Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-21

Cemmissees and Msvemeats.
The Virginia Executive Committee on
the Grant reception met last evening ut
the City Hall. The first business trans
acted was the authorizing Of Captain
Lord to purchase a suitable flag to DO
unfurled from the flagstaff on Mount
Davidson and to hire some m TO take
charge Of Il and run 1t up when the
General arrives.
Judge Rising said that from the best
information hs was able to obtain during
q recent visit to San Francisco, General
Grant would attend a banquet in that
city ON Saturday. the 25th instant. that
on Saturday night be would leave for
Sacramento, and would come over the
mountains on Sunday by daylight. ar.
irving here Monday morning. October
9th. about Q o'clock.
Afterward 1t was shown that, owing
to the Generals detention In Oregon,
this programme could not be carried out,
aud that he would arrive here from one
TO three days later.
The asssmblsgs then wanted to hear
from the Gold Hill Conference Com
mittee, and the Chairman, W. ID. O.
Gibson. responded. He asked that
Grant be allowed to leave the train here
and then be escorted to Virginia. The
people here would turn out In good
style with their fremen and military and
Join the Virginia folks in making a
grand display. They would In no way
interfere with any arrangements that
had been made in Virginia for the recep.
ton. He asked that the motion by which
it was decided that General Grant was
to DO received at the depot In Virginia be
reconsiderrd.
ALI. Doteu said he would simply sup
plemsnt the remarks Of Mr.. Gibson by
saying that all Gold Hill asked was to
be allowed 10 join Virginia in the reeep-
ton. They did not ask Virginia to JOIN
Gold Hill. Let General Grant be taken
of the train at Gold Hill and they would
then turn out in full force with their
military and fremsn and join in the
procession.
John Yuie then spoke at length on the
proposition. urging that Grant DO met
at Gold Hill and thence march 10 Viz
ginis.
On motion Of E. B. Stonehill the mo-
ton by which 1t was arranged that Grant
should leave the cars at the depot In
Virginia was reconsidered.
II was then decided that the reception
should take place at Gold Hill that Gen.
Grant was here to DO formally received
by Mayor Young Of Virginia conjointly
with L. T. Fox. President Of the Board
OF Trustees OF Gold Hill; that the pro.
cession then march down Main street,
Gold Hill, to q point near the Crown
Point office. then countermarch to Vir
ginia. In Virginia the march will be
northward along b street to Carson. re-
turning along @ street to the Savage
mansion, where General Grant will be
left, thence proceeding to near the Chol.
lar office and returning along ID street.
This return march along D street is In
order to pass under review Of General
Grant. who will be station on the east
balcony Of the Savage Mansion.
On motion Of Professor Flint, the
teachers and children Of the Gold Hill
schools were invited to participate with
the teachers and children Of the schools
Of Virginia, all to meet at the Fourth
Ward school house. The children will
DO formed on each side Of the street at
the point named. and the procession In
moving north will pass between their
lines; also, In returning. the procession
will thus pass between their ranks, when
they will TALL In line at the rear OF the
procession and 70 pass before General
Grant at the Savage mansion.
On motion OF Mr.. Tritle the gentle.
men forming the committee frou Gold
Hill. whose names are as follows, Hon.
L. T. Fox. II. o. Dauchy, Richard
Mercer, V. Lemsry. Thomas woolley,
Judge ]. p. Fl~anniuaham, E. o.
Lsermo, II. Kennedy, Captain Edmund
Walsh, Hon. @. G. Stevenson. Thomas
Gallagher, A. J. Tyrrell. ALI. Doten, 8.
W. Chubbuck, John r. Lowe. George
Emmet. Prof. @. s. Young. John Yule,
John McMahon and W. d. @. Gibson.
were added to the general Reception
Committee appointed in Virginia.
E. b. Stonshill reported that all the
mining Superintsndents had agreed that
such OF their men as might desire to
participate in the reception should have
tbs priyilepe of 40 doing,
Captai- lord asked II II would be
permit g. erect an arch across G
street. ,rs l. funds for such an arch
woula ,, ,ra2.oeh
The !..~ - "a, rsIerred TO the FL
nance Coml.:iiee,
Mr.. Tritle mossi that two members Of
the Gold Hill Committee Ito be selected
by themselves) DO added to the Finance
| Committee, aud one or more to the Com.
mittes on Music and Decorations.
Mr.. Gibson. Of Gold Hill. stated that
they would arrange for music aud deco.
rations here at q meeting Of citizens to
be held o-night. Gold Hill would pay
her own way and come in on her OWE
footing.
Mr.. Tritis withdrew his motion.
On motion Of G. G. Goodwin It was
arranged to appoint lat . future meet.
ing) Two or three citizens to meet Gen.
eral Grant at Reno to make him &C.
quaintsd with the plan Of his reception
on the Comstock. in order that no mis-
takes may occur.
It was suggested that at the next
meeting n committee Of from six to
twelve be appointed to take charge Of
General Grant after he has been lodged
at the Savage mansion.
Grand Marshal Tritls requested the
Gold Hill Committee to appoint from
four to six Assistant Marshsls.
Adjourned to meet next Thursday
evening at Z 80 o'clock.
Relies of rrs-Hisseris Race.
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