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Tho Army and Navy.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Adjt Gen. Drum,
by command Of Lieut. Gen. Sheridan, issued
the ,oilowing order:
In complian.s with the instructions of the
president, on the day OF the funeral. at each
military pest the troops snI cadets will be
paradcd and the order read to them, afte: which
all labors for the dav will cease. The national
flag will be displayed ut half staff At dawn Of
day thirteen guns will be fired, and afterward ut
Intervals of thirty minutes between the rising
and setting OF the sun. single gun, and at the
close OF day national salute of thirty EIGHT
YuEe, The officers of the army will wear Grape
ON the lbtt srs: and their swords and the colors
of the battli6n Of s4+2:Eeers Of the several regi-
merits and OF the United st-is. ,;oyps Of cadets
will put on mourning TOR ths psfso9 Ct Elk
laOnths. The date and hour Of the funbral viii
IL communicated to department. commanders
by t1lest : and by them to their subordinate
commandsis:
Secretary Whitney J4as Issued an order
directing that the ensigns az each Raval sta
ton and of each vessel of the United States
navy in commission be hoisted ut half mast,
end that gun be fired at intervals of every
half hour from sunrise to sunset at each
naval station and on board f1agships and OF
vessels acting singly GA the day Of the fun
eral where this order MAY be received in
time; otherwise, on the day after its receipt
Officers of the navy and marine corps will
wear the usual badge OF mourning attached
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testimony of the solemn llispcnsation OF
Almighty God. We. the members of the Dakota
lresz iss.miation, therefore pcsDllc,
First~'Ihat in his life and death as
citizen, soldier and statesman Gen. Grant was
model for all coming ages, performing the OBJ
scure duties of the common citizen, the heroic
deeds of the soldier and the exalted lab0rs Of
the chief magistrate OF tho greatest nation on
the face OF tho globe. with Il fidelity that EN-
dearc him to all liberty loving people and cllal-
lolgod the admiration Of the nations Of the
world.
Second That soldier from Belmont to APP
pu1nattoX from the command of the company TO
that 1T the grandest army the world eyer saw,
he was generous, brave. and always virtuous.
AS CITIZEN from the lanyard to the White
House, he faithful to every obligation, and
true to his country, to himself, to his God, and
to that democratic simplicity that should char
acteriZc every American.
Third-That the natchicss patience and forth
tude displayed i'll the struggle that ended in
death, al admiring nation watched as it now
Weeps at his bier Fourth-Tllat through
the great heart IL stiIl and pulsclcss, the glory
of DIS deeds shall live while time lasts.
Fitth-That in this, his only surrender" he
has simply scaled the heishttS, and biyOuckctl
on the eternal camping grounds in the Elysian
fields beyond tho shining stars.
SiXth-That we record our most tender sympa-
thy for the stricken ones of his household.
God alone can fathOm their devotion to one who
has n.ae himself beloved by a nation. and ad-
nireu by a world.
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Wheat has seldom been cheaper
than ut the present time. Flour
which was quoted in the New York
market in S72 at from IS. 25 to l %
per barrel, is no~ rated $500 to 500.
A single days labor ofsome ofour me-
chanics suftices now to purchase IL bar
rel OF flour OF medium quality. Near
ly all provisions are cheaper now than
they were then The material of wear
ing apparel is decidedly cheaper now
than it WAS ten or fifteen years ago.
Not only has the price OF raw cotton
declined to less tlianits }nrJner amount,
but manufactures OF cotton goods
have become cheapcrin u still greater
ratio. Household utensils, sewing
macl,ines. and Il hundred articles that
might be named have gone steadily
downward in price,
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Gen. 1)ruN's Part.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Gen. Drum yes
tcrday teegr,phed the secretary of war as
follows, relative to the obsequies of Gen.
Grant:
Immediately OH arrival here this after
noon | called upon Mrs. Grant by her re-
The family have decided upon a military
funeral and wish ID to lie under the author
ity and control Of the national govern
ment. New York city has been agreed upon
rs the place ofintermcnt, and the ma yor has
been SO notified. The funeral services here
will take place Aug 4, and the remains will
then be taken to Albany, where they will lie
IN state for one day. They will then be
taktn to New York city and be laid in state
IN the city hall until Saturday, A,,s.', g. the
day fixed for the funeral. The family have
expressed a wish that the U. S. Grant post
OF the Grand Army ofthe Republic OF Brook
lyn should act as theguard ofhonor. twill
telegraph Gen. Hancock. saying that YOU
have designated him to take charge Of the
body here, that being the wish OF the family.
and to see that it is properly conducted to
New York, and to take charge OF the cerc-
monies connected with the funeral and to
command the escort, with such minor in
structions as to details ais the case REQUIRES.
- TILE GOVERNOR OF DAKOTA. -
Following is Gov. Piefce's' proclamation:
of the universal zorrox at tkhot s aesth 81
Gen. Grant. ] recommend that the day set
apart for the funeral be observed through
out the territory by ceasing from ordinary
business pursuits.a that the people unite
in testifyins their respect for the departed
soldier. the foremost citizen OF his time
Such lives n'e raro, Few men are permit
renown, to merit such distinction. In
his victories the people rcjoiccd, in
his misfortuncs they sOrrOwed in
his death they mourn. Looking
back on II career OF unexampled success, ION
n record ofsurpassns brilliancy,> his great.
est triumph, came at the close of his years,
~hcn a. nation, forgetting its past differ
i'.!"ta, bowed in sorrow lnrOand his bedside
a$a Hn'ie III, IN eious trit9te tohis honor
unanimous IN victory, simple and unostell-
tatious IN peace, he game close to the hearts
OF the peoplo, and 10 the people il commit
ted lifting observance nf that day when
he shall be Ibid to rest with Washington and
Lincoln. cnshlined like Thorn in q nation's
gratitude and !. nations love.
GILBERT A. PIERCE, Governor.
THE BURIAL SITE.
NEw Wong, apesia| Telegram, July 25.--
It. has not yet been decided what mart Of
the park t'on, Grants body will be buried
in: '''1he green" which ID situated on one
side OF the mall, Ia generally thought to he
the place. II is q plot OF pretty high land
about, thrce-qu:.rtcrs OF "a mile, square. II
y ling was drawn strai ght across from Gen.
Grants late residence on East Sixty-sixtL
street i you'd pass through the park.
The: vail in Central park is, a broad.
asphalt, walk about the width .of an
average street. 1t commences about
Sixty-sevcnth street. and runs to the lake
on Seventy second street, fringetl on either
side With large clms.. and the upper part is
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situated in what might be called valley
The statues OF Burns, Shakespeare, Scott
and Halleck adorn the downtown portion
while that OF Beethoven was last year
placed at the uptown end. Near the lake
the wall widens considerably and music
stand is erected there, where free concerts are
given three times q week. A good idea
OF the Mall at this point can be formed by
imagining Pennsylvania avenue in Washing
ton lined with trees, with beautiful mead
Ow on one side and a grassy knoll on the
other. An arched tunnel leading to the
lake is the terminus OF the wall, about 100
yards beyond the music stand. 1t rune
parallel to Fifth avenue and is about the
distance OF two blocks from that thorough.
1are. 1t is Oh the green OH one side of the
wall that it is thought the body will be in.
tered.
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thought, was retained to the last. The general
died of sheer exhaustion, and perfectly pain
less sinking away.
yes" -interjectcd DR.. Shrady. quietly: "the
general dreaded pain when he felt he had begun
sinking and he asked that he should not be per-
mittcd to suffer. The promise was made and it
has boon kept Since he commenced to sink Oh
Tuesday night he was T.
FREE FROM PAIN"
Toward the last no food was taken, but
when wet cloth was pressed to his lips he
would suck from it the water to moisten his
mouth. During the generals last night, DR..
Shrady was constantly within call. DR..
Douglas was all night ut the cottage, and DR..
Sands slept at the hotel after midnight.
Within twenty minutes after the death OF
Gen. Grant, Karl Gerhardt, Hartford sculp-
tor, who has been, making o study Of the
general, was summoned to the cottage at the
suggestion of DR.. Newman to make plaster
mask of the dead mans face He was highly
successful. Within half an hour after The
generals deccase the waiting engine at the
mountain depot was ON the way to Saratoga
to bring the undertaken, who placed the re-
mains on ice to await the arrival Of New
York undertaken
THE PROPOSED AUTOPSY.
Dr. Shrady remained here to-day in order
that Dr. Douglas and himself might, after
quiet had been restored in tho household ut
the cottage, converse with Col Fred Grant
on the subject OF a postmortem examination
of the remains of his father The physicians
therefore this evening repaired to the cottage
and there met the colonel with the formal
preference OF request that an autopsy
might be held They stated that their pur-
pose was not in the least to confirm their
opinion OF the disease. for they had at all
times been united In demonstrating the
case as one OF cancer, but the time had come
when the medical staff might step aside from
the patient invite any other medical
or surgical autopsist to conduct the exami-
nation, which should speak for itself This
both Doctors Douglas and Shrady urged as
far az professional and personal dignity
could permit; but Col. Grant replied that
the entire family were SO thoroughly united
in their confidence in the diagnosis and treat
ment OF the physicians that they bould moi
conceive necessity for an autopsy.
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The Governor of New York.

