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PROMINENT PEOPLE,

JUICE LAMBERT TREE the new American
minister 10 Belgium, is said to be worth o.
CUJ,O0U.
JOHN BACH McMAsTER, the historian and
professor at Princeton college, IS but thirty
three years old.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE, late United
States minister to Turkey, has two novels
ready for the press.
BARTHoLDI, the French sculptor, designer
of the great statue of Liberty, Is to Vislt the
United States III September.
UNITED STATES MINISTER PHELPS is sald
to be the best bird shot and the most accom-
plisIcd driver of four.in-hand i'll Vermont.
PRINCE ALBERT VICToR, of Wales, the
prospective king of England, is, it Is prlvately
said, very awkward and bashful young
man.
pRIScE HENRY of Battenberg has become
by his marriage with the Princess beatrice
both uncle and brother r-n-law to the Princess
Victoria of Hesse.
THE emperor OF Japan can trace his descent
for 33,5O0 years, during all OF which tlhlP MS
family have been OH the throne His name IN
Japanese is "NIetsuhito."
COUNT ToLsToL, tho celebrated Russian
novelist, has for some time past set aside Lis
literary labors an.l applied himself to learn
ing trlde-thGt OF shoemaker.
Mrs. MARY i. HOLMES, the novelist, has
written twenty romanccs, ard has made
good deal of money att. a New ork paper
gave her 81, G,OOJ for one of her stories
GEORGE BANCROFT, tho historian, whose
fordncss for ros IS amounts to positive pas
sion, sent nineteen varieties to tho recent
flower show at Newport, K. l., and received
Il prizo for each
Mr.. GLADsToSE's popularity caused linn
much Inconvenience lately. llo happened to
20 into London book store. but was unable
to leave on account of crowd of $500 per-
sons before the door. Finally a clrriage was
procured. and he departed amid great en-
thusiusm and loud cheering.
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is known 10 nc so rrrlolS 10 her. n lock OIL
his hair, too, she will always carry.
Mrs Grant visited the remains Of her h,lS-
band about 10 o'clock this morning, and re-
maincd alone with them nearly ten minutes
the guard Of honor retiring when she came.
She was much affected, evidently. hut nlain-
tanned her s,lf-possc sion. She went imnle-
diately TO her room, where she remained I'LL
til tonight, when she visited them again, in
company with Mrs. Sartoris and Mrs. Fred
Grant.
Every day has lis special incident. says
another Mount Mctire9Or dispatch OF tho
Both. To-day it came near being tragedy.
General r. II. jackson, who arrived here to.
day to take charge Of tho artillery. and Cap
tain W. ID. Beck, OF the Fifth artillery, were
struck by bolt of shtning. aud for brief
time it was thought that they were killed.
Subsequently they recovered consciousness,
however, and it is now known they are out of
serious danger
The bolt of lightning which struck down
General Jackson and Colonel Beck gave Mr..
Linnekcn, a member of the Brooklyn Post
guarding General Grants remains, very
Sevtr re- shock. lie nearly fell over the coffin,
mt the end of which he was Standing. Tie
lights in tho room went out ut Tho same time.
The shock was so light, however, that no Ono
in the cottage ut tho time was disturbed. 1t
was afterward discovered that the holt did
considerable damage to the Drcxel cottage.
The Pail Hearers.
The President, who. at tho request. of Mrs.
Grant, selected tho pail bearers for General
Grants funeral, teicSraphc,l her to know If
shc had any preferences or suggestions II
make in tho matter, He received reply
from her by telegraph that it was hcr wish
that he should name tho pail bearers,
and that tho only suggestion she
would make was that in cas-, any prominent
Union officer like General Sherman or Licu-
tenant. General Sheridan be selected, lead
ing Confederate officer like General John
ston or General BucSncr be also included in
the list Mrs. Grants wishes in this regard
were respected. Tho President appointed the
following.
General William 7. Sherman. Lieutenant,
General Philip II. Sheridan, Admiral David
y. Porter Vice. Admiral St:phen G.. Rowan,
General Joseph f. Johnston, Of Virginia
General Simon b. Buckncr, of Kentucky
Hamilton Fish, Of New York: George S.
Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,; George W.
Childs, of Pennsylvania; John A: Logan, ol
Illinois; George Jones, of New York; Oliver
Howl of New York
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SOteS aad Incidents

