The New York herald., 1879-10-24
GENERAL GRANT.

A SPLENDID OVATION AT SACRAMENTO, CAL
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE oREEr THE Ex-pnEsr-
pEsr--A RECEPTION BY GovEgxoR IRWIN AT
THE STATE HOUSE.
SAN Francisco. Oct. -. 1870.
Sacramento despatch says:--Generai and Mrs.
Grant attended by the members of the Sacramento
Reception Committee left to-day on the Vallejo
boat. At Vallejo the party met by Lieutenant
Richmond. in the steam yacht Nellie and escorted
to Mare Island whore the General inspected thu
works. Thence the party went to Vallejo, where
they received by immense crowds At ten
minutes after eleven o'clock the party boarded the
train for Sacramento. At all the stations Oh tho
route numbers OF people locked to greet the Gen.
eral. The train arrived in Sacramento at one p NJ
As the train moved into the depot met by vas
concourse of people. filling the depot ana nearly
filling Front street from to ]. while division,
of the procession occupied the lower parts of l.
and X streets and extended into Second street,
The arrival of tho party announced by a salute
by the Sacramento Light Artillery. The people re.
piled with loud cheers. The train run through
the depot to a point midway between j and
streets. where General Grant left the car and was
met by Governor Irwin and Mayor Turner. and es.
corted to carriage. Mrs. Grant and escort next
alighted. and conducted to carriages The dvi.
sions fell into line promptly. and the march was
taken up. As the carriages moved. the people
cheored. and then fell back upon the walks. the
masses pouring up and streets in advance of the
line. A fair estimate of the number of people on
Front street from X to Q street. just prior to the
beginning OF the march places 1t at $4,000. The
procession being formed 1t moved out OF Front
street into X, up to Tenth. to i, to Eleventh,
At This point the General aud his party alishted.
and. passing through the ranks of 5000 school chill
dren formed to receive him. ascende grand stand
procession then marched on to N. up to the
and then passed the stand in review; after
them followed the children of the schools. The
platform was crowded with distinguished citizens of
the State gathered from all the towns and cities
finally passed. Mr.. Henry Edgerton delivered ad-
dress of welcome.
THE GENERAL MAKES SPEECH
General Grant replied follows:--
III were ever SO accustomed to speaking it would
be impossible e for ] me to respond to the welcome
allow me to aay even what should like to. With
all my heart thank you and thank the citizens Of
Sacramento and California for the welcome have
received at every place that have been in since my
arrival ON your coast. have travelled this
| coast and every place where have been have met
with the same hearty reception. can repeat to
you what l have said in other places. that
ferred. there is nothing that has been grateful
to my heart as the reception that have received at
tho hands of the people here. would not say what
has been done abroad 1t has all that could be
done for 1t has been for the people before
osnizei abroad as Of the greatest countries Of
| the world. II we all, every one OF us, could
other countries, as have seen thonl, would all
make better citizens. or at least the average of the
! citizens would be better. 1t is impossible for to
say more; but thank you again.
| At the conclusion OF his remarks the General and
| party conducted to the )den Eagle Hotel.
where they dned in company with number OF in
| vited guests.
RECEPTION CAPITOL.
The demonstration this evening surpassed in
| thu iasm. In the numbers present and in tho sue.
cessful carrying out of the programme, the display
| during the day. Nothing was contemplated beyond
reception by General and Mrs. Grant OF the citi.
Zens of Sacramento and its vicinity, the former
ceivng in the Assembly and the latter In tho Senate
| chamber. Long before the hour for the reception
arrived the Capitol grounds packed with people,
| not less than twenty thousand being present. The
| were lighted up with Chinese lanterns and calcium
light At eight O'Clock General Grant left the Golden
Eagle Hotel. The route to the Capitol lighted
| with coorod lights and fireworks. On arriving at
people that ingress impossible. and the party,
giving up the attempt, passed around to the side
entrance and gained to the building There
brilliant display Of fireworks General Grant
reached the Capitol consisting of an immense bust.
twenty feet high, hanked by columns supporting
American eagles and globes representing his tour
round tho world. Spanning the grand entrance was
large arch bearing the word Welcome" formed by
500 gas burners in cters four feet long After the
General had viewed the display for time from one
OF the windows he took post in tho Assembly cham
Der in front of the Speakers dcsk, attended by
Governor Irwin and other gentlemen. Mrs. Grant
at the time, supported by several aies, seated
in the Senate chamber. The great doors OF the
ing up stairs hed by the General, paying their re-
spects and going out, proceeded in like manner to
the Senate chamber. where they paid their respects
to Mrs. Grant. Over nine thousand people passed.
half OF those visiting tho Capitol left without even
getting inside