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. n ' I DEATH OF GENERAL GRANT. He Passes Peacefully Away After u. Straggle of Nearly One Tear. JUl Members of the Family and Near Relatives Present at the Last. Biographical Slclclt of the Deceased. General Grant , after wrestling with dis eases for nearly a year , breathed his last in the cottage at Mt. McGregor , about 8 o'clock on the morning of the 23d , sur rounded by all members of the family.the attending physicians and near relatives. For several days previous to his death Dr. Douglass , the attending physician , became convinced that the general's life was very near the close and so announced to mem bers of the family. Dispatches to the asso ciated press up to 4 o'clock on the morn ing of the 23d announced the general as rapidly sinking , nut it was not until about 8:30 : that intelligence of his death was flashed over the country. About 9 o'clock lit night the patient sank into a sleep that was described by a witness as peaceful and beautiful as the sleep of a child. This con dition , however , was not one to command confidence , for the pulse beats were rapidly fluttering and respiration which normally is 14 to the minute was then 44. At 3 a. m. the general was in a somnolent condi tion. His respiration had grown shallow and he was no longer able to expectorate because of weakness , wliich was constantly increasing. Continuing in about this con dition the particulars of which are given elsewhere he peacefully breathed his last , succumbing to the disease with which he had coped for nearly a year. Readers everywhere are familiar with the life and services of the deceased and will universal ly mourn the departure of a man who did BO much for a nation that will honor his memory as long as time shall last. A BRIEF SKETCH OP GENERAL GRANT'S CA REER. Ulysses S. Grant was born April 27 , 1822 , at Point Pleasant , Clermont county , Ohio. His parents , were of Scotch origin. At 17 young Grant entered West Point , and four years latergraduated twenty-first in a class of thirty-nine , receiving a com mission of brevetsecond lieutenant in the Fourth infantry. He remained in the army eleven years ; was engaged in every battle of the Mexican war except that of Bucna Vista , and received two brevets for gallant conduct. In 1S48 he married Julia , daughter of Frederick Dent , a merchant of St. Louis , and in 1854 , having reached the rank of captain , resigned , and went to farming near St. Louis. Unsuccessful in this he removed to Galena , 111. , in 1860 , and engaged in the leather business with his father. Grant was 39 years old when the civil war broke out entirely unknown to public men , and without any personal acquaintance with the affairs of the nation. Lincoln's first call for troops was made April 15 , and on the 19th inst. Grant was drilling a company of volunteers at Ga lena. He also offered his services to the- adjutant general of the army but received no reply. The governor of Illinois , how ever , employed him in organizing state stroops , and five weeks later he was ap pointed colonel of the Twenty-first Illinois infantry. He reported for duty in June to Gen. Pope , in Missouri. On August 7 he was commissioned a brigadier general with out his knowledge , and for a short timo watched the movements of factional forces in Missouri. While in command of the southeast district of Missouri , with head quarters at Cairo , Ills. , on September 6 , without orders , he seized Paducah , at the mouth of the Tennessee river , and com manding the navigation of that stream and the Ohio. This secured Kentucky to the Union , for the state legislature , which had affected to be neutral , at once de clared in favor of the government. In November he made a demonstration on Belmont , a small place on the Mississippi , eighteen miles below Cairo. On the 7th inst. he landed , and under a heavy fire "broke up and destroyed the camp. Re turning to histransportshewas confronted with a largely superior force which he broke through , capturing two cannon and 200 prisoners. In 18G2 he helped to capture Fort Henry , February 4. On the 12th inst. he besieged Fort Donelson with J 5,000 men , the garrison numbering 21,000. After lour days' fighting the enemy surrendered on the 16th with Go cannon , 17,000 small arms and 14,653 soldiers. Four thousand had escaped and 2,500 were killed and wounded , while Grant's loss was less than 2,000. This was the first important union -victory. Grant was then made a major- general of the volunters and placed in com mand of west Tennessee. In March his orees , numbering 38,000 men , were en camped near Shiloh , or Pittsburg landing , on the Tennessee river , awaiting the arrival of