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The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01
HE WAS READY TO GO.
General Grants Sorrow at the Prospect of
Living Through the Summer.

General Grants Sorrow at the Prospect of
Living Through the Summer.
While sitting on the hotel veranda at
Mt. McGrcgor one afternoon this week
DR.. Douglas chattcd at length about
General Grant and of the trial and suffer-
ing just ended.
"Do you remember" said DR.. Doug
las, "that during last week | said to you
that there was subsistence OF the swell
ing in the everything TISSUES on the right
side of the neck and tina: | said on the
day spoke about it that had been able
to examine the Generals throat much
deeper aud with greater ease than in a
long time-do you remember that:'
His nearer recollcctcd it clearly and
said so.
"Well, then" resumed DR.. Douglas,
II am going to toll you OF an experience
| had with General Grant Oh the after
noon of Thursday, July 16, and at the
same time had observed the indications
about the throat which h..ve spoken of.
During the Afternoon of that day the
General wrote and DR.. Douglas drew
from his pocket seve,:,l Slips written by
the Gen raj and read what the sick man
had written, which was as follows:
81 feel sorry at the prospect oi living
through the Su inner aud fall II the con
dltion am i'll. do not think can, but
| may. do not gather strength. feel
quite as well from day to day as have
done heretofore. But am losing
strength. feel it more i'll the inability
to move around than in any other way,
or rather in tie lack of desire to try to
move"
HWhen | had read that - nd,ed DR.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

The appointment of Mr.. Beattie as
surveyor at New York does not please
the friends of Mr.. Tilden. 1t seems
that Mr.. Beattie, when editor of the
Richmond county Sentinel in 1876,
actually spoke with sneering contempt
of the venerable Sage of Greystone.
He called him the political Hercules u
sneered at his claims of reform, laughed
at the advertising dodges of Bates and
Locke by means of which he was made
known to the universe as the great
smasher of rings, and, as if all that was
not enough, he asked: Did the Janus
faced State e-rights advocate and seces-
SION breeder that now dishonors the
gubernatorial chair of our patriotic
State not do enough in 1860 and 1861
to bring the iron hand of solid North
down upon the rebellious hero of a
traitorous South? Mr.. Tilden must be
a gentleman of more than ordinary
christian forbearance, if he could be
pleased by the appointment of gen
tleman who wrote about him in this
strain.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

Boy preacher Harrison, according to
his own estimate, has converted between
forty and fifty thousand souls during his
career. Evangelist Sam Jones says
that he has made between eight and
ten thousand converts during the pres
ent year. This is a much better showing
than Harrison's considering that the
latter has been engaged in the work
for some twenty years. Jones AYERS,
furthermore, that ninety-hve per cent.
of his converts remain true to their
professions after his departure. This
remarkable statement is discredited by
the rival revivalist.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

the press. The first stop Will be made
at Saratoga and the second at Albany.
At the latter place Adjutant- General
Farms worth will assume charge of re-
moving the remains to the capitol, where
Governor Hill assumes control. From
Albany to New York the remains will
be in care of General Hancock. Having
arrived the First Division National
Guards, State OF New York, will escort
the body to the City Hall. Here a
guard will be placed until the day of the
funeral.
Gen. John b. Clark. the clerk of the
House of Representatives,, has designated
and requested the following named COM
mttee to represent that body at the
funeral of General Grant: Hons John G..
Carlisle, of Kentucky; Samuel j. Ran
dali, Pennsylvania; William II. Morri
son, Illinois; }. Randolph Tucker, Vir-
ginia; o. r. Singleton, Mississippi; Frank
iIiscock, New York; Thomas b. Reed,
Maine; Thomas NJ. Brown, Indiana; Ben
amin Butterworth, Ohio. These gen
tIcmen will be requested by mail to meet
i'll New York City on the 7th of August
at soue hotel not yet determined.
5. S. Burdett has telegraphed to Gen
eral Hanco TX that he will be present as
commander-in chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic at the funeral of Gen
eral Grant i'll New York. In connection
with this announcement Commander-in in
Chief Burdett says that he will estab-
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

