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DAILY CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: FRIDAY,. JULY -24, 18 8 5. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT MONDAY, BT CHAS. B. JONES,- Editor and Proprietor. ASSMOSD CLAS3MATTMU GEN: GKANT?DEAD. AFTER' LOXG; MONTHS PAIS DE BESTS AT I.AST 6f .WatcliecTwitU Tender Care .an tie Hands He v r . ' Crosses into the Great Unknown Particulars of His Weatft- How the Announcement was Be ceiTed Throughout the Country and Abroad. . :' Mt. McGregor, N.vY:, July 22. . At 9 o'clock last night one of General - Grant's physicians conceded wun some caution that the patient might survive until July 23d. His meaning was that the sick man might yet be living when midnight should mark the new Jay. The physician's indi cation that it was not a prognostica tion was, borne out and made. The General passed into the first hour of the day. He saw its light at sunrise ' and through early morning hours he still survived. : The advent of July 23d, however, marked a cnange in General Grant's condition which was significant. O c; THE DEATH CHILL. - . ' - at theextremities was increasing and the use of hot applications to keep; warmth in the extremities and vital parts wasresorted to. ' -They were ot. some avail, but the artificial warmth was without power to reach the cause " or ' stay the results of dissolution which began Tuesday evening and had been progressing steadily though gradually. ? Hypodermics of brandy were' frequently given to stimulate the flagging physical powers,- but Jater this failed to affect the patient -ose vitality and -whose physical foS were so far spent as to furnish v nodoo& ,for a rebound. Indeed the - efforts oK medical men were being made becatt none could stand by inactive and wout f exPedl ents that mightolag litem hour or aminute.,';!;,i.i;Vi;: ? :,; ANXIOUSLY WATCHING ThKHQU? 0F- 0NE The physician believed thfc thfPa tient-might reach the extreme00. ot his strength at 1 o'clock this morwmS and the approach of that hour waw attended with intense anxiety. It )assed, however, and the General ying upon bis back and propped by two pillows upon the cot bed in the parlor, was yet living but growing 1 weaker,' ...... .. . i - , .v.'. , " - v - THE FAILING PULSE. 'ae inevitable close or tne general s long sickness seemed more and more imminent, the feeble pulse oeara naa worn themselves by their rapidity to a fluttering throb that cpuldv not be gauged heneath. the finger . of the. physician. The body was being worn, out by its own life currents, so rapid was' its coursing through ' the veins. Repeatedly brandy was injected under the skin of the General's arm but des pite, its . warming influence the respir ations had quickened from fdrtyfour to the minute during ; evening to a point of labored breathing s that was " painful to the friends who grouped and bent oyer the sick man; ; V death's signs increasing. Two o'clock had been passed and . the evidences of nearmg death were mutiplying, f The increasing respira tiohs were not alone-more rapid but more - shallow. . The ; lungs and the heart were giving way. So weak had General Grant grown at three o'clock that though he frequently attempted to doze he was unable any longer to clear the gathering mucus Irom his throat. ki It: accumulated and remain ed, as four o'clock drew on and day light came, tqe point had been reach ed where expectoration wasimpossi' ble. - - . . THE DEATH RATTLE. . , There "was not left enough of strength and from four, o'clock on there was in his throat, a significant rattle of the mucus that was ; filling the lungs and clogging the throat. At 3 o clock the General asked for water, and After that it is not reported that he uttered any word. At four o'clock his breathing was quickened and reached 50 to the minute. Between . 5. and 6 o'clock the finger pails had become blue and the hands further - evidenced the progress of numbness at the extremities and at every breath the mucus clogging in the throat was growing noticeable, r v v--. THE LAST HOUR COME " A few minutes before eight o'clock Drs. Douglas, Shrady ; and Sands stood on the cottacre veranda con - versing on the, condition of General Grant and discussing the probabilities 01 nis aeain , ana me iimn oi me leu the sick man. Mrs. Sartoris and sten ogra pber .Dawson were conversing a '. little distance, when Henryj the nurse stepped hastily?; upon piazza and . spoke quickly to the physicians. He ; told them he thought, the; General was very rear to death. ; The medical men hastily entered the room where the sick man waslyihg and