Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-04
HOME AND ABROAD.
MOURNING DEMONSTRATIONS IN
NEW YORK CITY.
College for Negro GirIs-Weathcr in
New Nork-Turf Notes
Stock Reports
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ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE aEooen-Us1ou.I
DOMESTIC.
The Last Day ON the Mountain

The Last Day on the Mountain
MT. McGREGoR, August 3d-Notwith-
standing the heavy rain, the trains up the
mountain to-day from Saratoga were
crowded, and the single file of those who
passed through the cottage to view the re-
mains did not cease till 6 o'clock. Funeral
services over the remains of the departed
General will be held at 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning and VIII probably be con-
cluded about noon. Rev DR.. Newman
will deliver the funeral sermon inside the
cottage II 1t IS stormy, and from the veranda
If fair. DR.. Newman will not speak either
at Albany on New York The Grand
Army burial services will be conducted
at New York by Meade Post, of Philadel-
phia. General Hancock and staff will
come up from Saratoga in the morning in
time for the services, and General Sherman
will accompany them. The programme of
sAlutlng with cannon tomorrow, according
to the order of the War Department. will
be 13 guns at sunrise, IS at sunset, and one
gun every halfhour throughout the day.
After the ceremonies tomorrow the re
mains will be taken to the train and con-
veyed thence to Albany. Colonel Grant
this morning issued an invitation to all
representatives of foreign nations accredited
to this Government to participate in the
ceremonies in New York.
Imposing Mourning Demonstrations i'm
New York City.
New YORK, August 3d.-The Times saws
New York will present next Saturday a
scene of public and general mourning such
as never has been seen in il or any other
American city before The funeral of Lin
coin is the only occasion that can be COM
pared with this, though the present demon
i Il,
Lincoln mourning. Nothing i'll the process
of this draping of 4 great city is more
striking than the s0ontaneousness with
which it has been undertaken. Ii was be-
gun m advance of any official action or
suggestion. 1t Is going on without ar
rangeInent or concert. 1t is really surpris-
ing E)w rarely can be detected in the
draplnS of business buildings the vulgaritv
of commercial advertisements. In very
many instances the merchants who have
draped their places of business have Gov
cred their old sign boards in the process in
order to avoid the suspicion of vulgar
ostentalion.
Real estate men are doing Il rushing bust
ness in renting buildings, windows and
seats 10 those who desire to view the pro-
cession. There has already been such a
demand Tor places Of observation that no
fixed prices are set, but bids are invited.
Six windows in a Fifth-avenue residence
sold for 500 to speculator yesterday. He
claims TO have already contracted for seats
at prices that will pay him handsomely.
Regular agencies have been established
where seats can be secured. II is estimated
the funeral will attract a larger number of
people than any event that has occurred in
the city. The bulk of the crowd will be
packed along Broadway and Fifth avenue,
below Thirtyfourth street
cIf-ENplanatory Dispatches.
ALEXANDRIA (Va.), August 3d.-The fol-
lowing telegraphic correspondence passed
to-day between General Fitzhugh Lee and
General Hancock
GCyERNOR's ISLAND. August Sd.
General FT-hugt Ire, Alexandria, la: Would it
be agreeable to you to be appointed as Aide on
the occasion of the ceremonies in connection
with the Obsequies OF General Grant? If it
would, you Will be SO announced. Please reply
by telegraph. w :. HANCOCK,
MaiOr-Gcneral.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August Sd
Geac'1l Hancock, III. McGlcqor: Your telegram
received. accept the position. because by so
doing can testify my respect for the memory
q! great soldier and thus return. rs far as I
can. the generous feelings he has eNnreSSpd