Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Another Description Of the Ovation
10 Young and Heating.
A Suggestion that Young may be the
Next Speaker.

WASHINGTON, December 2, 1S78.-l
Memphis may well be proud of the
honor shown her on Saturday night
to two of her citizens. Of course
you know / allude to the banquet
given by the relief committee and the
citizens of Washington to the Hon.
Casey Young and Colonel ]. NJ. Keat-
ing. Some weeks ago it was suggested
that Casey Young was the only con
gressional representative from any of
the plague-stricken districts, who re-
NAMED with his constituents and did
his duty by the suffering, the sick and
the dying. Naturally it was suggest
ed that some honor should be rendered
him as mark Of appreciation. Gov.
A. R. Sheppard, chairman of the re-
lief committee, and who has done so
much for the plague-stricken South,
at once proposed reception. With
him, to think is to act, and to act is to
succeed. AS it was known that Col.
Heating, of the Appeal, who had stood
manfully at his post, would accompany
Colonel Young, he was included. A
correspondence was opened with
Messrs. Young and Heating, and Sat
urday evening, the Both of November,
was arranged as the time. Wizards
Hotel, which has been some time
closed, was to reopen on that day, and
it was selected as the place.
About seven hundred invitations
were issued to members of congress,
leading citizens and representatives of
the press, and at $3.50 o'clock on Satur-
day evening the grand parlor at Will
lard S was comfortably filed by about
that number The Marine Band was
stationed in portion of the dining
room, and discoursed splendid music.
At 8 o'clock Colonel Young, escorted
by Governor Sheppard, and followed
by Colonel Heating, escorted by Cen
eral Marcus j. Wright, entered at the
main door of the parlor and passed
partly through it to a platform placed
against the west wall. When they ar.
rived there Governor Sheppard ad.
dressed the gentlemen in most feel
ing manner. He was responded to BY
Colonel Young in speech Of some
length, in which he eloquently re
turned thanks for the honor done t,
his people by the reception given tt
him. enclose copies Of thesC
speeches. After Colonel Young haC
concluded, Colonel Heating returned
his thanks in appropriate language
Mrs. General Marcus j. Wright ther
presented Colonel Young with hand.
some barket Of flowers, and Miss Lizzie
Johnston presented one to Colone
Keating. The Rev. DR.. Marshall oi
| Vicksburg, Miss, was then intro
duced, and eloquently portrayed the
horrors Of the scenes at Vicksburg
and the gratitude of the people of the
South to those of the North for the
timely aid given. Large mum
bers of ladies and gentlemen were
introduced to the two Memphians
and after a short interval the entire
company was invited into the dining.
room and seated at table on which
was spread q most elegant banquet
Hon. Sam Randall, speaker of the
house, presided, with Colonel Young
on his right and Colonel Heating on
his left. After the more serious busi.
ness of eating had been disposed of
some tOasts we're drank and speeches
made, Mr.. Postmaster General Key
making a most happy after-dinner
speech. About midnight most Of the
party dispersed.
| will not undertake to tell you who
were present, except to say that many
Of the leading citizens of Washington
a number of senators and representa-.
tiyes in congress, and many members
Of the press assembled to do honor
to our Memphis heroes as they
were Justly called). Colonels Young
and Heating have the right to fee
proud over the reception that wa,
given them, and the citizens of Mem.
phis should be proud of the hOnol
done to their tQWnSmen, 1t may b.
that unintentionally Colonel Casey
Young has been prominently put be
fore the country as a candidate fo
speaker. S.