The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-31
GRANTS GREATNESS GONE
AND HIS TROPHIES ENDANGERED
Friends Parading His Poverty Untn He
Appears Miserable Mendioant-
Criticisms on the Ungener-
Gus ~ Public--Relief,

WASHINGTON, Dec. SO.-A Repub.
lican reporter saw several prom
inent gentl, mon of this city
with reference to the news re-
ceiyed here from New York
that all of Gen. Grants personal
property, including his swords ard
medals, presents received by him while
abroad, his pictures, his two farms aud
his houses In this city and ST. Louis, had
been invontOriSd and are TO te sold IN
meet the Judgment against him by
william ii. Vanderbilt. Among tho
gentlemen interviewed were w, w. Cor
coran, Gen. Beale and Gen. Vnn Wick
all OF them old friends of Gen, Grant
Gen. Beale said he had not heard any of
the details of this story. Ho was vorv
much shocked when he read
II and said he thought there was some
mistake about IL, and finally that he
ana not believe 1t. lie said Gen. Grants
~. Louis larm WIS sold three months
ago tor $4,000, its estimated value be-
ing 600, anu that his farm In Illinois
is artually sold and viii bring the full
vaiue, S75,OOO He said he received 4
letter from Gen. Grant recently, IN
Which the lattr said no was in very
poor health, ana on Friday last, he said
he received one froma Fred. Grant, i'm
which he SAID mat his father
was confined to his room and that his
condi ion was such az to seriously alarm
his family. Gen. Beae added. at is
my belief that this Illness, which could
not account for, is caused by his anx-
iety."
Gen. Van Wick said ho had no doubt
that II would loo found an easy matter
TO raise the money necessary to clear
away this Judgment. Ho SAID that gen.
sherman Is now in Philadelphia, and he
added that he thought by the time Gen.
Sherman reached this city he would
have at least $50,000 with which
~ pay of this judgement,
even II that sum came from the pockets
III MIR. DreXel and Mr.. Childs alone. The
general said he would not start a sub.
soription TO relieve Gen. Grant of this
judgment, but would assist I'm prevent
ing the sale OF his personal effects. He
thought 1t would he dishonorable i'm the
people of the United States If an OK.
president and soldier like Gen. Grant
should be obliged to sacrifice the tro.
! phles OF his services to his country for a
lew thousand dollars.
MOTH No But suRMIsEs.
Nothing additional has been heard in
hi.' NisJ tNuNhlliS pcus NThul n unNnclAl
Affairs. Gen. Sherman has not yet ar
rived, and II il now said no will not be
here until after the LIST of Janu ry.
| Gen, Beale said to night: ~ am OF
the opini u that Vanderbilt will not
care to take advantage OF the law u
such an extent as tn enforce the sale of
Gen. Grants personal effects. Aside
from That, however, IL has occurred Ia
me that Vanderbilt may be netting for
Gen. Grants benefit, having "a pre-
ferred claim ON Gen. Grants property,
ho may execute the law and obtain pos
session and return 1t subsequently,.
simply TO prevent some claimant who
may come after him from securing GEN
Grants effects; so we had better wait
and see. fittings are in rs bad shape
a. reported, no doubt tho effort for re-
lief viii prove successful. Gen. Grant
is national property, and the nation
takes pride in the honors he has re.
ceived. If congress Is unwilling tc
place him on the retired list OF the army,
let thom make AN appropriation TO pur-
chose the mementoes he has and place
them on exhibition at the Smithsonian
Institute"
| THE PHILADELPHIA MOVEMENT.
! PHILApELPHIA, Dec. 30.-Measures
for the relief or Gen Grants personal
effects, trophies, etc, are In fayorabl,
progress, with tho expectation that
early and satisfactory results wild bt
reached. Consultation on tho legal as
aspects of the business Is still going on
and MIR. Childs goes 10 New York to
morrow ON business connected with tht
subject.