Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-26

one Of the 1Sss prominent oEcisls 10
tAe neW edninistratioo today: The
burial u General Grant ~ Neg York
with ths eeseDo1iss preceding 10, viii
make is n0re Of State than q National
al air. His body 10 70 lie in state 10
Albany and New FORK city. Il ought
70 be pisoed IN Stale N New York. Phil
sdslpti2 snd Washington and then Be
burned here beside the soldiers who
fo1ght With him Undsr the present
srrangeusnt the army can do Dothing
more than u wOzid d. shoald Is be cali
ed or TO sssiss IN toe burial OF any ether
prominent GeRsrzl.S
Citizens express seutipen.s similar
Ia that shove Indicated They admit.
however. that II is were the wish Of
Gensrsl Grant, or IL the family have q
decided preference that tue burial take
place IN Ns~ York, farther controversy
Is precluded. The selection OF Central
Para as the place Of burial, rather than
any sther public reservation in Neg
York, Is also specially criticized here,
and the suggestion u made that the
center Of Unlon Square, for instance,
would be . more fttiag place for the in
termeut Of the dead hero's remains. and
the erection Of q noble monument t.
commemorate the Nations gratitude.
general order, in the name Of Shsr-
idaR, has today been issued TO General
Hancock, directing him 30 take charge
OF the military ceremonies connected
With the funeral. An order giving
directions As to the details will Be 10
sued early next week.
GREAT MEETING.
O. r. =
meeting was held at the Merchants Ex-
caange this noon Eloquent speeches
we're made by both Usion and Coated
crate soldiers. paying high tribate 70
Gen. Grant a. q soldier and man. Re-
solutions highly eulogistic Of the Gen
eral, and expressing deep sympathy with
the family in their bereavement, we're
unanimously adopted. The Merchants
Exchange will be draped for 30 days.
OBSERVANCE OF TIE DAT OF TIE FUNERAL
AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. July 25.-All the civic,
military. political and other organiEa-
tons in the city have united in previd-
ing for q suitable observAnc Of the day
determining that meeting shall be
held in Music Hall, the program is in
complete.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRkscIsoo, July 25.-The execu-
tive committee appointed by the differ
emit associations Of this city to deter
mine what should be done on the
day of the funeral Of General Grant,
decided this morning oply to have
religious rites in the churches and
pavilions. II was also decided to have
Methodist ministers conduct the SER
vices. as the dead hero vas a member Of
that church. There will be no military
nor GIVE parades.
SERVICES IN wEsTNINsrKR ABBEY.
LONDON, July ga number of Amsri-
can gentlemen assembled this morning
al the residence Of Mr.. Phelps. the
American Minister, to arrange for q
memorial service in London on the day
Of the burial In New York of General
Grant. Cyrus W. Field proposed reso-
luton to appoint q committee 10 wait
upon the Dean Of Westminster and
make suitable arrangements for a com
memo9asIve service in Westminster
Abbey on the Ssh of August. the day OF
tbs burial of Gen. Grant in Central
Park. Joseph X. Haviey Of Connect
cut seconded the resolution. which was
adopted by a unanimous vote, and o
committee was at once appointed. IL
consists of Mr.. Phelps, who is chair
man, Mr.. Havley, Mr. Field, senator
Eustis of Louisiana, George w. Smalley,
Manton Marble, b. II. Brewster (sx-At-
torney General). J. s. Morgan, j. T.
Lord, Thomas NJ. Waller american
Consul Gsueral), Howard Potter and
DR.. HatVoed of New Haven. A sub
committse. consisting of Messrs. Phelps,
Field and Smalley, vas subsequently,
chosen TO see the Dean and arrange to
visit him during the afternoon The
sub committee saw the Dean, who
readily granted them the use Of the
Abbey for the desired services.