Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-31
Interesting Notes,

0ths hIhut DOhy Whh BihCou III tut COlllu
on Tuesday. The process OF embalming has
restored natural fullness to the face and Civ
en- it a remarkably life like appearance.
On the morning Of next Tuesday, Aug. 4,
the public will be free to view the remains Of
General Grant in the cottage pArlor where
they will lie in state that day On that day
the principal funeral service will be held at
the cottage, where DIR. Newman will deliver
the funeral orAtion and at that time the Presi
dent and state Governors are expected to be
present The interment service 10 New York
will be confined TO the Methodist ritual.
The coffin in which Gen. Grant will be- bur
led was made at Rochester, N. Y. It IL six
feet long, of polished copper, incased In a
shell OF polished red cedar. The shell is lined
with lead and covered with purple silk velvet
fastened In place by framework Of solid sill.
yer. The top is Of French plate glass with
beveled edges and made TO open the full
length OF the coffin. The interior IL lined
with cream -colered satin. The handles are
solid silver, and the inscription plate solid
gold. The outside box will be riveted steel
with an oval top.
Gen. Grants old negro coachman sent this
despatch to Gen. Horace Porter last Satur-
day: "As the dear generals old coachman
for years can you not aid in arranging that
should drive for him for the last time at the
funeral l want to do something In his honor
aud would like TO do that" His request will
probably be granted.
The family have accepted the tender OF the
executive mansion at Albany for use while
Gen. Grants remains lie in state at the CAPT.
toll.
1t is understood that President Cleveland
will postpone bis vacation trip TO the Adiron.
dacks until the middle OF August ON account
Of Gen. Grants death.
Delegations of Grand Army men which in
olnde representatives Of posts In Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New
York, Michigan, Wisconsin and New Mexico,
are At MI. MoGregor keeping guard about
the cottage and Gen. Grants body In pac-
ing their beats they have worn paths in the
turf which form a square about the cottage.
Among them is Sergeant knight who was
corporal Of the guard at Ford's Theatre in
Washington on the night when Lincoln was
shot, and assisted in keeping the crowd back
when the wounded President was being car
ried out
Joseph W. Drexel says the cottage in which
Gen. Grant died will never again be occupied
by any family or persons. Mr. Drexel will in
due time present it to the state or national
government, with all its present belongings,
furniture and fixtures.
Gen. Grants family have accepted the in
vitation OF Mr.. DreXel and a. soon M the fu-
neral is over will return to Mt McGregor for
the rest of the season.
About 80 representative New Workers met
at Mayor Graoe's office Tuesday afternoon in
response to the circular sent out by the may
or last week to form a national monument
committee. Among them were ex-President
Arthur, George Jones Of the Times, ex- Mayor
Wickham, ex-Gov. Cornell, Jesse SsliRman
and Thomas l.. James. A resolution was
adOnlad inviting lha manila of the ITnitad
States to send contributions of money TO the
mayor of New York TO aid 10 the erection OF
national monument in honor OF Gen. Grant
s. =. Burdett, commander in chief of the
Grand Army, has been notified that his men
would be placed In the line OF mourners. and
that il he should come to New York he might
arrange the positions TO suit himself
The pall-bearera for Gen. Grants funeral
will be Gems. Sherman, Sheridan, Johnston
Buckner, Admiral Porter, Vice Admiral Row.
an, Senator Logan, George Jones and Oliver
Hoyt.
General Grants death leaves General
Mcclellan the only survivor OF the men who
at different times commanded the army OF the
Potomac.
Services in memory of General Grant we're
held Sunday in many churches throughout
the country.
The only disoordRnt note In the universal
demonstrations of grief for the death OF Grant
came from a member Of the Georgia leRisla.
ture who protested vehemently in an old
fashioned rebel speech against paying tribute
10 the man who was ''the author OF the mis-
cry" Of the South. He was so promptly hiss
cd and hOwled down, however, that he had TO
withdraw his protest, and the resolutions
OF tribute went through with applause.
Gov. Hill of New York has proclaimed
that Saturday, the sth of August shall be OBJ.
served as public holiday in that state
Mrs. Oramer, sister OF General Grant ao-
compAnied by her husband lately United
States minister to Switzerland, arrived in New
York Friday on the steamer Wieland from
Hamburg.
Maj Gen. Hancock in general orders issued
Wednesday says that all organizations prompt
ly reporting will be assigned positions in the
procession.
There was a remarkable scene in a New
York Hebrew synagogue on Saturday, the
Rabbi paying tribute to the memory of
Gen. Grant. The whole congregation arose
and recited with the pastor the "Kadish"
prayer never before recited for Gentle.
Postmaster General Villas has issued the
following order 10 postmasteTs; "In reoog
milton OF the nations loss In the death OF Gen.
Ulysses s. Grant and in participation of the
lamentation and expression OF reverence for
his honored memory, all post offices in the
several states and territories of the Union are
ordered TO be closed between the hours of
and P. NJ, on Saturday, August 8, appointed
for the celebration of his funeral obsequies
The press OF Europe, with the exception Of
that OF France, pays noble tribute TO the
memory Of General Grant The London
Journal speaks with undisguised admiration
and respect. 'There have been few drawer
men than Grant" says the London Daily
kewa. 1T is as soldier that he will be re-
membeTed-he leaves behind him no man
cast IN simpler, sineerer or more heroic
mould, said the Daily Telegraph. Never
great strategist," says the Standard, 'he
knew only one oOuTae-namely, 10 fight"