Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
JUSTLY HONORED.
THE BIRTHDAY OF GEN. GRANT
CONCENTRATED.
Memorial Dinners Given in the
Cities Of New York, Pitts
burg and Boston.
Gatherings of Brilliant and Eminent Men
to Honor and Praise the Dead
Soldier and Statesman.
The German Emperor Much Better-The
Pope Condemns the Campaign in
Ireland-0ther Foreign News.

NEW YORK, April 27.-In commemora-
ton of the anniversary of the birthday of
General Grant, an elaborate banquet was
given at Delmonico's tonight. AS was
most fitting, the arrangements for the
affair Were made by an old comrade of the
dead general and president, General W. L.
Sherman. About 80 persons were pres
ent. All parties and all ranks were repre-
| sentented, and everywhere appeared the
the small bronze button significant of ser
vice in the late war and memberships the
Grand army of the Republic. The walls
of the banquet room were almost
| concealed with flags and bunting,
and at the head of the room were
three oil paintings representing the
dead soldier in both his military uniform
and civilians dress. In the arrangements
of the tables General Sherman had depart
ed from the time honored customs. In
stead Of the long closely crowded tables,
eight round tables were scattered about
the room in the form of a diamond and in
the center of the diamond was ninth
table. All the tables were profusely
adorned with flowers and lighted with
wax tapers. The seat at General Sherman S
table, which was to have beed occupied by
the late Roscoe Conkling, was vacant,
and on the chair was hung heavy wreath
of laurel Each table was presided over
by some distinguished soldier, statesman
or man of affairs, and on either side of the
presiding officer were seated six or seven
others Cen W. IT, Sherman presided
over the first table and on his right sat
Chauncey NJ. Depew-the orator of the
evening-and on HIS left, Mayor Abram S.
Hewitt. The others at the table were
General VIM. Malone, General w. II.
Seward-the son of Lincoln's secretary of
state-Hon. George W. Childs, Cyrus W.
Field, Rev. John r. Paxton, Edward S.
Pierrepont General C. B. Comstock, W.
C. Andrews, Samuel Sloan, Captain W.
w. Paxton, and Albert Bierstadt. Among
others present were: Gen. Fitz John Por-
ter, Col A Louden Snowden, of Philadel-
phia; D. 0. Mills, Gen. Stewart L. Wood
ford, Gen. Wager Swayne Colonel Doug
lass, Col Robert G. Ingersoll, Elliott f.
Shepard, Hon. Elihu Root and Herman c.
Armour
The menu card was an elaborate one, en-
graved on double sheet of celluloid
shaped like a field tent. and richly trimmed
with colored silk. On one side was por-
trait of the late general; on the other was
the following:
''U S Grant. Born at Point Pleasant,
Ohio, April 81, 1922. Graduated from
West Point June so, 1S43 Married
to Miss Julie Dent August D.
1913. Commissioned brigadier general
1861. Surrender of Fort Donelson Febru-
airy 16, 1862. Battle of Corinth, May 30
1902. Surrender of Vicksburg July 4, 1863
Battle of Chattanooga November, 1868.
Appointed Lieutenant General March,
1864. Surrender of Lee April 9, 1866. In
augurated president March 4, 1869 Died
at Mount McGregor, New York, July %,
1855. Let us have peace.
Among the letters of regret were those
received from the following: Hon. William
NJ Evarts, Gen. j. S. Mosby, Gen. S. b.
Buckner, Gen. J. f. Johnson, J. c. Ban
croft, Gen. p H. Sheridan, Gov. D. B.
Hill, Senator John Sherman, Senator His
cock and Admiral Gherardi.
President Cleveland sent the following
telegram.
WASHINGTON, April 81, 1883.
Gen. w. T. Sherman: VIII recall with
heartfelt homage the virtues and achieve
lnentS of the illuStriouS American.
(Signed.) GROVER CLEVELAND.
The following extract from the letters
read: From Gen. Joseph Z. Johnston:
| Sympathizing earnestly with those who
desire TO do honor to the great soldiers
memory, it would crafty me highly to
avail myself to this invitation, but very
much to my regret my obligations
at this time will not allow me that priv
ilege."
Col John T. Mosby: 81 regret that /
cannot be with you on the occasion 10 add
my tribute to the memory of the generous
soldier whose victories in peace were no
less renowned than in war. With feelings
of pride. | remember that honored HIM
in life and was not one of those who did
not discover his virtues until he was
dead"
General James Longstreet: Il was more
indebted to General Grant for personal
kindness than TO any friend, living or
dead"
Colonel Fred Grant, who was attending
a similar banquet in Pittsburg to which
he had accepted an invitation year ago,
wrote, expressing the thanks of the fam
lily for the kind remembrance of General
Grant.
General Fitshugh Lee wrote long let
ter in which he said: "As citizen OF the
United States who was once in the army
which fought against the army COM
manded by General Grant, may l he
permitted To add that the close of mill
tary operations in this state terminated
the career of a commander whose military
renown was justly merited. The surren-
der of the southern army was asked for by
General Grant to prevent any further
effuSion of blood, to which General Lee
replied The restoration of peace should
be the sole object OF all After that we
hear Of General Grant saying: Let us
have peace while General Lee wrote as
early as August IS, 1865, that it was the
duty of every citizen in the country TO do
all IL his power to aid il the restoration of
peace and harmony, and in no way oppose
The policy Of state or general government
TO that object. If the survivors of the cp-
posing armies of the past will follow the
lessons thus taught by their respective
commanders the prosperous future of an
undivided republic which We should be
equally interested in will be assured.
feel, said the dying soldier WHO now sleeps
al Riverside, that we are on the eve of a
new era. when there is TO be great har-
mony between the federals and confeder-
ates | cannot stay 10 be a living witness
Of the correctness of this prophecy, but |
feel within me that it Is 10 be so. Let us
nope that the last prediction OF General
Grant will be fulfilled
General Sherman introduced Mr. De
pew, who proceeded TO deliver a brilliant
Grafton. He compared and contrasted
President Lincoln and General Grant He
said that each was necessary TO the sue
cess Of the other. and both 20 the restOra-
ton Of the union. No other soldier was
50 fitted for the work 10 be done
in the field. and no other man than
President Lincoln would have had the
masterfulneSs TO withstand the demand of
the country for Grants withdrawal The
speaker touched upon the generous recog-
milton Of General Sherman's great abilities
evinced by General Grant; of Grant III
~ E.atra
wanted to punish those who had been in
rebellion.