New-York tribune., 1880-10-11
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL GRANT.

Fifty as first intended.
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL GRANT.
TRYING TO SPEND A DAY OF RESr-CALuNG UPoN
HIS MOTHER--A TuRoNG OF VISITORS.
General Grant was tired out with his long journey
from ;he West and dill not rise at an early hour
Yesterday morning. To number of ardent admir-
crs and people merely curious TO see the ex-Presi-
dent this was very Disappointing. They began to
repair to the Fifth Avenue Hotel shortly after 8
o'clock, and card after card was carried to his
room in rapid succession. Some of them
adopted the plan of sending cards at intervals
Of half hour or 80, whether IRON
fear that those previously sent had been m!scar-
ried on that the names they bore. being unknown
to fame. had been overlooked, 1t is hard to tell.
The INTERPRETATION OF this conduct would GER
talnly not apply IN the case of distinguished man
who once represented this country at the Court Of
Russia and yet when General Grant sat down 10
breakfast at 10 o'clock tie found among the pile OF
cards awaiting his recognition about half dozen
bearing this gentlemaa's name.
After breakfast General Grant received few Of
his intimate friends only, and at half past IL Cen
era Badeau had a private interview with him
which lasted nearly two hours. \ few other visit
ors were then shown up. and at 3 o'clock Genera!
Grant and his son Frederick drove 10 Jersey City
Heights to visit the Generals mother. Mrs. Grant
renamed al the hotel and in the afternoon several
personal friends called upon her,
The hotel l0bbies were crowded all day, but most
Of those who had called for che purpose OF paying
their respects to General Grant and all those who
waited in hopes of catching a glimpse Of him az be
passed through the hotel, were disappointed. lie
was determined to have quiet day rest himself,
ana when he left the hotel he did so unpercclyed
by the IweDty-third-st entrance. He returned to
the hotel at o'clock, still accompanied by his son.
After dnnerthe number Of visitors was large,
aud the proceedings necessarily paTtook somewhat
of tho nature of public reception For nearly two
hours stream of visitors was admitted to the small
room in which General Grant and the other members
of his family were seated. At one time this small
place was incouveniently crowded. ard there were
still many persons in the lobby waiting
for admission. Among the visitors in the
course of the day were the following:
General Arthur General Lloyd Aspinwall, General
Augur, General Alexander S. Webb General Wal
len General J. Meredith Read, General and Mrs II.
Hawkins Major Asa Bird Gardner, Lieutenant
Colonel NJ v Sheridan, Admiral Porter Captain
James b. Eads. W. l.. Markham, w. w. SOut-
ter. w. r. Copeland, Edwin w. Stoughton,
H. Ii. Honore, Mrs. +. T. Dent, Mrs. l..
F.. Campbell John b. Hamilton, L. 7.
TAYLOR. Isaac c. Kersted +. II. Nudge. Mrs.
Robert Campbell w p. Mooers. L. II. Packer,
Abram BussinQ Thomas p. Ochltree, ex-Deputy-
Collector Lydecller, Thomas Murphy, Congress
man Lew T. Morton, Mrs. L. L. Felt General Anson
G. McCcok, Jesse Seligman. Colonel Rafael Cerero
lof the Royal Spanish EngneerS). Professor Larned,
Police Commissioner French, Congressman Crowley,
]. M Bundy, Charles Guiteau, l.. r. Roberts, NJ {.
Menzies and A. p. Cunningham.
"Ycs said General Grant with just the faintest
suQgestion of a sigh I'VE did hope to spend very
quiet and restu day. and not to have so many visit
or," He looks remarkably well, but sitting near
him in conversation one notices tha tue gray IS as
sertng itself in his closely cropped brown beard.
Two years ago there was not single gray halr
vhere now there are many; otherwise the General
Is little changed. His cneeks are as round ana as
ruddy lis bue eyes are as bright, and his voice Is
as clear and CHEEKY as before. 49,
What do You think OF the political outlook
asked lNE TRIBUNE reporter.
II think 1t is good. Everything looks hopeful,
and there appears to me little doubt OF Republican
How will the soldiers vote 60 ?"
"Well, now" replied the General slowly and with
an mir OF meditation, should judge You know as
much or more of that than do. have heard OF
soldiers who are going TO vote the Democratic
tct"f bnt they are men who have always voted the
Democratic ticket have heard OF no Others" =,
- suppose, General that yon do not care to talk
abou those recent Intervlews?
No I: | have no particular wish TO say anything
about them. because do nor see what good any
thing that | can say may do"
You had 10 idea that the interview with Dr.
Fowler would be pubishedV
81 certainly had not. Ii an extraordinary
conversation, and did not think fora moment that
Dr. Fow er wanted TO publish 1t. A few days after it
took place he wrote asking for my Pernlission TO
pu6ish the substance of it. replied that gentle
| man was gong 10 make of ii on tnc stump
| after he had searched the records at Washington
and ascert ancd the facts. and yet Dr. Fowler alter
| receiving NV ettcr printed the interview ="
General have heard so much OF YOU that almost
| seem TO know YOU, and must have real long talk
with yOu" observed a handsomely dressed LADY who
NJ this moment took a seat by General Grants side.
4 long Interchange of courteous comnonplaces
and pleasant small talk " followed. ana other Wis
il0rs engaging GcAe,a Grants attention, the re-
porter had 10 opportunity TO renew the conyersa-
tOn.
This morning the party Will return a number of
the calls of private friends and Will dine ut tue
hotel in the evening.
THE GREAT PARADE READY.