appoach " ed bis side. . , , ,y , THE FAMILY BUDIONED - ' Instantly upon scanning the patient's -, face Dr. Douglas ordered the family "to be summoned to the bedside. Haste was made and Mrs.1 Grant, J esse - Grant arid wif e, Uv S; Grant,- Jr. J- and -wife, Mrs. Col. Grant were quickly beside the doctors andthe sick manrs ' cot. 1 Mrs. Sartoris arid Mr. Dawson had -followed the -doctors in from the " piazza and4 the entire family, was present except Col. Fred Grant. , A hasty summons was sent for him but w he entered the. Eick room while the messenger . was searching, for him. ' The Colonel seated .himself at the . head of the bed with his left arm rest ing upon the pillow, above the head of the General w ho was breathing rapid ly and with clightly, gasping respira tions. ; Mrs. ;Grant, calm but with in tense agitation bravely, suppressed, took a seat, by the bedside; ? She leaned slightly upon the- cot resting upon her right elbow and gazing wit n tear blinded eyes into the General's face. She found there, Jioweverno token of : recognition, for " the sick .man was peacefully . and painlessly sinking ' r into another life,--Mrt.vw;Sartoris-"came be- hind her mother and leaning over her shoulder witnessed the close of ? the life in". which she j had constituted a strong element . of , pride. Directly behind Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Sartoris and at a little distance removed stood Drs. Douglas, ; Shrady and Sand: spectators of . the closing life their efs forts and council had so prolonged. On the opposite side of the bed from their mother and directly before her stood Jesse Grant and U. S. Grant, Jr.; and near Jihe corner of the cot on the same ; side as Jesse and near to each - was- Mr.: N: E. Dawson, the General's . stenograper and confident tial secretary At the foot of the bed and gazing earnestly: down into the General's face was Mrs - Col. Fred Grant, Mrs. U. S. Grant, Jr., and Mrs. Jesse .Grant, while somewhat removed from the family circle Henry the" nurse,- and Harrison , Tyrell the General's body servant were re spectively watching the closing life' of the patient' and their master. - Dr Newman had repaired to the hotel to breakfast- and was not present, and the General's ' little grand children, U S' Grant, Jr, and Ne die were sleep ing the sleep of childhood in the nur sery room above stairs, otherwise the entire family and-- household were gathered at ; the bedside of the dying man. Memoers ot tne group nad been summoned not a moment sooner than was prudent. The doctors noted on entering the room, and pressing to the bedside that already the purplish nds slept at the tmcft whifih js nn nr nar.nrfi's Bicnalsa of final dissolution had settled be neath the finger hails.1 The hand that Dr Douglas lifted was fast growing colder than tit had been through the night f The pulse had man's - absence from the death, bed quickly spoke the impulse of hearty sympathy. ,, . -v ; . WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY. . . Soon after Drs. Douglas and Shrady left the death : bed they conversed feelingly of the latter hours of Gen Grant's life.-TThe pulse first had in dicatd 110, and the intellect was the last- ;tof succumb. At 3 o'clock he showed signs of Cognizance. - v . "Do you want anything, fathertfr questioned Cob Fred Grant. '.' ; HIS LAST UTTERANCE. ' 'Water," whispered the General huskily. ; But when, offered water and milk they gurgled in his throat and were elected. That one word of response was the last utterance of General Grant Dr. Douglas remarked that the peculiari ty of General Grant's death was ex plained by the remarkable vitality that seemed to present an obstacle to the approach of death. . THETAX. FORCES WORN OUT. - It was a gradual passing away of the-vital forces and reflex conscious- ness the doctor thought was retained to the last. The General died of sheer exhaustion, of a perfectly pain less sinking away 'Yes," interjected Dr. ShradyV quietly, ."the General dreaded pain. When he felt he had begun sinking he asked that he should not be per mitted to suffer. The promise was made and it has been kept since he commenced to sink Tuesday night. He was free from pain." ; Towards the; last no food was taken, v but when a wet cloth was pressed to his lips '. he", would suck from it water.to moisten his mouth. During his last night Dr. Shrady was constantly within call. Dr. Douglas was an nignt at tne cottage, and Dr. hotel after mid A PLASTER MASK TAKEN. Within twenty minutes after the death of General Grant, Karl Ger hard, Of Hartford, the sculptor who has been making a studv