Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-09
GRANT HOLDS A LEVEE.
THE EDITORS FROM MEXICO
PAY HIM A VISIT.

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Fated Visit-CalI of a Catholic Priest
from baltimore.
MT. MCGREGOR, July s.-Gen. Grant
passed a comfortable night, and his mind
seemed bright and cheerful this morning.
Warm, clear weather tempted him out Of
doors this morning, and he spent nearly
an hour sitting with Mrs. Grant on the
veranda. Between and . o'clock the
General again took seat on the piazza.
A board was placed across the arms of a
willow chair in which he sat, and using
this as desk the sick man wrote for a
considerable time. He wore a black suit
and had white handkerchief about his
neck, and ae visitors passed and scruti-
nlzed him they often remarked their sur
prise that the results of his illness We're
so little apparent. From distance of
twenty yards the Generals appearance is
little changed from that of a year ago. A
closer approach, however, diseloses traces
of disease and suffering.
CALLED ON BY A PRIEST.
Among the visitors who came up the
mountain at 4 :25 this afternoon was Rev.
Father Edmund Didier, pastor Of St. Vim
cents Church, Baltimore, Md, who unat-
tended mounted the steps to the cottage
Yer6nda, where Gen. Grant was sitting.
Approaching the General, the visitor
said: Il am Catholic clergyman, Gen.
Grant," and then presented his card. The
General at once indicated a desire that
his visitor should be seated, and when the
clergyman had seated himself by the Gen
eral, the latter took up his pad and wrote
that he was unable to converse even in g
whisper.
The clergyman then said: awe are all
praying for you, Gen. Grant"
THE GENERALS NOTE.
The General by nod indicated that he
had heard what was said, and continued
writing, and the following is his note IN
full to the Catholic clergyman: "I regret
very much that ] cannot converse, not
even in whisper"
Owe are all praying for you, General" I"
said Father Didier.
Eyes, know,'' continued the General in
writing, "and feel very grateful to the
Christian people of the land for their
prayers on my behalf. There is no sect
or religion, as SHOWN in the Old or New
Testament to which this does not apply;
Catholics, Protestants and Jews and all
the good people of the nation, of all poll
tics as well as religion, and all nationalities
seem to have united in wishing or pray
ing for my improvement.
HIS GREAT SUFFERING.
81 am great sufferer all the time, but
the facts I have related are compensation
for much of it. All that can do is to
pray that the prayers of all those good
people may be answered so tar as to have
as all meet in another and better world.
L cannot speak even in a whisper.
''U. S. GRANT.
"July s, 1885"
Twenty editors of the Mexican Associ-
ated Press called upon Gen. Grant at $3.50
O'Clock, aud were presented by Col. Fred
Grant. As the editors gathered on the
piazza Gen. Grant arose to meet them,
aud after formal Introduction resumed
his seat.
SENIOR ARRAYo's ADDRESS.
Secretary Arrayo, Of tue Associated
Press Of Mexico, addressed the General,
saying
''The Mexican journalists who are visit
ing this country could not pass so near to
the great friend of Mexico without COM
ing TO pay their respects 10 the hero Of
Richmond, be who broke the chains Of
slavery in order that the iron Of the chains
around the slaves might be made into
rails for the progress of the country. and
thus unite the two republics by bonds of
steel, and he who did so much 20 make
the two republics one in union, living
together in harmony"
GEN. GRANTS REPLY.
In response Gen. Grant wrote as fol
lows, while the entire party stood about
in silence:
MY great interest i'll Mexico dates
back to the war between the United States
and that country. My interest was in
creased when four European mOnarchies
attempted 30 set up their institutions on
this continent, selecting Mexico and ter
ntory adjoining. IL was an out
rage on human rights for
R foreign nation 10 attempt TO transfer
her institutions and her rulers tn the ter
ritOry Of 4 civilized people without their
consent. They were fegrfully punished
for their crime. hope that Mexico may
soon begin an upward and prosperous de-
parture. She has all the conditions, and
she has the people, she has the soil, she
has the climate, and she has the minerals.
The oOnqHest of Mexico will not be any
easy task in the future"
GEN. MArAs RESPECTS.
AS the party were about to leave the
cottage DR.. Gregoria Mandisabsl said 10
the General that he had "a special mission
aside from presenting his own respects,
and that was to convey the warm sym
patty aud regard Of Gen. Jose Maria
Mata, former Minister TO the United
States. The General with his
pencil replied that he well remem-
bered Gen. Mata, aud wished his
hearty Acknowledgements 10 be borne to
him.
The Mexican journalists under the lm-
mediate care Oi John Sleicher, editor Of
the Albany kreniHg journal, and W. n.
Johnson, Of the Albany ATguS, then re-
paired 10 the hotel, where they were the
guests OF Congressman George West.
Tho party returned 10 Saratoga by special
train.
EXTERHIINATING MURDERERs.