Connecticut western news., 1891-04-22
AN OVATION ALL ROUND.
The President Welcomed by
 Warmhearted Southerners.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM EVERYWHERE.

At Every Station the Train Was Greeted by Cheering Delegations and Many
 Speeches Were Made by the Nations Chief Magistrate-HisW War Talk.
 WASHINGTON, April 14.-President Har- rison left Washington on his southern and western trip last night at ten minutes past midnight. Among the other members of the party, who will live for the next thirty days in the sumptuously fitted Pullman cars that comprise the presidential train, are Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Dimmick, Mrs. Mckee, Mir. and Mrs. Russell Harrison, Secretary Rusk and Postmaster General Wanamaker.
 In Virginia
 ROANOKE, Va, April 14-The presiden- tial party received 8 warm welcome here The president smiled as he reached down over the railing, Rrasping hand after hand in quick succession. Then cry of "Speechl Speechr' was set up, and the president made few remarks, touching the increas- ing prosperity of Virginia. The speech was received with much enthusiasm.
 The President in Peril.
 At Knoxville, Tenn, the presidential party were driven about the city, but they had not gone far when the horses drawing the carriage containing Secretary Rusk and others took fright and dashed into the presidents carriage. There was great ex- citement, as both the president and Mrs. Harrison seemed to be in imminent dan ger. They managed, however, to get out of the carriage uninjured. The frightened horses wrecked Secretary Rusk's carriage.
 At Andrew Johnson's Home.
 GREENvILLE, Tenn, April 15.-At John son City, Jonesboro and other places large crowds met the president, who delivered interesting speeches In this city the pres ident said:
 This city has given to the country conspdcu- ous illustration in your distinguished former fellow citizen, Andrew Johnson, of what free institutions may do and what an aspiring young man may do against all adverse conditions in life
 Took His Hand.
 MoRRIsTowN, April 15.-After referring in his speech here to his delight at know ing that Tennessee's highways were open to all, without prejudice, a grizzled vet eran forced his way through the crowd and grasped the presidents hand, saying:
 "Yes, sir; Pm one of those rebels who kept you back at Chickamauga, and now the war is over Pm proud to take your hand"
 Mrs. Halford's Death Announced.
 ATLANTA, April 18.-The pleasure of the trip of the presidential party from Chat tanooga, Tenn, was somewhat marred by the receipt of dispatch from Private Secretary Halford Announcing Mrs. Hal ford's death. When informed, just after the train left Chattanooga, that Mrs. Hal ford was dead, the president expressed sincere sorrow and immediately dispatched . message of coincidence to MT. Halford. The track of the Western and Atlanta railroad, over which the train proceeded to Atlanta, marked the line of the route taken by General Sherman - his famous march to the sea- Tho president and Mar shal Ransdell sat in the observation ca, most of the journey, and entertained other members of the party with an account o1 the battles in which they had participated while the former was colonel of and the diana regiment.
 At Atlanta
 ATLANTA, April 1.-The presidents visit to Atlanta was made 8 most memorable one. No pains or expense was spared tc make him happy, and he seemed to thor. oughly enjoy and appreciate the city's ef forts. At a. m. 2,OO0 people gathered about his special train. About 8:30 cries were made for the president, and he rs sponded by speaking from the platform o1 the observation car as follows:
 The President's Speech.
 Ny FELLOW CIrIz1Ns-I desire in parting from you to give public expression of my sat isfactiOn and endowment In the brief Yfa3t t< Atlanta saw this city once under ctrcum stances of very unfavorable character. I dit not think then that would ever like 1t, d though we were making great ef3ort to got fl [App2ausel I am glad after all these years t see the great prosperity and development tha has come to you. I am sure, as look in tn face of the community, thAt, whatever thed | differences may have been, however they view ed the question of the war when 1t was upon us we can have but one thought now as to wha | soldier who carried 8 gun for what seemed t | him to be right, as well as the soldier of tn | north-that the Lord knew better than any o us what was best for the country and tn | world. You are thankful for what he ha | wrought and chiefly for emancipation. It ha | opened up to diversified industries these state | that were were otherwise exclusively agricult ural, and made it possible for you not only t raise cotton, but to spin and weave it, and ha | made Georgia such state as 1t could not hay | been under the old conditions. I am sure " now have many common purposes, and as Go right, let us do our duty, and while exacting d | our own rights, let US bravely and generousl give to every other man his equal rights befor the law. [Cheersl
 From Georgia Into Alabama
 BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 17-Extensiv preparations had been made for doin