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fpaiutlealff i. VAN SL.YKE. Editor and Poblithcr. McHENRY, - . ILLINOIS CONQUERS! Gen. Grant Vanquished at Last by the Universal ' Victor. Jh"-. ,<.4 ' ?' • fad Ending of a Long and Gallant Struggle Against the Grim Destroyer. ..:i The Dread Crisis Met with Unflinching Courage and Lofty JLesig- nation. .. ,-\i >.*. . . .• : • . Sfc'. - A decided change for the worse toofc plaoe In the condition of Gen, .Grant on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 21,/and it dawned upon the "physician and family that the illustrious and : long-suffering patient was surely sinking:. Jhortly after one o'clock on the.morning of the a, a hypodermic injection of brandy was ad-jfiinistered, which had the effect of brightening •jbiin up. The Weakness continued throughout • "Wednesday, the sufferer's nourishment consist- Jjng wholv of two glasses of milk. The hypo­ dermic injections of brandy were repeated at Intervals. ^ Once during the rooming the General at­ tempted to write, but succeeded only in writing Ihe date, the etl'ort being greater than war- fanted by the ii.tle remaining strength. He • Spoke at intervals, but his voice was very feeble. 'At 2:1") the membeis of the family and Dr. New- iaan were grouped in the darkened room near wen. Grant. Observing the r evidence of fcel- . ins the General said: "I do not want anybody to be distressed on my account." At 5 p. in. the pulse was i:so. Atr.:f)Gp. m. the l)ulletin was lent out that the General was sinking. At 7 -AO "1J. 8. Grant, Jr., and Drs. Shrady and Sands leached Mount MacGregor by special train, and Dr. Douglas said that Gen. Grant could live but * few hours. Dr. Newman also said that the Cieneral had almost reached the end. Telegrams Came from all jvrts of the country inquiring •bout the dying chieftain's conditio n. At !):»•> m. he was unconscious, and fruitless efforts Were made to arouse him. It was then believed that the beginning of the end was at hand. Ki lo o'clock his respiration was 45. His ariws were cold up to his elbows. The General cdiild only ^ speak in a faint, husky whisper. The General was fully aware of his condition. . At times he lay with his eyes closed, and w hile Everybody around him thought he was sleeping (ke was fully aware of all that was taking place Sbout him. His faithful servants were with im near.y all the time. At midnight bottles Of hot water were placed at Gen. Grant's feet to induce warmth, and mustard draughts were applied upon the stomach and breast to pre- serve the flagging circulation. At one o'clock on the morning or Thursday, the 23d, the Gen- tral remained in the same quiet condition, lypcdermies of l:randy were being used. At two o'clock in the morning the family were *stir, and the whole house was lighted tip with the exception of (ha re­ ception-room. Here the General lay |n bed, and a dim light was burning on a table Bear the window. The physicians were still year him, as was also Col. Grant, while the ladies were in an adjoining room. His condition Setnained com aratively unchanged. At 3 o'clock Gen. Grant was in a somnolent condition. The respirations hull grown shallow and the General was no longer able to expector­ ate because of the weakness which was in­ creasing. At3:U5 a. m. Dr. bhrady was walking •Jn front of the cottage for the purpose on ob­ taining Bome fresh air. Col. Grant appeared suddenly and beckoned to him, when the Doc­ tor ascended the piazza and entered the sick- loom. A l-.ioment later the whole house­ hold were grouped about the General. Day was dawning over the eastern hills, and it was feared that the rising of the sun would mark the close the long struggle. At 4 a. in. the respirations bird in the birches or pitta*. Mrs. Grant, attired in a loose gown of white, en me out upon the veranda and seated herself in one of the many deseited willow ( hairs that were scattered in grouira about the piazra. Ten minutes she Bat motionless, gazing away to the east, where the gray tint of another d-ty had grown to a fall promise. Her face rested against one hand, and she was evidently wrax>ped in thought. Suddenly there came the sound of a rattling, laboring cousrh from within. It was the Gen­ eral clearing the affected parts of his throat of mucus. Mrs. Grant left the piazra quickly and seated herself bv the General's side, slowly fanning the sick man's face. The coughing was not sever?, but only incidental. Col. Fred Grant entered the room while the nurse was aiding tte General, and took a place at the side and behind his father. The nurse fetched a lamp and held it at the sick man's shoulder, and at the moment the General turned his face toward the light and upward to bid the nurse brine his pad and pencil. His wish was not at th™ instant under­ stood, and, turning a trifle further, the Gen­ eral repeated his wish. The scene at tne mo­ ment was a picture in shadows. As the flicker­ ing rays fell across the face of the General, it became a grim liembrandt, with strons. rugged lines broken down by suffering and pain. On his head was the skull-cap that at all times .'ends a startling effect to the sick man's appearance, and trom beneath it. stragg'ed the hair that clung in sweat-moistened locks about the emaciated neck. A ciimson sc rf had been thrown over the back of the General's chair, but as lie leaned forward it drew across his shoulders, one <*nd being gathered under his arm. A dark dressine-gown covered the pat ent's attenuated form, and a handkerchief encircled his nee'?. The eray of the close-cut beard seemed white, and the lines on cheek and forehead were d ep indeed, and when the face was turned upward to si^eak the eyrs seemed grayer, too, and abnormally larire. ' They were clear and steady, showing that the General's reason was clearly at his command, but there was a wistful and yearning expression in them. The General's face, as he f-po'ce, ap­ peared strained and drawn, but its color and fullness were not snch as would tie expected after such sufferine and care. The lips moved heavily and the whisper was husky and low, but the nuise understood and the i ad and pencil were brought. Then, while the red liuht of the lamp leil on h's downcast face, he wrote, but only briefly. The si p was handed to Dr. Doug­ las, who at once turned it ever to Col. Grant, who had arisen and stood beside his mother at the General's side It was a private family com­ munication, and when finished the sick man re­ sumed his half-re.'linine position, with his head sliehtly nclined forward and his elbows on the sides of the chair, while the fingers of either hand were interlocked, each with the other, be­ neath his chin. The family were all gathered at the side of the sick man, and again Dr. Newman, at about the same hour as last night, and at Mrs. Grant's re­ quest. knelt beside the General and prayed. 