, 1879-06-28
GEN. GRANT IN CHINA.

Ills Reception at shanetai-Tho spesc,, OF
Welcome and Con. Grants Ecpiy.
cprrtsnondencs Nts Tori 7rtlsne.
SHANGHAI, May 20.-Thc reception Of Gcn.
Graut At this commercial CAPITAL Of Eastern
Asia Ia prcyiuY tho grind event Of tho season, IL
not IN the history Of tue city.
Thu large warehouse Of tho China Merchants
Stcau Navigation Company, lying juat above
the French Bund, had been cleared Of traffic
and appropriately Tilted up aa reccptInu-roon
Ut tho laudug. Tho floor around three sides
had bcen raised In tue form OF an ampht-
theatre, aud Ill covered with fresh Chinese
mating. seats for sUo foreign residents and
native officials we're all filled, or should haye
been. Tln people were fu tic room, each
With hts seat courteously provided and assigned,
hut prarly 200, mostly young Engltshmen,
Insiste1 On standing around In the spare whlei,
had been reserved for the reception ceremony.
They arc TO accustomed In thcso foreign settle
meu,s to be law uuto themselves, ind to
despise nnf utterly disregard oil municipal anti
social regulations tlat ttlG Eonluittcc found 1t
Impossible on their account to maintain respect"
ile really admirable arrangement for Gen.
Grants reception ut the la1ldiug.
All the shipping In the rlYer was covered With
bunting. FlnKs uf all nations oTuamtnted the
Bud The arrival 0f tho United States steamer
Asluelot, With tho nluncipal guest aboani, had
hecn tc.cgraphel iron Gutzlaff at the mouth
Of tho Yangsti. niucty miles dlataut, carly in
morning. A0uanst the strong current u tho
mighty river tho ktcuuler could not rcach
o. WHICH sh.cn' Shanghai Il located, before or !
o'clock In the afternoon. 80 that there was pien.
" Of tiuae for the newspapers to issue tncjr
nxtras, and for all tic foreign residents to
assemble according to programme. No Amcrl-
f,n md ~ nn
old Kip.luJuca godorn ~ the Ashuriot an
chorea on its dock 1t . o'clock. Tic American
man war drew too mitch water 10 como cosu
to the wharf, 20 tho transfer was inadc III the
Col. Grant, c1-Secretsty Dorte, D. Il. Bailey,
United States Consul.lcnctal, nul . corre-
spoudtht Of o.lc nf the New York papc1s. As
the distinguished party moved from the Ash
uclot her cannon gave toyat salute, 10 whscl,,
Other inen-of-war In the river of tile
pu,al, a. soon n they had reached the centre
OF ths building, II. ". Little, ChairMan ot t'Ie
Reception Committee, addressed tho r1-pzesi'
dent ns follots:
hounr Of welcoming you 10 Shanghai. In ttlta. tho
raststnMost cou1nerclal sdtLlsn,eut Of the CHltls
i.uu!. tho Iincs that unite the Old and Now Worlds
Mest, aud heta gu tue eastern edge Ut tha uoess
lusttluus representative 81 thc grcat lspablie al
hnyo tt,c tu 1how that il Of Interest 10 tbs ordi.
nArY traveller. But mathis head for TWO periods OF
afeat cosmopolitan. commercial State, .~e tra.t
small commercial! Republic, itself ~ cosmopolitan
~ chs great country from which yoa conc. Ma
thank YOU tor comtag 10 visit ~. Va trGst tlat
you vii! aud thAt VII have done MI n our power 10
u,Aku your .isii pleasant. We wish for you tature
~ happy and dlatInxn!aaed ~ JnuE paat. and Thai
* =: ysS xa y
AlI States, united Ia peaceful puFsAtts. anu fur
ihering NO bslova, not without success, tse cause
VI prugreas tn thts conniry.
10 .his address OF welcome Gen. Grant re
rlicu:
LADIES Axn GENrtxxEx: I an yory much Oh:
lIgtu to yon for tho hearty Welcome you hayu paid
liz, and n,ust say that hare barn llltle snr.
i suort time In tho couuny VI which Shanghai
foruls 70 Imp1Ftant . part in commercial say
s nav see1 w:n Z w. ~
what bare lately learnt. hopa 10 carry back u
NV country tpport Of III aaye seen IN ibis paE'
biy Of great aso. ltnank you agaln tos tho heart,
welcome yo4 hare Gtsen nc.
Iu,tnedatcly At ths CLOSE Of these retnarkl
several high civil and military uantlarlns were
theu, mas tho Taotsi, or uofernor Of ahs nsttst
walled pask VI Shanghai It seelas tfla1 10 Aa.
been grcutly peEp!e1el ~ to tlu pr0psiety ol
Ills going to tlse landing ~ greet ona who was
not actually ii ollro. ln1eed only tls day bo
fore he decided that Il woald ba unworthy o!
ono III hls position, Hut, luastiinx that iour o!
LII owu rank ns1 heeu directed BY tho iMprsa
Government At Peklng u 70 down to 'ricntsl,
ulu greet uea. uran. upon hlI arrival there
tpia Shanghai Tautat oYerrasuo hs sSrunlea
mid ZANE hastily Into ile receptlon-liaIl naly
fvw plpuauuts Doforu tue ex-trcsideut landed
Alter II fsw momeuts Ut iofurlAal grcettnst
from tho Cuu.uIs Ia Shanghai aud Tue uembeE.
Of Tie Municipal Council. .Le pFoecs.ioa fos4nsd
cul of the Hund. The Mauilla Dansi, uhicl
lad PLACED AnsFiea National tuns4 while lis
ucoplu Werc wattily, VAS stationed ut tlic head
'rAe anapgla Volunteer lales was thu Gen