The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-01
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
His Arrival, Reception and Entertainment
at Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, July 31.-The Exposition is in
far more forward state than the most SAN
gune hoped for, and tomorrow at noon,
when the President starts the machinery,
the display will be fuller, comparatively
speaking, than was the Centennial when
President Grant performed like service.
The change from day to day has been phe-
nomeHal, even to those accustomed to such
matters, and had the exhibitors shown but
half the energy characterizing the manage
mert, the exposition would have been the
first one on record to be ready when the in
augural day came. The display tomorrow
will not be so satisfactory as is usual, be-
cause the greatest show there will be the i'm
mense crowd of people ready to greet
and honor the President. The city is filled
to overfowng already with strangers and
every train bringing great crowds, SO that
tomorrow will witness such an immense
throng as has never been in Louisville since
the armies of the Union marched through
Its streets.
The city is one mass of Haunting flags,
both in the business and residence portions
and portraits of Lincoln, Garfield, Grant and
Arthur greet the eye on every hand, as if it
were thoroughly Northern city, instead of
thoroughly Southern one. Tomorrow
night transparencies, Chinese lanterns, fire.
works and artillery will be the chief features,
and the town will be blaze of light and
festivity
The presidential party arrived this evening
at o'clock, few moments after General
and Mrs. Phil. Sheridan reached the Calf
House. battery of artillery on the river
front fired presidential salute on the ar
rival of the party at the depot. A commit
tee was ready with carriages and drove the
party at once to the Gait House. the streets
being filled with a very large crowd, the
hour of the evening being considered. De-
tails of police, under command of General
Taylor kept the way clear and the party
reached the hotel without delay, proceeding
at once to their rooms without the formality
of a reception.
Besides President Arthur, there were
Secretaries Folger and Lincoln, Post
master-general Gresham, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Evans. Surrogate Rollins,
Senator Bayard and Congressman Perry Bel
mont, E. H. Green and G. G. Baldwin, of
New York. General Sheridan is accom-
panied by Mrs. Sheridan, Colonel Mike
Sheridan and wife, Colonel Tompkins and
several friends. Tonight, at the Gait House,
the President and party, General Sheridan
and party and a few gentlemen from Louis
vile dined with b. Dupont president of che
Southern Exposition, the dinner being the
most elegant ever set in the Gait House,
famed the world over for its splendid
menu. The number of guests who
sat down to dinner was thirty-seven. The
ladies with Gen. Sheridan preferring to dine
alone, after their long trip, were not of this
party, At II in the evening President Ar
thur and party attended a reception given
TO Hon. Perry Belmont, of New York, at the
handsome residence of Francis D. Carley.
In the absence of Mrs. Carley, who was de-
tanned at her summer residence at Newport,
a number of the most prominent and beauti-
full ladies of the city assisted Mr.. Carley in
receiving his guests. The attendance was
very large and the entertainment the most
brilliant ever given i'll Louisville.