The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-12
GRANTS GREETING!
Chicago Welcomes Him With
: Music and Banners,
And Oceans of Slushy, Sloppy
Mud.
The Windy Town Wild With Enthu.
siaSm.
ARRIVAL OF THE DISTINGUISHED
GUEST.
National Associated Press to the Star.

visitors to participate in the reception of
General Grant The General and party will
reach here at o'clock. He will alight from
in charge by the Reception Committee, and
the great procession of escort will move up
Michigan avenue and through circuit of
South Side streets to the Palmer House.
where the Citizens Reception Committee
of 500 will formally welcome him to the
city, Mayor Harrison making the address.
This evening grand reception will take
place at Haverly's Theater, where tickets of
admission will be necessary. Addresses
will be made to the Army of the Tennessee
and to General Grant by Hon. T.. B. Wash
burn, Governor Cullom and Mayor Harri-
son, and General Sherman will respond.
Judge Gresham, of Indiana, will deliver
the annual address to the ARMY of the
Tennessee tomorrow evening. The BAN
quet of the Army of the Tennessee in honor
OF the General will be given at the Palmer.
During the remainder of the week and
until Tuesday next the General will be
varionsly entertained by the citizens Of
in the city and who have engaged quarters
Schofield, Auger, Crook, Potter, Pope Rob-
ns0n, Z. s. Penfield and Williams, U. s. A.;
Governors Cullom, of Illinois; Smith, Of
Wisconsin; Routt, of Colorado; Gear OF
Iowa. Ex-Governor Fentonsof New York:
Colonel Thomas Scott and the Directors of
the Pennsylvania Railroad; r. q. Ingersoll,
Samuel l.. Clemens Mark Twain) Richard
Saith Of the Cincinnati Gazette, General
]. T. Hawlev, Green B. Raunl. Admiral
Bowman, Hon. Stewart l.. Woodford, Ex-
Treasurer New, Thos. H. Nergen, Colonies
Edeneld, Thackeray, Baker, and Captain
Valkman, U. S. A.; General j. r. Slack,
Land Commissioner Williamson, Geo. W..
Childs, Senator Cameron, and many Others
Of equal celebrity.
The music is one of the greatest features
of to-day's procession. Thirty bands have
been engaged, and Losch's Orchestra will
lead the line.
CHICAGO, Nov. 12--10 A. Mt rained all
night and there is every prospect for more
rain to-day. The streets are almost impass-
able for mud, and there are crowds Of
splashing pedestrians whirling vehicles
and galloping cavalrymen.
The decorations are greatly soiled by the
storm, but fresh ones are being put mp to-
day, and very fair display is made.
The procession will begin to form about
noon, so as to meet General Grant Oh bis
arrival at p. m.
NooN.--The weather is growing cooler,
the clouds are partially gone away, and q
pleasant afternoon is possible. The streets
in the center Of the city, especially along
the line of march, are brilliant with red,
white and blue in every conceivable shape,
relieved here and there with evergreens
notices and portraits of the hero of the
day.
The buildings are gorgeously decked
from sidewalk to cornice. The Times
building to-day looms up as gay as any.
1t is impossible to particularize further
Than was done in these dispatches this NOR
ming All have caught the Grant enthusi-
asm, and there is scarcely building on the
line Of march that is not decorated. Never
did Chicago present such festive appear
ance.
Millions of flags and banners are waited
by the gentle breeze, and throughout the
entire city hundreds upon hundreds of
business men and private citizens have
spent fortune arranging banners and flags,
wreaths and emblems that tell in such un-
mistakable and pronounced manner the
all classes for their great visitor. Dealers
in flags and floral supplies report that the
demand upon them for the past ten days
has been enormous.
/ Tiers Of temporary seats have been
erected at every available place along the
line OF march. Single settings sold origin
ally at so cents, but to-day the price has
run up and they can not be had at high
premium. 81
Windows from which to view the pro.
cession have been selling at from two to
twelve dollars. In one Instance one hun
dred and fifty dollars was offered for two
upper windows opposite to the Palmer
House, which is favored locality. Bal
comics were not to be bought at any price
and even windows are out OF the market.
A special train with the Reception Com
mittee left this morning to meet Grant al
Aurora Or Mendoza,
A special from Galena says the General
boarded his train at o'clock this morning
with his family and Mrs. Montgomery, ol
Chicago, and General Rawley, of Galena.
By invitation they occupy the private car
Of President Alderman, of the Illinois
Central.
ARRIVAL OF THE GENERAL.
A drenching rain set In at o'clock a.
the guns were fired announcing the ar
rival of Grants train In the city and the
procession was forming.
The General arrived promptly, and the
nvocassiou moved off in snite of the rain