Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-22
GenarnI Grnnt Rt Homo.

The western papers give detailed &C
counts of General Grants reception by
his fellow-townsmen at Galena, on Fri
day. On his arrival he was conducted in
procession through the streets to Main
street, where a platform was erected, and
the speech-making took place:
Close to the platform was a magnificent
triple arch, entirely spanning Main street,
trimmed with flags and evergreens, and
crowded with thirty-six of the lovelicst
Young ladies that ever graced the earth or
broke a heart. These hours were dressed
in white, aeecy as the silver lining of a
summer cloud, and displayed those other
hues necessary to the production of the
glorious tri-color. These young ladies
sang divinely, rendering Aud Lang
Syne" with remarkably good effect, and
other pieces with good taste. They flung
bouquets and glances at the hero Of the
day, nearly smothering him with floral
offerings. On one side Of the arch were
the words, Hail to the Chief who in tri-
umph advances" and a scroll work con-
aiming the names of memorable battle
fields. Upon the opposite side were the
words, Welcome to Our Citizen" with
more scroll work and names of battle
fields. Further down the street was an
other arch, displaying the words, "Gen-
eral, that sidewalk is built" And so it is.
| Many of our readers doubtless remember
an anecdote of General Grant, some
months ago, when he declined to accept a
nomination for the Presidency. He is re-
ported to have said that there was but one
office he would accept, and that was the
Mayoralty Of Galena, and if he ever got
that he would nave a sidewalk built from
his house to the depot. Galcna took the
| hint, and the sidewalk has just been COM
pleted. An informal reception Of citizens
by Gen. Grant at the Custom House, in
the evening, and q ball at the De Soto
House, ended the interesting ceremonies,
| and the day expired in q food of light
from bontires, fireworks, and illumina-
tions.
A correspondent thus describes the Gen.
erals new residence:
On a hill, about an eighth Of q mile from
the town, and overlooking the river and a
vast country, including most of the town,
IL Il beautiful residence, which the citizens
have purchased for the General. The
house is on an acre Of ground, the highest
and most slightly around the city. The
loyal citizens did not wait for a Copper
head city government to build sidewalks,
hut built them themselves from the depot
to the house, which cost $ll, 500, and the
furniture $4,000, purchased by a few OF
the friends and neighbors Of the Lieuten-
ant General. It is a large brick, square.
two stories. cellar under the whole, with
rock bottom. On the lower story are a
large parlor and large dining-room and
library, kitchen, servants room, store
room, etc. The upper story has six rooms
the Generals family O and bath
room adjoining, a spare room and three
other good sized rooms. Everything is
new. in admirable order. and furnished in
good taste. I was conducted through the
whole house. Nothing is lacking. The
beds are ready and made up, the hired
help is on hand they even had the stove
heated, and all things are ready. The
view from the house is most beautiful,
and from different windows differs. From
one is a scene Of woods and shrubbery ;
from another the river between the hills,
quite similar to a Hudson River scene
from another is the town and the heights
beyond, where the General used to live in
a rented house on $3.50 a year ; from an
other are the heights beyond the Missis-
sippi, in Iowa, distant seven or eight
miles in a straight line. The place being
new, there are no shade trees, but it is
thought there will be time to make shade
by the time the General needs them.