Show A visitor on wednesday alic military authorities at fort near abia city were aspri bcd bj telegraph of tho fact that lieutenant general sheridan was on his way to pay an official visit to the portland that proper transportation would be required to brio 0 from ho railroad kriloua to the post the fact ol 01 lie intended visit becoming noised abroad among our citi it was to give alic general a reception as worthy bia highly dalcou and blob accordingly early yesterday morning a number of our most prominent citizens proceeded in carriages with he beaver brass band at their bied and accompanied by a troop ot citizen cavalry all under the immediate direction and cobmand of II 11 B coar son who by alic way ia a veteran officer of Sheri dans old command to meet tins generals carriage a few miles outside of town leading alio pro took its line of march sward wc until it reach til a point about four miles outside of the city where alic colonel very wisely conclude J to let lili un command rest until alic ambulances from the terminus put in an appearance pe arance alter a rest of about 20 minutes tho courier that had been pro dispatched ahead by the colocci hove in sight on lia return and signalled signal led the approach of the visitors who in a few more drove up from over the hill and hiking colonel corn apson rode p and introduced general sheridan tu ivoti J H murdock who alter shaking hands him a scat in his burgy which he general promptly accepted and amid by he band ami cheers from abo citizens the ballant phil was driven between lie carriages and horsemen that lined cither side ot alio road uncovering and repeatedly bowing his head to the multitude aa he palsied by the procession then returned as it came with however the general in advance arming back in town the route was there lined on cither side with long lines of school children under then respective teachers tho municipal authorities of the town an citizens gan orally politely bowing the general pass cil on through aej up to alic post where he waa received with a falvo of befitting h n rank the general waa accompanied by his wile and also by two aida la the persons general tompkins Tomp kiDS and colonel on of th cf beaver lion J IS murdoc tendered tho a public reception to take place in the ins in the meeting house which invitation was accepted with 1 hanks TUE RECEPTION at in tho evening tho itsuso was literally crammed full of ladies and gentlemen anxious to hear aud shako hands with tho hero of tho valley it was however eight before tho general put in an appearance mr murdock then announced his presence and said that judge II 11 S andersen would deliver a welcome that gentleman then ad danced and addressed tho guest of the occasion in an ablo eloquent aud soul stirring address of welcome wherein wh orein lio recited bamo bomo 0 tho many attributes of the great wo regret that our limited space this week his remarks being printed in colenso cx lenso 3 R murdock said ladies and gentlemen and fellow citizens I 1 tako in introducing to you one of the great soldiers of alio llio ago philip goner al sheridan applause acu sacr idan arising said tho bishop clort 01 out all right and lie finished all right but ladies and gentlemen when I 1 akrc cd to como down hero tonight to night it was for the of seeing you all hero in beaver and to bavo the great pleasure of shaking hands with you I 1 know that tharo was going to bo this matter of making if I 1 had known thai id had a little drop ol 01 it in my packet and id a taken it out and mado a nice speech hero you know so im somewhat taken aback in tho matter of bleech making and I 1 dont know that that magoa much because I 1 never do mako speeches anyway and I 1 therefore can only say that I 1 feel very to tho ladies particularly and to tho gentlemen for coming hero tonight tou ight tu receive nio ns I 1 have been received I 1 hero this evening I 1 belong to the anil I 1 probably know moro about it alian sonio of you but I 1 think you know more about this locality than I 1 10 lo but I 1 havo lean all over the west for 25 years and I 1 can say I 1 am fully identified with all tho and although acon in southern utah yet I 1 havo been in utah a great many limes I 1 am very clad to havo met you in thia connection and cabio so far south now in this particular it has been very gratifying to mo to ece your little tawn or city which is BO clean cut and so nice and so comfortable and so prosperous looking and I 1 wish to congratulate you upon your situation it is n nice and from cheso facts I 1 think you aro very industrious and very neat in your surroundings surround inga and I 1 think tho ladies horo must havo had a great deal to do with it 1 do not think this will bo tho last time I 1 shall como to you because I 1 know this country is growing your and al nril moat certainly the population is growing laughter and I 1 chopo to havo tho pleasure of acing you at somo future time lion ani was called on aad delivered a brief jet withal witty rejoinder to the of the evening uis remarks were frequently in as were also those of tho previous by loud bursts of cn ap plaue after which the ladies and gentlemen fell into ciuc and passing the hero of the occasion individually shook hands with him and then lassca out doors we must not forget to add that thu proceeding were enlivened at appropriate intervals by well rendered musical selection bj the church choir and by the brass band as well as by startling salutes by anvil artillery on the outside of the house |