The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-27

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charter her for the trip and, take the party
10 This WAS alse. adopted,o,, md ,MssSrss.
Curtis Cannon, Noting, and Scott ,jap,
pointed to pFeessse- the steamer and make
other necgssaryI I.arrmgepeutsI The menu
tbersc Of. the James, ,RiyeE -comnitte tess the
Council and; Invited; guests will form the
party Il the President finds 1t convenient TO-
20 down. n
i / fH-AEgi Io'aackahs ebhmihes, hsSfng coms
ple4ed their <labofsy arosrsaae EoozaIrTt
BREAKFAST rHtRsDAYt 4 ia't' =
The official programme Of the ceremonies
incident 10 thel Presidents Visit, &c, ., Is
sbublished beloHt.ii1 viii be seen that on
Thursday at 12 O'Clock the President will
visit the Fair to witness the, competitive
tdriIf. &c, Previous 10. That time, how ever,
{at 10 o,tlock), the President, by special ip-i
FYftdtion, will breakfast with ibis personal
friend and ,colfege-mate, ,ReY: y, T., NJ,
Curry, at bis residence, corner OF First and
franklin streets On Thursday morning.
carriages will be in waiting at. the hotel to-
convey Mr.. Hayes and DR.. Curry's other
guests to the .latter's residence, and at Il
IT. the committee and mafshals will call for
bis ExcelIency and. escort him to the Fair
Grounds q, r .I.,fs<,.r1.Y ;,Gl So. i.
:. THE PROPOSED TRIP DOWN THE RryER. n
II was proposed ut the meeting sot! the
committee yesterday that. the steamer
Hampton be chartered to take the President
and party<downI the river, IN order; that he
might .see the progress made inz1the im-
progement land get o. peepIat' Dutch Gap
and other. historic points on. the james.
The Hampton wilt reach here Wednesday
morning, but the Norfolk papers announce
thatiin' order to ouaccomm0date parties who
wish to attend the Fafrfthe steamer will re-
turn to Norfolk on T thursday afternoon. IL
this be true, the 'cSrnmitfe Will either have
to- select Wednesday for their trip or secure
the use of some other esteamer-the. SyfveS-
ter, perhaps, as-zshe will arrive here on
Thursday afternoon I'M ample time to take
the, party down. and bring them back by 6
o'clock. The, steamer Eliza Hancox will
also be, e,here, on Wednesday, morningy and
in case the Sylvester could,not berseeTed,
the Hancox: might he chartered byothe conn
mittee. - ~
k;T9.! .!EDECoRGT1eNsA1L1 d
It! has been suggested THAT! the city ail-
thoritfes, or some one who will seetthat 1T
is done, have !archesaerected; on several Of
the principal Streets, as we'll ias decorations
OF various. kinds, Business and private
houses might also be ornaniented in this
way!:5!2"" :,'s":'ii r''"'a'.i 2Gi .'ri''' Ii
- On Hone, nightAsay Tuesday orWednes-
daylduring the stay Of the President every
house in the city ought to be illuminated,
and all other things done to- give his EXCEL
lency grand old Virginia welcome" =
Official Programme, =.
T The following is the official programme
for the reception and entertainment Of the
President of the United States and his Cab
met during their visit to Richmond:
i'a Committee OF Reception. Hon. William
&c" Carrington,- Mayor; Hon. J. A. Mere
dith, President OF the Board OF. Aldermen !;
General Joseph R. Anderson, President OF
the Common Council; John Fl. Guy, John
A. Curtis: Samuel: Fl. Pulliam, Robert H.
.Whitlock, from the Common Council; Lu-
tciaH l.. Bass, Henry G.Cannon, Charles T..
Todd, William H. Scott, from the Board Of
Aldermen; Franklin Stearns, E. o. ;N6lting,
A. R. Courtney, from the Board Of Public
Interests .f.G-nr
;Marshais. General Peyton- Wise, chief
marshal; Captain Lueian L. Bass, James B.
Pace, LewisfD D. Crensbaw, 'Jr., and 3. T.
August, assistant mars - ~! ,!.. - =,
THE reception committee will leave Rich;
mond vta> the Richmond, Fredericksb ksburg
and Potomac raitroad, from - Byrd-Street
station, at s:O7 Tuesday morning, and pro
ceed the point ON the road where the
cars pass, ana where the President s4lE will be
- iS TIe President r., itdlt, w,ltleave washington in
special car OF John NJ. IRobinson's,h presi-
dent Of the, road, who viii accompany the
party frornI Rfchnto d.o:The train from
Washington will stop about ten minutes at
Fredericksburg, sAfter leaving this point
lunch will be served on the. train, this hospi.
tality being rendered by the Railroad Com
pany. The train will arrive dt. the head Of
Franklin street at 2:30 p. Mar; 30 T.,
On the approach OF the train to the city q
national salute Of twenty .ohe' guns will be
fired byu the Richmond ,.o Howitzerss sta
toned at Elba Park ~ r,p1.,. tr.s.,.. z. =
On the arrival OF the train the presidential
party will be-, escorted from the train to the
platform erected Tor the, purpose Of the
reception, where the address, of welcome
will be delivered by Judge John A. Mere
dith, and the President presentedaBy him to
the people OF Richmond. ',qh.aIT ~ 4, III T.
hThe President will respond.''hn"' -.
The platform will be occupied by the
presidential party, reception committee,
and membarsoi both branches Of the City
CouncH.:l,7i '.ii1y!'urw 7Jri :Di2@:,"7i.:t =
Ceremonies at this point being concluded,
the procession win be formed in the follow
HgorShsIs: -I'ru"- .,:t:z,i.'ro"''r i,
CHIEF oi Police andPolice Force. -
Fire Department. :'~-17GH - 'a=f2''o ii
Band Of Music. . Icy Icy 90 80 :. ! -
niahay3a Military; uow,tzsr. snrhh TAANoK :, :,
Carnage Containing the PRESIDENT Of the
United States, May yor 0f the city, President
| of the, Board sf.Aldermen, President OF the
Common Council
Carriages containing members Of the Pre-,
sident's party;and Reception COMMITTEES. {,
branches 81 the city Council: ''',''',' *'''! :
Carriage, containing the president and sus
R,|Er ana PStom;ac ;a railroad. -
|, .JMilitarpla poT' 20 y JEIr) fii'TaaI 1T
Citizens in carriages and on foot. u ~
/ lYhe line Of march will, down kFapk1n
street to Fifth, up Fifth to Grace, thence to
Ninth, Ninth to Main, thence to fourteenth
to the EXCHANGE Hotel and ID Ballard House.
-i!At g iyeloek: the members nof the City
Council will be introduced to the President
and his party. ,... y;
lo yfr3u;"l l';iH!,! ~, .t.,iiGTG,Ir3.i =. 81.
IA. sEe9SD 9A5T7WFDpNSlEspAY. -
2aAtll O'Clock the President and his sparty,
accompanied by. Governor kemper,. the
president OF theFisginia Agricultural So
ciety and bis aids, the Reception Committee
and their, marshals,, will PROCEED TO the
Fair Grounds, where anA address: OF vel
rpme-win be-deliYered= to the President by
the Governor ON ,beha4 OF the State; to
which the President will respond, After
EYiewtnsr the objects Of interest. On the