The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-27
Magnificent Gift to Grant.

According to the suggestion made some weeks
since, a number of the leading citizens OF New
York, representatives of its wealth and CONNER
cial influence, have presented Leutenant-Gene-
raj Grant with purse containing one hundred
thousand dollars. Among the principal subscri-
bers we may mention A. L. Stewart, William B.
Astor, Commodore Vanderbilt, j. b. F. Lauier,
l.. W. Jerome, and others. Thirty thousand
dollars OF the amount were used TO discharge
the mortgage on the Generals house
in Washington city, the balance, seventy thou
sand dollars being invested in fve-twenties.
Maior-Genera Daniel Butterield was the
agent who collected and paid over the sum, an
additional amount of two thousand dollars
being rendered to the LieutenautGeneral at the
The money was presented without ceremony
General Grant, since the close of the war, has
been presented as follows:-
BY citizens of Philadelphia, with house and
furniture, valued at. at.................... S3U,UO0
By the citizens OF Galcna, H., a house, turnl-
ture, and that Sidewalk, !" valued at 10 600
With swords and equipments to the value of. 10000
Horses. Observation-Disclosures. 10 600
Library by citizens OF Boston. .,...,....... 5000
In cash from the citizens OF New ork .... 100000
Total. ....................... .......... .$l70O 600
The total of this sum is less than the annual
income of the estates presented to the Duke of
Wellington by the British Government and
people. 1t will doubtless be remembered that,
after the battle of Waterloo and the fall of Ma
poleon, the English Parliament voted an, estate
to the Iron Duke, to cost two hundred Thousand
pounds, or million OF dollars mot In green
backs, but gold). The Duke was to select his
estate. Several were offered him, many OF them
princely. Amsng others was one offered by an
old nobleman who had two, and who prided
himself on the extent and condition of the one
which he would be only too proud to have the
Duke accept.
The Duke was invited to examine it, and
promised to do SO. When he came down from
London for that purpose the old Lord happened
to have a severe attack Of The gout. He sent
explanations and many apologies to.the Duke,
and said that as he could not come himself he
had sent his steward or head man to show him
the "farm." every well," said the Duke, "all
rght;" and off the pair started TO see it. Several
hours after leaving his lord the steward re-
turned, covered from head to foot with dust
and mud, and painting as If he had made the
tour on foot instead of ON horseback.
He explained to his lordship that he had
started off with the Duke and his orderly, THAT
is" said the steward, 1.-The Duke started off, and
/ and his orderly managed to keep within sight
and hailing distance OF him, and that was all.
don't know what he thought, or how he liked
the estate but the last heard of him was his
shout to me to tell your lordship that he would
take it,"
Grant and the Iron Duke have certain pecu.
liarities in common. Neither will ever be noted
for loquacity. Like Wellington, Grant says little
in return for the gift protered him, except that
''he'l take it," and goes about his business. Aud
so the whole matter is all right, except that the
gift is not half large enough, but will do for the
present.-Neto York Herald.