1 leads were bowed and silt nt tears were on the cheeks of men as well as women. After an hour death seemed a little less rapidly gaining on the man it has pursued just nine months to- /nay, for it is jrst nine months ago to-day that •Gen. Grant walked into Dr. Douglas orfice to seek his professional aid for the earner that h s done w hat foes and war could not. Then the doctors and clergyman strolled out upon the piazsa and sat near the parlor window, and Jesse Grant joined them at times, but the other members of the family rem iined in the sick­ room and watched and waited, while the Gen­ eral answered "yes" and "no" to several ques­ tions. THE DEAD HBRO. f v- ... Wr"- Pen ana Pencil Sketches of His Busy and Event- ; • ful Outline of His Career and Public • Services front the Cradle to the Graye. The Oreat Commander's Military Campaigns, from Belmont to Appomattox. BIOGRAPHICAL. HIS SICKNESS 4 ere no, the pul-e so rapid as not to be counted, and hypodermics, which had been quite freely tdminist red through the night, had no longer any marked effect. At 4::to a. m. Dr. Douglas iaid: "Gen. Grant is just alive, and is liable to ' Jtass away at any moment." At 4:50 o'clock the breathing was quickened and reached 50 to the minute. At 5 o'clock Dr. Douglas remarked that the General's brain, heart, and lungs were alive, and that was about all he could say. At5:'25 the respirations had increased to sixty, and the death-rattle, occasioned by the iili.ng of the lungs and throat with mucus, was plainly lieard by the lovinar and devoted ones at his bed- . (fide. lie then recognized his friends by opening Ids eyes. At a few minutes before 8 o'clock Gen. • Grant breathed liis last. The end was peaceful #nd without evident pain. He was surrounded by all the members of his family, and all were prepared for the final moment when it arrived. For over an hour before the Genet al's death he liad diawn his breath only with the utmost dif­ ficulty, the respirations coming in long, gurg­ ling gasps, the throat being clogged with • Inucus. At the last moment the General was. It seemed, conscious, and tor a brief space It etemed that the group of watchers could not realize that the General was at last beyond their care. --And thus passes from earth the most illus­ trious i-oldierof his time. The insidious dis- , ease to whichJtle at last succumbed has long been in progi;ef$», and he Las faced the end Which he knew was near with the same quiet Courage that has faced every disaster with which * he has been confronted. The life of the old hero has had few more impressive scenes than this last one of strugcle against the common enemy of mankind--a struggle prompted by no selfish motives and by no trace of fear, but solely that he might perform yet one more service for .fiis country, ai.d complete with the pen the task that was begun with the sword. The end of his hard-working life found him still at work with untiring purpose and with energies unabated save by physi­ cal weakness. When he could no longer maintain the strife h> surrendered with the dig­ nity of those alone who have never given in to. anything less than the inevitable, and passed **out of reach of time, out of sight of love, out of hearing of hatred," from the circle of friends •and relatives who mourned him, fromthecoun- try of which he had deserved so well, from the world of which his is one of the foremost names. Now that the record of this man's life Is com­ pleted, remarks a contemporary, it is surely best that we forget whatever there may have ' l>een of the inglorious about his later years, in If iaht of the glorious years which won for him : a high place forever in the hearts of the Amer­ ican people. Nor is it any real discredit to the man who has once done so much for his coun­ try that he was at last caught in the world's great snare, but rather a sign to set more sharply in relief that simplicity and • Straightforwardness of character which met and . triumphed over all open dangers and difficul­ ties, and was only found unfit to be pitted "I against the practices of the trickster. All great men cannot be Napoleons or Caesars, and his­ tory emphasizes no fact more strongly than that the qualities which led to victory on the battle­ field are not those most needed in the larger field of life. For the services of Grant as a military leader we may be profoundly, reverently thankful. That as a statesman and a private citizen he was at times misled or at fault should not make us for one moment forget how great those services were. On this day of sorrow our one thought should be of those deeds which have made their doer one of the great historic Americans. The Knglish hero <whose name is one with that of Waterloo lived • to make his after years one great mistake, but • inen no longer remember this against him, and the words which the laureate sang in his praise we may with peculiar fitness apply to our own lost hero: Our greatest, yet with least pretense. Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Jtteh in saving common sense, ' And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. An Account of the Dead G«-ii«'r*l'8 IHn«*SS-- Ills Fortitude. The decline of Gen. Grant's health may really be said to date from his severe fall upon the sidewalk over a year ago, when he received the injury to his hip. Last September, while the General was at l ong Branch with hia family, he spoke for the iirst time of a swelling and soreness of the tongue. He refused, to see a phvsician about it, and preferred to treat it as a joke. Later on, however, the trouble in­ creased so that it interfered with his speesh and the taking of loud. At the earnest so­ licitation of his family and friends he con­ sulted the physicians. The latter decided that he was suffering from a cancerous affliction of the mouth, that this, together with the trouble of the tongue, was aagrav^ted by the patient's excessive smoking. Gen. Grant, there:ore, re­ duced his quota of ciga: s one-half. The real condition of the Genend's health was not made public, however, until Jan. 11. when his throat,, trouble had increased to an alarming point and ! took on a more violent form. From this timetf on his condition varied, at times allowing him to ride out, and at others confining him to his bed and causing great alarm in the family. He was attended by Dr. Fordvce l^afcktr and other of the most eminent physi- ciau3-and surgeons. During the latter ) art of*; January, however, the rumor gained credence*' that the reports of the medical journals upon; his case had been decidedly rose-colored to allay the fears of the public. It was made known, also, that his physical condition was completely shattered, and that the affection ot the tongue had developed into a maliunant and fatal dis­ ease. From this time on he was only able to take liquid nourishment, with a few exceptional days, and he was unable to sleep save In naps. Besides the ulceration of the throat the tongue was painfully swollen and Inflamed, and the patient suffered so from neuralgia in the head that most of his teeth had to be extracted. During all this time the General had been patient and uncomplaining, and had worked every day up-» on his military autobiography, scarcely stopping; to revise his " copy," for fear he would not live to finish th~ work. After April 20 Gen. Grant greatly improved. He was able to take frequent drives in the park, which did him great good. About this time it was announced that if the improve­ ment continued he would go away to the mountains, and also that he would, if ] ossi- ble. take ,a trip to California. -April 27 he celebrated his (.3d birthday by a drive, and his physicians were jubilant over his improved condition. In May he resumed work on his book, dictating to his stenographer. He suffered considerably from the effort, but with frequent I interruption^ he continued the work. May to, he was able to walk several blocks with the as­ sistance of a cane, but three days later he was much worse, and it was feared the end was at hand. He again rallied, however, and in the beginning of June the drives were decided not to be beneficial and they were discontinued. It, was decided about the middle of June to remove the patient to Mount MacOregor. and on June 16 he went there in a !