General Buel with 40,000 more. On April 6th the confederates came from Corinth and attacked Grant with a force of 50,000 , now hoping to overwhelm him before Buel's arrival. Grant was pushed back to the river , where he held his posi tion until dark and the arrival of Buel. On the 7th the enemy was driven back to Corinth , a distance of twenty-nine miles. Grant commanded both days. On May 30th Corinth wnu attacked by the confederates. In July Halleck was made general-in-chief and Grant succeeded him in command of the , department ; of Tennessee. ' September 19th helought the battle of luka. vrhich was an victory owing to the failure of Gen. Rose- crans to carry out his orders. After the battle of Corinth Grant proposed the cap ture of Vicksburg , and receiving no answer from the general-in-chief , on No vember 2 he began a movement into the interior of Mississippi. While he threat ened Vicksburg from the rear with 30,000 men Sherman was sent by the river with 40,000 men to attack it in front. Grant advanced as far as Oxford , fifty miles , when Holly Springs , his principal base of supplies , was surrendered by Col. Murphy , who was dismissed for this action.This compelled the abandonment of tho cam paign , and Grant returned to Corinth. In January , 1863 , Grant took command inper- oOn of all the forces in ; the Mississippi val ley , and moved to a point opposite Vicks burg. There he spent several months in fruitless endeavors to take the place. In April the general marched his army through the swamps on the western bank to a place below Vicksburg. April 30th he crossed the river and landed at Bruinsburg , thirty miles south of Vicksburg. Pemberton , with 52,000 men at Vicksburg , and Johns ton , with a smaller but rapidly increasing force at Jackson , fifty miles farther east , opposed Grant , whose forces numbered 43,000 strong. Grant abandoned all com munication with the river and pushed into the interior between the two hostile forces. May 1st he met and defeated -portion of Pemberton's command at Port Gibson ; then advancing eastward , on the 12th he fell upon and destroyed a force coming out from Jackson to meet him. On the 14th he captured Jackson and scattered John son's forces. Turning the same day to tho Mississippi , on the 16th he utterly routed Pemberton's entire force at Champion's Hill ; on the 16th he came up with the enemy again and defeated him at Black river bridge , and on the 18th drove him into Vicksburg. On the 19th and 21st he made unsuccessful assaults on the town , and on the 23d began a regular siege. The place surrendered July 4th with 31,600 men and 172 cannon , the largest capture of men and material , ever made in war up to that time. During this campaign the confederates lost 40,000 prisoners , 12,000 killed and wounded , and 8,000 by disease and straggling. Grant's entire loss was 8,873 , and ho was made a major-general in the regular army. October 16th he was given command of the Mississippi division , which included the armies of the Ohio , Cumberland and Tennessee , the latter he commanded so long and so well. On the 23d of October Grant reached Chattanoo- ; a , where the army was quartered , sur rounded by tho enemy"and at a point of starvation. The battle of Lookout valley , fought on the 27th , under Grant's direction , relieved the city and army. November 23 , 24 and 25 the battle of Chattanooga was [ ought , in which Bragg was defeated and 5,000 men captured. In February , 1864 , Srant was appointed commander of the Union armies , with the newly-created rank of lieutenant general. He now set about to meet Lee , who commanded the army of northern Virginia , and fought his way from the Rapidan to the James river with this end in view. Before Grant reached the James he lost 0,000 men killed , and 26- , 000 wounded , and nearly 7,000 taken prisoners , while he captured 10,000 of the enemy. The losses to Lee's army can never bo known , as he destroyed his own records. The battles of the Wilderness , Spottsylvania , North Anna and Cold Har bor were the hardest Grant ever fought , and after each he advanced and Lee with drew. He was anxious to annihilate Le2 , and with this end the campaign of the Wilderness was planned. When Grant ar rived in front of Richmond he crossed the James in pursuance with a plan formed monthsbefore. For months he waited and fought before Richmond , with various re sults. The government advised him to abandon it , but Grant never wavered. By September Sherman had reached Atlanta , and Grant then sent him on his famous march to the sea , a route set out by Grant six months before. He made Sherman's success possioie , not only by nolclingJLe * in front of Richmond , but by sending rein forcements , who then drew off and defeated the only army which could have confronted Sherman. When the final campaign began Lee had 73,000 men at Richmond , besides the militia and gunboat sailors , amounting to 5,000 more. Including Sheridan's force , Grant had 110,000 men before Petersburg and Richmond on the. 3d , and Lee fled to ward Lynchburg. Grant pursued , and Lee , finding himself out-fought , out marched , out-generaled and surrounded , surrendered at Appomattox court house April 9th , 1885 , with 27,000 men , all that remained of his army. After this the other confederate armies asked to surrender and the great civil war was ended. Grant returned to Washington to super intend the disbursement of the army , and while there President Lincoln was assassi nated. It had doubtless been intended to include Grant in this , as he was invited to occupy the box at the theatre with the murdered president. During Johnson's administration Grant was clothed with large powers by congress to neutralize the supposed defection of Johnson to _ the southern element in the reconstruction. He was elected president in 1868 and took the oath of office March 4 , 1869. He was re-elected in 1872. After opening the cen tennial exposition at Philadelphia in 1876 he set out upon a tour around the world. It was a continual ovation , each country through which he passed vicing with the others in doing him special honor. In En gland particularly was his reception cor dial and his person shown marked respect , the'freedom of the city of London being presented to him , an honor rarely con ferred. Upon his return to America in 1879 ho was given a magnificent re- cept-ion in Omaha as he was passing through on tho way to his old home in Galena , Illinois. , He resided in that state lor a short time , and then'removed , -i , to New York which has since been called his home. He was the candidate ol what was known as the Stalwart element of tho re publican party in 1880 , but was defeated by Garfield. He was fleeted president of the Mexican Central railway and visited Mexico on behalf of this country in the in terest of that road. His son , Ulysses S. Grant , Jr. , married a daughter of ex-Sena tor J. II. Chaffee , of Colorado , and his en gaging in tho banking business with Fer nando B. Ward at New York doubtless drew the general to that city. The failure of the firm of Grant & Ward last Juno caused some scandal in financial circles , but the general , although he lost his wealth , lost none of his integrity of character thereby. During the early spring of 1884 as the general was stepping from his car riage in front of his own residence , he slipped and fell , bruising his hip very se verely and jarring his system. He was confined to his home for some time , but finally recuperated , and during the summer went to Long Branch where he spent sev eral months. While there he discovered the cancer in his mouth which finally proved the cause of his demise. It was then in tho form of a small hard lump in the roof of his mouth , and while occasioning him discomfort caused no alarm. It grew worse , however , until death claimed him. The general lately had written a number of articles to the Century and other maga zines and at the time of his death was en gaged in a personal history of the late war. He leaves a widow , three sons , Col. Fred D. , Ulysses S. , Jr. , and Jesso Grant , and one daughter , Nellie Grant. WPROTEMEXX OF THE WATERWAYS. Ail Invitation to Attend a Convention Interest of the Same. The following call for a river convention at St. Paul on September 3 has been formu lated by Governor Hubbard of Minnesota : STATE or MINNESOTA , EXECUTIVE DEP'T , ) ST. PAUL , July 18. f To the Governors of tho states of Illinois , Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska , Iowa , Wis consin , and the territories of Dakota and . Montana : The present and future welfare and pros- parity of the people of Minnesota , as well as those of the adjacent states and terri tories , which constitute the great produc ing heart of the continent , largely depend upon facih'ties and costs of transportation for their products to the markets of tho world. This region is penetrated by na tural water routes , which being properly improved , would afford unlimited facilities for transporting its enormous product at a nominal cost to every mart of the world. It has long been the settled policy and purpose of the national government to improve all tho water ways of the country in the interest of commerce , both foreign and domestic. In pursuance thereof there has already been an enormous amount of money , stated to approximate to a hun dred and fifty millions of dollars , expended in the improvement of