, 1879-04-14
GEN. GRANT,
The Journeying of Our Ex.Presi-
dent in india.
Ills Stay at Bombay--How Ho Ruinod
That 0ity.--Reception at tho Gov
ernmont House.
From Allahabad 10 Etuares...Military Rt7lews,
Dinners, billiards, aud "Plg-
Sltking.",

Sttking."e
CnrrtfpondtneA 1Nt,r Tart Ntrntd
JunnALrooE, Feb 9l.-Ltfc In Ho1nhny grew
10 bc almost homo life ntidcr the genial lospi
tally Of our hoats OH Niatabnr Point. Al.
though we had been week In Bombay, there
wds so much ot Eurupo about us that We could
| not mako up Our mtnds tlat wo were In india.
Much Of the prosperity Of Dombar-which you
see In large. majestic stores, in colleges, espla
nhdcs, RNl wharvca-canle from our American
War. 1T Is odd" said IN Englishman, "that
bombay mud Gen. Grant should bo face to face,
for tho General ruined Bombay
Low UnANT HuiNRD noMnAr.
Then came tho story OF tho cotton mania
which rnged during tl,o American War. Tho
cessation Of the cotsou supply of the United
stascs throw England hack upon India and
Egypt. The year before our War Bombay cx-
ported about Sc, ,000, 600 worth Of cotton. Dur
| Ing the War the average yearly export WIS over
t100, ,00O,000. 11ere wns a Ean 10 Bombay III
four years of s3oo, 200 o00 ind this sudden a,l-
ditfon to tho wealth OF the city cngcndercd
every form Of speculation. II people llad rca-
soncd they would Ilayo known that, what
| ever way tho War cndcl,-whctllcr tho
North or South won,-tho closc would have
., r., op
IT,. ~ Wv. -. .o n 'us9' nus 1.s sau'.
o. ~ s'-.1,n aooo' NV no"on5' ae.oAol.G ~
the genius OF Leo " and tho stubborn ynlor
Of tic soldier" would make tho rar lust for a
longer time. a good deal Of this confidence
was duo to the tonc Of tho London press on the
American wnr, which, when read now In the cold
light Of logical md vcsitablo events, represents
the lowest point ever reached in tho Ieprn}a-
~, ~" ~ lno no,'uAf nete"aas lcao
.s a'sa "o"spa,'sf a',v. usli''eu lt' a'a eoI-
,,t,' ,,nueu ~ G"u'o'e' o""ss He'e cstao-
'"'Pp'h A'u n'.' eonpa"tee'
",'1 .i"a"1a. a''oe'a.1oie' 1a'u eoA'pa"'cs
.ss',''l'atl9n ',al N,u senehee, runway COM
l".@se' sp.an'e a,'t "oas,"s' eompaales III gus,
eo.tse, sos.u1't W. a'a p'4e"' Ola hunufeo por
eont "as la'f fst"r1' 'or one'1 investments ~
ello0o uays, aoo SUPPOSE no Guy "a inc Wof'a
Was 30 prosperous as hofnbay III leoo. IL Leo
and Grant Ind fought twenty years. campaign
this might have continued. But in tic sorlpr
Of 1865 telegram came announcing tllat
..e Leu Alau susfenaeFeu' atu nomoay eo'iapsed.
The companies went to tic wall. 4 firm OF
farsee merchants tailcd for $15 600 coo, and be-
fore the end Of the year there wns not ono
eo"pAny Isu'a.t, v " LII. na"t,eu WHEN ''ao
arisen during tho WaF' And all coming from
O telegram which, In the afternoon OF
April 0, 1865. Con. Grant. sitting an a stono
hv ~, ,voysIdo ~ .nnor'otnr- ,T5ato T., ~.
~ ~ NV "Nfe'oo W nppoa'"t"A' "1ota !" pon.
Gu IN nis memorandum DooR: "lhe Army OF
Northern Virclnia surrendered to mo this after
uoou,n Tho year 1866 Is known os the year Of
nan,c insanity, and h,,kruntcv + hoys 1o,r
s,orIas ~ s,a, ',aa .,.ss r,s.. ,. ,s,,. ,.aa
ssotles o. i''at n'au t'1'e IRON many VINO weeo
here md baw it. Those days Of maofa were days
Of splendor for Bonbay Ia many ways, and It
wns nointed mt tint ali tho unrn,f1rcnt hn,,i,.
t.,,<. ,.,,o,, s,,,,+. 49,. ~ .s.',
.''so ""'ea ntiAo 9ouf c5e o. ~ i"iuil's eu'''o
from Inc men WHO wore nad with tho cotton
mauia.
s1o1r.sEr1Ho.
Tbero vs. vs,t -, Mo En.,,,.h uoa-o, NAV
.,s. "as .,, = te.e ~ a's ,a'EneI nua,oi,"ht
EhfSolas, tac flagship OIL tile English squadron
In India. Admiral CoEbctt received the General,
mud On his leaving thu vessel fired tyepty-ono
pnns. Therc waa Walt m tho Elenhonto Eavca
ena -, 49,, .1.ss ~ 1,S Is ~ A'o eA''''
o'o D'.. y. s. ttG e'sneS III u tnulh.
Sua sIe.e ~ LlcFuauth TAs hiuu y penlc-
sr,nSo ~ fvai,. to.n II n,n. "as ~ H., n's =
PRESTON, You are taken 10 sea thi,ps htc,,,so
tic Prince Of WnIes aaw them m his te,,r II
10 remembered thnt tie Princo came 70 the raycs