The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-27


Gen. Horace Porter, Gen. McAlpin,
President JsrOlomOu. Of the New YORK
board OF aldermen. and Richard DeIR-
field, secretary OF the executive COM
mittee Of the Grant Monument Associa-
tion.
The first battalion Of the naval mill
tia OF New York, from the New Hamp-
shire, acted as an escort OF honor. The
President was driven from tho ferry
boat TO the Fifth Avenue hotel.
The second special train with Vice
President Hobart and the senators, ar
rived shortly afterwards and they too
proceeded to New York.
u. s. Grant, Jr., with his wife ana
ilve children, arrived at the Fifth AVE-
nue. hotel to-day. Their home Is at San
diego. California. They will be the
guests OF the city at the hotel.
Jesse X. Grant and his family are al
ready at the same hotel
General Howard has invited Chlet
Joseph. with whom he fought IN 1871, to
ride with him In the parade tomorrow
but the old Eez Perc chief preferred to
ride In General Dodge's stan.
General Dodge Issued an order re-
questing General John B. Gordon OF
Georgia, 10 act as special aid in con-
nection with the Sons OF Confederate
Veterans.
The Stonewall Band, Of Staunton' va,
will also accompany the Sons OF Conted-
crate Veterans in the parade.
4 Notable Trip.
The special train bearing the vice.
presidential party. including senators
and members Of congress to the Grant
ceremonies arrived at Jersey Guy toI
day at 3:a y. m. The entire trip had
been pleasantly uneventful and the
senators and representatives seemed Ill
most luath TO leave the cars. Vice.
president Hobart and Mrs. Hobart
walked at the head OF the procession
through the small crowd on the plat
forrh TO the carriages which were walt
ing for them. Then they were driven
on board the Jersey CentrnI Fanwood
and landed ut Twenty-third street. th!s
city, whence they were driven TO their
respective stopping laces. The splendlu
train which was so ably managed To-
day will make the return trip TO wash
ingtOn on Wednesday morning next
at II o'clock, when II Is expected that
most OF the party will go back 10 tho
capitol. Those who managed the trans
portation facilities to-day wsro: 8. y.
Hoge, district passenger agent OF the
Baltimore & Ohio, In Washington; T. v.
Skinner, OF the Jersey Central and their
assistants. The eighty-four passengers
were loud in their praises OF the ar
rnngements made for their comfort.
During tho run from Philadelphia TO
Jersey City over tho Jersey Central
tracks, the President and Speaker
Reed held their respective dinner par
ties. AS the special new through the
sup-lit Jersey counties, the vice-presl-
dent entertained his guests with grave
and gay anecdotes OF their pohLicaA
history.
OF the famous men who Travelled on
this train, perhaps none was more
spoken OF than General Longstrcet-
HIS venerable face and tail figure, now
somewhat bent with age. brought pack
TO mind the days when in the prime OF
his life. he led the southern forces In
many a fierce assault. Since those
times he has been United States minis
ter TO Turkey and now holds first rank
in the short list OF the Confederate
generals stlll alive.
Gen. LOngstreet especially reQuealeo
the Associated Press TO publish a state
ment all written by his own, now some
what feeble hand. He said 10 the eor-
respondent that II was with Grant az
West Point, served In the same reEi-
ment with him before the war, and even
introduced him the woman who became
his wife.
LOnguIrstt's TrIbuts,
The statement, as Gen. Iongstreet
wrote II, is as follows:
ut was my good fortune TO know as
few others could that Grants heart
went out in sympathy for the bEave men
and women OF the south during the dts
trcssing times OF reconstruction, ana 10
my old comrades who followed the stars
and bars OF the south to the gloom anu
glory OF Appomattox. want TO say
that Gen. Grants heart went To US IN
a Il OF our woes. He appreciated the
principle that all governments oeprlNe
their powers from the confidence ana re,
spcct OF the people, and his great mind
and patriotic heart were bent toward
the ere-establlshment OF cordial feelings
between the sections OF the land. II
every old Confederate soldier or widow
OF Confederate to whom he gave MS
helping hands could leave a tear about
his tomb It would be baptized In loves
best offering.
so the brave OF the other side Of the
great strife, my people send messengers
10 crown this august occasion. We
turn from the setting star OF the confed-
eracy TO accept the glorious flag OF the
Union, 10 put It about our hearthstones.
and love It forever; Its glories aro ours
with undivided hearts. undivided peo-
pie, undivided arms TO protect ils III"
umph.
1--WE are with you to-day and all days,
brothers and friends. and with tho rag
ged remnant OF our once proud arm, we
ofrer the living tribute to the chiettain
who led you to victory; renewed heart
your Union; our Union.
ION this inspiring occasion, We love
10 tell YOU that for all the grandeur and
majesty OF Grants character, for all
the spledor OF his genererOsity TO our
brave men and broken people, his name
shall be cmbnlmed in the hearts OF our
children and OF our grandchlldren's
children with devotion as warm as our
Southern sun.
danger. brave: in victory. generous; We
help TO crown him with his peoples
undyina love and In presence OF the
highest officials OF state and municipal
ity, we help dedicate this monument TO
his name and fame aud LIT them. like
ircrnse 20 the powers above.
"Hs was 50 easily general that he
failed to note his own reserved powers.
He win grow with his own generation,
and those who come after until they
learn 70 appreciate his worth
JAMES LONGSTREET."
II was such sentiments as the vener.
able general expressed In his statement
that peryaded che talk OF the gray.
haired men OF all parties who came
from Washington to honor the hero,
Grant.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
The session OF Congress yesterday
was only formal. most OF the members