ALBANY, n. Y. July 23.-Thc following
proclamation has been issued by the COVER
nor:
State Of New York Executive Chamber:
Ulysses s. Grant, twice president of the United
States, the defender of the Union, the victorious
leader of our soldiers. and The general on the re-
tired list Of the army, is dead. 10 the last he
was the true soldier, strong in spirit, patient in
suffering, brave in death His warfare ~ ended.
After the close Of his official life and following
that notable journey around the world, where
tributes Of esteem from all nations paid
him, he chose his home among the citizens of
our state. lie died upon our soil in the county
revolutionary MeTories 1t is Hitting that the
state which ha chose az hlE ,h9n1c should es;
pecially honor his memory. The word. OF 81 let
and the tokens OF SORROW by wllicl, we
mark his death shall honor too the offices which
he held, and proclaim that praise which shall
ever be accorded those who serve the Republic.
Therefore, it is hereby directed that flags on tho
public buildings OF the state be placed ut half
mast u:,til his burial. and that day, yet to be
appointed, I'LL ordinary business in the cxecu-
tive chamber and tho departments ~ the state
government will I've suspended. Tho people OF
the state called upon to display. until his
funeral. cmblenls of moul n ing and are requested
that at that hour they cease from their business
and pay respect to tho distinguished dead
Given under my hand and the prvy seal of the
State of New York. at the capitol, In the city Of
Albany. the twenty third day OF July, eighteen
hundred and eightyfve.
=" * DAVID b. HILL.
Ey the Governor: IT,. =.
Vp,aIA2: G. RfcE: Private Secretary.
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DIR. Douglass and Gen. Grant.

