New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-26
10 1913: total number registered since the opening
Is les, iJ6, q daily average Of 12,1C4.
OAELANUS WELCOME TO GRANE
AN FLABORATE DISPLAY.
AN EFFORT MADE TO GUIDO SAN FRANcIsco IN
VOSPITNITlTS.

HOsPITNTrlrs.
SAY FRASCIsco. Sept. 25.--The Public Banquet
Committee waited on General Grant TODAY. with
regard 70 fixing date for the banquet The General
said that lie was awaiting a dispatch from
General Sherman. relative to Tie meeting Of tae
veterans of the Army of tho Tennessee lie in
tended to go Yosemite next week. and his future
movements would dencnd upon the nature oil the
Generals reply. Tie preferred that the committee
should wait until his return fom Yosemite before
fixing date.
To-day was set apart for the reception OF General
Grant in Oakland The wharvcs where the party
wore 10 fake tho steamboat were crowded WIN
spectators just rs the party boarded the Amator'
he oakland lof. her dock with every ayalapie
inch Of room filed with people going across TIC
bav 10 witness the reception. Al seven minutes
mast II thc Amador lef. the wharf. On board were
Mayor Bryant. the Hon. II. F. Page. NJ. ID. borncA'
the Iaranese Consul. Colonel Stephenson. judge
Hoffman and other leading citizens together Win
the Oakland Reception Committee.
A tbe boat approached the Oakland wharf
salute Of twcnty-onc guns was fired The wharf
and ,he vessels lyiug alongside were gayiy decor
ated. large banner, on winch was inscribed the
word Welcome" was hung across the entrance 70
tie wharf. The party met at the boat pS
Mayor Andrus aud the city officials, and an
address of welcome WIS delivered by The Mayor
The Mayor handed the General roll aiming res
olutions az erecting adopted by The city authori-
ties. The General bo we'd in reply, and was then
conducted 10 carriage in waiting Carriages WIN
tle CITY Council, Citizens Committee. Board OF
Snperyisor. and other citizens followed
Various military companies, fire companies
md c,yl ORGANIZATIONS made mp the procession
Aous the entire line Of the procession the stIee,S
were crowded with with people House-tops, bal
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and carriages blocked the way. The decorations
along tho route were of the most elaborate and
beautiful character, far exceeding in elegance OF
d,si,,n and execution those of San Francisco.
Tic dav has been one of unusual beauty the sun
shining warm and clear with gentle breeze inst
sufficient to temper the atmosphere. Nearly all the
business houses IN Oakland we're closed. and the
cutire population was in tho streets to welcome
General Grant. There was notably less cheering
and noise than at the reception in San Francisco
but every body showed a great desire to see the
General.
Al one place on tho route Of the procession were
stationed 5000 school Children and their 500 SIN
gers from the high schools. The General. aliehting
took the arm OF c. ~ Fox, president of the Board OF
Education, and. accompanied by State Su7erinten-
dent Campbell and Mayor Audrus, and followed by
veterans of the Mexican War. lie walked
down one row Of school children and
m the other, amid a shower of bouquets anu
flowers suspended across the avenue OF children
were three banners, the first incrbed "Nclcome TO
General Grant, the City's Guest" The second con-
tanned this quotation IRON General Grants Des
Noines speech: The free school Is the promoter OF
that intelligence which is to preserve us free
Nationn On the third was the motto; we
strew these roses beneath the feet or MN
who saved us from defeat" As the General ana
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Tho high school pupils, accompanied by
the First Regiment Band. sang "America"; when
he reached the City Hall they sang The star
Snanrled Banner" and when he returned to his
carriage "The Rcd. White and Blue"
The procession reached pavilion on Harrison-st.
Of 1.25 u. H. The military and civic companies
filed in and formed on either SIDE OF
the binding. General Grant and party and
the invited guests were seated on a platform the
doors were thrown open and the multitude hled
through passing the General IN review and going
ont at the rear. The pavilion WAS decorated with
evercrecns wreath- OF flowers, notices and haes.
Over five hundred persons joined in the banquet
which was closed by drinking the health OF the
guest Of the 0ccas ion IN bumpers OF champagne.
Frop, tle hotel the party drove to Badgers Park
10 attend the campfire of the Federal ana C1n-
federate soldiers and sailors of Alameda
Cmuty. The tables were spread in the anphi-
theatre and covered with tan plates, cups
knives and forks aud supplied with hard tack,
pork and beans coffee and tobacco. When these
had been discussed, J.. b. Edwards chairman oi the
committee in charge. introduced General Grant 10
the surrounding thIong, and as soon as The pro-
lonped cheers had subsidized, General Grant al
dressed his comrades rs follows
CrNTILiI.s OF THE TWO ARMiEs AND SAviTs; nm
veTy proud u; the welcome You nave gwen IN, .o,lay
Am pArti, uiariy happy to The goodwin ana cor
di,ty exl,tng tween tine soldiers 0 the Two AtI"ls
and have an abiding laith that ihs C""l l''iE Nm
oivavs exist Thus united, have noihnE 10 i'iF
from atv az Ter Nation the world. ava sht.n 81 from
my travels III foreign lands that no courtr! VII Wsh
10 meet Us a unl.ed people. They VII De Pfl'Ct
vun 10 do H. Justice without an aipcalin arms, ahu
rs thn l. al that Americans want, AIN conhCcit al
our country has long career OF peace ana prosperity
b fore her
Soon after the speech the General left tie park
and took tie car at Brooklyn Station e. return to
the city. While waiting few minutes Ion the
train an immense crowd gathered round. little
gir who could not succeed Iii reaching Inn Oh ac-
count # the crowd was lifted above the heads OF
the people aud passed along to the General. who
took her in his arms and kissed her, amid the
tulnultuous cheers OF the surrounding thousands.
KEAREEY sNUbBED.
san FaANCI &C, Sept. 23.-Dcnis k"arney called
AT the Palace Hotel To-day, and snt mp his cara 10
General Grant. Lut the General declined to re-
ceiNc HIM.