-pecial train, accompanied by his family. The General stood the trip fairly well, and the succeeding day astonished his physi­ cian by walking to the top of a steep knoll, llut the effort was too much, and he suffered a re­ lapse. At Mount MacGregor he has lived ever since, with some days of suffering, but on the whole beintr better than if he had remained in the stilling city. From Cradle to the Breaking Oat of tile Rebellion. Ulysses Simpson Grant was .born at Point Pleasant, Ohio, April 27. 1822. Ilia ancestors were bootch. In i«2;t his parents removed to the village of Georgetown, Ohio, where his boyhood was passed. He enteied 'West Point Military Academy in appointed bv the Hon. Thomas L. Hamer, member of Congress. His name originally was Hiram 1'lyases; but the appointment was blunderingly made out lor Ulysses S., and so it had to remain. '1 he study iu wiiich he showed most proficiency (luring his course at the academy was mathematics, lie eraduated in 184;'. ranking twen v-tirst in a class of thirty.-nine, and was mad^ a brevet Second Lieutenant of lnfantiv, and attached as a supernumerary Lieutenant to the Fourth Jtegiment, which was stationed on t he Missouri lrontier. In tne summer of 1*45 the regiment was ordered to Texas, to join the army ot Gea. Taylor.- Oh Sept. : 0 Grant was commissioned as a full Lieutenant. He first saw blood shed at Palo Alto, May 8, 184C, and took part also in the battles of liesaca de la Palmaand Monterey, and the siege of Vera Cruz. In April, 1847. he was made Vuat term aster of his reciment, but still par­ ticipated in all active oj orations; and after the battle of Molino del Key, Sept. 8, 1847, he was appointed on the field a First Lieutenant for his gallantry. In his report of the battle of Cha- puttepej iSept. 13, 1847), Col. Garland, com­ manding the First Brigade, s id: "Hie rear of the euemy had made a stand behind a breast­ work, trom which tuey were driven by detach­ ments of the Second Artillery under Capt. Brooks and the Fourth Infantry under Lieut. Grant, supported by other le^inients of the di­ vision, alter a short but sharp conflict." "I must not omit to call attention to Lieut. Grant, b ourth Infantry, who acquitted himself most nobly, upon several oci asions, under my own observation." Grant was brevctted Captain for his conduct at Chapultcpec, to date trom tne battle. After the capture of the lity of Mexico he returned with his regiment and was sta­ tioned first at Detroit, and then at Sackett's Harbor. In 1848 he married Miss Julia T. Dent, of St. Louis, sister of one of his classmate*. In 1n52 he accomi anied his regiment to California and Oregon, and while at Fort Vancouver. Aug. 6, 185M, was commissioned full Captain, tin July 31, 1854, he resigned, and removed to St. Louis, cultivating a farm near that city and en­ gaging in business as a real estate ag^nt In 1889 he was employed by his father in the leather trade at Galena, I1L ORAM' AS A SOLDIER. His Military Campaigns from Springfield to Kichinoiul. VANQUISHED. Not by the ball or brand Sped by a mortal hand. Not by the lightning-stroke When fiery tempests broke,-- Not 'mid the ranks of war Fell the great Conqueror. Unmoved, undismayed. In the crash and carnage of the cannonade,-- Eye that dimmed not, hand that failed not. Brain that sweryed rot, heart that quailed not. Steel nerve, iron form,-- The dauntless spirit that o'errnled the storm. While the Hero peaceful slept 4 • ( A foemen to his chamber crept! Lightly to the slumberer cama, Touched his brow and breathed his O'er the stricken brow there passed Suddenly an icy blast. The Hero woke; rose undismayed; Saluted Death--and sheathed his blade. v. The Conqueror of a hundred fields • To a mightier Conqueror yields; ~|»o mortal foeman's blow . Laid the great soldier low; Victor in his latest breath-- Vanquished but by Death. --Francis F. Browne. AWAITING THE FINAL SUMMONS. Scenes In and About the House of Death a Few Hoars Before the End. About and around the cottage, says a special from Mount MacGregor, all was still and quiet, except for the occasional twitter of some belated S<;: ,TIie Fatal Lump at the Roof of the Mouth. Gen. Grant's disease first made itself appar­ ent in June, 1884, while he was at his cottage at Long Branch. While eating fruit at Inn h he felt a lump in the roof ot his mouth. He men­ tioned the fact to Mr. George W. Childs, whose cottage adjoins his. the lawns being in common. Dr. Da Costa, whose brother-in-law was chief of Grant's medical staff, was visiting Mr. Childs, and at the latter's suggestion he called on tho General. Having examined the throat, he ad­ vised Gen. Grant to consult Dr. For- dyco Barker, his family physician, at once. The General made little complaint about the matter after that until autumn. One day in September, however, tie Gen­ eral inquired of Mr. Childs: "What did Dr. Da Costa say about my throat?" Then, for tho first time, Mr. Childs, who, like all the other friends of the General at Long Branch, thought that the ailment had disappeared, had his sus­ picions aroussd. 1 r. Da Costa was seen again by Mr. Childs and asked whether the disease conld be incipient cancer. The physician avoid­ ed a direct answer, but repeated that the Gen­ eral should see his family physician immediate­ ly. It was not until almcst the last week in October that the old soldier thought it necessary to consult Dr. Barker. One of the first intimations that the public had of Gen. Grant's illness was when Mr. Childs invited him to Philadelphia to a series of public receptions some months later. The General declined on the advice of his physi­ cians, and wrote in an explanatory letter dated Feb. 2: "I am feeling quite well, except a sore­ ness at the root ot the tongue ana the tonsil over it, which causes me irreatp -in in talking, and especially when I attempt to swallow wa­ ter. I have not -smoked a cigar since the 20th of November." „ v On Feb. 27 a telegram from New lork, based on reliable medical authority, created general alarm among Gen. Grant's friends. It said: "It is a fact that should no longer be concealed from the country that Gen. Grant is rapidly breaking cown, and apparently without hope of reaction and unless there should be some unex­ pected relief he will not be long among the liv- He is wonderfully patient and uncom­ plaining, and he profoundly appreciates the ex­ pressions of sympathy which have been called out by his recent appalling misfortunes." The more recent history of Gen. Grant's dis­ ease, and the sutierincs of the illustrious pa­ tient, are too familiar to the newspaper reader to require rehearsal here. : THE GRANT FtlUV ' Arrangements for a Keinvestment. [New York telegram.] Despite efforts to conceal the fact, it has leaked out that arrangements were making to reinvest the f25C,0:m trust fund raised for Gen. Grant, or that portion of it which was invested in the first mortgage bonds of the Wabash Rail­ way. It was said that this reinvestment of the fund would be made Aug. 1, because the trustees ot the Morgan estate de­ sired to be free from the responsibilities attached to them. When the funds were Invested in the Wabash bonds, Gov. Morgan gave a personal cuarantee for the payment ot the principal and interest One of the promoters of the fund said: "It is not true that all the amount raised for Gen Grant--$25(i,oeo--is in­ vested in Wabash tirst-mortgage bonds. I do not care to say what proportion of this amount was so invested. If the trustees of the Morgan estate desire to turn over the amount of money for which Gov. Morgan made himself responsi­ ble and accept these bonds, that fact will be made known in a short time." HABVABD'S next freshman class will be the largest ever matriculated. [1861.1 President Lincoln's call for troops to aid in suppressing the rebellion was mado April 15, 1861, and April H) U. S. Grant Mas drilling a company of volunteers at Galena, with whom he went four days later to Springiield. 