New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-21
him much better Il to i've mouse and dine

canyas-back duck lGreat langhter.l
try. While he was there he always had q
sneak1S notion s5si he was an ,or eminent w e
he came back he gathered the boys around
Wasneb Souptasie country that yS9 eonId
not 20 iyo minutes without some asking
sEy attention to how much they paid P out
II OF those climates no matter now much
spirstioa Won never had any tIonbe the next day ali
the liquor drank went out through the pores and
ingenOusly lodged and skipped all the drink
places LGughter To illustrate this he ordered var
mixed drinks and INDUCING IN them be forgot thar
he longer IN n warm. perspif1ng climate and be
iaricas sTate' and he finally cot under tho table
His friends brought In large plank and put him on IL
and carried him home. Then the small boys ana wO-
mad wake. and they Joined in and
howled, and wnen they got him home the procession
that eminent citizen could do at that time was TO die
De never could get no another suchl uneral' IN,
head Of tine procession entered the hallway and
his wife looked down from the top OF the stairs and sai
" How did that get IN herei" And voice said; MY
healthy Old eminent citizcn!" And he said: " Ny
darling. you don't know. because you are not
an em-em-emlnent citizen And she sald
/" Three hours ago you left your family
in on board" lie said. Darling II you had oeen
South you would have known that man can't get any
laughter Now. most charitable wish ia that no
exactly IN that way. lApplause.l
Professor Burbank, at the presidents request.
then rectcd the humorous descripi ion by Robert
j. Burlete, Of the Brakeman Gong to Church.
REMARKS OF MR.. BROMLEY.
Mr. Reid next calle on Isaac II. Bromley who re-
spoudcd as follows:
MR President: did not take this position in order
to catch year csc. lLaughter.l 7 here FOR the
purpose OF suggesting hat be sung by body.
thonsl f. would come IN opportunity at tins moment;
and / Thought that YOU might, IN the Kindness of
your hcart-which have had meny occasions to
recognzo-say rs oar oil friend John Drougham
.H. fs.af. 49,
undertook 20 pa. ~ plea, lie said: All want from
Won my frlrnd. ~ silence, ana Id little OF Jhat"
Grcat l1ugnter.l L really has seemed "a without
entertainment. that ran upon the
low level OF iuyolty lauentcrl and rs
unusual and casual guest heir lJughterl | have
0con shocked by tone 81 he speeches
have been made. For my own part when d..
cara 10 What had been said about
him, and his wcI-knpwn attempt [lughtcrl 10
muse subtle nrSon- int" me CF0pn AqueGurt. was
very much touched fLlugntcrl nave SELDOM had my
over ne mi At oucc-.. Herr Is grnicmln whoa
~. known ionc-a gentleman Of great kind
teri ire Is charged with enormous Of poisoning
tue ter ~ thls people Laughter vas about iorour,
spot. hut IL cccurr 20 me thar AZ or All did not IN
danger "a single ue 10 the Lotos club lLaushterl
known ILaugnterl That was tine ony thought
aud dismiss the subject here. lLIughter.l
OTHER ADDRESSES.
DR.. Palen. in response CALL said lie had listened
with more than ordinary pleasure to the encomiums
passed upon General Grant, and if a common enemy
menaced this republic it would fud that
the men who followed Lee and Jack
son would rally round the Stars and
Stripes under his leadership. Applause. The
time had passed when the question Of a Solid South
would arise. There should be no Solid South OF
SOLID North hereafter but one common country,
one common feiiing-what of patriotism for tdo
o. Il n tJnl,r ~,
fortune. once 10 fail into the hands OF the
distinguished guest IN the war. Tired !
starved and ragged, the General took him
in like the Good Samaritan, and mt him back |
again within bis own lines. Time ant again Gene
raj rant had extended the courtesy of broth
erh0od. and when he was running for PresI- |
were enthusiastic IN the Confederate cause. !
Just enthusiastic IN casinga vote for Grant,
When man had had the finger of scorn pointed |
aud the leading General OF the armies of |
the Unrcd States came out and said !
IT. was false, that man carried with him a |
feeling of gratitude to which he was always glad |
10 give expression Dr. Fallen had learned by sad |
experience OF the disasters OF war-that what was |
sent upon the South right and proper and |
would be the best tor 1t IN the future.
Ex-Governor Mccormick, in a brief speech |
SAID it was some mon BIS ago that the Climb com- !
pmeuted him with formal reception. at which he |
spoke briefly in regard TO the American exhibits
at the Exposition at Paris in 1873. He might |
then nave spoken OF the presence OF General Grant
there, where be was honOred he has been In all |
parts OF the world. and where there was no better
representative of America than this orcat soldier.
DR.. a. h. Macdonald. Colonel G. +. l.. Holmes and
Colonel T.. Lathers alsl spoke. the latte concluding
his speech By proposing the health of the President
of the United States because he had done than
any other man TO cement this country together. He
also admired the Presidents foreign policy he said
and with pleasure proposed " the health Of Prcs-
dent Hayes" The toast was drunk with great
enthusiasm.
Alter speech by W r. Copeland, Mr. Reid pro-
posed rs 4 last toast, Health long fe and prosper
ity to Generel Grant, Ihe toast was drunk
with enthuslasm, the members joining in
the chorus d" For He's a Jolly Good Fellow Mayor
Cooper then aud sand, N regard 10 the late
election. that he believed IN accepting the result
and that he, Tor one was disposed to 90 so
promptly and heartily. He Therefore desired before
the members separated 30 ask them TO join in
drinking the health OF the PTesldent-elect. General
Garfield. Uubounded enthnsiasu greeted the toast
the drinking Of which was followed by |
three cheers for General Garfield. Cheers |
were also gwen for General Grant and Governor
Cornell General Grant WAS called upon again for
o speech, but he remarked dryy: should think
that after the experience OF the evening you
wouldn't ask me again"