Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-25
Grant Abroad.

Grant Aproau.
Grant left Philadelphia on the 18th o.
May, 1877. Ten days were consumed In
crossing the Atlantic, and he arrived OF
Queenstown ON the morning Of May "a,
He was greeted by United States Consul
Badeau, and with an invitation from the
Mayor OF Liverpool to partake OF the
Inequalities OF that city. He remained
in England for about three months. and
during that time was the lion Of the
hour. The freedom OF all the principaI
cities was conferred upon him. HI
lunched and dined with the Mayors and
nobility. and was everywhere received
with true English hospitality. The
party reached London in the early part
Of June and q perfect ovation was ten
dered the ex.Presidsnt. The city gov
eminent presented him with q gold boz
containing an invitation 70 exercise al
the privileges Of q citizen ; he dined
with the Duke Of Wellington In the
Waterloo chambers, where the old Iron
Duke used to receive his generals on the
18th Of every June to commemorate the
fall Of Napoleon Bonaparte. He lunched
with the Prince OF Wales at Marlborough
House, and participated Of banqusts
with the mobiles, statesmen and officers
OF the country. The Queen gave the I'M
precsdented order to her Lord Chamber.
lain to waive all court ceremonies when
the General called. aud he supped with
her and the British Cabinet at Buoking.
ham Palace. Oxford College conferred
on him the degree Of D. y. l.. The
railroad companies Of the kingdom pro.
vided special trains to convey the dis.
tinRuishsd visitor wherever he might
choose to 90, and o monster fsts was
given In his honor at Alexandra Palace.
No American who v travelled In
Europe was the recipient Of 90 much
consideration by every class Of people ;
and whenever the General made .
speech, which he seldom did, he said
that hs accepted the honors az q testi.
monial to his country rather than to
himself.
On the 9th OF July General Grant left
England for . short trip on the Con.
tinsnt, travelling incognito through
France, Switzerland and Italy, and,
wherever known, being received by the
authorities with great honor. On the
25th Of August the party returned to
England, and spent q month In making
q tour OF Scotland and the provincial
towns Of England. alter which the Gen.
eral went finally to Paris, arriving on
October 20. During his six.weeks' stay
In the French metropolis he was invited
to dine with President MsoMahon. and
honored by all the French politicians
and statesmen with invitations 10 ban.
DUETS and entertainments. From Paris
the party proceeded to Nice, where they
embarked on an American mau.of.var
and made voyages TO various parts Of
Spain, Portugal, Egypt and Turkey.
In February, 1878, the General re-
turned to Naples, and from there went
to Rome, where q month was spent In
exploring the ancient relics which hedge
the Holy City. The next seven months
were occupied in o trip through Den.
mark, Sweden, Norway, Austria. Ger.
many, Russia and Switzerland. At Der.
lin General Grant attended the cels.
brated Peace Congress, which had a..
sembled ct the close Of the Turco. Rus.
sian war to adjust Eastern difficulties,
and vas the guest OF Prince bismarck
and Emperor Wilhelm, and accepted In.
v~itations to dine with them. During
the progress OF the Eastern war, there
was considerable talk at one time and
rumors prevailed that Grant had con.
scented to take command OF the Turkish
armies and would soon become Q war.
rior again. The reports, however. were
unfounded. Upon the close Of the war.
and in the Autumn OF 1873, the Genera
and party went through Russia and Tur
key, passed over the battle6elds where
but q short time before two mighty
armies had slaughtered each other,
stopped at Constsntinople for . short
season, and spent Q month In Palestins,
By way Of the Isthmus Of Suez the Gen.
eral then entered India. where the early
part Of the present year was passed. and
from there the party went to China and
japan.
The City Of Toxic sailed from Yoko-
hama on the Cd instant. at 1870 A. n.
General Grant and party left the palace
Of Eurioknan, Toxic, at 8:25 that morn.
ing. and were escorted upon Q special
train from Toxic to Yokohanna BY the
Japanese Cabinet Ministers and all the
members Of the Foreign Embassy. AT
Yokohama their departure was signal:
ICED BY . magnificent naval d~isplay-aii
the war vessels in the hsrbor manning
their yards and firing . salute a. the
steamer passed out Of the harbor.