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VOL. XX
VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1885
NO. 51)
ARRANGEMENTS
For the Funeral of the Late Vice
presidentDistinguished Visitors
from All Parts of the Country to
be Present.
INDIANArOLU, JNOV. 6V. All tne
trains coming into the city this morn
ing were crowded, and several of the
roads were compelled to run extras to
accomodate the people who desire to
come to the capital to attend the fu
neral of Vice-President Hendricks.
The remains still lie in state
in the corrider of the court-house,
and will be removed to the family
residence at 5 o'clock this evening. The
arrangements for handling the crowd
were much more complete and satis
factory to day than on yesterday. Mil
itary companies and police were sta
tioned along Washington street for two
blocks away from the court-house, and
as fast as the people arrived they were
put in two lines which were, kept
moving. There was a stead
and undiminished stream of humanity
pouring through the building all day.
The doors were opene;! at seven
o'clock this morning, and from that
time up to noon the crowd pressed
through at the rate of seven-live a
w minute. I'roba'blv 25,000 people visit-
in the remains hd to one o'clock, i
The greater part of these were from
out of the city, although all the
schools, olliees, manufactories, and
nearly all the business houses in the
city have been closed all day. The
crowd was quiet and orderly, and be
cause of very careful arrangements
and strict attention to their duties, by
the police and military, there were no
accidents or mishaps.
The chairman ot the committee on
arrangements has received dispatches
announcing that ihe following parties
will arrive this afternoon and to
night : Gov. Iloadley and stall, of
Ohio ; Gov. Oglesby and staff, of Illi
nois : Senator Payne and party, from
Ohio ; the mayors and members of the ;
city councils of Detroit, !St. Louis, j
Cincinnati aDd Chicago ; Maj. Gen. j
Schoolield, Maj. Sanger, S. Corning i
Judd, of Chicago; Ex-Senator Graham I
N. Fitcb, of Logansport; the Gondola j
club, of Toledo; the America club of;
Peoria; lion. Henry Drao and party,
of New York; the JtllVrson club, of j
ayton; a delegation of twenty-live!
'"Jroui Tammany hall and others. I
" The senatorial and congressional
nAmnthtuu uml nthpr Hi OTIotnripft nf 1
Uie gUVGlUtllCiilj WiUdlllvcuu ouai
trains to-morrow morning.
Hon. David Davis, of Illinois, who
was expected to arrive here to day and
deliver an address at the bar meeting,
telegraphs that on account of the death
of a relative at Springlleld, 111., he will
be unable to attend.
Mrs. Hendricks remains quietly at
home this morning, seeing but a few
callers. A committee of ladies have
elaborately draped and decorated the
family residence with white crape,
sinilax and Uowers.
At a meeting of the State bar asso
ciation this afternoon, Hon. Walter
Q. Gresham, of Chicago, presided.
Judge David Turpie presented a
lengthy memorial, aud brief eulogistic
addresses were made by J'idge W. A.
liickle, of llichiuond; Hon. John H.
Coffortb, of Lafayette, Iud.; Judge D.
F. Love, of Shelby vilie; Judge David
son, ot Crawi'otdsville; Judge
JVazsr, of Warsaw, aud others.
AvC Washington, Nov. 130 The con-
ressional committee appoiuteu to at
tend the funeral of v ico-President
Hendricks left by special train on the
Pennsylvania road at 10:30 o'clock
this morning. The senate committee
'consisted Of Senators Edmunds, Alli
son, Pugh. Harris, Conger, Blair,
Dolphe, Vest, Beck, Camden,
Vance, Jones and Voorhees.
They were accompanied by Gen. Mc
Cook and Col. Canaday, sergent-at-arms.
The House committee consists
of Morrison, Blount, Herbert, llolman,
Sp inger, Hepburn, Ward, Phelps,
Kleiner, Ityan and Dunn. They were
accompanied by Sergeant-at-arms
Leedom.
Associate Justices Matthews and
Blatchford, representing the United
States supreme court, accompanied by
Assistant Marshal Hyordan, went up
on the same train. The train was in
charge of Mr, Robert A. Parke, of the
Pennsylvania railroad company, and
Mr. Robert Barry, of the Pullman car
company.
A Sudden Advance.
