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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAIIA , FRIDAY ] \IORNING \ , JULY 24 , 1885. NO ; , o. THE SILENT MAN. Gem Grant Breads His Lesion the Heights or Monnt McGregor , A Peaceful and Painless Ending of an Illustrious Life , The Death-Bed Surrounded by All Members of the Family. Expressions of Sorrow and Sym pathy Heard on all Sides Cities Eobed in Black and Flags at Half-Mast , Proclamations by the President Governors and Mayors , The Date of the Funeral and Plaoa oi Burial Undecided , A. Brief Sketch ol tlio Honored JUIfo of tlio Hero of tlio Itcbcllton. MOUNT McGKKOOn , July 53 , 8:10 : a. in. Gen. Grant died at 8 o'clock thin morning , unrounded by nil hia family. Ha pawed out nf life peacefully and without apparent pain. THE CLO3INU LlOUIte. TUB AITBOAOH 0V DSATI1. MX. McGBKaon , July 23. At 0 o'clock last night ono ol Gen. Grant's phyaiclans conceded with caution that he might survive until July 23. His meaning was that ho might be living when midnight should mark the new day. The physician's Indication , It was not a pros- nonticntion , waa borne out , and more. The general pawed into the first hour of the day ; ho enw ita light nt aunriao , and through the early morning hours ho alill sarvived. The advent of July 23 , however , marked a change In Gen. Grant' * condition whtsh was significant. The chill at the extremities was increasing. Tho'uso of hot applications to koet worroth in Gen. Grant'a extremities nnd vital Darta were resorted to last night. They were of some nvml hut artificial warmth waa with out power to reach the courao or stay the re- sulta of dissolution which began Tuesday evening , tnd had been progressing steadily , thrugh gradually. Ilypodermica of brandy wore frequently given to stimulate the lUg- ginfj physical powers , but later thin failed to effect the patient whosa vitality nnd whoso physical foicoi wore so far spent as to furnish NO FOOTIKO FOB A REDOUND. Indeed the eilorts of Ihu medical men were useless. None could stand by inactive nnd without the trial of on expedient that might pro long life an hour or oven a mlnuto. The physicians believed tha president might reach the extreme ebb of his strength at one o'clock this morning and the approach of the hour wns anticipated with Intense anxiety at the cottage. It passed , however , and the general , lying upon his back and propped up by two pillows lay upon the cot bed In the patlor was yet living , but growing weak. The inevitable close of the general's long sickness seemed moro and more Imminent. The feeble pulse beats , worn themselves by their rapidity to a fluttering throb that could not ba gauged ba noath the linger of the physicians , were being worn out by their own life current , to rapid waa it coursing through the veins. Repeat edly the brandy was entered beneath the skin of the general's arm , but despite its warming Inlluanoe the respirations had quickened from arty-four to the mlnuto daring the evening tea a point of labored breathing that was painful u friends who were grouped about near the tick man. Two o'clock had boon passed and tlio evi donees of Hearing death wore multiplying. Tlio increasing respirations were not alone moro rapid but moro shallow. TUB LVNOS AND HKAIIT WKIIE OlVIXd AWAV. So weak had Uon. Grant grown at S o'clock that , though ho frequently attempted to dote to , ho was unable any longer to clear the fathering mucus from his throat. It aceumu lated nnd remained and as 4 o'clock drew on and tlio daylight came a point had been reached when expectoration was impossible. There was not loft enough of strength , nnd from I o'clock on there was in the throat tin significant rattle of U1UCU9 that was tilling the lungs and clogging the throat. At 3 o'clock the General ' asked for water and after that it Is not re momborcd that ho uttered any word. At feu o'clock tha breathing was quickened and reached fifty to the mlnuto. An hour latoi the respiration had reached sixty , nud bo twcon five and eix o'clock the finger nails had bccorco blue , and the hands further ovidelicet Uio progress of umnbnem at the extremities , and at uveiy breath the mucui clogging in the throat was growing moro noticeable. THE KM ) , A few minutes bofcro 8 o'clock Drs , Doug las , Shrady nnd Sands ttood on the cottage veraLdn , convening on tha condition of Gen , Grant , discussing tha probabilities of his death and the limit of life left the sick man. MM , Sartoris and Stenographer Dawaon were conversing a little distance away , when Henry ( nurse ) stepped hastily upon the pia/z * nnd epoke quietly to the phyiicuni , Ha told' ' them ho thought tha general very near hie death. The medical men hastily entered the ) room where the tick mm wai lying , nnd ap preached his sida , Instantly upon' ' scanning the patient' * face Dr , Douglas or- dowltha family to ba summoned to thebodilde. Mit. Grant , Mr. Jessie and wife , U. 8 , Grant rp and wife , and Mrs. Col. Grant were quick ly beside the doctor and the sick man'a cot. Mrs. Sartorla had followed the doctors In and tbo whole family were present except Col , Fred Grant , A natty summons was sent him' ' but bo entered tha tick room while the mes senger was searching for him , The colonel seated himself at the haad of the bed with hit left arm resting on tha pillows above tli ' * I head of the general who wu breathing rapIdly - Idly with slightly gasping reipiratlons , Mrs. Grant , bravely suppressing her agitation , took a seat closa by his bediide. Bhe leaned slightly upon tha cot and gaz.-d with tear blinded eyes Into the gen- ' . 4 * eral' ' face. She found there , however , no Uken of recognition , for the sick man WM peacefully nnd painlessly pissing away , Mrs. Saitoria came behind her mother , and leaning over her shoulder witnessed the close of a life In which she had constituted a strong element of prldo. Directly bshind Mrs , Grant nad Mrs. Sirtorlf , and n little re moved , were Dro-Douglas , Shrady and Sands. On the other fide of tharxd , and opposite the mother , stood Jesse Great and U. 8. Grant Jr. Near the corner of the cot , nnd on the Bamo side ns Jesse , stood IHwton , the gen eral's stenographer nnd confidential Bccrotarp , At the foot of the bed , and gazing directly down into the general' * facs , stood MM , Col. 1'red Grant , Mrs. U. S. Grant , jr. , and Mrs. Jesse Grant while somewhat removed 'rom ' the family circle , Henry ( the nurse ) and Harrison ( the general1 ! ! body servant ) wore watching the close of the life o ! their master. Dr. Newman had repaired to the hotel for breakfast and was not present , and the general's grandchildren wore asleep in the nursery room above. Otherwise the entire [ amlly nnd household were gathered nt the mansion , TUB UEUBER3 0 ? lit * uRDUl' . jad boon summoned