The New York herald., 1879-10-10
GRANT IN CALIFORNIA.
HIS BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT AT BELMONT
BY SENATOR sHARoN-RECEPrIoN By SAN
FRANCISCO MERCHANTS.

niS BRILLIANT ENfEkTAiSMENI Al ori-"SS~ =
BY SENATOR sHARoN-REcEPTIoN By SAN
FRANCISCO MERCHANTS.
SAN Francisco Oct 9. 1879.
Yesterday General Grant and party the guests
OF Senator Sharon at Belmont. his country seat. IN
San Mateo county. driving around and enjoying
themselves informally. Last evening reception
was held. for which great preparations had been
made. The grounds lighted with Chinese IAN
terms and the villa beautifully decorated Special
trains run from the city for the convenience
of the guests. of whom about twenty five hundred
present. Dancing and banqueting were the
order of the evening. Among those present were
Mr.. William Alvord. Governor and Mrs. Blasdell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius @. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Crocker, Judge and Mrs. j. B. Crockett,
Mrs. ID. d. Cotton, Mr.. and Mrs. Crittenden Thorn
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Donahue General and Mrs.
George Dodge. Colonel and Mrs ]. D. Fry. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Freeborn. Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. James @. Flood Mr.. ana Mrs. Alex
ander b. Forbes, Mrs. j. b. Feton, General william
French, Justice and Mrs. Field Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. Gwin. Judge and Mrs. George Hyde.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Breckinridge. Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don Blanding. Colonel j. p. Hoge DR.. and Mrs.
Hitchcock, Governor and Mrs. William Irwin. Mr..
Newton Booth Governor and Mrs. James A. john
son. Senator and Mrs. J. p JONES' Bishop and Mrs w.
Ingraham Kip, Major B. b. Keeler Mr.. Clarence King.
Captain and Mrs. Louis Kempf Mr. Henry Knicker-
hacker. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Davis Mr.. Reuben H.
Lloyd. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Low. Mr.. and Mrs.
f. 4. Low. Mr.. and Mrs. John Lord Love.
Major General and, and Mrs: Irwin Irwin Mellow Dow
nard. Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Maynard
Mr.. and Mrs. D. o. Mills. Judge and Mrs. r. F. Nor
rison, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis L. McLane. General and
Mrs. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Il. l.. Ogden Mrs. James
Otis Mr. and Mrs. John Parrott, General Prince Mr.
Mrs. J. Ralston. General and Mrs W. s. Rosecrans.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Redington. MIR. and Mrs. John
Sedgwick, Judge Lorenzo Sawyer, Mr.. aud Mrs. Prem.
tiss Selby Mrs. Henrietta Selby Commodore and
Mrs. J. Ii. SPOTS. Governor and Mrs Leland STAN
ford. Senator Stewart. Eugene l.. Sullivan: Mr.:
TerIs, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Ters. Mr..
and Mrs. D. j. Taliant. judge and Mrs. James
D. Thornton. Mr.. and Mrs p 5: Van Rensselaer,;
Mrs. William r. Wallace Colonel and Mrs. James H.
Wilmington. Judge and Mrs Seldom s. Wright Mr..
mel and Mrs Julian McAllister Mr.. and Mrs Edgar
Mills Rev. DIR. and Mrs. John Hemphill. Lieutenant
g. na Mrs. MR. ana oser drdee Sudnc
John Curry. DIR. and Mrs. G.. j. Bucknall.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Babcock. Mr. and Mrs James
w. Burling Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Hiram w. Beers, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry L. Booth. james NJ. Allen. Justice
and Mrs. A. L. Rhodes. Mr. Barton Hill Il. N. Batch
of Columbia; John E. owens and wife. Mary land;
General H. Prince. United States Army; Captain
Phillips: United States Army; General shriver.
District Of Columbia; Commodore Maury. New
York; Major John Caperton and family. Kentucky;
Dc Ws
Sargent and wife, Massachusetts. and L A. Tilford.
New York.
RECEPTION pY MERCHANTS
A reception given to General Grant by the Chan
ber OF Com IN cree and Board OF Trade behalf Of
the merchants OF San Francisco took place at noon
to-day in the the rooms OF the Chamber OF Com
merce. There were between hve hundred and six
hundred leading merchants of the city present To
accommodate those Iresent it was found airy
to remove all the seats. The presidents chair was
handsomely decorated with two elegant silk
American fags. At i've minutes past twelve O'Clock
hal hfAaN hrx In aprias
tho Palace Hotel. was escorted into the chamber
NJ. J. Jones. James Defremery. J. O. Patrick, w.
representing the Chamber OF Commerce. and Jacob
s. Taber behalf Of the Board of Trade received
| the distinguished guest Mr.. Perkins. addressing
General GnANT-The merchants of San Francisco,
represented by the Chamber of Commerce and Board
of Trade have the honor to pay you their respects.
desiring as merchants express their appreciation
of your services to our common country. recognix-
ing that universal prosperity is best promoted by
domestic and national inte ana that through
| commerce and trade the nations OF the world are
brought into the most intimate relations. to
| which great end peace is absolutely essen
tial. They regard you as the great cheftain
whose military genius restored domestic peace and
| civil law throughout our country In the hour OF
| triumph your magnanimity did not allow you to
forget that the good will OF oil our countrymen
ys your % command. When intrusted with the highest
oce in tho grant mt OF the people re" you prSysd
| and peace s6cured by friendly arbitration.
We regard you IN honorable representative of
our republican citizenship. more especially to be
esteemed because, although successful in war; you
| have SO fully appreciated the advantage of peace,
while the honors bestowed upon you by foreign
potentates have never caused you to swerve from
the path OF republican simplicity and true American
| citizenship.
| Tho merchants of San Francisco welcome you to
your native land, wishing you happy return to
| your home, many years OF Happiness and old age
| which shall command the continued honor and rev.
| erence of your countrymen.
Mr.. Perkins then presented tho address he had do
livered to the General on scroll. on the back Of
which the inscription
| To General U. $. Grant from the Oh ,mber of
SCommerce aud the Board Of Trade Of San Fran
| <cisco, October ., 1879. (
Underneath the inscription were the signatures Of
the presidents and secretaries of the two bodies.
| GENERAL CHANTS SPEECH.
General Grant, addressing Governor Perkins. said
he was very much gratihed to moet the merchants
OF San francisco and of having the pleasure of being
| introduced to them He had remarked with ploa-
sure the wonderful growth OF San Francisco, and
much toward building up this community.
| They all knew he had travelled exten-
siTei in the past xSes swo yessS' % and
| than here. The condition of the laboring classes
seemed to be better here than in any place he had
been. Labor lett to Itself grew debssed. and he had
in other part of the world evidences pros
pcrity of the laboring classes, winch the high
est compliment he could pay to the merchants Of
| the city. In conclusion he thanked them for tho
| reception they had rendered him.
| The merchants were thon introduced to General
Grant. and at the conclusion of the ceremony no
was escorted his carriage and driven back to tho
Palace Hotel Shortly after o'clock the General
was driven to the wharf and embarked on the st.
Paul. which this afternoon steamed out OF the bay
on her voyage to Oregon. The shipping in the har-
Dor dipped thoir colors tho steamer passed tho
city front.
OFF FOR oREGoN-r PROGRAMME OF HIS STAY ON
THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
SAN Francisco Cal, Oct 0, 1872
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