here of fluttered bey ondthet point where the the General, was summoned to the physician could t distinguish it from the pulse beats m his own finger tips. Respiration was very rapid and was a succession or snallo w pantmc mi halations. But happily the approach ing end was becoming ; clear of the rattling fullness of the throat and cottage at the suggestion of Dr. New man, to make a plaster mask of the dead man's face. He was highly sue cessful. Within half an hour after the Gens eral's decease the waiting engine at me mountain aepoc was on tne way lungs and as the r respiration grew to Saratoga to bring tho .undertaker quicker and more Tabid at the close they also become less labored and al most noiseless. - .This fact was in its results a comfort to the watchers by the bed side to whom it was spared thO. scene of , an F agonizing or other than a peaceful death. THE WIFE'S l4sJ CARESSING TOUCHES. His wife almost' donitantly stroked the face, forehead and hands of the dying General and a.t1 times as pas sionate longing to avoid the end so near would rise with her, Mrs , tfrant. pressed both his hands and leaning forward tenderly kissed the face of the sinking man. Col Fred Grant sat silently but with evident feeling, though his bearing was tnat ot a sols dierly son at the death bed of a. hero father. US Grant, Jr., was deeply to place the remains on ice todav to await the arrival of the New York undertaker, w hoy has been summoned and is now on his way here. The details and arrangements touching the remains while they re main here and until they arrive in New York, are in charge of Jas W. Drexal.and W. J, Arkell. At this writing the physicians are desirous of having a post mortem examina tion. , But the family are said to be averse, and tnat is a matter yet to be determined. A week ago the Gener al is said to have intimated that should he die here during the hot weather, he would prefer that his re mains should remain here until cooler- weather, the pdrpose . being t&spare the sad rand fatiguing. j v-.-i. t i 4.1 " - t,i juuruey tu buiu v wcaiuer. is larHoa'Ttrhiltt ratrhino- with uuuuiiuij uunt.wumio raiiyu A i""-J'Ti"". is fully carried out, though it is not dignity of a life such as was closing unlikely that the rernams may stay before them. A THE SUPREME MOMENT. The morning had passed 5 minutes bevond eight o'clock and there was here some days. Thisi nowever, . is entirely at the disposal of Col Fred Grant to whom is lert the entire con trol of all the arrangements relative to his father's remains. It is not un not one of the strained and waiting likely that the pi oposition from the watchers but wno could marK tne city of New York to accord a burial nearness oi tne me tide ..to-- us nnai plat lor the General and nis widow, ebbing.5 Dr Douglas noted the near when she shall have passed away, nejs of the supreme moment and might be considered by Col." Grant quietly approached the bed side and The impression that Washington may pent over it anu wnue ue uiu bu tuts oe cnosen as tne ouriai ipiace is De- sorrow of the gray haired physician seemed closely allied with that of the family. Dr Shrady also drew near. It was five minutes after 8 o'clock:, and the eyes r of the General were closing. - His breathing grew aiore hushed as the feeble functions ot the heart and lungs hastened the closing of the ex-President's life. . HIS PEACEFUL: EXPRESSION. . The peaceful ' expression seemed to be deepening m tne nrm and strong lined face and it was reflected as the closing comfort in the sad hearts that bent quietly under tne stress oi loving suspense, a. minute soon passeu anu was closing as the General drew a deep breath. There was ah exhalas tion like that of one relieved of a long and anxious tension. The members of the group were impelled each step nearer , to the oeo,' and eacn awaueu another respiration. But it never came. . There was ? a stillness in the room and a hush of pense, and no the. silence i (save of the birds in the pines out side the cottage and the measured expectant sus sound broke : .the . singing lieved to be founded on the present inclination of Col. Grant The only condition made by the 1 General, and tuat as long ago as j una zi, was inai his remains should be interred wbere those Of Mrs. -Grant might in time be beside his own. An embalmer is now on the way from New York" in response to a telegram, t - ' . MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY. The family of General GrXnt have been constantly in receipt of mes- . ll - . 