WHEN Bishop William Taylor went
with men, women, and children to es.
tablish missionary stations across Africa,
with no money to pay his expenses,
except OF passage, no treasury to draw
from for support while in hostile
country, and with only limited, sup
ply of articles of merchandise to ex-
change with the savages for food and
shelter, he had in the company his son
Ross, with wife and four young chill
dren. Ross has decided that his chill
dren have some claim upon him. He
could not properly care for them in
such a climate as Africa, and he has
deemed it best to return to America.
The Bishop is sorely disappointed,
writes sadly of the event, and promises
to reimburse the transit fund for the
"ost of their passage.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

him and in him he never could have
made that veto, and it is a tribute to
his courage and his victories ON the field
OF battle.
But there is connected with General
Grant an unwritten history, in my
judgment, quite as important in its re-
suits to this republic as any recorded.
said to him once, and said to him
in this last interview, for he had told
~me the story before:
Il regard it as a duty, General which
you owe to your country to place upon
record, what you did and what you re-
fused to do during that crisis"
But it is, as | understand, left unre-
corded, because in his last moments he
did not wish to cause to any who might
have been opposed to him or might
have been wronged at that period pain
by direct accusation of his, and yet
there was time, just at the conclusion
of the war, when, but for the tirmness
of Gen. Grant, this country would have
been plunged into the throes of another
rebellion, short, sharp, and decisive it
may be, but no man can tell what will
result from crises in revolutionary times
like that. | have not the time now to
detail the circumstances, and they might
lead to controversy if l did, but if no
one else shall write the story | will
write it as he told it to me.
The closing assertion of Mr.. Depew
that Gen. Grant confdcd to him I'M
portant historical facts, which the Gen.
declined to publish in his book because
the time for their disclosure had not
yet arrived, and which facts relate to 4
crisis in the history of the country when
it was spared the horrors of a second
rebellion by Gen. Grants llrmness,
makes it one Of the most interesting
statements recently uttered by public
| man
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01
Order Of Publication.
JOB GALLAHER AND WIFE,


ABEL A. NORRIS & WIFE, AND OTHERS.
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county In Equity
No. 1915.
HNHE object of this suit is to procure
l. decree for the sale OF certain real estate stu
ate in Cecil county. Maryland, whereof John ID.
Norris late of said county, died seized.
The bill states that the said John ID. Morris
departed this life intestate in the month OF Sept
ember, 1884, seized OF certain real estate situate
in said county, particularly described in said bill
and the deed therein mentioned. leaving no wild
Ow, but leaving eight children, viz: Mary ID.
Gallaher, Abel A. Morris, who has wife named
Anna Morris. Sarah Ann Brown, wife OF Thomas
Brown: Phineas Morris. who has Il wife named
Anna Morris; David H. Morris who has a vile
named Catharine Norris Jacob l.. Morris Joseph
5. Norris Seneca +. Morris who has wife nam
ed Margaret Morris; and five grandchildren, chill
dren Of his deceased son John Morris, viz John
Morris. Jr., Jane Morris, Phineas Morris, Jr.,
Sarah Morris and Walter Morris his next Of
kin and only heirs at law to which said real es-
tate descended.
That afterwards the said Joseph $. Morris do
parted this life intestate leaving widow
issue, but leaving his said brothers and sisters
and nephews and nieces as his next of kin and
only heirs at law to whom his interest in said
| real estate descended. That all of said next Of
kin are OF full age except said grandchildren, who
are infants under TWEEN ty-one years Of age; and
that said real estate cannot be divided without
| loss and injury to the parties interested.
petition filed in said cause by the complain
ants states that since the filing of the bill the
said David H. Morris has died interstate leaving
one child, David Morris, who is an infant under
twenty one years of age as his only heir ut law to
whom his interest In said real estate descended,
subject to the dover interest of the said Catha-
rine Morris therein; and that the said David
Morris resides out OF the State of Maryland and
prays that the said David Morris may be made
party defendant to this suit in place of the said
David II. Morris, and answer said bill and peti-
tiOn.
| 1t is thereupon this 18th day of June 1885 ad-
Judged and ordered that the complanants by
causing copy Of th order to be inserted in some
| newspaper published in Cecil county once Il week
| for one month"; before the 2st day of July next :,
give notice to the said David Morris of the object
| and substance of this bill, and petition and warn
him to appear In this court in person or by soic
itor on or before the 2lst day of October next to
answer the premises, and show cause il any he
has why decree ought not to pass and relief be
granted as prayed.
JAMES A. DAVIS, Clerk
True Copy-Test:
June 2u-5t JANIS A. DAVIS Clerk.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01
From the Reverend Clergy

