Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-03
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. ACROSS THR CONTINENT. Progress of the Presiden--
 tiaI Party.
 Ovations Along the Route. Speeches to Civic and Mili-
 tary Gatherings. Invitation to General Grant. His Personal Interest in the
 Campaign.
THE WEST.
Illinois.

\ Across the Continent-The Presidential Party at Chicago - Their Trip Re sumed-Speeches and OvatfOns.
 CHICAGO, Sept 2.-The presidential party l made up of President Hayes, Mrs. Hayes | their son R. B., General Sherman and daugh- 1 ter, General Mitchell, Mrs. Mitchell, MT. and Mrs. Heron, Mrs Hunt and Mrs Audenried arrived in Chicago over the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne road en route to California at 9:52 o'clock this morning They should have reached Chicago at S:1O o.. m., but were de- tained by failure to make connection with the Erie railroad on time. Consequently there were but few hundred gathered at the depot. The travellers were greeted without any attempt at formality, hurried into car riages and driven to the Grand Pacific, where they breakfasted privately with MT. and Mrs. John B. Drake. The departure was made soon after Il o'clock on the Chicago, Burling- ton and Quincy line by special train. At Omaha Secretary of War Ramsey will join
 the party. From Omaha they go to Ogden,
 down to Salt Lake, back to Ogden, thence to
 Sacramento, where they will attend the State
 fair September 29 and 30. From there diff
 ferent places of interest on the Pacific coast
 will be visited, even to a trip to the end of the Southern Pacific railroad, arriving back
 dI WaSQ1QgGOn dDOuG OcGOD0T AO, COF0EluS II all @ distance of over eight thousand miles.
 The train having on board the presiden tia party made it's first stop this afternoon at
 Napierville, where the President briefly ad- dressed the 105th Illinois volunteers, who are holding reunion there to-day. He said it seemed to be the natural drift of the times to speak at soldiers meetings of the improved condition of the country. No man had a better right to rejoice in that condition than the American soldier, who being victorious in the fight on the side of right and God should congratulate himself on his success and it's fruits Cheers To that success is due the prosperity we now enjoy and for the continuance of which we have good reason to hope To it we owe our stable government
 He regretted that the meeting could last but three minutes, and introduced General Sher- man, who he said had as much as any one to do with bringing us safely through the war. General Sherman was received with great cheers, and after inquiry learned that the re- union was that of members of the First brig ade of the Twentieth army corps, who, as one of them assured him, ''had gone with old Uncle Billy from Atlanta to the sea-" Boys, said the General, that tells the whole story. You have earned right to eat any where you please and as often as you like There is no use for further talk. You want ed to see how old Uncle Billy looked, (cheers and laughter) and I wanted to look on your faces and see that you are happy. God bless you all Be good citizens as you were good soldiers
 At Aurora there was a considerable assem- blaze of citizens to whom General Sherman the President and Mrs. Hayes were present ed, but no speech was made. Senator Logan joined the party for few hours ride.