The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-01
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osasfsi Grant AuaHti sih the usf So
Tpf NE ruhiis faHsfHi rflttts services
81 ne tatiaHs Auausi tfh
NJ NouHroon, ". tn.y gi fbs
following message, received BY Mf
Tuner Mayor Gmco's chIoi clefht late
yesterday afternoon settled that ihe
place Of burls shall be Contpl rark
your isiesmn Al baoi s1i I unlofsltni
tta matter tu HH NOW iHHHN0ir settled thNl
ueneiai umnt hHiY Ia afp 10 iut ffot tefe
We can nnt tttf uHN more definite action In
regard tn the mat Di Nft ufant nnill u
later dHtH lhr ialth NJ NE Ffeflient ni the
Hoard ~ Aldermen nnl Uy own 10 PLEDGED
that we viii Soc thnt tHo Wishes " ih8 family
hfe Hratned ny formal resolution oi mo
Hoard
Signed W " uHloh
Upon the receipt Of Mayor Gracc's as.
suranco that Mrs Grant would be laid
by the General, The family authorized
MIR Turner 20 telegraph the Mayor &C.
eepting the cltys request that General
Grant should be Inferred In CcntrwirnFss
The following schedule Of arrange.
monts was then agreed uponi
The body will be taken from MI Me.
prcgor AZ y. M on Tuesday, August
tih, arriving At Albany NJ $3.50 p. m. II
will lIe In state In the Capitol until tho
next day at one o'clock, whom II will be
taken TO New York, arriving there at
4.80p m August 9th. II viii lie In
state In the City Hall from that time IN.
I'll Saturday, August sth, when tho pub.
lie funeral viii take place with such OBJ
scquies as may bo arranged by The au-
thOritlea. The lnlermcnt IN Central
Park Will then occur
More than 900 Grand Army Post rep
rcsentatiyes are expected here to-day
from all parts OF the country. Tents
are 10 readiness upon the mountain for
| their accommodation.
The Generals face, under the lnnn.
ence OF the embalming fluid, has lost tho
| deep burrows aud wrinkles caused by
disease and suffering The expression ls
calm and peaceful. The case containing
the body was surmountcd yesterday by a
| beautiful wreath Of oak leaves, which
little Julia Grant, the Colonel's daugh-
ter, and Dr. Douglas little daughter
| brought In from the woods and begged
that II might bo so placed. The body
will not be placed In caskct until Mon.
day, when near friends Of the family will
be permitted TO view the face.
Mr.. Drcxel has decided that the cot.
tage ia which General Grant died shall
never be occupied as dwelling again.
lie Intends TO present II 10 the State or
National Government as a mcmcnto, to.
Cetter with the furniture as II stands
now.
Mrs. Grant has received the following
from the British Minister at Washing.
ton;
"iIor Majesty, the Qucen, requests me to
convey to yourself aud family her sincere
confidence on the death Of General Grant"
Or. Douglas gave TO a reporter yestcr-
day some interesting "reminiscences oi
General Grants Illness. Among othe
things h. said that about q week ago,
when he noted somewhat less obstinate
condition OF the throat, perhaps due "a
the increased inroads Of the disease,
the General wrote upon piece OF paper
the following message TO the doctor
~ feel sorry at the prospect OF living
through the summer and fall In the con.
ditiOn that am In. do not think
eau, but may. Except that do moi
gather strength, feel quite as well from
day 20 day as | have heretofore. But
am losing strength feel II more In tho
inability 10 move around than In any
other way, or rather In the lack Of de-
sire to try TO move. The disease mus
be fatal In the end Ny llfc Is precious
Of course, 10 my family, and would be Il
inc II | could recover entirely. Their,
never was one more willing :,
70 than /. first wanted
80 many days 10 work on my book 10 th,
authorship would DO clearly mine. II
was gracio iously granted me, after being
apparently much lower than now, and
with II n capacity 10 do more work thar
ever did In the same time. My worl
had been done so hastily that much has
been left out, aud did II all over iron
the crossing Of the James River In 1856
10 App0malox In 1865. Since then
have added ns much as nlty pages TO tn
book. There is nothing more TO do, an'
! therefore am not likely 10 DO NOR
ready to go than at this moment"
MI. McGRgdoR, N. Y, July 25.--Th'
funeral services will be held on the porch
: Of the cottage at eleven a. m. on August
ith, Rev DR.. Newman officiating. The
body will then DO taken by train TO Sara
toga. The train stops at Saratoga only
half an hour, reaching Albany at 1880 p,
m. General Carr as commander Of tn,
Third Division of the q. A. H., and Gov
ernor HIill and the State officials will rs
eort the body to the Capitol. The Loya
Legion accompanies the body from sara
toga In addition 10 the official escort fur
nshed by General Hancock. Tho Gen
erals face looks rs II he had Just iallei
; asleep. Unltei States flag Is ih'owI
ever the colin.