New York special July 24.-Dr. Douglass
to-day chatted at length with a reporter
about Gen. Grant and OF the long trial OF
suffering just ended.
:'WcIl, them" resumed DR.. Douglass II
am going to tell You OF an experience had
with Gen. Grant on the afternoon OF Thurs
day, July 1G, and at the time l had oh.
served the Indications about his throat
which have spoken Of. During the after
noon Of that day the general wrote this
And Mr.. Douglass drew from his pocket
several slips written by the general, and
read what the sick man had written, which
was as follows:
fee! sorry at the prospect Of living
through the summer and fall in the con.
! tlition am in. ! do not think can but l
may. Except that do not ga ther strength,
! feel quite as well from day to day az /
have done heretofore; but / am losing
strength. ! feel it more in the inability to
move around than in any other way; Or,
rather in the lack Of desire to try to move.
when l had read that" added DR..
Doug lass, II turned to the general and tried
~ improved condition OF his throat and
neck, to which in reply the general again
wrote
After all that, however, the disease is
still there and must he fatal in the end.
My life is precious, OF course, to my family,
| and would I've to myself if l could recover
entirely. There never was one more
willing to go than l. know most people
have first one and then another little
thing to fix up, and never get quite
through. This was partially my case. 1
first wanted 80 many days to work on my
book, so the authorship would be clearly
mine. 1t was gracOusly granted to me, az
ter being apparently much lower than since,
yah q capacity to do more work than /
eves did in the same time: Ny work Aal
been done so hastily much was left out, and
! did it all over from the crossing OF the
James river in 1864 to Appomatoxi in S65.
Since then have added as much as fifty
pages to the book, | should think. There
is nothing more to do. and therefore am
not likely to be more ready to 60 than at
this moment"
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The London Financial! News has sue

The London Financial! News has sue
ceeded in obtaining some trustworthy
figures us to the expenditures on De
J.esscpS' Panama canal. Up to last
September the cash raised amounted
90 Slll.S75,OOO, with liabilities 1T
that date amounting to Sl53,2
700. Since then $lO4, 900, 900 have
been spent on the work. and it is es-
timated that $3.50, 200, 900 more will
be required, to say nothing OF the III:
terest to be paid on the money. These
are big figures but the grand work will
surely be completed, and ycm,in Il
grand monument to the genius OF De,
I1esseps.
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The steamboat business on the Up
per Missouri has been unusually good
this season, owing to the fact that a
very uniform stage OF water has been
maintained from the first. The steam
boat men consider it one OF the beat
and busiest seasons that they have
had for wears.
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A POLITICAL TRIBUTE TO GRANT.

