The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-12-17
Philadelphia and Harrisburg.
All the Latest Gossip-Ths Prepar-
ations for Receiving Grant
A Big Tine Expected,
&C., &c.
HARR1sBURG, Dec. l3, 1879.

HARRISBURG, Dec. l3, 1879.
AS l had proposed / took trip to
Philad'a on Saturday last and found
the Grant Reception the all absorbing
topic. The General will, on his trip
east, stop for day here, where he will
be rendered reception and will be
entertained by Gov. Hoyt. Monday
evening he will visit the fair being
held by the Grand Army posts, and
on Tuesday morning he will leave
early for Philad'a On his arrival
thOre will be a parade which will be
SO long that it is calculated, should the
head of the column move at 8 a. m,
the rear will not be able to leave the
ground. Every day and night he is
TO be given receptions for week,
when he will leave for the South. The
rest of the wpter he intends to spend
in Mexico aud Cuba. The State
House is to be decorated in a hand
some manner, and at night to be illu-
minated with calcium lights. On all
the streets where the procession passes
arches are to be thrown across, and
stands will be erected to accommodate
thousands of lockers on. The day will
be a holiday in every sense Of the
word. The procession will number
between 10000 and 10000 and half
a million of visitors are expected. AT
night it is proposed to illuminate the
whole city and have grand display
Of fireworks. 1t is the intention to
outdo all the other cities in the way of
demonstration, and from the prepar.
alton being made l think will be
highly successful.
Harrisburg, also, intends to give
him an idea Of what it can do in the
way Of parade, and all the neighbor.
ing military and fire companies have
been invited to participate. 1t prom
ises to be quite an imposing affair, and
will be reviewed by Our. guest from the
Governors mansion.
The Grand Army Posts opened their
fair on Tuesday evening, and are
meeting with well deserved success.
The Mathew Baird Cornet Band, of
Philad'a, which is composed Of boys
from the Soldiers Orphan School of
Philad'a, furnished the music.
Saturday night last we bad quite a
fire, which destroyed five houses, and
which might have destroyed more had
it not been for the heavy rain which
was falling at the time, which assisted
the fiIemen in extinguishing it.
On Monday afternoon Judge Pearson
read decision in court quashing the
indictment against Alexander W.
Leisenring one of the alleged riot
bribers, for the same reason as given
In the Salter case in Court on Noyem-
ber 26. He also filed lengthy
written opinion in the Salter case,
covering all the ground fully, aad
giving his action on each motion made
by the defense to quash. Messrs
Lamberton and Herr, of counsel fol
the defense, and Mr.. Irwin, for the
prosecution, were present. The decis
ion this afternoon virtually quashes all
of the indictments, and new bills will
be sent to the Grand Jury in January
On Monday a charter was granted
at the State Department to the Sus
quehanna and Clearfeld Railroad
Company, to be located in Clinton
Clear6eld and Centre counties, ex
tending from a point on the line Of tn,
Philadelphia and Erie railroad at O
near Heating, Clinton county, via tb,
valley of the west branch Of the Sus
quehanna liver and Of the Moshanuor