Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-23
San FRANCISCO ITEMS.
Grant Receives the Nevada Delega.
ton, and says He Will Visit Us
the Last OF 0ctober-The Pro-
granme for the Week.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 23-S P. ~
At IL A. NJ. to-day General Grant re.
csivsd the Nevada delegation, which
was chapsronsd by Senator Jones.
Among the delegation were Mayor
Young Of Virginia City, Senator Gibson
Of Gold Hill, United States District At
torney varisn, Senator Powning OF Re-
no, Senator Blair OF Lincoln, B. F.
Leete of Reno. L. B. Franksl, W. d.
Tompson, T. Lane, Of virgi mia ; ]. @.
Moore, ]. NJ. Benton, H. B. Ticknsr, Of
Carson. and many other gentlemen Of
prominence from various parts Of the
State. The invitation to attend the
State Fair at Reno on October 9th was
rendered by Senator Powning on behalf
Of the State Agricultural Society. In
declining to accept the invitation. Gen.
eral Grant stated that his arrangements
were such as to prevent his visit ns No.
yada until the latter portion Of October,
on his way East. He will time his visit
to Oregon SO that II will take place du-
ring the State Fair. In the first week OF
October.
His programme for the balance Of the
week, commencing with today. is as fol-
lows:
Tuesday-At II O'Clock In the morn.
Ing General and Mrs. Grant will Intend
q special session Of the Methodist Con.
ference ct the Palace. At ! p. NJ, es.
corted by Mayor Bryant, the Supervis.
ors and the Executive Committee, they
will proceed to the Mayors Office, at the
new City Hall, whore they will hold o
grand general reception during the on.
tire afternoon. In the evening they will
attend q grand ball at the Mechanics
Pavilion. given In aid Of the fund for
the relief Of the widows and orphans Of
deceased members OF the Police Depart
ment. 49,.
Wednesday-In the evening they will
witness for the first time q performances
Of "Pinafore," at Baldwin's Theater.
Thursday = They will leave by the
HIS boat for Oakland. where they will
be entertained during the day, returning
at 6 P. n. ..,
Friday They will take q special train
at moor for San Jose to attend the Santa
Clara Valley Agricultural Exhibition.
They will be attended BY the Mayor
Board Of Supervisors and Executive
Committee, returning In the evening.
Saturday-In the morning they will
visit the San Francisco Stock Exchange.
and in the evening will attend o grand
camp fire OF Union and Confederate Vet.
Grams at the Pavilion. Besides this
programme, devised by the COMMITTEES.
during the day ON Wednesday they will
be entertained by Major General Mo-
Dowell at his headquarters OF Black
Point, and on the evening OF Thursday
will attend O grand carnival ball ct the
Pavilion.
At noon today the General and Mrs.
Grant received the members Of the
Methodist Conference. ct the Palace,
she having been o member OF that
church for some years past. alter
which the Grants were escorted to the
new City Hall where . grand reception
was held during the afternoon. This
evening they will attend an entertain.
ment for the benefit OF the Widows and
Orphans Association OF the Police De-
partment at the Mechanics Pavilion.
In response to an invitation rendered by
a committee from Sacramento, the Gen.
eral has agreed to visit that city the first
Of next week.
Madame E1ilda La Chapslls. the
great female pedestrian who recently
beat Bertha Won Berg In q six days
walk at San Francisco, has gone East.