The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-11-28
MISCELLANEOUS. oLRANINos.

Ex-President Grant, after week s
round of festivities, embracing receptions,
banquets and dinner parties, bade adieu to Chi
cago on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 80
and returned to his home in Galena A chro-
nology of the weeks events, briefly SUMMARIZED
stands about thus. Wednesday, grand reception
by the citizens and military; evening,
Army of the Tennessee reception at Hav-
erly's Theater. Thursday, reception by
veteran soldiers at Mcvicker's Theater;
evening, grand banquet at the Palmer
House. Friday, private reception at Col
Fred Grants residence; evening, recep-
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
cd the Centenary Church (Rev DR.. Thomas).
Monday he reviewed 10000 school children al
the Exposition building, and in the evening at
tended q reception by the Calumet Club.
Tuesday he attended reception by the Loya,
Legion at the rooms Of the Chicago Club, Wis
tied the Protestant Orphan Asylum and made
long speech, and in the evening attended the
Second regiment reception at Mcyicker'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
bring the most gloomy accounts Of the enter
prise, showing that it was grossly mismansged;
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 nual 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
Resolced That the heartfelt sympathy of the 40
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 ever bear in honorable memory his
pure and noble character and bis heroic devotion
TO his country and that they will ever regret that
MS -nealtn III loOl prevented MIN from reaplnR
the fruits of his valor and courage in the 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 we're chosen
for the ensuing year:
President-Gen. Phil. II. Sheridan.
Vice Presidents-Gen. Underwood. Massacnu-
sets; Gen. Barnum, NV York; Gen. GARNER, New
Jersey: Gen. Negley. Pennsylvania Gen. Duffield,
Michigan; Col. Hobson, Kentucky; Capt. +.
Rhum, Tennessee; Gen. Morgan, Illinois; Gen.
Streight, Indiana; Gen. Myer, Ohio: Col. Johnston,
Wisconsin,; Col. Conover, 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 Oh tho 9th of December ,or
Havana.
Gen. Grant has manifested his inter-
est in the Nicaragua canal project by inform
ing Admiral Ammen that he will be in Phila-
delphia on the 10th of December and be
pleased to discuss the matter with Mr.. De
Franco, of Nicaragua, and others. 1t is pro-
posed at Washington to offer the General
s25, 600 salary per annum until the canal is in
operation, when an increase is promised