| Show EASTERN ITEMS GENERAL GRANT CHANT AT washington A dapa d beatch from washington dated march 8 S has this announcement of 0 the arrival of L genera general grant drant at willards hotel at 5 evock this afternoon an officer I 1 leading a child by the hand band quietly and modestly entered d the dining room at WiS willards lards and took look a place aglace at the table A antl man from new orleans or eans eana and illa liia two daughters recognized d him rose from their seat sata and shook han ban hantis basils s with him cordially jn 1 a flabb flash as by electric a 0 IE muni cat ion the news that gen grant was in the room spread through the immense hotel and the hundreds of guests senators represent all ill 11 tes ies esp supreme court judges women officers lawyers arid and all ali alithe the customary household of wil wll aws ards sprang from their s ats and cheered in the most tremendous manner and crowded agoti around d t the e alushin blushing and arid confused confuse d object of this sudden ovation and overwhelmed him with their admiring interest when his meat meal was concu conceded ded and he left the room it was but a fall into anether scene of enthusiastic love that awaited him from a arfat crowd in the lower haij ball lils his retreat from this superior f force ace up the brah srah case and to his room was characterized by mst most uni sold rold ery cry brushing the reception of arn G n grant at the pres prea dents levee in the evening wab wat more furious than any scene that ever transpired in the east room helas he wab was literally lifted up for a while and in obedience to a demand and to a necessity nece sity BO so great was the dalre daire to have a fair look at him he was obliged to mount a sofa under the auspices of secretary sewald who jed bim biro to tat elevation elevations there has never been hach each a coat tearing button bursting burati rig jam in h c e houseas house as this soldier soli iier lier has the cheering and waving of handkerchiefs was wag in the cust diary mary fury of Amer americans manav r popular favorites on n wednesday afternoon the of th sates states formally presented to major naion gete Gett lai tal grant bis his commission as lieutenan lit tit gei gel eral the ceremony took place in the C binet chamber in presence of the entime entire cabinet genial gen geh rall rail 11 halleck alleck representative lovel loy boy generah rawlins and coonel Co corn coin comstock dock 0 o general the son eon of G 4 grant and mr Nl cotay cofay private secretary to the president I 1 general grant having enter elu etu room the president rose and addressed him thu 11 ngue general biral gradt grant by the nations appreciation of what that you have done and its reliance you yon for what remaina to do in the existing struggle you are now BOW presented with this you lieutenant gen leral eral in the army of odthe he united states with this high honor devolve dev olve you also a corresponding responsibility As the country I 1 herein therein trusts you so ro under tinder god it will sustain you yon I 1 ac arcey need to add that with what I 1 here speak for the nation goes my own hearty personal persona concurrence 21 to which lieutenant general grant replied as follows mr president I 1 accept this commission with gratitude grafitti le for the high honor conferred with the aid of the noble armies that have fought on so many fields for our common country co un it will be my mv earnest endeavor not to di diga disa qa point your expectations 1 I feel the full weight of the responsibilities I 1 ties now devolving on me and I 1 know that if they are not met i it t will be due to those armies and above all to the I 1 favor of that providence which thich leads both nations I 1 and men the president then introduced the general to all the me members abers of the cabinet after which aich the company were seated d and about half an hour oa r was spent in pleasant social conversation ti matteu MATTES 3 the correspondent of the new york world Jf orld on the uit baya saja the withdrawal of secretary chase from froda the presidential canvass has baa by no means smoothed the course coarse for president lincoln on the contrary it has become more difficult he is assailed with an activity and spirit in his own party against which it is 13 believed he be will find it impossible to stand up already a combination has been formed in congress to compel him to follow mr chisels example and the prudent men of the parly party who see that mr Lincol ns coi col ti nuance in the field wili wilt hopelessly hopf lessly divide the party BO so that by june it will be impossible i 10 0 u lite upon any candidate are al qu etl etly y lending themselves to the project it if the country realized the bitterness cf i the ii feud in the administration party it would create a panic overthrowing the credit of the government and demoralizing moral izing the people the air is filled with rumors of defections from mr lincoln toward gen grant in the party it is said that gen hali 1 lecks leeks friends are about taking steps to pace vace him before the democratic party as a candidate every hour the of the presidential struz gie gle changes but toe the democratic members oe of con congress ress resi continue to express the most perfect confidence judg ng b by y what they hoar licar from thir their constituency s that the chicago nominee cannot fail tobe tabe the successful candidate ONE COSTLY costey gen meade meada in his exam nation before beford the committee on the conduct of the war claims that it was hia bia intention to have turned lees leej right flank at gettysburg ard and to have placed bis big own army between bet veen the confederates and the colomac before giving general battle besaya that he be was perfectly confident of his bis abi abl ability ity to defeat lee and could then have captured him bag and baggage but that gen sickles lea by disobeying advanced hla hia own corps too far got it involved and it then became necessary to engage the whole boie bole army in order to save sickles meade says saya that it cost three thoua thou a nid rid men merely lapair to r pair the blunder blunde of which gen sickles was guilty and in this thia view gen halleck 0 hedw berwise I 1 as bosn bosi tile tiie to meade tully fully suat allis alris him |
