St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-24
IN GENERAL,
I'm Washington,

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Sadness settled
| over the departments to-day. The news on
Gen. Grants death became known to
nearly all the clerks before they reached
the scenes of their duties, Flags were all
placed at half mast and orders issued for
all the buildings to be draped in deep mourn
ing. Ihere was disposition to cease the
departments at once, and the pension office
did so without waiting an executive o1der.
The opinion expressed on every hand ia
that the nation has never suffered such am
affiiction since the death of Washington.
and no precedent could be found to guide
them IN their action. Many of his old Off
Gals were personal friends of Gen. Grant
and all loved and hOnored him. Nearly
all the clerks and officials who have been
service any length of time have some pleas-
ant recollection of the war-hero president.
and his pleasant face and figure were IA
miliar to them all.
THE @. A. r.
Upon the receipt of the news of the death
or Gen. Grant, the following telegram was
sent to Col. f. ID. Grant by Gen. S. S. Bur
dette, commander in chief of the Grand
Army OF the Republic, expressing the pro-
found grief of the Grand Army of the Re
public upon the death of the greatest of
our comrades, In behalf of its 500, 600
members:
tender to your honOred mother and to all
the atf1icted family their heartfelt sympathy.
L pray you have me advised as soon as ar
engagements for the last sad rites are deter
mined upon.
The White house has been handsomely
draped, the emblems of mourning beino
equal to those on the building at the time
OF the death of President Garfield. They
are over and around the windows and door
facing north, and the great pillars of the
portlco at the north entrance are also
covered with black
SHERIDAN'S ORDERS.
Adjutant General Drum, by command of
Lieut. Gen. Sheridan, issued the following
order:
In compliance with the instructions of the
president, on the day of the funeral at each
military post the troops and cadets will be
paraded and the order read to them, after
which all labOrs for the day will cease Tho
national flag will be displayed at half-staff at
dawn OF day thirteen guns will be fired, and
afterwards at intervals of thirty min
uteS, between the rising and setting of the
sun single gun, and at the close of day a
national salute of thirty-eight guns. The
OfncerS OF the army will wear crane on the
lett arm and on their swords, and the colors
Oh the battalion of engineers of the several
regiments and of the corps of cadets will be
put in mourning for the period of six months.
The date and hour of the funeral will be
communicated to department commanders
by telegraph, and by them to their subordi-
nate commanders.
THE MEXICAN EDITORS.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-The Mexican
editors now iii this city suggested that the
proposed banquet to be given tonight be
abandoned out of respect to Gen. Grant.
The editors held meeting at the Willard
hotel to-day and the following dispatch was
sent to Col. Grant:
The excursioniSts of the Associated Press of
Mexico send to the family of the iIIustrious
general, u S. Grant, their profound SYM
pathy, and through yOr to the
whole of America. His family has
lost its worthy head, the republic of the United
States one of its most renowned heroes, Mex
leo one of its best friends.
/. PAZ, President.
A. ARROYO DE ANDEA, Secretary.
They also sent the following telegram:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 23.-To Gen.
Porfeiro Diaz, City of Mexico: The excur-
sfonists of the Associated Press of Mexico
send to you and through you to the Mexican
republic their profound sympathy for the
death of the illuStrious American hero, Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant, in whom Mexico has lost
one other best friends. 1. PAz, President
A. ARROYO, Secretary.