not n moment sooner than was prudent , for the doctors noticed that on entering the room tbo purplish tinge announcing final dlisolutlon had ap peared beneath the finger nails. The aand which Dr. Douglas lifted was fast grow 'og co'd and the pulse had fluttered beyond the point whore the physician could distin guish from the pulse beats of hia own finger , The reapirntlon wna rapid nnd waa n succes ilon of ( hallow panting inhalations , but his throat seemed to become clearer nnd na the respiration became quicker nnd more rapid it the cloio they also became leas labored and almost noiseless. This fact was a comfort to the wntchera who wore thin spared scenes of agonizing or other than peaceful death , Mrs. Grant almost conitantly stroked the face and forehead nnd handsof the dying general - oral and at times tenderly kissed the face of the sinking man. Col. Fred Grant aat silently but with evident feeling , though his bearing waa that of a soldierly aon at the 'death-bod ' of hia hero father. U. S. ( irant , [ Jr. , waa deeply moved but Jeaao bore the cene steadily and the ladiea , while watching pith wet cheek * , wore client. It waa five ninutes bavond 8 o'clock and not ono of the vatchers but who could mark the noarmg if the life ) tide to its final ending. Dr. Jouglas noted the nearneaa of the aupremo nomout nnd quietly approached the bedside md bent over it , and while ho did eo , the aor- ow of the gray-haired physician seemed loeely allied with that of tha family. Dr. ihrady also drew near. It was seven min- ites after eight nnd tha eyes of the general rere closing. Tiio breathing grew more jushed nnd the peaceful expression teemed to > o deepening in his firm and strong lined ace , and it waa reflected na n closing comfort n the sad hearts which beat quickly under ho RtroBB of loving suspenae. A minute more eil , and as It waa closing the general Irew n deeper breath. There was nn expres- ion like that of ona relieved of a long nnj tnxlcus tension. Members of the group wore tnpclled to step nearer to the bed , nnd each raited to note the next respiration , but it did lot come. IT NEVED CAME. There waa nn absolute stillness in the oem , nnd n hush of expectancy , so that no ouncl broke tha ellencasave the singing of the lirda in the pines outside the cottage. "It la nil over"quickly spake Dr. Doug- as , nnd there came then heavily to each wit- lesa the realization that Gen , Grant waa dead. ? ho doctors withdrew , the nursa closed the yollda nnd composed the dead general's head , fter which each of the family group pressed o the bedside and one after the other touched heir lips upon the general's face so lately tilled. Dr. Shrady passed out on the piazza , nd met Newman hastening up tha steps , "HS m DEAD , " emarked Dr , Shrady. The fact of having loon absent from the sida of the dying man , nd family nt the last was the cauae of sorrow > nd regret to tha clergyman. He had baen umtnonod a moment too late and arrived in ime only to minister to the family sorrow , nd gaze upon the scarcely hushed lip ] of tl-e oad general to whom Dr . owirmn'd love Ur.d jaund him In auch clor * oa and relation ? . Soon after Drs. Douglas and Shrndy left ho death-bod they conversed feelingly of the att hours of Gen , Grant's life. Tha pulu irat indicated failure , and the intellect was he lost to lese its clearness and conscious .onaclty . , A circumstance at 'i o'clock this uornlng Indicated cognizance. "Do you vnnt anything , fathei ? " questioned Col , iraut at that hour , ' Water , " whuuared the ; enoral , huskily , but when offered water and nilk they gurgled in his throat and were ijectod , and that ono word of response was lie last word of Gen. Grant. Dr , Douxlas remarked that the peculiarity jon. ! Grant' * death waa explained by a re- narkablo fatality that seemed n preaont on- itaclo to the approaching death. It waa a gradual passing away of the vital forces nnd n ellex contclousneea wes retained , the doctor bought until the list the general died of hoer exhauatlon , aid in a perfectly painless Inkinc nway , "Ves , " Interjected Dr. Shrady quietly , 'the general dreaded pain when felt that ht mil begun to sink and bo asked that he ihould not be permitted to suffer. Tha premIse Iso was made nnd it has been kept. Slnca he commenced to link on Tuesday night lie was Free from pain. Towards tbo last no food was taken but when n wet cloth was placed to tils lips ho would suck the water from it to inoliten his mouth , " During tha general's ' last night Dr. Shrady was within call , Dr. Douglas was all night at it the cottage and Dr , Sands slept in the iiotol alter midnight. Within twenty min utes after the death of Gen. Grant , Karl Ger nard , the Hartford sculptor who baa barn making a study of the general , was sum atoned to the cottige at the suggestion of Dr Newman to make a plaster mask of the deai mn'a face. He was highly successful. Within half an hour of the general's do - ease a waiting engine nt tha mountain depoi was on its way to Saratoga to bring an under taker , who 1m J been summoned , Details am iirrAiigements touching The rimainr , while they are here and unit hey reach New YoJk , are in charge of W. Drexel and W , J , Arkell. Tha physicians art desirous of having a post mortem , but tb < family are said to bs averse , and that i a matter to be determined. AN AUTOl-aY IIUTSKD. Dr. Shrady remained hero to-day In ordei that Ir. Douglas and himielf might conversi with Col , Grant on the subject of a post mortem examination of tin remains of hi father. Tbe physicians , therefore , rop&lru < to the cottage this evening and met the col onel witu ik formal preference of request tha an autopsy might be held. They stated tint their purpoto was not In tha lean to confirm their opinion of the disease for they had at all times Ue united In dhwnoit'catiog the case ni one o cancer , but had coma when tha medical staff might step aside from the the patient and in vite any other medical authority to conducl the examination which should speak for Itself , Thli , both Doctors Douglas and Shradj urged M far M professional and personal dig nity conld permit , but Col. Grant replied that the entire family were , so thoroughly united in their confidence in the diagnosis nnd treatment of the physicians ; thtt they could not conceive of the necessity for nn autopsy , TUK GOVEKNMENTS CHIEF. COMMANDS CV nESPEOT ISSUED. Special Telegram to The BEE. WASHINGTON , July 23. The president manifested the utmost solicitude In Grant'i rendition yesterday and hourly bulletins hard < y sufficed to krcp him well enough informed , lut he Inquired of nil viiltors for the latest ntejIlRcnce from Mount McGregor. On re ceiving the intelligence of Grant's death this morning orders were at once given to cloao nil departments , and no public buslnois will