The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-30

rar uualAl PLACE CHANGED.
fhp Grant Iamlly Tind sunioient Hsa'
sou a. Abandon Central fsrk-fro-
paratisus Tor the National
outlay Ianoral, Ito.
TO nest az IlINaIslde

Mt. MCGREGOR, July 2s,-Whon the
lrain arrived at summit Colonel FIad
Gran. was one OF the passengers upon
u. Tho colonel Immediately repaired
20 his mothers apartment, whore tbs
/ family gathered Ia huhr mo result al
/ the nip 10 ana tho conference M Now
York. Hodetailud his movements and
explained that there seemed a. he ren'
sons for tho choice OF a burial spot
4 in sOmO other than Central Park.
Riverside Park had at the time NJ Gon-
eral Grants death been suggested as
the spot OF burial, and IL seemed best
20 tho colonel, after seeing aud hearing
all. TO change the place OF s6pultuTo 10
\ Riyorside Park, The matter having
been thus presented To tho family \
conclusion was reached Ia accord with
the cOlonOl's suggestion, Rnd he Ut
once sent tho following dispatches;
"W, u Grace, New York;
Another takes Riverside, Tenn
porary tomb had better be at sane
place. signed w =, y, SRAS - 3
another day accepted Riverside
| Park. She wishes me 20 thank You Tor
tho tender OF tue Soldiers Home.
(Slgned) "F. ID. uRANr''
A COMPANY OF REGULARS.
Upon the same train that brought
Colonel Grant up the mountain cainO
a company of regulars That had boon
expected since yesterday morning.
They brought their fonts and all camp
accoutremonts and wore uniform OF
tho regular army. There are y men
In all, and they are fine,manly fellows.
Tho eommRndant Is Mallr BroWn,with
Lieutonsnts Wood and Barr. The de-
a Ill 10 sa.u.Na .fAhlnHnW IL
! Twelfth Infantry, located at Fort tor-
tor, on tho Niagara River.
Colonel Roger Jones, 10 WHOM all
military here are ordered % report,
came with the regulars ana has as
sumed coGtrol and directions under
orders from General Hancock.
FUNERAL PREPARATIONS.
II il learned this morning tina. 600 or
200 troops will be, or hayo boon, or
dgrGd 10 Saratoga 70 meet the romans
| Of General Grant on their arrival there
from tho mountain on Tuesday next.
! Instead OF ordering battery OF artiI-
| lGry to tho mountain, tho ordnance
viii DO stationed at Saratoga. where
proper salutes will DO fred during the
transfer of tho body from tho noun
tain train to the funeral train on the
tracka OF tho Delaware IL Hudson Ca
nal CCmpany's road. The intention o!
carrying ha romans in tho private car
of Mr.. Vanderbilt has been changed
and the funeral car, "Woodlawn,"
| has been substituted, This car, be-
side carrying tho remains will fur'
nish accommodations for 10 porsonhi
otherwise tho train will be made up
a9 previously stated. Tho govern
ment has ordered General Passenger
Agent KonuriGk, CT tho New York
Central, to drape the cars of tho fun
erai train, and it is the purpose Ia
drape lnem entirely in black, relying
for an imposing effect upon a massln2
of that color. No whlto will be used
and tho company promise q spectacle
that shall be moro imposing and i'm
pressiye than has eve. before beor
known on such an occasion. General
Hancock and Etafl row purpose TO be
present here on Monday bOlore the
funeral services.
General Hancock has informed
C0louel Jones, IN command OF th'
military here, that Captain Beck
Battery a, has bSen ordered from
FIT. Columbus to report at MI. Nc
Gregor as part of the guard OF honol
TO the remains of General Grant, A
detail Of light artillery has also boor
orderad BY GGnorgl Hancock from
Ut. AlSua.