rivers and harbors of the country , the bulk of which has been expended in the older states and along the coast lines. Such appropriations should bo made to apply where relief is most needed , and it would seem thatthe policy of working exterior lines should now give way to an internal line policy , commencing where the commerce of tho country origi nates , the center of the continent working outward. The people of the upper Missis sippi and Missouri , comprising the states of Illinois , Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska , Iowa , Wisconsin , Minnesota and territories of Dakota and Montana stand pre-emi nently in need of relief from the exorbitant transportation charges which render pro duction unprofitable and the fruits of in dustry expensive to eastern and foreign commerce. It is therefore deemed wise and proper at this time that the people of the northwest , now producing the bulk of the nation's food , as well as exports , should formulate the most earnest demand upon congress for such appropriation of money as maybe required to insure at .the earliest day practicable the opening of our rivers to an untrammeled commerce to tide water. To this end it is recommended that u con vention composed of representatives of those states and territories , their commer cial bodies and"municipalities bo held. Therefore , at tho request of the chamber of commerce of the city of St. Paul and the state commission on river improvements , I would announce that a convention will be held in St. Paul on the 3d day of Sep tember , 1S85. I would especially request the governors of the states and territories named to attend in person and aid in se curing a full representation of their states , commercial bodies and cities , and I cor dially invite senators and representatives "n congress of these states and territories to be present and participate in the work of the convention. It is deemed advisable hat each state and territory send at large : en delegates ; each congressional district , ; hree delegates ; each commercial organiza- ion , five delegates ; each municipality , five delegates. L. F. HUBBAKD , Governor. Vnclei Sam Snubbed. Some time ago , says a Washington dis patch , the department of state demanded : he release of Santos , a naturalized Ameri- an citizen who was imprisoned by tho Ecuadorian government on a charge of be- ng connected with a revolution in that xjuntry. No reply has yet been received 'rom the president of Ecuador , and the epresentative of the United States in that ; country has been requested to acquaint the authorities here with the reason of tho delay in acknowledging this government's request. Santos has been imprisoned a number of months. His property was seized prior to his imprisonment. The authorities of this country asked that lie be given a trial. This was refused. Tiie request for release was also refused. Of late the government of Ecuador has ap parently ignored every request made by this government in relation to Santos A QUESTION OF FORE3IOST INTEREST. TJiat Which Hat Reference to the Cotistitit- lionalitij of the Civil Service Zater. i The testing of the constitutionality of the civil service law , says a Washington special , is a growing idea with a number of persons who are not only opposed to the measure but believe that it will not stand the test before the highest judicial tribunal. This view is concurred in by a number of officials who are not charged with not faithfully executing the law. At least tho member of Arthur's cabinet who helped to frame the rules now in operation doubted very much whether their operation was. not contrary to the constitution. Reasons accumulate for looking for a contest next winter over the law , its advocates being opposed by two factions one for its total repeal , another for its material modifica tion. Recent occurrences are likely to bring the commissioners under fire if half of what is threatened is attempted. The latest charge against them is "offensive partisanship , " which is grafted upon a prior one against the chairman of discrim inating in favor of republicans in putting candidates in the service. In plain terms , it is charged that a republican , who was r examined only twenty days before , was put to work , when a democrat who , with his certificate , had waited two years and still waits. PRESIDENT CZErELAND PROCLAIMS. Sbtice Which the Chief Executive Gives In Reference to the Death of General Grant Concerning theJFuncrat * Shortly after eight'o'clock on the morning of the 23d , the President was Informed of. tho death of General Grant. The President or dered that the flags on the "While House be placed at half-mast. The lowering of the flag was the first