The sun., 1883-11-27
PRICE TWO CENTS.
THE PRESIDENT AND GOrERNoRs.
Hritish Powder Burned 20 Salute the ChieS
Mnristrnte-A Ievee at tho Hotel.

President Arthur was expected to arrive at
tho Fifth Avenue Hotol at G A. VI. yesterday.
but his train was late and ran into Jersey City
at 730 A. NJ. A committee of arrangements.
headed by G. N. Bliss. Charles y. Smith. and
Elihu Root. welcomed him at tho cars. and
while q salute OF artillery was fred from tho
Starin wharf accompanied him on board tho
forryboat Maryland. which took him to the foot
OF Desbrosses street. The President was ac-
compnnied by Secretaries Folger and Lincoln.
Attorney General Brewster. Private Secretary
Phillips. G.. A. Arthur. Jr.. and Marshal Nc.
Michael Of the District OF Columbia. At Des-
brosscs street the party wns Joined by John II.
Starin and other members OF the Steamboat
Owners Committee and taken on board tho
handsome little Albany steamer Cadet by
which 1t was carried to the foot Of Twenty-sec-
ond street. Thence the President took q car
riage to the hotel. leaving his carriage at the
Twenty-third street entrance.
Tho artillery salute was fired with British
powder The persons in charge Of the arrange
ments had failed to provide powder. and this
was not discovered until the last moment The
Anchor line steamship Bolivia llos at q dock
next to the Starln wharf. There was not much
time to procure the explosive. and the artillery.
men FASTENED on board the English steamer.
Tho Captain promptly supplied thom with the
requisite powder. which happened to be Of the
DeSl TnRlSn munuIucLuTS.
1t was 81, when tho President, after a hurried
breakfast was ready to leave the hotel for the
@ %sns Sr SrHT m S Ss n Ssn SS
Grant and was whired away. =,
hotel differed with dazzling m uniorms. G Gem en-
erals eI Of Al M MgraIss. Colones. and Majors were
groups. and standing in each group in civilians
dress was the ,GoVern3r OF some state, 4
Butler. who was magnlcently attred in tho
s dress Of broad
swept around his Comfortable waist. He was
sword hung at his side. He chSweI an ,un::
one eye.
:. He was the first Of tho Governors to arrear
Then came Coy. Hale Of New Hampshirc. He
is tan and sallow. and has 9, full dark beard:
Maryland came neyi, and then enc Gov. SiH Waller Of
Connecticut; Gov. WallsrIs a small man with
Pig heah 6oir M face" and R1ark
=. am Waller Of Connecticmt." m iiT"
peassar % nnd s two GGosa Gover.c ox afea 'er so
gether ior some time: Gov; hotic Of Maine
now now arnelred with his staff and after him
GS dN EuGr stsnca Up and shock hands
| Ludlow of New Jersey and Bourn of Rhode
i"n% hi "ns men to wife ey Rss Hsre
waiting for the signal to start Gen. Grant en-
| tered the parior An impromptu levee imme-
diately hogan. Gov. Butler shook hands with
| Gen. Grant. and introduced all his staff in
| turn. He could not recall some of their names
| and Gen. Grant called several Of them Col. But
| ler, Tho other Governors also shook hands
| with the General
| At six minutes 10 0 o'clock member OF the
| Committee Of Arrangements called out: " The
Governor 81 New York and staff this way" He
| Connecticut, New Jersey New Hampshire.
Rhode Island, Vermont. Maine. and Maryland.
| ty-third stroot entrance and entered tho car
| riages which were waiting outside.
The President and most of the Governors
| went to the Chamber OF Commerce dinner In
| the evening. The President tool, the night
| train fcT washington