Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-12
GRANT IN CINCINNATI.
An Enthusiastic Reporters Enthusiastic
Description Of the Enthusiastic Reception
ExtAndAd tn Cen. Grant -


Description Of the Enthusiastic Reception
Extended to Gen. Grant.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1.-THE special train with
Gen. Grant and party arrived here at 1885.
The train ran into the heart of the city to the
public landing where Gen. Grant and party
alignted in front of the grand triumphal arch
and gateway bearing the words, ''The gates of
our city open to Gen. q. s. Grant" Here Hon.
BENZ. Eggleston received the party. General
Grants party then took its place in the process
sion which was formed, and moved through the
principal streets, which were profusely decor
ated and crowded with people, to Music hall.
Gen. Grants appearance at every point was
the signal for great enthusiasm and cheering.
Mrs. Grant was received by a committee of la
dies and went direct to the Gibson house. At the
hall the DECORATIONS consist of tasteful ar
rangement of palms and ferns in great variety
and q mammoth flag festooned across the west
end with the word WELCOME in large letters.
Grant was accompanied to the stage by the re-
ception committee, when
+. MAYOR JACOBS
addressed Gen. Grant as follows:
"The city Of Cincinnati bids welcome to you,
her distinguished guest. Her citizens feel
proud to have in her midst one who has rem
dered great and valuable service to our country
when civil war threatened to destroy it, and
who. when peace was restored, at the helm of
State enforced such measures that all citizens
of the country could enjoy the fruits of the
war. Fellow citizens, we car not honor our
guest too much. for he has ever been ready to
respond when his country required his services,
either In peace or war. and has been recognized
and received by all people and countries as a
most worthy representative of the American
republic. Make his stay in our midst a pleas
ant one, 10 that he may ever remt mber his visit
to your city, the queen city of the West, with
qualification. General Grant, in behalf of the
city of Cincinnati,1 heartily welcome you.
GRANTS RESPONSE.
Gen. Grant responded as follows: Mr.. Mayor:
It is with great qualification that return again
to my native State, and am further gratifed
on being received by the citizens of this city
and State as have been here by you and the
people of Cincinnati. If was in the habit of
public speaking !! could better give expression
to the thoughts that fill my mind at this time,
but not being accustomed to public speaking,
will simply extend my hearty thanks to the
citizens of Cincinnati and of Ohio for this
gratifying reception. will add what have
had occasion to say at other places about my
own country, that my travels abroad have
served only to strengthen my love of country.
BY comparison and by contrast of our country
stands out in better light than when seen
alone. My receptions abroad in every
land have been very gratifying to me person.
ally, and they hsve been very gratifying as q
recognition of this great land; but the com.
parison that speak of is between a new coun-
try not fully developed, and older countries
having been inhabited for SO many centuries
that the resources are in some cases exhausted
and in Others developed to their fullest capac-
ms in oy,1
enjoy himself, but if he has to earn the money
it will take to support him he will soon wish
himself back again to this country, the home
of the free. Again, Mr.. Mayor, thank You
for this kind reception.
A public reception then took place.
The banquet tonight at the Grand hotel was
one of the most brilliant in the history of the
city. The beautiful dining hall was com plete-
~ filled with tables, and the tables compactly
filed with guests. The table of honor ran
along the north side of the hall, while from it
at right angles were placed seven tables, run
ming across the hall. Gen. Grant occupied the
center, and on the first table be.
floral ornament, representing the United
States coat of arms. A beautiful basket OF
flowers and graceful ornaments in the highest
style of the confectioner's art adorned all the
tables. The chief ornament in the center of
the hall was a pyramid composed of cupids,
graces, lions and dolphlns supporting an excel
lent statuette of Grant. Seated on the right OF
General Grant was Gov. Bishop then Hon. W.
8. Groesbeck, Hon. s. F. Hunt, Hon.
a. F. Peny, J. Edwin Spear, Bishop
Jaeger, Murat Halstead, David Linton,
Next Gen. Grant, on the left, was Hon. Taft
then Mayor Jacobs, Gen. Tyner, Richard Smith,
Judge NJ. J. Force, Hon. Benz. Eggleston, JOS
Bugher, Hon. ]. 8. Robinson. The remainder
of the company we're seated according to choice
by self-made groups. It was 9 o'clock when
the company marched into the hall, to the mu.
sic of the Thomas orchestra. Bishop Jagge,
said grace. The menu was composed of ter
courses, with five kinds Of wines. The banquet
disposed of, Judge Taft, at 10 o'clock, raped
to order, and the toasts followed, the party not
dispensing until long after midnight.
-..s m>-s@' MRS. GRANT. +
The reception to Mrs. Grant at the residence
of Washington Mclean was a brilliant affair
beginning at 4 and continuing until Z o'clock
Mrs. A. 81. Bugher and Mrs. Gen. W. B. Hazer
assisted Mrs. Mclean, their mother, in doing
the honors Of the occasion. A large number o.
ladies were present. ,r,., .,a-.5 Is -s.s ~