Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-30

pride, bows now with sorrow above him dead
tenderly mindful of his virtues his great patriot
| 1c services and of the loss occaSioned by his
| death.
! In testimony of respect to the memory of Gen
eral Grant, 1t is ordered that the executive man
! sion and the several departments at Washington
! be draped in mourning Tor the period of thirty
days, ard that all public business shall on the day
| OF the funeral be suspended, and the secretaries
of war and the navy will cause orders to be is
sued for appropriate military and naval honors
| to be rendered on that day.
In witness whereof, / have hereunto set nv
hand and caused the seal of the United States to
| be affixed. Done at the city of Washington,
| this 23d day of July, A. D. 1885, and of the indie
pendence of the United States the one hundred
| and tenth.
! By the President:
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State.
Mexico send to the family OF the illustrious Gen.
Y. S. Grant their profound sympathy, and
through tn you to the whole Of America; His faa-
lily has lost its worthy head, the republic of the
United States one of its most renowned heroes
and Mexico one of its best friends.
A. ARROYO DEANDEA. President.
Secretary
They also sent the following tele-
gram TO Gen. Parfeirs Diaz, city of
Mexico:
Excursionists of the associated press of Mexico
send to you and through you to the Mexican re-
public their profound sympathy for the death of
the Industrious American hero, Gen Ulysses S.
Grant, in whom Mexico lost one of her best
friends.
L PAz Prest.
A. ARROYO, Sec'y.
FROM GEN. SHERIDAN.
Gen. Sheridan sent the following
telegram upon receipt of tbs sad ms
formation:
FORT RENO, July 23-To Col. F. D. Grant
Mount McGregor:-Wil you please express to
Mrs Grant my grief at The loss of my dearest
friend and cohlrade, and my sincere sympathy
and coincidence with her on this, the hour of
great distress.
(Signed) PHI. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General
FIT. RENO, July %, 1885.
To General R. G. Drum, Washington:
. My duties here will not permit my return in
comrade, General U. S. Grant. Lieut.. Col g.
w. Davis of my staff knows my views in refer
ence to the obsequies. Have them carried out SO
far as they do not conflict with directions with
the president. WANT to be named as one of the
pail bearers.
(Signed) Pr. SHERIDAN, Lieut. General.
GLADSTONEs TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
& correspondent visited Mr.. Glad
stones residence and was received by
Mr.. Gladstone on making known his
GRAND. Mrs Gladstone expressed
deep sorrow at the death of the emf
nent American aud immediately con,
Quoted him to Mr.. Gladstone's pres
ence.
Gladstone was writing at desk in
his library. Said he: II shall willing
ly pay my humble tribute. Let me
write rather than speak it. He then
wrote as follows:
news of General Grants death. He ventures to
assure the bereaved family of the sympathy he
feels with them in their affection at the loss of
one who had rendered his country such signal
services as general and statesman.
CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD OF A MOMENT
GUS CAREER.
Born. April 81. 1922, at Point Pleas
ant, Clermont County, Ohio, on the
bank of the Ohio River, in little old
house still standing.
Worked with his father in the tam
merry until II years old. and entered
West Point Academy July /, 1889.
Graduated from West Point in
1943, twenty-first in a class of SO, and
was commissioned brevet second lieu~
tenant
Remained in the army eleven years
served in every battle of the Mexican
war except Buena Vista, received two
brevets for gallantry; was afterward
stationed at various posts on the Can
ada frontier, and in California and
Oregon.
In 1849 married Julia Dent, daugh-
ter of 3 St. Louis merchant, and in
1854 resigned his commission In the
army and lived on a farm near St.
Louis.
catered the leather trade with mis-
father and brother at Galena, in 1860,
and was 80 years old before his coun-
trymen became acquainted with his
name
April 10, 1861, six days after the
fall of Sumter, began drilling COM
pany of volunteers at Galena; four
days later went with it to Spring
field
Early in June appointed Colonel
Twenty first Illinois, and in August
thanks to E. B. Washburne, made
Brigaaier General.
Seized Paducah Sept, S, and on the
25th Smithland, important strategic
points.
In November. by battles of Fred
ricktown and Belmont, checked ad-
vance of rebel General Thompson
"With permission I will take and
hold Fort Henry" Feb, 6, 1862, and
Fort Donelson ten days later. Il
propose to move Immediately upon
your works" Made a Major Gener
al
Shiloh, April and Z. II haven't
despaired Of whipping them yet.
Under a cloud, owing to popular
clamor and misunderstanding. Two
months of idleness-the most disagree
able period Ia his career.
Defeated Price at Iuka, Miss, Sept.
20.
Beat the rebels at Corinth Oct. 4.
Jan. 90, 1863, began cutting the
Mississippi canal under Halleck's or
ders; abandoned work March 81.
Run the Vicksburg batteries April
26.