The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-29

has not seen his remains since, and she
has not strength to go into the room
where the body is lying. The ties be-
tween the two were much closer than
those which bind people in an ordinary
marriage. 1t is feared that Mrs. Grant
will give way and not long survive her
husband. Great care will be taken to
protect her from the excitement and
strain of the funeral ceremonies. After
the service Tuesday next week, the
ladies of the family will go directly to
New York by special train, not stop
ping at Albany. Colonel Fred. Grant
left here last evening with General
Horace w. Porter, who came up. The
two are in New York consulting with
the municipal authorities about the
best site for the grave in Central Park.
General Porter favors location at the
upper end of the park near the wall.
Colonel Fred. Grant will probably de-
eide the matter to day.
An attempt was made at What
Cheer, Keokuk county, Iowa, Saturday
night, by band of about Is men, to
purloin lot of liquor that had been
taken by the Temperance League on
search warrants. The liquors were
stored in the postoffice basement.
Postmaster Brainard, who was awak-
ened by the noise, armed himself, and,
standing on guard, when the door was
broken open he fired, killing John Dey
and another man, who was carried off
by his confederates. His act is an.
proved by one faction. including the
Prohibitionists, but fercely denounced
by others. Much excitement prevails.
About $500 worth OF liquor was stored
in the basement. Some of the parties
who made the assault have been arrest.
ed, and warrants are out for others.
The postoffice and adjoining buildings
look as though they had been used as
barricade by Partisan mob.
Policeman Peter Soorgel, while walk
ing down State street, Chicago, heard
the report of pistol, and Instantly felt
a singing sensation in his back. Turn.
ing, he saw small man with white
hat standing at little distance with a
leveled revolver in his hand. The po-
liceman drew his own weapon, and, as
he advanced, fred, while other shots
we're rapidly fred at him by the small
man, who retreated as he fred. When
the ammunition of both had been ex-
hausted, without any apparent result,
the men clinched, and, with the aid of
several bystanders, the policeman's
assailant was brought to the ground.
He was then recognized as a cowboy
from Kansas, who had been recently
arrested for firing his weapon in the
street, and was thirsting for revenge.
Three of his shots inflicted flesh wounds
on Soorgel.
General Burdette, COMMANDMENTS.
Chief of the Grand Army of the Repub.
lie, has issued general orders announc-
ing the death OF General Grant, who
was member of George M. Meade
Post, No. l, of Pennsylvania. The
order refers to the civil, military and
political life of General Grant, and con.
cludes by calling on all Communicates
OF the Grand Army of the Republic to
make this memorial their last fraternal
salutation, recommending to deputy
commanders that the day be announced
in orders. upon which the posts in their
several Departments may pay their
tribute of respect to the memory of the
General in ordering the usual badge Of
mourning to be placed on departmental
and national headquarters for sixty
days.
A cable special to the New York
Times from London says: Seventy.five
OF the Queens tenants in the gardens
OF the Kew Palace print letter in the
papers, begging relief from their intol-
cradle poverty. They appeal to the
Commissioners for Housing the Poor to
provide them with cottages, as the rent
they now have to pay leaves only 81 a