bs ransacted until the day nf tor the funeral , There waa tlio deepest sympathy tnanifostod rom tha president to the humblest attache of ho white house for the family ill of whom kindly remembered icro. It is probab'o that the president's va cation will now bo postponed ton later period , and nny ba given up altogether , It hai bean he intention of the president to visit General jrant at Mt. McGregor , on his route to the Vdirondacks , but this programme nill neces sarily bo changed. It Is understood Grant ixpresaed n desire to be buried In the toldlor's lomo grounds , north of Washington , nnd it is irobablo this wish will bo complied with. ! y Associated 1'rosa. WASHINGTON , July 23. Shortly after o'clock this morning the president waa In- ormed of the death of Gen , Grant. He Im mediately directed that the flag on the Wnlte louse bo placed at half inast. The lowering of the flag was the first intimation _ that thu cltitcnB had of the death of the Distinguished man , although they had been adtlcipatlng it hrougbout the night , A few minutes after ho flag on the White House had been dis- ilayed at half maat the flogs on all the public niildingi , and on many private Ones wore ilaced in like position. Business men began mmodiately to drape their houjea with mourning , and the residences in n similar nannor showed esteem for the deceased , ITho white house baa been handsomely draped , the omblema of mourning being equal to those In the house at tha time of the death of President Garfield , They are over and around the windows nnd doors facing north nnd the great plllara of the portico nt he north entrance are nlaa covered with block. block.With With the exception of Secretary Kndlcott all the members of the cabinet wora present at the mooting to-day. Tha presl- uop Informed them of tha death of Jon. Grant , ho having been informed of the demise by a telegram from Col. Fred 3rant. The president Instructed Gen. Drum 0 go to Now York to represent him , and con er with Mra. Grant relative to tha funeral of he ex-president. Secretary Whitney has issued an order directing that the eneigna at each naval station and on each YOBBO ! in lip United States navy in commission , be raised at half-mast and that a gun bo fired at ntervala of overhalfhour from sunrise to sunset at each naval station and on board lag ships and of vessels acting singly on the day of the funeral of Gen. Grant where this may bo received in time , otherwise on the day iftor ita reception , Oflicora of the navy and Marine corps will wear the usual badge ) of mourning attached to tbo sword hilt and on be left arm for n period of thirty days. Adjutant General Drum , by command of " .lieutenant Gen. Sheridan , has isued the fol- owinf ? order : ' .In compliance with the in- tructiona of tha president , on Ihe day of the uneral at each military post troops cadets , vill bo paraded and the order road to them' ' iter which all labors for the day will cease , Che national flag will bo displayed at half anst. At the dawn of the day thirteen guns , will ha fired and afterward at interval ; * of , hirty minutoa between the riaing and Betting if the sun. a single gun , and at the close of he day a national Bitlute of thirty eight guna ) Hicera of the army will wear crape on the eft arm and on their swords , and the colors if the battallion of nngiaoera of the several egimenta and of the United Statea corps of : adeta will be put in mourning for a period of it months. The date nnd hour of the fu- lornl will be communicated to the depart- nent commands by telegraph nnd ly thorn to their subordinate commanders. " Hie Mexican editors now In thiajclty , sug gested that tha proposed banquet to be given o-night be abandoned In respect for ben. 1 rant. The editors held a meeting at iVillard's and the following dispatch waa ant .0 Col , Grant : 'The excursionists of the Associated press of Mexico , send to the fam-j ly of the Illustrious genera ) , U , S. Grant , heir propound sympathy , nnd through you to be whole of America. His family baa lost Ui wortny head , the republic of the United States one of ita most renowned horoa , ilexico one of ita bast frionds. J. P.\z , President. A. ARROYO DE ACDEA , Secretary. They also sent the following telfifram : To Gen. PoifoirD Diaz , City cf Mexico : The oxcurficniats of the Associated prece of Vlextco , tend to you. and through you to the rfcxlcuu republic , their profound sympathy or the death of thq illustrious American hero,1 2on , U. S , Grant , in whom Mexico lost one if bar beat frlcndc , J. r&e , President , A. Anrtoic , Secretary. NEW Y 'BK ' , July 23. Mayor Grncs. by di rection of the board of A'detmnn , Bent ; the Allowing this morning : To MivS , U. S. GRANT -In advance cf cffi- : ial notion , I am instructed to tender to your self end family , the heartfelt ayrnr athy of the jomtnon cnancil of thn municipal authorities at the city of New "Vork la your bereave ment. I am also authorized by the inter nal action of the authorities v/hlcli will < o made oliicial to morrow , to tender to you a aat resting piaco for the remains of Gen , birant In any one of the parks of this citv which you may select. I am also uuthon/ed : o offer the govornor'n rooms at the city hall or allowing the body to lie in state , MATCH Giuce. THE PEELitNu IN NEW YO1UC. kNXIXIV AND INTEREST AMONG AM , CI.AB9EP , Special Telegram to The DEE. NEW YonK , July J3. ! The Times this norning says : The interest In Gram's condi lion quickened in this city , yofterday , by thoa omiuoua reports from Mount McOircgor. Thef bulletins were posted as fast as received nttht * newspaper oflicea nnd were eagerly scanned by thn pausing multitude. The solicitude for the suffering hero was not confined to any class of people or any particular locality. Ilich nnd p or alike were Impelled to inquire frequently during the day ; "What Is the latest news , 'rora General G ant1 ! That question was ; leard to Issue from lips of men , women and children on the street , in stores , on cart ) , on' ' the bridge , in hotoU > , In down-town offices and up-town club rooms. Wherever there' ' waa a telegraph office couH also ba hoard the same inquiry. An uncommonly sympathetic feeling , interest1 and anxiety concerning Grant WQR noticeable ainpog the business men down town. In the vicinity of Wall street particularly , whore Granthai BO many warm personal friends , there w s on unusual degree of interest mani fested for the very latest intelligence from the dylnx soldier'd elclc chamber. Several bankIng - Ing houses In "the ttreot" had private wires to Saratoga for the accommodation of custo men during the summer season. Scores of messages describing Grant'a condition flew nver tha wires to the city yesterday tnd in some of the banking housed there wore more inquiries regarding Grant than