Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-29

GEN. GRANTS DIFFICULTIES.
His Property 20 be Sold Under the Van.
derbilt Mortgage.
GEN. sHERMAN's EFFORTS TO SAVE TIE Kx-PREsI-
DENTS SWORDS, MEDALS, AND RELICS OF THE WAR
FOR HIN.
An attorney who asserted that he was &C
Qualnted with the facts said TO n. Y. Tribune
reporter Saturday that an inventory had been
taken or all Gen. Grants possessions, under the
judgment entered against him In favor OF William
h. vanderbilt for $150,0O0 and interest loaned to
him when he was trying to save the flrm OF Grant
q Ward from failure. The inventory and execu-
tlons under the judgment were taken. he said, to
protect Gen. Grant as well as Mr.. Vanderbilt The
executions cover houses In Washington and Phfla-
0eiphla, and farms near st. Louis and Chicago.
The farms alone are valued at s65.O00 and $4,000
ample to secure Mr.. Vanderbilt, as Mrs. GRANT
JOINS with the general and gives up her life inter-
est IN the property mentioned The inventory in
cludeS all the presents OF weapons, brc-a brac and
rare articles made to th(general at different times
by friends at home and potentates abroad, tie
pictures and books his relics Of Ihe war and evea
tne In engraved cards ordered struck to express the
thanks OF Congress
mere, learned OF the possibility that Gen. Grant
might lose all these articles Indeed 1t Is said that
Gen. Grant called council OF war with his old
cOmrade In arms over the situation. The result
has been that steps are being taken to relieve the
property. Gen. Sherman left the city yesterday
!or Philadelphia, and will afterward visit WASH
Cyrus W. Field said to q Tribune reporter: .sGen.
GRANTS swords, medals and relics Of the war may
the debt OF $50, 900 which he borrowed from Mr..
vanderbilt to help the firm OF Grant & Ward. and
Tor which he has confessed Judgment This ought
not 10 DE- received message from Gen. Sher-
man last night informing me OF the fact 1t was
the nrst knew OF it. This morning 1 went TO see
Mr.. Vanderbilt about 1t and he promised to throw
OFF $4,000 OF the total amount which is now about
with interest, II the remaining 900
Paid. nave taken the matter in hand and think
snau nave no olfflculty IN raising the money"
GEN. SHERMAN IN PHILADELPHIA.
An Associated Press dispatch from Philadelphia
says: Gen. VIM. T. Sherman, George w. Childs and
A j. Drexel held a conference this afternoon at
the residence OF Gen. Sherman's son-in-law, Lieut.
Ihackara The result OF the conference was An
engagement for the three gentlemen to lunch to-
gether to-day at Drexel's banking house for the
purpose OF discussing ways and means to assist
What Is Said In Warrington.
GEN. BBALE THINKS 1T BEST TO WAIT FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION BEFORE TAKING ACTION.
Gen. Beale stated to a STAB reporter to-day that
he received letter from Gen. Grant about ten
days ago. and one from one OF his sons only four
days ago, but In neither was there any mention of
the impending troubles. 81 understand" he con-
ttnued that ''Gen. Sherman will be here tonight or
tomorrow, and from him can be learned what has
been dcne and what will be done. am OF the opin-
ion that Mr. Vanderbilt Will not care to take ad-
vantage OF the law to such an extent to enforce
9 sale of Gen. Grants personal effects Aside
from that, however, it has occurred to me
benefit Having preferred claim to Gen. Grants
property he may execute the law and obtain pos
session and return It subsequently, simply to pre-
securing Gen. Grants effects So you see we had
better wait and see. If things are in as bad shape
successful. Gen. Grant is national property, and
the nation takes pride in the honors he has re-
ceived II Congress is unwilling to place him
the retired list OF the army let them make an ap-
preparation to purchase themementoes he has and
place them on exhibition at the Smithsonian Insti
tuition"
GENERAL SHERIDAN SAID
thaShe knew nothing OF the matter. except through
the newspapers. He hoped that affairs were not
in as bad condition as reported, but II they were,
he, like the TeSt OF Gen. Grants friends would be
glad to see tAem righted-
The BIN to Retire Gen. Grant.
