PRESIDENTS ANSWER.
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PRESIDENTS ANSWER.
Mersrs WM. PATTERSON, w. McDoNALp, Solo
MON ETrING, LUXE TIERNAN, DAVID HOFFMAN,
RICHARD b. MAGnuDER, Baltimore.


PHILADELPHIA. 18th Oct. 1897.
SIRs: On my passage through New York, your
very obiiyng letter, of the 9th instant, was put in
to my hands, while under an impression, derived
from communications received at the same time, that
the public service required my return to Washing
ton, without a moment of delay. On my arrival IN
this City, yesterday, with the intention Of immedi-
atey proceeding, u the expectation of reaching the
Seat of Government this morning. received inlor-1
nation from which was enabled to manifest my
grateful sense Of the kind attentions of my fellow
citizens here aud at Baltimore, by postponing, for
two days, my return to Washington.
!, therefore, remained here yesterday. and propose
to continue my journey this day 10 Baltimore and to
pass the day there on Monday. can have nohigl,-
qualification than that of meeting you there, and
those OF my iellow-Citizens, at whose desire you
have addressed to this invitation, with all others
who may incline to exchange with me friendly sal
utatOn.


10 that purpose hope to devote the day of Mon
day next, and avail myself Of this opportunity to as
you, that it language is inadequate to express
my sens!biity to the favorable estimate you have
made Of my public services. your generous confidence





devotion to the interests and welfare of our common
country, of your friend and ieow-ctizens
i JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
We are requested to state, that the President.
having been informed of the death Of our lamented
fellow citizen, Col. John Eager Howard. and of the
arrangements made for his nerment, expressed his
desire to attend the funeral, in manifestation of his
respect for the memory of the deceased He has al
tlSnc tod in,
as to afford his fellow citizens, generally, an oppur
tunlty Of visiting HIM.


New ORLEANS, SEPT. l5.-'rhe Mississippi is fail
ing slowly. aud was. yesterday afternoon, ten feet
i've inches below hsh-waier mark. The we4thei.
since our last has been dry, cool, and pleasant UuI
5 cty,genera; speaking, i, healthy, yet not free o
bilious and yellow fever, which makes it unsafe
: for those who have left, to return Immediately.
y BALTIMORE, 0cr. l3.-Signs of The Times
At the request Of the passengers, forty-iue IN nun
C Der, on board the steamboat Constitution, Capt
Robinson, from FrenchtUwn to Baltimore, vote wa
If taken on the Presidential question:
4 For Mr. Adams, 30
=. Gen. jackson, As
a Neutral,
q VI was then ascsrtained that every passenger Of
:, board resided South of the Delaware
y One OF the above passengers, in pursuing hi
T. Tourney to Washington in the stage related the abov
~ occurrence to the passengers, who at once thoug
~ generally strangers to each other also proposed
l. election and TO add their residence. They wer
y as follows


Is From Virginia..
l. From Alabama,
Is From Georgia,
e. Notes--For Adams
= i VI JdChsol,.