in relation to prices and proipecta of stocks and bonds. ] Foster , of Henry Olows k Co. , received the following dispatch yesterday from Clewa,1 who Is In Saratoga : i ' I spent last Monday afternoon with Grant and bis family at McGregor cottage , The gen ' eral'd feeble and dazed condition , lors of voice , * ud weight reduced to 101 pounds , fully satis- tied ma that he cannot possibly last much longer. Any moment ia likely to bs his lait. He appeared perfectly cilm and fully resigned to moot death. Mount McGregor U a most romantic ipot , posietiing grand views , and must be an exceedingly healthful locality , It < undoubtedly due thereto that Grant has been able to hold out to this time. " I The bulletins which wire put out early last eiening announcing Grant steadily eickioR , c-iuted widespread apprehension that he 'would ' not live through the night , Come qucntly there was anxious watching In all U ( [ town resorts fa.th message death. In [ th Cuiridon : f taiga hotels ho nane ci Grant was heard wherever there WM a crowd of persons. Hotel clerks nnd teltgr&ph op 'erators ' were kept busy imparting the latest 'information ' received from Mount McGregor , | There wai usual hundreds of lounfers in Mndlson Square nnd many of them kept theii 'eyes ' on the large sterooptfcan screen on thereof roof of the Krie railway ofiiso , apparently ox- poctlng should Grnnl'a death occur during the evening the fact would be announced upon the screen. Uy Associated Press. NE\T YORK , July 23 , 8:30 : ft. m. The nowa of Gen , Grant's death had bcon received but a few momenta before the bolls upon Trinity and St. John's churches began to toll , and in a few momenta tbo solemn tones wora caught up in all parts of tbo city , convoying the news of tbo general's death to the people of tliii city and Brooklyn. THE rija.OE OP HIS CUIM > UOOD. A RKLIO TO UK FllGSKHVEH. CINCINNATI. IJuly 23. News comes from Batavia , Ohio , near Gen. Grant'a birthplace , of the manifestations of sorrow , nnd of a movement to purchase nnd preserve the house In which ho was born , CINCINNATI , 0. , July 23. The bella of tha fire department began tooling nil over the city In n few minutes nftor the reception of the news of General Grant's death , Flags nro displayed at half matt on the government building. TOLEDO , O. , July 23 On receipt of the news of the death of Gen. Grant bella tolled , flogs were half masted , nnd emblems of mourning ponerally displayed. During the funeral mluute guns will bo fired and fuLernl 9or\ Ices will be hold in the opera houso. CINCINNATI , O. , July 2. ! . The chamber of commerce adjourned nt noon to-day out of respect for the memory of Gen. Grant , The chamber was draped with mourning , DAYTON , O. , July 23. The old veterans at the soldiers' homo will wear a badge of mourning thirty days In memory of Gen. A DAYOl'OnUP. GALENA , III. , July 23. The announcement if the death of Gen , Grant received nt Galena , ia : old home , from whcnca he went to the war , was with the moat profound Borrow , All party Ines are forgotten nnd the expressions of sorrow row are unusual end sincere. On receipt ol the nowa the four church bolls tolled , ) n the custom house nnd nil public jnildinga flags nro flyinp at half mast. Public ) ulldinga , churches , business houaea , nud private - , vate rcBidoncea are drapod. in emblems ol mourning. Gen , W. R , Rowley , the only surviving member of the old commander a staff , and now the only survivor of the great military family circle , and whose wife died but n few weeks ago , is prostrated with grief , [ Business ia practically suspended and tba people ple catheroa iu groups upcn the streets and with sad faces nnd in low terms express the [ Borrow which hia old neighbor's feel , | Mayor Burroll has called a meeting of the city council to make nrrangomenta for proper memorial cervices to take place at tbo time of .the . funeral of the old hero whose death ha plunc d the nation into grief. KANKAKKE , III. , July 23. The news of Gen. Grant's death wns received nt 7:80 : a. m Jut Knnkakeo , and was announced by the toll ing of bells. Flaps were displayed at half- jmast nnd business houses nnd residences were draped and memorial services held. BLOOWINGTO' . , III. , July 23 , The bulletin announcing the death of Gen , Grant was re ceived hero with profound sorrow. Bolls are tolling , flogs half-masted nnd business is par tially suspended. A public meeting will be held to take suitable action. i ROCK ISLAND , Ilia , July 23. On receipt of the news of Gen. Grant's death hero thia morn- Ingchurch bells ran ? , flags were placed at hall mast on the city nnd government buildings and on the Rock Island arsenal , SPRINGFIELD , Ills , , July 23. At the announcement nouncomont uf Gen. Grants death this morn- Ins ; the bolls of the city tolled nnd flags upon the atnte and government buildings were placed at half mast. An impromptu rnoetlne of the citizens was held nnd a meeting called for 4 p. m. to take appropriate action on the death of the lata general. Mayor Garland sent a dispatch to Mrs. Grant tendering her in behalf of the citizens of Springfield a rest ing place Co.- the body of her illustrious hus band. Articles of incorporation were filed this nf ternoon of the Grant monument association , the subject beinp , to provide & suitable menu meut to be placed in or ne\r Springfield to perpetuate tha memory of Gen , Grant , AS101KXINO NATION. PITTSBDIU : , PA. , July 23. The UBWB of General Grant'a death althougth expected , created a feeling of the most , profound sorrow. The finge throughout the city were displayed at half mast and In many places portraits of the departed general were displayed draped in mourning , INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , July 23 As soon ns the news of Gen , Grant's death were received the lire bells of the cicy began to toll , thus conveying the intelligent to nil parts of the city. Flops on public nnd private buildings are flying at half mast and the feeling of nor row and sympathy are very general , OTTOSIWA , In , , July 23 , The sad newa nf iion. Grant H d'jath waaroceivcd here nt 8:30 : this morning , Holla immediately bepnu toll ing nnd buildings w ro draped with fl.iga in mourning. An eager , sorrowful crowd from the city and county awaited the tidings of hia last hours , AuiAM.N , Y , , July 2 : ! , Oov. Hill hna Issued n proclamation that inasmuch nsj Ulyssea S , Grant , twice president of the United States , defender of the mien , victori ous leader of the union Eoldiera nnd general on tha retired list of the nrmy , chose his home among the citizens cf tula state , and Inasmuch is ho died upon that soil Ic the county of Saratoga , therefore it Is fitting that the state should especially honor his memory , and to that end the governor directs that fi