The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-12-11
1liTY
HOOSIER H0SPl,,.-
FNrENDED To GENERAL ""A-
i. Received and Warmly We
coined NJ Lossnsport and I,:"isn'
apoiis-CharscieIistie
Remarks.

| LoGASsPoRC, Ind, Dc. 9.-The recsp-
| ion to-day of Gen. Grant and party, m
rou;e to Indisnapolia, was complete sue
Arrangements had been made tc
cese- -, here, AMI citizen:
tsr-v an n5-r a. tS~USaai
and strangers, Numbering many 49,
welcomed the hero Dy every cOnCsi~~hle
patriotic demonstration. Tue heavy rAiu
during the night continued uaapated,
which marred solneShat the pleasures az
ucipsted. The psrty took lunch st the
= otel Murdoch and at ors U'cEocl, PRO-
cee.. ed on their journ,y. Ga account OF
the In, tlan troubles Gen. Sherusl was De-
,aired {. Chicago.
AT ISDIASAr-LIs.
IsDyASAroL,s, De- 9-Tne special train
with Gen. GsIaI ND party lei! Chicago at
5 O'clock a n, ana On Is ihe run 10 Lcgar s.
Dot, lIG 2iles, without stopping. in lh.ee
hours and five minutes. The party coz
sistod CT Gen. Grant aai vile, Hon. J. y
I'yner aGd vile, CJi. galloway and wife
Rev. ". 4. Btrtleltsud vile. State Senator
kshlo. Of Indiana, Hos. D. 7. Baldwin
aud Czpt. Sargent, ~ oLe time Un Granite
sis!i.
AtsH The stations On the line OF the road
cro.Gs were gathered ard cheeIei the train
IS il passed.
Upon she a.Iiv-I at LDgahsPort, not
wiihs.ardin., a hard stgIm pTeEs led, a
crowd Of many thous 4Ld- seG- gagheEsd al
the depot, who greeted lie hero with
enthusiastic cheers, AID 9uI,kiy formed
aud escorted lhe dis iegd.zned guests
through he principal street, Stopping al
the Hotel Murk, whsre an address Of vel
come was delivered by Mayor acobs Gen.
Grant, In response, -poke a. follows:
Ma MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN OF To-
GASSP lRr My return 10 America has
afforded me great qualification, ard the re-
cep:ion l have received at every point
since my first landing upon tue shores CT
my own county up 10 the arrival at
Logansport has been greeting
which has been very grateful to me. assure
you that in all my travels ard in all that
have seen / have seen nothing 10 diminish
my love, my admiration IJr my Own couG-
Try. We have 10 this grand couatry Of
ours a great deal 10 be proud If aud souie
thirgs that makes Us proUder and
prcuGer ~ We sse more and more
of tie otner nations Of the
earth and are enabled To contrast cur
great resources with th0se If o;5eTs. Cen
tlem~r, thank yog; Mr.. Mayer, | thank
you"
After luncheon at the hotel TIE PARTY
returned 10 ths train and LETT for this city.
At LogaIsport committee from IndiaU-
apolis met the Distinguished exCUIsiouisis
and escorted them to this city, arriving at
$50 p N. The process ion Ia the city Ta4
formed previous to the arrival OF train aad
moved immediately, uu!er cmnIId OF
Gen. Daniel McCauIey.
The streets on the route were profuseiy
decorated and an immense crowd greeted
Gen. Gran: a. every point.
Arriving at the Grand IIo ell tta q n.
and party proceeded To the balcony, where
he was formally welcomed by Gea. Kn,f
ler Gen. Grant responded follow:
Il thank you, General. | ieei most
CRATE Il to the citizeas OF IadiaDa sni 10
the citizens of Indianapolis AMI the oil col
diers whom meet, for the ht ATTY ,we!come
which | receive. The two aud hall years
that have spent abroad ave been ss YOU
among all the nations OF the globe. In
every oae Of them | have received the
~S-COu4c N.is|I you NS-SAArSt, bit II
has been welcome 10 my own country,
which is becoming srpIscia Ell abroad "a il
has Ect been heretofore, and | am afraid
some oil car own people DOM appreciate it.
Ii they could have little ex ,e!ieDce IN
foreign countries abroad and ste the diff
culiies with which living il procured in
many of them, they would lie prepared at
least to sppcecIato the greatest of all coun
tries. Again, General, through you, |
thank the citizens Of Indianapolis, the citi
zeps Of IIdiGaa and the ex soldiers present
for the welcome which have received
After the reception at the GrADd Hotel the
party were driven to the residence Of Hon
John G. New, where the General Gined with
a few intimate friends At 7:i5 p. N tie
General received soldiers aud citizens at
the court house. Tnis Iecep ion will
continue until 10 O'Clock, alter Witch time
the General attends a concert given by the
Choral Union at Roberts Park church
Gen Grant viii then retarn to Gen. News
re5idsoce a1d pass The night. TIE party
vii leave By special train fa- Louisville
to morrow IioFGir2 al O'clock.