New-York tribune., 1879-12-12
GENERAL GRANT IN CINCLNNATL
A GREAT POPULAR wELcoME-Two SPEECHES DY
GENERAL GRANT.

GREAT POPULAR wELcOME-Two SPEECHES by
GENERAL GRANT
| CINCINNATI, Dec. 11.-General Grant left
Louisville In a special train this morning aud arrived
here about amid the booming OF cannon and the
ringing bells. The special train into the heart OF
the city TO public landing, where General Grant ana
party alghied in front Of grand riumpha arch and
gateway bearing the words The gates OF city open
to General T. 8. Grant" The Hon Benz amin EGEeston
then in speech. representative OF all classes OF c
zens, welcomed General Grant to Cincinnati.
The General responded as follows:
feel citizens of Cincinnati and state Of Ohio
grateful for the welcome You have gwen me- Inc IAN
guage OF the address OF welcome whicn have Just heaid
great distinction that have the title OF an American
citizen which is the proudest title that could DC allowed
and nation. aud grateful 10 its soldiers who went
with and enabled me to render such services as
may have been enabled To render. Again thank You
FOR the cordality Of this welcome rendered Inc by the
| citizens of Cincinnati
procession was formed ard proceeded TO Music
Hail. The streets were crowded, and General Grants
appearance at every the signal for great en-
4 thusaem aud cheering. Mrs Grant was received by
committee OF ladies and went direct TO the Gibson
| House.
At Music Hall the decorations consisted OF tasteful
arrangement OF palms and ferns in great variety and
mammoth flag festooned across the cast end with the
word Welcome" in large letters Here General Grant
accompanied 10 the stage by the Reception Com
mittee Mayor Jacob welcomed General Grant In COM
pimentary terms. and the General responded as fo-
| lows:
tnrn once again 10 my native State. and am fur her
grat1ed TO be received by the citizens OF TINS city aud
State been here by you and the people OF Cn
cinnati. II In tue habit OF public speaking
could better give 70 the THOUGHTS ,a. ~, % NY
speaking Will extend my heartfelt thanks TO the cit-
zens OF @ ana @ Vp ,Ue had S 70 ay on reGuebt
occasions since my return 70 my own country, tha my
abroad have served only 10 strengthen my ovo
| of
stands better light than when you perceive 1t
highly gratifying personally, and very gratifying
as 9 hs great "na a s. onnry ,s " of %
not fully developed and oder countries that
have occupied through many centuries that the
resources iu sone exhausted and In others de-
veOped their highest capacity traveller may Gu
see the ch treasures antiquity there hut Il he has
the money which i taxes n m TO t s%spSTs % rG e
land Again, Mr. Mayor. thank you ana the citizens
| OF Cincinnati.
The speech greeted with cheers. Then followed
concert by the Thomas Orchestra during which General
| Grant retired and proceeded to the Gibson House.
The Times reports that while General Grant the
train coming here to-day he was informed that senator
Edmunds had been rendered Supreme JudgesLip. 70
when he replicd al hope lie VIII not nccept IT, lie
ougn! to remain in the senate He is too good man to
Ats:45 General Grant SAT down to the banquet given
him by the citizens at the Grand Hotel Inc beautiful
go guests set, aud all the guests were present
General Grant sat at the centre OF the taee OF h9nor
1
| On the right were Governor Bishop ihe non. W. Q
| Grocsbeck, the Hon. Samuel L. Hunt, Murat llasiead
DayId Linton and toe Hon. A. T. Perry, and on tie lett
were Jl dye TAFT Mayor Jacobs General Tyner Richard
Smith, Judge 81. Force, tho Hon. Benjamin Egglesion
| and the Hon. j. . Robinson. The remainder OF the
brilliant company SAT at tables Land at right angles To
| the table OF honor -.
| The toasts were responded to by the Hon. ";
g. Groeshcck the Hon :. T. Hunt, ANA
| Richard Smith OF The Gdcct,. After dinner at the
Gibson House. General Grant i0ined Ms. Grant at the
rrccpion gwen by MI and Mrs. Washington Mclean IN
his honor Mr. McIean's residence was elegantly deco
rated Five hundred invitations 10 the elite Of the city
| had been issued and four hundred were accepted
Among those present were judge and Mrs TAFT Judge
| ana Mrs Force. Governor Bishop. OF ONO, Governor
| Stevenson, OF Kentucky, Mrs Stanley Matthews ana
daughter Mrs. Moutop. sister OF General shernai
| When the applause which followed Nh. Hunts happy
speech had partially suhsdtd there was loud call Tor
| n response from General Grant, who SAID
| 7 have listened 10 every word tho eloquent gen
| tleman has uttered. and indOrse every word
| of them. II the gentleman ana myseiI
| have ever differed i'll politics. it has
been because We voted opposite tickets tor certainly
! our views the same. daughter ana npplause-hi
| Hunt being Il Dcmocrnf.I