Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-10
NATIONAL CIRCUS.
Its Departure in Good Order from the
SainFir City.
"BILL DUKE ASSUMES COMMAND
And Spreads Himself Extensively in
Exhibiting the Presidential
Show at Hastings.
"BILL DUKE" ASSUMES COMMAND
SPEECHES, ENTHUSIASM, LUNCH.
The Grand Caravan Moves on the
Enemy's Works at Red Wing.
THE FINAL HAND-SHAKING DONE,
And the Royal Free-Lunchers With
Their Cabbage Head Chaperon
Raid into Wisconsin.

As the time announced for the departure of
the Presidential party approached, the people
began to assemble at the depot, at the foot of
Jackson street, so that by the time the carriages
containing tho distinguished visitors arrived
three were two or three hundred persons pres
ent Upon arriving at the depot the ladies of
the party at once went board the special
coaches, while Mr.. Hayes remained on the plat
form surrounded by motley group of gazers,
who walked round him viewing him from head
to foot, curiously noting everything from
his plain bone sleeve buttons and
shirt studs to his third rate
broadcloth suit--from his somewhat bloated,
ruddy and coarse features and grizzly brown
beard to his thread glove, and shapeIy hand.
After standing for sometime upon he platform,
chatting familiarly with any one who chose to
address him, he mounted the steps of his spe-
cial car, from whence he looked down upon the
throng which vas increasing every moment
he looked down upon them with hand half
extended and with an expression of expectancy
which seemed to say. am here if you want to
shake, why don't you step forward, and in
time they did step forward the whole motley
crowd; and the crowd represented well nigh
every phase of humanity; there was
the blear eyed, habby checked sot, the cadaver-
GUS tramp, the vicious pimp, the foxy gambler.
There were people of all colors and COM
plexions. natural and artificial, faces black by
nature and faces backer with accumulated
dust, sweat and smoke. There were we'll
dressed gentlemen and better dressed rogues;
merchants and spectators, honest working
men and dead beats. and Mr.. Hayes shook
hands with them all indiscrminately. There
We're several ladies, also, who came down to
see the President. and went away content,
after shaking hands with Hayes. For nearly
an hour the martyr to official etiquette
or custom stood like Patience
upon monument aud rather
seemed to like it when another gaping admirer
would advance and seize the Presidential lions
paw. One OF two tramps, who were locked up
at the city later in the day, remarked his
companion, with grin. after going through
the usual ceremony: He seems quite harmless,
don't he? Several ladies spent the time inter-
venlng between the arrival of the Presidential
party to the departure of the train, with Mrs.
Hayes in the special car, enjoying the enter
tanning conversation of that estimable lady
immensely. At IL o'clock the signal was
given ''all aboard" when there
was general rush from the
cars OF all who were not going with the party
or on the train, to which the special cars were
attached. In few moments the train COM
menced to move slowly forward when the
crowd, which had for sometime been getting
smaller, commenced 10 scatter in haste as if to
redeem some of the precious moments like
school boys who had wasted their time in
immediately in front of Mr.. Hayes coach, took
off their hats and gave three sickly cheers, and
when the tiger" was called, absolutely failed.
In Il few moments all was as quiet at the depot
and on the streets if there had been no Presi-
Dental visit.