New Orleans, Nov. 30 A private
dispatch having been received here
Saturday stating the decision of the
United States supreme court, in the
case involving the validity of the
New Orleans Gas Light Company,
pending, would be favorable to com
pany, sustaining their claims of the
exclusive right to make gas in this
city for fifty years, shares of the
company which were quoted at 71
advanced to 83 and are now quoted at
79. No seller.s
The
Atlanta Prohibitionists: En
Joined.. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 1. Judge Mc
Cary, United States district judge, at a
late hour last night, issued a restrain
ing order against the declaration of
the recent prohibition election in
Atlanta.
A Fierce Fight Between the Prohl
i bltlonlsts and Antl-Prohlbltlon-Ists
in Jackson.
Special to Commercial Herald.
Jackson, Nov. 30 A few days since
a list of names, styled "The Black
List," appeared on the streets contain
the names of citizens, who singed the
Prohibition petition and of those w'jo
refuse to sign whisky petitions. This
list was freely circulated by the Pro
hibitions, who had succeeded in get
ting hold of the orignal lists, which
was intended to be kept secret and for
the use only of saloonmen as a boycot
ting scheme. Several of the prominent
saloon men have all along denied all
knowledge of this list and now twelve
issue a circular to the public, in which
they repudiate the black list and state
that they believe every man should be
accorded the right to sign or not to
sign liquor petitions, according to bis
own judgment. The "Black List"
was acting like a boomerang, and has
made prohibitionists out of many who
have heretofore been neutral. These
twelve at last considered it of enough
importance to deny all connection or
knowledge of it.
A BASE FRAUD.
A Spiritualistic Medium Exposed
and a Coat of Tar and Feathers
Suggested.
STUAAViiEititY Point, Nov. 30 C.
E. Wyuian, a spiritualistic mulium.
has been holding seances at the
residence of W. B. Field for a couple
of weeks past, the attendance being
large each evening, the medium not
forgetting to collect one dime from
each person in attendance. Quite a
number of citizens have been worked
up to a high pitch, several being on
the verga of insanity over the adroit
manner he brought up so-called
spirits of their departed friends.
Several skeptical young men attended
the seance Saturday night, with the
determination of exposing what they
considered a palpable fraud. Ac
cordingly one of them managed to
secure a seat near the cabinet from
which the spirit's materilized and the
clothing of the medium was sewed
securely lo the chair in the cabinet.
The circle funned and the lights were
turned down. Saon as the spirit of the
father of one of the company was
materialized and reached out to shake
hands with his son, when the young
man near the cabinet grappled the
messenger from the other woild and
threw him to the lloor. The believers
immediately hurled themselves upon
the daring man, upon which the other
skeptics took a band in the affair, and
for awhile paudemoniam reigned, with
the spirit believers and unbelievers
rolling on the lloor of the dimly light
ed room. The lights were at length
turned up, when, to the amazement of
the believing circle, the materialized
spirit, proved to be the medium in an
exceedingly airy attire; the white
clothing- out of which he had
stepped remained sewed to the chair,
The Indignation was great among
the spiritualists as well as others, and
tar and feathers were strongly talked
of for a time, but finally cooler judg
ment prevented and warrants were
sworn out for Wyman's arrest for
obtaining money under falsi pretences.
A bearing was had before Justice
Baird. Wyruan came up this after
noon, plead guilty, and in default
of bail, was rtmanded to the county
jail to await the action of the grand
jury. Wyman is one of the most no
ted mediums in the west, being chief
medium at the recent Iowa spiritualial
camp meeting at Clinton, and coining
to this place from Evansport, Chicago,
where he has been holdlug succeasful
seances.
Sickening Sight at a Hanging.
Norwich, Eng., Nov. 30. A hor
rible and sickening sight was witness
ed to-day at the banging of Robert
Goodale, a market gardener, for the
murder of his wife at Wiseash, on
Sept. 15th last. A llfteen stone weight
was used and the drop was six feet.
When the trap was sprung the rope
bounded violently and Goodale'a head
was severed from his body, the trunk
and head falling to the ground, the
head lying at the feet and blood oozing
freely from both body and head. The
spectators were horror stricken and be
came sick at the scene. An inquest
was held. The hangman said Goodale's
head looked as though it had been cut
with a knife. He had thin vertebrae.
