Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-07

4 tree ON tho ,.vr a, tho back Of the house.
The trses planted by the French visitors
stand between thoss planted by Generals
Grant and sherman. and, Win .n .,;s,
already planted by other guests, form quite
grove.
RECEPTION AND BANQUET.
The reception given by the Royal Legion
at the Union League Club to-nignt IN
honor of the Comte de Paris was priIiane
and splendid. Arrangements were lnauo
on magnificent scale and the sdornnents
were almost uneoualled in elaborateness.
lri-colored bunting hid the ceilings and
walls. cut and ported flowers and greens
were in every room and stairway, and nun
dreds of red. white, and blue electric
flames lighted MP the building and peeped
from amid banks of palms ana terms; Tue
corridors and rooms were filed with men
OF note in evil life and OF distinction on
the battlefield.
At O'Clock the Reception Committee OF
Philadelphia Commandery formed line on
each side of the doorway aud a few MN.
utes later the Comte entered with General
Gregg. followed by Due D'Orleans escorted
by George ". Childs and the rest OF the
party. They were welcomed by Samuel
y. Huey. and escorted TO the library on
the second floor where reception was
held.
PRESENTED TO THE COUNT.
A thousand OF more guests were present.
ed TO the Comte and the Due DOrleans.
Occasionally in the line the Comte would
find some old friend with whom be had
blvouaced on the Peninsula or struggled
with in the swamps Of the Chickahomlny;
When such one came along he would
grasp his hand in both of his and while he
theoretically shook them he would say
fnxr rafpfniapanpps OF old
times. The Due D'Orleans went through
the ordeal of hand-shaking tor the most
part in perfunctory manner, but when
ever he saw his father more than usually
pleased in greeting some one hrs own face
would light up with q bright smile and ho
would shake his hand as theoretically as
tine Comte.
Among those who passed before the
Comte de Paris and were presented 20 HIM
were General Daniel Z. Sickles, of New
York General Parke, of Chlcago General
W. Alexander s. Webb. who commanded
the Philadelphia brigade that broke Pick
ett's charge at Gettysburg; General Dou-
bleday. General Lewis Merrill. Governor
Biggs, of Delaware, and General ftzJohn
Porter.
The Comte and party were then enter
tanned at a banquet. The party leaves here
tomorrow for Washington. "Wednesday
afternoon the Comte will leave for Rich
mond, where he will remain for three or
four days, at the end Of which time he will
visit the scene Of the battles in which he
participated in Virginia.
AT MCIEILAN's GRAVE.
TRENTON. n. j.. October 6.--The Comte
de Paris and party on their arrival here
were met by Secretary of-State Kelsey and
driven through a steady rain about mile
10 the cemetery. When the Count alight-
ed from his carriage he at once entered
through the title-gate, gazed moment at
the granite block over McClellan's grave,
and then, lifting his hat from his head,
knelt reverentiallv on one knee for a Sc
cond or two. None Of the Others went III
side the plot except Secretary-of-State
Kelsey who plucked a sprig of woodblne
| and handed il 20 the Comte, who kissed IL
and pinned 1t 20 the lapel of his coat.
General McClellan's son. who here join
ed the party, was presented 10 the COmte,
xnbo aLgnlr bia hopI gparrp1,r