Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
THE GREAT AMERICAN
TRA VELER.

General Grant left the United States
on tour around the world on May II,
1877, by the steamship Indiana, from
Philadelphia for Liverpool, being escort
ed down the Delaware by officers of the
city and national Government. He az
rived at Liverpool on May 2S-the hospi-
talities Of the city being extended to him
by the Mayor. At Manchester he re-
ceived the like courtesy, and on his ar
rival in London was rendered receptions,
at which members of the royal family
were present. Military and political
clubs made him an honorary member,
and the honorary degree d. G. i. was
conferred upon him by Oxford Universi-
ty. The freedom Of the city of London
was next presented to him, after which
banquets fetes and balls followed, cul-
minatingin a dinner given to him by the
Queen atWindsor Castle General Grant
then starred On a Continental tour, visit
ing Brussels, Cologne Frankfort and
Geneva, after that making short trips in
Denmark Norway and Sweden, and
again returning to London. In Scotland
he was presented with the freedom of
five cities and two boroughs, and then
made a round of the English provincial
towns, leaving for France on the oath of
| October. Banquets were given to him
| by President McMahon, the American
residents m Paris, and Emile de Girar-
din. Visits were next made to Gibraltar
Algiers, COnstantinople, Athens, Naples
and points in Southern Europe. On Jan
uary 1st, 1878, he sailed from Malta for
Egypt and the Nile, visiting the Khedive
at Cairo; then travelling to Constantinople
and from thence to Athens, where he and
Mrs. Grant were formally presented to the
King and Queen Of Greece. A visit was
next made to Rome, where the General,
his wife ard son Jesse were presented to
the Pope Iy Cardinal Nc Closkey. After
a trip through Italy, Paris was once
more visited, next Holland, Germany,
Scandinavia, and then Russia At St.
Petersburg the General had an audience
with the Emperor Alexander. The rest
OF the yea1 was spent in a tour of Austria
Spain and Portugal, and a third visit to
Paris. The long-deferred trip to Ireland
followed, but, although the ex-President
was enthusiastically greeted at Dublin,
| DclIdot dilo OUllcI IOlulS, luG IoCoplIO1
as a whole was not cordial, and the visit
was made as brief as possible. A fare
well visit was paid to Paris, and grand
dinner was given at the Palace d'Elysee
by President Mcmahon On the 23d of
January, 1879, General Grant and party
embarked at Marseilles for India. Every
where throughout that country the ex-
| President was received with the most dis
tinguished attention and consideration.
Siam was next Visited, the King bostow-
ing many honors upon the General.
China was tie next point Of travel, a
feature of the visit being the representa-
ton OF an address relative to the subject
Of Chinese emigration to the United
States. On arriving at Japan, on the Sd
OF July, Grant proceeded direct to Toxic,
having an audience with the Emperor
on the following day. A series of magni-
ficent entertainments was given in his
honor, and he was burdened with unex-
pected questions in regard to Eastern
policy, both sides Of the Loochoo contro-
versy having been laid before him by
Prince Kung, of China, and the Japa-
nese authorities. On the, Sd of Septem-
Der, after stay in Japan of two months
General Grant sailed from Yokohoma, on
the steamer City Of Toxic, for San Fran
cisco.