iga on public buildings of the state be placed nt half maat until hia burial , nod on that day -ill or dinary business In the executive chamber and the department ! of the atato government shall be suspended , Tha people of the state are : alled upon to display until tba funeral em blems of mourning , and It ia requested that nt that hour they ceasa from business and pay respect to the distinguished dead , CHICAGO , Ju'y 23-The Chicago board of trade uuanimoually voted to adjourn at 12 o'clock to-day as n mark of roipect to the memory of Gen , Grant. NKW YOKK , Julyl.3-From cltiea , villages and hamlets of this stnte nnd New Uogland comes news of mourning , Piiblio buildings and private houses alike display tini of ser row. Flags are at half mast ana bells peal forth.overywhere the mournful news , ST. PAIL , Minn. , July 23. Mayor Rice haa called tha city council together to take action on the death of Gen. Grant , Senators Harrison , Imralls , Jonen , and Sabln join our citizens in expressions of profound Borrow. ATLANTA , Ga. , July 2 ; The legislature passed reiolutious of regret at tha death of Gen. Grant , nnd adjourned for the day out of respect to his memory. LONDON , July 23. The newa of the death of Gen. ( irantcreated a profound Impression in this city. Flags at the American exchange and consulate was placed lit half mast at the moment the nowa was received In tha city , larga portraits of n dead general draped in mourning were plixed over the balconies and doors of both buildings. The Tha whole front of tha American Kichange Is also heavily draoed. Gladstone and Bright both were much affected on receiving a copy of the Associated press dispatch announcing tha death of General Grant. MAIISHAI LTOWN , la .July 23. All balls in the cltr tolled the death of Gen. Grant. Flags are at half-mast and the city u draped ID murninp , The mayor' * proclamation WM sued , calling a public meeting this evening , ' o arrange memorial services. KCOKCK Ia. , July 23. Fire and church boll * tolled this morning on receipt of the news of the death ol Gen. Grant. Governor Ogleoby , of Illinois , was on the ( teamer with the Grand Army of tha Repub lic excursion from Quincy to Nauvoo , when he learned at Keokuk of the death of Gen , Grant. The governor made the soldier bop a brilliant speech , devoted entirely to the old commander , Ho left the excursion and wen' to Springfield to inaugur to means for a fit- Ling tribute In behalf of Illinois for the dead hero , MILWAUKEE , Wle. , July 23. The news o Gen. Grant's death was received with dnep sorrow and emblems of rnournlne were Im mediately displayed. DETROIT , Mich. , July 23. This city anJ the stnte of Mlchlgnn has exprewcd heartfrU sorrow at the death of Gen , Grant by placing flags nt half-mast and tha tolling of bolls , Dis MOINES , Iowa , July 23 News of tlit < death of Gen. Grant caused all public build ngs , business houses nnd many private reel dencos to bo draped out In mourning. Vhr aront httlf-mastin all parts of the city. The itato rapitol Is elaborately drapyii nud in 'orrnal exercises were held in the foronoou , iKiniTONKA , Minn. , July 23. - Gmer.kl Sharman will start east tomorrow iui > rutiK tu attend the funeral nf Gen. Grant. FORT RENO , I , T. , July 23. The tiewn of the death of Gen. Grant reached Gen. Slieri- rlan this morning by moans of n despatch neat 'rom tin oflico of the associated press in Chi capo. In response to Inquiries concerning the arrangements for tha funeral , Gen , Sheridan aid : I nm so fnr nway from SVachiugtnu tba' [ will have to depend on those in ch rio tlit .o carry out any orders the p-ccldeht mtv irtvo to the nrmy relative to Gen. Grant' ? unornl. During Irs critical illness lant VIarch , and on inlormotlon from tbo pernouul riends of the family tUat it should be agiee- able , the commissioners of the EoUllor * ' home requested the privilege of having the general' * remains interred at the hotni. It ia hoped he faintly will grant it EO that hla acheo mny reatnoar the capital of the nation , guarded by rotcrans of of the war in whioh his giu. t loners wore won , " TEKSONALi FXI'HESSION.S. CONDOLENCE KI10M THE GENERALS FlilKNl ) . WASHINGTON , July 23.Upon receipt , of the nowa of the death of Gen. Grant , the follow- ng telegram was aont to Col. Fred Grott by ! en. Burdette , coiiimander-in-chlef nf the irand Army of the Republic : "Expressing the profound grief of the Grand Army of the Republic upon the death of the greatest of our comrades , nnd iu behalf nf 35,000 members , I tinder to your honored nether and to all the afilicted family their lenrtfult sympathy. I prny yon bitva mtt ad vised na teen aa the arrangements for the last sad rites nro determined upon. " President Cleveland sent the following dls latch to Mra. Grant at Mount McGregor "Accept the expression of my heaitfelt vmpalhy in this hour of jour great rflllotion. [ 'hu people of the nation mourn with youand vould reach , if they could , with kindly com- "ort , the depths of the sorrow which IB yours tlone , and which only the pity of Goil alouo : an heal. " The Thursday meeting of I he c-tbibet is : nlled for 11 instead of 12 , to t.tkb action on tha death of the ox-president. The following ploclamation rrur isMitd ho president : ' The president of the United Suus hut- ust received the and tidinga of the death of I hat illustrious citizen nnd ex-precidont of the' ' Jnited States , General Ulyason S , Grout , at tlouni McGregor , in the state of New York , , o which place ho has lately been removed in1 an endeavor to prolong his life. In making his announcement to the people of the Vtiiteclj Statea the president la impresned witL the1 nibhc loss of the greatmilitary leader who wes | n the hour of victory magnaniiaou , bin id ilsaoter serene and self sustained : who in 3very elation , whether as soldier or flhinf majj- strato , twice called to power by his fellow- countryman , trod unswervingly the pathway at duty , undeterred by doubts , eingle-miudod and straightforward , The entire country has witnessed with deep emotion hia prolonged nud > ationt struggle with n painful disease , and iaa watched by bis couch of suffering with tearful sympathy. The desticml end lias come nt last , and hla sphil , \ > t > t re- rurned to the Creator who tmut it brtb. The great heart of the nation hat followed him when living with lovn and Hide , bows now with sorrow nbovu him in' ' death , tenderly mindful of hia viituet , his' ' great patriotic services , and cf Ihe IOPP ic- caaioned by hia death. In testimony f r - jpect to the memory of General Grant , it ia ordered that the executive mansion hcc the several departments of Washington be draped n mourning for a perion of thirty dayd , and | all public business shall on thn duy of the ! funeral be suspended and the tecreUiy nt var nnd the * navy will caitHb ordero to )0 issued for appropriate milit.iiT nnd na loners bo rendered on that day. In witness whereof I havu lierm < t < , * et my land and caused the seal of the Uiitd F.ut 10 be affixed. Done nt the city of Washingtou thi * tw u ; y-third day of July , A. D. cut- thousand 2lght hundred and eighty five nud of the in dependence of the United States , run hundred nd tenth. ( Signed ) GnovKH OLLVKLVNO. By the President : T. F. BAVAHD , S i-re ary of State. The following mcsaago was rileHrt tiom x-Prfeident Hayoa : , ' ' FREMONT , Ohio , July 23. I'lu ti iistmrt Mrs , Grant and the sorrowing fsuiU that ; hey have the deepest Bvmputhy of Sf : Hayes nnd myself. 