111. In May Gov. Yates offered him the colonelcy of the Twenty-first Illinois Regiment, of which he took command early in June and inarched at once to Missouri, reporting to Gen. Pope, by whom he was stationed at Mexico, about fifty miles north of the Missouri Kiver. Aug. 7 he was commis­ sioned by the 1'rcsident as Brigadier General of Volunteers. Aug. 8 he was transferred by i re- montto Ironton, Mo., and a fortnight later to Jefferson City. Sep. I, by direction of Fremont, he took command of the District ot Southeast Missouri, and Sept. 4 made his headquarters at Cairo, at the mouth of the Ohio. His first movement was to seize l'aducah, at the mouth of the Tennessee Kiver, Sep. <>. and Hmithland, at the mouth of the Cumberland, Sep. On Nov. 7 he made a vigorous attack on the Confederate camp at Bclmout. He drove the rebels down to the river bank and burned their camps and stores, but re-enforcements having been sent by Gen. Polk across the river, and the euns of Columbus brought to bear on the Union position. Grant was forced to retire. For the following two months he was employed ia disciplining his troops, making no movement save a reconnoissance toward Columbus i i Jan­ uary. Preparations were now set on foot for an attack uton Forts Henry and Donetson. the former of which commanded the Tennessee River, and the latter the Cumberland, near the dividing line between Kentucky and Tennessee. SVith this object Grant started from Paducah Feb. :s with a force of 15,0 hj m n, to be aided bv a tteet of gunboats under Commodore foote. Fort Henry was captured Feb. 6. its batteries having l>ecn sileno; d by the fire of the boats be­ fore the land forces arrived. The most of the Confederals troops escaped across the country to Fort Donelson. twelve miles distant. Gen. Grant transported his forces over the same road, surrounded that tort, and Feb. 14, as soon as the gunboats had come up the river to co-operate with him, began the attack upon the rebel works. The battle was severe.' and ended Feb. 16 in the unconditional surrender of the Confed­ erate forces under Gen. Buckner. Grant was commissioned Major General of Volunteers from the date of that victory, and immediately achieved national fame. Gen. Ilalleck, however, was prejudiced against hira at this time, and nsed his utmost endeavor to deprive Giant of the honors of the Donelson victory, giving the credit of it in his report to (Jen. C. F. Smith, Grant's sccond in command. The Government, however, had perception enough to understand the truth and to give Grant his well-deserved promotion. Whether from irritation at this act of the Secretary of War or other motive is not known, but Gen. Ilalleck immediately began preparations for an expedition into Tennessee, the command of which was given to Gen. Smith, and Gen. Grant for alleged disregard of orders was placed under ai rest. After a lew days, however, he was freed from this restraint, and again joined his command, with headquarters at Savanna, Tenn. Gen. Smith had camped with the troops at the point where the buttle of Shiloh was afterward fought, near Pittsburg Landing, on the west bank of the Tennessee River, some miles a'.jove Savanna. There (Jen. Smith was taken ill with a sickness from which he never recovered, and Gen. Giant was placed in chief command. At daybreak of April 6 the camp at Pittsburg Landing was attacked by a large force under Gen. A. 8. Johnston, and driven back with heavy loss. Gen. Grant speed­ ily arrived on the field of battle and reformed the lines. Re-enforcements und^r Gen. Buell coming up in the night, the battle was renewed the next morning, and the Confederates were defeated and forced to retreat to Corinth. Gen. Grant was slightly wounded in this battle. It was one of the most hotly contested lights of the war, and the losses on both sides were terrible. False reports concerning Grant b conduct in this battle were circulated, and for a time the great General--whose military genius, however, bad not yet been fully shown --was under a cloud. Haileck ioined the army a few days after the fiaht at Shiioti. and took personal supervision of the siege of Corinth. During the fighting in that locality the next two months Grant was leit in camp, though still retaining nominal command of the District of West Ten­ nessee. In June he transferred his headquar­ ters to Memphis. July 11 Halleek was sum­ moned to Washington to supersede McCIellan. and Grant succeeded him in command, and transferred his headquarters to Corinth. Sep. 17 he ordered an advance against the Confederate Gen. Price, then stationed with a large force at Iuka. There a battle was fought Sept. 19, and a complete victory gained by Gen. Roseorans. As Bratrg's force was pushing toward the Ohio River, Grant now removed his headquarters to Jackson. The Confederates, under Gens. Price and Van Dorn , then attacked the camp at Coriuth, where Bosecrans was in command, and after a desperate fight, Oct. 3-4, w. re re­ pulsed with heavy loss and pursued beyond the Hatchie River. Though not pres­ ent in person at either of these battles. Grant directed tbe movements in both by telegraph. Buell had moved eastward to in­ tercept Bragg, and met and defeated him at Per- ryville, Oct. driving him back into Fast Ten­ nessee Oct, 16, Grant's department was ex­ tended by the addition of a part of Mississippi, as far south as Vicksburg, and he now began to lay plans for a movement against, that city. Nov. l he began a movement toward the river, seized I.aGrange and Grand Junction Nov. 4; on Nov. 13 the cavalry took Holly Sprincs, driving the enemy south of the Tallahatchie River, and Grant followed, taking possession of that point Nov. v".), and Dec. r. he entered Oxford. While he was at this point Van Dora's cavalry made a dash at the camp of stores in his rear at Holly Springs, took l, ">00 prisoners, and destroyed ord­ nance and supplies amount ins in value to nearly $1,00(1,0. o. The army was now moved back to LaGranae, but headquarters weretrans- ferred no further than Hollv Springs. ,b.n 10 headquarter* were moved t > Memphis, Grant having resolved to reorganize his entire force for a campaign against Vicksburg, to co-"t er te in which forces finder Sherman and McCler- nand were now coming down the Missis­ sippi. Jan. i!0 Grant , assumed immedi-'tc command of the expedition against Vicks­ burg. Much time was lost at. first in the attempt to cut a canal throucli the peninsula before Vieksburir. a rlan which had l>een suggested by President Lincoln, but whi. h. a't -r an immense expenditure of labor, wr„s found to be impracticable. An effort was aiso made to cut through the Yazoo p: ss, so as to hem in the enemy. But t'us" attempts were found to result only in failure, and finally Grant undertook to carry out his own plan, which was to move the army down the west bank of the river, and cross to the east side be­ low the city. April 30, infix, he crossed the river, took Port Gibson and Grand Gulf, and began his march into the interior. (•( featins the enemy iu the actions of Raymond, Jackson, Champion's Hill, and Big Black, kei t J. K. Johnston trom joining his forces with those of Peml>orton at Vieksburir, and finally laid sieire to tha city May 18. After a great deal ot hard lighting, Vieksburir was forced to surrender, w.th v7.rv 0 prisoners, July 4, Grant was immediately made a Maior General of the regu­ lar army. lie remained RtV.cksburg till Aug. 30, when he made a visit to New Orleans. While ttieie he was thrown fro.n his horse at a review and so much injured that h • was not able to re­ turn to his post until Sept. 1G. Oct. li>, under instructions from Washington, he rame north­ ward, meeting Mr. Stanton, the Secretary of WRr, at Indianapolis. That official notified him that ail the military departments of the West- were now to be under h s sn; crvi-don, with the exception of the Department of the Gulf. At Louisville,word was received by Mr.Stanton that llosecrans. whose campaign in East Tennessee had been so disastrous, was now about to aban­ don Chattanooga. Grant, thereto e, with the full sanct e.n of his superior, immediately re­ lieved Rose, rans of his command, ass.nninsr Gen. Themas to his position, and Oct. In started by rail for Chattanooga, to take personal direc­ tion of the operations there. 