The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-11-27
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs,

Ex-President Grant, after q weeks
round of festivities, embracing receptions,
banquets and dinner parties, babe alden to Chi
cago on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 49,
and returned to his home in G4lena. A chro-
noiogy of the weeks events, briefly summarized,
stands about thus. Wednesday, grand reception
by the cltizeus and military; evening,
Army of the Tennessee reception at HAY
erly's Theater. Thursday, reception by
veteran soldiers at McVickers Theater:
evening, grand banquet at the Palmer
House Friday, private reception at Col
Fred Grants residence; evening, recep-
ton and banquet at the rooms of the Chicago
Club. Saturday, Gen. Grant received the vet
Grams Of the Mexican war, and received and
shook the hands of the public at the
Grand Pacific Hotel. Sunday, he attend
ed the Centenary Church (Rev. DR.. Thonas).
Monday he reviewed 40, GOO school children oil
the Exposition building, and in the evening at
tended reception by the Calumet Club.
Tuesday he attended reception by the Loyal
Legion at the rooms of the Chicago Club, Wis
tied the Protestant Orphan Asylum and made a
long speech, and in the evening attended the
Second regiment reception at McViclzer's
Theater. Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 10 q. m. ,
left for Galena,
About twenty negroes arrived at New
York, few days ago, from Liberia, whittier
they had gone year ago under the auspices of
the South Carolina Colonization Society. They
hrspn fIo o1oo
prise, showing that it was grossly mismanaged;
that scores Of the emigrants have died of eli
matte ailments, and that the few who remain
alive are barely able to obtain sufficient food.
The Society O the Army of the Cum
berland, at its a-aAual meeting in Washington
last week, in response to letters read from the
wife and daughter of the late Gen. Robert An
derson, Of Fort Sumter fame, denying the
charges Of disloyalty against the deceased,
adopted the following resolution offered by
Gen. Sherman:
Reso1oed That the heartfelt sympathy of the So
ciety of the Army of the Cumberland is hereby
rendered to the wife and daughter of the first com
mander Of the Army of the Cumberland; that the
society will bear in honorable memory his
pure and noble character and his heroic devotion
to his country and that they will ever regret that
has ill-health in 1861 prevented him from reaping
the fruits of his valor and courage in the cause of
the Union, and that nothing but poverty prevents
them from erecting suitable testimonial over he
honored grave OF Gen. Robert Anderson at West
PORT.
Toledo, Ohio, was agreed upon as the place,
and September, $780, as the time, for the next
meeting. The following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year:
President-Gen. Phil. 81. Sheridan.
Vice Presidents-Gen. Underwood, Massacnu-
setts Gen. Barnum. N York; Gen. GARNER New
Jersey; Gen. Negley. Pennsylvania; Gen. Duffield
Michigan; Col. Hobson, Kentucky; Capt. E.
Rhum, Tennessee; Gen. Morgan, Illinois; Gen.
Streight, Indiana; Gen. Myer, Ohio; Col. Johnston,
Wisconsin; Col. Conoyer, Missouri Gen. Martin
Kansas; Capt Wood, Minnesota; and Capt. Selleck.
Iowa.
Recording Secretary-Capt Steel.
Corresponding Secretary Gen. Cist.
Treasurer-Gen. Fullerton.
Passage has been engaged for Gen.
Grant and wife on the steamer Alexandria, to
leave New York OF The 9th of December lor
Havana