Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-30

the general being inferred in Riverside |
Park. The following resolution was
then adopted by the board;
WHEBEAB, The family OF General U. y.
Grant has accepted the offer OF the cor |
poralion of the city of New York Cor sepul-
ture, in one OF the public parks OF the city, |
and has selected q site In Riverside Park |
for that purpose; belt therefore
Resolved, That the right Of sepulture in |
said Riverside Park be, and is hereby given |
to Gen. U. s. Grant and his wife upon her
demise, and be 1t further
Resolued, Thata proper deed OF cession for
the purpose designated be prepared by the
counsel to the corporation when the exact
locality and dimensions Of the ground are
fixed, and the said deed be duly executed
by the city authorities.
GRANTS OLD HOME AT POINT PLEASANT.
CINCINNATI, July 2o.-Miunael Hersh,
Ir.. the present owner of the house at
Point Pleasant Ohio, in which General
Grant was born, says he would naturally
prefer to have the house remain where it
is, but if sufficient sum is
| offered he will let the house
go elsewhere. He has had one
offer of 81, 900 from gentleman of
| Cinoin which he would not consider.
He says he could sell the house piecemeal
for relics and in fact had sold window
| catch for $5 and good many splnters
| from the weather boarding which had
| been renewed. He says lie was careful in
in making repairs TO have the interior
intact.
A PERMANENT MONUMENT ASSOCIATION IN
| ILLINOIS.
| SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July ga perma
nent organization of the Grant monu-
ment association was effected last night
by the election of Senator $. M. Collum as
president, Hon. II. S Jones as treasurer
and Col. Charles +. Miller rs secre-
tary. Senator Cullom made
brief address accepting the posi-
ton of president and thanking the
association for the honor. Hon. ID. II.
Littler, Gen. John NJ. Palmer and Col.
Dudley Wickersham were appointed to
prepare memorial for publication set
ting forth the object of the association.
The president was instructed to appoint a
prominent citizen in each county in the
state and five in Chicago to collect funds
for the proposed monument.
MEADE PosT's TRIBUTE
This afternoon came the first elaborate
| floral piece. II was in the form Of pill
low of immortellps and wns five by three
feet. 1t stands at I'M easy angle upon II
wire frame. Gilman, the mountain artist,
photographed it when il was unlocked at
the depot. The ground of the pillow is
white, the entire piece being fringed with
feathery grasses. In the centre lisa sword,
the blade of which is yellow and the hilt
and guard red, with purple along the
edge, which gives an effect of
relief from the ground Lying across
the blt.de is nm exact reproduction, in
culors, of the shouller-strap belonging to
the rank held by General Grant There
are four white stars on II blue ground upon
the strap, while its edges are gold and
, purple. On either side of the sword are
sprays of ripened wheat and tufts OF
feathery grasses bound with white satin
: ribbons. The inscription, which is i'll
purple immortellCs on the white ground
above and below the sword and shoulder
straps, read thus: ''Comrade u. s. Grant
: Meade Post, No. /, q. A. r., Philadel
$ phia."
A PARAMOUNT PARK MEMORIAL STATUE.
: PHILADELPHIA, July Sat speeia
| meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
5 Fairmount Park Association to-day, il
! was decided to create II fund for the cree
V ton in Fairmount Park of suitabl,
y memorial statue of General Grant tha
g subscriptions of any amount he invited
V with view to make the Grant memoria
II popular tribute of all the people o
Pennsylvania, and that the association
V will contribute whatever may be needed
i to complete the fund not exceeding
o 100000. The subscriptions received yes
. terday amounted 10 &3l5. In the absence
!. from the city OF the treasurer of the asso
IS citation, subscriptions will be received b,
e Drexel Il Co.
u THE FUNERAL TRAIN.
& The remains will be conveyed by train
0 consisting of n car for the family, on,
o for the remains, two for the escort, whicl
g will number not more than 60 men, ON
d for the clergy and pall-bearers, one TO
e General Hancock and staff and one fo
II the press. The first stop will be made /,
k Saratoga and the second Mt Albany.
Ii At the latter place Adiltant Genera
!, Farnsworth will assume charge of remoy
n ing the remains TO the capitol, wher
e Governor Hill assumes control. Froi
lie Albany to this city the remains will be i
O. charge of General Hancock. Havin
rs arrived here, the First Division, N. q
= $. N. Y, will escort the body to the cit
v hull Here guard will be placed unit
the day of the funeral.
q. THE ROUTE OF THE FUNERAL. PROCESSION
~ NEw YoRK, July 2S.- Mayor Grace
70 President Sanger of the Board of Alder
men, General Perry, Park Commissioner
Cummins and Bankman, Police Comni,
4 sioner Voorhis and Police Superintendent
~ Murray, at n conference to-day laid gu
|. the following route for the funeral pro
" cession of General Grant: City hall {
n. Broadway, up Broadway to Fourteent
"a street, through Fourteenth street [
n Fifth avenue, up Fifth avenue to On,
- hundred-and-tenth street, thence throug
n, the Boulevard TO One hundred AMI
= twenty. second street and the Riyersid
Ne drive, entering the park at One hundred
N and-twenty-third street.
in QUIET REIGNs AT MT. M'GREGoR NorHIN
in TO CAUSE A STIR.
ut Mr.. MCGREGoR, July 29.-The mornin
st is warm with slight breeze. The cottap
We is quiet; the hotel is quiet. The cam
De down the mountain slope is without e.
III element. The regulars are ON guard I
lie the outer posts. The U. s. Grant Po
in men hold their places on the veranda
lg the cottage. Colonel Jones, commanding
anticipated two more detachments
men, and the mountain forces will the
is be complete. The day is one Of con
nj paratiye quiet all about the mountai
i settlement.
I'd THE ADJUrANT- GENERALS CLERKS PUZZLE
of NEW York, July 29.-The clerks in u
nd adjutant- generars office ON Governor
er Island are puzzled how to answer u
ny many questions asked regarding Gel
ne eneral Grants funeral and in tran
n hitting to the various organization
N. throughout the country the arrangement
H. so far ms affects them and so far as con
us pleted. General Daniel Il. Sickles W,
he closeted with General Hancock this NOR
s. ing in reference to the lepar
lg ment of veteran army officers ,
iii which the general Inns charge. Franz
or lyn Allen Mayor Lows secretar,
is accompanied by Alderman Collins, repr
ed senting the Brooklyn common coumci
or called on Gen. Hancock and assured Iii
til that the people of Brooklyn would do Il
nd in their power to assist ut the funer
arrangements and that they wished to |
assigned place iii the procession,
or TIE LOYAL LEGION.
ed Colonel Fred Grant sent teleera
II. stating that his father had been con
he mander of the Loyal Region, and r.
as quested that the members of that organ
n zation be given MS prominent n postic
he as possible.
he II. M. Neyins, state commander of Il
On G.. A. II. of New Jersey, by request ,
se Governor Albeit rendered brigade ,
ga the National Guard of the sta,
ty for an escort at the funem
General s. s. Burdette commando
g. in-chief of the q. A. r., in answer to