'It. B. Uf.rt- ' MOUNT McGiiEuon , N. Y , , July Sli.-T ollowing to Col. Grant ia amcnt : Hic.u'undi- if telegrams from all parts of tlio niild re solved by Mrs. ( irant and her family : WASHINGTON , July 23. The painful nn [ o mo of your father's death has jiiot bef > u re : oivo j , Tne sympathy of myself ni.d fi'mily ' , 'oes out from the deptha of our he&rts to your mother nnd nil in your great bet pavement The country is filled with pympnthy and irribf it this nowa , but Its lota must grow upor. it t sj , ho future nnfolda In uomlng years , " i The bonrd of coinmnsloncra of Ihu Uiitod States soldiers' home sent a telc rMn tu Col. Fred Grant , urgently requesting flint the re mains of Gen , Grant 1)9 ) burled witlib tbeli grounds. The following nro among the ttltj.ian re ceived by the family : AUGUSTA , Me. , July 23. Mrb. I . .S lirmt : Pleaeo accept my profoimdaat Bjmpiithy In your great bereavement. The cntlr i nation naourui the loss of Its first eoMisi aud l first citizen. JAMI' < ( J. BLAINK. BREWVN. Pa , , July 23.-Mrs , ( Jen. Grunt : I have heard with stoat &oirow ot Gen. Grant'a death. I offer fully the measure of sympathy , SAMUEL J. RANDALI , SARATOGA , N. Y. July 23-Col. Grant- : You have our deepest sympathy , The illnesfc of Mra. Stewart , also Mrs , Hushes nnd JVlrs , Ruisell prevents n personal visit of condo lence. Please command mo for any service you m y need. If ENIIY HILTON , FORT RENO , I. T. , July 23-Gen. Sheri dan sent the following telegram upon receipt of the snd information : FORT RENO , I. T , To Col. F. D. Grant : Will you pletujo express to Mrs. Grant iny grief at the leas of my dearest friend and com rade , and my sincere sympathy and condo lence with her In this the hour of her great distress. P. H. SHERIDAN , Lieutenant General , Toi ( < n. R. 0. Drum , Washing ton-My : duties here will not permit my return in time For the funeral of my dearest friend and com rade , Gen. Grant , Lieutenant Col , G. W. Davli , of my staff , knows tny views in refer ence to the obsfquina. Have them carried na far as they do not conflict with the direc tions of the president , I want to ba named as one of the nail bearers. P. U SHERIDAN , I.ietitencnt General , Among the many others who sent dispatcher were Col , Thomas P. Ochiltree , the Hon William M. Krarts , R. Kuhe , Japanoio min ister at Washington ; Pottr Palmer , of Chica go ; Mr. and Mrs , James H. Tyner. Washing ton ; Qeorgo W. Chllds. Philadelphia ; Mayor Grace , of New York ; Kx-premier Gladstone , nd Secretary Kndlcott. ? NEW YOBK , July 22. Gilbert A. Robinion , member of tha New York commandry of the Loyal Legend , of which Gen. Grant was commander at tba time of hU death , tele graphed the following from Mt. MeGrrgor this afternoon to Gen , A. Cftrleton. recorder ] of the commandry : "The General GrautV ! body will remain here certainly ton days. Ill ia > ery desirable to have § > guard hero while ! tha body remains , lay n lieutenant nnd thir J teen men. Will you see General Hancock' about It ! Tents nnd meals will bo fnrnishodi by the hotel oomp.iny. The family desire ! the iruard. Telegraph General Hancock's dc clslon , " In accordance wlthjlhonbove.General Cnrlo-1 ton telegraphed to General Hancock this nf-l tornoon aikine if such n guard could bo fur I nishod , and when it would stirt , nnd requestIng - ! Ing him to telegraph hie decision to Ihs InmilyJ nt Mount McGregor. IN LONDON. S'K AND onir.na r.\ritKss sYvr.vmr , | ] LONDON. July 2,1. United States Ml nil tor I I'helps , on being handed n copy of n dispatch [ announcing Gou , Grant's death , expressed thes 'greatest concern nt tha Bad e\otit. Ho Immc-J ! .llately ordetei that the building uf the ! American legation ba draped In mournings and the tin ? placed at hMf-mast. I t A correspondent visited Mr. Gladatono'af residence and was received by Mrs , GUd-f stono. On making known his errand , Mrs. I Mrs , Gladstone expressed deep sorrow at the ! death of tha eminent American and immeJi I ntely conducted him to Mr. Gladstone's ! presence. Gladstone was writing nt a desk ! in hia library. Ho said : "I shall willinglyl pay my humble tribute. Lot mo write rather ! than speak it. " Ho then wrote na follows : ! "Mr. Gladstone has heard with regret thej news of Gen. Grant's death. Ho ventures tog assure the bereaved family of the sympathy ? he feels witn them iu their ntllictipn nt then death of ono who had rendered hia country ! such " signal services as n general nnd states -f man. * Many prominent Americana have called njj mooting to be hold to-morrow nt the American ! ! legation fur thu purpose of taking appropriates actiou on the death of Gen , Grant , and to ! condole with hia family , H John Bright , in nn Interview at the Reform ] club this afternoon , said : "I deaire to express ! my sympathy with the family of Gen. GrnutE In the sorrow through which they area passing , " i The newspapers contain long obituary no-1 tlcos of Grant , rcauy of them taking up moatl of their nvitilnblo apace In accounts of the ] scenes nnd incidents iu tbo life ot the illus trlous patriot , IHEl'IiVCB OP 15 U RIAL. THE CHOICE BETWEEN NEW YORK ANI > WASII-g INGTON. Mr. McGnEQOU , July 23. An embalmerj from New York will bo summoned to pre aerve Gen.Grant'a remains , but a local under1 taker will undoubtedly conduct the immediate details , nnd convey the remains to New York. When the body ahall have reached Now York the question of post-mortem will bo consid ered : md determined by the family. Touch ing the place of burial , the general n mouth1 ago indicated three places ns Buitlng hia wishes in that direction. The choice , how ever , waa narrowed to two , owing to the natural wish of the general that his wifu should rest beside him , A strong deaire haa been expressed to the family that burial should take placa in Washington and efforts have been put forth to make Now York the last resting place of the general. Before hia death however , ( ion. Grant left the choice of a burial spot entirely to Col , Fred , imposing only the condition that the spot selected should be such as that Mrs. Grant might rest by hia aide. Hia