Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31

cabinet will attend the funeral in New |
York on Saturday, the sth of August
Gen. Hancock will Have Charge of the
Burial.
Mt. MACGREGoR, July A.-Adiutant
General Drum, who is here, said tonight
81 have to-day transmitted to Gen. Han
cock an order from the Secretary of War
directing Gen. Hancock to take the entire
charge of the military arrangements of
Gen. Grants funeral from the present to
the day of burial, and all military of any
kind here will he under his direction and
to him application must be made by ali
military organizations that may desire to
take part in the obsequies,
GOV. HIS Request.
ALBANY, y. Y, July H.-The following
letter was sent by the governor to Col.
Fred Grant:
Colonel On behalf OF the citizens of the
State of New York, ! respectfully request
that the body of Gch Grant be permitted to
lie in state at Albany for at least one day,
For this purpose tender The use Of the
capitol and win duly order such military
escort rs shall he appropriate. trust
the family of the dead soldier may
deem it possible to HCCede to this
request aud So allow the people of the
State an opportunity at the capital to
nav their rl%up.ts to the distinguished
dead COL Joan :. McEWau is the bearer
of this letter and will for Inc confer with
you as to the arrangement of the details.
q. A. X. Boys will Camp on the Noun
tain.
| Mt. MACGREGOR, July 24-There will
be over two hundred representatives of
the Grand Army posts from various parts
of the country here tomorrow They will
camp in tents pitched on the mountain
and will take meals on the hotel veran-
| day. The embalming will be completed
! to-day. The checks and face, by a pro-
cess made use of, have been made to as
sumo fullness, the deep burrows and lines
have been filled out, and the expression of
the face is now one of peace and rest.
To be Closed on the Day of the Funeral
| PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-At a meeting
of the Philadelphia stock exchange to-
| day, it was resolved out of respect for the
memory of General Grant that the stock
| exchange and clearing house be closed on
! the day of the funeral
Senators Designated to Attend the Funeral
| WAsHINGToN, July p. - Sergeant-at-
Arms Canady of the Senate has received
the following despatch
at is proper that the Senate Of the
! United States shall participate with the
other departments of the government and
with the people in doing honor to the
memory of General Grant | therefore
designate the following senators to repre-
sent that body in connection with the
funeral ceremonies Justin Morrill,, John
sherman, John \. Logan, j. Donald
Cameron, Wade Hampton, W. NJ. Ransom,
Joseph f. Brown, j. &. Harris and John
+. Miller of California. You will notify
them Immediately and are requested to
officially accompany them.
(Signed) THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
Vice President.
OF the senators named by the Nice-Presi-
dent. Mr.. Miller is in Alaska, Mr..
Cameron in Montana, and MessrS. Harris
and Brown out of reach of the telegraph.
| The remaining senators were notified by
telegraph tonight. The Nice-President
was informed of the absence of the others
and asked to name substitutes This will
probably be done tomorrow. Although
the Vice President named only nine Sena-
tors it is probable that a full delegation of
twelve will be present at the funeral
In Mourning for Thirty Days.
WAsHlNGToN, July 24.-Secretary Bay
ard has addressed circular to all diplo-
matte and consular officers of the United
States inVitingattentiOn tOthe presidential
proclamation announcing the death of
Gen. Grant. He directs that the flags of the
offices be displayed at half mast on the re
ceptlon of the Giro ular, and that the usual
symbols of mourning continue for thirty
days
Ex-President Arthur will Attend the
Funeral.
! MONTREAL, July 24-EX-President Ar
| thur, with his son Chester Arthur, Jr., ar
rived here to-day and left this evening to
] a he nf "a
eX-President is looking very much improV-
ed in health
Washington in Mourning.
WAsHINGToN, July 24-The drapery of
the public buildings in honor of Gen.
Grant is about completed Many thou
sands of yards of Grape have been used
and the drapery is protuse and tasteful.
Steps Taken for National Memorial.
NEW YORK, July 24.-The mayor to-day
appointed Il committee of citizens to raise
/ New York city's share of the expense for
the erection of IA national monument to
Gen, Grant. Among the members of this
committee are: Samuel j. Tilden, Ches-
ter A. Arthur, A. b. Cornell, William NJ.
| EVartS, George Jones, Thomas l.. James,
Edward Cooper Roscoe Conkling, Noah
Davis, George Bliss, Whitelaw Red John
Jacob AStOr, Gen. George Is. Mcclellan,
DR.. Fordyce Barker, Cornelius Wander
bilt, Jesse Seligman, Joseph w. DreXel
Hamilton Fish, Pierre Lor lizard and
Joseph Pulitzer.
DIR. Douglas Relates an Experience with
Gen. Grant.
Mt MACGREGOR, July 24.-Dr. Douglas
tonight related an experience he haG
with Gen. Grant on the afternoon of
Thursday, July lG. During the afternoon
of that day the General wrote the follow
ing to DR.. Douglas: 81 feel sorry at the
prospect of living through the summer
and fall in the condition am in. | do MOI
think can, but ! may. | feel quite a.
well from day to day as | have here
tofore but | am losing strength. | feel
it more in the inability to move
around than in any other way or rather il
{ the lack of desire to try to move"
When he had read this DR.. Douglas
tried to cheer Gen. Grant by telling
him of the apparently improved condition
of his throat and neck to which in repl.
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