Heroes Meet

1 HE (JMOJí'8 DEFBHDER8. Dktuoit, Miih , Aujf. I. -The city of the sti':its has a&sumed marti&l air. The veterana oí the Grand Arm.y oí tho Republie are n longer arriving by the hundreds, but by the thousands, and every inooming1 train briaga arfother thronf,' to raingie with the multitude that ilivady parades the streeta Asthe gala week of Detroit opens, business is practieally suspended, and the tramp of the (rand Aniiv of the Republic and the inspiring music of the bands are lieard on cvery hand. Gen. William (. Veazey, of Vermont, commander-inchief of tlie Grand Army of the Re-1 public, is here, and his headquarters at the Cadillac have been the Mecca of scarred and grizzled veterans throughout the forenoon. Gen. Veazey was aceorapanied by Miss Clara Barton, the famous founder of the White Cross. Secretary of War Proctor was also of the. party, with Quartermaster General John Taylor, of Philadelphia, and Assistant Adjutant Emery, of Washington. The national departent adjutant general, J. H. Golding, and wife, of Rutland, Vt, are also at the Cadillac. No arrivals at the central depot causea more exciteraent than the Georgia and Florida departments. There were 150 in the latter delegation and nearly all were bedecked in hats oí not only curious constructiou but made of natural seaweed. They left Tampa in special trains, and one car was filled with the products of Florida, from a live crocodile 10 feet in length to a bunch oí seaweed. They had watermelons in great profusión, banana trees in blossom, olive and orange trees, sea oats and any quantity oí Florida's new product, phosphate, which promises to eclipse the orange as a fortune-maker for the citzens of Florida. The arrival of Gen. Fairchild, exgovernor of Wisconsin and a former commander in chief of the Grand Armv of the Republic, was made the occasion of a great ovation. Three special trains brought the Old Guard of Washington, the department commander and his staff. The Old Guard, a noted organization, is commanded by J. M. Edgar. It has a color guard of twelve men, six of whom lost their right arma in the war and another six who lost their left arms. John A. Andrew post, of Boston, is the only armed battalion in the grand army, being uniformed as cavalrymen and equipped with sabers. It will be represented by 1.50 men. Ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes, commander in chief of the Military Order of the Loyal Legión, arrived from Ohio. 4Ie was met by a local delegation of tlie Loyal Legión and escorted to the home of Col. Heeker. Commander Hyes was tendered a reception at Col. Hoekers residence in the evening and all meinbers of the Loyal Legión paid him their respecte.