'I he army here was nearly surrounded by Confederates, and greatly weakened by sickness and losses, I ait Grant's presence put new iioi e into their drooping hearts. He there concentrated troops from other points, attacked Brasig's army, strongly in­ trenched on Missionary Ridire and Lookout Mountain, and carried both points by assault Nov. 24 and 2V Brad's forces were now driven back to Dalton, Ga. Sherman being sent to the relief of Burnside, who was besieged by I ong- street at Kuoxville. drove back the Confederates from that point, and by these successes the Con­ federate communication 1 etween the Atlantic and the Mississippi was broven. Dec. 7 Pre-i- dent Lincoln orde ed a thanksgiving in oil the churches tor ;he victories of the Union cause. Dee. 17 Conuress passed a resolution ordering tnat a gold medal should be struck for Gen. Grant, n.nd returning thanks to him and his army. About Christmas Grant went in person to Knoxville to inspect the command there, and Jan. 13 went by way of Cumberland Gap to Nashville, where he now placed his heade,nar- tcrs. Jan. '.'4, 18f>4, he went to St. Louis to visit his eldest sou. who was very ill. Feb. he was bi.ck at Nashville. March 1 President Lincoln si-neda bill passed bv Congress reviving the grade of nontenant General of the Army, and immediately nominated (Jen. Grant for the po­ sition, and March :i t':e General received the or­ der summoning h m to Washington. He reached that city March o, received his commis­ sion at the hands of the President, and March 17 issued his Iirst general order, dated at Nash­ ville. assuin ng command of the aunies of the Uni ed States, and announcing that his head­ quarters w ould be in tbe held, and until further orders w^th tli? Army of tho Potomac. March '_'.i he arrived at \\ ashlngton acain, and imme­ diately began his preparations for the grand campaigns which were to terminate the war. At midnight, V ay 3, Grant began the movement agiiinsi i ichniond, crossing the ilapidan with the i my oi the 1 otomac. His force now num­ bered 1 ;n, oi. men. His first battle was that of the Wilderness, loueht Slay •% c, 7. The losses were terrible on both sides, but the results were indecisive. Lee retiied within his intrench- ments, and (.rant made atiank movement on t be left in tho oil e< tlon of i-pottsvlvania Court liorse. Here lollowed from the morning of May a to tli" night of May 12 one of the blood est struggles of the war. in which the Union forces gaine.1 some ground, .and captured one division, but made no impression on the defenses of the enemy. Grant now made another movement to the leit,crossed the Pamunkey and brought his army before the almost impregnable lifle-i its of Cold Harbor. These he attacked on June 1, but was repulsed with terrible loss. The i ssault was renewed June with even more frightful loss of life, and the gaining of no advantage. Grant's losses in the campaign from the ltapldan to the James (May 3 to June 15) aggregated a total of 54.55;; those of Gen. Lee were about 82,ooo. June 15, Geu. (Jiant joined Gen. Butler's army at Be'innda Hundred and the combined force moved again on Petersburg. On June 17 and 18 assaults were made on the Confederate in | trenchments without effect. Lee's army retired ( behind the defenses, and by the latter part of ' June Petersburg w s regularly besieged. Previ­ ous to this Grant had ordered flanking move­ ments by Gens. Hirel and McCook, both of which had failed. In the hope ot drawing Grant away from his position before Petersburg, Lee sent an army under Gen. Karly to raid Mary­ land and Pennsylvania. That invasion caused so mu. h alai m that in August (Jen. Sheridan was sent against Karly, and in a series of tights, c losing with th t of Oct. 1!) at Middletown, com­ pletely defeated him and laid waste tbe entire valley of the Shenandoah. During the sum mer, fall, and following winter. Grant pressed the siege of Petersburg with vary ing success. July 30 a mine w as exploded under one of the forts, end r.n assault was made, only to be repulsed with great loss. Aug. 18 a divis­ ion of Grant's army seized the Weldon Hail road and held it against several tierce assaults by the Confederates, in which both armies lost thou­ sands of men. After a hard-fought battle on the road south of Petersburg the army wept into winter quarters there, postponing active opera­ tions until spring. Feb. 27, 186.1, Gen. Sheridan again assaulted and defeated Gen. Early's forced at Waynesboro, and then joined his com- mander-in-cliief with his army. The battle of Hai cher's Run and Five Forks was fought from March 2!) to April 1. resulting in the defeat of the Confederates and the capture of fi.ooo pris­ oners. On the following day Grant ordered a general assault on the lines of Petersburg and the works were carrl: d. On that night the army of Lee evacuated Petersburg, and the members of the Confederate Government also fled from Richmond, and April ii that city, as well as Petersburg, was taken possession of by the Union HI my. The war lasted but a few days longer. Lee retreated as rapidly as he could to the Southwest, hoping to join the army of Johnston. Grant and Sheridan pursued and intercepted him, and, after making one or two ineffectual efforts to rally his broken and de­ moralised army against the victorious forces of the Federals, on April !> he surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House. Va. GRANT'S POLITICAL CAREER. The Chief Events of His Two Terms as President. At the Republican National Convention held in Chicago May 21, isr.s. Gen Grant on the first ballot was unanimously nominated for Presi­ dent, with Schuyler Colfax for Vice President. Their Democratic competitors were Horatio Seymour and Irancis P. Blair. Grant and Col­ fax earned twenty-dx States, and received 214 electoral votes, against 80 for Seymour and Blair. Grant was inaugurated President on March 4, 18&(, and on the next day sent in to the Senate the following nominations for Cabinet officers: Elihu B. Washburne, of Illinois, Secre­ tary of State; Alexander T. Stewart, of New Vork, Secretary of the Treasury; Jacob D. Cox, of Ohio, Secretary of the Interior; Adolph E. Uorie, of Pennsylvania, Secretary of the Navy; John M. Schoficld, of Illinois. Secretary of War; John A. J. Creswcll, of Maryland, Postmaster General; E. Rock wood Hoar, of Massachusetts, Attorney Gen-ral. These nominations were at once confirmed, but it was discovered that Mr. Stewart was disqualified by an' act of 1789, which provided that no person should hold the office of Secretary of the Treasury who was "directly or indirectly concerned- or Interested in carrying on the business of trade or com- ! merce." The President, in a brier message, ! thereupon suggested to Congress that Mr. Stew- j art be exempted by joint resolution from the action of toe law. This w as objected to, and Mr. btewart declined, and George S. Boutwell I of Massachusetts was appointed In his stead. I Soon af terward Mr. WaBhburne gave up the of­ fice of Secretary of State, being appointed Min­ ister to France, and was succeeded by Hamilton Fish, of New York; while Secretary Schoficld retired f rom the War Department, and was suo- ceceed by John A. Rawlins, ot Illinois, who died in September, when the vacancy was filled i bv the appointment of William W. Belknap, of i Iowa. Mr. Borie lesigned in June, and was suc- ! ceeded by George M. Robeson, of New Jersey, i Mr. Hoar resigned in July, 1870. and was suc- ! ceeded bv A. T. Akerman, of Georgia, who re- ! signed in De ember, 1871, and was succeeded by George 11. Williams, of Oregon. Mr. Cox re- ! signed in November. 