Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-11-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

| PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Gen. Grants reception in Chicago on the
| 18th was a most magnificent ovation. \ pro-
ce>sion several miles long, embracing mill
tary and civic societies, firemcn, displays of
tradcsmen, etc, marched through the prin-
cipal streets. Gen. Grant rode in carriage
drawn by six horses and sur
rounded by body guard of
Gov. Cullom and Mayor Harrison. The lat
ter made the formal address of welcome,
which was briefly responded to by Gen.
Grant. At later hour in the day Gen.
Grant attended the meeting of the Society
of the Army of the Tennessee and delibcr
ately read the longest speech of his life-oc-
cupying about three minutes in its
delivery. Gen. w. q. Gresham dcliv-
cred the principal address upon this
occasion, while Gov. Cullom, Gen. Sherman
and others spoke ut some length. At night
there was a grand full-drcss reception ut
Haverly's Theater, which was attended by
probably every one who could obtain cards
of admission. Notwithstanding the inccm-
cncy of the earlier part of the day, the whole
affair passed off i'm most auIspicious manner.
The festivities were continued durin" the
ing reception to Gen. Grant at McVicker's
Theater in the morning, which was filed
with invited guests. The stage was set with
appropriate tableaIIs and the usual amount
of speech making took place. A grand BAN
quot in the evening by the Society Of the
Army of the Tennessee wound up the two
days festivities.
Charles ii. Voorhis, member of Congress
bn Fifth bas
been arrested by United States Deputy
Marshal on a charge Of abStracting from the
First National Bank Of HackenSack, of which
he was President, collateral deposited to Sc
cure private loan.
The members of the National Republican
Executive Committee will meet in Washing
ton on the 18th of December, to take appro-
pirate action upon the death of the late Sem
ator Chandler, and TO consider the time and
place of holding the next National Conven
ton.
Col. John Hay, at one time Private secre-
tary for President Lincoln, it is reported will
be appointed First Assistant Secretary Of
State, in place of Mr.. Seward, resigned.
Gen. Grants future programme, rs an
nounced from Chicago on the Nth, is sub
stantially as follows: Leave Chicago about
he will rest for three weeks. He will then
visit Indianapolis on December ., going
thence to Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Pittsburg, Philadelphia and New York, win
tering in the South-possibly in Havana.
A Washington dispatch says that the
forthcoming message of the President will
be shorter than usual, and contain very few
recommendations other than those comprised
in the reports of his Cabinet officers.
Senators Cameron, Hill and Vance, of the
Kellogg-Spofford Investigation sub-COm-
mittee, began their Investigation at New Or
leans on the 18th.
Rose Meeker, the daughter OF the Indian
Agent who was the chief victim of the White
River massacre, has entered the lecture field,
her first appearance being at Greeley, Colo.
The title of her lecture is "The Utes."
President Hayes and Secretary Evarts at
tended the fair of the Seventh Regiment,
New York, on the 18th.
Hon. +. c. Bcamcn, recently appointed
United States Senator from Michigan to fill
the uneNpired term of the late Senator
Chandler, has declined on account of ILL
health, and Gov. Croswell has appointed
EX-Gov. Henry Il. Baldwin of Detroit to
fill the vacancy.