The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-25

given tonight should be abandoned out oi
respect to General Grant. The editors held
. meeting at Wizards and the following
dispatch was sent to Colonel Grant:
The excursionists Of the Associated Press
of Mexico send to the family of the illustri-
GUS General U. s. Grant the profe und sym
pathy and through you to the whole OF
head, the Republic of the United States one
OF it's most renowned heroes and Mexico
one of it's best friends.
1 PAz, President.
A. ARROYO DE AUDEA, Secretary.
They also sent the following telegram to
General Parfeirs Diaz, City of Mexico:
The Excursionists of the Associated
Press of Mexico, send to you and through
you to tine Mexican Republic their profound
sympathy for the death of the illustrious
American hero, General Ulysses s. Grant,
ia whom Mexico lost one other best friends.
/. PAz, President.
ARROYO, Secretary.
New York's Sentiments.
New YORK, July 23.-The news of Gene
ral Grants death had been received but al
Jew moments before the bells upon Trinity
and st. Johns churches began to toll, and
ia q few moments the solemn tones were
caught up in a II parts of the city, and COM
|veyed the news Of the Generals death to
the people Of this city and Brooklyn.
THE C1rY's OFFER.
Mayor Grace, by direction of the Board
|Of Aldermen, sent the following Dispatch
morning:
70 Mrs. q. S. Grant:
In advance Of official action. l am in]
|structed to tender Co yourself and family
the deep sympathy of the Common Council
|of the municipal authorities of the City of
|New York in your bereavement. l am also|
authorized by the informal action of the
authorities, which will be made official, toI
Fender to you a last resting place for the|
remains of General Grant in any one .oi
the parks of this city, which you may
select. l am also authorized to offer the
|Governor's room at the City Hall for theI
purpose of allowing the body to lie in state.
MAYOR GRACE.
THE GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION. i
Gov. Hill has issued proclamation in|
view of the death OF General Grant, inI
which he directs that the flags on all the
public buildings of the State be placed atI
|hal-mast until his burial. and on that
day yet to be appointed, all ordinary bust
mess in the Executive Chambers and del
|partments of the State Government be
suspended. The people OF the State are|
called upon to display until his funeral,
emblems OF mourning, and it is requested
that at that hour they cease from their
business and pay respect to the distin- +
guished dead,
The Governing Committee OF the Stock
Exchange has just resolved to close the Ex
change on the day OF General Grant s funeral,
NOTHING BUT SORROW.
Dispatches from cities all over the South
and from numerous points on the Atlantic
coast and Middle States show that General
Grants death was received with universal
sorrow. This is strongly marked in the j.
South and all the leading papers of that
portion OF the country comment editorially
in the warmest tones OF praise of the =
hero Of Appomattox." Comparisons and
contrasts are drawn between the -
two great bodies who met there
-one as victor and the other as van
luished. Nearly all the leading commercial
exchanges adjourned at once or passed res
olutions of respect, and decided to adjourn j.
On the day of the funeral