The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-10-30
ON TO RICHMOND.

Inc NEesluenJ VISITS hicnlnOnu anu ne"
ceives an Ovation-AgrIcultural Speeches
by Governor Lee and President Cleve- |
land.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 22-The Presi-
dent arrived here upon special train at
1870 o'clock yesterday morning, accOmpa-
nied by the Secretaries of State and War
the Postmaster General, the Commissioner
of Agriculture and Colonel Lamont A
committee from this city, consisting of Gen
eraI w. G. Wickham and Colonel A. S.
Buford, met the party at the station in
Washington and escorted them hther.
The train consisted of the new Pullman
palace car President and one passenger
coach. Breakfast was served on the train
Immediately after leaving Washington.
AT Fredericksburg where the train arrived
at 9:45 a. NJ, an artillery salute was fired
and an assemblage of several hundred of the
tOwnspeOple cheered the Presidential party.
A stop Of five minutes was made, during
which the President appeared upon the rear
platform of his car and, being introduced
to the crowd by General Wickham, shook
hands with an appearance of much hearty
enjoyment with as many of the people as
could, in the brief time, crowd their way to
the place. Several young ladies brought
bouquets to be presented to him, but only
two were able to reach him. At Milford,
forty miles from Richmond, the train was
bearded by the subcommittee of the recep-
ton committee, representing the Virginia
State Agricultural Association, the common
cOuOcil of Richmond, and the citizens who,
in the name of the full committee, met
without fOrmality Of any kind and eX
tended welcome to their distinguished
guest. At waysiGe stations and at farm
houses along the route little knots Of rus
tics were gathered upon platforms and en-
bankments waving their handkerchiefs and
cheering Justify. The train arrived here at
II 80 a. NJ, and an immense concourse of
people was present The train stopped
near Elba station at the upper end of Broad
street, where cOnTeyances were waiting to
convey the visitors to The fair grounds. At
eleven o'clock slight shOwer-the first one
in eight weeks-fell, which served in a
measure to lay the dust,
When the President alighted he was
greeted with tumultuous and continuous
cheers, the people rushing and crOwdiEg to
get sight of him. AS quickly as possible
he was escorted 20 and seated in carriage
drawn by four white horses, with Governor
Ftzhugh Lee. The remaining members of
the Presidential party were placed in other
carriages, and under the escort of the Gov
elnoTs staff Brlgadier General Charles j.
| Anderson and staff, the Stuart horse guard
and members of the city council and city
| officers in carriages, the start was
made for the fair grounds. A few
minutes drive brought the party TO the
fair grounds and as the head Of the line
| filed into the main entrance Presidential
salute of twenty-One guns was fred by the
Richmond HOwitzers. Inside the gates
drawn up in line were the military, consist
| ing of a regiment of Virginia volunteers,
the Richmond light infantry, the Blues,
and three companies of visiting soldiery,
also battalion of co!ored troops. AS the
carriages bearing the President and Cabinet
passed The military remained at present
arms. Welcoming shouts of many thou
sands greeted the President along
the route to the building where
the party was to I've received. The
guests were ushered into the Office Of the
president of the Agricultural Society, where
the members of the reception committee
and few other distinguished citizens
were formally introduced. Half an hour
later the President, taking the arm of Gov
ernOr Lee, made his way cheered by the
Shouts of ten thousand people, to the veran-
dab of the Office building and faced the as
sembled multitude. The huzzas having
ceased. Colonel Robert Beverly, president
Of the Agricultural Society, stepped for
ward and introduced Governor Lee whC
delivered the address of welcome.
The President was then introduced by
Colonel Beverly, who, IN. behalf Of th'
farmers of Virginia, welcomed him to thei
State. Deafening and prolonged cheers
and wild waving Of hats and handkerchief:
greeted him.
The speeches of both Governor Lee ant
President Cleveland were on agricuItur,
and similar topics and were well received
When the President concluded the immens,
concourse of people joined in a perfect oya
ton of cheers.
The party were then escorted to the head
quarters of the president of the society il
another building where they witnessed
review Of troops white and coIored. Ate
the review the President held public re
ceptiOn FOR over an hour and shook hand
with thousands. Between three and fOu
O'Clock the visitors occupied seats on tn
grand stand and witnessed several races
after which a sumptuous lunch was pal
taken of.
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