re mains will be removed to Now York by special train and there prepared for burial , .A week ago the general ia eaid to have inti mated that should ho die here during tha hot weather , IIP would prefer that his remains should be kept here until cooler weather , the purpose being to tpare the family the sad nnd fatiguing journey in iiiitry wentbor. It Is rloubtfui , however , if this suggestion can bo carried out fully , though it ia notunlikoly , the remains will repose hero several days. This , howe\er , ia entirely at the dis posal of Col. Fred Grant , to whom is left the u tire control of all arrangements relative to 1m father's remains. It Is not un likely that vlie proposition from the city of New York to accord a bnrial plat for the gen eral and his wife , when she , too , will have passed away , might be considered by the colonel.The Impression _ that Washington may bo chosen for the burial spot is believed to be founded on the proeent inclination of Ool , Grant , The only condition made by tho' ' jeneral , nnd that ns long ng o aa June 21 , waa ] [ hat his remains should be inteired where I he ! remains of Mr * . Grant might in time lie with ! tils own , H An embalmer is now on the way from Newl Vork in response to a telegram f WASHINGTON , July 23. Col. Dent , Gen.l Grant'a brother-in-law , now resident of this ] city , waa * nskcd yesterday if ha knew what ! : place had been selected for the general'ef burial , and replied that he did not , althoughfi tie had made inquiry on the subject when nt | McGregor , recently. From n remark mader to him by a member of Gen. Grant'a family , ! ho inferred n positive selection had been madca by the general , but that it wna known only to j himself , Mrs , Grant nnd Ool , Fred Grnnt.B Ho wns Inclined to think , hmvovor , that thejjj general had not selected Waahington , but pos sibly West Point. PHILADELPHIA , PJ , June 23. Regnrdlncs the funeral arrangements and final burial ! placoof ( ien. Grant , it Is learned that Georges W , Childs will have aola charge of all mattcrsg partalniug therewith , and he will probably hep called upon to select the spot for the lasts resting place of the dead hero , Chllds intended - | tended to leave for Mount McGregor to dayft but fearing he could not roach there In timiT < ho hia delayed starting until further ad vised E ' by the family as to their movements. Ho is * f iu constant tnlf graph communication with Col.r j Fred Grant who , by reason of Child's longl * and C'OBO friendship with the family , hasS atked him for advice on reveral matter con H nectcd with the funeral preparations and haaH [ oft to Child's judgment the arrangement ofjj All the principal points. A. Brief Sfectch of General Gr ntV Career. Ulysses 8. Grant waa born April 27 , 1822 , at Point Pleasant , Clermont county , Ohio. His parents wore of Scotch origin , At 17 , young Grant entered West Point , nnd four years later graduated twenty-first in u class of thirty-nine , receiving a couuilolon of brevet , eecond lieutenant In the Fourth infantry. He ; remained in the army eleven yeara ; was en gaged In every battle of the Mexican war ex oapt that of linen * Vista , and received two' brevets for gallant conduct. Inl8l8homarried Julia , daughter of Frederick Dent , a merchant of St. LOUD , and in 1851 , having reached the rank of captain , retlgned , and went to farm-j ing near St. Louis , Unsuccessful in this he. removed to Galena , III. , In 1809 , 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 , nnd without any personsl acquaintance with tha affairs of the nation , ( Lincoln's first oall for troops was made April 15 , and on the llHh intt. Grant was drilling a company of volunteers at Galena. | He alto offend his services In the adjutant general of the army but received nu reply. ] [ The governor of Illinois , however , employed ' him in organizing state troopi , and five weeks later ho was appointed colonsl of tha Twenty- ] first Illinois infantty He reported for duty In June to Gen , Pope , in Miieouri. On August 7 , he was commissioned n brigadier general without his knowledge , and for a short time watched the movement ! of factional forces in Missouri. While in command of the south-east district of MI'Bonri , with head quarters at Cairo , Ills , on September C , with out orders , ho seized Paducah , at the _ month of the Tenneasae river , and commanding the navigation of that stream and tha Ohio. This secured Kentucky to the Union , for the > taU legislature , which htd affected to be neutral , at once declared in favor of the government. In November ha made a demonstration on Belmont , a small place on tha Mtioissippl , eighteen miles below Cairo. On the 7th inst , ha landed , and under a heavy fire broke up and destroyed tha camp , Returning to hli transports be wai confronted with largely rjperior force which ha broke through captur ing two cannon and 100 prisoners. In 1SC2 he helped to capture Fort Henry. February 4 , on the 12th fnst. , ho btmicveil Fort DncL'lMin with lf',000 mm , the parrlron numbering 21,000. After four dayit' fiphtinc , the etemy surrendered on the IGth with IS cannon , 17,1300 final ! arm * and 11,023 toldlotit. Four thousand had nrcnpcil and ! J,510 were killed nnd uroumJrd , while Grant'a lorn WM less than 2,000. This waa the first Important Union victory , Grant was thnu iuda A mnjitt-renrral of volunteers nnd placed In command of w pit 'IVmiPf ceo. In Mnroh hli forces nnmberirjc 33,000 men were encamped near Shlloh , or I'itUburg landing on the Ton- net ec rlicr nwftitlng the arrival of General Uurl with 40,000 nura. On April 6th thn confederates came ' . Cotnith and ntlwkeil Grout with n foioj M OCO , now hoping to overwhelm him ' ) f ' .o RuelV arrival. Grant : was puriied back to the river whrru ho hold his petition until dark and the arrival ot Hnol. On trio 7th the inomy won driven bnok to Corinth , a , dlitnnco of twenty ulna mUtv. Grant commanded both clajs , Ou Mny SOth Corinth w Attacked by thn 3onfadpr tw. In July Hallcck was madn gcncrnl-in-chirf nnd Grant * ucettil < l him Iu command of the uYputiiipnt of ri'iint eu. September 10th hti fought the battle of Ink * which was nn incompVto victory owing to tha failure of Gen. ltnu > ran * to entry out fan orders. After the IntUn nf Cunutli ( irant proposed the capture of Viekslmrp , ntul re calling1 no anrwcr from the gonornMn-chlef on No > ember 2 ho began n movement into tbo interior of Mississippi , While ho threatened ] Yickubiirg from the roar with 30,000 men Sherman wns scut by the river with 40,000 men to nltnnk it in front. Grant ailvnnccd n fnr as Oxford , fifty miles , when Holly Spring * , hia principal baeo uf supplie * . WAS surrendtrod by Col. Murphy who wns dismissed for thi * action , This compelled the abandonment of the campaign , and Grant returned to Corinth , In January , 1 03 , Grant took ccmiiand In person ( if nil the forces in tha Mississippi val ley , and moved to n point opposite Vicks- bUTR. Thrro he spent nevornl months in fruitless cndonvors to take tlio place. In April the general marched hia nrmy through the awnmpl on thu wentorr Innk to a place below Yicksburg , April 30U he croflfod tlio river nud landed atBrulni burg , thirty miloH south of Yiokilrai ) ; Pemborton , with 52,000 men at Vickebnr.