Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-29
Gen. Grant i'm washington.


although many OF his friends did not go to the
depot because they had the impression that the
General would leave the train at Bennings, yet
there was crowd there, and Major Brock, with
Lieutenant Kelly and detachment OF
police We're present ana Kept an an open PEI passage &c
the B-street door of the depot. Gen. Grant was
accompanied by his wife and son, Ulysses, Mrs;
Fred. Grant. Miss Phelps, Of Illinois, and
Miss McKennon, of Pennsylvania. There were
present to receive Gen. Grant, Gen. Beale, Gen.
Babcock, Senator Cameron, ex-senator POM
eroy and many other well known persons. In
escorted to the carriages in waiting. Gen. and
Mrs. Grant, with Miss Beale and Mrs. Fred.
Grant entered one carriage. the other MEM
bers of the party followed In other carriages to
Gen. Beales residence, 26 Lafayette Square.
corner of 161s and streets.) Gen. Grant dlned
with his host, Senator and Mrs. Cameron and
Admiral Amrnen being the only guests; In the
callers being nearly all the leading officials
under the late administration and personal
friends Of Gen. Grant
THE GENERAL AT CHURCH.
The General and Mrs. Grant and General and
Mrs. Beale attended service at the metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal church yesterday morning.
They occupied the Well-knoWn Grant pew"
green's, and the service was that of Christmas,
no service having been held there on Christmas
day. Dr.: II. r: Naylor, the pastor, preached
from Coll 8: l1a"Cnrist All IN n ALL" ,as,te Ae tae
the congratulations OF many of his friends who
were present, and left the church by rear
door.
DINNEP AT SENATOR CAMERoN's
Yesterday afternoon the party took drive in
the suburbs of the city and dined at Senator
Don Cameron's, who now resides in the Shep-
herd mansion, corner OF Connecticut avenue
and K street. There were present besides the
Grant party Senator Carpenter and wife, Gen.
Beale and Miss Beale, Gen McFeeley and wife,
Senator Logan and wife, Senator Cameron, wife
and two daughters.
The STAR MAN CALLS ON GEN. GRANT.
Before General Grant had his breakfast this
morning there were at least twenty callers to
pay their respects to him. He received them
and then got his morning meal. When he came
back into General Beale's sitting room there
was quite number of other callers on hand.
The Justices of the Supreme Court called to pay
their respects. Marshal Fred. Douglass also
called. General Grant had the inevitable cigar.
porter was among those who called to pay their
respects. General Grant is looking remarkably
well. There is tinge OF gray in his elosely-cu5
beard. He looks rugged and hale. His COM
plexion Is fresh, and his flesh looks as hard as
marble He stoops little III the shoulders, but
always did.
WHAT THE GENERAL SAID.
He said that he was very glad to return to
Washington quietly. In answer to an inquiry,
he said that he had greatly enjoyed his jour-
which he needed, He would leave tomorrow
morning on his southern trip, and expected to
derive much pleasure from it. Mr.. Ulysses S.
ed E IL was 5 tqdng ba by o 5 Grsnt fnsy r
went to make their calls. He is handsome
young man with agreeable manners. He has
the same cut Of features as his father, and the
same low stature. He also smokes-perhaps his
fathers cigars. Mr.. Ulysses Grant said that he
never attempted to talk with his father. He
never had the chance; his fathers time was al
suggested making calls, his son handed him an
oveTcOat, and was helping him on with it. Look
ing at it, General Grant shook it off, and saying
that he had better one than that, asked for if.
1t " as lying on an adjacent sofa, and having put
on his good coat, the father and son started
OUT FOR WALK.
They walked down to the Department OF
State and paid Secretary EvartS visit. LeaV-
ing there they went to the war department.
General Grant talked some time with him, and
aftei wards received calls from Adjutant General
Town end, the officers on duty in the depart
to Secretary Ramsey, on the floor above. The
clerks had learned of General Grants presence
in the building, and took occasion to be busy
passing from room to room in order to get
look at him. Secretary Thompson received the
next visit. General Grant spent quite time
with the Secretary OF the Navy. He greatly ad-
mfred the handsome quarters in which Secre-
tary Thompson is ensconced. He found con-
genial spirit in the occupant as to smoking.
They smoked and talked for some time. Several
of the heads of bureaus came in to pay their re-
SpectS. Leaving the department, General Grant
and his son walked back to General Beale's, be-
ing stopped frequently on the sidewalk and in
the halls of the building to shake hands with
some one. AS the two proceeded leisurely up
the street they were stopped by small colOred
hoy who wanted a penny to buy some
b-r-r-ead" General Grant felt in his pocket,
but found no small change. He drew on his son
for handful OF pennies and handed them over
to the beegar, who opened mis- eyes in wonder
at the windfall.
THE GRANT FAMILY VISIT MRS. HAYES.
At 12 O'Clock Gen. Grant and Mrs. Grant, Mrs.
Fred Grant, Gen. Beale and Mrs. Beale, and Mr..
Ulysses S. Grant drove to the White House to
visit Mrs. Hayes. The President is out OF town.
As Mrs. Grant got out OF the carriage she saw
Jerry Smith, who was her footman when she
lived in the White House. She said: .sWhy
there's smith, Jerry is now six feet two inches
high. His height early this morning was six
feet.
After leaving the White House the ladies' re-
turned to Gen. Beale's. Gen. Grant, Gen. Beale
and Mr.. Ulysses S. Grant went back to the State
department, where Gen. Grant remained about
an hour with Secretary Evarts. He then re-
turned to Gen. Beale'S house.
THE GENERALS FUTURE MOVEMENTS.
He will take dinner this evening with Hon.
Levi P. Morton, of New York, and will leave to-
morrow on his new trip TO Cuba and Mexico,
He Will be accompanied by Mrs. Grant, General
and Mrs. Sheridan, Colonel and Mrs. Fred
Grant and Ulysses S. Grant, jr. The party leaves
from the B. and P. depot at Q a. m. tomorrow.
All during to-day there was stream OF callers
at General Beale's. When General. Grant was
in he received all who came.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE GUESTS
who will dine with Gen. Grant at Hon. Levi P.
Morton's tonight: Gen. and Mrs. Grant, Chief
Justice Waite, Secretary Evarts. Gen. and Mrs.
Sheridan, Gen. and Mrs. Beale, Admiral AM
men, Gen. Garfield, Mrs. Street of New York,
Miss BaToll, Senator Cameron, Senator Allison.
Hon. Jay A. Hubbell, Hon. Geo. b. Loring, VIM.
Morton Grinnell, and Mr.. and Mrs. Morton.
THE TRIP THROUGH THE SOUTH.
Unless there is some change in the programme
the President and party will leave here in the
Pullman hotel car, President, attached to the
Richmond day train from the B. and P. depot at
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The party will
I. rive in Richmond at 11:35 tomorrow and the
trucks of the car win be changed to 5-feet trucks
and they viii continue right through, leaving
Belle Isle at 1910 noon, arriving at Danville at
$40 p.m., at Greensboro at 1855 pm, at High
Point Wednesday morning at S:55 pm, at
Salisbury at 1918 p.m at Charlotte at 1921 a.
m., at Augusta at 9:45, at Savannah at 4 We'd
nesday afternoon. The balance Of the route is
not fully determined on.
Young LADY OF READING TAKES STRyCHNINE
AND DIEs.-According to the Reading Dispatch
OF Saturday Miss Kate PrutZman, the eldest
daughter OF Asaph PrutZman, Of that place,
committed suicide Friday ~ talyipor OF