Intimation that the citizens had of the death of this distinguished manal though they had been anticipating It through out the night. A few minutes after the flag on the White House had been displayed at half-mast , the flags on all public buildings and on many private ones were placed in like po sition. Business men began immediately to drape their houses In mourning , and residences draped In a similar manner showed the es teem for the deceased. President Cleveland sent the following dis patch to Mrs. Grant at Mt McGregor. "Accept the expression of my heartfelt sympathy in this hour of your great allllctlon. The people of the Nation mourn with you and would reach if they could with kindly com fort the deepest of the sorrow which la yours alonej and which only the pity of God alone can heal. " The Thursday meeting of the Cabinet was called for 11 o'clock , Instead of 12 , to take ac tion on the death of the ex-President. PBESIDENT'S I-KOCLAMATIOX. The following proclamation was issued by the President : The PresWent of the United States has jusl received the sad tidings of the death of that illustrious citizen and ex-President Gen. Ulysses S. Grant , at Mt McGregor , in the State of New Tork , to which place he had lately been removed in an endeavor to prolong his life. In making this announcement to the people of the United States , the nresldent is impressed with the magnitude of the public loss of the great military leader , who was In the hour of vic tory magnanimous , amid disaster serene and self-sustained : who in every station , whether as soldier or chief magistrate , twice called to power by his fellow countrymen , traveled un- swervedly the pathway of duty , undeterred by doubts , single minded and straight-forward. The entire country has witnessed with deep emotion his prolonged and patient s'ruggie with the painful disease , antl has waited by his couch of suffering with tearful sympathy. The destined end has come at last , and his spirit has returned to the Creator who sent it forth and the great heart of the nation that fol lowed him when living with love and pride hows now with sorrow above him dead , ten derly mindful of his great patriotic services and of the losses occasioned by his death. In testimony of respect to the memory of General Grant it is ordered that the executive mansion and its several departments be draped in mourning for the period of thL-ty days , and that all public business on the da ] of the funeral shall be suspended and the secretaries of war and navy will cause orders to be issued for appropriate military and naval honors to be rendered on that day. Ir witness whereof , I have hereunto set my hanc and caused the great seal of the United States to be afiixed. Done at the city of Washing ton this twenty-third day of Julv , A. D. , one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five , and Independence of the United States one hun dred and tenth. ( Signed. ) GUOVEU CLEVELAND. By the Presid'-st : T. A. B.VTAHD , Secretary of State. The president also issued an order directing that the executive departments of the gov ernment be closed at 1 o'clock as a mark of rcsrect to the memory of Gen. Grant. With the exception of secretary Endicotl all members of tie cabinet were present' the meeting. T . president informed them of the death ofu. . Grant he having been informed of the demise by telegram from Col. Fred. Grant President Cleveland instructed General Drum to goto New York to repre sent him and confer with Mrs. Grant In rela tion to the funeral of the ex-president. Secretary Whitney isssued an order that ensigns at each naval station and of each ves sel in the United States navy in the commis sion be hoisted at half mast and that a gun be fired at intervals of every half hour from sun rise to sunset at each naval station and on board of flag ships and of vessels acting sin gly , on the day of the funeral of Gen. Grant , where this may be received in time , otherwise on the day after its'reception. Officers of the navy and marine corps will wear the usual badge of mourning , attached to their sword hilt and on the left arm , for a period of thirty da vs. The White House is dressed in emblem of mourning being equal to those on the build ing at the time of the death of President Garfield. They are now over and around the windows and doors facing north , and the great pillars of portico at the north entrance are also covered with black. SARAII HERXHARDT'S 3IA.D FREAK. In ner Efforts to faint London Red She founts a Fire Engine and Guides the J Fieri ; Steeds. London cable : The latest adventure of Sarah Bernhardt is the talk of the town , and people are laughing at the fright into which several timorous lodgers