It is ordered, That the War Department be draped in mourning for the period of thirty days, and that all business be suspended therein on the day of the funeral.

The Secretary of War will cause the highest military honors to be paid to the memory of this distinguished officer.

The national flag will be floated at half-mast over all public buildings until after the burial, and the public business will be suspended in the Executive Departments at the city of Washington and in the city where the interment takes…

I transmit herewith the sixth annual report of the Commissioner of Labor.

This report relates to the cost of producing iron and steel and the materials of which iron is made in the United States and in Europe.

He served his country, not for fame, not out of a sense of professional duty, but for love of the flag and of the beneficent civil institutions of which it was the emblem.

It is my painful duty to announce to the country that General William Tecumseh Sherman died this day at 1 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., at his residence in the city of New York.

No presence was so welcome and inspiring at the camp fire or commandery as his.

No living American was so loved and venerated as he.

To look upon his face, to hear his name, was to have one's love of country intensified.

His career was complete; his honors were full.

He was an ideal soldier, and shared to the fullest the esprit de corps of the Army.

The report also covers the earnings, the efficiency, and the cost of living of the men employed in such production.

No word of mine can add to his fame.

In token of respect to the memory of Admiral David D. Porter, who died this morning, the President directs that the national flag be displayed at half-mast upon all public buildings throughout the United States until after his funeral…

His countrymen will sincerely mourn his loss while they cherish with grateful pride the memory of his deeds.

To officers of the Navy his life will continue to yield inspiration and encouragement.

I transmit herewith the correspondence called for by the resolution of the Senate of the 6th instant, relating to the conduct of Commander Reiter in connection with the arrest and killing of General Barrundia.