Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-09-18

equivalent (aIlowing for time diff
ference) TO the 81 in San Francisco
The Oceanic made her last trip il
fourteen days five hours and fifty
five minutes, the quickest on record
She had fair winds, smooth seas
and everything else favorable.
In regard to the manner of con.
veying to the public the intelIi.
gence of the steamships approach,
the Merchants Exchange has
adopted the following programme:
Immediately on the steamer being
sighted the Exchange will notify
the Anaericaa District Telegraph
Company, No. l40 Montgomery
street, which will utilize their
messenger service foT the occasion,
in notifying all who may desire,
and the Exchange itself would be
pleased to use its appliances in no.
tifying by messenger signal any oil
the managers of Committees taking
part in the reception, or any Of the
military points on the Bay. AS
soon as possible after The sighting
o large American flag will he set
on the flagstaff of the Exchange
tower. This will be visible from a
large portion of the business Sec
ton of the city, aud MS soon after
us possible II line of signal will be
stretched from the fl,gsiai TO the
back and front of the building, az
All additional sigual and as deco
ration in homer If The great Cap
tain. AS the Exchange has tell
phouic communication with the
Pacific Mail 'ock and office, and
also with the dock and office of the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
immediate word will be sent to
them, SO that their steamers may
be got in readiness for the recep.
tion of all who are to take part In
addition to the above, the Exchange
suggests that if the officer COM
munding at Fort Point will desig-
nate any particular signal, the
at Point Lotos will
display it for their benefit as soon
as the vessel is seen. II is the in
tention OF Captain Lowe, who ha ..
charge Of the station, az soon as his
report is made to the Exchange, to
set large Americon flag, and as
soon as possible thereafter, decorate
the staff with the code signals.
II the day is clear the vessel can
easily be sighted at q distance OF
forty miles from the Heads.
SALUTE FROM THE HAIR
Dor BATTERIES.
Major-General Mcdowell has is,
sued the following general ORDER:
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE
PACIFIC AND DEPARTMENT OF CAL.
Preside OF SAN FRANCISCO, Call,
September ID, 1879.
General Orders No. 81
Ex-president Grant is now on the way
from japan on his return to the United
States, and is txpe cted to make the port of
San aucist o about the 10Th inst.
As the steamer-the Toxic passes the
several forts aud batteries, national a.
Lutte will be fred from each in honor of his
arrival.
The exact time the steamer may make
the coast being uncertain, the several Post
{ commanders will take measures to keep
themselves III communication, by signals,
with the commanding Officer at Fort
Point, so as to be informed when the vessel
is sighed.
The Commanding officer at Fort Point
will keep lookout, aud either in this way,
or by commune alton with the Steamship
Company in town. will learn when the YES
sci is near and will! commune te the fact
to the other Commanders named.
Statutes will be fired from both upper and
casemate batteries at Fort Point AID from
both batteries at Angel and Alcatraz Is
land.
By command of Major General Mellow
ell.
]. C. KELToN, Lieut. Col, A. A. G.
PREPARATIONS BY THE MAIL COM
PANY.
The Mail Company to day placed
500 tons of coal on board the steam
ship China for ballast. 1t is proba-
BILE that the State of California,
Ancon and ST. Paul will join the
fleet. The agent of the Peruvian
steam yacht Sophia, lying off Sau-
celtic, also intends to get her in
readiness to accompany the other
vessels. The steamboa Garden
City will get under way from the
foot of Market street, and help
swell the mum Der of steam vessels.
The Committee in charge Of ma.
rine affairs have not as yet perfect
ed their arrangements, but it Is
probable that all the steamers in
tended to be used will be moored
at docks in the near vicinity of
Market street, so they may be easy
of access and boarded at short no.
tice. Al, the merchants along the
proposed route Of the procession
are preparing to decorate their
buildings, and n number of arches
will undoubtedly be- erected. Gen
eral Grant and family will be quar-
tered at the Palace Hotel. Alex
ander ID. Sharon, the lessee, is pre-
pairing suite 81 four rooms IN the
north west corn - Of the building on
the second Il >or, facing Market
-'reei t.Y .neir accommodation