Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-10
the FlooD.eRANr ENGAGEMENT
BROKEN.
The Reasons Assigaed-Oae Party
says that Ulysses wac Pickle,
nnd the other shat He Loved
Anothvr.
San F,anei,co CAronieie, Sent. 0.

San Francisco Chronicle. Sept. 0.
Ever since the visit Of the Grant fam.
lily to this city last fall our society has
been busy coupling the name OF young
Ulysses with that Of Miss Jennie Flood.
Daring the stay OF General Grant and
his family here they were much In the
company OF the Flood family. The
young people were naturally brought .
great deal into each others company.
and seemed mutually to enjoy 1t. The
young people, however, kept their own
counsel, IL they had any to keep then,
and society could get no further than ~.
sorting that they were deeply In love
with each other; that their engagement
wa, certain, 10 not already made. and
that their marriage was only . question
OF time. These stories remained In the
chrysalis state Of mere N until after
the Grants left for the East. They re-
ceived a color OF confirmation when the
Floods followed them q few weeks later
and Joined them East. attending the Chi
a Convention, where Il was expected
Grant would be nominated for the Pres
idency for the third time. On their
return society was gladdsned by the
authoritative announcement Of the be.
trothal Of the second son Of the illus
trious house with the daughter Of q
magnificently wealthy one No an
nouncement OF this character ever ere.
ated more interest 10 this country. II
was the subject Of as much remark In
this country as ever was the betrothal OF
heirs apparent to the proudest crowns
in Christendom.
The ordinary movements Of the young
couple were considered weighty matters
enough to warrant wiring them across
three thousand miles Of continental
expanse. and cabling the breadth OF an
ocean to lay before the minds OF the
civilized world. Nothing they did was
considered too unimportant for serious
consideration. and two worlds were
anxious to know when the momentous
union was to be effected. Various
stories were soon afloat regarding
the wedding day. First 1t was said
that 1t was to be some day 10 the com.
ing October. Then rumor had II beyond
doubt that the winter was to be the time
Of the wedding. Next, the budding
spring was to be the fitting nuptial
period. Then. the period became In
definite. depending upon certain CON-
comitant conditions, and only the fact
Of the engagement remained certain. 1t
was announced that Mr.. Flood had pur.
chased, for 500, 000. "Malbons," the
renowned seaside residence OF Mrs. Bed
loe, and that IL was intended as q pres
emit for the young couple when they
should pair with the birds In the spring.
1t was also stated that the wedding was
deferred because the new mansion OF the
Floods ct Msnlo would not be COM
pleted until that time. whom 1t wal In.
tended that the old folks should occupy
it and evacuate the old n for the occu-
patton OF Ulysses and his bride.
While public curiosity was in this un-
satisfied condition, ''society" here wal
thrown into q fever Of excitement by the
sudden. unexpected and unannounced
arrival OF the younger Ulysses about o
month ago. When q few days after bis
arrival it was announced that Mrs. and
Miss Flood had gone to the elegant
Summit mansion OF the Widow Hopkins,
In the Sierra, aud that Ulysses junior
was to Join Thorn there. and pass the
few remaining days Of his brief s~ojourn
here in that sylvan scene, among the
soughiug pines, the limpid streams, the
| Handicapped bills. and all that sort OF
romantic thing. society was blissfully
exalted. It was the last sweet dream
before the awakening cold douchs OF
disappointment. Young Grant fingered
in the city instead OF seeking sylvan
| Sierran shades; then he disappeared,
going East as suddenly, unexpectedly,
un~accountsbly as his coming. The bo-
nanza people returned to the city, the
magnificent diamond engagement ring
disappeared from Miss Jennie's finger.
and society was paralyzsd with the sud.
| den announcement that the engagement
had been finally and definitely broken
of.
The version Of Miss Floods friends Of
the matter 10 that the former and her
mother went to the mountains with the
understanding that young Grant should
Join them In 0 day or two. Instead Of
doing 30 he wrote to say that he was
sick and could not come until the next
day. The next day he wrote that his
illness continued and he must again
postpone his coming. And 30 II went
on from day to day, until the story
reached Miss Jsnnie's ears that her
Ulysses was industriously flirting with
other women down here. The yer.
sion Of young Grants friends 10 that
the wedding was the fancy OF the
old folks, and that they talked their
children into the engagement. while their
own inclinations were not over. ardent.
After obligingly and flially plightipg
faith they separated, Ulysses going East
and falling desperately In love with
another girl. After struggling loyalty
against this passion for months without
weakening its forcs-in fact. fighting 1t
out on that line all summer. according
to the family proverb-be resolved to
come here in the fall and state the case
fairly. Thin. they say. was his sudden
GRAND here. aud be performed his duty.
Which version 10 correct 1t 10 hard to
determine at present, society here being
very much divided upon the question
and only certain OF the one momentous
fact that the much.tLksd.of engagement