Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-07-24

at Washington be draped in mourning for
period OF thiity days, and that all public
business shall, on the day of the funeral,
be suspended; and the Secretaries of War
and OF the Navy will cause orders to be
issued for appropriate military and naval
bonors to be rendered on that day. In wit
ness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the City of
Washington this 2sd day of July. A. D.
1885, and the Independence Of the United
States the 10th.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
T. T. BAYARD, Secretary of State.
With the exception of Secretary Endi-
colt, all the members were present at the
meeting of the Cabinet. The President
informed them of Gen. Grants desth.
having been officially informed of the de-
mise by telegram from Col. Fred. Grant.
President Cleveland has instructed Ad.-
Gen. Drum to go to New York TO repre-
sent him and to consult with Mrs. Grant
relative TO the funeral of the ex-President.
Upon receipt of the news of the death
OF Gen. Grant, the folio wing telegram was
sent to Col. F. d. Graut by Gen. s. S
Burdett Commando 7-in-Chief OF the Grand
Army of the Republic: Expressing the
profouud grief of the Grand Army OF the
our comrades, on behalf of its 100000
members / tender to your honored meth
er and to all the afflicted family, their
heartfelt sympathy. 1 pray you have me
advised so soon as arrangements for the
last sad rites are determined upon"
Secretary Whitney has issued an order
directing that the ensigns at each naval sta
ton and of each vessel OF the United States
navy in commission be hoisted at half
,ootu rhaA H.
OF every half hour froln sunrise to sunset
at each naval station and on board flag
ships, and of vessels acting singly, on the
day OF the funeral, where this order may
be received in time; otherwise, on the day
after its receipt. Officers of the navy and
marine corps will were the usual badge of
mourning attached to the sword hilt and
on the left arm for the period of thirty
days.
The President has also issued an order
directing that all the Executive Depart
ments of the government be closed at l
O'Clock this afternoon as mark of respect
to the memory Of Gen. Grant.
HoNoRs BY THE ARMY.
Adjt.-Gen. Drum, by command of
Lieut. Gen. Sheridan, issued the following
order:
In compliance with the instructions of
Inc Ifeb1ueit, OH tH0 udy Oh Ine funeral,
at each military post the troops and cadets
will be paraded and the order read to
them, after which all labor for the day
will cease. The national flag will be dis
played at half-staf. AT dawn of day thir-
teen guns will be fired, and afterward, at
intervals of thirty minutes, between the
rising and setting of the sun, 3 single gun,
and at the close of the day national cal
ute of thirty-eight guns. The officers OF
the army will wear Grape on the left arm
and on their swords, and the colors ef the
battalion of engineers of the several regi-
ments and of the United States Corps Of
Cadets will be put in mourning for the
period of six months The date and hour
of the funeral will be communicated to
the department commanders by telegraph,
and by them to their subordinate com
manders.