New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-22


RoAY TIVE rorurAR GfLFriNG AT rnE
PALACE noTEL--INCIr MS oT TuT VOYAGE.
san FEANC-Co. sept. 2l.--DHrng the day Gem
erl Gran, maue 10 public appearance other tnan
to take q ndc in Go.d,u Gaze Park with Mayor
Bryant this evening. crowd of dcr-, drawn by
curiosity throu ged the court aud cO.rdora Of tho
Palace Hotel during tie day.
The programme Of the Generals movements for
the ensuing week bad already been arranged. but
changes having been considered necessary confer
enco is now bel held the subject tAe result Of
which viii 0e made known an houror 40 later.
GRAND sCESE AT rHF PALACE HJiEL.
The scene witain the immense cour, 90 tic Palace
Hotel last ulgn, when General Graut arrived was
Of surprising beauty. Electric lish,s aud 300 gls
jets III up the vast interior VITA brilliant glow,
the dense througs that packed the cont aId filled
the spacious balconies and corridors su-eed to AMI
fro In ANXIOUS exp ciancy of the coming quest whom
ne packed streets had detained. st 10 o'clock tlo
wide doors were thrown oIen and barpIc.c con-
tanning General Grant was drawn within the build
ing. He Immediately dsmountsd. and crowiins h,s
WAY through The packed mass OF human be.rgs. vas
buried 10 MS room. As be alighted Madam taDbro
and a chorus OF 800 voices opened lrom me of tho
balconies with an ode OF welcome. Tie crowd rushed
after General Grant when he di-noulteu, leaving
the singers tor Il moment almost without an oU-
dence. but being stopped IN their mad chase by
force # police Who blocked the way. they returned
to the court. being treasured by The ennouncenent
that the General would appear che OF the balco-
nie- after he had time to lake of his oycrcoat. As
soon us the review finished and the various
divisions had dlsbanded, the soldiers and sailors.
veterans OF the lale war; repaired 90 the SAND Lots
with "A field of battery where they med grand
salute.
After chorus was rendered. General Grant. in
response to repeated calls appeared Oh the balcony
of the fourth floor and bowed to the shouting crowd,
Immediately retiring. Still the enthusiastic popu-
lace thron ged the court and refused 10 leave.
Finally Mayor Bryant appeared. AID announced
that as soon the General had finished his dinner
he would show himself. In 4 few minutes General
Grant appeared amid deafcnng aud long-cOntnued
shouts Mayor Bryant called the crowd 10 order,
and the General, mounting n chair which was
passed the heads of the surrounding crowd. wa
again greeted with succession II cheers. Whe
the noise subsidized he addressed them as follows;
Fcllow-cliizens Of San Francisco-After twcnty-fS
years absence am glad 10 meet you ana assure
OF M cordial thauk' l.r me klh1 rIr,ing you ~
given me. shan .iay III your cI'y long enough ~ sN
you more fully.
The General then Withdrew amid DrolongeAnd
tremendous cheering, and the crowd. az leu al 10
luctanty scattered.
The General Is looking extremely well ana ex'
pressed hts satisfaction with ms cxpcrlcce OF ma
trip. and his surprise at the Tremendous eMohs"~
ton which greeted hs arrival home. Ia foreign
countries receptions were something ko ma'lei
OF course. but on leaving the shoiesOi Japan 10
had left all thoughts o. grand recisions behlnd'
and expected 10 such greeting ~ the resouhulns
batteries from every point aud r.n'erous h'et oi
heavlly-iadcu vessels now assuri him. lie espe'
cially remarked the goo. health that had attended
hun during MS trip, and relateiwltn evident relish
that he 0)t rid of some al MS supeIhu'"
flesh The whole party expressed themselves
AZ del gniod with their trip ifom lokohaniS' ths
weather having been ol the Diea'aDlest charac''ri
with favorable winds. The steamer used Dut nan
of her loIler power. and -ook her way lelsurriy
across tie Pacific. The departure from Yokohama was
ATTENDED with tAc most elaborate ceremony. every
thing lcing done that she japanese Government
could dcyise IN the way of IGNORING their distin'
guishtd guest. When Genera Grant ana his sulS
left re Mkado's palace they were accompanied by
the eltire Cabinet and all tie foreign Ministers.
Troops lined the way To the station. ami As ihs
steamer passed ont OF the hsrbor salute, thundered
,roa every battery aud from all tie vessels III tAe
b.y on the voyage kither the General passed the
time in reading. occasionally joining briefly Ia
social ronycr.aton with his fellow pa-,cng gers.
General Grant has Informed the reception com
mittee that he IN their hands as far as the Ie-
ception was concerned. and that III regard To his
stay on tle coast and his future movements. he had
no Programme. aud would not decide until he had
time TO examine letters be expected 70 receive on
landing Mrs. Grant exhibited in all her intercourse
with those who came to meet her and those she
parted with, tue same simplicity OF manner aud
kindly consideration that has marked her character
since first she came prominently oo.ore the world.
A GRAND AND GENEROUS WELCOME.
EXPECTANCY GRArIfIFD-THE ARRIVAL "F GYM
EEAL GRANT ANNOUNCED BY THE PEsLiNG ~
BELLS AND rHE BOOMING OF CANNON-INCE.
DENTS OF HIS RECEPTION
SAN FRANcisco. Sept. 2l.-Little was done in lie
city Yesterday but to wait tor the arrival of Gen.
eral Grant. IL had been arranged that the bell Of
the Merchants Exchange should ring soon as the
telegraph sigualed that his hip deserted in the
ofing outside the Golden Gate. All day the people
waited in eager crowds in the streets. The
big Pacific Mail steamer China thronged
with excursonists, had steam up. ready TO
cast loose from her wharf at a moments notice.
The llttlc steamer Millen Griffith, chartered Ivy the
Reception Committee, was impatently wheeling 10
he off and IN the harbor were dozens Of tugs COW
cred with bunting dashng abont, and wllite-winged
yachts cruising up and down. expecting the signal
Uour after hour passed and no bell rang. Finally
as the afternoon was wearing fast away
the Reception Committee assembled In tina
Palace Hotel in d-consolate' mood. What
was to be donei The City OF Toxic
would probably not arrive until after dark, aud per-
haps not till next morning. reception late at
night was hardly he thought of. Tor the fleet of
steam and sail craft could not well mar euvre In tho
dark without accident. and next day was Sunday.
While the committee were discussing the question
of whether the reception should be postponed Till
Moudav and the General be asked 10 remain on the
steamer or come quietly ashore the sharp
tones of the be II were heard Hardly n