Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-10
WESTERN DISPATCHES.
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California Items.


SAN Francisco, Oct. 10.-At noon
yesterday tho reception to General Grant
by the Chamber OF Commerce and Board
Of Trade ON behalf Of the merchants OF
San Francisco took place in the rooms
Of the Chamber OF Commerce. There
were between FIVE and six hundred OF
the leading merchants Of the city pres
emit. The Presidents chair was hand.
somely decorated with two elegant silk
American flags. The General was ss.
cortsd into the chamber from his car.
riaee by W. ]. Jones, James De Ere.
merry, j. @. Patrick and George @. Per.
kins, representing the Chamber OF Com.
msrce, and Jacob 8. Taber. on behalf Of
the Board OF Trade, received the distin.
guishsd guest.
Mr.. Perkins addressed the General In
an appropriate speech OF welcome, ex.
pressing the appreciation OF the mercan-
tile people there represented, Of his ser.
vices 10 our common country. his career
both ct home and abroad, and Of himself
a. q true American citizen. Perkins
then presented the address hs delivered
to General Grant on Q scroll, on the
back OF which wal the inscription: ITO
General q. 8. Grant, from the Chamber
Of Commerce and the Board OF Trade OF
San Francisco, October 8. 1879" Under
meath were the signatures OF the Presi.
dents and Secretaries OF the two bodies.
General Grant, addressing Governor
Perkins, said he was very much graft.
fed to meet the merchants Of Ban Fran.
cisco and having the pleasure OF being
introduced to them. He had remarked
with pleasure the wonderful growth OF
this city, and complimented the mer.
chants for having done so much toward
building up this community. They all
knew hs had travelled extensively In the
past two years, and nowhere did he see
greater evidences OF prosperity. than
here. The condition OF the laboring
classes seemed to be better here than
any place he had been. Labor left to
itself grew debased, and he had in no
part OF the world seen evidences OF the
prosperity Of laboripg classes, which
was the highest compliment be could
pay 10 the merchants OF the city. In
conclusion, hs thanked them for the re-
oeption they had rendered him.
The merchants were then introduced
to the General, and ct the conclusion OF
the ceremony he was escorted to his
carriage and driven back to the Palace
Hotel. Shortly after l o'clock the Gen.
eral was driven to the wharf and en-.
barked ON the st. Paul, which soon al.
terward steamed out OF the bay on her
voyage to Oregon. The shipping dipped
their colors as the steamer moved past
the city front.
OF the many brilliant receptions that
have taken place on the Pacific Coast.
that which surpassed all others in gran
dsur, attendance, and in inspiring mo.
tiyes OF the occasion, was that which
took place ut Belmont evening before
last, the reception accorded General
Ulysses 8. Grant by United States Sens-
tor William Sharon, at the latter gentle
mans country seat. For weeks
past society has been on the qui vive,
and In o furry Of elaborate preparation.
The number OF invitations sent out was
unsxampled. ~agsresating 1880. Never
before Of San Francisco has such o CON.
vocation Of wealth and fashion been
assembled. Three special trains con.
veysd this company to the festal scene.
No other establishment In America could
adequately provide for SO great and e!.
acting a~concourse. For toilets OF artistic
and peerless design. for p~rofusion Of
rich jewelry and q gorgeous display OF
wealth. nothing OF the kind has ever
before been witnessed on the coast.
In the course OF Q conversation Just
before leaving for Oregon, General Grant
said that the experience OF the past few
weeks had made him doubly regret that
his fate had ordained that hs should
abandon q resolution formed many years
ago: to make California his permanent
home. He appears to DO delighted With
his Yosemite trip, and says he intends
revisiting the Valley at his earliest OPP
portupity. -.
The woman's walking match score at
0 o'clock last evening was: Denman 60,
Florence 81. Sadie Donley 67, Alice
Donley 81. Mason 40, Maynard 60. Tour.
t~sllotte 81, Sherman 60, Won Berg 90,
Santos SO, Baymsr so. wylie 81, Yves.
ton 80. Grsenlsaf 65. Louise and Fargo
have withdrawn.
SAN LrASpRo. Oct. 10.-Laura Muir.
ray, q deaf and dumb girl. aged seven
years, in attempting to cross the rail.
road track In front Of the train going
east, was struck on the head and prob
ably fatally injured.
BopIE, Oct. Cd. d. Denton. .
miner, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head at moor today.
Cause, mental depression, superinducsd
by severe illness.
The Coronsr's Jury in the Tioga case
rendered q verdict layingthe blame upon
the engineer in charge ct the time and
generating the management.