Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-10
THE PRESIDENT ARRIVES.
HIS TRIP FROM BLUE cAHYoa TO
SACRAMENTO.
Informal Reception in This City Depart
ure for the Bay.


General Bidwell and the representative OF
the RECORD UNION were called from then
hotel in the gray hour of the morn, to ride
down in the excursion train, in lieu of which
they would have the sweet privilege Of foot.
ing it or awaiting regular. General Bid
well had the night before been doubtful about
the prop1iety of trespassing on the Presidents
train for ride, but the President had laugh.
ingly suggested that the General wouldn't
reach his point of destination early if he
walked, aud that the press representative
would find a brake-bar rather uneasy seat
If be declined ride inside and carried out
his own facetious suggestion in short, the
President was So sincere and earnest in his
invitation, that it had been accepted, aud the
idea of coming back in a regular abandoned.
The President had remarked the night be-
fore that there was room IN plenty tor the
SacTam nto committee had it come on to Blue
Canyon las it was at one time understood it
would).
THE ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENT
Had been to meet the party at the State line,
and subsequently Truckee had been fixed
upon. Later the President had been in
formed by telegraph that the committee
would meet him at Blue Canyon, but q still
later dispatch fixed Colf8x, still lower down,
as the place. Governor kinkead of Nevada
had accompanied the party to the California
line and over it, out of his stlict jurisdiction,
and while nothing was said directly the i'm
preston grew upon the mind that the party
| had anticipated meeting the California COM
nittee very soon thereafter Superintendent
Pratt of Sacra nento, and Samuel Miller Of
San Francisco had, however welcomed the
party to California and some fl Iral words of
welcome to the State were also displayed at
Tahoe City. General Mcdowell and Major
! Hammond of this State were already of the
party, having met it far east. Miessrs. Pratt
and Miller escorted the President and com
/ panions to their train at Truckee, and
thence to Blue Canyon, where the train laid
until morning At that point the news was
| first received that the Sacramento committee
would meet the President at Colfax. When
the train left Blue Canyon, therefore, at 400
A. NJ. yesterday, upon Superintendent Pratt,
General Bidwell and Sacramento press repre-
sentatives devolved the duty in large part of
showing such attentions to the party as were
proper, in pointing out the
OBJECTS OF INTEREST
Along the route and in responding to in
quiries. The first stoppage was made at the
head of the Great American canyon, which
was reached just before the sun rose, and was
deeply and darkly beautiful in its great
depths and almost endless extent of view,
and where the mountains faded away, ap-
parently into the dark gray early morn tint
in the far distance The views of the wash
outs of the hydraulic mining grounds at
Dutch Flat and Gold Run apparently
awakened deep interest. A. Cape Horn
quite stop was made, and Mrs. Hayes, who
is very vivacious lady, enjoys 3 bit Of fun
heartily and is an ardent admirer of natural
scenery, was rapturous in expressions OF
pleasure over the view and INDUCED with
other ladies in the usual pastime for tourists
at that point-of attempting to pitch bits of
rock into the valley below. From Blue
Canyon to Colfax the train ran at great
speed and the manner in which the cars were
whipped about the sharp curves and shot
down the steep grade was astounding to weak
nerves.
AT CoLFAX
The arrival of the train was greeted BY sa-
iuse OF q guns. The town was we'll dressed
in national colors. A large crowd had assem-
bled upon the platform, and it included the
Sacramento, San Francisco and Oakland
committees, which had come up in three
special ears the night before. Loud cheers
were given and calls made for President
Hayes. Governor Perkins, Mayor Turner
ana IL NJ lATuH, 1tSsiOehG CI Lie SotaLe
Agricultural SOciety-they being of the Sac
ramento committee-boa the train, and
Governor Perkins, after being presented, in
PRODUCED the committee and large number !
of the San Francisco and oakland delega- |
tions, first saying, however: . MIR. President, |
az Governor, | bid you welcome to California.
