Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-03

in st. Paul of two such distinguished per
sonages as Gen. Sherman and Hon. Alexan-
der Ramsey, Secretary of War, should not
be signalized by something moro substantial
than mere casual or passing mention. How
ever, the magnificent reception that fol-
lowed, was not dreampt of until nearly
nightfal, when half dozen we'll known
citizens put their heads together with the
view of entertaining, in an impromptu man
ner, the honored visitors.
At o'clock half thousand cards were
struck off and circulated, bearing the fol-
lowing invitation:
You are cordially invited to be at the Metro
politsn Hotel at 8 P. M. sharp, in order to be
present at serenade to be given Gen. Sher-
- man, Hon. Alex. Ramsey, secretary of war,
and Judges Miller aud McOrary.
The card of invitation, while significant
enough, was not extended in sufficient time
to attract many who would have felt honor
ed to have been present, and as matter of
course there was noticeable absence of the
fair sex.
Notwithstanding the prompt manner In
which the reception was improyised, the cor
ridors of the Metropolitan hotel were
thronged with visitors long before the time
arrived for the ceremonies. Secretary of
War Alex Ramsey, aud Judges Miller and
McCrary, mingled with the throng, and there
was buzz of expectancy pending the ar
rival of Gen. Sherman, who had taken tea at
the residence of the Hon. Fl. M. Rice.
Among the we'll known and prominent
citizens present were Mayor Dawson, D.
w. IngersolI, Col. ]. S. Prince, A. II. Will
der, Peter Berkey, w. P. Murray, Wm Lee,
ct nhr
Matheis, Thos Grace II. L. Moss, Judge
FIandreau, Gen. sibley, Capt, R. Blakeley,
Greenleaf Clark, Fl. G. Burbank, Edmund
Rice, Mark Costello, Gen. Viele, Capt. T. ].
Barney, Judge Parker, D. D. Merrill, 81. M.
Knox, Gen. Gibbon, Walter Sanborn, Ex-Gov.
Marshall, Ex-Gov. Austin, G. L. McNamara,
Col. Robertson, Gen. Andrews, D. A. Mon
fort, Judge Hale, L. E. Hughson, Pennock
Pusey, j. w. Willis, A. G. Wilson, j. FL.
Davidson, E. G. Rogers, Judge Nelson, A.
Armstrong, s. German, Henry Schurmeier,
j. /. Beaumont, W. D. Rogers, Capt.
Manner, Chas. Weber and Col. Lee.
Gen. Sherman made his appearance about
9:45 o'clock, accompanied by Col. Prince,
and the party were at once surrounded by an
eager crowd of visitors. About this time
the Great Western band put in an appear
ance and Washington street was crowded
with citizens in anticipation of the coming
event.
A patriotic air was played by the band, to
the music of which the distinguished party,
consisting of Gen. Sherman, Hon. Alex
Ramsey, and Judges Miller and McCrary,
accompanied by number of prominent citi-
zens, proceeded up stairs. The party re-
paired to the Washington street balcony,
where transpired the event of the evening.
After music by the band, Gen. Sibley
stepped to the front of the balcony and in
troduced the Secretary of War, the Hon.
Alex. Ramsey. In commencing his remarks,
Secretary Ramsey said that he was not given
to speech making; he never felt so incompe
tent for the task as on the present occasion.
While fatigued and wearied with travel, he
was not insensible to the honor extended
and was glad to be present. He was happy
to witness the thrift and enterprise that char
acterized st. Paul, and comparison was
made between the prosperity evidenced at
present and thirty years ago.
The speaker had travelled through the
States of Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia
and in those States it was not saying too
much that the crops were simply extrava-
CANT. The country was more prosperous than
ever and there was signs of plenty through
OUT EQO ldlus AlllolOA Was ACi0 lufSuS " LAG
revenue of the United States, which the speak
or said was one half less than that of Great
Britain. The annual revenue of the United
States amounted to over one hundred millions
and night and day prosperity surrounds US.
Eloquent mention was made of the great
productive resources of Minnesota, the fer
tility of whose prairies was characterized as
generally supplying large portion of the
world. In speaking of the war department
Secretary Ramsey said that he preferred to
leave this topic to the rich experience of Gen.
Sherman. and after paying high tribute to
the army on the frontier and returning
thanks for the spontaneous and hearty
character of the reception, he retired.
JUDGE S. f. MILLER.
Gen. Sibley then introduced Judge S. +.
Miller, of the U. S. circuit court. Judge
Miller commenced by thanking Gen. SibIey
for what he modestlye deemed the partiality
of the introduction. The speaker said he
had been on the bench so long that he. was
almost unaccustomed to public speaking.
He stated that he should have felt honored
to follow Gen. Sherman, for those who had
followed in the latter's wake had been al
ways led to success and glory. (Applause.)
The commercial Importance of Minnesota
to the OnlOu Hdo tuSA dliuNCA W. oAlCA
which, reference was made to the census,
which the speaker thought would be glory
to st. Paul. Comical allusion was made to
the census of Minneapolis, the population of
which, the speaker could not compare, for
the reason that within the last decade that
city had the temerity to gobble up all of its
suburbs and incorporate its population in
that of the city.
The speaker then allnded to the incom
parable position of st. Paul as at the head
of navigation, the railroad centre of the great
west, and high tribute was paid to the in
domitable will and enterprise of her citizens
A glorious future was predicted for st. Paul
and the speaker forecast the time wher
Minneapolis would be glad to unite her In
terests with the great metropolis.
The architecture of ST. Paul was de
scribed as superior to that of any other cit.
of its size in the union, and magnificen
compliment was given to the citizens o
st. Paul, whose energy and enterprise wa
spoken of as contributing to her immens
supremacy rs the great city of the North
west.
GEN. SHERMAN.
Gen. Sherman was then introduced b
Gen. Sibley, as the hero of the march to tn