CHICAGO, July 23-Francis F. Browne
editor of the Dial, has written the following
poem on the death of Grant:
vANQU1SIIED
Not by the ball or brand,
Sped by a mortal hand;
Not by the lightning stroke
When fiery tempest broke;
Not mid the ranks OF wat
Fell the great cOnIucror!
Unmovctl. rndismaycd.
III the crash and carnage of the canOnade
Eye that dinlmcu not
Hand that failed not.
Brain that swervad not,
Heart that quailCd not,
Steel nerve, iron form
The dauntlcss spirit that overrulcd the storm
While the FRO peacefully slaepeth
foeman to his chamber crcpt;
Lightly to the sluMberer came
Touched his brow and brcathed his name.
ger the stricken brow there passed =.
Suddenly ar.e} blast,
Tho hero worker. rose undisn;lyed
Salutcd dcatl-aud Sheathed his blade
The conqueror Of u hundred fields
To mighticr cOnqucror yields
No mortal foenlanS blow
Laid the great soldier low
Victor in his latest breath
Vanquished but by death.
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Seasonable suggestions abound dur
ing this warm season, some practical
blc and others nonsensical, when adj
dressed to the general public. Person
al cleanliness, temperance in diet, and
general sanitary rules are we'll enough
Tor everybody but when the toilins
masses are told to flee to some cool
and quiet retreat in the mountains or
by the sea-shore and spend the days
in idleness there is a strong suspicion
Of sarcastic writing.
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CONDoLENCE AND SYMPATHY

CtNDotiENCE AMI ~ = my
have been pouring in without iutcrnnisson
on the wire. They come from everybody
and from everywhere, from Gladstone down
to the notoriety seeking countryman. Every
style is represented, and organizations OF all
kinds Among tbs sign4turas are many
names that once were famous, az well as
those which sta now. All breathe
sympathy. and testify tn the universal
appreciation OF tho national loss Many are
addressed to Col. Fred Grant. but more than
three-fourths to Mrs. Grant personally. A
guard from Wheeler Post No. 90, G. A. r..
of Saratoga has mounted guard at the cot
1u.s to -night TO morrow the family will be
over.vt4s. p;:' with official deputations and
personal visitors, ASA tao arrangements may
be concluded as to the funeral here and the
burial place.
THE PRESIDENT NOTIFIED
WASHINGTON, July 23-shortly after 8
,>,:l!Gck this morning tho president was
Informed o. The death OF Gen Grant He
Immediately druct.n; L.2t the flag on the
White House should be placed al s.4lt mast
The lowering of the flag was the first intina
ttoe that the citizens OF Washington had Of
the dealt. Of ". distinguished man, although
they had been aniicip2ti,,g it throughout the
night 4 few minutes after llle A;hitc House
flag was placed at half=mast, the Tags ~ Ill
the public buildings and On many private
ones were placed in like position. The bells
of the city were tollcd, and citizens who
heard them readily recognized their mean
lHg. }3usiaesa men Immediately began
draping their honsfs with mourning, and
residences in siinilat manner showed
esteem for the deceased. with ths eScep
ton of Secretary Endcott all the members
were present at the meeting of the cabinet.
The president informed them of Gen. Grant $
death, he having been officially in
formoI of the demise by a telegram
from Col FRED Hfaat. President Cleveland
has instructed Adj Ge.i. i,r,;r; to go to New
York te represent him and to ~ insult with
Mrs. Grant reiatiye to tho funeral OF tho ex
president.
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CONncctiCut'S Governor

HARTFORD, Conn, July 23.-Thc following
general orders have been issued by Gov
Harrison through Adjt Gen Smith:
The commander chief discharges a most
painful duty in announcing to the national
guard the death Of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. In
honor Of the illustrious soldier and CITIZEN
whose fame is inpcrislable and whose memory
the ploplg Of this state and the people of the
nation will cherish forever. t:a%s will be dis
played at half-ntsS upon the capitol, the ar
senal and the acmOrieS from the time Of the
publication Of the order until the close of the
day Of his funeral, AMI at Hartford on that day
100 guns will be fired, with intervals OF five
minutes, between the risidy ind setting of tn.
sun.
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"Hopine" is an article of Iowa man.
ufacture sold in lieu of beer. It:resem-
Rtes beer SO closely that the difference
can not be distinguished. =.
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SYMPATHETIC EXPRESSIONS.

