Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-31

glory. Returned to- the career of private citi-
zen. he was still dignited and great, suffering
the reverses Of fortune and the wasting OF fatal
disease with patience and serenity, The whole
nation is slnitten at his death
It Is hereby directed that flags on. the public
buildings Of the state be displayed at halt, mast
until the close of the day of his burial, and that
throughout that day all departments OF the state
government he closed to business. The adjutant
will issue appropriate orders in this regard to
the military forces OF the state.
state, at the capitol in the city OF St. Paul. this
23d day Of July, A. D., 1885.
FRED Won BAUMBAcH, Secretary OF State.
The Northwest.
The intelligence OF the death OF Gen.
Grant caused 4 universal feeling of sorrow
in the various towns of Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin. Iowa and Dakota. in common with the
country generally. Proclamations express
i've OF the popular, regret were r! issued :, by p?
the different cities bells were tolled, build
ings draped in sable and flags half masted.
! Action has been or will be taken by the city
councils, members of the G: A. r. and other
bodies to attest the popular sorrow at this
national loss.
DAKOTA EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
| A meeting of the Dakota Press association,
| now usiting in Minneapolis, was held at IL
! o'clock lass evening, when the following res
olurions were presented by committee
appointed for the purposes.
! Whereas, Our convention Is startled by the nc
! sad tiding that the nR-suspended sword which
never misses Its mark, has fallen, and That
| Ulysses S. Grant is dead. We can but pause and
with bowed heads and heavy hearts bear onI
grief in common with a mourning nation, in
Testimony Of The solemn y. t
Press association, therefore resolve:
citizen, soldier and statesman, Gen. Grant was
! a model for all coming ages, performing the OBJ
| scure duties Of the common citizen. the heroic
deeds Of the soldier and the exalted labors Of
the chief magistrate OF the greatest nation or
! the face Of the globe, with fidelity that en-
deared him to all llberty-loving people and chal-
leaged the admiration Of the nations OF the
i world. a. 49,
! Second-That as soldier from Belmont to Ap.
| pomattOx, from the command of the company tc
that OF the grandess army the world eyer saw
| As q citizen, from the lanyard TO the White
! House. he was faithful to every obligation, ane
true to his county TO- nmsel 70 MS G9d ane
Third-That the matchlcss patience and forti
tude displa yed in the. struggle that ended il
4 death IN admirtn9 nation watched as it nov
/ weeps at his bier aFOurth-That through
the great heart ts still and pulseless, tho glor,
Of OILS deeds shall live while time lasts.
has simply scaled the hetghths and biyoucket
4 on the eternal camping grounds In the Elysial
fields beyond the shining stars. ~.
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thy for the stricken ones OF his own household
4 God alone can fathom their devotion to one VIII
has made himself beloved By a nation, and ad
m1red by world. = =. . NJ RI
1 s : Tile Burial Place Chosen.
i MOUNT MCGREGoR, N Y, July 23-Publi
interest now centers chiefly upon the obse
i quies of state and the burial Some day
must clause before all the detail
and arrangements can be perfected, ant
in the meantime the body, into tn
4 veins OF which the embalmers ar
Il tonight injecting antiseptic fluids for thei
II preservation, viii be kept on the mountain
Il Nv. J. Arkill will vacate his cottage nea1
+ Artists Lake and the remains O
Gen. Grant will be placed there, the cottag,
I to be Beal0d and guarded by the platoon
Il which will be sent by Gen Hancock. The
Il public will be kept at q distance IN accord
q ance with the generals desire expressed
i week ago. When all the arrangements ar
made and burial place has beef
chosen, the remains will be conveyed
4 away ID aspecfal train to Albany, where they
u Win undoubtedly lie In state for day. From
II Albany the body will be taken BY specia
Il tram to New York, and possibly TO Washing
ton, depending upon which city IL chosen 70
q the burial
Ii regard to the place Of burial, 1T is state'
Il that about the Lat Of July the general hande'
Il Col Fred Grant slip Of paper on which wa
Il written substantially the following 5
There IRE three places from which = wish
Il a would prefer this above others but for th
Il fact thst my wife could not be placed besid
a mel. Galens Of some place In Hlinois-tb
misso o ma New becanss she people
3 that city hsffriended me .in my need.
r. F.,ssaing Abroad.
IcNDcA. July 22:3 United States MiniSte
81 Philips, on being handed q copy OF ia
II aasocdated press Dispatch announcing ier