The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-26
PHIL. SHERIDAN IN FRISCO.
THE LIEUTEN4NT-GEN MIS-
SION 70 CILIEORNIA.
sharon and Warren Leland Capturing the
Hero Of Winchester Opening the Palace
Hotel tiraut Declining n Free Dinner.


sharon and Warren Leland Capturing the
Hero Of Winchester Opening the Palace
Hotel t!raut Declining u Free Dinner.
San FRANCtsCo. oct. 1G.-For several
weeks past the ayr ~ California has been i'm
preguatcd With sheridan, Licut-Cen. Philip II.
Shcud IL, Little hil." the Hero " winchcs-
ter and the something or other Of New Or
leans. lie has not only had the freedom Of
the city," but that Of the whole state. anu he
has shown himself in California slang, ~ " way
up" or "a tird." OF course, no nrst.class
Fourth " July, woshinrton'= birthday, Ccnten-
Mai American would deny Philip sheridan any
81 the Joys II this fe, Tut there are those who
think that something Of tie dignity Of the
Licuienan -Gencralship has been sacrificed since
he was commissioned
The good people Of California were fain 10 MI
tho air with shricks and guns and pyr0techncs
aud brass bands and things when they heard
tnat Shcfil 10 was about to Invade the state.
Aud when the General. with his red face and his
broad lrn, MS RULED hut shipN castor, and hts
little cane. landed at the san Francisco wharf
the bonufcs lighted ~ the night. and strangers
easped for breath while the Frlsclns: yelled
And tic procession. There IL no necessity for
Describing T.. You see the niilit irv the distin-
and the For,v.nncrs howl az the little General
bows from his carriage. Al Length the Grand
Hotel - reached, and some one In the crowd
asks in awlckcd tone, How about New Or
leans" Sheridan needs not the anxious inquirer,
but piungcs into the hotel. thefc 20 be embraced
by MHiuf-Gsn. Scnuneld. commander Of the
| army OF the Pacific, who makes hi headquarters
| at "'The Grand" AL the officers from the Pre-
sidio reservation, fresh from their target shoot-
Ing. greet sheridan. and soon aftCrward the
parchcd throat of the General receives grateful
| attentions.
MYSTERIOUS MISSION.
What object sheridan had m coming TO thia
coast IL sud to i~ known only to himself aud
the Win key l. question that huthers the three
| thousand saloon keepers of the city Certain II
| Is. however, that he has found the California
street whiskry littlc suited to his taste. for he
openly declued. in the prcscncc Of seve raj
| brokers, the other day, THAT II went 10 me
| head, you know" ana then tried In vain to
inns was "a sad blow 10 the saloon keepers In
| that ncI .hborhuod, and tie "hero II Ninches-
| ter" was removed from their gaze. lie =
| tried various bottles In kenrnev. MONTGOMERY.
| ; tusuuie, anu other streets, nut he keeps his
| counsel and communicates with the President
in "ri ing
| since his advent the General has been In de-
| mand AS "A star attraction AT fairs, both In this
| City and IN Sacramento. But II has RENAME
! fr senator William sharon NJ Nevada to cap
the climax IN this sort OF business. bundled
~ with the many other great speculdtiOns Of the
| Scnat OF tie mysterious eyebrows Il c,r-
! t,in iwwense structure known as the Palace
| Hofcl sharon " alone IN his glory as he owner
! OF what he and the unlucky Warren Leland are
| pleased TO call the largest aud finest hotel in
| tie wutlI."
The new tavern has been well advertised in
tres. and it would be talse 10 say that 1t Is not
aver elegant structure, but SO the same time It
would oe true to Assert th there has been ~
extraordinary amount OF lying concerning It's
| mtgnlu'"uce AMI grandeur.
SENATOR suAROS's HAPPY THOUGHT.
Now, Warren Leland Is exceedingly slv, yet It
| was reserved for sharon To give hun point on
The b. lace Hotel SAID William to Warren,
"sherid IA Is IN town. Now l. the time 10 open
tie & Acc. Let us secure his services" and
| War;, n srl- ptd Williams bouy hand IN his own
| lat fingers ami replied. " Iuuu spcaN, 81 cor
ro,tly. The hero Of Winchester must bo en-
Then William and Warren put their heads to-
getner, aud u was given out In tue newspapers
| tender rrlud dinner to Gen. sheridan IN tho
| Palace hotel. No friscan OF any local note
| who had coin in his pocket could decline to pay
abight ~ gold piece Tor seat Al the banquet
table, uuu night before last tie Tine dining room
OF the hotel was thrunced. The great caravan
sary was formally opened with this dinner TO
| Sheridan.
GOV. .Pachcco presided, and thelIieutcnant-
| General sat at his rieht. and mex 10 him WIS
| william Sharon, wTeathCd IN SMILES. The tables,
as inv riably on occasions a. this Kind,
and the wealth and Intelligence Of the city"
goreed itself with food and was Srowned IN
safe to hold fast to his chair, and, a. tie hours
passed. his face beclme redder and redder and
| his grin became bruautr and broader.
Inc pom. Gus Gen. Dodge aud Tom Fitch,
coast" ARID their eluqucnce. aud Senator
sharon sara something ABOUT hts great love for
Schoaeld, Geu. l., Grange. aud Others Joined In
the general howl for sheridan aud tue Palace
Hotel
DIsCOvERGNG THE SELL.
! II was not until tine speecnm ahing that " the
wealfN and iutelli-tuo- of the CITY" which had
paid 80 pla'e, began to realize how they had
| been sid ~ the WHY sharon. Incy taen seemed
to understand for the FIRST ti.ue int they nd
been uuhandsumeY forced u come uown
heavily Tor what ought to have been a D." free
lunch, ana tn t sheridan had oecn engaged as
one OF The attractions ~ the tntu ridtnmcuf. IL
required m0cu wine to iufuse life ana spirit into
the wealth lad Intelligence Ot the city after
| thS.
Ii T. said that sharon was only partially pleased
with his engagement of Sueri Iau, ana that ne
WIS terribly di-hi pointed IA not uciug auic ~
persuade Grant TO come uu When that dis, in
cuisine traNe Ter Wd- 50 near rs OGDEN the otl rf
day. Sharon used every ueauS in his power to
coax Grant % attend, Out the President turned
hl. nose eastward, uui Witustau4tug tuat an toe
! dt-u| ttilr- OF the State who are huder sharon
cOntrot h4d feicstapucd URGENT invitations.
| As for SuCudau. ho 10 sim gdiautly keeping
| guard at The PA &C Hotel.