, 1869-07-19

The Commercial Party In HIGH, Clio.
FeF-DcIuEcd with Aospstnittte.~-
what hey fropo:e 70 Dc when the
Nnpttnls OF Illinois and Cntifornan
The Cation Party, etc.
Special Despatch 70 Tue Chicago Tribune.
6Ax FRAhClsco, July II.
The commercial pAEty are btarg entertained With
more than prtncely muni1cence and hospitality.
They &re perfectly rKhetmed- -deluged, IN fact
with aticnnonx. a grave and sefiou7 question
has atben Which puzzles dlstracts the bo!dest
and Tfse4t among ra, VIZ: how eau s1ch kind
Mesa and nayRl1cance Of entertainment be re-
dproca1ad py Chicago, when the sau Fran
ciseans retuEn the visit, al they coptem-
plato shortly doing: It Is proposed TO
E.ow ur the Court House, or Gre an elevator.
Nothing else will out-eQua what We h1re eeeu,
Ind received yesterday. We were received By
the Chamber OF Commerce and the Onion Repub-
lcan Club, ut thclr rooms; treated 10 dave to
the CA1 House. where we saw the Sea lions and
heard them roar; nj elegant lunch: dfee about
the city; visits to the fruit maFkeis where we
lated ese1y rarety, size and Favor; visits to the
famous vine cellars, where the process OF manu-
faeture waa exhibited and tho quality o! tho
Wines tested. In the evening We were entertained
bF 1ialston, the great California banker, ut his
ICONS In the city, nnd iatfuduced to q
AnL Ldted Or more oI taa DIST citizens, Including
number Of wealthy and polite s'etestials- We all
returned fa.igued with the Ashta md entertain
ueuta Of the das. THIS forenoon was spent In a
steamboat ride around the bay, aud cur through
The Golden Gate. We landed 1T Fort Alcotres,
WHERE. under the or:crs Of Major General Ord,
a 7rc hundred pound nftcea-itch shell was dsed
for our entertainment, striking the water fonr
miles uwar. We were 1llc guests o1 General Ord
mud committee Of caiIorulaAs. The T1de wound
up with a lu1nrtauL lunch, washed down with the
choicest Of ultiye wines. The cercmo1y of the
marriage Of Illinois and California took place,
General Ord standing godfather In behalf Of Uncle
Sam. the Rev. II. Cox. formerly Of Chicago Wa
ba=h Asenue Ca1rch, giving the bride Away, and
pronoructug the beuedlctaoa, " Whom God hath
Joined together, let no man put asunder.'
This afternoon ne rode out 10 the country scat
Of Nj. RAlston, twert, -elght miles distant To
MORTON TIC attend Divine service and reat- The
progratuine for next wetk Is not yet completed
TIE Ca:on aad Howe narty have just returned
rrum Yosemite md Joined LII here for few dajs.
Colonel C. G. Hammond left last night for
Omaha, to take charge Is Superintendent OF the
Uhion Pacific Railroaa. All the points OF d!ner-
encc existing between the rosds are being sm!ca-
LILY adjusted, when new programme Of close
Connections and reduced freigats and 1ares will
be Instituted. Colonel Hammond ia determined
to mike hts road sutscrvtent to the public lntet-
est, and the Central Pacific managets pledge
themselves 70 auopt N equally *lse poLey.
CsliIoEuians have Aapgnine hopes OF establish
Ing . great fruit trade with the old West.
J. II. DowE.
ro-T1K ASSOCIATED PRESS,
EAE FRANCISCO, Jnly IA steatner to-day WAS
placed ~ thc service Of the Ch1cngo Commercial
purity, who Visited the hartsoF forlncallona and
other places Of interest In tie vicinity of San
Francisco. Genesnla Ord, Doubleday, Others from
the military quarters, and humber Of prominent
citizens accompanied ihe paftt, who appeared de-
lighted With tie trip.
This afternoon the ChicaSoans visited the SUBJ
u1bs ard residences Of our principal citizens.
with fss6,ooo In treusare-ss60o, fos England:
s1so uo1 1b1 France; Si.,0t3 10: u Union; flANsj
for rapRna; Merchandise valued nt sl4s,9Vu Luz
New York, inclu'1tEg caa.o0a pounds Ut wool.