The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-06

The Grant relics which VIII
po TO the government will prob
ably be kept beside those of Wash
ington, in the National Museum.
AS mentioned in tie deed of t1ust
which vas cent to Washington. at
the time of the failure. there are as
follows: Schedule of swords and
medals, paintings, bronEes, portraits,
commissions. addresses. and objects
ofvalue and of art presented by yari-
Gus rosernments 10 General Ulysses
s. Grant:
Mexican onyx cabinet, presented
by the people of Pueblo, Mexico.
Aerolite, part of which passed over
Mexico in 1871, EFf 80
Bronze vase, presented by the
japanese citizens Of Yokohama,
Japan.
Marble bust and pedestal. pre-
scnted by workingmen OF Philadei-
General Grant and family, paint
ed by Coeervell. = ttl3 Ot,
Large elephant tusks, presented
BY the King Of Siam. ~, q.
Small elephant tnsks, from the
Maharajah of Johore.
Picture of General Scott oby Page
presented by the city Of New York.
Crackleware bowls very old,
presented by Prince Kochn, OF Chi
Chinese porcelain jars (old9, pre-
sentee by Ii Hung Chang. .
Arabian bible and Coptic bible,
presented by Lord Napier, who cap,
tured them with King Theodore, OF
Abyssinia.
Sporting rife end sword of DON
elson, presented to General Grant
after the fall of Fort Donnelson by
officers of the army, and used by
him until the end of the war.
New York sword. voted to Gener-
al Grant by the citizens of New York
at the fair held in New York.
Sword of Chattanooga, presented
TO General Grant by the citizens OF
10 Daviess County, Galena,. Ill, after
the battle of Chattanooga
Roman mug and pitcher, silver
menu and card. farewell dinner at
San Francisco, Cal.
Silver menu, Paris dinner.
Horn and silver snuff-box and sill
yer match box, used by General
Grant.
Gilt table in Mr.. McClean's house
in which General X. f. Lee signed
the articles of surrender. This was
presented to General Grant by ex-
Confederate soldiers.
Gold cigar case (enameled1, pre-
sented by the Celestial King of ST.
am.
Gilt cigar case (plain), presented
by the second King of Siam.
Gilt handled knife, presented by
the miners of Idaho Territory.
Nine pieces of jade stone, present
ed by Prince Koohn, of China.
Silver trowel. used by General
Grant in the laying of the corner
stone of the American Museum
of Natural History.
Knife, made al Sheffield, England
for General Grant.
Embroidered pictures, cock and
hen, presented to General Grant by
citizens of Japan.
Field-g,asses, used by General
Grant during the war.
lron-headed cane, made from the
rebel ram Merrimac.
Silver-headed cane. made from
wood used in the defense of Fort
Sumter.
Gold-headed cane, made out of
wod from old Fort Du Quesne, Pa,
Gold-headed cane, presented to
General Grant as tribute of regard
for his humane treatment of the sol
diers and kind consideration Of those
who ministered to the sick and
wounded during the war.
Gold-headed cane, used by Lafay-
ette, and presented to General Grant
by the ladies at Baltimore, Nd.
Carved wood cane, from the estate
of Sir Walter Scott.
Uniform of General of the United
States 1srmy.S i1llgttIttt
Fifteen buttons, cut from coats
during the war by Mrs. Grant after
and before battles.
Hat ornament, used at Bal
mont
Hat ornament, used at Fort Don
elson. EEfa m
Shoulder strap fBrigadier Gener-
ais, cut from the coat used by Gen.
eral Grant in the campaigns against
Richmond and Petersburg and Lees
army.
Shoulder strap Lieutenant Gen.
eral's,) cut from General Grants
coat. t
Pair ofgilt straps, cut from the
coat of General Grant, used after
the war.
Medal from the American Congress
(gold), for the opening Of the Mis-
slsslppl.
Gilt medal, from Philadelphia.
Badges, army and corps.
Twenty-one medals, gilt and sill
yer, and ten medals, silver and brass
sent to General Grant at different
times. tFFFT llfFs ~
Fourteen medals, In memory Of
events.
Silk paper, Louisville Commercial
printed for General Grant.
Silk Daily Chronicle and Burling-
ton Ha,ckeys-ppnted for General
Collection of coins ~tJapanese)-
This is the only complete set, except
one, which is in the Japanes Treas
ury. The value of this set is $1,000 !;
presented by the Governor of Ja-
pan.
All the military commissions of