Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-03
GRAND ARMY NOTES.
Grand Rush to San FIancisco-Genera
Logan Arrives.

Logan Arrives.
Three trains crowded with passengers
came through from the East yesterday, ex-
elusive of the Reno train, fully as large as
the others, and with which was consoli-
dated General Logan's special. This train
brought large number of G. A. R. excur-
sionists, who had stopped over at Reno on
the previous day, and large local travel.
As it was about an hour and a half behind
time, it went on to San Francisco as
special. Every train headed toward the
Bay took great number of Sacramentans,
and at all hours of the day the depot was
thronged with people assembled to greet
the visitors from the East, or to have a
parting word with friends going away. So
great was the exodus from the city that it
seemed likely the town would be depopu-
lated if the railroad facilities were sufficient.
The members of Sumner and Warren Posts
and Relief Corps went down by the early
morning train.
There are still two trains to arrive from
the East, coming to-day, and that will close
the work over the route between this city
and Ogden. The railroad company have
conveyed the vast number of excursionists
in an excellent manner, running the numer-
GUS trains without accident, and landed
all in San Francisco in tinue for to-day's
parade that reached Ogden in season to be
brought through.
Governor Stoneman and staff went to San
Francisco yesterday afternoon TO take part
in the parade to-day.
Among the delegates who recently ar
rived here was Col John w. Donnellan, of
Laramie Wyoming, cashier of the Lara
ME National Bank, and Post Department
Commander of the Department of the
Mountains, now Department of Colorado.
During his service he received very severe
wounds, but is now picture of splendid
health, thanks to his excellent constitu-
ton and the fact that he never INDUCED in
tobacco or intoxicants. He is son-in-law
of Col James McNasser, of this city, and
has been visiting him. They left for San
Francisco yesterday afternoon.
A meeting of the Floral Committee, G.
A. L. Reception, was held last evening at
the Office of We'll & Johnson, at which sub
committees were appointed to solicit floral
decorations for the reception August 18th.
1T is the intention of this committee to call
upon all parties who possess gardens and
ask of them donations of flowers. II is
the duty of the committee to decorate the
banquet tables, and also to arrange floral
display in conjunction with the fruit ex-
hibit, and in order to make this portion of
the reception a success the committee ex-
poets the ladies of Sacramento generally,
and members of the relief corps in partic-
ular, to lend helping hand. Canvassing
committees will enter upon the work of
soliciting flowers next Thursday.
The Decoration Committee of the G. A
r. met at the Golden Eagle Hotel last
evening, Chairman +. F. Tebbets presiding.
After discussing the matter of public deco
ration, it was determined, upon motion of
Colonel Burtis, that the award for decora-
tons be given to c. A. Sawtelle, said deco
rations to be made by the 9th instant, and
that all citizens on and X streets be cor
daily invited to decorate their respective
residences at once, and in such manner as
they have ordinarily adopted on the Fourth
of July. The committee further requested
that all citizens display some emblem upon
their respective residences, in order to add
to The general appearance of the city. DR..
Tebbets, the Chairman, or Colonel Burtis,
Secretary, can be found at the hotel every
day, between the hours of y and 1, and 7
aud p ~
There has been, the police say, an influx
of Eastern pickpockets, who just now are
operating in San Francisco. Look for
them when Sacramento is crowded on the
18th.
The Invitation and Reception Committee
met last evening, Mayor Brown presiding.
The reports showed everything progress
ing satisfactorily, and the committee adj
iourned until Friday evening at 8 o'clock,
at the Aztec Club-rooms.
The residents of Florin have contributed
$25 toward the fund for the reception of
the veterans Of the Grand Army on Sac
rameDto Day"
At the concert given at the Pavilion on
Sacramento Day, the 18th instant, the fol
lowing pieces, as played at the grand con-
cert in San Francisco recently, will be in
troduced The Forge in the Forest"
birds, bells, forge, ETC.; grand |
fl Trovatore," with chorus of
anvils, etc; selection, Recollections of
the War" with musketry, etc. At the
end of this selection a double quartet (yo-
cali viii lead the finale, America" in
which everyone in the audience will be re-
quested to join. A full programme will be
published for the occasion.