Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-11

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FRIDAY, February &c 1864.
SHERMAN'S MOVEMENT.
UP to pm. today it was understood that
nothing late had reached washington direct
from General Sherma1's command. its
route being such as to prelude information
OF his. progress from coming. through Union
sources uns1l several days after it's receipt
up to corresponding dates through rebel
newspapers. 5.es5E
1t is very clear that his; destination is as
much a myth to the, outside world here as
/, was IN hlchmond ona the 10Th. We are
SO Tar only certain Through rebel accOunts)
that ne mas already inflicted as much dam
age upon the confederate cause by the de-
s.ruction OF their great southwestern rail
ne captured Mobile They. dread his prog
ress due east evidently much more than
olIectiy toward Mobile, because to be cut
eli. ,nt OF from Arkansas, Mississippi,
greater loss to their future military oper-
atoms than the mere loss of Mobile.
we would much prefer to hear that Selma
anu montgomery, Ala, are in our hands be-
Ing distance Of Mobile which would imme-
diately Acknowledgement ours almost with
out any contest whatever for it.
MONDAY. March7, 1864.
General Meade MAS examined before the
committee on the conduct of the war on
saturday in relation to'his conduct at the
battle OF Gettysburg. and in answer to the
GndIses preferred 9againSt-hm by Generals
doubleday and Ssckles the general gave a
.uii history OF the battle, denying in toto
the charges preferred against him Several
generals who played prominent parts in
THAT engagement have been sent for.
He Arrives.
MONDAY, March 9, 1sG4.
ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON OF LIEU
TENANT GENERAL GRANT.
Inc afternoon papers of yesterday having
announced that lieutenant General Grant
would arrive in Washington on the 500
pm. train. large crowd assembled at the
depot to get shmpse art the hero of many
battles" There was no public demonstra
ton, but at $50 WIisn the shrill whistle If
the engine announced the approach of the
o ran m big RUSH war made for the rear end
The general and his son. ACCOMPANIED nv
General Rollins; chief or staff, and Colonel
Comstock. chief assistant and. inspector
general occupied seats in special car pro-
Vided by William P. Smith, master of trans
portation of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road =. ~
As the party alighted from the car the
crowd gave three hearty cheers for-General
Grant, which the general acknowledged by
bowling courteous1y. Upon the arrival Of
the party in the 1ali9a company of the In
valid Corps on duty there was drawn I'D in
line, under command of Lieutenant New
Der, with arms presented. The general
passed through with head uncovered, and
upon gaining the street they were ,ushered
into hack and driven rapidly to Wizards
Hotel. '--'--- III
The general reached Wizards without be-
ing recognized on the way his features not
being familiar to the public, but had hardly
got seated at the dinner;ta ere the fact
of his presence became known when the
Hon. ]. K. Moorhead arose and proposed
three cheers for the hero of Vicksburg,
which were Joined in by the three or four
hundred people alzthe table, who arose to
their feet simultaneously, the ladies taking
part by the waving of handkerchiefs
The guests of the hotel pressed General
Grant but Mr.. Chadwick stepped forward
and announced that the general had tray
eled some distance and that his "rations"
were before him. and time should be al
lowed the general to dispose Of them, after
which he (Mr c. had doubt General
Grant would receive all who called upon
him
The general appeared somewhat worn
with travel but has the modest, calm, self
possessed look of the true hero; of light
build, with frank. genial face clear blue
eyes, light hair and sandy whiskers mixed
with gray.
WEDNESDAY. March o. 1864.
PRESENTATION OF GEN. GRANTS
COMMISSION AS A LIEUTEN-
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