1S70, and was succeeded i by Columbus Delano, of Ohio. As President i Grant was in political harmony with the major­ ity in Congress, the reconstruction of the lately rebellious States, which had been delayed by the lack of such harmouy during the previous administration, now went on. A proclamation by President Grant, dated May 19, directed that there should be no reduction of the wages paid to Government employes in consequence of the reduction in the hours of labor which Congress had enacted. In 1871 President Grant urged the annexation of Santo Domingo as a territory of the United States. A treaty to effect this, and also one by which the peninsula and Bay of Samana were ceded to the United States for nfty years, at an annual rental of $150,000 in gold, had been signed Nov. 29.1869, c- ' of President Grant and President Baa; in 1870 these treaties were confirmed lar vote in Santo Domingo; but it WJ that a free election had not been h was said that, in anticipation of the Dominican Government had granted vate individuals every valuable fram piece of property in its possession. formity with a resolution of Congress, Presi­ dent Grant appointed B. F. Wad > of Ohio, A. D. W hit.1 of New Vork. and S. G. Howe of Massa­ chusetts. as comir.isi-ioiicrs to visit S nto Do­ mingo. accompanied by several scientific men, and report upon the condition of the country, the Government, and the people. Their report, submitted in April, 18.JI, was favorable to an­ nexation, but the Senate wiihlieid its api.roval of the treaties. A "joint liiah eomm ss;on" of five British and five American members met at Washington Feb. 27, ls7l, an 1 on May 8 signed a treaty on the subject of the coast fisheries, river navigation, and the "Alabama claims. The last named c.ne.-tion was submitte I to a court of arbitration to meet at Geneva. Sw t- zerland, which, on Sept. 14, 1872. awarded the gross sum of Jt.V.w.i oj to be paid bv the Brit­ ish Government to the United States' for dam­ ages to Amer.can commerce bv Confederate cruisers fitted cut in British ports. The act t > enforce the provisions of the fourteenth amend­ ment of the Constitut on, popularly known as the Ku-Klux bill, was to lowed by a Presiden­ tial proclamation exhorting obedience to it; and on Oct. 17, 187], th' President suspended the privilege ot habeas corpus in the northern counties of South Carolina. I nder the pro­ visions of an act of Congress of Mat ch «, 1871, President Grant appointed a board of seven commissioners to inquire into the condition of the ehil service, and devise a plan for rendering it more effcient. The Chairmitn of the Hoard, George Wil.iam Curtis, resigned in March, 187:i, bee use of essential differences betweni his views and the President's on the enforcement ot the rules. At the National Republican Conven­ tion held in l'h ladelphia, June 5. 187J, President- Grant was renominated by acclamation, and Henry Wilson of Massachusetts receiv-d the nomination' for Vice President; while Horace Greeley and B. Gratz Brown were tli" candi­ dates of both the Liberal Republicans and the Democras. Grant, and Wilson received 2(H votes In the Electoral College, against 80 f r other candidates. Grant's popular majority over Greeley was 762,it:»l. During the la-t ses­ sion of the Forty-second Congress the salary of the 1 resident was doubled, and those of the Mce President. Speaker of the House, Justices of the Supreme Court, and heads of depart­ ments increased C5 uer cent. There is very little now in the grimy and dilapidated exterior of the house to suggest the elegance that characterized it in the days when it was the citv residence of the Dents. The lime dust and coal smoke of ferty years have coated its walls W an extent that discourages renova­ tion. and vandal hands have knocked the cor- AS A CITIZEN. Thtf Eight Tenrs of the Old Soldier's Life. H8S4.1 Gen. Grant retired lrom the Presidency, upon the accession of Rutherford B. Hayes, on the 4th of March, 1877. His career since that date, which has been in the main a quiet and une­ ventful one, is too familiar to the reading world to reqr.ire any extended notice. Every one knows of his trip around the world, and the enthusiastic receptions that met him in every city, town, and village through which he passed ujton his return journey across the con­ tinent; ot his candidacy for a third term of the Presidency, and the heroic devotion with which his adherents in the Chictuco Republican Con­ vention of 1880 stood by him as long as there was hope; of his unfortunate connec­ tion with the banker Ward, and how the honest old hero was used as a soot-pigeon by that wily rascal; and, finally, of his fall upon an icy pavement, result­ ing in a iracture of one of his hips, which was followed soon after by the development of a cancerous growth near the roots of the tongue. For a time the public was kept in ignorancr-- possibly the doctors were in the same blissful state -regarding the nature of the distinguished patient's malady, and in some features, such as the unreliable or purposely colored reports of his condition, the case bears a strong resemblance to that of the lamented Garfield. EARLY DAYS. Grant's Boyhood--Tlao Hons* Was Horn. The life of Ulysses S. Grant's a romance as eventful, wonderful, and interesting as any­ thing ever evolved from the brain of a novelist He lived in a time of extraordinary activity in the development of this countiy, and figured in its history more conspicuously than any other man of his time. "• HIS Dir.THri.ACK. AT POINT PM-ASANT, O. The boyhood of Grant was not more remark­ able thaii that of any child in the same circum­ stances. Indeed, the'anecdotes of his childhood in no way convey the idea that he manifested any precocity. He was the eldest of six chil­ dren. His earlv surroundings were severely plain, his father, who was of Scotch descent, being a dealer in leather, neither rich nor poor, but ranking among the hard workers of a young and glowing State. The humble home where Grant was born is not unknown to the public through the engraver's skill. At the age of 17 Grant entered the Military Academy at West Point. Those who believe that a name l»as much to do with the destiny of its owner will find confirmation of their theory in the accident which cave hlui the name he has made famous. He had been christened Hiram Ulysses, but tho Congressman who procured his appointment by mistake wrote him down as Ulysses S. Grant. The authorities at West l'oint and the Secretary of War were petitioned by the young cadet to correct the blunder, but no no­ tice was taken of the request. Ulysses S. Grant he had been recorded and Ulysses S. Grant he remained, tho name now so world-wide in its fame having l>een bestowed through a Con­ gressman's defect of memory. The initials 11 S. suggested "Uncle Sam" to his comrades, a- nickname lie never lost, and one