The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-03-13
he Governor. I'VE we're treated mos,

the Governor. we were treated most
generouslyand attentively everyw here
by the authorities and people. The
Government appropriated $4,000 to
pay the expenses of one entertain
ment, and the agents of the authori-
ties wanted even to pay our hotel bills
We spent four weeks in the Mexican
Capital, and were treated to excur.
sions to Popocatapetl, Elcaldero, the
mine country and all the other places
of prominent interest,"
The Governor then rehearsed briefly
the receptions of the visiting deputa-
tion at Vera Cruz, Orizaba, Apizaco,
and finally at the City of Mexico, by
Committees of the authorities. Feast
ing and music and speeches were the
order Of the day, and the day after the
arrival in the Capital there was a form
al presentation to President Diaz, and
two Preside entail speeches. The Two
Republican, enterprising paper print
ed in English in the City of Mexico,
and the Galveston and other papers
contain column after column of glow
accounts of all these things, and
breathe the warmest sympathy with
tho object of the visit.
Governor Fisk brought with him 3
museum of no small dimensions. COM
prising q hundred tokens of the good
will and specimens of the handiwOek
and wealth of the people he visited.
They literally cover the mantles and
pianos and tables of his parlor and IL
brary, and include works of art and
fancy industry, works Of ornament
and use, models of implements of Ia
Dor, pictures, coins and nuggets fresh
from the mint, and many other and
various things too numerous to men
tion by class.
Among the most notable are a Sec
tion of the famous tree OF sNoche
Triste,' or 'sad night under whose
boughs Cortez found refuge from the
fierce pursuing Aztec hosts on the
night of July l, 1920; a model in
earthenware of the Aztec dial a COM
plete and detailed history of the City
Of Mexico, including its proceedings
in Council from it's first record to the
present time; cross three or four
feet in length of the beautiful Pueblo
onyx or marble; Cleopatra's needle
and two tablets for lamp or workstand
all highly finished; water jars and
pitchers of ware whose property is
to cool water of themselves; hangin g
flower baskets and some earth materi.
al fashioned and colored to initiate Sec
tions and knots of trees, idols, toys, q
ten pound sack of Cordova coffee, &c
Chief among them all in interest is q
Catholic prayer book in Spanish, with
back and covers of the Pueblo onyx
of exquisite grain and brilliancy.
This book is inscribed in English in
the handwriting of the giver: 'The
Very Rev. Monsignore Eulogia G.
Gillow, Domestic Prelate of the Pope,
to the American Industrial Deputation
on its visit to this city, presents this
small token of the mineral product and
industry of the estate 1t tcontains be-
sides, specimens of Mexican poetry,
with the request that it be placed by
it's distinguished President, Mr.. John
F. Fisk, in some public Institution of
the United States for the citizens and
artisans. Pueblo, February Z, 1872
The visitors visited the Mint among
other places, and were presented each
with nugget of pure quartz and q
coin freshly stamped with the impress
of hair taken from the visitors heads
for the purpose. The Mint is owned
by private persons instead of by the
Government,and pays a royalty to the
Government upon its issues,
Mrs. Fisk was the recipient of many
especial compliments, fn addition to
those noted above as bestowed upon
her husband. Among these were an
exquisitely embroidered pin. cushion
of rich material and an elegant cut
glass wine glass of the imperial days,
with the crown and monogram of
Maximilian upon it !; also, some photo
graphs of friends made there, of DIS
tinguished persons, works executed in
the very highest style of art.