The surgeon said the hangman was
sober, cool and collected when he
sprung the trap. The jury rendered a
verdict in accordance with the facts
and attaching no blame to the hang
man. Too well known to need lengthy ad
vertisements Dr. Sage's Cutarrh Rem
edy. a
Gen. N. H. Harris.
A Washington special to the New
Orleans Picayune of the 29th says:
Gen. N. II. Harris, of Vicksburg,
Miss., was appointed to-day register of
the land ollice at Aberdeen, Dakota
Territory.
Small-pox Cases,
Montreal, Dec. 1 Saturday and
Sunday 27 cases of small-pox were reported.
BRUTAL ATTACK
Upon an Old Man, Who Is Beaten
Almost to Death.
Wabash. Ind., Nov. 30 What
doubtless will prove to be a cold blood
ed murder was perpetrated in the
woods four miles east of Wabash yes
terday afternoon. Joseph Spencer, a
young man of bad character, and bil
vester Huff, an old resident of Legro
township, while passing through
the woods became involved in an alter
cation relative to some limber. In a
lit of rage Spencer knocked the old
man down, and beat and kicked his
face into a jelly. Subsequently Huff
dragged himseif to the house," where
Spencer lives to have his wounds
dressed. The burly brute again attacked
the inlirm victim, crushing bis skull
with a club, repeatedly striking him
with dishes and articles of furniture
Blood streamed from a dozen wounds
upon the old man's person, and but fcr
the attentions of Spencer's wife,
who endeavored to save him
from the savage attacks, he would
have bled to death. Believing
that he had killed the old man, Spencer
lied and remained hidden in the woods
until night. When news of 'he crime
reached the city, an oillcer went out
and captured him. He was lodged in
jiil and a preliminary examination
will be bad before the mayor this
morning. Tue assault, from what can
be learued, was almost wholly unpro
voked. Spencer declares that he did
not intend to kill Huff, but the fact
that he renewed the attack at his
residence imparts a bad phase to the
matter. Hull is lying in a critical
condition and is thought will die.
Dividing the Money Received from
the Lease cf Crazing Lands.
New Orleans, Dec. 1 The Times-
Democrat Indian Territory special :
"A bill authorizing the distribution of
three hundred thousand dollars re
ceived from the lease of grazing lands
of the Territory to cattle syndicates,
among the Cherokee's per capita, is
now before the lower house of the
Cherokee legislature. The bill attracts
general attention throughout the In
dian oountry. The Delaware and
Shawnee Indians and white and negro
citizens claim the money should be
equally divided among all resident
citizens of the Nation. The bill, how
ever, provides for the distribution
among the Cherokees only. An
amendment, making the division gen
eral, was voted down in the senate by
eleven to seven, and the original bill
passed by a similar vote. The question
arouses intense 'feeling, causing all
other citizens to array themselves
agaiust the full blood Cherokees. It is
believed the original bill will pass the
lower louse by a small majority. The
friends of general distribution appear
to have the law upon .their side, as
well as treaty precedents, and will, it
is claimed, appeal to congress for ad
judication ot the matter if a satisfac
tory settlement cannot be bad through
the Cherokee legislature.
The Czar Compliments the Bul
garians. St. Peteimjuuo, Dec. 1 The fol
lowing is the substauce of an imperial
order pub.ished to-day: "Although
deeply affected by the fratricidal war
of Bulgaria and Servia, the e.ar con-
slders that the detet initiation, self- j
abnegation, perseverance and love of ;
order displayed by the Bulgarian-,
Houmeliau troops during the conllict
are worthy of high praise ; mindful of
the judicious self-sttcrilleing Russian
officers who imparled to the troops the
military, heroic and martial spirit, the
czar thamks Maj. -Gen. Prince Cantaca-1
zeri, Bulgarian minister of war. and
assures him of his favor ; and lo all
other Russian officers who served in
Bulgaria and Roumelia.
The British Troops occupy Manda
lay. London, Dec. 1. The British expe
ditionary force, under Gen. Pender
grast, has arrived at Mandelay with
out resistance being offered by the
Burmese. Lord Dufferin, viceroy of
India, has telegraphed the home gov
ernment that be has arranged to ad
minister the Burmese government
provisionally in the queen's victorious
name. The Europeans who remained
at Mandalay on the outbreak of hos
tilities are safe.
No Outbreak at Beaver Coal Mines.
