24 Jul 1885
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1885
Page
1
Brief obituary noting General Grant death occurred early Thursday morning. Mentions capstone heroic scenes at the Union’s defender and includes a concise biographical sketch of the notable figure.
News wires report General Ulysses S. Grant dying at Mount McGregor New York after a prolonged illness. Dispatches describe his last hours, attempts to write a private message, prayers by the family, and doctors noting his rapid decline with many witnesses at his bedside. The body to be taken to New York for private services and final rites.
Doctors and clergy gather as Union General Ulysses S. Grant hovers between life and death at a cottage. A lull in his condition follows a night of cold extremities and quiet sleep, while witnesses recount his final hours and a long biographical sketch outlines his early life, West Point years, Civil War commands, and presidency in a concise timeline.
The article notes widespread praise for the American soldier and General Grant, details his candidacy for a third presidential term at the Chicago convention, and mentions his residence in New York. It states Congress passed a bill placing him on the retired list with rank and pay.
After a Cabinet consultation and following General Sheridan’s advice, the President withdraws control of the Cheyenne and Arapaho reservation to the War Department. Lands held by cattlemen in Indian Territory are declared invalid and to be set aside. Prosecution may begin in Kansas Western Division courts. Indians demand disarmament while boomers threaten action. enforcement and timing remain undecided.
From Kassala reports say rebels attacked the town. the garrison repulsed them and captured the rebel camp with 2,000 oxen and 700 rifles, while the enemy suffered heavy casualties. In Dahomey a May raid on French villages led to massacres and slave captures for a cannibal feast. Cholera rises across Spain with thousands dead and hundreds more cases daily. Madrid and nearby towns report spikes. The Vienna dispatches note US Austra talks likely to settle. Lord John Manners proposes cheaper telegraph rates. Lauderdale peerage favored Maitland. London cites a collision causing thirteen drowned.
Notice filed in New York assigns John Roach and two sons as trustees with George Quintard and George Weed named as assignees. Preferences total 12521778, led by William Rowland of New Brunswick, Mech traders Bank in Brooklyn, and P W Gallandet Co. Roach plans to guard creditors. Secretary Whitney’s Dolphin decision appears to drive action. Roach assets rumored near 4 million with possible full payment of liabilities. workers paid and yard kept to fulfill contracts.
Prof. C Richards LL D dean of Howard University preparatory department in Washington died at his son's home in Madison. Born Hartford VI in 1808 he graduated his fiftieth class last June. Commissioner Eaton praised his work shaping many students for college and noted he authored several Latin works.
A compendium of brief items across nations and states. Cotton operatives in Oldham, Cox in Turkey, Indiana rail property values, Milan Wagon Works seizure, Keifer predicts Ohio GOP win, Pomeroy Coal assigned, a fatal accident near Montgomery, Ohio, Ohio penitentiary parole case, Rose brothers arrested in Georgia thefts, harness racing entrants, Bahia earthquake reports, Ottawa lobster poisoning, Wisconsin wage strikes, divorce in New York, New Orleans armory fire, Treasury clerk candidate, Newcastle conference, El Mehdi alive, Emma mine lawsuit, El Mehdi death rumors, Madison crop damage, Detroit statehood figure dies, Shelby County crops drought, Manitoba railroad land grant, Erie patent case verdict, London social clash, Eads jetties dredging.
Edward Gillan, a wife murderer and suicide, was interred Tuesday in a pauper's field after his $50,000 estate was refused burial in the Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers were scarce and the rich casket lay in a pauper’s grave without services.
A Nebraska man, Battersby, killed by a pistol shot after locking an attacker in a box during a money theft at his stable. Battersby surrendered. the assailant, Edward Morstz, was described as a hard character. Also notes Nebraska's 1880s population growth with Omaha and Lincoln figures.
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