9 a sages oi 8ympainy since me . an nouncement or . tne. General s deatn was sent out this morning. . Among the" first was "that from President Cleveland. r- ..... THE DEATH ANNOUNCED AT WASHING TON. J - ' Washington. Shortly after eight O'clock this morning the President was informed of the death of General Grant. , He .immediately ' directed that the flag on the White House should be placed at half mast. . J FLAGS HALF MASTED AND BELLS TOLLED. The" lowering of the flag was' " the first intimation that the citizens cf throbbing of the engine that all night Washington had of the ; death of .the .tors witnarew, tne nurea uw ritiBria who heard thto reartil ;Le,Md .S5XySh n?S ognized. their .meaning, Busines. o o ucaix, xiw v-j - men immediately Deaan dranint thmr family group pressed to tne oeasiue hoUses with mourning and residences had waited bv the little mountain depot down the slope. . it is all o ver - "It is all over," quietly spoke JJr Douj?lass and there came then heavily to each witness the . realization . that General Grant - was ; dead.- The doc- closed tne and ex-President of the United States Gen U. S. Grant, at Mt. McGregor, in the State of New York,: to ; which place he had lately; heen removed in the endeavor to pr6long his life. ' In making this announcement to the people of the United States,, the President is impressed "with the mag distinguished man, although they had been anticipating it throughput . . A T - a j mz ' . - tne nignt. ,iew minutes after the White House nag was placed at half mast .r the flags z. on all the .public buildings and on many private ones were placed in like position. The bells of the city were tolled and the one after the other and touched their lips : upon the quiet face so lately stilled. DR. NEWMAN'S ABSENCE. - Dr. Shrady passed out on the piazza Mt; McGregor c m a simuar manner, snowed esteem for the deceased, while the bells tolled. President Cleveland sent the following despatch to Mrs. Grant at and around the windows and doors facing the north,, and the great pil lars of the portico at the north en trance are also cpYered with black , REMAINS TO BE EMBALMED. " ' New York. Ap. ; embalmer. from New.Y"ork will be summoned to pres serve General Grant s nitude of the pubhc loss ff a.mihtwif1 s remams out ieaderVho'w magnanimous; amid, disaster,:. serene ahd-eelsustained, who in- every sta tioh",v whether as a soldier or as; chief magistrate, twice called to power by his fellow- couutryinen, trod" un swervingly the pathway of dutyun deterred by doubts, single-minded and straightforward. . The entire country has : witnessed V with- deep emotion his prolonged and patient struggle with a painful disease and has watched by his couch of suffering with tearful.sympathy. The destined end has come at last and his spirit has returned to the Creator who sent it forth. The great heart of the na tion that followed him when , living with love and 'pride, bows .now ; in sorrow above ' him dead, tenderly mindful of his virtue, bis great patrK otic services and of the loss occasion ed by his death. . . In witness whereof I have hereun to set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the1 city of Washington, this the twentysthird day of July A. D., one thousand eight hundred and eighty five and of the Independ ence of the United States the one hundred and tenth. (Signed.) Grover Cleveland. By the President, T. F. Bayard, Secretary of State.. - THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS CLOSED. The President has also issued an order directing that ail the. executive departments of the government be closed at one o'clock this afternoon as a mark of respect to the memory of General Grant. and as ne did ' so met uj. v y the presujjt message of sympa- hnatonin nn thft fltftPsZHe is dead," rpmarb-oH thft doctor QUietiT. " ln6 fact of. his having been absent frdnx t.hA siHo nf t.hA dvinff man and THY. Accept this expression of my heart felt sympathy. in this hour of. your Of the would 2 ll. Cfr.tTSo5ent VaJ0a13fa only the xuuxtau xi um iiio uif- " (, pity Oi wruu uau xivJU. too late aud reached the cottagepniy v followinff Drocla-mnH. w- A CABINET MEETING CALLED. A meeting of the cabinet was calln ed for 11 o'clock instead of 12, the J usual hour, to take action on the death of the ex President. THE BURIAL PLACE" SUPPOSED1 TO HAVE .;,.;' : ;V'; BEEN SELECTED'. Col. Fred T. Dent, General Grant's brother in-law, who is now a resident of this city, was asked yesterday if he knew; what place had been select' ed for the General1 burial. He re plied that he did not, although he had made inqjuiry on - the subject when 'at, Mt. MjcGregor recently. From a remark then made-to