were thrown by the freak of the famous actress. Sarah arrived in London a week or two ago and began an engagement at the Ga'iety theatre. The theatre has been crowded , notwithstanding the warm weather , and the popularity of Mile. Bernhardt does not seem to wane in the least. Sarah is stop ping at a secluded and high-toned hotel iu Richmond , a fashionable suburb of the metropolis. It has been her custom to catch the last train for Richmond each night after the performance was over. Last night Sarah stepped into a fashion able restaurant with a couple of friends , and dallied so long with the bill-of-fare , that it grew very late without the jolly party recognizing the fact. When , at length , Sarah reached the depot , she dis covered that the last train for Richmond had gone some time before her arrival. Sarah stamped her little foot , and wanted ' to hire a special train , but the station- master said that it could not be done , much to her pisgust. "You had better hire ahackmanto drive you out , " he suggested , and Bernhardt con cluded to adopt the suggestion. A bargain was soon concluded with a Jehu , who "was loitering around the depot , and Sarah set tled herself back in the cab and tried to go to sleep. After driving for what seemed to be sev : eral hours Sarah looked out of the window and discovered , to her consternation , that she was in an entirely unfamiliar portion of Richmond. "Perhaps he's trying to abduct me ! " thought the actress , as she opened the door of the cab and leaped out. The.driver saw her and stopped the vehicle. "Where are we ? " asked Sarah , imperi ously , "and what do you mean by taking me all over London ? " The driver stammered out that he had ; lost his way and acknowledged that he did not know where they were. a "Then I will find my way home myself , " resolutely exclaimed Sarah , as she started away , leaving the cab-driver to grope his way back to the city. Mile. Bernhardt started in the direction which she sup posed her hotel to be in , and had not gone two blocks before a fire engine came along just returning from a fire. Sarah hailed the driver and was informed that her hotel was about half a mile from where she stood. The driver courteously offered to driv * her there , as it was right in his direction. Sarah accepted tho invitation and ; climbed on the driver's seat. She told him who she was , and insisted upon taking the of reins in her oven hands. "Now , let her huml" she cried , nssho struck tho horses with the whip and the I engine dashed over the cobblestones in a r < break-neck manner. ' g Tho few pedestrians who were passing , turned and gazed wonderingly at the fair driver and her novel vehicle. As they en tered quiet square in which Sarah's hotel islocated , tho driver rang the belllikemad. Sarah laehed the horses nd emitted an occasional Commanche yell. Windows were thrown open , people rushed down stairs clad in their night garments and a scene of great confusion and excitement took.place. The engine rushed up to the door of the hotel and Sarah jumped off her high perch like a circus rider. She laughed at the con sternation of the lodgers and invited tho driver and fireman of the engine to into lunch. The other guests complained to managers of the hotel about the occur rence , but the slim Sarah snaps her fingers at them a'nd declares it was tho most ex citing and enjoyable ride of her Ufa. WHAT GRAJfT SAID TO HUCKNEB. Tlie Sufferer1 * Testimony to the Peace and Strength of the Nation. New York dispatch : When Gen. Simon B. Buckner , of Kentucky , was at Mt. Mc Gregor last week he had a long and inter esting interview with Gen. Grant. He said afterward , in a manner indicating that ho was deeply affected by what had passed be tween them , that tho visit had been purely of a private and personal nature , and that he did not ? ? ? ! at liberty to disclose what had transpired. "It was a wish on my part , " he said , "to renew the old associa tion which existed between us before the war that led me to take the trip. " Gen. Buckner , while he refused to make public any portion of the interview , carried away with him a number of slips of paper on which Gen. Grant had written answers to his various inquiries. After some con versation as to their old comrade3hip and the general condition of public affairs , Gen. Grant wrote out , in a slow and steady way , the following sentences : 1 have witnessed since my sickness just what I wished to see ever since the war harmony and good feeling between the sec tions. I have always contended that if there had been nobody left but the soldiers we would have had peace in a year. and are the only two that I know who do not seem to be satisfied on the southern side. We