PRESIDENT C14EVELA&h,
MT McGREGoR, July 23.-The following
are among the thousands of kilograms re-
eeived from all parts of the world by the
mdinb=fs Of the Grant family:
Washington. July 23.-To Mrs U. s. Grant:
Accept this expression. of'My. Aes1tfelt sympa-
thy in this hour Of your great :aiilIat.o... :.he
reach. if they could. with kindly comfort, the
depths Of the sorrow which Is yours alone. and
which only tho pity Of God can heal.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
SENATOR LOGAN.
Washington, July 23.-To Col. Fred Grant:
The public news to me of your fathers death has
family goes out from the depth Of our hearts to
your mother and all of You In your great bereeve-
ment. Tho country u filed with sympathy aud
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The Burial Place Chosen.

MOUNT McGREGoR, N Y, July 23-Public
interest now centers chiefly upon the obsc-
dnies IF state and the burial Some days
and arransements ea5 b. perfected: and
II, tho meantime the body, into TIT
veins Of which tho embalmers nre
tonight injecting antisept!c fluids for their
preservation, will be kept on the mountain.
W. J. Arkill will vacate his cottage near
Artists Lake and the remains of
Len Grant will be placed there, the cottage
to be sealed anl guarded by the platoon
which will be sent by Gen. Hancock. The
public will be kept at Il distance in accord
ance with the generals desire expressed a
week ago. When all the arrangements are
made and burial place has been
chosen, the remains will be conveyed
away in special train to ANY, where they
will undoubtedly lie in stas~ for day. From
Albany the body will be taken by special
tram to New York and possibly to Washing
ton, depending Upon which city is chosen for
the burial :. -.''
!. In regard to the place Of bgral. i is stated
ti::t about the 1stof July the general ha M ed
Col Fred Grant slip OF paper on which was
written substantially the following:
There are three places from which wish a
choice of burial places to be made; West Point
II would prefer this above others but for the
fact th,t my wife could not be placed beside
1le, Gale,!a or some place In Illinois-(because
from that sti;teI received my first general COM
misslOn). and New York. because the people Of
that city bcfricNdcd nc in my neeq(. i'''-.l y:
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Tho Feeling Abroad.

associated press dispatch announcing Gen.
Grants ,ieat!!,, expressed the greatest concern
Mt the sad event He instantly ordered the
building of the American legation to be
draped in mourning and the flag placed at
ha(f-,liast A correspondent visiCed Mr..
Gladstone's residence and was received by
Mrs Gladstone On making known his errand
Mrs; Gladstone e4p:essGq deep sorrow at the
death OF the eminent kmeri'a4 and i'm
mediately conducted him to II *.Iadst9neSs
presence. The great man was writing at =
desk in his library. Mr. Gladstone said: VI
am willing to pay my humble tribute. Let
me write rather than speak it He then
wrote as follows:
Me- Gladstone has heard with regret the sad
news OF Gen. CsraLts death He ventures to
assure the bercavcd family Of tbs sympathy he
feels with them in their affection st the luss OF
one who had rendered his country such signal
services as a general and statesman.
MSny prominent Americans have called q
meeting, to be held tomorrow at the Ameri-
can legation, for the purpose OF taking ap-
proprate action on the death of Gen. Grant,
and to condole with his family Mr.. John
Bright, in an interview ut the reform club
this afternoon. said: II desire to express my
sympathy with the family of Gen: Grant in
the sorrow through which they are passing. :"
The flags at the American exchargo and ut
mast tho moment the news reached the city
Large portraits OF the dead hero draped IN
mourning were placed on the balconies and
doors OF both buildings. The whole front Of
the American exchange was also heavily
draped The newspapers contain long
obituary notices Of Gen. Grant, many of
them taking up most of the available space
in accounts Of scenes sGG incidents in the
life OF the illustrious patriot.