him by members of General Grant's family he inferred the positive selection had been made by the General', but that it was known only to himself, Mrs. Grant and Col. Fred Grant. He was inclined to think, however, that the General had not settled On Washing ton, but possibly West Point. A MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE: FROM TEE GRAND ARMY. Upon receipt of the news of the death of Gen. Grant,, the following telegram was sent to Col. F. D. Grant by Gen. S. S. Burdett, Cozamander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Bepubliev "Expressing the profound grief of the Grand'Armjr of the Re public, upon the deaihof the greatest of our comrades,, a behalf off i5 three hundre i thousand members, I tender to your honored mother, asid to all the afflicted f amilyr their heart felt sympathy. I pray yoi have aae advised so soon a& the arrangements for the last sad rites are determined upon." ORDERS TO- TESL NAVX. Secretary Whitney has issued an order directing that the ensigns at fiar.h naval station, and: of each ves sel of the United States navy in com' mission, be hoisted at half mast, and that a gun be fired at intervals of every half ho lr fromi sun rise to sun set at each naval station,and on board the flag ships, and on vessels acting singly on the day or tne lunerai, where this order naay oe received in time, otherwise on the day after its receipt. Officers of the navy and marine corps win wear tne usual badge of mourning attached to the sword hilt and on the left arm, for a period of thirty days. ;.-" ;; the cabinet mekting.'. -. With the exception of , Secretary Endicott all the members were pres ent at the meeting of the - cabinet. The President informed them of Gen. Grant's death, he having been offici ally informed of the demise by a tele gram from Col. F. D. Grant. ADJUTANT GEN. DRUM TO CONFER WITH MRS. GRANT. President Cleveland has instructed Adjutant General Drum to; go to New York to represent him, and to consult with Mrs. Grant relative to the funeral of the ex-President. , ORDERS TO THE ARMY. Adjutant General Drum, by order of Lieutenant - General Sheridan, issued the following Order. v - "In compliance with the instruct tion of the President, on the day of the funeral i : at .each military post, the troops and cadets will b9 paraded ami the order : read to them, after whinh all the labors of the day will cease.- . ,.. The National flag will be displayed nt. half staff. At the dawn of day thirteen euns will be fired, and afters wards at intervals of thirty ininutes hfit.ween the rising and setting of the sun n flinele eun. and at the close of the dav a national salute of thirty ftiVht elms. The officers of the army will wear crape on the left ' arm and nn their swords and s the colors of thA several regiments and - of the United States corps of cadets will be put in mourning for a period of six months. The date and hour of the funeral will be communicated to the department of the commanders by telegraph and by them to their sub ordinate commanders. - ELABORATE DECORATIONS. ThA Whitft House has been hand" nnmp.lv. draned. the emblems of mourning being equal to those n the building at the time of " the death of Prpsident Garfield. ' Thev are over immediate details and convey the re mains to flew, Yori:.;wheti the body shall have reached New York the question of a Tpost mortem ill be considered and determined by the famllyi'; :-ri ; ; 5 HIS BURtil; PtACB NOT DETERMINED1. I Touching the place for burial, the General a month ago indicated three places as suiting his wishes .in that direction. . . The choice, however, was narrowed to two, owing to the natu ral wish of the General that ; his wife should rest- beside him. A strong desire has been expressed to the fam ily that the burial should take place in1 Washington, and efforts have been put forth to make New sYork. the last resting place of the General. Before his death, however, General Grant left the choice of the burial ;- ? pot en -tirely to Col. Fred " Grants imposing only the condition that thf . hp t pe lected should be such as Mr Grant might rest by his side. 