The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-11
GEN, GRANTS FAMILY.
WHAT WILL THElMEMBERs DO ?
Fred Prefers Civil to Military Life and
Contemplates Railroading - The
widows Cash Resources.
Status of the Generals
Book of Memoirs

NEWT YORK, Aug. l0,--The World
prints the following special from Sara
toga: "Iwas showna dispatch yester-
day which says Col. Fred Graut has ac-
ospted tho position of engineer of a
railroad company which is backed by
the Baltimore IL Ohio railroad com
pany and the Wisconsin Central rail
road company for tho purpose of MAX
ing new entrance into Chicago. Col
onel Fred Grant will go TO Chicago to
take charge OF this new work as soon
az he has time to gather together his
father s papers and the loose threads
OF his affairs. Colonel Grant has had
very thorough education as an
engineer at West Point, and should do
very well in railroad work. There Is
no doubt President Cleveland would
give him commission in the army,
but Colonel Graut,it is said, has finally
resolved to take his chances in civil
liie."
GENERAL GRANTS BOOK.
In an interview yesterday Colonel
Fred Grant said: ~ think fathers
book will appear before long. We do
not yet know exactly what or how
mach manuscript there Is. The last
pages father wrote have not been
looked over and there Is large
amount of matter not in form for pub
ltcstion. On my return to Mount
McGregor shall devote the next four
weeks 10 looking over the manu-
scripts, and | shall make copies of ali
his papers and preserve originals. |
am not yet sure whether or not thero
will be enough matter for two vol
umes, but what there is will be pub
lished with as little revision as posi-
BILE. The story will be brought down
to my fathers death, and when this
has been doue, whatever there Is will
be printed"
MRS. GRANT.
In regard to his mothers health
Fred said: "My mother is physic ally
vorv strong, and / have no doubt in
time she will regain her usual health.
She has been confined unremlttingly
for II long time to my iather's sick
room. II she had not been very strong
she would have been broken down
long ago. | think with a change of
surroundings she Will recover rapidly.
As TO the future plans of the family /
cannot speak very definitely. We
shall all 20 back to Mt. McGregor and
remain there until fall, when the fam
lily must separate" Mrs. Grant will
doubtless occupy the house on Sixty
sixth street.
BACK To THE MOUNT.
The members OF the Grant family
left the Fifth Avenue hotel this morn
ing. They went 10 the Grand Central
depot and took the train Tor Mt. Nc
Gregor.
THE WIDOWS CASH RESOURCES.
The Commercial Advertiser this af-
terneon says: The financial re-
sources available to Mrs. General
Grant are not at present exactly as
certainable, since they are dependent
somewhat on the action of Congress
Ms to the generals retired pay for tho
current year. Tho receipts
rom tho peneraps book viii
be hers. Estimating tho re-
celptl at 20 cents per
volume for 100000 volumes she win re-
ceive $225, ,00O-an annual income oil
5000 at per cent. To this will prob
ably be added 5000 year as a widow
of an eN president, and tho net rental
OF her Sixty-sixth street house, which
outside of Interest and taxos. NAV
amount to $4,000, so that in all prob.
ability, if, as reported, Mrs. Grant has
a full life interest In her property, she
will, in the course of ~ months or so,
enjoy an income Of $4,000 or $4,000.
This is all independent OF tho income
from tho trus. fund OF $250,000. That
sum OF money the general possessed
tho right of disposition, and until his
will Is made public II VIII be impossi.
Bile to say whether he has given his
wife a life interest or whether ho has
distributed this money among his
| hoiTg.