Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-21
Iobn Russell Young interviewed.
His Impressions OF GRANTS Rsesp-
sion in Sen Franchise why
Kesrsey Wss ssubbed Abeus
the "Thlrd Term"

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18.-Ths Times
Of today contains the following: John
Russell Young registered at the Colon.
made Hotel last evening. He left San
Francisco last Friday upon receiving
the telegram announcing his fathers
death, and travelled hurriedly to pay the
last tribute OF respect to his memory.
stopping in Chicago between trains TO
sec Colonel Grant and General Sheridan.
and coming here. via Canada through
Detroit, not pausing In New York. In
an interview with Q Times reporter Mr..
Young chatted, Of course. Said he, 10
his old. soft. persuasive tones: OF
course General Grants reception In San
Francisco was extraordinary; bat prob
ably the most noticeable feature wss the
unsnimity OF all parties and oil opinions
In doing him honor. The demonstration
by the large colony. 30 to speak, Of ex.
Confederate soldiers who have settled
In California a. though BY . common
impulse, was the most remarkable AFFAIR
Of the reception ceremonies, and the
Democrats We'd With those OF the oppo.
site party In making themselves oon.
spicuous.
General Grant did not wish to 60 out
ofihis way to snub. Kearney. a. has been
stated |; but when the "sand.lot orator."
% you call him, visited him the Arst
time, General Grant, not wishing to
offend him. sent word to excuse him, a.
he was much engaged. Ksarney. how.
ever. not only persisted In calling twice,
but three times, and . fourth. The Gen.
eral was then 80 vexed at the persistenos
Of the man that be sent him word that
hs could not and would not SEQ him.
Then Ksarney attacked him on the sand.
lots, to which General Grant remarked,
"I would see any workineuan, or any
man In California, but I will not see Q
rufian."
The third term was . thing that Gen.
eral Grant never talked about. II was
never o subject OF conversation. All
this so.oalled third.term movement was
unknown to Us, because We had NJ con.
secutive news, only struggling items.
Since May last the General rarely saw an
American paper. being most OF his time
In middle China, Japan aud India. The
only thing about home matters that In.
tersstsd him then was the Nicaragua
Canal scheme. OF this he heartily ap.
proved, and I myself sent, at his request.
to Admiral Ammsn, his dear friend, II
approve" by cable. II Dc Lesssps
could build the canal by that route. he
hoped he would but, says Gen. Grant,
"He can't; nature IL against him."
Again recurring to the third.term SUBJ
ject, Mr.. Young remarked, In answer to
the question whether General Grant bad
not been In constant correspondence
with prominent politicians and other
"boom organizers for Grant /: Amy.
body who knows General Grant we'll
would never think Of writing 10 him
about politics, because they would know
that such q thing would be regarded as
q presumption. He 10 o man who de-
cidss those things for himself. he
seemed to lot 60 Of all cognizance OF
American affairs from the time he reached
India. Therefore Il 10 not at all surpris-
ing that either he or I should absolutely
know nothing Of this third.tsrm bust.
ness"