BuRrED on THE sNSAKRR's TABLE WITHOUT HOPE OF
REsURREcTroN-&HAr MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
SAY ABOUT IT.
The prospects OF the bill for the retirement OF
Gen. o. s Grant are not good. The bill passed the
Senate on the 18th OF May last and was placed on
the Speakers table In the House, where 1t now re-
mains buried under q hundred ana twenty seven
other bills without possible chance OF resurrection
committee, the chairman OF which, Gen. Rose
Grams, Is supposed to favor 1t. The only way It
could be reached would @ be BY ta5ngit up by unani,
question from the fact that there Is very decided
opposition to 1t. The members generally prefer
not to discuss the merits OF the bill, saying simply
that 1t can't be reached, but others are more out
spoken and denounce 1t ''on principle"
Mr. McMillin. OF TENNESSEE, says that to reap
point Gen. Grant for the purpose OF retiring him
would establish dangerous precedent
"Gen. Grant," he says, was brave soldier. but
been covered up and his many shortcomings over
looked; he has mad honorS and wealth bestowed
upon him. He left the army to accept these; IL
the duty Of Congress to restore him to the post he
left Besides, Grant has been prec!uded from the
benefit OF retirement by Arthur's veto of the Fitz
John Porter BILL upon the grounds that the legis-
lative was thus endeavoring to usurp the appoint
ing powers OF the executive"
Mr.. Geddes, OF Ohio, said he did not know how the
House felt about the matter but he personally was
opposed to the bill; that II Gen. Grant chose to
gamble he must submit to gamblers luck.
Mr.. Lewis, Of La, thought the agitation OF the
misfortunes OF the Grant family at this time was
probably with the view of getting Congress to DO
something for the General
Mr.. Long. OF Mass, thought the bill should
pass and would If 1t could be gotten before the
House
Mr.. Miller, OF Pa: said he had been Informed that
the veto OF the FitZ John Porter bill involved the
question of Grants retirement
Representative Williams, OF Alabama. looks upon
the newspaper talk Of Grants needs as simply pre-
ceding move to pass the retirement bill "But,"
he added, ''if the blll comes up In the House be-
lieve 1t will pass"
Representative Thompson. OF Kentucky, said to
STAR reporter: 81 don't think the House will pass
that or any other bin for Grant at this session, not
that the democrats are opposed to IT, but they will
hold It back and pass 1t under democratic admin
1strat1on, so that we may show the boys ln blue
that we will take as good care OF their old COM
mander as the republicans would"
A democratic member OF the House said to STAR
reporter to-day: "Grant's refusal to take pension
was not delicacy, but diplomacy. The pension was
35OO while the bill to retire him with the rank
and pay OF general would give him upwards OF
$4,000. Grant naturally prefers the $4,000"
A Cold Wave to be Expected Wednesday.
At the signal of1ce this morning It was stated
that the present unsettled weather would probably
last through tomorrow, with occasional rains
The temperature tomorrow will be higher, but on
Wednesday it will probably grow colder, when we
will feel the effect OF the storm which Is now
brewing out IN Montana, where the thermometer
is from 20 to Is degrees below zero.
Gen.. Hazen's Charges Against GEN.
Chauncey McKeever.
Gen. Hazen has submitted to the Secretary OF
War the much h-talked-0r charges against Assistant
Adjutant General Chauncey McKeever. While
they have not yet been examined It is learned that
Gen. Hazen entirly ignores any derogatory remarks
thatmight have been made regarding himself in con-
nection with the management OF the recent arctic
OF Lieut. Gfeely, who was also criticised.
Monument mementOes BY tho ThOu.
sand
An ALLEGED swINDLIE0 SCHEME BEING MvKsTI-
GATED.