The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-05

j 0U8 W0S OcGDIAleI III tUtl. I!OUO!. 0Iu
st Jerusalem formal reception awaited
them. On the 5,h of March, they
reached Cunstan.inople, where the Sui
tan We'd With preceding rulers in ten
dering hospitsli:ies. Greece. Rome.
Florence. Venice and Milan successive
IL gra,itied their curiosity. Every
where honors were freely accorded,
much in the manner tha. had charac-
terizei their arrival at other scenes.
The opening Of the Paris Exhibition on
May ll.h found General Grant among
the dignitaries present, after which he
made q tour Of Holland. and thence
proceeded to Berlin, where be met
Prince Bismarck. Glad to welcome
President Grant to Germany" exclaim.
ed the famous Chancellor. shaking bis
hand cortiAlly. There is no incident
in my German tour" replied Grant,
that is more interesting to me than
meeting Prince Bismarck. The Prince
expressed surprise at meeting 90 young
q man. and when a comparison Of ages
was made, Grant was found to be ele sen
years the youngest That" replied
the Prince. "shows the value Of aili.
tary life. for here you have the frame
Of young man. while feel like an old
one" A long. informal and interest
ing conversation ensued. The Prince
stated that nothing but the positive
orders of the Emreror's physicians pre-
v.n,e the sovereign from seeing Cen
eral Grant. The Emperor was then
suffering from the results of his at
tempted assassination. 1T is So strange"
s.id the Prince. Here is an old man
one Of the kindest old gentlemen in
th- world-snd yet they must try and
sho / him! There never Was more
simple. more genuine. more-what shall
/ say more humane character than
the Emperor's. He is totally unlike
men born in his station. or many of
them at least. You know that men who
come into the world IN his rank, born
princes. are apt to think themselves o!
another race. AID If another world
They arc apt to take small sccOuu. of
the wishes and feelings of others. All
their education tends to deaden the
human side But this Emperor is so
much of man in all things. He never
did any one wrong in bis life. He never
wounded any ones feelings; never i'm
posed hardship! He ia the most gentle
ard winning of men thinking always
anxious always for the comfort and
welfare Of his people of those around
him. You cannot conceive finer type
OF the noble. courteous. charitable Old
gentleman. with
EVERY HIGH QUALITY OF PRINCE,
As we'll as every virtue of man. l
should have supposed that the Emperor
could have walked alone all over the
Empire without harm, and yet they
must try aud shoot him. He is SO re-
publican in all things that even the
most extreme republican, if he did his
character justice, would admire him"
General Grant very Justly expressed
adherence of the deed. At the close
of the interview the P:ince said: "Ger-
many and America have always been in
such friendly relationship that nothing
delights us more than to meet Ameri-
cans. and especially an American who
has done 80 much for his country, and
whose name is so much hoIored in
Germany as your own" After the in
terview, which was private. Grant re
marked to friend: II am glad l have
seen Bismarck. He is q man whose
manner and bearing fully justify the
opinions one forms of him. What ho
said of the Emperor was beautifully
said. and should be known to all Ger
mans and those who esteem Germany"
During the stay Of the party in Berlin
many public Demonstration took
place in their honor. 1t would be i'm
possible to follow in detail their vari,
Gus pilgri@ages through Denmark.
Norway. Sweden. Spain. and other
countries. Lack Of space forbids. Fully
sstiated with European scenes and
excitements, they passed through the
Suez Canal and enjoyed . prosperous
voyage to Calcutta. viewing the glories
Of the Orient under peculiarly advanta
geous circumstances. At Ragoon, the
principal city OF Burmah. two British
men of-war were found riding at anchor
with yard. manned and decorations dis
played. The official reception was
NOEL and magnificent. Circumstances
precludsd a lengthy sojourn in Bar
nah. bnt. after visiting the Golden Pa.
coda and other renowned localities, the
ex-President and his family sailed di-
rect for Hongkong. On June l4th of
the present year. they reached the city
Of Pekin. The General was immedi-
Ately waited upon by the members of
the Chinese Cabinet in . body, accom-
panied by the military AMI civil Gov
ernors of the Municipality. The EN-
peror being . child of seven years,
Crince Kung. Prince Regent of the
Empire and brother Of the late EN-.
peror. dispatched . deputation to invits
General Grant to an audience. The
following afternoon at o'clock Was
named. Attended by party Of friends
the General at that hour appeared at
the palace.
PRINCE KUNo AWAITED WITH HIS MN
LISTERS.
And saluted his guest il Tartar fashion
by looking at him for a moment with
al earnest. curious gaze. as though he
had formed an ideal of some kind and
VAS anxious to see how far it wss real
ized. He had evidently expected per-
con in gaudy uniform with . lion-hke
air; but instead found . self-possessed
middle aged gentleman in evening dress
who bad ridden long way in the dust
and sun. A grea. feast socn followed.
after which sn extended conversation
took place between the Prince and the