Daily Republican., 1885-07-24
SORROW IN THIS CITY.

| was i'm meet tltely ommeUced, Colonel
Il. H. Taylor, Chairman of the Pub lie
Buildings Committee otiCity Council,
assumed the responsibility nd ordered
the City Hall to be draped in mourning,
and his action was endorsed by Council
at the nesting last night.
| Among the other places in this city
that are draped, or have flags floating
at half-mast, are the buildings of the
REPUBLIoAN, The Morning News.
Every Evening, Freie Presse, w. B.
Sharp, s. II. Baynard, James Morrow
e Sons, g. w. Bush 81 Sons, P. j.
Walsh & Co. Adams &, Brother, Adams
Express, Meyer Meyers, Fell & Peo.
Piles, Boughnan & Co., Phillips &
Kane, Henry f. Pickels, Dsverell
Brothers, Joseph Stoeckle, Thomas
Mitchell, f. f. Janvier, William Il.
Babcock, James & Brother, f. XII
Crawford, George H. Marble, DAME
Ross, II. r. Briughurst, j. F. Car
Isle & Co., Pyle & Lichtenstein,
Crosby & Hill, G. Wesley Pyle, Mrs. E.
Fellheimer, Duncan Brothers, Ninety
nine cent store, w. G. Robelen, r. j.
Fougeray, r. B. Mcdonnell, Angelo
Cardinel, j. V. Cristy & Son, Charles
Reynolds, Grand Union Hotel, Wash
ington Fire Company, John McCaffrey,
DUPONT Post headquarters, Samuel
Hawkins, Ochiltree & Crippen, William
NJ. Kennard, A. Fl. Viewig, Robert +.
Francis, SOLO Brothers, Granville Wor-
rell, and Z. Company's headquarters.
CITY COUNCIL ACTION.
| The regular weekly meeting of City
Council was held last evening, with
President Farra IN the chair, The
minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved, after which Mr.. Mention
moved that the regular order of business
be suspended, aud a com mittee of three
appointed to draft suitable resolnt ions
depressing the sense Of Council on the
death of General Grant. The notion
was carried and the chair appointed
| Messrs. Mention. Farrell and Baynard
as the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Mention, Couuc.,
| took recess of ten minutes, while the
committee retired to prepare the rsso.
| lutions. AT the expiration. of the time
| the committee haG not returned, and
Mr.. r. III. Taylo moved that the rules
be suspended, and the pay.roiIs be taken
| up. The motion was carried, and the
payroll of the Street Department,
amounting 10 S459 10, and the Sewer
Department payroll of S9525 were
presented, and orders drawn for the
amounts.
The Sewer Conmittee reported In
| favor of granting the petition of Hugh
cGinley, to have the sewer at Second
and Monroe streets repaired, and re-
commended that 1t be enlarged.
Mr.. X. H. Taylor introduced an Or
dinanoe amending an ordinance pro
viding for the sale of certain real es.
tate, and confirming the sale.
l Tha m M
came in and presented the follow
ing, which was unanimously adopt
ed :
| WHEREAS, This Council has heard
with SORROW and sad intelligence of the
death of General Ulysses S. Grant,
and
WHEREAS. This Council, represent
ing the voice of the entire community,
deems 1t only proper and fitting to give
depression to the universal grief which
the whole country feels over the sad
Ievent therefore be it
Resoi we'd, That in the death of Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant, the nation has lost
not only its greatest sold Ter, but one
who in the time of peace, as President
of free people, filled with honor the
trust ontided in him, aud who, as q
lprivate citizen, was faithful to every
Resolved, That the City Hall and all
the city offices be draped in
mourning for the space of thirty days,
and that all public business be suspen-
ded on the day of the funeral and that
as further mark of respect that this
Council do now adjourn and be il
further
Resolved, That the city clerk be In.
lstructed to have a copy of these reso.
lntions published in the public press
of the city OF Wilmington.
Res olved, That as q further token of
respect the Council and city officials,
should the remains of tho illustrious
deceased pass through this State, act as
an escort.
! Council then adjourned.
THE GRAND ARMY.
| At meeting of Admiral S. f. Du.
Pont Post, No. 2, G. A. f., last night,
Il a number of speeches were made, eulo
CYSTIC of the character of General rant,
land the following resolutions were
ladopted;
i WHEREAS, The Veterans of the
Grand Army of the Republic have
heard with profound sorrow of the
death of our distinguished comrade
and fellow citizen, General U. S. Grant.
| WHEREAS, Recognizing in him the
instrumsntality, under God, by which
, the rebellion was overthrown, the
. restoration of the Union accomplished,
, and the re establishment of the govern
ment of the country secured, it seems
! eminently fitting that his comrades of
the 6. A. l.. should give expression to
their feelings upon this occasion; there
fore be it
Resolved, That as Washington is
, ,Ijustly regarded as the father of his
country, Grant shall be hailed as the
savior of her free institutions; that as d
/ soldier he was bold, fearless and un.
/ compromising, and as genera! he ex-
l hibited such II mastery of the art OF war
that his name in the future will be
justly ranked with those Of CTser, Han
: nibal, Frederick and Napoleon; that
$ as statesman he exhibited abilities OF
I | a high order, and that while he may
| have made mistakes, his administra.
] tious were marked by honesty and sin
Z C 9ri.y of purpose, hy kind and magma.
nimous treatment ef those who had
been in arms against the uuion, and by
! a Jealous and watchfui care for the
, honor and dignity of the United STATES
Resolved, That as his renown has ex-
t tended far beyond our borders, this
country is not alone in its appreciation
0 of tho great loss it has sustained, but
> that from all parts OF the world the
good and pure wiil sorrow with the ma
tion that 80 great, noble and true a
. man, so kind hearted and ma2pani
. nous, 80 unsuspecting and confiding
+ shall have passed away forever.
)I Resolved, AS further expression OF
our SORROW that the Post headquarters,
i. flag and standards be draped in mourn