St. Louis, Dec. 1. No serious out
break at the Beaver coal mines has
been reported up to 11 o'clock to-day,
and so far as known no disturbance
occurred last night. The troops that
were ordered to report for duty last
night did not leave for Beaver as was
expected they would, and it is hoped
there will be no occasion for them to
go. Nothing has been heard from the
governor this morning. He is now at
Jefferson City and will be advised at
once if any disturbance occurs.
Serious Illness of Commodore
Lowndes.
Easton, Md., Dec. 1 Commodore
Charles Lowndes, U. S. N., aged 86, is
said to be near death, at his country
seat in Talbot county, from an attack
of paralysis. He was appointed a
midbhipman in 1815, and was retired
in 1861. He was a commodore on the
retired list In July, 1862.
LAID TO REST.
1SSPO S.VO FUtiERA L ' CEREU O
MESAT INlilAXAPOLlS.
The City Draped In Mourning
Beautiful Floral Tributes Large
Number of Distinguished Guests.
Indianapolis, Dec. 1. The mortal
remains of Thos. A. Hendricks, the
fifth y vice president of the United
States to die during his term of ollice,
vere conveyed to the tomb to-day.
The 1 clergy, without respect to
sect, joined in the obsequies. The
bells of all the churches lolled a re
quiem. The early morning trains on
all railways brought in delegations
from the national capitol and leading
cities of the union, with an influx of
people from the interior cities and
hamlets of Central Indiana and Illi
nois. The cabinet was represented by
Secretary of the State Bayard, Secre
tary of the Interior Lamar, Secretary
of the Navy AVhitney, Secretary of
War Endicott and Postmaster General
Vilas. The supreme bench of the
United States was represented by As
sociate Justices Matthews and Blatch
ford. Tne United States Senate was
represented by Senators Edmunds,
Allison, Pugh, HarrlsJ Conger,
Blair, Dolph, Vest, Beck, Camden,
Vance, Jones, Voorhees, Payne, Palmer
and Harrison. The committee repre
senting the house of representatives
was composed of W. R. Morrison, J.
Blount, II. A. Herbert, W. S. Holman,
W. M. Springer, W. P. Hepburne, S. B.
Ward, W. W. Phelps, J. J. Klemer,
Thomas ' Ryan, and J. Dunn. The
number of the active and ex-members
of the lower house present, in addition
to those named, was very large. The
governors of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois
and Kentucky were present, attended
by their staffs and numerous State
ollicers. Maj. Gen. Schoiield was the
chief representative of the U. S. army
present. Ex-President Rutherford B.
Hayes and Gen. Wm. T.Sherman were
distinguished guests, the latter accom
panying the delegation from St. Louis.
Perhaps the most effective draping is
that at the postollice building, where
wide bands of black cover the entire
cornice, run up the corners and com
pletely cover the wall space of the
first story, leaving only the doors and
windows visible. The county court
house, where the remains' lay in state
until Monday evening, and the state
house, are tastefully draped, but in
much less elaborate style, owJng
to their much more massive
exteriors. One business house
on Washington street has the words
"I am free at last," the last words of
the dead vice-president. Portraits of
the deceased, all shrouded in black,
are profusely hung in the windows.
The oil portraits of Mr. and Mrs.
Hendricks were almost hidden in
banks of flowers and trailing smilax.
On the mantel in the front parlor was
an elaborate floral piece emblematic of
"the gates ajar," sent in by members
of a Chinese class of the Presbyterian
Sunday-school. The most notable
representation of. the designs in
(lowers was that of the log
cabin, in ,which Mr. Hen
dricks was born in Ohio.
P, stood at the head of his colli q and
remains, and was the work of ladies of
Shelbyville, where Mr. Hendricks had
formerly lived. It was six feet in
length and four in height. Its sides
were composed of calhi lilies, white
hyacinths, carnations uud roses. The
roof was of English ivy and smilax,
the chimney of red and white carna
tions. On one side of the minature
structure, in purple immortelles, was
the inscription "The home of my boy
hood," and beneath "Shelbyville." On
the door of the cabin was pendent a
black satin banner, bearing in letters
of gold "God's finger touched him
and he slept." and the sec
ond inscription underneath "Shel
"byville mourns her distinguished
and ftifted son." Over a large painting
of the dead vice-president, in the back
parlor of the mansion, was flung a soft
drapery of white Chinese silk and near
it stood the splendid banner presented
during the recent national campaign,
containing the faces of President Cleve
land and deceased.