have some on ours who failid to accomplish as much as they wished , or who did not get warmed up to the fight until it was all over ; who have not had quite full satisfaction. The great majority , too , of those who did not go into the war have long since grown tired of the long controv ersy. We may now well look forward to a perpetual peace at homo and a national strength that will screen us against any foreign complication. I believe , myself , that the war is worth all it cost us , fearful as that was. Since it was over I have vis ited every state in Europe , and a number in the east. I know , ns I did not before , the value of our inheritance. General Buckner did not permit the names to be seen or copied where blanks are left. It is believed , from the associa tion in which they are mentioned , and be cause of other circumstances , that the name of Jubal A. Early and one of the Hills fill them in the original. General Buckner is in no way responsible for this supposition. In committing the memoran dum in trust he made this expression : General Grant's noble sentiments show that he has the good of the country at heart in the last moments of his life. A GOOD OFFJCK 2TEJ.RI.Y ZOST. A Young Man Gels 2-ito Difficulty Through a Jlixtrp of His Father. "Washington dispatch : There was a par- jraph sent last night about the removal of an Iowa man by Commissioner Atkins on account of an effort made by him to com mit bribery , which proves to have been in correct in Rome particulars. The facts are that J. J. Franey , of Council Bluffs , was lately appointed an Indian trader. His father. U. B. Franey , has been in town a ? ood while trying to get an appointment as agent or Indian inspector. Con gressman Jere Murphy told Congressman Fredericks that Franey had offered him ( Murphy ) 5500 if Murphy would help him get an appointment in tho Indian service. Uongressman Fredericks repeated this to Commissioner Atkins , who remembered that the application of a man named Fra ney had been before him , the son being in jis mind , and he sit oncegave orders to the appointment division to hang the matter up , till further orders if Franey had not been appointed. The commissioner looked nto the matter a littlemore and found out that it was B. B. Franey , the father , who was accused , and it was the son , J. J. Fra ney , whom he had appointed an Indian : rader. In speaking of this matj j g ; er the commissioner said that f he found anything dubious about J. J. Franey's reputation he should remove the young man at once , but that if he appeared to bs a1 ! right ho would lot remove him on account of any quarrel Between his father and a congressman. Young Franey was appointed on the re commendation of Van Manning , ex-con gressman from Mississippi , who knew old man Franey when the latter lived in Mis sissippi ; Speaker John G. Carlisle and Mayor Vaughan , of Council Bluffs. As soon as Commissioner Atkins got to tho lepartment he sent for Mr. Manning and told him what he had heard. Mr. Manning replied that there was not a particle of reason for suspecting the young man of anything crooked ; that if tho old man ; ried to bribe Murphy it was in order to get a place for himself and not to get a ilace for his son , and that Mr. Murphy and the senior Franey had had a bitter quarrel , and Franey slapped Murphy's 'ace , on F street in this city , a few days ago , and this was probably all the founda- : ion that there was for tho charge of it bribery. ito. Commissioner Atkins has taken no ac- o.u < ion in the case yet , but he will have o.B Franey thoroughly investigated. He will H lot punish him for any sins his father may El lave committed , but he will remove him ElO nstantly if he finds any reason to doubt CiQ lie young man's honesty. The commis- CiLi sioncV safd that he believed the most fruit- If. til cause of trouble among the Indians was If.Oi ; heir being cheated by the Indian traders , OiP < it was more important to have thoroughly Si conscientious men for Indian traders than SiH for Indian agents , or Indian inspectors F ! and ho would not tolerate an Indian trad H cr of whose integrity ho had any doubt HUi Some of Congressman Murphy's friends UiW who are here say that Franey struck at W fun but did not hit him. He warded oil W he blow with his cane and went off down Cco. his business to be o. the street about , refusing party to a street fight. Franey came on icre with some letters of introduction to Murphy , and Murphy having refused to Fl iclp get an appointment Franey tried to FlFl et the letters of introduction back , and FlCc there were some hard words about this Cc CcO matter and Murphy's unfavorable opinion O ; of Franey on F street , in front of the I'fLJ rooms