Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-10


incident Of the generals stay was a
cordial invitation from the COM
mander of the Russian army to pay
him visit at San Stefano. This
was a sore temptation, as it came
in the most fattering manner, and
the visit would have been Of the
greatest interest to soldier who
had commanded at one time l, 10O,-
600 men. But the general felt that
be was in certain sense the guest
of the Turks; that they had done
him all the honor in their power,
and that it would be poor return
OF their courtesy to go as a guest
to the army which was at the gates
of their capital; so he sent a cour-
teous excuse to the Russian COM
mander, and did not visit the Rus
sian lines. The general is in excel
lent health, and has passed through
the ancient and storied lands of the
East with quite an American rapid
ity. He is said to be an earnest,
pushing traveller, pausele;s in his
journeys, and ready for any trip,
no matter what fatigue it involves.
The general left here on the 9Th for
Athens, where he will be the guest
of the king Of Greece, and remain
four days. Thence he goes to Ma
pies, and will join his daughter,
Mrs. Sartons, in Rome, where he
will remain for some weeks.
Throughout this journey
GENERAL GRANT HAS RECEIVED
ROYAL HoNoRs.
On board the Vandalia, whenev-
er he leaves on official visits, the
yards are manned and twenty.one
guns are fired. OF course, this ia
by the order of the American gov
ernment, and | only mention it to
show the respect in which the ex-
President is held by the United
States. The general himself has
eudeayored, as far as possible, to
avoid these special honors, and has
only accepted them when their re-
lection would have been nngracious; /;
but, OF course, when every official
of the American governments is un-
der orders to lie in wait for the
general and do honor to him, these
compliments become part, and it
is to be feared an exacting part, OF
his journey. The generals many
friends in England win be glad to
know that, although his reception
there was far from royal-was, in
fact, simply such honor as is paid
to men Of eminence-he considers
his memories of England as the
pleasantest of his trip. If | were
not an American, he is reported to
have said, | would be an English
man. And if | did not live in
America, | would live in England
| have no doubt that our homely,
hearty English way of receiving
General Grant made better i'm
preston upon bis mind, and was
more in consonance with the ex-
treme simplicity Of his tastes than
the pomp and show which has fol-
lowed him everywhere else. An
incident came to my knowledge the
other day of the pains the general
took to deny story that he was
offended at the way in which he
had been treated by the Prince Of
Wales. Some mischieyous paper
printed a story that the general was
grieyed, because at Marlborough
House at dinner he was not per-
mitted to sit next to the emperor
Of Brazil, bnt was degraded down
the table into the society Of mere
peers like Lord Salisbury and Lord
Beaoopsfeld. The general prompt
ly denied tho story, and said that
no one could have shoWa him more
attention than the Prince Of Wales,
and that he carried away the best
possible feeliRgs toward lAo prince.
His trip to Scotland interested him
deeply, more especially his visit to
Dunrobin and Ipyerary. There is
no man living be saia, ffQr whom
| have q higher esteem than for the
Duke of Argyll lie looks forward
to bis visit to Ireland with great
pleasure, sEd will make that tour
as be goes home. At q time like
this, when the good relations be-
tween nations are the subject of
anxiety, it is pleasant 10 note the
emphatic and cordial frieudliness
Of q man so illustrious as.General
Graut, WHO for sixteen years swayed
50 vast an influence 10 Ameplps,
and who, unless every indication
would fail, is still destined to be a
most powerful, If not again domi-
no,t Ioroo IN tho nolifinS of thn