We have with Us here a number of representa- |
tive business men Of San Francisco who de- /
sire to greet you" Mrs. Hayes soon alter
came in, and was presented. Senator Booth |
was not with the committee when it greeted |
the President. President Hayes presently |
went upon the platform of the car, and was
received with cheers. He stepped down !
upon the lowest step and bowed his |
Governor Perkins, stand |
log behind and above him, spoke |
TO the people assembled: My friends, |
am sure the President of the great United !
States needs no introduction to you" Three |
cheers were given for the President, and after /
a few had shaken hands with him he returned |
to his car where others of the Californiaps
were presented.
beside the Sacramento COMMITTEES were:
Olkland-A Chabot, VIM. Meek, T. B. /
Simpson, General Thos. II. Williams, +. B. |
Wyman. w. A. Bray, Geo. Blaislell, a. G.
Henry aud H. A. Palmer
San Francisco-General w II. J.. Barnes.
J. IL. Mahonev, DR.. J. ID. Whitney, y. G.
Abel, F.. A. Stockton, Hon. r. Pacheco,
w. NJ. Bunker, F. d. Reynolds, Herman
Schussler, Hon. John W. Taylor, o. F.
Wiley, Colonel d. B. Jackson, George
c. Hickox, Hon. w. w. Traylor, F. l..
Castle John A Benson, Theodore Reichert,
Isaac Uphap, a. Sperry, J. f. Ruggles, G.
F. Bassett, Hon. p B. Cornwall, Colonel w.
w. Dodge, Hon. II. L. Dodge, a. II. Phelps,
hon. Frank Eastman, j. q. Best, Hon.
Charles Clayton, Hon. J. NJ Morton, Hon.
F. F. Low, w. w. Montague, Hon. Jacob
S. Taber, Judge J. NJ. Gitchell. ]. B. Golly,
5. J. Loop, John w. Schaeffer, j. K. c.
Hobbs, Hon. Paul Neumanu. Hon. Eugene
Sullivan, Judge j. II. Bolt, Colonel J.
d. Spreckles, H. NJ. Burke, George w.
Beaver, George II. Wheaton, Captain p B.
Quinlan, Hon. H. F. Page, Henry Liftchild,
7. J. Vivian, 1. NJ. Wentworth, w. +.
Whittier, Hon. T. NJ. Pixley, George w.
Fogg.
During the ride down from Colfax to Rock
lin Governor Perkins, Mayor Turner and |
Mr.. Larue had conversation with the Presi-
dent, and the latter especially one of much
interest relative to the Presidents visit to
Sacramento. in winch Mr.. Lorue informed
him that Ex-Governor Stanford,
IN BEHALF OF SACRAMENTO,
Would act as special host to the party dur
ing its visit to this city, and that the
ex-Governor's large mansion had been
placed in readiness for the party, and
that Governor Stanford would be here
in person to receive aud entertain him. The
President received the information with APP
parent interest, and expressed himself en-
tirely satisfied and wholly IN the hands of the
people whose invitations he had accepted,
and remarked that he doubted not the
rangements made would prove entirely
pieasurable He expressed an interest in
Sacramento, and inquired as to the material
condition and prospects of the Capital City,
and as to the grain product of the State, its
tonnage, the market outlook, etc. 1t was
6aally definitely settled that the President
would arrive here on the evening of the 10Th |
or the morning of the 2lst instant aud re-
main two days, aud on the PSI would go M
t. Chico to visit General Bidwell. General |
Sherman, Secretary Ramsey, General ac-
C OK, the Presidents sons, Mrs. HAYES, Miss
Sherman and the other members of the party |
WILL it is expected, also be present with the
party here.
General Sherman, who seems to have hau
general charge of the programme, was sitting
on one side of the room conversing with re-
porter, when President Hayes came over from
Governor Perkins side and said:
General, I'm going over tomorrow to
county fair at Petaluna. VIII you so
along :"
General Sherman replied. oh. yes. l
must stick to you till You get a little &C