Among the many ministers of the gospel,
who have been helped by Browns Iron
Bitters, the Rev. f \. Spring, Corydon,
Iowa, says, 81 used it for general ll-health
and found it great help" Rev. James
McCarty, Fort Stevenson, Dakota. says,
"It cured me of severe dyspepsia and in
creased nav weight twenty five pounds. y
The Rev. Mr.. Olfay, New Bern, n. G., says
he has taken it, considers it one of the best
medicines known. The Rev. Mr.. Whitney,
bingham, Wis, says, ''After Il long sick
ness from lung fever. | used Browns Iron
Bitters and gained strength" SO through
ont the States with hundreds and hundreds
of ther clergymen.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01
GRANTS FAMOUS LETTER,
The Original of His Unconditional Sur
render Document at Fort Donelson

Inc ofisihhl OF HIS unconditional Sur
render Document at Fort Donelson.
When the Century published General
Grants article Oh Fort Donelson, in De.
cember, 1884, it contained an auto-
graphic copy of the famous uncondi-
tional surrender letter. The article said
that no one knew where the original
letter was. The letter read:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY IN THE FIELD
CAMP NEAR DoNELsoN, Feb. 1G, 1862.
GEN. 5. b. BUcKNER, Confederate Army.
SIR: Yours of this date, proposing all
armlstlce and appointment of commits.
soners to settle terms of capitulation, Is
just received. No terms except an un-
conditional and immediate surrender
can be accepted. propose to move i'm
mediately upon your works. | am, sir,
very respectfully, your ubedient servant,
U. 5. GRANT.
Brigadier General.
Lawyer ID. G. Kilbourns, of Litch.
field, Connecticut, saw the article and
wrote to the publishers of the Century
that he knew where the original letter
Was. DIR. J. X. Wallace, of Pantam,
near Litchfield, married Danbury lady,
who was the cousin of the wife of Cen
eral Rawlns, Grants chief of staff and
Secretary Of War. When General Raw
lns died i'll July, 1879, he was attended
by Dr.. Wallace and the doctor saws
Rawlins gave him the letter in Novem-
Der, 1873, with remark that it would
some time be valuable. The Centurv
sent to MIR. kilbourn, secured the letter
for one day and had fac simile made.
Z. L.. Webster, OF the firm which is pub
fishing Grants memoirs, went to Water
bury yesterday and drove over to Pan
tam in the afternoon to see the letter.
DR.. Wallace showed the document and
MIR. Webster recognized its genuine
ness at glance. DIR. Wallace said he
had once had al offer of $40 for it from
New York man now dead He had
refused $3.50 for it, offered by the Web
ster Publishing Company. Mr.. Web
stsr offered him yesterday $500 fok it.
which was finally accepted.
MIR. Webster returned to New York
today with the valuable letter. He says
he will sail for Europe on Saturday with
of the memoirs for translation. The
plates for England and Australia will be
made in New York and forwarded to be
printed there for tho other countries
they will be translated. Mr.. Webster
says that on Saturday before the Cen
erals death he showed him the proof
sheets of the first volume, and together
they revised them, even to the last
pages. Grant put Sherman's name on
one of the maps, which has since been
mortised into the plate. 1t was MIR.
Webster's intention to present the Gem
eral with the first copy OF the first vel
ume this week. Grant was opposed to
illustrating the books, but left it to the
publishers judgment. When asked if
he wanted Rosecrans' picture to appear
in it he said: Certainly, if others do;
for he did noble work anu shall let no
personal feelings come in here
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01
GENERAL GRANTS CASKET.
An Elaborate Coffin, Which Has Been De-
signed Especially for the Dead Hero.

