The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-07-28
H0NORED DEAD,
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ness men immediately began drsp'ng their
houses with mourning, and residences
In similar manner showed the extreme
sorrow for the dece sej.
While bells tolled President Cleveland
sent the following despatch to Mrs Grant
FL Mount McGregOr: Accept this Ell.
preston OF my heartfelt sympathy in this
hour OF ynnr great affection. The people
IF the nstioa mourn with you and would
resch If thev could, with kindly comfort,
the depths If the sorrow which is yours
alone, ard which only the PITY Of God can
heal"
The Thursday meeting Of the cabin was
carei for ii o'clock insleid of IL, the usual
hour, to take action n the death of the ex-
pr. sidrnt.
THE PRESIDENTS PRO RECLAMATION
The following proclamation was after
wards issued BY the president
THE pr sident OF the United SAFES has
Jus, received sad tidings OF that illustr;ous
citizen ard ex-pre>ident OF the Uni ed
States, General u. :. Grant, at Mount
McGregor, in the state OF New York, 10
which plsce he had lately been removed in
endeayOr 10 prolOng his lie. In makirg
this announcement TO the people of the
United Sta'es the PRECEDENT Is impressed
with the magnitude OF the public loss of
the great military lie der, who was In the
hour OF V c'orv UagnanimOus amid disaster
serene and ssli-sustsined, who In every sta
| ton, whether IS colder or chief mag 'strate,
twice called to POWER by bis fellow coun-
trymen, trod uuswervin ,ly the pathway of
duty undecided by doubts, single minded
and straightforward. The entire country
has witnessed with deep emotion his po
longed and patient struggle with a painful
disease and his watched by his couch of
suffering with fearful sympathy. Tn des-
tined has came at last and his spirit
has returned TO TIE Creator who sent il
forth. The great hesrt Of the nation th t
| followed him when living with love and
p,ide, bows now in SORROW above him dead.
! Tenderly mindful OF his virtues, his great
patriotic services and Of the loss occasiOned
by his death. In testimony OF respect to
| the memory OF Gen. Grant, il Is ordered
that the executive mansion and the seye raj
departments at Washington, be draped in
mourning for period of 80 DAYS, ard that
all public business shall, on the day of the
| funeral, be suspended, and the > -cretaries
of war and of the navy will cause orders to
| he issued, fCT appropriate military and ma
al
In witness whereof, | her1untO set nv
hand and caused seal OF United States 10
be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
twenty-thiri day Of July, A. D., one thou
the Independence of the United St,tes, the
one hundred and tenth.
rSignedl GROVER CLEVELAND.
~. Oh II
Secretary of state.
DRUMS ORDER.
Adju,aut-G General Drum, by command /
of Lieutenant General Sheridan, issued the /
following der in compliance with the in-
structions of the president:
On the day OF the funeral at each mill
tsry pos, the troops and cadets will be
psradei and the order read, after which
all labors fer the dsy will cease. The ma
tional flag will be displayed at half-mas'.
AT dawn of day thirteen guns vi | be fired.
and afrerward at intervals OF thirty min
utes between the rising and settipg Of the
sun single gun, and at the close of the
day a national salute of thirty-eight guns,
The officers of the army will weir Grape
on the left arm, and on their swords,
and the colOrs of the ba'tslliOn
Of engineers Of the several regiments, and
of the United States corps OF cadets, will be
yut in mourning for the period of SIX
months. The date ard hour Of the funeral
will b. commune ted to The department.
comm ander, by telegraph, and by them to
their subordinate commanders.
THE BANQUET ABANDONED.
The Mexican edito-s, nov in the city,
sugg stei I'll I the proposed banquet to be
givel ID night, be abandoned out of respect
10 General Gr-nt. The editors held a meet
ing at Willard's and the following dispatch
was sent TO Col. Grant:
WASHINGTON, d c., July %.
To Col. Fred Grant, Mount MeGregor:
The excursionists of the Associated
Press of Mexico send to the family Of the
illus ri, Us ,ereral, L. 5. Gran, their pro-
found sympathy, and through you to the
whole Oi Amerc,. III fami V has lest its
worthy head. the republic oi the United
IT tes one OF its renOwn heroes, Mexico
ose Il her best friends.
T>igned1 J. PAz, Pre- ident.
\ Arroyo De AUDEA, Secretary.
They also seat the iOiIowing telegram
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Ju'y %.
To Gen PrfrO Dc0y, City Of MeTico.-
The excursionisIs Of the Associated Press
Of Mexico, send TO YOU and thrOu- h you to
the Mexican republic, their profound SYM
patty FOR the death OF the illuStriOus hero,
Gen. L. > Grant, in whom Mexico lost ,
ore vi her best friends. II
[Signed] J. PAz, President.
A. Arroyo De AUDEA, Secretary.
The white house has been handsomely
decorated. the emblems Of mourning be ing ,
equal TO those on the building at the time ,
of the death of President Garfield. They j
are over and around the windows and !
door facing north and the great pillars OF i