Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-09-24
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Synopsis Oh NeneFal Urdnt TOUR. uTdHt
left Philadelphia on the 18th of May, 1877.
Ten days were consumed in crossing the
Atlantic, and he arrived off Queenstown on
the morning of May ~. He was greeted by
invitation from the Mayor of Liverpool to
partake of the hospitaliies of that city. He
remained in England for about three months,
and during that time was the lion of the
was conferred upon him. He lunchsd and
dined with the Mayors and nobility, and was
everywhere received with trne English hospi
tality. The party reached London in the
rendered the ex-President. The city govern
ment presented him with gold box contain
ing an invitation to exercise all the privileges
of citizen; he dined with the duke of Wei
lington in the Waterloo chambers, where the
old Iron Duke used to receive the Generals
on the 18th of every June to commemorate
the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. He lunched
with the Prince of Wales at Marlborough
House, and participated at banquets with the
mobiles, statesmen and officers OF the country.
The Queen gave the unprecedented order to
her Lord Chamberlain to waive all court cere-
monies when the General called, and he sup
ped with her and the British Cabinet at
Buckingham Palace. Oxford College con-
ferred on him the degree of d. c. L. The
railroad companies of the kingdom provided
special trains to convey the distinguished
visitor wherever he might CHI ose to 60, and a
monster fete was given in his honor at Alex
andra Palace. No American who ever travel
ed in Europe was the recipient of so much
consideration by every class of people; and
whenever the General made speech, which
he seldom did, he said that he accepted the
honors testimonial to his country rather
than to himself. On the 9th of July Grant
left England for short trip on the Continent,
travelling incognito through France, Switzer-
land and Italy, and wherever known, being
received by the authorities with great honors.
On the 25th of August the party returned to
England, and spent month IN making
tour of Scotland and the provincial towns of
England, after which the General went finally
to Paris, arriving on October 20. During
his six weeks stay in the French metropolis
he was invited to dine with President Me-
Mahon, and honored by all the French poll
ticians and statesmen with invitations to
banquets and entertainments. From Paris
the party proceeded to Nice. where they en-
barked on an American man-of-war and made
voyages to various parts of Spain, Portugal,
Egypt and Turkey. In February, 1873, the
General returned to Naples, and from there ,
went to Rome, where month was passed in |
exploring the ancient relics of the Holy City. |
The next seven months were occupied in a |
rip through Denmark, Sweden, Norway, |
Austria, Germany, Russia and Switzerland !
At Berlin General Grant attended the cele-
grated Peace Congress, which had assembled |
1t the close of the Turco- Russian war to
adjust Eastern difficulties, aud was the guest
If Prince Bismarck, and Emperor Wilhelm,
md accepted invitations to dine with them.
During the progress of the Eastern war, there
vas considerable talk at one time and rumors
prevailed that Grant had consented to take
command of the Turkish armies aud would
oon become warrior again. The reports,
were unfounded. Upon the close
If the war, and in the Autumn of 1873, the
General went through Russia and Turkey,
passed over the battlefelds where but short
lme before two mighty armies had slaughter
d each other, stopped at Constantinople for
short season, and spent month in Pales-
inc By way of the Isthmus of Suez the
General then entered India, where the early
art of the present year was passed, and from
here the party went to China and Japan
The City of Toxic sailed from Yokohama
n the Sd instant, at 1870 A. NJ. General
rant and party left the palace of En,ioknan,
'okio, at S:25 that morning, and were
scorted upon special train from Toxic to
'okohama by the Japanese Cabinet Ministers
nd all the members of the Foreign Embassy.
It Yokohama their departure was signalized
y magnificent naval display-all the war
essels in the harbor manning their yards
nd firing a salute as the steamer passed out
the harbor.
THE New York Tribune, reviewing its corre-
,ondence says: The railroad DEVELOPMENT of '
10 Far West is indeed marvellous Its extent
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