, 1879-07-30
The CUSTER MONUMENT.

~ thx lS1ttaF ~ Inc TRIBUTE.
MONROE, Mich, July os.-A lew weeks after
thu tragic drath OF Gcn. Custer, when the popu-
'as sympathy was strong and hts tellow.towns-
men Of Monroe felt that tl,o sast they could do
was to 1oangnsatu movement for q monument,
III, Asaocfatson MES formed, ar'i olIrcrs chosen,
who isstiel an appropriate circular stntEng that
"A NAt[onal Association has lect formed for the
purposo Of crecting. to the Lutte Gen. Custer
monument worthy to commemorate Ills cturac-
Ter nNtl achievements. The Association hus
very appropriately fixed ita headquarters at tic
latc nu,no OF te gallant soldier, and hcrO where
his dust will liz It Is proposed to Fatso non,t-
rncrt which shalt nttingly Justify TO the world
al,l to pusturity tlie lows nll gratitude of M
tim. The Committee Lopo to aecuru all needed
subscriptions prnmpsly. un'l to carry the work
to completion at M carly tlny.h
OF thts Association Gen. Sheridan was elected
Prcstlcnt: this WAS deemed lit al,A propor, be-
cal.so he wua probably thu Gcueral's wasmcst
nr,ny frcl,d, nfsl protested much attachment
rres.dcnh' which lle acknowledged "wilh
tt,pnks,n but has not sinco expressed or tntt.
| matct. tic slightest interest IN the mattcr,-
mover has evea ln'ln'scd ., attsr tho PROGRESS Of
| hnrlly expected tint much benefit was TO be
| derived from him.
However, the Association has pua!,cd ahcad
under great d!t'fculttcs, the great btsiucss do
utmost pnralyzt,E thta as we'll as aIl ssmilar
movements. About the sasr,e time, too, tho
New York Herald proposed 2 fund for tss same
Is. e rat wnth @ 5sES md iSa oSs1 sFs
foluw!nE In all sums froln t,n rents to slo0.
aianY Of tlcse wrre Bens II tho Ltr1d suppoa-
| inE tEit two movements to b. Identical. "
could not ba twn nlonun,unts, 10 tho Associa-
tiou has concluded 10 land over its nlUnoY to the
n<n1a iun, which will! amount u between
5000 aud sa,o0o This WY ~ sufficient to CON-
l,aa bcen decided upon BY . Commission ap..
pointed for this puElh,se, WHICH 10 composed Of
the iollowlMs The !lon. Ihuslow Wosd. uen.
mont, md William Cullen bryant {upon Whose
Icnth fjlu urtist Mr La Ctatro NUS api,olutel Ia
hts ptaeet 1hla Commission had full power TO
sel.ct dcsiGn for tho monument aud tito sito
trnd 10 tho cntlrs business OF its completion
aIul nnyei1ing. They VI first thought Ut plactng
It In Cenfral Park, No" York. but finally do
siael upon West Point. Ile artist. Mcdonald,
which bears q striking. resemblance to the
tltueul. The attitude is criticised un.
tayonny by sps. it, 4 .sptssepts y, Custer l
p'so !" 'hs othss. @ giving s lin 1sthss a militia
| nlsn u appearance. The prtist has apparently
intsnlud to present Hin IN The net Of dofeadiuR
himself tu t!s lust encounter with hla rsd gu.
patI.s 10 hays tho fact publsnsd that they xlshed
designs submitted TOR tho monument, but only
this QUO complied or showed any desire 10 cot1s-
pete.
Ch!eopee, Mass, whufo 1t was cast, the granite
| for tie pedpstal IL oil tho ground at West
Point, anil tla whoia Wtl! 10 ready to unvesl to
tho publle soule ttme tn August. though tho day
may BE- deferred TIL Septsnbor, THIS matter
10 III tho hands Of Gen. acnonald. she snpestts.
tel.lent Of the Military Acadeuty, who will an-
nolncs tho date Us soon Us 1t y decided upon.