'Hi remains will be removed to New' York bv a special train and there prepared for burial, v ' ' ...... PROCLAIiiATMN BY THE GOVERNOR OF - - NEW YORJC Albany --The following proclamas tion has bees . issued by the Gover nor: - y r -r . Sfctte of New York, Exeewfrvve- Cham- her? , . Ulysses S. Grant, twice President of the United States, defender of the Union, the victorious leader of oar soldiers and a General of the- retired list of the army, is dead. To-the last he was the true soldier, strong, in spirit patient in suffering,; b?ave in death. His warfare is ended. After the close of his official life asd' fol lowing that notable journey around the 'woarld when tributes of esteem from all nations were paid bimv h chose his home among- the citizens of our State. He died upon' omv soil in the county of vSaratogay; bverlGbk ing the scenes made glorious by rev olutionary memories It is. fitting that the State which; he chose his home should especially honor his memory.. The words, of' grief and tokens of sorrow by , which we mark his death shall honor the office which be held send proclaims that praise which shall ever be accorded to those who selrveth:eTep1lblie,;. ; 'v'r ; Therefoise, it is hereby directed at the flags 011 the public buildings- of the State he placed at half mast until his burial, and on that iay,; yet to be appointed, all ordinary, business in the executwe chamber and the de partments the" State government will be suspended. The people of the State are called upon to display until his funeral emblems of'" mourning,. and it is requested that at that hour they cease from their business- and pay respect to tbedistingmisheddeadc Given 1 under. m& hasdi and privy seal of the State of NewYork, at the Capitol, in the city of Albany, the twenty -third" day of - Jbly, eighteen huiidred and'eighty-five. f Dayid-B. Hili . ' By the Governor, William: Gj Rjce, Private Sec'y- BELL3VEOLL AT AUSUSN 'Auburn, N Y. Bells are tolling1 and mourning emblems being.' dis played. " - KSCEIVIN&THE NEWS I3NEW YORSx New Yoi-Si On the receipt of the news of th.e'deatii of General Grant in New Yoifiiv the flags were put at half mast and public and private buildings "sera draped sn. mourning. The differeiat commercial! exchange met and ; : testified thtS' sympathy, calling! meetings for tomorrow to take final action in reference to the burial. NEW YORK. OFFERS A SI7RIAL. PLJBL Mayor Grace sent the following telegram by direction of the board of aldermen this moraing Mrs. U. St. Grant' Mt. McGr.&Qpr Neiv York? In advance of official actiony 1 am instructed to tender to yourself and family the deep sympathy of the common .council " o& the mTouicipal authorities of the csty of New;; York - TTTW OIT1 TTrr uou uiLnH m t London, J uly 23.-.V q Phelps, on being handed a the despatch" announcing Grant's death: exnrMa ? Gettehi concern at the sad event 5 8 iallirprd.ered. the . building American Legation to be dS,'' mrgandthe-llagrpu j;;;.fEADSTONE'S TRIBUtil . To the corrttsnnnd -"v"'. vu uenn I.I 1 I4la4i LuviciaDaiu,.. A, Will one iauer;saia v. I, will wiilintlv: n m humble tribute, but write ratvTy 1 ! speakit. V. He then wrdt Mr. Gladslcae has heardT gret the news of Gen. Grant's a He ventures to asdure the lr? J - "" aj -"patuy ne fool.-. them in their affliction at ooe who had rendered hi Z.088 his suen signal services. as statesman. " , ? TRIBUTES FROM THE PRijg .. rrvnw w.vuuj. WUltUftJw lice? of Grant, many of thPm l& up raost of their valuable stZt accoaiJts of the ReenAsi nA iJf & in. the life of the iilustrioU8 pg JM. CJJiH 91 life fl vanu,, -Ulysses S. Grant was born at Pn,v Pleasan. Ohio, April 27, m T .buo::iuiiwwiiJK year ais parents 1 ' " . T ' "rs U uno, and uvxu ' wjuwu wcK) passed tt ! entered West Point Academy in iSS as tne appointee of Congressman I - ""vi. . xu xoo ne trrart uated, ranking twenty-first in hi! class of thirty-nine, an was madea brevet secondslieutenant. Inl845h was ordered to General Taylor's arm in Texas and made a fuH lieutenant in uie , Mexican , war, that began shortly after, ho took pa?t in the Lt tiro ui i.mu xivkj, xvesua, ae la ralma and Monterey, under General TavIo. and being afterwards transferred the army under Scott, was in all the engagements from Vera Cruz to the capture of the City of Mexico Hifl axitiwtij an uxuiiuu uer ney and Chapultepec won him a first lieuten, ancy -and a orevet captaincy. At the close of the war he returned with his regiment, and in 1848 married Miss Julia T. Dent of St. Louis. In 1852 his regiment was sent to the Pacific coast,: and while stationed at Fort Vancouver in 1853 he waa commlss 8iooed captain. Id 1854 he resigned, and settled at St. Louis, where he cul tivated a farm in the vicinity and carried on the business of a real estate agent. In i859he was employed by hi& father in tha tannery and leather traoe at Galena, 111., where the break ing: out of, the rebellion found him He was chosen captain of a sompany oi volunteers, witn wnicn nepro ceeoea to eprisngneid, ana, alter i brief , service as mustering officer. Governor Yates appointed him colos nei i the Tweatyhrst Illinois reri- meat, dating from June 17, 1861. On August 23 he; was promoted to briga- dies'-general, and assumed command of the troops at Cairo. Soon after he took ,possessios of Paducah and Smitbland. Ky.r and on November 7 fought the battle of Belmont, terly in " "Fhbruary, v 18, with a force ot 15vf00 men and; a flotilla of gunboats, he proceeded , against Forts Henry ana- Donelson. 