- and Johnston with a smaller but rapidly in creasing force , nt Jackson , fifty miles fartboi onat , opposed Grant whose forces munbarftu 43,000 strong. Grant abandoned all ceic- munication with tliu river and pvshed Into the Interior between the two hostile foicer. May let he met nud dofentod a porticn o' Pembcrton'e command nt Port Gibaon ; then advancing eastward , on the 12th he fell upou nnd destroyed n force coming out from JacV- aon to meet him. On the 14th ho capttirri Jncknon and scattered Johnson's forces. Turning the eama day to the MUslsalppi , on he 10th he utterly routed Pemborton's entire [ turce at Chninpiou's hill ; on the 17th hu uamii flip with the enemy again aud defeated him > ; Hlncl : river bridge ; and on thn 18th ilrovt , him Into Vickslmrp. Ou Ihe 10th aed 21i' ho mtdo uneuccensftil aepaulta on Hit town , and on the 23rd bpan a regu lar Beige. The place surrendered July 4tl' with 111,000 men and 171 ! cannon , the largest capturn of men and material ever inado in TT \ up to tint timo. During this campaign the ' 'confederates lost 49,000 prisoner * , 12,00f' killed and wounded , nnd 8,000 by difeato and Straggling. Grant'a entire IOHS was 8,873 , BUD * ha was made a major general iuthsro ulsi October Kith ha wns given command of thu Mississippi division , which included tha armies of the Ohio , Cumberland and Tennessee , tha latter ho commanded eo loDf and so well. On the 23d of October Gram reached Chattanooga , where the Cumberland army waa quartered , surrounded by thn eneinv and at point of starvation. Tha battle of Lookout valley , fonpht on l\f 27th under Grant'a direction , telieved the cltr and army. November 23d , 24th nnd 25th tht. battle of Clutlanoogft wna fought , in whioh Bra ? ? waa defeated and 6,000 men captured. In February. 1801 , Grant wna appointed com mander of the Union armies , with the tewlj- created rank f lieutenant general. He no * set about to meet L e , who commanded tli > Army uf Northern Virginia , and fought hit his way from the Rapldan to the James livei with this end in view. Before Grant reaohcd tha James ho loit CCOO men killed. i(5COO ! ( , wounded , and Dearly 7,000 taken prlioncrt. while he captured 10,000 of the enotnj. Tlia lotaei to Lce'j niniy can never be known , as ha deitrojed his own records. The battle * of the Wilderness , Spottaylvunla , North Auni. nd Cold Harbor were the hardest Grant evet fought , nnd after each he ndranoed and L withdraw. He was nnxious to annihilate Le , rnod with this end the campaign of the Wil- fderness was planned. When Grant arrived [ In front of Richmond he crossed tha James ) / . mursuanca with n plan founed months befoir. icor months ho waited nnd fought before Rich- tmond , with various results. Tlie govornusnl Iadvi ed him to abandon It , but Grant nevci [ wavered. By September Sherman bad reached Atlanta , and Grant then lent him OL fhia famous rn rch to tha sea , n route set out [ by Grant six months before. He made fiber- iman'a Biicoees potrible , not only by holding | Lue In front of Richmond , but by sending re inforcements , who then drew off and defeated tba only army nlilcli could have confronted ISherman. I When the final campaign began Lee had 73,000 mem at Richmond , besides the mllitU 'and ' gunboat falloifi , amounting to SCOO more. InclndliifSheridan'H force. Grant had ,110,000 , men before Petersburg nnd Riclimo nd Potorsburc ; loll on Anrll 2nd and Richmond. nn the 3rd , and Leo fled toward Lynchburg. Chant pursued nnd Leo , finding himself out fought , out-marched out-generalcd and surrounded surrendered ji Appomaltox court houeo April 911 , 1805 , with 27,000 men , all that remained cr hia army. After this the other confederate 'armies ' asked to surrender und tha great civil [ war WAS ended. , Grant returned to Washington to aupeiu , tend tlie disbamlment of hi * army , and whilt there President Lincoln wna assassinated. It had doubtless bcon Intended to include Wrani iu this , as ho was invited to occupy the bent > nt the thrntrn with the murdered president During Johnson's administration Grant w > clothqd with large jiowera by congress to nm- jtralize the supposed deft etiim of Johnson U , , the southern [ element In tha reconstruction , ; He waa electnd prrsidont In 18C8 and tcol .the . oath of office March 4 , 18CO. Ho was r elected In 1872. After oponinu tlio IOD , tcnnial oxixisltlon nt Philadelphia in 1870 ha act nut upon a tour around tht- world. It was a continual oration , caul. jcountry through which ho passed vieing with the others in doiot ; him special honor. Ii Kngland particularly waa hla reception cordial rd hia jieraon shown marked rtspect , tin. ( froudoin of the city of London baing priHuiiteiJ 'to him , an honor rarely conferred. Upon LIi return to America in 1879 he wai given i magnificent recepthn in this city as he wjt pamint ; through on thn way to his old lioinr in Galena , Illinois , He resided in that etat fnr n short time , and thou removed to New York which has our since been called hl > homo , Ho was the candidate of what vm known ui the Stalwart element of the republi can party In 1889 , but waa defeated by < < a > field. He was elected president of tin Mex < - ican Central ihvay and vitilod Mexico n Ibehalf of this country la the Intel- icsts of that road , Ilia son , Ulyctir B , Grnnt , jr. , married n daughter of 'oi-Sonntor J. II , Chaffeo , of and his onrnglnij in tha hinkiucr business vltl. Fernando 1 , \\nrd at Now York doubtlci * drew the general to that city. The failure oi thu firm of Grunt & Ward last Juno CACutci some pcumlul in financial circles , but tha 2 i < - era ) , although ha lost his wealth , lost nero t ! hla lntfnty ( ; of character thereby. iJtulo the early spring of 1881 at the general vu Btepniug from tut carriage in front uf his own residence , lie sllpptd and fell , bruising hiu hl/ < very sevcrolr n < i jarring bis syttem , } fo w oontined to his home for somn time , but flit ally recuperated , and duilngthu suinmervftEt to Long Branch where ho spent nuyjrsl inonthr. While there he discovered the cr cer In his mouth which has linillj proved ( ha cauio o | till demise. It wu then in thu form of & email hard lump in thereof roof of his mouth , and while itccailoning bin sorno diicouifurt caurud no alarm. It grfr * worse , however , until death claimed him , Continued on fourth
