The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-25
WHERE THE FAMILY WILL GO,

Colonel Grant will own the Generals
library, private records and other papers,
many OF which are OF great value. AS he
has developed literary talent while assist.
ing the General on the book, he has been
advised to avail himself Of the opportuni'
ties afforded by these documentary pos
sessions. Among them are plpers from
which much of interest can be written,
bearing on the Generals experiences
from 1865 to 1868, as well as during his
Presidency and since. When General
Badeau's military Life OF General Grant"
was published, the General sent hand.
somely bound copies to the rulers OF
foreign countries from whom he had re-
ceiyed courtesies when abroad. Among
the papers left by the General are auto
graph acknowledgements OF the receipt Of
the book. There are enough other in
terestipg and complimentary letters TO
make volume in themselves.
US. Grant, Jr., will remain on his New
JerGey farm, having recorciled himself to
that prospect. Jesse Grant has an open.
ing in his business as an engineer, in a
project for q railway in the Valley OF the
Euphrates. Mrs. Saratoris will naturally
return to England, where her children
are, and where her husbands family want
them 10 be educated. Her desire, how.
ever, Is to b:ing her children here and live
with her mother, and she will try to bring
that about. In that case the household
would consist probably OF Mrs. Grant, Mrs
Sartoris, and Colonel Fred and his family.
LEFT DESTITUTE.
The knowledge that General Grants
family is impoverished and has practically
no income upon which to depend after his
death, has occasioned widespread regret
among tho business men OF this city. The
great depreciation in the value Of the
Wabash bombs, in which the Morgan fund
is invested, the stopping Of the pay Of the
General on account Of death, the number
OF debts left by the failure OF Grant 4
Ward, have gone far toward leaving the
family Of the dead General almost desti.
tute. The sentiment among the business
men OF this city is without exception In
favor Of some action by Congressby which
MFs Grant shall be relieved from want
and placed far above the slightest eugges.
ton Of poverty. Her devoted attention to
her husband throughout his lingering
sickness has done more 10 endear her to
the country than any other act she has
performed. That she should be ielt in
poverty wouit; be most iamentab1e close
10 the sad story Of her husbands mar
tyrdom.
In The dry goods district this morning
tha opinion was generally iu favor Of o
Congressional appropriation. Exon
gresham John S. Wise, OF Virginia, said
to-day:
~ believe that onr people in tho South
will mourn Grants death more sincerely
than any man Of tleir own. present or
past. GrAnt completely won Virginia by
his Couvse at Appomettox. lie was plain,
nnassuming, unostcntations, and used to
20 about after the surrender talking 10 the
soldiers in blue aud gray alike, wherever
he met them. He was always approach
able. On asIeepiug car from Philadelphia
one night several years ago sat beside
General Grant and fell into conversation
with him bymistaEe for theCar conductor.
He diGD'L mind il at least, though il con-
fused mt not little when | discovered
my mistake. Grants entire course
towards the South won him the Gdmira-
lion, and in q large degree, the affection OF
or people, who will deeply regret his
dealh."