New-York tribune., 1880-10-12
CALLERS on GENERAL GENT
. DAY OF MUCH HANDSPRING FOR THE EX-
PRESIDENT,


General Grant was allowed 20 spend cOmpara-
lively quiet Sunday. but the hustle Of yesterday
more than made up for this. The number OF visit
ors before he went to dinner ccedingly large,
and vet every precaution was taken to reduce the
throng No person was admitted except upon the
expressed wish of General Grant, and the claims
mon his attention great that many appli-
cants "ior the honor IF shaking his hand" were
necessarily disappointed. Some of these tried TO
brlbe Yeanada General Grants japanese body sery
ant to admit them INTO the room without any an
nouncement Others sent cards OF which the follow
ing are samples: Ny brother was ID the Wilder
ness where you were. and knows you well; want
to shake your hand" :" had a cousin on your
staff; may sec yOu for a moment y The General
selected from the great mass of cards those which
bore the names of friends, names that be fanced
he remembered and III few instances were any
others received. He brcaklastcd early and i'm
mediately afterward saw some Of the people who
had been waiting. Among the early visitors were the
members Of the Chinese Legation. 1eanada gave
a huge grin Of welcome when the distinguished for
eIgners appeared in sight, and himself ushercd them
INTO General Grants presence. committee OF
seven representing the Garfield and Arthur Cam
paIcn Club of the Republican Central Committee,
called upon General Grant shortly after ii o'clock,
TO invite him formally to review the Republican
procession in the evening. They were introduced
by General Lloyd Aspnwall. The committee con-
| sisted of Scion 3. Smith. Bernard b gln Robert q.
NcCor,l. ex- Fire Commissioner Van Cott Hugh n.
Camp. Kbourne Knox and j. w. Perry.
Among the callers was Marshall Jewell. He went
ont of town Saturday evening, returning Yesterday.
| He spent the intervening time with eN-GOVernor
| Fish. at the latl ers residence near Ga1iis0nS
At o'clock, General Grant, who was becoming
weary of so much nand-shaklng and liking, slipped
ont for a walk, with his son jesse The ladies of
| Grant. also went out and made several
calls in the neilghbOrhood General Grant returned
| in about an hour ar1 from that tune up to O'Clock
| the stream ot visItnrS continualIN Increased so
| large a number was in waiting that he was unable
! TO get 10 hIs dinner until nearly o'clock. Among
| the persons vino bad been received by General
| Grant up to his point were General Arthur.
! Henry T.. Davies, Cort!andt Parker Lieu
tenant j. Il. Willard, W. cit.S Bowen Moore, SS.,
Ian Pin, Minister from Ch'na, a. X. Owen,
Valentine Fros Chief Ju. tice Bradford Prince of
New Mexico, Assistant Adjntant-General samuel n.
Beujlmiu, Congressman Ricnard Crowley. Mr. e..
| w. Stoughton d.. d. Bethnne McCarter Jcese
Seligman. sherman Williams, Edward l.. sage. }
v Wllams j. r. 0SGorI, SD W. H. SoPelanG norli L H.
| Cha,Ies X. Graham, +. Livingston, the key.
". IL NJ cklC. h. II. Packer l. g. Dudley,
Hoyf. i'S"l'"j John Foley, Captain j. NJ B. scare,
General Carr. Co.onel Cruger, Captain j. T.. Walker
L. Peter Low ~; General D. \. Sckles, II. H.
smith, Edwards Pierrepont Mr.; and Mrs. Hamil-
ton Fish, jr. f.. u. Basset. Consul from Hayti)
Jnbn NJ Francis General Merritt, A. Z. Cunning
| ham Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin ID. Morgan, James H..
Partridge, Harrison +. Gawtry. J. Is. Beaman, Mr.,
and Mr.. Lewis l.. Brown, Charles f.. FurOug. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles II. Moore W., j. Cowan, b. +.
Jndsnn, John Cochrane &. +. Sandstrom, Eli
Beard. j s. Underhlll. Isaac II. Bailey. George u.
| TAYLOR Edward L. WinslOw, General Horace POr-
Ter n G. Williams, f. e.. Ineaker, A. w. Palmer,
| Ihomns Mast, General Benham, j. G.. Bancroft
| DAVIS Genera q. T.. Babcock, Richard &. McCOr-
mick, Loyal FaTagut and Colonel James NJ. Var
nun. .
John &. Hamilton, at his residence IN West Twentl-
cth-st.
After dinner there 50 many people waiting TO
see General Grant that public reception was
held, every VINO sent III a card being received.
Professor Bard was cordially welcomed, also was
| John Roach. General Grant had been shaking
hands aud exchanging a few words with dozens
| oi people whose faces he had pos
sIblv never before, when Mir. Roach
came up. General Grant appeared 10 welcome him
with sense ~ relief. liallOO, old fellow" he
erred. are YOU still building shipsG" es. yes,
rep ed NJ Roach, his ruddy face beaming with
qualification rs he shook hs od friend by the hand.
General Grant led HIM to the sofa aud the
two conyersed together for several minutes. The
conversation would probably have been prolonged
but that the room became incOuyenientiy- crowded.
and many eyes were turned TO General Grant aux-
lous for hs recognition. The doors of the room
closed after y. and the general reception ended
but the rush OF callers continued until fifteen
| minutes after 10. when General Grant SUN
moned to review the great Republican procession
General Grant leaves New-lork ut noon to-day
for Boston, aud returns 10 TINS city on Saturday
On Sunday hs Will attend the morning service al
the Rev. DIR. Newuau's church, and On Tuesday
Will appear a. witness before the Warren court
martial.