Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-09-27
THE RETURN OF GEN. GRANT.

ship City OF Toxic, from lokohoma'
Sent, 8, with Gen. Grant and party on
board, arrived last evening The re-
ception was on magnificent scale, aud
the demonstration the largest ever seen
in San Francisco. In view of the late
ness of the hour, however, all precon-
certed limits Of time were contracted,
and a general illumination compensated
for the absence of sunlight.
THE GREETING.
At 1925 p. NJ the steamer was tele-
prapheG as 80 miles outside ''The
Heads" At AIS T.. NJ. lotilla OF
steamers and fats left the city front,and
the reception committee consisting Oh
Frank Nj. Pixley, ex Senator Cole, zen.
Miller aud p. +. Cornwall, repaired TO
the Tug Milen Griffith, lying IN lhe
stream up at the Pacific Mail dock anu
at once started 10 meet The incoming
steamer. The Griffith stood well out 10
COO and several miles outside "Ihe
Uo,ds" met the Toxic coming in. The
IN, drew alongside aud the reception
committee, quarantine officer and Gus
tom officials, and a number Of rerresen-
,,,ives of the press boarded her. No GER
emony was observed except the general
shaking of hands, and after the commit
fee had announced the object OF their
visit aud informed Gen. Grant OF the
reception prepared for him, the CONVEX
satiOn became general rs the Clly oil
Toxic continued her course. Soon after
the government steamer Mcpherson
came alongside, aud Maj Gen. Mellow
oil commanding the Division OF the
Pacific. accompanied by his staff, board
ed the Toxic and rejoined his old com
rade in arms. While this was occur
RING the general committee of arrange
meits. with several thousand guests, as
.emhlrd on board of the large side
wheel Pacific Mail steamer China and
number OF smallc: steamers, while tngs
took the squadlons Of the San Francis
go and Pacific Yacht clubs Ill tow and
started down the channel In the mean
lime il seemed IA though the entire pop
ulation OF the city, men, women ana
children. had sought positions from
which a view Of the naval pageant could
be obtained. Every cnincnce COM
mandirg the channel was black with as
s,mbled thousands. From every flag
Aratr in the city flags were flying, and
the shipping along the city front was
brilliantly deckcd with enSlgnS, t"s,oon-
al haos ard streamrrS. The impatient
crowds that covered the hill tops stood
straininp their ewes To catch the first
,Iiuu,se of the Toxic. \ hundred times
I'm. cry WAS raised, There she comes,
as chance arrivals came in view between
The Heads. 1t was half past five o'clock
when a puff of white smoke from :" a.
ward tIum of the car,lwnrSs back OF
and above Fort PUiLt, and the booming
of A heavy gun announced that Tue
steamer WAS near at har d. Another and
,uulhrr followed In rapid succession.
Fort Point next .i",nCd IN the cannon
ndr. firing with both ca>ematc ahd bar
Lrrta Guns. aud the battery at Lame
Point added It's tanu,ierS 10 the voice oil
welcome. in few moments the en-
trance To the hnrhnr WAS r"l'cd IN
,,rra,hS OF smoke, aud rs The batteries
Of Anrcl Islands, Black Point and Al
c,traZ opened fire III succession The
whole chauncl was soon Shrouded IN
clouds from their rapid discharges. For
some time the position OF the approach
iur ships could not he discerned. but
shortly before o'clock the T"k'" slow
~ ulid,d into view, surrounded 10y The
;lcrt OF steamers and tugs gay with fags
and crowded with guests, while the
Yacht squadron brought up the rear, feS-
Ioourd from d, tx To truck with brilliant
',Yu,iuu, Cheer after cheer burst from
the assembled thousands rs the vessels
slowly rounded Telegraph Hill; hats
and handkerchictS were waved IL the
air The United States steamer Monte
rry. living in the stream, added the roar
of hcr Guns TO the general welcome, and
the screaming OF hundreds OF steam
whistles announced that the City .: To-
kiu had reached her anchorage.
SCENE At THE LANDING.
The crowds that had assembled oil
the hills and along the city front now
with common Impulse began 10 pour
along toward the ferry landing at the
foot of Market street, where Gen. Grant
was TO laud. Steamers and yachts made
haste to land their passengers, and III
few minutes the vicinity of the ferry
landing was jsmmed with people stand
lng for blocks along Market street and
the water front Just i'll front o. the land,
ING. the entrances 10 which were closed
and guarded. The space was cleared
by the police and marshalls, in which
hundreds of carriages for the use OF the
rucsts were crowded, and outside OF
that line line of troops and civic or
carnations were ranged, while outside
CONSTANTLY increasing surged and press.
cd the enthusiastic crowd, cheering at
intervals aud waiting patiently for the
first glimpse OF the citys honored guest
Within the gates o. the terry-house
were assembled the gentlemen charged
with the duty of the immediate receP-
of Gen. Graut. The board OF supervis'
ors were ranged on the left OF the gang
way.aud Gov. Irwin and bis staff and the
executive committee occupied the right,
Mayor Bryant taking his position about
hallway down the centre of the gang,
way. In the meantime Gen. Grant and
his party on the Toxic, together with
the reception committee, Gen. Mellow
ell and staff, and others had been trans
ierred to the ferry-steamer Oakland.
Considerable delay occurred, during
which the crowd outside cheered and
shoutcd themselves hoarse, aud il seem