The disposition of the cottage in which
General Grant died rests with Joseph w.
DrrTel, and il is announced that the cottage
vii! never again be occupied by any family
or PERSONS Mr.. Drc1el will in due time pre-
sent it to the State or national government.
Tho house will bo presented inta t. with all
its present belongings, furniture and fixtures
as gift to the nation or Commonwealth.
The last time General Grant signe1 his
name was a few days before his death, when
he put it on tho back Of check for 81 ,0)O
which he had received from the Century
Publishing company four or Eve days before.
Tie mourning garments of the female
members of General Grants family were
made in New York. All the gowns are of
very simple pattern, and made of Henrietta
cloth, trimmed with heavy English crepe.
The bonnets are of Grape, without trimming
other than the long Grape wells.
The coffin in which General Graft will be
buried Was made in Rochester, and is six feet
long and made of polished copper, incased in
q shell OF polished red cedar This is lined
vet, fastened in place by a framework OF
solid silver. The top is of French plate glass
with bevcled edges and made to open the
full length of the coffin. The interior is lined
with cream colored satin eiaborately tufted,
and General Grants head will rest on q satin
pillow. The handles are solid silver, and
the inscription plato is gold, six inches long,
four inches wide. The outside box is riveted
steel with all oval top.
a movement for the erection OF
q national monument to General Grant
was initiated by Mayor Grace who
has appointed a committee of tile cty's rep
resentatve, men to take the matter in hand.
General Grant left no will, but his instruc-
tions to the disposition of all his little effects
were written from time to time within the
past few weeks and given to Colonel Craft.
General Grant left no property whatever.
ne interest in his book belongs t. bis wife,
the contract with the publisher beillg signct.
by her.
In addition to til, instructions which Cen
eral Grant gave from tina to time to the col.
onel he has left scaled packet of instructions
which has not yet been opened.
General Grants sister, Mrs. Mary Grant
Cramer, with her husband, DR.. NJ. J.
Cralner, arrived in New York from Europe
on the day after her brothers death. She
was much affected whsn she learned that she
had arrived too late t. Sc, her brother alive
Memorial services in honor of tho gen.
eral were held in many places. In Faneuil
hall, Boston, the mayor presided at mein.
orial meeting, and Governor Rob;n.ou and
General Derens made addresses
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FACTS ABOUT GRANT.

THEouGHoUT the war he never received
q wound.
HIS mother died over a year ago. His
father las been dead several years.
He leaves two sisters-Mrs Cramer and
Mrs. Corbin-who live in Jersey City.
His last public speech was at Ocean Grove
year ago before the Christian commission.
He always dislilied doctors and resented
their attentions as much as possible to the
last
HIS mother was m enthusiastic Methodist
and believed IN personal holiness and the
nearness of the second coming.
GENERAL GRANTS most intimate friend
was &. w. Childs, Of Philadelphia, whose house
he made his home whenever in Philadelphia.
AMONG the portraits in George W. Childs's
Office is one of General Grant and the enl.
perOr of China, taken seated together arm in
arm.
AS far back as February last he wrote to
Mr.. Chids that whenever he took drink Of
water it felt las if hot lead was going down
his throat"
UNTIL given over to the government oil
the souvenirs of his European trip were at
the office of George w. Chids, TO whose Gus
tody he cUnlided them.
LINE SO many OItleT RIcaG SOluleTS, ue WAS
a fatalist and believed that "what is to be
will be-" If lie had adhered to any religious
form, he would have been Presbyterian.
THE two greatest ovations of his life re-
ceived by General Grant were those rendered
IN Philadelphia before lie started on his trip
around the world and upon his return.
TIE husband of Nellie Grant Sartoris his
daughter, is al Engiisnman, al only son and
nephew Of Fanny Kembe, the actress, who
became Mrs. Pierre Butler of Philadelphia.
WIEN boy, ii he ever went beyond
place he never retraced his footsteps, but took
q round about tour to reach the destination
some other way lie often said lie attributed
his success to resolution taken in youth to
"never turn back" in any undertaking.
GENERAL GRANT smoked his last igar on
the 2Oth Of November, 1881. In a letter to n
fri II | m entioning thu circumstance, hs said
lie had smoked many thousands OF cigars and
they had been his greatest comfort through
the last years of The war OIL the battlefield.
IT is curious coincidence that the fathers
in-law of General Grants SONS all SUFFERED |
financial reverscs like himself Fred Grant
married daughter of Mr.. Honore, of Chi.
cago, onco millionaire Buck Grant mar.
ried daughter of Senator Chaife,, OF Col
orado, who loss heavily. Jess. Grant mar
rid daughter of Mr.. Chapman, former
California Crrsus. Philadelphia Times.
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. sssss''.' 'ssss ~
u. S. GRANT,
DIED JULY 2j, 1885.

