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Show (.KAN r. Tho lrli.ii Blow-out CoucludtMl. Tbe Aiucrirao-lrlsb lucllgua-liou lucllgua-liou Fizzle. New York, 8. A meeting or Irish-American Irish-American citizens waa held to-night to denounce tne action ot the Cork people in not giving a reception to Grant. The meeting was a nle, annuo ann-uo more than twenty people were present. , Herald's cable: Grant left Derry early yesterday accompanied by Sir Uervey Bruce, lieutenant ol the county, Mr. Taylor, M.P., for Colo raiue, and other local magnates. Cold, rain and mists, coming from lh northern ocean, obscured the wonderful wonder-ful view of the northern Irish coast. The general studied the country cloaely, remarking on the spiraeueis of the population, and saying be could nee no evidence of the preoenCH ol 7,000,000 of people in Ireland. At every station crowds aeeembled and wheu tbo caiB stopped tbe people rushed forward to shake hands with the general. Sj mo were old soldiers who had been in the American army. One remarked that Grant had cap lured him at Paducah; another asked Grant to give him a shilling in remembrance re-membrance of old limes, the people all kindly cheering for Grant aud America. At Coleraine there was an immense crowd. Grant, accom panied by Member of larliameut Taylor, left the cars, entered tho waiting room at tbe depot and re ceived an address. In reply Grant repeated the hope and belief expressed ex-pressed in bis Dublin speech, that the period of depression had ended and that American prosperity was aiding Irish prosperity. At tfallymooa there waB another crowd. As the train neared Belfast a heavy rain be-gau be-gau to fall. The train reached Bel taBt at 2.30. The reception was imposing im-posing and extraordinary. Linen and other mills had stopped w.ork, and workmen stood out in the rain in thousands, I looked Irom the train window, and there waa a perfect sea ol heads. The platform ot the station sta-tion waa covered with Bcarlet carpet. Tho mayor and membera of the I city council welcomed the general, who descended from the car amid : tremendous cheers. Crowds ran after the carriages containing the city authorities and their illustrious guest, and afterward surrounded the hotel where the general waa enter:aiu'jd. Belfast is en fete. Public buildings are draped with American and Eog-1 lish coloia, and in a few instances with Orange flags. Luncheon was seryed at 4 o'clock, and tbo crowd, with undaunted valor, remained outside, out-side, amid a heavy snow atorra, and cheered at intervals. The feature ot tho luucheon was the presence of the Roman Catholic bishop ot the diocese, who was given tbe post of honor. The luncheon party numbered 170. The mayor Baid ho could have had 5,000. Belfast speakera made cordial allusions to mauy people in America, and where anxious to have Grant do olare himself in tavorot free trade, but tho general, in his reply, made no allusions to the aubjeet, to the disappointment dis-appointment ol many of those present. pres-ent. Minister Noyes made a hit in Iiih RnpAf'h whfin he said Grant BUffiwed the appreciation of Belfast men by appointing ap-pointing A. T. Stewart, of Belfast, secretary of the treasury and oflering George H. Stuart, a Bslfatt boy, the portfolio of secretary of the navy. (irant goes direct to London, expecting ex-pecting every day the arrival of the bteamer iiichmond on which bo will embark for India. The general is anxious to be away belore tho season ia too warm to visit India. Inllim-malory Inllim-malory appeals have been published aud one ot them calls upon Irishmen to welcoma Grant as a great Orange republican, who had tried sixty craw-thumDing craw-thumDing papists, who, instigated by Italian priests, attempted to slop an Orange procession on Broadway. Grant declines all efforts to draw him into an expression of his opinions on the subject, saying eimply, he would be aabamed of bis career if it contained any word inconsistent with his belief in the widest civil and religious liberty. Grant's resolution i not to visit Cork was taken before hearing the action of the Cork council, on account of his shortness ol time. It is believed now had be gone there, riots of a dreadful character would have ensued. London, 9. Ex-PreBident Grant was the guest of the American minister last night. He expects to leavo to-day for Paris. |