Show THE MANHATTAN CLUB It Will Occupy the Stewart Ilouse General Grants Special Apartments Therein Special t THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch NEW YOUK Feb 26The signature of the lease of the Stewart house by the Manhattan Man-hattan club which will occur this weeK will be followed almost immediately by the removal of the club into its new clubhouse club-house All the furniture of the Stewart building as it now stands has been purchased pur-chased by the Manhattan club and will constitute in part the furniture of the future club house The statuary in the art gallery is included in the purchase but the pictures remain with the Stewart estate and the Stewart heirs The club will pay 30000 for the house the first year and during the course of the next ten years tho rental will be gradually advanced until it reaches 40000 a year Besides this the club assumes the payment of the taxes amounting to 10000 annually There is an to the interesting story effect that one of the rooms in the Stewart mansion man-sion was appropriated in 1S72 to the exclusive ex-clusive use of President Grant It was set apart so the story goesby Mr Stewart himself him-self and furnished at a cost of 30000 oltis 8000 cris said Mr Stewart made an arrangement about this room after General Grant sent in his name to the Senate for confirmation for secretary of the treasury Stewarts name could not be entertained because of the constitutional provision that no man shall hold that office who is associated in any way with the mercantile or financial interests of the country Stewart hOWever hOW-ever was grateful for the honor which General Grant intended to do him and hit on this means of signifying his apprecia tionof it I wasvrefurnished several times during the years elapsing from theme ti the-me the original arrangements were made and the time of Mr Stewarts death and was not opened until the other day when a committee of the Manhattan club inspected the house generally Some people thought the club would not disturb this room but the members say they will use it just the same as any other |