An Elaborate COfiin Which Has Been De-
signed Especially for the Dead Hero.
The Stein Manufacturing Company, OF
Rochester, New York, made the coiiin
for the remains of General Grant. 1t is
what is called Estate style, and is a
cloth covered metallic clsket. 1t is the
finest ever made and is the first one of its
kind manufactured. 1t is six feet long,
and the red cedar shell Is covered with
the finest purple silk velvet. The frame
has heavy sold silver mountings and por-
tails The inside metal is highly polished
copper and the casket opens full length,
the top being of fine French bevced
plate glass. The inside trimmings are
of light cream heavy satin; tutted, and
with an elegant pillow of the same ma
terial upon which is handsomely embroid-
cred the initials L. S. g." The handles
are of silver, made especially from
models and dies manufactured solely for
them. The outside box is of red cedar.
heavily lined with lead. The outside is
finely finished, with the corners and tops
tastily mounted with silver ornaments
and is practically indestructible. The
cssket is perfectly air-tight and weighs
three hundred pounds.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01
General Grants Birthplace.

Michael IIersh Jr, the present owner
of the house at Point Pleasant, O., in
which General Grant was born, says he
would maturity prefer to have the house
remain where it is, but if a sufficient sum
is offered he will let 60 it elsewhere. He
has had one offer OF 81, 900 from gentle =
man of CINCINNATI, which he would N. I
consider. He says he could sell the
house piecemeal for relics, and in fac, =,
had sold window-catch for So, and "a
good many splinters from the weather.
boarding, which had been renewed. He
says he was careful in making rep ,irs to
leave the interior intact.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

Now that Mississippi paper has de-
clared that there must be no more
balIot-box stutting except in case OF
absolute necessity, how would it do for
the Biblical revisers to put some such
provision on the Ten Commandments
"Thou shalt do no murder except in
cases of absolute necessity" would ex-
actly meet the spiritual needs Of large
number of enterprising citizens in the
Far West.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

THE Iowa Prohibition law has been
in force over a year, and is fairly sue
cessful in the small places, while in
cities there is thought to be more
drunkenness than under the license
system. Reports from twenty-five lead
ing cities and towns show $50 more
open drinking places than there were a
wear AGO
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

The spoilsmen OF Indiana think they
have cornered the President, in the
matter of Jones' appointment to the
postmastership of indianapolis. Messrs.
Eaton and Therman of the civil service
commission will investigate brother
Jones' record. Uncle Tom Hendricks
might as well keep his weather eye on
his postmaster.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

In our editorial notice of the Repub-
lican nominees last week we enormously
stated that Mr.. Roman Tammany one
of the candidates upon the House of
Delegates ticket, was born in Hartford
county. Mr.. 1ammany Is native of
Cecil county having been born in the
Fifth election district. We gladly make
this correction.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

BECAUSE the Republican party has
failed to adopt Mr.. Neal Dow extreme
temperance views he now terms it the
Rum Republican Dynasty and turns
to the Democratic party for help. Cred
ulous old man. His experience in life
seems to have taught him little wisdom.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01
COL. QUAY ON THE ROACH FAILURE.

COL QUAY ON THE ROACH FAILURE.
From all nterrie,r in The RIadeiphiG Times
Roach's failure is unfortunate and
exasperating. He is an energetic Irish
man who was a pioneer of iron-shlp
building in this country, havirg large
amount of capital invested in his busi-
ness, which gave employmentto great
many men. He is an active and liberal
Republican, and is said to have raised
100000 for the Garfield campaign.
1t was well understood in political Cir
cles that If Garfield failed he was to be
made the first victim of the British pol
icy of free ships and free trade; but
Garfield won. Mr.. Roach did likewise
for Blaine. Blaine failed, and Roach's
failure is the result of Blaine's failure
What has happened WAS threatened last
fall by leading Democrats, who now
see their threats verified and can boast
that beginning has been made in the
punishment OF the Irish who voted for
Blaine.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

EVEN so staunch follower of De.
mocracy as the Philadelphia Record is
constrained to admit that while there
are not very many Democratic Repre-.
sentatives in Congress from the State
of Pennsylvania, "there are more than
enough of the kind"
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

SINCE the family OF Gen. Grant have
selected his place of burial-Reverside
Park, New York, we think any further
discussion of the subject is to say the
least in questionable taste.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

THE Springfield Republican thinks
that Roscoe Conkling will be invited
to deliver a national Grafton on the life
of Grant. Few men, if any, could do
it better.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

