Year: 1872

WATERTOwN, N T., August 2, 1872


Ihe PRESIDENTIAL party arrived here from Utica at
three O'CLOCK this afternoon. They left Senator
Conkling's residence at halfpast ten O'Clock this
morning, and were escorted to the railroad depoG
| by the veterans and Fire Zouaves of Utica, with
brass band in front and another behind. smal
crowd or people on the balconies and stoops of
Bogg's Hotel. and along the sidewalk in 'front.'
awaited their arrival and followed them across the
square to the depot, where special engine, with
Two shapby looking cars attached, waS
waiting to bear them away. There
was no enthusiasm whatever manifested
and nothing brought even that small crowd
together except curiosity ideness and brass
bands. For some reason or other the at least
apparent popularity OF General Grant in Utica fell
of lamentably In two brief days. The rumors this
! morning about the defeat OF his party NAV have
something to do with ir, but think the real cause
at least have heard widespread complaints to this
erect, is that he has been seized and monopolized
rs piece OF personal property by Senator Conk-
ling, and by him hawked around,


EXHIBITED LIKE TOM THUMB Or THE wOOLLY
HORSE ~
However 1t may be accounted for there is no
doubt OF the fact that II General Grant went up in
Utica like rocket he came down there like stick.
The special train containing President Grant ana
his family and number OF devoted Uticans headed





for over three mortal hours bore an unenviaba
jolting over what suppose must call a railroad
for 1t is named the Black River OF that ilk The
stations along the route were thicky thronged,
with country people who came to get a
peep at Conklings show. At two O'Clock
the train and Its occupants were met
at Carthage, small town about twenty
miles south Of this city, special train bearing
Mayor Lord the Board Of Aldermen and severaI;
leading citizens from Watertown. The greeting
was pretty much the same as that between him
and the Uticans at New York Mills, except on tne
part ofAthe President, who this time bowed to-
Mayor Lord, and


ABSOLUTELY sAID 'THANK YoU,"
when the Mayor had delivered short address In
the usual form Of speech welcoming him to thd
city. The Presidential train then pursued its waX
to this city, and when 1t arrived here 1t met a9
the depot by brass band and an enormous crowd
OF townspeople and rustics, through which waE
was made for the city's guest to the woodruff
forming one side OF good, clean-lOoking square.S
The crowd followed and surrounded the house,
After few minutes the President and his party
appeared on the balcony, and after waiting for the
cessation OF q hearty cheer from the populace the
President said:-


S than nSs
me as familiar TO me then Your city has altered very
Seaienan Stationed atom at saoses HarbOr Which % place
expect to see before return. y





or two The crowd made no demonstration OF
loyalty, observing which Conkng stepped to thef
PLATFORM waved his hat vigorously, and then arOs6
very respectable cheer. At the end OF every SEM
tence, while speaking, the President would look
anxiOusly at COnkling, who would assent when the
President would resume and so he finished three
sentences, at the end of which


THE PET SENATOR wINKED
and 1t was all over. should have stated that the
President was introduced by Mr.. James Starbucks
Of this city, that duty having been delegated I'd
him by Mayor Lord, who has the reputation Of
being able to discount Grant in the game Of
silence. After the President followed Senator
COnkling. He said:-
If had thousand voices and each voice trumpet
tongued could not express to my satisfaction at be,
the President of the United states He comes here
on political errand The President is not for
are that viii i've " as ons as the history u
country The proprees Of the occasion prohibit me-
only repeat how satisfied YOU here to-day
When the Senator concluded he seized the Presi-,
dent and drew him in, as 1t were, to his cage and
shut him up. Then some wag in the crowd called
for Porter at which there was laugh, and wheQ
some green and injudiciOus friend Of the SecretarN
answered from the balcony,


GENERAL PORTER rs sICK,"


there was mighty loud smile indeed.


The speechmakng over the party on the balcony
withdrew and sat down to such dinner as the
Woodruff House could afford; after which the Presi-
dent and his family slipped into the special train
awaiting them and started, at hafpast four, for.
Cape Vincent, where they will go aboard a private
yacht OF Mr.. Puman's and be taken to that gen.
teman's island in Alexandria Bay, which they will
reach by daylight tomorrow morning.


CONKLING, GRANT AND CoCK-CROwING.


When coming up in the train Mr.. Conkling said no
had just received a private despatch saying that
North Carolina had gone Grant by 5000 majority,
When questioned afterwards he only said "he had
reason to believe" &c but the story TOOK and Is all
over town here now.