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Progress Of The President Elect

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Day
15
Month
February
Year
1861
Copyright
Public Domain
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Spri ngfield, 111., Feb. 8, 1861. Mr. W. S. Wood furnishes by authority the following schedule, sliowing the arrivals and departures in and from the various local it'les the President clect and party will visit on thcir journey from horo to New York : Monday, Feb. 11 - Lcave Springfiold at 8 a. m.j and arrivo at Indiauapolis at 5 p. m. Tuusday, 12th.- Leave Indianapolis at 11 a. in., and arrivo at Cinciuuati at 3 p, m. Wednosday, 13th. - Leave Cinoinnati at 9 a. m., and arrive at Columbus at 12 p. m. Thursday, 14tli. - Leave Columbua at 8 a. m., and arrive at Steubenville 20 minutes past 2 p. m., and arrive at Pittsbur gh at o p. in. Friday, 15th. - Loave Pittsburgh at 10 a. m , and arrive at Cleveland at l p. in. -Saturday, 16th. - Loave Cloveland at 9 a in., and arrive at Bulfalo at 4 p. m. Sunday, 17tli. - Komaiu in Buffalo. Monday, I8th. - Leave Buffalo at 6 a. m., and arrive at Albany at 3 p. m. Tuesday, 19th. - Leave Albany at 10 a, m., and arrive at New York at 3 p. in. Mr. Wood has made such arrango nicuts as will nsure both the comfort and safety of thoso under bis charge. He ban provided special traĆ­na, to be preceded by punt engine all the way through. 1 Cards of invitation will bc issued by hiin to all participants on tho journey frotn poiut to poiut-, and only holders will be found on the train. State and local authorities and prominent persons, without distinotion of party, will be admitted. To avoid crowdiug and annoyanco to Mr. Lincoln, representa tives of the leading papers only will be admitted in tlie different stopping places. The Presiduntial party will bo under the charge of the local committeer, and no party coloring being intendcd to be given to the trip, Widu-Awake, and other demonstratious of a partisan charaoter, will prove objectionable. Military escorts through tho stopping places will be accepted, but nono on the journcy The invitation to visit Kosten by the lixecutive and Legislativa authoritics of M assachusetts bas boon declined by Mr, Lincoln for want of time. The Preaidential fumily has broken up ! housekeeping, and is now sojourning at a hotel.

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