if- During the morning the arrival of
additional tloral designs caused a
change in the arrangements in the
parlors. An emblem of the "Gates
Ajar," from the Cook county Demo
cratic club of Chicago, was placed at
the bead of the casket. Perhaps the
most thoughtful and touching tribute
was the simple wreath from the little
village of Fultonham, Ohio, where
Mr. Hendricks was born. It was placed
on the casket, and alongside were the
more rare and brillant products of the
White House conservatories, received
this morning from Miss Cleveland.
At 9 o'clock Mrs. Hendricks entered
the room for the last leave taking,
accompanied only by her brother and
Mrs. Morgan. The "ordeal was most
trying and the desolate woman seemed
to be utterly prostrated, clinging to
the last to the; clay so soon to be hid
den forever from her view, and im
pressed with the placid and life-like
appearance .of the dead, she desired
to preserve this last scene,
and so, ' late as it was,
she sent for a photographer to take a
picture of the casket. This was done
without further leave taking.
The police and military kept the
curious, but always respectful mass of
people out of the way, and the little
cavalcade moved quietly with its mili
tary escort through the densely lined
streets to .the cathedral of St. Paul.
The casket was borne into church at
11:10 o'clock. The officiating clergy,
four in number, Bishop Koick
bocker, of this diocese; Rev.
Dr. Stringfellow, of Montgom
ery, Ala., the first recter of St. Paul's,
and under whose ministrations Mr.
Hendricks joined the church; Rev;
Dr. Fulton, of St. Louis, a former
rector of St. Paul's, and Rev. Dr.
Jenckes, the present rector, in their
robes of office, met the remains at the
main entrance of the cathedral on Illi
nois street.
Preceded by a guard of the
Indianapolis Light Infantry, the
body was borne up the cen
tral aisle, the clergymen and
members of the vestry going
in advance. Bishop Knickerbocker
voiced the opening sentence of the
burial service, 'I Am the Resurrection
and the Life," followed by Rev. Dr. S.
Stringfellow and Fulton in their reci
tation of the other verses used for the
dead, until the casket had been carried
and placed outside the chancel. When
the casket had been placed in front of
the chancel rail, the choir sang the
authem "Lord Let Me Know My End."
The lesson for the dead was then read
by Rev. Dr. Jenckes. This was fol
lowed by the singing, of the hymn
"Lead heavenly light" by the cbofr,
the audience joining.
In the cturch edifice the place of
honor was accorded Ex-President
Hays, his full beard and hair showing
the whiteness of advancing years. lie
rat immediately in rear of the pews
occupied by ihe vestry and reception
committee. In the pew directly in his
rear were Secretary Bayard
and other members of the cabinet.
To their left were seated the
committee from the United States sen
ate and house of representatives5
wearing flowing sashes of white over
their right shoulders, closed at the left
side with a rosette of black crape.
Immediately in their rear were the
officers of the United States army in
full uniform. On the north side of
church were the governors of States
present with their staffs.
The bell3 of all the city churches
began their tolling when the remains
were taken from the house, and con
tinued their pealing during the con
tinuation of the church rites and
while the procession was on its
long march to Crown Hill
cemetery. The column was preceded
by a mounted police escort, who were
followed by the Columbus barracks
band and the Richardson Zouaves, who
immediately preceded the hearse. The
latter was drown by six black horses
wearing the black fparaphenalia worn
by the animals attached to the funeral
car which bore the remains of Gen.
Grant to the grave. On either side of
the hearse was a guard from the Indi
anapolis Light Infantry carrying their
guusat the position "reverse arms."
Immediately in the rear of the hearse
were 'he Kice Guards and Straight
Ritles, both local military companies.
THE MAKCH TO THE OKMETEBv!
