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Show The Presidential Tourists. Lynchburg, Va., 24. The presidential presi-dential party arrived on a special train to-day, and the mayor extended me noapuaiiiies ui uib city. jlhc president replied and the company were driven in carriages, " under a military escort, through the crowded streets to the Norvelle bouse. The mayor here made a formal welcoming welcom-ing address, commending the president's presi-dent's course toward the south and predicting great results therefrom, i The president, in reply, spoke of Jefferson Jef-ferson as the man who haa given us, what proved the corner stone of our morality, education and equality oi rights before the law. He talked for 60me minutes in a pleasant, familiar strain, and then introduced Evarts and Key, who spoke briefly. The visitors were banqueted to-night at the Norvelle house, alter which a "German" was given in honor of the ladies. The visitors leave for Char-lotteviile Char-lotteviile to-morrow." |