The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-12
THE GRANT RELTOs

ions eno prominent personagea. 1t Will
e remembered that General Grant con-
essed judgment in VIM. h. Vanderbilt
or $3.50. 900, and these relics were levied
lpon and sold TO pay the judgment.
Or. Vanderbilt bought them and
hen offered TO restore them to |
he general, and he declined to
receive them. Mr.. Vanderbilt then of
cred to give them to Mrs. Grant, ana |
The declined. They were then conveyed |
70 Mrs. Grant in trust to be delivered at
her death or before that time, at her op-
lion, TO the government authorities, to
be preserved as relics. She decided to
haye the transfer made at once, hence
the message. The following list of the
relics will be read with interest:
Schedule OF swords and medals, paint
ings, bronZas, portraits. commissions, ad-
dresses ana objects of value and of art
presented by various governments to
G neral Ulysses S. Grant:
Mexican onYz cabinet, presented by
the people of Pueblo, Mexico.
AerOlite, part of which passed oyer
Mexico In 1871.
oI0uHS vases pISSculSu DS tue Japan
csc citizens of Yokohama, Japan
3 marble bust and pedestal, presented
by workiDgmen of Philadelphia.
Gen. Grant and family, painted by
CoggsWen.
Large elephant tueks presented by the
king of Siam.
&Small elephant tusks, from the Mach.
arajah of JeheFe.
Picture of Gen. Scott, By Page, pre-
sented by the city of New York
CrackleWare bowls, very old, present
ed by Prince Koonn of China.
Chinese porcelain jars, old, presented
by lie Hung Chang.
Arabian Bible and Coptic Bible, pre-
sented by Lord Napier, who captured
them with King Theodore of AbYssinIa.
Sporting rifle and sword of Donelson,
presented to Gen. Grant after the fall of
army, and used by him until the close OF
the war.
New York sword, voted,to Gen. Grant
by the the citizens of New York at the
fair held 10 New York.
Sword of Chattanooga, presented to
Gen. GrGnt by the citizens of 10 Daviess
county, Galena, Illinos, after the battle
OF Chattanooga.
Roman mug and pitcher, silver menu
and card, farewell dinner at San Fran
cisco, California.
Silver menu, Paris dinner.
Horn and silver snuff box and silver
match box used by General Grant
Gilt table. modelled after the table in
Mr.. McClean's house, ia which General
r. E. Lee signed the articles of surren-
der. This was presented TO General
Grant by confederate soldiers.
by the celestial king of Siam.
Gilt cigar case. plain, presented by the
second king of Siam.
Gilt handled knife, presented by the
miners of Idaho territory.
Nine pieces of jade stone, presented
by Prince Koon of China
Silver trowel, used by Gen. Grant in
| the laying of the corner stcne OF the
American museum of natural history.
knife made at Sheffield, England. fol
Gen. Grant.
Embroidered pictures, cock snd hen
presented TO Gen. Grant by citizens o.
japan.
Field glasses used by Gen. Grant dur
| ing the war.
Iron headed cane made from the rsbe
| ram Merrimac.
Silver headed cane made from the
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| ter
Gold headed cane made out OF wooC
| from old Fort Duquesne, Pa,
Gold headed cane presented to Gen
Grant as tribute of regard for his hu
| name treatment of the soldiers ana kinC
| consideration of those who mlnisteTed Il
the sick and wounded during the war.
Gold headed cane used by Lafayette
and presented to Gen Grant by the la
dies of Baltimore, Md.
Carved wood case from the estate OF
/ Sir Walter Scott.
Uniform Of general of the United
States army.
Fifteen buttons, cut from coats during
the war by Mrs. Grant after and be for,
battles.
Hat ornament used at Belmont.
Hat ornament used at Fort Donelsou
Shoulder strap OF brigadler genera
cut from the coat used by Gen Grant ii
the campaign against Richmond ant
Petersburg and Lees army.
| Shoulder strap of lieutenant genera
cut from Gen. Grants coat.
PAR of gilt straps cut from the coat O
Gen. Grant used after the war.
Medal from the American congress
gold, for the opening of the Mississippi
Gilt medal from Philadelphia.
Badges, army and corps
| TwenJy-one medals, gilt and silver
and ten medals. silver and brass, sent t
Gen. Grant at different times.
Fourteen medals in memery of event!
Silk paper. Louisville Commercial
printed for Gen. Grant.
, SILK Daily Chronicle and BuTilngto
Hawkeye, printed for Gen. Grant.
| COLLECTION of coins, Japanese. This
1
in the japanese treasury. The value {
this set is $4,000, presented by the gov
erhment of Japan.
All the military commissions of Ger
Grant.
Commission as honorable member {
NJ. L. a. OF San Francisco.
Commission as member of Sacrament
/ Society of Pioneers.
Commission as member of the RoYs
Historical society.
. Commission as member of the Mill
tary Order of the Loyal League
Commission as member Of the Ate
club.
Certificate of election as president I
the United States of America.
Certificate of reelection.
Certificate as honorary member OF Il
Territorial Pioneers of California.
Certificate of election as LII. ID. of II a
ward college
Certificate as honorary member of tn
Sacramento Society of the Pioneers I
California.
= Certificate as honorary member of ii
I Mercantile library of San Francisco.
> The freedom OF the cities in Englan'
Ireland and Scotland, Including Londo
Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dublin an
other parts of the world.
2 Addresses to Gen. Grant from vsrIoI
, chambers of commerce and working
mems societies all over the world.
Resolutions of the territorial pioDeeI
! admitting Gen. Grant to membership.
j Resolutions of the CALIFORNIAN club
San Francisco admitting Gen. Grant
honorary member
Resolutions of the citizens OF 10 Da
S less county in presenting to Gen. Gral
t the sword of Chattanooga.
Resolutions of the Washington cor
panv or Brooklyn light infantry.
RESOLUTIONS embodying the FIR
thaaks of the congress of the Unite
D States.
Resolutions inviting Gen. Grant
visit the house of representatives of u
commonwealth of the state of Penusy
g vsnia.
s Resolutions embodyIng tie secoE
E | tnanhS Oh the COnSIesS Vi tilS Univ
States.
: Letter from the citizens of Jersey CT
i thanking Gen. Grant for his Dies Moin
( (Is.) speech on the question of the rul
= lie schools.
Resolutions at the presentation of Il
silver medal by the Union League cit
e of Philadelphia for gsllsntry and di
r tinguished services.
-. Resolutions accompanying the vote
= thanks by congress 10 Gen. Grant.
i Other resolutions and addresses pr
a sented to Gen. Grant on his receiving q
1 freedom of the city.
1 KRARTOUH.
This important British stronghold
S which. as our dispatches announ
s has just been captured by the Ar
bian hosts under Mahdi. is 8 city