Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-01
GENERAL News.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Departure of the President.EIect for
WaShingtOu

Departure of the President.EIect for
Washington.
MENTOR TO-, February 2Ssh.-There was
a furry of snow during the forenoon, but at
12:30-the time fixed for the departure of the
train with General Garfield for Washington
the air was crisp and clear, and almost the
entire population of Mentor and the neigh
boring villages, with many visitors from
neighboring towns, friends of the family from
distant cities, and newspaper men, were on
hand to bid God speed to the President-elec5
A large excursion from Ashtabula and
gainesville was at the depot. The train is
special one, and made up and manned by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, with E
Ely as conductor. Although it was
understood that the party was to
consist only Of the immediate family
of the President. elect. SO great WAS the
pressure from newspapers that a considerable
number Of representatives of the press were
allowed to take passage. Outside of these
the party on the train was as follows: Cen
eral Garfield and wife; his mother, Mrs.
Eliza Garfield his two sons, Irwin and
Abram, and his daughter, Miss Mollie with
four servants; General d. H. Swain Col
onel L. A. Sheldon and wife Captain q. E.
Henry 0. L. Judd and j. D. Brown, his
Secretary. They stop in Washington at the
Riggs House. There was no display at the
house as General Garfield and his family
drove off in an unpretentious close carriage,
| merely waving pleasant good-by to the
| few who remained. As the carriage contain
ing General Garfield drove up to the plat
form, a shout went up from 5000 threats,
and band playing lively airs added to the
enthusiasm. After assisting the ladies to
their car, General Garfield returned to the
platform, where Hon. A. l.. Tinker of
gainesville, delivered a farewell address, to
which General Garfield. with mead uncov-
cred, responded as follows:
| Fellow citizens and neighbors OF Lake county;
thank you for the CORDIAL and kindly greeting and
| farewell. You have come from your homes, than
| which no happier known in this country, from
this beautiful lakeside, full of all that makes
try life happy to give me your blessing and fare.
well. You do not know how much leave behind
me OF friendship and confidence and home-like hap
| piness, but know. | am indebted to this whole
people for acts of kindness, Of neighborly friend
ship, of political confidence, of public support that
few men have enjoyed at the hands OF any peO-
pie. y GU are part of this great community OF
| northern Ohio, which for many years have had
no political desire but the good of your country,
no wish but the promotion of liberty and justice
have had no scheme but the building up OF all
that was worthy and true in our republic. II
| were to search all over the world | could
not find better model of political spirit of aspira
tions for truth and right than have found in this
! community during the eighteen years its people
have IGNORED me with their confidence. | thank
the citizens of this county for their kindness, and
especially my neghbors of Mentor, who have de-
manded so little of me and have done so much to
| m Ike my home refuge of JOY. What awaits me
cannot now speak Of bit | shall carry to the dis
charge of the duties that lie before me, to the
problems and dangers may meet. sense OF you
confidence and your love, which will always be an
swered by my gratitude. Neighbors, friends con
stituents, farewell. LGreat appause.l
IL 1 ]
the crowd dispersed, first giving three rousine
cheers.
THE FIRST STOP.
AsHTABULA 70. J, February 2Sth-The first
stop of General Garfeld's train was made a.
this point, where there was large turn out al
the depot, and his arrival was signaled by 6
salute from two heavy pieces of ordnance. T.
A. Pettibone Prosecuting Attorney for the
district, on behalf of the people of Garfeld's
old Ashtabula district, wished him Goo
speed upon his departure to fill the higher of
fee to which he had been called.
General Garfield had but short time fol
reply, in which referring to the planting Of
the great tree of the Republican party, hi
said:
If in the futurt can help confirm and strengthen
what you have done so much to build, ii can hell
TO garner the harvest that you have helped to plant
L shall feel that have done something toward dis
charging the debt OF gratitude which owe for YOU
confidence and love.
Amid the cheering which followed Genera
Garfeld's thanks and good-bys, the traiI
moved off at the rate of 40 to 30 miles ar
hour.
A SIGNIFICANT FACT.
YouNGsTowN(O. J, February 2Sth.-Dinnel
was finished by General Garfield and his
party Just before the special train reached
| UovraD II IL cinDifcant foot that No u,ir,e
was served at the table. The stop at Warren
was very brief, but the sight-seers were more
numerous than at any other point along the
route. Many constituents of the President
elect stood on tiptoe to get sight of his we'll
known face and to hear his words. Between
Warren and Youngstown the flying train was
greeted at frequent intervals by the villagers,
who had gathered in groups in the hope Of
seeing General Garfield. A few rods south
of Warren the train ran through sheet OF
water which completely covered the track
and caused some alarm among the ladies, but
| no inconvenience was experienced.
NOTWITHSTANDING CONSTITUENTS coMPLI.
MENTED.
At Warren, where the ceremony Of intro.
duction was considered superfuous General
Garfield said
Fellow-citizs ns of Warren | want to sa, one
thing. shall carry away from this place one very
definite picture in my mind. It is of group OF
uen-an1 see some of their faces in this audience
| who, during my long term OF public services have
never given sign to me that they had any personal
wish to crafty except to right principles prevail
! and good government maintained. Applause
| say some OF these men, in the most private con-
versation have never intimated to me that they
had any personal wish in the way OF public
office, but they have shown that they
| had the deepest personal anxiety in having a
! good honest government and the high worthy prin-
ciples of public liberty prevail. Now, if that COM
| pany of men, whose headquarters have been in
several places of this district, but notably War
ren could be reinforced all this country that
would be the glory of men on whose shoulders and
in whose hearts would find such reliance and such
confidence as would make feel it possible to get
| through with the work assigned me. Applause and
voice" You will get through."I And | thank
you that you have brought the memory to me now
by your presence, and as am about to leave you |
bid you farewell. s@
ANOTHER SHORT SPEECH.
PIrTsBURG, February 2Sth-At Youngs-
town, stepping to the rear of the train, Gem
eral Garfield said:
| Fellow citizens Of Youngstown: l am about to
take leave of this old Congressional District have
come the length of it, and shall say good-by to it
when ] say good-by to you. You have been strong,
earnest body of people, supporting the national
| Government The strength Of your position and
patriotism has contributed largely to the strength
OF this district and therefore TO my strength and [
hope whatever fortune may. befall me that | shall
still enjoy the confidence aud friendship of the good
people Of this town and district. | thank you for
this greeting, and bid you good-by. [Great cheers ]
! Pittsburg was reached about 7:30, no
speeches having been made between Youngs-
town and this point, although one or two
stops were made, and there were frequent
| calls for Garfield. 1t was decided not to stop
in Pittsburg as the time was limited, and the
train accordingly run through the city, and
with change OF conductors and engineers.
continued on its way to Washington. The
trip has been remarkably uneventfui up to
this point, and noticeable only for the absence
of display and for the republican simplicity
with which it has been managed.
CLEVELAND. February 2Ssh.-The Forest
City troop of Cleveland has been assigned as
special escort in the inaugural procession, and
left for Washington this afternoon to meet
General Garfeld's train tonight at Pittsburg.
A Chinaman Denied naturalization i'm
Chicago.
CHICAGO, February 2Sth.-Judge Moran,
in the Circuit Court this forenoon. denied
the application of Moy Sam, Chinamap.
for naturalization. The Judge said, as the
necessary proof of good moral character and
residence in the State and United States,
ETC., was sufficient, the sole question was
whether native of China, or a Mongolian.
might be naturalized under the laws of the
United States. The law originally stood
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