The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-04-25

-ArsS Ss~sA.
correspondent writes from Constant
nople, March 10th. to the London Tmes q
follows:
An incident Of . pleasant nature in these
troubled times vas the Wait here Of Gen.
eral Grant. the ex-Presidsnt Of the United
States. On his arrival at Smyrna On the
I'D OF February. he received . hrman
from the Porte giving the vandalia per-
mission to visit C0nstantinople. An officer
went as far as Gallipoli to meet the Gener-
al. He arrived here accompanied BY his
wife and younger son. One Of the Sultan
aides de camp Immediately conveyed the
congratulations Of his Majesty upon the
Generals arrival In Turkey. and his regret
that the sad condition Il a6ain prevented
the Generals receiving such donors q
Turkey would only be tOo giad 70 accord
TO one who, Is Presideut q the United
states, had always been . friend a the
Ottoman government Had the General
come in time of peace. the Sultan would
have given him . palace: but now he came
Ia house Of mourning. and the welcome
would have to b . welcome Of sorow.
The General sent his comp1ments to Tia
Sultan, not only for this attention. but for
the attentions he had received thruuRh tie
Turkish Empire. He said he perfectly
understood the situation. and would rather
not be any trouble to the Sultan at q time
when the greatest Of troubles rested upon
his throne and his house. This wa iol
lowed by m audience with the SULTAN.
Inc interview was stxSctfy private. and
was marked by the abseace az Ill cere-
! mOny. The Sultan repeated his regret
that the condition Of Turkey prevented his
making General Grant his special guest
and giving him . review q troops and a
palace. Beyond this and the Generals ex-
precision 81 courteous regret e the calami-
ty which had fallen upon Turkey. there
was no allusion to politics. The Sultan.
however, asked the General % accept a
souvenir Of the visit one Of his best Arab
horses. This the General would have de-
clined; but an intimati0n that the refusal
might be misunderstood led u an accep- |
lance. and an Arab steed u dappie- gray |
will sooa be on its way To do service under |
one who. In addition to other attributes, Is |
one VI the finest hOrsemen In . nation |
famous for horssmanship. and who re-
loices In nothing 50 much as In the grace
and majesty Of true blooded charger.
In addition to this there was further
honor to the General In the shape Of din
ner at the War Once. attended by all the
Cabinet, by Mehemet Ali Pashs, tho
military attaches Of foreign embassies
and legations. and tho Generals own
party. The General had . long converse
ton with the Premier about the war, who
assured him that although the day may be
dark now, there were days when the sun
shone; that Turkey had had her day before.
and would have It again, just a. France
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