Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-02


CURTOSTTIE or GRANT's
tod tas9 ARRIVAL. ~ q
Toady fxnf-Ffne FurnfturI-A
Sold CardB 0ng- MINORS Of
~ s"e hG' byaweT Ig1edl n
au-T7E 20 gfnT5T ed.
ah'h There Is any psmheFe of curious i'm.
cidepts~ ,apd ~sspggestions connected
with GEM Grants arrival in Sar
F~rancisco,- on saturday evening
.nvariots ihfftl pebyoking. sentences
may be PICKED from the columns q
the Pacific coast papers also. Fur
NJ thsrssofe, if SO disposed, D nigh
p gather~a waste basket full Of abs1rt
and tosdyfbg ebniitiohs. The sen
sible old fellow who is the cause o.
ii, all very likely had asgood laugh in
his sleeve o. he's umfoldsd thejdSar
Francisco Mission Mirror yesterday
and read from an editorial in.s thai
paper as follows. s'NowI let Fort
foiht. aAhatraz and the seven hills Of
N San Francisco abbelch forth in Thunder
tones that will be heard from sea to
sea ;Jet the stars and stripes, under
whose brilliantfolds Grant has fought
and preserved as q 5nationY and
which it will be his great souls de-
light to gaze upon on his own native
coil for the first time, for ,years,islbe
flung to- the breeze from every mast
head and fiag.stafl"
An envelope made soffd silver
and containihg4 solid gold card was
sent up to Grant after he had retired
to his room on Saturday night. The
card bore a short inscription, the sub.
stance of which (if it maybe express
ed IN ordinary printers ink) seon'
veyed to the hero that he must attend
the grand ball masque on Thursday
evening. The ball will be a ''sort Of
Mardi Gras IN miniature display
of marvellous interest and grotesque
beauty-to which," i'll the language
of the San Francisco Post, ''the eyes
of the whole civilized world will bt
directed as the most recherche atfail
in the social annals of the nation. A:
the great general, with his strong
lance and grandsserenity, enters tn,
hall, there will rise such a shout o
enthusiasm as to make the sound rol
down the centuries to come" Ii
passing over this taffy the Post uses
double Headed lines. l. ssFs
The four rooms specially uphOl
stored at the, Palace Hotel for Thu
general are described by the Cali a.
follows: q ssThe furniture o fathe par.
lors, which are to the left of the. en-
trance corridor and separated by
sliding doors, is composed of Califor
MIA laurel, cushioned with wine SAITH
of the most delicate texture. The
mantels of the apartment are of tht
rarest Cafrara marble, and the CRATES
below Brilliant in their polish. The
candeliers are of FURNISHED gold.
The side-bosrds which ornament thu
rear parlor are a beautiful piece o
workmanship. One of the sleeping
apartments is furnished in black wal
nut, witt maroon satin coverings, ant
the other with polished laurel. Th'
hanging drapefies are of beautiful
silk and lace. The carpets are Tutk
ish, and the coveriets OF an exquis Il
Persian pattern"
Lr Chicago s'Poet'' to ecu. Grant.
'eleome, GreatCitizen, greatest OF Earth,
me to tine Land ofthy tame and ths birthf -.
XelcDmp fhp,. hank from. the tkrinnt Shope
ward, todweIl IN our hearts everinore.
Loud let the cannon roar
Dat on the gale,
Sounding from shore {, shore,
{ 0'cr hill and vale y
er da the Frisco papers the 9th
again ptained the following: W.
eneral rat our assertion that Gen
are whats lief. leg is cork, anC
the case 20 bet $3.50 that such i:
this I'D anybody wishing to take
ing his h est the matter by watch,
INTO Ii, cnatee and sticking a pin
sUIe onfGming 1fee|c:s calf during the
no no' emo chance to make There is Q
Avs Desh decided that s" "ven
steamers filed with distinguished
citizens Shall meet Grant outside the
Heads. Accordingly the first the re-
turning General will see of his fell
low-countrymen will be, rows of pale
faces hanging over the bulwafks OF
tossing steamers and te~stifylng their,
delight on seeing him by prolonged
yawns.
Probably the most insidious if moi
The only attempt to make Grant feel
down In the mouth that4las vet been
devised is the cold blaoded plot 70
make him see ''Pinaiore'' some pioh, |
week. Secure in the interior nfE
Asia he hitherto, has escaped the
iavages ef this epidemic. ~
Grant las been a godsend to the
Chronicfe, enabling. it, in a great
neastfre, to set itself night aIonggwith
public. dispatch. l.
Ex-Confederate soldiers to the
lumber OF ahupdred or so Joined the
saturday night procession.
Fou hundred and fifty Democrats
the Mcclellan Legion were in line
III saturday night. .E.sg seI
The Grant Military March,. is a ];
pusical composition in honor. of
he arrival. -
Jules I~avernier, a marine artist. J
Netched the feet as il passed the 1
Gate.
Grant SAW the telephone, for Ethcl =;
rst time, in active operation. g
San francisco houses have been i
ecerated since the 18th inst. I
From all the Chinese houses float i
GLOW satin flags. Y
INDIGESTIRLE BREAD $
The reason why ~aduiterated bakino o