The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-03-24

Grant at the Mineria, aud the form
alities between host and guest wei
/, over.
That day also the American Com
D mit,ee of Reception and the MethC
, dist ministers called to pay their re
spects. The Methodists are hol9in
a general conference, under directio
of Bishop Harris, of New York, an
, the missionaries are in the city iron
all parts of the Republic. They ar
making considerable impression
among the people wherever they ar
at work, the old zeal which has eve
marked the course of the disciples Q
that faith having characterized thei
labors here. The Bishop introduces
the clergymen and their wives will
the remark that most of them wer'
from Ohio, bis native State.
At I O'Clock Minister Foster CAV,
dinner in honor of General Grant
There were present, besides the Gen
eraI and Mrs. Grant, General anC
Mrs. Sheridan, Colonel and Mrs
Grant, President Diaz, Mr. and Mrs
Matias Romero, Mr. and Mrs Igns
clio Merescal, United States Consu
General and Mrs. Strostier, the Hon
S. Commsccho, Chairman Of the Fed
eral Committee of Reception; Mr.
Philip Iturbe, Chairman OF the Com
mittee of the City, and wife. and
Count and Countess JOauiDni, the
Italian Minister The Countess i;
an American lady. The dinner last
ed about TWO hours, and late in the
evening q reception took place ct
which
SEVERAL HUNDRED AMERICAN RESI-
DENTS
and leading Mexicans and Others
were presented to the General
Among the company were President
Diaz ard his Cabinet, the various
representatives for foreign govern
ments, and officers of the army. One
Of the guests was Mr. Poole, broth
er of the librarian of the Chicago
Public Library, who resides here.
OF those best known to the Americans
who have visited this city were Igna-
clio Cumpledo, editor of Ell SigIo Diez
Nueue, the Hon. Francisco Gerrai,
Sebastian Commacaho, President of
the Mint, General John B. Frisbic,
General Carlos Pacheco, Romero,
Meiia and Marescsl Miss Bright, of
England, sister Of the Hon. John
Bright, was also among the guests
Tbe company was q most brilliant
one aud was very much enjoyed by
General Grants party at least, and
apparently by ell.
Yesterday General Grant visited a
historic spot with which his own name
is familiarly associated, Chepultepec
and Mollino del Rey, adjacent battle
grounds, where practically the last
defense OF the capital was made
against the advance of General
Scott.
Carriages we're taken and g drive
Of thirty minutes out the Paseo
brouf ut US to the gate Of the way
leading up to the heights Of Chepul-
tepec, magnificent boulevard made
by Maximilisn. The carriages pass
ed on after hauling for few minutes
to allow the visitors to look at the
great spring, which rises ct the base
of the mount, and affords the water
supply to one of the aqueducts built
by the viceroys, and still in use by the
city. AT the bottom of the pool,
which is walled, and about IL by 90
feet il dimensions, lay many pieces
of silver which had been thrown there |
by visitors. General Sheridan added |
q half dollar to the treasury of the
and the party took the car
riages again to drive across to the
Molino.
MoLINO DEL REY
the Kings Mills a high, red |
building, about q quarter of mile
west of Chepultepec, standing within
sn inclosure of several acres, made
by high wall on the east sud west,
aud one of the aqueducts on the north.
Here was the battle called By its
name. The carriages passed through
10 the western side Of the inclosure TO
he bare slope that stretches across
rom the mill to the magazines about
\ furlong, and where the Mexicans
made their stand before being driven
10 the walls Here stands a monu-
nent to the Mexican officers who
ell there, erected some twenty FIVE
Tears ago, when Commonfort was
President
The carriages drew up near large
rate, around which the wall is still
hiekly spotted with American bull
cts.
Right along here" said General
irant, IL climbed over the wall, and
'oing along a little higher up
ound one of cur soldiers who had
ixty Mexican prisoners 10 up cor
.er."
Here, in trout of this WALL" said
drs- Grant, my brother Fred was
We went back through the forest
i great trees, set out carefully in
ows, no one knows how long ago.
The old wall that surrounded the hill
IN the western side still shows a few
'ullet marks where the Americans
vent up. Another and 8 higher one
tands below it now, the work of the
Unfortunate Emperor. A carriage
DAD now winds up the slope to the
errace that overlooks the city, and up
his way we drove.
General Grant recognized every
hing in the valley, aud pointed out
he way by which the Americans
vent into the city. There were two
outes, the one to the left along the
queduct, and the other 10 the right
# the bill by broad road to the
ou.h Of The passes, now 10 use and
constructed by the Maximilisn.
Now" sail the General, this
lace was really captured by these
olumns passing il. A column went
Ip on the west side of the hill, and
Uttered some loss 10 the attack, bat
eally there was not much of q de.
ense Of the citadel, and it would