where the congressman was then LJHi edging. This ended , Franey says , in his HiC. slapping the congressman's face , but the bl congressman and his friends deny that he blW was touched. W Kowport is agitated over the condi- CCQi 5on of the famous old stone mill , one CV the wonders of the world and a gen SEw uine antique. Tho extreme cold of w asc winter has so badly damaged the Cc tructure that extensive repairs will be O ; equired to keep it from falling to the CuH srround. SB rn . ' * / rrrm SXAX or aorsxyaoanc , KaceOaneout XtUen of Interest at U * S- ' tlonal Capitt * . TPE following tclugr.im - > .is sent from th war department to Lieut. Gen. Sheridan : "You are instructed by the secretary ef war to take such measures and uso such means as will carry out tho decision of tho secretary to open and keep opon tho cattle trails and highways leading into and upon , tho public lands , for the purpose ol thff unobstructed passago of cattle and tho purposes ol inter-state commerce. " THE chief of tho bureau of statistics re ports that tho number of immigrants ar- ( ' rived in tho United States during tho fiscal 4 year ending Juno 30 , 1S85 , was 387,821 , being 122,013 less than tho immigration during the preceding fiscal year , and 401- 171 less than during the year ending Juno 30,1882 , the yearof the greatest jmmigra tion. . , THE president made tho following-ap I pointments : To bo assistant appraisers of merchandise in tho district of New York , David C. Uallstead , J. M. Strong , C. E. Shott and Edward Rowe. To bo special agents for the , general land office , James | ' A. Munday , ol Kentucky ; Clay Taylor , of Missouri. * Mn. MOFFETT , who has' been appointed . * United States consul to Athens , is an Epis- copalinn minister. Ho was appointed con sul at Birrut , Turkey , but the appointment was withdrawn at the request of tho Turk ish minister , who said a consul who is a minister was not wanted. THE following promotions bave been made in the scientific force of the geological survey : Thos. C. Chamberlain , of Wiscon sin , geologist , from § 3,000 to $3,000 ; Roland D. Irving , of Wisconsin , geologist , from $2,700 to $3,000 ; Charles A. White , of Iowa , from paleontologist , at $2,400 , to geologist , at $2,700. AFTER the cabinet consultation , and in ac cordance with the advice of Gen. Sheridan , the secretary of the interior has decided to turn over to the war department the com plete control of tho Cheyenne and Arapa- hoe reservation in thelndian territory. AFTER mature consideration the presi dent and cabinet have reached the conclu sion that the leases of lands in the Indian Territory held by cattlemen are invalid , and it has been determined to take steps to have them set aside. W. Vfn.Kixspx , Indian agent at the Omaha ami Winncbago reservation in Nebraska , has resigned. SmtKTAitr BAYAKD has addressed a let ter to all diplomatic and consular oflicea of the United States inviting attention to the president's proclamation announcing the death of Geu. Grant. Bayard directs that the Ihigs of the ollices be displayed at half-mast on the reception of the circulir and symbols of mourning be assumed for thirty days. Tiir : Contest over the construction of the Denver ( Col. ) public building , in which were involved the questions of importing I1 ! "foreign" stone from Indiana and the em ployment of convict labor , in event the contract should be award to Brainerd & Co. , of Chicago , as recommended by Super vising Architect Bell , was formally deter mined by Secretary Manning , so far , at least , as these two issues are concerned. He decided that only Colorado stone should be used , and that convict labor would not be tolerated on any government work. It is reported from Vienna that Mr. Francis , now United States minister to Austria-Hungary , will present his letters of recall as soon as the emperor returns his capital. The secretary of the American legation will remain in charge until autumn , when a new minister will be appointed ; Mr. KeDey in the meantime draws his salary. The Isew Haven youn woman's I Christian association attracted people to their rooms recently by cxlubitin"- seventy-live different varieties of glo inias , tropical plants found in southera Mexico and South America. A white woman afflicted with lepro sy was recently discovered in St. Jose. Gal. She is 0 years of age , and con tracted tho dsease in the Sandwich islaads. _ Josaph. Barclay , the oldest resident of JefTersoa county , died in his nine tieth year. I Abiel Leonard , of'Saline county , re cently bought seven hundred Merino ewes for $2,100. Gould proposes to have St. Louis in railroad connection with the City of' Mexico this year. THE MARKETS. OMAHA. < . : . i