Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-28
Action By The Grand Army.
Redraptne lat The Capital.

to pay the tribute of respect his full heart prompts and direct that the usual badge of mourning be worn for sixty days.
 Redraping at The Capital.
 WASHINGTON, July 27.-Workmen were engaged to-day in redraping the buildings of the State, Army and Navy departments! gerbread affair and very scant. When Sec retary Endicott returned to the city yesterday and saw how stingily the job had been done he ordered it renewed an elaborate man ner. The State and Navy departments, oc- cupying other wings of the same building, were forced to do likewise or suffer by the comparison.
 Cleveland at the Obsequies.
 WASHINGTON, July 27.-President Cleve- has not yet decided whether he will return to Washington after attending the Grant ob- sequies. He will not leave Washington until ready to go to the funeral and it is officially stated that his absencs will not exceed thirty days. It is understood that when the Presi- dent goes to New York to attend the obse- quies he will be accompanied by all the members of his Cabinet. No intimation has reached the President that he is desired to select the pallbearers for General Grants fu- neral and he is not considering the subject in the absence of such . request. The only communication that he has received in ref erence to the death or funeral was contained in Colonel Grants despatch: "Father died this morning at o'clock"
 Relatives Opposed To Central Park.
 CINCINNATI, July 27.-Judge Ashburn of Batavia, Ohio, who married first cousin of General Grant, was asked by reporter to- day: "Will any of the generals relatives at tend the funeral?' f'There is talk of char tering car and going next week." was the reply, "but there has been no decision reached yet. The idea is for relatives and Clermont friends to join in the matter" ''Do his relatives like the selection of Central Park?'' 'No, indeed. It is not in keeping with anything in General Grants life. His body should either be buried in Washington or in Spring Grove cemetery here."
 A Memorial Meeting at Nashville.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 27.-A memorial meeting was held at the capital tonight in honor of General Grant It was presided over by General Frank Chatham, Confed- crate and Mexican veteran. Eulogistic and sympathetic addresses were made.
 A Protest Against Central Park.
 WASHINGTON, July 27.-A call was issued to-day for mass meeting to be held tonight to protest against the decision to bury Gen eral Grant in New York and to urge his in torment in the vicinity of Washington. The attendance was not large and it was an- nounced that the meeting would be prelimi- nary to more formal one tomorrow even ing. Ex-Congressman Dezendorf, of Vir- ginia, was called to the chair and two or aoaiT1st tho Sa1aati0r1 of Nayv York were made. The meeting adjourned without formal action. General Logan to- day addressed 8 friendly and personal letter to Colonel Fred Grant in which he stated that Washington is the only suitable place for the interment of General Grants re- mains
 Public Gr1efin Virginia.
 PETERSBURG, Va, July 27.--A mass meet ing of the citizens was held at the court house here this evening in honor of the mem- ory of General Grant. Hon. Charles T. Collier presided and in brief but eloquent words introduced the order of business. Res olutions were adopted describing General Grants death as grievous popular loss.
 ROACH AND THE GOVERNMENT. Secretary whitney Writes A Letter
 To The Assignees.
 w SI.-I0ccToGdIy W ulGuoy has address letter to MT. John Roach's as- signees stating explicitly tho stand which he proposes to take in dealing with them with a view to reaching settlement in the case of the Dolphin and the unfinished cruisers. After stating that the rule which governs individuals in such business transactions should govern the action of the department, the Secretary goes on to says: fThe business ,,,afho5 Of vuifh he xvbioh would be pursued by private parties would be, first to become satisfied that the assig ign- ment was in good faith and then consider the best method from business stsndp point of bringing about settlement of current and incomplete contracts upon 8 fair and just basis for both parties. If I have the power, therefore, will enter into the con sideration with you on the point to which the contracts have been performed and en- deavor to settle upon some just basis as to the disposal of matters. Of this informed you at our meeting in New York. This course, just and right under all circum- stances, js compulsory upon the government in the present case. The very liberal treat ment which the contractor has heretofore re- ceived has left the government without sufh- eient margin of moneys reserved to enable 1t to protect itself in the present situation. The contract provided that ten per cent. should be retained from the bills as they came due OA the work. At the present time amounted % to se1O,71O. They have been surrendered to the contractor un- der circumstances not important to consider now, with the exception of $26, ,670. In ad- dition to this small sum of $26,670 in our hands there unpaid bills for extras claimed on the ships amounting to $26, ,6s8, and in dispute on the Dolphin to $29,- 945, altogether (mostly in dispute) $S3, ,304. As against these four ships are in your hands upon which over g, ,000, ,000 has been paid, which must be completed to be valuable, lia- ble to greater deterioration by neglect than repay. It is of the utmost consequence to the government, as it is to yourselves, that 8 just settlement of past transactions should be had and new de- parture made. I suggest, as practical method of arriving at solution of the mat ter, meeting of yourselves and your counsel with the Attorney General and myself, at which some practical method of dealing with the subject may be arrived at which shall be within my legal authority"
 THE CHARLES RIVER MYSTERY. No Clue Yet To The Victims Identity.
 BOSTON, July 27.-After the three Hickey brothers had to-day fully identified the body of the victim of the Charles river sack trag- edy as that of their sister, Mrs. Rose Gilbert, about fifty other people who had seen or known Mrs. Gilbert viewed the remains and also identified them as those of Rose Gilbert Just as the last doubt as to the identifying was being swept away, news came from Providence that MT. and Mrs. Gilbert with their children had visited the formers father last week and had started to return to Boston on Thursday night, twelve hours after the remains were found. message was also received from Rose's mother at Con cord stating that she had large wart on the back of her neck. Examination showed the neck to be free from any protuberance and thus the latest and most promising clew to the explanation of the mystery vanished.
 It is now stated that MT. and Mrs. Gilbert are in Newark, N J., Gilbert being employed by the American Packing company.
 Olivier Pain,s Death Confirmed. .s LONDON, July 27.-The Italian priest Bonomi has arrived at Wady Halfa and con- firms the death of Olivier Pain, the French journalist who was with Fl Mahdi.