The transfer Of the body to the coffin was
made between 6 and o'clock hy tho under
takers assistants, aided by Harrison. who
dressed his master for the last time with his
own hands. The general is to buried i'll black
broadcloth, with Prince Albert coat he
body wears low standing collar with black
nccktic tied in a plain bow knot. In the SHIRT
bosom is a single plain gold stud. Tn the feet
are white stockings and patent leather slip
pors. The hands rest across the breast, with
the right little above the left. On the ittle
finger Of the left hand is n plain gold ring,
Which the general wore for many years.
The coffin, Us soon rs the remains were
placed in it, was closed with the two heavy
plate glass covers, and it will 10: lie disturbed
again The copper cover rests over 1t, ana Is
removed whenever the bo iy is shown. Nncn
1t is closed it is with sixty scre"s.
The reason the general was not buried IN
his uniform was because H.. ita,l none. His
uniform of lieutenant general was sent to
Washington with the other relics of his career
last spring and was transferred to the govern
mcnt, All his swords went ut the salne lime,
and when Mrs. Grant saw picture
in nh illustrated paper the other
day reprcsenting the coffin with
a sword resting upon it she was nuch
affected. The general frlt th2 parting with
the swords he had worn III tEc army more
i;ecnlv than the loss of all his other trophies,
and il touched Mrs Grant deeply that, hos
he was dead, there was not nn1 of the sw"r'ls
he cherished so much to rest upon his Collin
Mrs. Grants Farewell 11cNsagc.
a Mount M"irrGn" ,l!>Match nj tn, ;"lth
says: When Colonel Grant last night, before his
fathers body was finally enclosed in tie collin,
touched it with his han,!s and lips for the last
time, lie placed in the coat pocket letter
from Mrs. Grant alhlrc 'srd t. her husband. 1t
contained the simple words:
Farewell till we meet iGan ii better world.
With it was also enclosed Il lock Of her hair.
The letter is intended us n response to that
which was found in the generals pocket after
bis death addressed To Mrs. Grant, ,and. which
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NEWS SUMMARY
rss,.Yn and Middle statos:

BABCocK & ANDREWS, brokers OF Syracuse,
N. Y, proprietors of the largest ''bucket
shop" in the State, with offices in numerous
other towns, have failed for S5oO,O09. Small
spectators all over the State are sufferers.
NINE firemen were injured by sudden ex-
ploson at fire in big building on Barclay
Street. New York. The pecuniary losses are
about $l5O,OO0.
Ex-PREsIDENT ARTHUR has been chosen
president of the committee Of New York citl-
zens appointed by Mayor Grace to arrange
for the erection Of a national monument 70
General Grant.
FIRE at the works of the Pennsylvania Salt
Manufacturing company in fhuadelpn'a
caused loss of 100000.
A BRICK building in course OF construction
at Wilmington Del, fell suddenly, buryins
q number Of workmen in the debris. Two
men were instantly killed, another was 10
tally injured, and several others badly hurt.
THE flames have entirely DESTROYED the
business part Of Mannsville, n. Y. Twenty,
two stores and shops, tho hotel, church and
Odd Fellows hall were burned. The losses
aggregate $4,000.
GOVERNOR HILL. of New York, issued al
proclamation on the 29th, declaring the day
Of General Grants funeral to be a legal holi
day.
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Foreign.

