOrS.


Grams of the Twenty-third Regiment lett tnls
morning, anu the town seems unusuaily qu1et
after the unwontcd hustle Of yesterday. At IL
o'clock the President, Mrs. Hayes, thcir thFec
! sous, Birchard, Webb, and Rudd, and nieces
Miss Platt aud Mrs. Gen. MITCHELL secretary
McCrary and wife, and Gen. Kosecrans, tcn'
Carroll, Senator Matthews, Gen. hlcier'
Gc,, aud Mrs. Kennedy, Judge NJ r.
Force, and R. G. Anderson aud daugh-
ter, left on special car provided
by Gencral-Manager Brown, OF The Clnc'nnat''
LAFAYETTE s. Chicago Railway at Clyde. Gen
Carroll left the party, being Obliged to Return
to his home in Washington City. The party
was here joined BY General-slanager Brown'
Mrs. Brown. the Hon.. john Gardener, Mrs
Gardener, ]. o. Moss, Vicc-Prcsdcnt OF the
National Bank Of Sanduslsy, and Mrs. MOSS.
The latter party came from Sandusky i'll thc
private coach belonging to Mr.. Moss, moving
palace, into which The Presidential party was
Immediately conducted. This car was most
beautifully decorated with flowers, the Offering
and work of Judge ". j. Lane, OF saEdusky' an
old class-rnate OF President Hayes. The Presf-
DENTAL party will reach Cincinnati ut 7:40 this
evening.
At KENToy.
KESToS, O., Sept. 15.-The special train bear
ing President Hayes and party arrived here at
2:15. Several hundred people, headed by
band Of music, were In waiting at the depot, and
Us the train came in greeted it with music aud
cheers. President Hayes, from the platform OF
the car, said:
was told when was up in New England, By
very we'll informed gentleman. that 1t was the
duty Of President to preside, and II has gwen me
very great relief to undertake that duty whenever
have been called upon to make my acknowieug
Of I'll who honor with their attentions
staee sas been n''s s,ogetser Ssse taken
as it was given to the public with attending soldiers
natherng at Marietta aud Dayton, and yesterday at
great duty Of IN officer is always to put Of on
somebody else the work you are given to do. !
will now Introduce to you fotneI s,!a1:1 c'!iz:n o.
reputation for patriotism anu bravery,
GEN. w. s. KosECRASs
The General sail:
return my thanks to you for this greeting from
the citizens OF tue State where was born 1now
nronode to demonstrate that the soldier will put off
on others what he ought to do himself by giving
way to .
MIR. N'CRARY,
the Secretary Of War.
Mr.. McCrary said:
FELLOW CITIZENS or ONO: have only the
right to occapya moment in telling you how glad
am to be in your midst to yd and your beau
t,fnl sta:e The President has told me that this
Grand valley through which We have been passing
IL the finest in tue world, and II it not tor the
valleys Of mr own beautiful State would be COM
pe!e 10 astSe ~sn a n III. e Il The e shest
aud most beautiful part OF 1t. zee no reason why
any man should be in want Of labor in country
like sth thls; lApp!anse.
SENATOR MATTHEWS,
who said:
union Of the Twenty-third Regiment tint had
achieved distinction BY leaving it, by which action
made room for Col. Hayes. My present distinc-
zen @ or of oho that now now holds % oce s 'n' IT beine
well understood that there arc very few
from Ohio occupytng public positions. and
that shall help every other man in ohio to ret
sn Office. Laughter. One peculiarly Of the I
Presidents journey to Cincinnati is that his train is
making the best time record in the State, run
ming the distance from Clyde to l:ellefontaine |
eishty-one miles. in 1o1 minutes. II. s. Brooks |
the engineer, stanch Democrat, says he IL IN
favor OF the residents policy, md proposes to
help him through with 1t.
IN CINCINNATI. !
CINCINNATI, Sept. 15.-tAltEough tue Presi- |
dent had expressed desire that he uirht hare
no formal reception Tonight, it WIS deemed in,-
proper that no recognition should b. taken Of |
his presence in the eity, or that his arrival |
should only be greeted by his personal friends |
From dark until after the procession had dis
dcuscly packed BY q gs'od-natured multitude, |
who moved slowly along viewing the many |
beautiful decorations and il]uninations thickly
distributed along the route aud on adjacent
streets.
THE ARRIVAL.
The train bearing the President and party
arrived at the CINCINNATI Hamilton Il dayton
depot Mt p. m., and the procession moved from
there to the lower end If Fourth street up to
Walnut, hating at the Gibson House, when
President Hayes was welcomed on behalf Of the
people Of Cincinnati BY the Key. DR.. I}!ienthal,
in brief and happy address, to which the
President responded rs follows: >
THE PnEsIDENr's SPEECH.
FELLow-Clr.ZESs: There enthusiastic greetines 4
Ind this very generous welcome By my Old friends
Int, ncl.hbors OF Cincinnati indcct! very graft
:onal compliment understand that they ai mean ns
that you are attached to the principles OF the
Government Of the United States: tt.pplause.l /
Is in part due to the fact that tho people OF
'incinnat approve tho general course Of the Ad-
IN regard 70 the great and difficult
pacitcation in this country. lChecrsl |
The whole country. al! sections, ell States. alf
'cop1c all races, and all classes. are deeply IN
@ a1t of '' thc people, of u" th9 'Es''Sj tni,ca eS
ate hetwesa ssSs ths North ard
lie south thnn the people of Cincinnati. [Chcers.l
)urin. the grcater part of tho period of MY resi-
l
'as, like Baltimore nl Louisville, border city.
N the other side Of the line population in
one degree alienated nud estraugctl from us; but
II friends, the great object and desire with
le gentlemen associatcd with in the |
ovcrnnlcnt the great object and desire with
,c, is to chanyc all that. ] wish
, sec Cincinnati no longer border city. I want
, sce Cincinnati occupy the position which her
geographical location entities her to occupy. I | =
ist Cincinnati to he one Of the great central |
ties OF tic hest continent on the globe. [Cheers
tclicye NY friends, thai the dry is conin. nav
believe the day hs come, when the great conflict
mt ragged between Us for more tltan fifty years is
, be closed. (Chcers.l And how deeply | [
C VIC interested in it. Four years since I
&c .reut crisis in monetary and business affairs &C.
,rrcd and yet the depression has3not entirely pass
away. -Four months ago in New York. in the >
essence Of u largc nuInber of merchants OF that i
ty. thought proper to say that In my judgment.
Z might look for early encouragement decisive Y
Aicaton Of restoration Of business throughout | y
e country. To-day, my friends, / nav =
y that, in the opinion Of wise
ID OF prudent observers. the indications :
hch predicted have come 10 piss Look at il
icy arc not perhaps dcc]ed us We could wish.
It was informed TO day that the RAILROADS Of the
orstlwcst are beginning to curry to market the
eat crops. are alrvady earning more than ut any
eyious similar period OF the year since the crash
1878. IN our own State I am told the Lake Shore D