peculiarly prophetic in view of his extraordinary career. During the war he was not infrequently nick­ named "United States Grant" and " Uncondi­ tional Surrender Grant," the U. 8. seeming to have special significance In those days which "tried men's souls." REMINISCENT. Gen. r0r*nt'» Karly Life in Bt Loab^Ob Marriage to Miss Dent, The happiest days and the darkest days In the long life or Gen. Grant were spent in St. Louis. Lieut. Grant and Fred Dent had become friends in the military school at West Point, and when young Dent invited his chum to come with him on a visit to his St Louis home, he did much toward shaping the destiny of Grant and possibly of the nation. The two young men. after Grant's visit, went to participate in the Mexican war. and when young Dent fell with a bullet in hiB groin while leading his com­ pany to a charge, Grant picked him up and car­ ried him in his arms to a place ot safety. The affection between the young men increased, and the affection between the beautiful Miss Dent and her brother's friend, with whom she corresponded, more than kept pace with it. Af­ ter the war, the wedding. The elite ot St. Louis were there, the officers from the barracks at­ tended in full uniform, and it was the social event of the year i84fl. The journals of that day were not given to making mention ot social events, and the only newspaper reference to the wedding that has been discovered consists of the following .tice that appeared in the Republican of Aug. 1848. two days after it occurred: arried--On the Md inst., by Rev. J. H. Linn, . Ulysses S. Grant, U. S, A., to Miss Julia, ghter of CoL Dent of St. Louis. he house where Col. Dent lived, and m which marriage wM celebrated, now stands on the thwest owner of Foorth and Cerre streets, Louis. _ HOUSE IN WHICH GRANT WA3 MAERIED. ners off the bricks and defaced the elaborate carvings which gave distinction to the front door. As though to emphasize its degradation, the following legend, tacked up against the door frame. Invites the attention of all who pass: i .. BOARDIN'cf ' : : * and : ROOMS, ^ : &4-I5 per Wedfc-' J * : " TABLE BOARD. $3.00. , I S Single Meals, 25c. ! : I TICKETS, $1,001 : Mrs. Putcher, a very obliging lady, answers the old-style bell and admits the caller to a spacious hall, from which a very precise stair­ way leads to the floor above, with one abrupt and uncompromising turn at the middle of the ascent. The stairway affords the first strong trace of the old-time richness. Its balusters are exceedingly plain and straight, and its sharp- cornered newel post is innocent of carving, but all the parts are of mahogany and the top of the post is inlaid with pearl. The double parlors in which the wedding occurred open off the hall to the leit. They are commodious rooms of about 10x18 feet in dimensions, and separated l»v very heavy sliding doors. The door facings and win­ dow facings are very broad, but without carv­ ing or molding, and are painted white just as they were in their davs of glory. The knobs of the doors are of solid brass, and perfectly smooth, as was the fashion when the house was built. The ii replace is surmounted by a wooden mantel, and is faced bv an ornament­ ed sheet-iron front, which has escaped any serious defacement or injury all these years. The most notable fea­ ture, however, is the chandelier, which is the same that lighted tbe memorable bridal festival. It is a very unique affair in bronze, with three burners and three supporting rods, between which latter is a handsome knightly figure. The wonder is that such a souvenir as this has remained safely through all the muta­ tions to which the house has been subjected. The front room is now a sleeping-room; the back parlor is a dining-room. There is nothing in the general plan of the house to call for spe­ cial mention, as it is an ordinary dwelling plaoe, with three large rooms on each of the three fioors, and a hall-room additional on uie second floor. It would appear that the days of this relic are already numbered, as it lies directly in the line of the proposed route of the elevated road which is to connect the Iron Mountain Road with the Union Depot. The bridal couple did not make this house their home, but after a wedding trip they re­ turned to St. Louis, and lived for some time with Mrs. Grant's parents out at tl» farm, on the Gravois road. Young Grant resigned his army commission in 1854, and located with his family out on the Dent farm, Mr. Dent having made his daughter a present of eighty acres and four slaves. They lived there very nicely, but Grant did not find the life congenial. The chief farming he did was to haul cordwood to town and sell it, on which oe caslon the very familiar costume which clad his gaunt form was a jeans pants, gray woolen shirt, one or two "galluses, a pair of raw-hide boots, a slouch hat, and an untrimmed beard. A blacksnake whip made him complete. Tiring completely of farm life, lie moved into town, and at first occupied for a time a house at the southeast corner of Seventh and Lynch streets, and then moved to a little h'. use which is now numbered loos Barton street. His em­ ployment was the real estate business, but he did not prosper, and in 1857 moved to Galena, III., where he went into business with his father as a tanner. Soon afterward the war broke cut, and Grant was not long in discovering that there was at least one way in which he could earn a living, and earn it nobly. v THE NEW YORK RESIDENCE. The Mansion in Which Gen. Grant Lived Before His Removal to Mount XicGragor. The house in which Gen. Grant has of late years resided is in the most fashionable part, of New York City. It is near the beautiful man­ sion of the Vanderbilts and the house that Henry Vlllard erected, and not far from the new cathedral. Within rifle-shot are a score of houses that cost more than $75,000 each to build. It is in Sixty-sixth street, just off Fifth avenue and close by Central Park. The tide ot fashlOD set to that neighborhood ten years ago, and the fin­ est mansions in New York City have been built there since. It is a neat browu-stone-front house of a shade less than the average width of city houses, four stories high, and with ornamented window cas­ ings. A bav window looks'out from the parlor floor. The front faces the south, and the view from the rear window coismauds part of Cen­ tral Park. ANECDOTAL. Didn't Mean to Be Beaten. After the battle of Pittsburgh Landing, Gen. Buell began criticising in a friendly way the Im­ policy of his having fought a battle with the Ten­ nessee River behind his men. "Where, if beaten, could you have retreated. General?" asked BuelL "I didn't mean to be beaten," was Grant s sen­ tentious reply. "B ut suppose you had been de- ieated. desoite all your exertions? "N ell, tliere were all the transports to carry the remains of the command across the river." "But, General, Purged Buell, "your whole transports could not (Ontain even ten thousand men, and it would be linpossi ble for them to make more than one trip/in the face of the enemy." "Well, if I had been beaten," said Gen. Grant, pausing to light another cigar as he spoke, "transportation for ten thousand men would have been abundant for all that would have been left of na. They Have a General Now. There is a story that upon . the next morning after the first day 8 strug­ gle in those tangled and all but im­ passable woods of the Wilderness. Lee and his officers came out, as aforetime, to see the Union forces going back again over the river, and that when he saw, instead, signs of their resuming the attack, he remarked to his com­ panions : "Thev have a Oeneral now. It is all