'Fort Henrj surren- de3d to the, gunboats February 6, and on February 16 Fort Donelson was captured after bloody fighting. it was the ., tarsi bnlliani success achieved by . the Union amies, and Grant's fame was at once established. Hie: was immediately coixflaissioned major-general. At daybreak of April 6 while at Pittsburg L.and:og awaitr. inx re inforcemeaits. his araay was at- tasked by an overwheliaing fores osfider Geneaxil' Albert SitQey John- fco, and after & bloody and, desper t battle dDiven back to the river. The arrival of Ruell. amv in the ik:bt enab&idi bim to chans: the face of affairs oxa the 7th by defeating the Canferatesxbaidly. .;oriaih fell into bis hands in. Ma v. In Jul y he waa made commander of the department of "West Tennessee. September 12 hft defeated the ; rebels under general Price at luka. His department ha mz been extended to iaelude Missis sippi as four down as Vicksburg, Grant ftnftnt t.kfl winter in i.rftnaration tO canturft thft tkOihraltaF of the West." After several futile experiments h moved his army down the west side of the river and PToasiner to the east below Vicksburg, began the brilliant Pflmnaicn thnr inrHiiHinc' victories ii yvui ucicavcuicraa, a. atu cussj iux i L o .uu-..-0 - - - ... itavmonu. Jackson, cnampiuu a i and IS Black, ended with the cap ture of Vicksburg and Pembertons army- of 27,000 men July K er of the military division of the Mis Risainni and rrorffifJiner t& Chatta" , Jr Sr y gf w v w v c t hooga, he concentrated his torcep, ? tacked Bragg and won the famous battles of Missionary Bidge and Loot out Mountain. Liongstreet waBqu Iv nomnpllcwi t.n raisft the seig? 01 Knoxville, and soon afterward Con gress revived the grade of lieutenwj general, to which President Uncw Grant issued his first general order assuming command of theSannwj0. thft TTnitWl J fAtpa on March 17. lw and the good influence of bavg great soldier in supreme control soo became manifest. Sending Sherman tonfthtv lone- riamnaiffn that incluaeu the downfall of Atlanta and thej thorized by he informal action of the" authorities, whieh will bei Imade official tomorrow, to tender to you a last resting place for the remains of General Grant in any , one of the parks of this city you may select. I am also . authorized to offer the Gov ernor's room it the City Hall for the purpose of allowing the body to lie in statev 1 - ,..,. (Signed.) Mayor Graces THE ASHEVILLS ENCAMPMENT AND THE - CITIZENS TESTIFY - THEIR REGARD. Asheville, July i. As soon as the telegram to the Citizen announc ing the death of, Geiu Grant reached the encampment of the State Guard, the State and- National flags were placed at ; half mast and -s AdjutanU uenerai Jones issued a general order to the" command announcing the fact and an expression of the respect of North Carolina; troops for the dead soldier.- ... All public and many private build ings, ' andv citizens' dwellings have nags at half mast : and draped. Mayor Aston has just issued an offii cial announcement of the death of Gen.: Grant, : and called a public meeting for tomorrow to take suitable action. . ' - ;. .; . IN THE SOUTH. The announcement of the death of General Grant was received in the Southern cities with profound regretf. The Legislature at - Atlanta passed march through Georgia and the oar personal command of the army oiF Potomac. May 3 witnessed bis arm; advancing towards Bichmond. v& perate and sanguinary battles mar ed every step of progress, and wd GraDt reached the James river JJ had lost 54,000 men, while Lee fT lost from 35,000 to 40,000 of his Jjj yiaceaoio veterans, xuo A , iiZrpd. pressed siege of, Petersburg fouowJ anu m ADni, looo, came w n:nh. resolutions of sympathy and adiounp lino oownfaU of. Petersburg a ,s ct to his memory; Iri mond;- and the surrender uv- Grant now estabhshedhis headqu - . ttt Hah rrrpss v- . t - ed out or respect to nis memory, Charleston, Savannah -Montgomery Selmav Macon, Raleigh Asheville and other cities,'- flags, ; were pilt : at half mast bells tolled and other 'fevfc dences of sorrow manifested. - -j - -. :.-..w ...... -. --a.,-., .V ,v -: ... y , t . - -v' . . v -v L. , ..J r t -"'.- - 4i I , CONTINUJED OiriHrBD FAGB-J