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Show Tim HERO OF APPOMATTOX. A Monument CoTailad Todar ta the Aluninry of Gsuernl Grant. Galena, lib, June 3. The city today to-day was crowded with people assembled assem-bled to honor the memory of General Grant. The occasion is the unveiling of a monument to him, presented to bis old home by II. II. Kohlsaat of Chicago. From all diiectious crowds bave poured into town since last nieht and fully '.'0,000 people are bow hero. The city is in gay apparel. The main thoroughfare iB one panorama of red, white and blue. Arches upon the principal crossings and mottoes betoken the reverence iu which the name of the hero of Appomattox Appo-mattox is held by his old neighbors are promiscuously displayed. Visitors clustered about every land-mnrk land-mnrk associated with the name of Graut. |