np with us!" The' story may not be true: but its facts were. It was after six days of battle that Grant sent to Washington th • dispatch which ended with the grim remark; "I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer." Spottsylvania followed, and Cold Harbor; the investment of Petersburg, and that long series of assaults, foravs, intrenchments, and battles which ended with the surrender of Lee and the explosion ot the rebellion. Not a Candidate* - A Texas political editor, in NoveiWMr, "im, while Gen. Grant was Acting Secretary of War, pushed his way into the General's private office and "had an interview" with him. He went right to work with bis feelers, as is the method of this secies of insect, and told Grant that "the j>eople of this section wanted the General for President." Grant turned the subject The ed- ito*, being one of that sort of "gentlemen" whs see no connection between politics and polite­ ness, turned the subject promptly back again^ Baying: "General, we want you to run tor Presi­ dent, and I want to know what I can say when I return home." Grant answered, with per­ emptory decision: "Say nothing; sir; I want nothing said." ILLINOIS STATE NEWSfc ------ • ' f l --The population of Centralia is 5,0ft, J ^ --Frederick Schlenzen, proprietor of t hotel at Lemont, was found in bed with m bnllet wound in his breast --The Northern Illinois Volunteer ft--rt ciation will hold its next encampment at Centralia, Sept. 8, 9, and 10. --Abraham Denser, the Danvers farmer who burned his barns and live stock, com- *'j! mitted suicide in jail by hanging. --The Board of Fenitantiary Commis­ sioners has reappointed Maj. R. W. Mc- Claughry Warden of the Joliet penal insti­ tution. --The liabilities of W. W. R. Woodbu­ ry, druggist, of Danville, who recently failed, are $129,000. The creditors will not receive over 25 per cent of thei* claims, > --Grasshoppers have made their appear! ance at Geneseo in large numbers, and ar®; doing much damage to the o*t crop«< Some farmers have been compelled to cult their oats on account of their ravages. g --Wm. R. Henson and Mrs. Delia Henlj •on, of Denmark, have been arrested oif? the charge of murdering John B. Henson^ husband of the woman and cousin of th<| man, in January last. The accused are in , jail at Pinckney ville. --George Steward, a farmer living neat- Yorkville, Was Shot and killed by James Freeman, of Aurora, a member of a camp­ ing party who had spent the night in a mill belonging to Steward. Freeman, wko sur-. rendered himself, says the shooting was accidental. --Collector Spaldiilg, of Chicago, fit charged by several subordinates in the Custom House with having made a number of appointments and promotions in direct violation of the civil-service rules. Secre­ tary Manning has called upon the Collectoc for an explanation. --Thomas Gahan, Supervisor of the Town of Lake, Cook County, while driving along a road near Hutchinson's packing house, came in collision with a drove at Texas steers. The buggy was tipped over, the horse gored, and Mr. Gahan received serious internal injuries. --Walter Doyle, a farmer, near Warren* ^ Jo Daviess County, met with a fatal aedk '* dent while placicg hay in his barn with *• horse hay-fork. The fork slipped off fhtt fastenings, falling thirty feet. One of the tines 6tiuck Doyle in the neck, passing down through the left lung. X --The names and salaries of the present State officers of Illinois are as follows: / Governor--Kichard J. Oglesby $6,009 Lieutenant Governor--John C. Smith.... 1,009 Secretary of State--Henry 1>. Dement -.. 3,340 Treasurer--Jacob Gross. 9,500 Auditor--Charles P. Swigert S.SQ0 Attorney General--George Hunt S.S'JQ Adjutant General--Joseph \V. Vance 2,000 Supt. Public Ins;ruction--Henry haab... 3,5g0. --P. Bird Price, of Chicago, l»«n been appointed Chief Grain Inspector at Chica^ go, to succeed Frank Drake. Emery Cobb, of Kankakee, and Jamos R. Scott, of Champaign, were appointed delegates for Illinois to the National Convention of Stockmen, to be held at Chicago in No- Vember. --Mic twenty-y. murder, ago, cut his inj Mooney had been twice condemned lo death for the Joliet crime, but had beeft" granted a third trial, which was soon to ' * ): t a k e p l a c e . - , " ; 1 --There is a feeling among the grajn ' V - j trade, both in and out of town, that th* ̂ Chicago elevator men are doing what th$y " can to kill the goose that lays their golden • > *1 eggs by their exorbitant storage charges. 45 They could reduce their rates oue-ba'f and then mako money, and at the same tinto Check the growing tendency of the gnu^ ; trade to avoid Chicago.--Chicago t/ournafci --Chicago Times: It is curious what di­ vergent views of things men will take. For. instance, here is Mr. McDonald, who owaat" a profitable etone-yard at Lemont, and yet would rather shine in politics than give it his personal attention; while, on tbe other hand, there is Mr. Mackin; who, although a professional politician, has abandoned politics, to take, it is understo<?d, an acthpB personal part in operating a stone-yard al Joliet. --Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, instructed ( Chief of Police Doyle to close the gam­ bling houses. Doyle sent notices to all tin* keepers to meet him at the engine house,* near the Exposition Building. They all promptly responded and were told that thqr would have to close. Chief Doyle said that they could not make their doors so thick that he would sports then retur houses, stopped shop. Olvei A dramatic incident occurred in the United States District Court yesterday, says a Chicago paper. It was* 6enteuc* day, and half a dozen offenders wex* brought before Judge Blodgett to receiv*.. notice of the particular manner in whic£ they were destined to expiate their crime£ George K. Osborne, the ingenious counters* feiter, who established a mint at Humboldl Park and turned out the most perfect imita­ tions of silver coins ever made, was the mog| conspicuous figure in the group. He looked to be ^ man of more than average intelli­ gence and refinement, and was respectably dressed in a suit of black. When it earn# : his turn to receive his sentence his attorn , ney, F. A. Mitchell, pleaded for him, rep* resenting that he had a wife and four small children dependent on him for support* .and that he desired to reform and live an houest life. The prisoner was then asked if he had anything additional to say tat himself, and he replied that he had. Stand* ing with both hands resting on the table i% front of him, Osborne informed the Court., that he was the sole possessor of the secret by which the dies were made for the man­ ufacture of counterfeit coins, and that h# would promise never to divulge the secret or use it himself if he were let off. Judge . Blodgett replied that as this was the prisoner's second offense he would sen* . tence him to ten years in the penetentiary at Joliet. As the words were pronounce^ Osborne quaked as if he had received si shock from an electric battery. His faccj assumed an ashy pallor, his h inds clutched the edge of the table in a convulsive grasp, y he reeled backward, turned half s ound,; 'f and fell in a fainting fit He wms lifted up» and placed on a chair, and after being par*' tiallv revived he was removed to the omcet. of the United States Marshal, where he lay- on a lounge all the afternoon, as white andr^. motionless as a corpse. A surgeon from the marine hospital department prononneedu : his prostration due to a violent nervous ' shock, from which he would gradually !»• , cover, j:f; - The Chicago Policemen's Benevolent Association's picnic netted $8,037,75. >.<$ ".is ....... ...... Mtx