Two houses containing sixteen families
collapsed suddenly in Cologne. Many per-
sons were killed and many more wounded.
A FIRE in Paris has destroyed business
buildings covering five blocks, the pecuniary
loss reaching several million francs.
THERE has been q terrific storm at Tore
Caietani, in Italy. Thirteen persons were
killed and twenty-five injured by light
ming.
Asa mark of respect for General Grant,
military bands throughout England refrained
from playiug the usual Sunday selections on
the 2Gth, but played dead marches instead
THE cholera scourge is gradually making
its way from Spain into Portugal the sanl'
tary guards having proved Intellectual
LEGENDARY fires have become common
in Russia, and are attributed to the nlhilIsts.
TROOPS stationed at Saragossa, Spain,
where Asiatic cholera is raging with terrible
virulence, have been supplied with guitars to
keep up their spirits.
SIR MOSES MoNTEFIoRE, the well known
Hebrew phi!anthropist, who i'll October last
celebrated tho one hundrcdth anniversary OF
his birthday, died the other day in London
IN consequence of the newspaper revela'
tions of vice in Lomlou, meetln"' are DelnS
held all over England ~. IL XII "i''e''
ment to the criminal Law.
john BRIGHT made Il fierce attack on the
Parnclites in the British house OF commons
declaring the land league followers OF tar:
nell we're utterly dis!oyal." and "a band OF
traitors and assassins." The speech made a
great sensation.
A TELEGRAM from Simla says that the
ameer of Afghanistun is making Il tour OF
the country, delivering speeches to show inc
vast benefit to be derived from all alliance
with the British. His people are reported L"
lie very enthusiastic.
SIR CHARLES DILHE, n prominent Engllsh
statesman and member of GladStones late
cabinet, has become defendant in scandal!
case, the injured husband demanding Sloo'Voo
damages and suing for n divorce.
ROBERT FARQUHAEsoS. manager OF the
lrokcn Munster bank, Ireland, has abscond-
cd, AMI investigation shows that h h~i
stolen $3jO,OlO OF the institutions funds.
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LATER NEWS

A TORNADO demolished farm buildings,
uprooted trees and ruined crops near Norris
town, Penn.
MAUD S., the queen Of trotters, gave an ex-
hibition trot at Cleveland the other day, and
succeeded in trotting mile in 2:0S%, which
beat her own previous best on record by one
half second.
AT ball in Rogersvillc, Tenn, arevolver
fell from young mans pocket and was dis
charged, the ball piercing the heart Of Miss
Martha Brown, bello Of that region.
THE county Jail at Baker City, Oregon,
was burned the other morning and five pris-
oncrs were cremated alive, land sixth severe
ly burned. .--
PROLONGED and intensely hot weather has
prevailed in Iowa, Nebraska and illinois, with
several cases Of sunstrokc.
A WASHINGTON paper publishes tabulated
statement showing that John Roach, the
shipbuildor: who failed recently, since 1862
has received from the government for the re-
pair and construction of vessels moro than
$4,000, 900.
CoNsuLs appointed by the President: AL
exandcr H. Shipley Of Now Yerk at Auck-
land; J., L. McCaskill of Mississippi, at Dub
liu: Joseph Falkanbach of Ohio, at Barmen;
james Wheelan of New York, at Fort
Erie, Canada The President has also
decided to retain these United States
corsuls on account of their excellent records:
J. II. Stewart, at Antwerp; H. j. Sprasus.
(who has been at his post since 1S4S, at hs
raltar; r. S. Clifton, at Goderich, Cal
Oscar Malmras, at Lei.h, England; Win
Thompson, at Southampton, England; r. } ;
Stevens, at Victoria, British Columbia
Philip Carroll, at Palermo, Italy; r. o. VIII
liams consul general, at Havana; and c. q
Ford commercial agent),a at Sagua la Grande
JOHN CADwALADER has been appointed b
the President collector Of customs in Fhila
clphia.
CHOLERA has begun to develop alarmingl
in the south Of France.
MANY persons have been killed and numer
ous farmhouscs destroyed by furious thuude
storms in Southern France
A RECENT fire at Cardenas, Cuba, spreaj
over six blocks, and destroyed merchan1
and other property valued at 81, ,0oo,ooo.
ASUAKIM dispatch says that Ell Mahdi We
i'll only two days. There were no doctors
present at the time of his death, which oc-
! cured on June 20 The maSdi enjoined thai
his successor continue to wage W:.r with tle
! Christians
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A hot WAVE

