, 1883-09-15

VINO was among tne guests, was called
upon, but failed to show himself.
After inspecting the display OF
grain, etc, the train started, to
make room for the third cara
van expected every minute. Huge
bOn-hres were lighted, illumina-
ting the depot, and at their height
the third train, containing General
Grant, Evarts, Hunt, and a host OF
other public men, arrived. 1t was
pretty late by this time, but still the
crowd was but slightly diminished,
and the mass of people made a rush
toward the car pointed ,out as con-
tanning Gen. Grant. There are few
individuals living who can awaken
as great an amount of enthusiasm in
Il crowd as the mere presence of
Grant can. Let him appear in any
city in the Union, we care not where
thatFCity may be, and his face is
welcomed with prolonged cheers.
He need do no talking to stir up this
feeling, the name Of General Grant,
| and the man who owDS that name, is
sufficient to set men wild. When
he appeared on the platform of the
palace car loud and long cheers went
up for the hero of many battles, and
there was Il simultaneous rush to
take the old man by The hand. In
order to grant this privilege the
General stepped down into the
crowd, and for a quarter of an hour
he was kept busy touching flesh.
Gen. Grant could not be induced to
speak, but he expressed his determi-
nation to come through Spokane
Falls in the day time on his return
in order to see the little city he had
heard so much about. Just as the
train was pulling out Hon. VIM. IL.
Evarts was called upon. This able
talker appeared on the platform and
spoke Il few words. and we regret
that the time was so short for him
to do his talking in. He said that
the party had been enthusiastically
met step by step on their way until
it had eliminated in brass bands,
bon-tireS, and illumiuatiOns at Spo-
kane Falls. The fires were hardly
necessary, aS the train would have
been Illuminated by the bright
cOuntcnanccs of the assembly. lie
had seen many collections of people
on the way, but none that looked as
intelligent as the crowd before him.
After the departure of the third
train the crowd thinned out consid-
erably and only comparatively few
were present when the fourth di-
vision, containing the newspaper
correspondents and editors, arrived.
We had the pleasure Of meeting +.
N.-Smallcy, who sincerely regretted
the miscarriage Of the programme,
as he very much desired to have the
scribes under his charge see the city
by daylight. Between II and Il
O'Clock the fifth and last train passed
through the city, but very few peo-
pie We're on hand to receive it.
Every train was made up of a
large number Of sleeping, dining and
baggage cars, and the number of cx-
cursiOnists must have numbered over
300. All who expressed themselves
at all regretted their inability to see
Spokane by daylight. Such men US
Willard, Buckley, Schultze, Cheney,
Billings, Grant, Evarts, Smallcy,
were very anxious to drive about
the place. or course all the extern
sive preparations were thrown away
when the result is considered, yet
the activity Of the people showed
that they were awake to the i'm
portancc Of preparing a suitable re-
ceptiOn, and as the travellers have
been made acquainted with the ar
Engagements, they no doubt fully APP
preciate the feeling manifested. We
do not believe now that any one is
to blame for the failure Of the party
to arrive here on time. The spike
was not driven until late hour
and the trains were behind I.
hand at every point on the route.
We wish it had been otherwise, but /.
as it was not, do no not propose to
kick or find fault.