Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-01
RECEPTION OF SIR HENRY pARKEs.

Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South
Wales, accompanied by his daughter and Mr..
Lord of the London Standard, arrived here
from San Francisco yesterday noon IN
special car. He was escorted to the city By
Governor Perkins, and Alexander Badlam OF
San Francisco, and met at the oepot by
Mayor Brown, Secretary of State Burns,
Albert Hart, Secretary to the Governor, and
Superintendent Pratt. The Governor, in
order TO do due honor to the distinguished
visitor from a country which has such close
commercial and friendly relations with our.
own. called upon few gentlemen to assist him
in entertaining, The party which sat down at
luncheon with the Premier and his party at
the Golden Eagle at P. NJ. therefore, consist
ing Of Governor Perkins, Mayor Brown and
wife, Secretary of State Burns and wife,
Adjutant- General Backus Mrs. VIM. Beck.
man, VIM. ii. Mills, Albert Hart, Judge S.
G. benson, Geo. +. Parsons, John F. Shee-
han and Alex. Badlam. After luncheon the
resident guests Of the Governor accompanied
the visitors on q visit to the railroad shops,
where Master Mechanic Stevens, Superin-
tendent Pratt and Master Car Builder
Welch received the party and conducted
them through the works. The visitors were
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and visited other points of interest in
and about the city. at o'clock the
party as named at luncheon-with the
exception of Governor Perkins, who
was compelled TO return to San Francisco
by the afternoon train, and excepting Dir.
Badlsm, and reinforced by the presence of
Miss Kate Lee, of Sydney, Australasia
down to dinner at the Golden Eagle. Mr..
Hart, in behalf of the Governor as host, pre-
sided at the head of the table, with the
senior guest and his daughter upon HE right
and left hand respectively, while MIR. Burns
presided at the foot of the table, with MIR.
Lord at his side. At the conclusion of the
dinner the company escorted the visitors to
their car, and they left for the East
by the overland express. Sir Henry
Parkes received his title as an act of
courtesy. He is a commoner, man
advanced in years, of broad intelli-
gence, and close and practiced observant
powers. In his earlier years he was a.prac.
teal journalist, and has the most profound
respect for the profession. He came to Cali
fornia by steamer from Australia, crosses this
continent to enable him to visit the States of
the American Union, and goes thence to En-
gland from whence, after revisiting his old
home, be will return by the Eastern route to
New South Wales. He was found to be a
very genial and companionable gentleman.
and to be much interested in this people. He
has a great admiration for Longfellow, the
poet, and one of the chief things he proposes
to accomplish in this his first trip to the
United States is to visit him. He says he
has strong desire to make the acquaintance
also of one other especially distinguished
American-General U. S. Grant-and pro-
poses to do so on his arrival in the East. Mr..
Lord, who met the party in San Francisco,
came out from England for that purpose, as
the special representative of the London
Standard. He impressed those who met him
as cultured and thoroughly Informed gen.
tleman. of very prepossessing and genial
manner. The members of the party ex-
pressed themselves as much pleased with
what they had been able to see of California.
and were sincere in their acknowledgment of
the courtesies shown them by the Governor
and his party on their visit to the capital of
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