New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-30
GENERAL GRANTS BODY TO REMAIN HERE.
MRS. GRANT SAYS THAT RIVERSIDE PARK Is TO BE
HIS FINAL REsTING-PLACE.

HIS FINAL REsTING-PLACE.
During the last few weeks there has been some
doubt as TO whether the D"uy Vi Henci"i SyI.!u
Cha1ec recently stated that II was not the Wish OIL
the family that the Generals body should be KEEP
i'm this civ and that Congress at Its next session
1ronid take action in the matter. Professor X /.
Grcener secretary of the Monument Association,
stated last night that the matter had been DEFINITE
U SettIed os is shown by the following correspond
cnce between Mayor Grace AID Mrs l. ;. Grant
October g. 1855.
NvDr,R MRs GRANT: The Executive Committee OF
the Grant Monument Association. to whom wasintrused
The honorcd and patriotic task of soliciting funds i0r
suitable National memorial to the memory OF your as
tngushed husband finds ltselt seriously hanPeIeu ~
its work, and to great extent embarrassed ny utter
"iten nnrortins to como from your family Our com
intee is much concerned in the reports quite lnqn3t
ousy spread abroad and persstenty reiterated that on
the ass milling o; Congress preconccrted effort WIZ
The consent aud approval Of y You i@,y' enrrs
Grant removed to Washington for final sepulture Our
n od has ,S Sre be- 900 SOON out it must be
9hvioS that any doubt which the public may have as
~ thedesire OF the family in regard to the Riverside
PARK as permanent tomb and the site of the proposed
National memorial acts as deterIeht 10 thOso VINO
your family clear and emphatic expression OF your ,G
wish and pretecncc-lnay at Ell III
use OF our Executive Committee very respecuuAy
Vice President Grant Monument Association.
NEw-YORK, Oct 20, 1855.
DEAR SIR: Your letter OF the 10th came during my
absence and was received on my return from Long
Branch. Riverside was seeeteu Wy H { az Tr,i ny
IAN 6ccause believed Now York was his preference
second 1t is the residence that nope 70 occupy as
Ing Mace often third have believed, and am now con
WINGED chat the tomb will be visited by as many OF ms
eonntrymen here would be at any other place and
foUrth the offer of n PARK in New-YOrk was the first
which observed and unresc1vcdly assented to the only
condition imposed by General Grant hlihscii-hacIy
that should have place by his side am sir
'-'' Very respectfully JULIA d. GRANT.
To WILLIAM r. GRACE. Mayor Of C"yV Ne~-fok'
The Executive Committee Of the Grant Monu-
mc,,t Association met yesterday. long time was
sncnt IN discussing the report of the special COM
,n,ttee appointed to devise methods to reach the
busuess community in q more Thorough and syS-
semitic manner than has been done heretofore, and
- interest the various branches of trade i'll tic work
of raising funds for the monument. resolution
was passcl which gives Ex-Governor Cornell the
chairman of the Executive CCmtmttCC, the power 10
snnnint one canVasser for the fund who l. to work
vosser is to DO paid percentage upon the amounts
collected by him. This is to he tried as an export
mcnt and II 1t Is found to work well, other can
yasSe;S will be appointed and the clty%ill be
6ivided ND into collection districts. IL was re-
solved that S w. Thompson, W no has been work
inc for the committee for the last month In
Ncwburg and Poughkeepsic, be recalled. MI.
Thompsou raised about 500 for the fund.
The jewellers are waking up to the fact that
they desire TO do something for the fmd. A
meeting was held few days ago and as Il pre- lmln-
ary step to having thorough canvass made among
tile jewellers. tine following circular has been
prepared
The Grant Monument Association having designated
us TO solicit subscriptions fla aid OF the Monument Fund
the iowclry and kindred trades 1t will give us great
pleasure To receive such sum may feel disposed
10 contribute. Each OF us is authorized TO receive con-
tributioas
Chester Billings, W. 9. Kimbal,
j. W. B6wden, James Fahys.
J. H. Milford
The following amounts were reported yesterday
By HeHryA oakley.