St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-19
SILVER GRAYS IN SESSION.
Remarkable Gathering of Old People at
Marietta's Centennial.
SHERMAN AND FORAKER.
The Iceberg Seems to Have Forgotten
the Treachery of the Buck
eye Governor.
Special to the Globe.

Spec1al 10 the GLOBE.
MARIETTA. O., July 1S.-The pioneers
at the Marietta centennial had jolly
reunion this merning before the regular
exercises commenced. There were
present a great number of very old per-
sons. Among them were three whose
ages aggregated 3O2 years. There are
more persous over eighty years of age
in this, the first county of the North
west territory, than in any county in
the West. The early part of the day
being gwen up to an informal reception
of old people, brought together re-
markable gathering of silver-haired
men and women. Mayor Coulter wei
coined the pioneers of the Northwest
to the city in short speech, and hand
ed to Gov. Foraker handsome gavel,
which he presented to Gen. Thomas
Ewing, the president of the day. The
gavel was the gift of the womens' CEN
tennial celebration, and is to be placed
in sealed iron box, there to remain
till the bi-centennial of the origin of
civil government in the Northwest in
1888. Gen. Ewing accepted the gavel.
Gen. Ewing was introduced by Hon. M.
Woodbridge, who eulogiZed his father,
Senator Ewing, in very happy way,
''CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK"
upon whose capable shoulders the man.
tel of his distinguished father had
lenlen. Gen. Ewing wore cluster of
buckeyes in his button hole, and chair
laviShly trimmed with buckeyes. His
audience was splendid one, and had in
it the greatest number of descendants of
the colOpists who came to Ohio in 1888
that could be brought together. The
name of Ewing is one that is widely
known IN the West, and there was a
great desire to hear the representative
of the family speak here to-day. There
were special excursions to the Ewing
meeting, and the audience, of course,
a great one. The thorough and brill
liant speech of Gen. Ewing was happily
supplemented by an ode written
for the occasion by Rev. w.
l.. Lee, of st. Louis, who is
among the sweetest of Western singers.
Senator Sherman was called upon for a
speech during the pioneer meeting. He
told something of his early life as a civil
engineer on the improvement of the
Muskingum river. His principal speech
will be made tomorrow morning. Col.
Charles Goddard, of GAINESVILLE, O., the
grandson of the youngest of TIE early
settlers who came to Ohio, was called
upon by Gen. Ewing for a speech and
made neat response. His grandfather,
Daniel Converse, was the first mail car
rier in Ohio. A fast and furious sum-
mer rain did not prevent an audience
of 1000 persons gathering in the Cen
tennial auditorium this afternoon to
listen to vigorous Grafton from Sena-
tor Daniels, of Virginia. While he was
speaking Senator Sherman came on the
stage and took seat between Gov.
and Mrs. Foraker, chatting with
them easily and pleasantly. A good
many people who have lent willing
ears to the rumOrs about the breach be-
tween Sherman and Foraker have
scanned with close scrutiny the actions
of the two men, but the most searching
critic can see no surface indications of
respects Senator Daniels speech was
meant for an Offset to that of Senator
Evarts', and that it ascribed most of
the present glory of the great West to
the wisdom and
PATRIOTISM OF SOUTHERN STATESMEN.
He devoted good deal of time to
the euOlgy of Jefferson, and quoted
Bancroft to sustain his views of that
statesman. He gave Jefferson high
credit for drafting the laws providing
for religious liberty in Virginia two
years before the pioneers came to
Ohio. This evening Gov. and Mrs.
Foraker had a large reception at the
auditorium. The celebration will close
speakers will be Senator Sherman,
Gov. Foraker, ex-Gov. Foster, Gen. w.
ii. Gibson, Gen. G. A. Grosvenor,
Attorney General d. K. Watson, Gen.
James Robinson, secretary of state !;
Lieut.. Gov. Lyon, and Hon. ]. G.. Lee,