The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-09-30

illuminations lit up every window, and the
glare OF Roman candles and electrict lights
made the broad thoroughfare bright as day
under continuous archway of flags, banners
and festooned draperies. The procession
moved up Market street to Montgomery, and
turned down the latter street. Crowds bloc
ed the sidewalks, cheer after cheer rolled
along the whole line Of march, and almost
drowned the martial strains of the numerous
! bands. Broad ensigns tossed in the night
wind, glowing with the light Of the fires and
glare of rockets and fire balls. A light mist
lowering over the city reflected the light of
the fireworks and illumination until the
heavens seemsd ablaze. Not only the streets
on the line of march but the cross streets be-
tween Market and Montgomery Avenue are
brilliant with decorations. Even the Chinese
Quarter seemed to have the infection, and
from hundreds of staffs the great dragon flag
tioated its fantastic blazcnry besides the Stars
and Stripes. Continuing the march the pro-
cession moved lough Montgomery to Ave-
nue., then to KearneX street. Here, if possible.
the crowd was still more dense and enthusias-
TIC, and the display Of fireworks, electric
lights, lime lights, and every conceivable
means of illumination of increased brilliancy.
On arriving at Market street the procession
moving up a few blocks counter-marched to
the Palace Hotel. Here magnificent arch
forty feet in height spanned New Montgom-
cry street, blazoned with national colors and
bearing the inscription "Welcome to Grant,
At this point the carriage containing the
General was drawn up while the procession
marched in review, cheer after cheer rend-
ing the air as division after division passed by.
On conclusion of the review the various
organizations were dismissed, and Gen.
| -ral Grant was conducted to his quarters
in the Palace Hotel, which had been especial
ly prepared and furnished for his reception.
All the streets leading to the Palace were
packed with dense throng, through which
the procession forced its way with great diff
| Guilty. Thousands were clamoring for adnis-
sion, but the cordons of police at all the EN-
| frances denied lngress to all but those holding
! special permits to enter. Within the immense
court presented a scene of surprising beauty;
electric lights and five hundred gas jets lit up
the vast interior with brilliant glow, and
| the dense throngs that packed the court and
| filled the spacious balconies and corridors
sulged to and fro in anxious expectancy of
| the coming guest, whom. the packed streets
had detained. At 10 O'Clock the wide doors
We're thrown open, and the barouche contain
| ing General Grant was driven within the
building. He Immediately dismounted and
crowded his way through the packed mass of
| human beings and was hurried to his room.
| As he alighted, Madame Fabbrie and chorus
| of five hui died voices opened from one of
the balconies with an ''Ode of Welcome
The crowd rushed after Gen. Grant when
he dismounted, leaving the singers, for mo-
ment, almost thout an audience; but being
stopped in their mad career by the force OF
police who blocked the way, they returned to
The court, being reassured by the announce
ment thai Gen. Grant would appear ON one of
the balconies after he had time to lay eff his
| overc0at.
AS soon as the review was finished and the
various divisions had disbanded, the soldiers
| and sailors, veterans of the late war. repaired
| o the sand lots with field battery. 1t scent
a kind of poetic Justice that here, where Den
mis- Kearney had threatened a few weeks ago
to hang Gen. Grant in effgy, an insult, al
though meaningless, and uttered without the
slightest thought of carrying it into effect,
should be wiped out ; and at the time of wr-
ting the guns, manned by the "boys in blue" ;"
are telling with their deep voices that the
people of San Francisco have no sympathy
with the spirit that would offer insult to 6. man
whom citizens are GLAD to welcome as their
| guest. After the chorus was rendered Gen.
Grant, in response to repeated calls, appeared
on the balcony of the fourth floor and bowed
to the shouting crowd, Immediately retiring.
Still the enthusiastic popuiace thronged the
courts and refused to leave. Finally Mayor
Bryant appeared and announced that as soon
as the General had finished his dinner he
would show himself. In a few minutes Gen
eral Grant appeared amid deafenng and long
continued shouts. Mayor Bryant called the
crowd to order and the General, mounting a
chair which was passed over the heads of the
surrounding crowd, was again greeted with a
succession of cheers. When the noise sub
ssded he addressed them as follows:
Fellow citizens of San Francisco-Atter 25
years absence l am glad to meet you and
assure you of my cordial thanks for the kind
greeting you have given me. l shall stay in
your city long enough to greet you more
fully.
The 1eneral then withdrew amid prolonged
and tremendous cheering, and the crowd at
length reluctantly scattered.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-The Herald's Wash.
ington special says: The grand jury meets
in Salt Lake City next month, and Tor the
first time since the decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the Reynolds case
1t is understood here that the examination OF
the Endowment House will be one of the
first duties presented to the grand jury, this
being the place where polygamous marriages
are cOnsummated.
The U. S. District Attorney is instructed to
proceed with the vigorous prosecution OF
every case presented, and all evidence which
Can be obtained from the records of the insti
tuition will he used i'll support of the position
Of the government at the department of jus
tice. 1t is said that there will be no senti
mentality OH the part of its representatives il
carrying out the instructions given, and tt
make it understood that polygamy is a vel
defined crime and must be so regarded by al
Federal officials. Hereafter, in Utah, il it il
necessary, the Judiciary will be strengthened
to aid in the faithful prosecution of the law
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The first applica
ton for gold under the recent circular of the
Treasury Department, came from the Nation
al Bank at Bedair, Ohio.
DENVER, Sept. 23.-The Democratic State
Convention to-day nominated George Q
Richmond, of Pueblo, for Supreme Judge