Terrible Effects Of the Heat In Grcn2
Britain.
A London dispatch says that fearit
save of heat extends over the whole OF tho
United Kingdom In London the effects OF
the long spell of torrid weather arc appall-
ia-. Every one is moro or less affected.
Children are dying BY the hundreds, scores
of men are prosratcl by sunstroke each day,
and the roads are often blocked by horses
suddenly falling dead. a new terror is
added by the prevalence OF hydrophhobia-
The streets arc absolutely unsafe, owing to
tho number of ma dogs running at large,
and many persons whonever carried weapons
Iefore are now buying revolvers.
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Grants seemed favorably impressed with
that locality. They then rode down to sew
enty. second street and there passed into Gen.
trail Park and inspected the Belvedere tower,
which has been suggested for a temporary
tomb.
The Grants left without arriving at decls.
ion about anything Colonel Grant said he
would confer with his mother before giving
definite answer He returned to Mt
McGregor on the evening train.
Considerable opposition had been made
from all parts of the country against the Sc
lection of Central Park rs a resting place for
the remains of General Grant. 1t was argued
that the park was pleasure ground, and
therefore inappropriate. Some OF the dead
generals intimate friends would have pre-.
ferred to have seen him buried in the grounds
of the Soldiers Home at Washington, while
others thought that West Point would ba the
most appropriate place. But as the family
of General Grant had signfied their Wish to
have his remains inferred in tho city Of New
York, their desires were considered para
mount.
Memorial services in honor OF the dead gen.
sral were held in many places on the eth. In
Faneul hall, Roston. the mayor presided at
memorial meeting, and Governor Robinson
and General Dercns made addresses. It was
announced that the memorial service in West
minister abbey, London, would be held on the
itii, consent having been obtained, and that
the Prince and Princess of Wales and other
members OF the royal family would be pres
ant
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A FIGHT FOR LIBERTY.
Rising of Convict, OH Their Way 10
the siberian Mines.

Sixty Russian criminals, who had been SEN
fenced to exil, in Siberia recently, while en-
route rose a,ai.is. their guards and, although
uparme,l. began desperate fight for liberty
Tho hattie lastcI long time and the
soldiers were absolutely unable to con.
uucr their manared assailants. Twenty. OF
the convirts We're shot dead and OF the other
forty. thirty succeeded IN making good their 1
escape. Two OF the soldiers were wounded'
during the fight.
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services I'm Wcstininster Abbey,

A number Of American gentlemen rs
semb!ed ut the residence of air. Phelps. the
American minister in London, to arrange for
memorial services in London on the day of
General Grants burial in New York
Mr.. Cyrus W. Field proposed resolution
for tho appointment OF u committee to wait
upon the Dean of Westminster ani make
suitable arrangements with him for a COM
nemorativo service in Westminster Abbey.
Senator Joseph r. Hawley, of Connecticut,
seconded the resolution, which was adopted
by unanimous vote. and the committee was
at once appointed. 1t consists Of Mr.. Phelps,
who is chairman; Mr.. Hawley, Mr.. Field,
Senator Eustis, OF Louisiana, Mr.. George W.
Smal!ey, MIR. Manton Marble, Mr.. B. H.
Brewster, e1-atorney-Seneral; Mr.. j. s..
Morgan, Mr.. J. T. Lord, Mr.. Thomas NJ.
Waller, the American consul-gencral Mr..
Howard Potter. unl DR.. Harwood, of New
Haven A subcommittee, consisting Of
Messrs Phelps, Field and Snalley, was sub
sequently chosen to see tho dean, and in the
afternoon the subcommittee saw tho dean,
who readily granted the use Of the abbey for
the desired services.