New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-28
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During Grants administration taxes
were reduced S3OOOOOOOO the National
debt over $3.50. 600. 900, the interest on tina
debt from $160.O0O,0O0 TO S1O0OOOOOO
the balance Of trade changed from $780,.
OOO.OOO against the country to Sl3OOOO-
600 In its favor, reconstruction In the
Southern States completed the
first transcontnental railroad was
finished. all foreign complications wers
satisfactorily settled and disturbing
questions Of dangerous character re-
moved to a large extent from political
contest.
1877. MARCH 4-Grant retired from III.
Presidency. and on May IL sailed for
Europe on the steamer Indiana, accom-
panied by his wife and one son. Tho
demonstration as he left PHILADELPHIA
harbor was memorable He received an
ovation on his arrival in Liverpool DAY
~. The river Mersey was brilliant with
the flags OF all nations futtering from
the shipping, which filed the river. He
was received by the Queen and the
Prince Of Wales In London and later
he visited Queen Victoria at Windsor
Castle. Later he travelled over the
Continent; was honored by Bismarck and
the crowned heads Of Europe.
1879. JANUARY 23-Grant sailed from
Marsees for India, arriving at Bombay
February II. This the beginning
OF his trip around the world, which has
- been told many times. From capital to
capital as he journeyed he received un-.
paralleled demo lstrations from the high
est and most humble In all those lands
BY way Of the Pacific he reached San
Francisco September 3.
Ex-Mnster John Russell Young savs
regarding General Grants trip around
the world There were many advantages
to General Grant accruing from his trim
around the world. 1t was a rare, in
teresting and valuable experience In
England and elsewhere he was received
not only with the honOrs that would
naturally devove upon him as ex-Presi-
dent, but a renowned and successful,
general. THE London Times marked
his arrival in Great Britain with a gra-
locus and cordial leader and this gave,
as 1t were, the tone 10 his reception.
1t what might be called a splendid
progress through the Continent. a prog
ress which grew into an ovation as he
itdSHSt tic I>dSlt NuiiiilildAlIS III tNe
royal honors accorded him by China and
Japan. Apart from the personal ad-
vantages in the way of knowledge and
experience which came from an inter-
course which embraced every sovereign
and statesman of eminence in Europe
and Asia, General Grant rendered the
essential service to humanity OF assur-
ing peace between Japan and China upon
went, he devoted his influence and
unique authority to the development OF
the best relations between his own coun-
try and those which he visited The
Eastern nations, especially China and
Japan, and I might add Siam, owe
their first friendly knowledge Of America
10 the influence and counsels Of General
Grant And in this pageant, IN which
all the world seems to be taking part, Il
should be remembered that among the
first subscriptions one OF $500 from
Ii Hung Chang, and another Of the
same amount from the Mikado Of Japan.
$50. Grant travelled through Mexico, Cuba
and the Southern States.
At the Republican Convention in Chi
cago. June. 1880 a historic contest fol-
lowed. His name was presented as can
ddate for the PRESIDENCY, and for thirty
six ballots ne received vote that only
varied between 102 and lib. Garfield
was nominated on a compromise ballot
SSl. In August Grant bought a house in
New-York, where he spent his winters.
passing his summers at his Long Branch
cottage.
$50. On Christmas Eve Grant SLIPPED and
fell upon the ice In front Of his house, IN
Turing his hip so severely that until his
death he was forced 10 use a crutch.
The Grant-Ward complications IN tho
well-known business ventures followed
His name was used but the unfortunate
investments resulted In disaster
SS4. The firm failed, ard with great diff.
Guilty Grant partially freed himself from
the embarrassments that followed that
unfortunate disaster. He wrote 70,
THE Century Magazine" a series Of arti.
cles on his campaigns. and the success
Of their publication was so great that
he signed contract 10 write hi,
Memoirs" About this time Grant com.
planned Of a sore throat. His Illness
soon followed. Work was begun aftes
the contract was signed on February ~,
sold Up to the month OF June, 1887.
Mrs. Grant received as her share In the
profits 1894, 459 SO, paid in two checks o.
100000 and $4,000, and several small
err amounts; in all, the largest sum OF
money ever received by an author or his
representatives for a book
SSS. Grants continued illness, and the sert.
Gus symptoms In his throat. which had
become alarming, awakened the sympa-
thies Of the Nation. Letters poured In
from all parts of the world. On March
Congress passed a bill creating him {.
General on the retired list, thus restor-
ing him to his former rank in the Army.
During all these terrible days he worked
increasingly on his book. 1t required his
whole strength to meet the emergency
during increasing agony. On June 10 he
was removed to the Drexel cottage on