New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-21
elected stone Professor Of Intellectual and Mor,I
GRANT At THE IxcHAyGHS
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YIsIsTO The sTOCK AID fHE PRODUCE FXcnANGgs
-rNTBUsHsTiC RacEITI0Ss.
General Grant spent most Of the day yesterday in
the business part OF the city. lie left the Fin
Avenue Hotel soon after breakfast to accept IN IN
yitation 20 visit the Stock and Produce Exchanpe.
The air was mid and exhlaFatIng when he stepncd
IN the street, so he thought he would walk down
Broadway 70 Waist. Some persons followed h.m
when he started. bu az each cOrlera few additional
ones joined the throDg. until great crowd filled tae
sidewalk lie found that be was exciting
too much attention. so be Jumped m q cab
and drove to his sons Office. at No. 81 Nsw-st
General Grant aud Levi F. Morton wlo accom-.
panied hin, we're there received By COMMITTEES Of
the Stock Exchange consisting Of james ID. Smith
aud Edwin NJ. Cox They were escorej 10 tbs "a.
change by the committee and were introduced to
Donald Maolay, the president, 30 presented G. n
eral Grant T. the Board a. tine first citizen 81 the
Republic of the United States. The announcement
WAS received with applause which confined
for several minutes aud was followed Dy loud calls
for a speech. General Grant IN a few words ex-
pr ssed his pleasure al tue cordial reception
which had been given hIm and spoke Of iorner
witt TO the Exchange. Lew r. Morton aud M
Smlrh made a few remarks.
General Grant then started 70 leave the building
ani the cheering was renewed He walked through
Y
manned ia his sou', Office Tor bout an nonr AID a
Dali wruug letter..
Vino be was ~ the office. Colonel :. Oscar Ry-
der AID H. Vi. r. qua called on hin and in DeAai "
the Produce EXco3nge uYifrG tne eX-PresideTt 20
N5u that body. Al .. ~. "A cOacn drove np 80 20
nc - entrance o. tIe DuI!Iln'.
General Grant and Mr. MIrf0u, accompanied by
Me~,r.. Rides and Rfqua. reached the Produce TX.
change soon alter ,. M whrD business was ell
trcy snsDeDded and tBe binding rung with cGeer..
Al'er formal introduction Ia th' Dresidcni, J 2
resi- H. ParEer The guests we're conducted auo
The e b rent tTaes represented. Atter the iusDec-
ton he guests were conducted 10 thu n, denis
desk. aud a speech was called for. Prrsldrat
Parker said: General Grant Will now address
few remarks to youD General Grant spOAs TO-
lows:
GENTLEMEN THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE: Ihavc 70
dOuD tnai you genera ~ the naDi. ~ ct-liuuy
yOu are entirely mistaken. tie sad I gOn- adj
dress you. On WY much Obliged - you, .udred, or
The cOrd!aty yOuf WELCOME. Uat shan nDt Drr-uIDs
20 drcss you all Hereafter, however atgI.- fDI
eve your president IN al matters except wen
Ia King ABOUT M.
General Grant and Mr. Morton then returned 10
No. 81 Newest, ana REMAINED there all the alter
noon. 4 numuer of personal fr ends called 10 SEQ
the ex-Presldent. He reached the tIfn Ayenus
Hotel about y. NJ, and then began TO read Hls
letters.
In the evening General Grant attended the Re-
publican meeting at Cooper Iusutute. This morn
ing ne will go 10 stamford Conn.,, 10 at
tend a Republican demons r4tl0u, aud ~ the even
lug wal present at Republican meeting IN .Jer-
sey CIty.