Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-24

10 m sullED IN HEw YenK.
Central Park Selected ~ the Family
- the Lest Resting Place - 0sosraa
Grans, Provided che City Win Alle3
Hrs. 0raot 90 - BurtsA Beside Her
Hmsbana.
MT. Mc0RBooR July 24.-Thcre h now little
doubt that Gen. Grants remains win Be bsrssd
i'm Central park. New York city. All that ~.
mains 10 the assent OF the authorities Of that
was that ms Grant should rest beside him q
ssins oondasied . adjust the mater. Mayo.
I'M. vAsus messsse does not seem %
and the family and Col Grant are len In doubt
as 70 the wiillngness Of New York city 20 ecceee
70 the easily Understood condition thet Mr.;
park II the general Z. buried there, and Il the
moment Of this writing the matter hanes. The
park u the condition shall be complied viii -
Program 81 the Fu.erss.
II New York shall Be the spot chosen. ana
there 10 little doubt that &c win be settled this
afternoon, the program OF the funeral srrAnge-
s Quietly 5. the s in r.. ras Ss.
the general died, until Tuesday afternoon next,
when the funeral cortAse will be placed upon
out demonstration to Albany, reaching ihsss In
the evening:
BUILDING where they viii lie In :s..s , until
Wednesday noon, Then and thence the dead
general viii he conveyed by the funeral train
ing. The body win then be conveyed 70 che
city hall, where IL win remain In state until
ing place In Central Park. This program has
been prepared upon the assumption that the
conyition touching the interment Of Mrs Grant
will be com piled with.
The ere. 900 Zee .i.isie. Allowed.
TEE FIRST CONTROLLER RHcoNsIDKRs HIs NJ
CENT DECI8IoN.
The first controller OF the Treasury to-day
allowed the requisition for el7o,O0o, msds
made some time ago by the District
Commissioner, which he had previously re-
fused 70 allow on the ground that work done
In one year could not be paid for out OF the ap-
preparation for the next year. He made an ex.
predecessor had decided differently and the
commissioners we're acting under his dscissea.
Baciug as Saratoga
SARATOGA, NY, July 24.-This u the second
extra race day. light rain IL falling. Frrsa
Cold Ban second GTeenfieid f third; tinss las.
long long; powhaian won, BETTER second, John
Hunt won; Eakwood second, Mamie Hay third
Diplomatic HoMors 90 Grants Memory.
The Secretary OF State has addressed q ctrcu-
lar 70 all the diplomatic and consular o6acers OF
the United States I'm which he invites attention
to the Presidential proclamation In regard 20
the death of General Grant, and directs that
the nags of their respective ofices be dis
played at halfmast upon receiving the circu-
lar, and that the usual symbols OF mourning be
assumed for period OF thirty days.
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No OPEN-AIR CONCERT To-MoRRow.-On &C.
count OF the death Of Gen. Grant, there will 10
no music at the White House grounds tomor.
News ssrseis.
At the state convention of miners at Pitts.
burg yesterday IL was decided 10 refer the Ques-
ton OF afhliation with the nights Of Labor 70
me national convention, which meets NJ In
+. JOcquin & Son, dealers In Jewelry At ass
mystertousiy Disappeared, leaving their crecS
tors in the lurch to the extent OF over $26, 900.
Gen. Gusts Lee has Withdrawn his resigna-
ton as president OF washington and Lee uni
It is stated that the English government has
received confirmation OF the report OF the death
of FL Mahdi OF smallpox on June %
Hon. Geo. +. Hoar has been chosen to preside
over the next republican state convention In
Rev. Maurice Graetser, pastor OF ST. Josephe
Catholic church at Easton. Pa. died suddenly
VIM. Mason RoSinson sI HARDWARE merch.n, Of
Winchester Va, has tailed
In Chesterneid county, Va, . colored girl
named Fanny Cox IL supposed 20 have been
put TO death with rat poison by her step.
mother, Sarah Cox, who has been arrested.
over the discovery that u weIl.to-do lawyer,
named Tucker. had seduced HIS niece. an
orphan left in his care by her dying mother,
The girl was very weak-minded.
AN ARIsrocRATIc FIGHT ABOUT MRs LANG
TRH.-Lord Lonsdale and Sir George Chetwynd
recently had q fistic encounter I'm a well-known
resort In Rotten Row. A number Of members
the contest. The trouble between the two men
grew out OF the attentions each was paying Mira
Langtry.
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH ADyUDGED A LUNATIo.-
The committee appointed to inquire into the
Philsdelphia rendered the " Following SerdieH
That the said John McCulloch is, at the time
Of Oft the taking Of this inauisition lunatic and
past but enjoys some lucid Intervals. Yet by
reason Of bis said lunacy is incapable OF man
the estate places the value OF the real estate at
900, and OF the personal property at ga, 304.
viii probably appoint the Guarantee Trust and
tate, and William I. johnson as the COMMITTEES
person OF the actor.
The LAUDERDALE PEERAGE CASE DEcIDEp.
The Lauderdale peerage case has been decided
by the house of Lords In favor of Major Matt
Land land ~. There en-, were Two elaimants.MsIor Mai.
contended that he was the heir OF the fourth
son of the sixth Earl of Lauderdale, who mar.
ried Mary MacAdam I'm New York In l772.
MARRIED.
SUPPLEMENTARY On Thursday July a.
asss q aS s Sa II Rsy .Gs Ea
INA n. DUvALL. both of Washington. d. C.
DIED.
CHRISTIAN. Suddenly. on Thursday. July 22d
1855, AT = o. clock pm, our beloved sister MARY