SIR Moses Montefore is dead. He
was benefactor of his race, whose dis
interested benevolence challenged the
admiration of all classes and creeds.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

THIS is to give notice that the subscri-
4 ber OF Cecil county, has obtained from the
Orphans Court of said county letters testamen-
tary on the personal estate of
JOHN COOPER,
late of said county. deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before the 18th day of December, 1885;
they may otherwise, by law, be excluded from all
benefit Of said estate All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment to the subscriber. Given under my hand
this 2oth day Of June, 1885.
CHARLES A. COOPER,
Executor.
Test:-R. Z. LAMAR, Register.
JIuy lS-6W
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

For excessive heat the record of the
past month of July, has only been ex-
ceeded by that of July 1876.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

Many unscrupulous dealers may tell you
they have remedies for Coughs and Colds,
equal in merit and in every respect just al
good as the old reliable DIR. BosankO's
Cough and Lung Syrup, and unless you in
sist upon this remedy and will take no
other, you are liable to DO greatly deceived.
Price 80 cents and Sl.O0. Sold by DR.. II.
ii. Mitchell. 6.
The most deadly foe to all malarial dis
eases is Ayers Ague Cure, combination
of vegetable ingredients only, of which the
most valuable is Used in no other known
preparation This remedy is an absolute
and certain specific, and succeeds when all
other medicines fail. A cure is warranted.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01
GENERAL GRANTS FUNERAL.

Two Hundred Thousand Old Soldiers to
Follow Him to his Grave-Saturday,
August Sth, Chosen.
The fual obsequics of General Grant
will take place on this day week. The
remains will be taken from Mt. Nc
Gregor on Tuesday the fourth.
They will be conveyed by train, con-
sisting of car for the family, one for
the remains, two for the escort, which
will number not more than 60 men. one
for the clergy and pall-bearers, one for
General Hancock and stafl, and one for
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01
STEAMER LANCASTER,

rHESAPEAKE CITY, July IA, 1855.
" l hereby warn all persons from harborIng or
giving credit to my wife ERNRsTINE as will pay
no debts OF her contracting. She has left my bed
and board without any just cause whatever.
July lS-2t JACOB HUBER.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01
800 ACRES
OMMOD10US DWELLING, %

eOMMODiOUS DWELLING, Fl
part OF it new, and all in good repair, located in
an ample Lawn, beautifully shaded; large BARN
and Stable, Ora nary, Barrack, Shedding, and all
the OF tbuildings incident to we'll arranged farm.
- The improvements on the smaller tract
~! are LARGE FRAME DWELLING,
Ii adj: .cent to which are the brick walls and
many of the tinibers of the mansion
which was partially consumed ny fire, but can be
repaired at small expense. The location oi this
dwelling commands one Of the most iavOrite Views
OF the famous Sassairas river scenery. The out
buildings comprise Stable, Granary, etc, in fair
condition.
The property is on one of the county thorough
fares borders Sassairas river. adjOins Frederick
town. and is connected by bridge with George
town, the agricultural centre, where grain, fruit
and fertilizers can always find market or trans
portaton. There Is daily communication be-
tween Georgetown and Fredericktown and the
markets OF Baltimore and Philadelphia, both by
steamboat and sailing vessels. The location Is
especially convenient to churches, schools stores,
&c., and the neighbOrhOOd is desirable one in
every respect.
There is an abundance of good TIMBER on
the farm, and an especially large and valuable
its market value.
aS-No better chance could be offered to pur-
chasers desiring to make Il profitable investment
to secure desirable country residence. In
tending purchasers are requested to examine the
property before the day Of sale; further infOr-
nation may be obtained upon application to the
undersigned, or to q. w. Cruikshank, EIktOn.
Maryland.
TERMS OF SALE.-The decree provides that
One-third OF the purchase money shall be paid in
cash, one-thtrd in six months, and One-t third In
twelve months from the day of SALE The de-
1erred payments to bear interest from the day of
sale. and to be secured by the notes or bonds Of
the purchaser, with surety to be approved by the
Trustee.
Cost of conveyance to be paid by the purchaser.
JOHN ). WRIT,
July Ats. Trustee.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-08-01

In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Equity
No. 1870.