The funeral car occupied ac-ntral position In
the second of (lie four grand divisions. Tlie
lirst grand division was In line, ready for move
ment when the casket was curried from
the church. It wan composed of Statu
Military companies inarching Independently, all
officers di-mounted. Second Brand division,
following the hearse, came Ihe carriages con
taining Mrs. Hendricks, Miss 8. W. Morgan,
Mr. and Mrs. Kitzhugh Thornton. The suc
ceeding twelve carriages containing relatives
aud near friends, Kx-1'rcsideiil Hays occupied
the next carriage, and was followed in regular
ordrr by miiiilieis of the cabinet' United Slate
benators and Brpreseutatives, floverners anp
staffs, Uuited Slat a Judiciaries. Kx-Unlted
states Senators and Kepresentatives, United
States military officers, Mtateoflieers of Indiana,
foil wed by the Presidents and faculties of uni
versities and colleges, the Mayors ot cities and
other officials.
The third division wan composed of allium
military organizations. It was preceded by
local Irish American organizations, aud fol
lowed by this marching political clubs which
had taken part In the recent presidential
campaign. Among the latter organizations
represented in line were the Cook
county Democratic club and the Iroquois
club of Chicago; the Duckworth
ciub of Cincinnati; the Jackson club, of Co
lumbus, Ohio; the Jefferson club, of Dayton,
Uliio; the Jefferson club, of illoonilngton, 111.;
the Miami club, of Hamilton, Ohio; tne Jeffer
son ciub, of Kort Wayne, Ind.; the Uramercy
club, oi Vlncennes, 1ml.; the Hendricks club,
of l'irce, Ind.
The fourth f rand division was composed of
local municipal organizations, Including the tire
department, with their steamers heavilv draped.
'ihe column took up the line of march at 12:48
p.m., but Its progress was retarded in the busi
ness district, owing to the blockading crowds
which far outnumbered the moving coiumn. It
proceeded slowly tliroutrli the great masses of
the people on Washington street, the military
organisations attempting to march with compa
ny fronts, but were repeatedly compelled to
break Into column ot four and move oy the Hank.
The carriages were driven three abreast. The
movement was slow, the band playing dirges,
making progress at times almost Impossible,
until the column emerged upoiAMeridlan street,
a broad and very liandsomevenue leading
to the entrance to the beautiful Crown Hill cem
etery beyond the limits of the city, and when
the head of the column came within sight of the
cemetery, a mile distant, the Indianapolis light
artillery begun to tire miiinto guns, which was
continued until the hearse approached the
grave.
THR SCENE AT THE OBAVR.
The scenes at the grave were Impressive;
mere was no special restraint, upon au
mlttance to the cemetery, and several
hundred persons had gathered about the grave
before the fu eral party arrived.
The body of the procession had disbanded
afterpassing along the city limits, and only the
military with the mounted escort entered the
cemetery.
Tne space reserved about the grave had only
been marked by placing a line ot plants and
evergreen twigs, which was quite sullli ient to
protect it from intrusion. Just before the bead
of the column came up the crowd was pushed
back still further to glvo ample room to the
friends who were asslgued to the side of the
grave from whence the column approached.
Tjis order was cheerfully obeyed.
When Mrs. Hendricks, leaning upon the arm
of Mr. Morgan, stepped upon the malting placed
alongside the grave, and before the casket was
removed from the hearse, site paused to look
dowu Into the last resting place of Iter dead,
only to see a picture of loveliness in its lining of
green leaves and (lowers. Then she turned to
the grave of her child, which had been made
glorious witb a covering of smilax and
flowers, and read In ' letters of
white, his baby name "Morgle," and on the top
of the grave, on a Held of witite, in purple let
ters, the sentence "aud a threetold cord shall
pot be broken." The tender love which she
discerned In this treatment of her treasure by
sympathetic trlends seemed to give her courage
tor the last ordeal. Her glance then caught tne
monument with its drapery of the national nag,
enveloping a life like portrait of her husband
facing tne grave, aud she turned wltii the
bravery nf heroism to witness the last rites.
There had beeu no rainfall for a brief period,
but the sky was lowering. Just as the coffin whs
placed besde the grave, there was a light sprink
ling of rain, causing many to recall the old say
ing, "Blessed are the dead whom the rain fails
on."
The Columbus barracks band, at this point,
played the American hymn, and the reading of
the service followed. Mrs. Hendricks only
leaned more heavily upon Mr. Morgan, resting
her head at last upon his shoulder, but her sell
aontrol was bravely maintained.
While tlie service was read the congressional
committee, the members of the cabinet and
oilier distinguished visitors stood upon tlie
other sloe of the grave. The words of the
clergy was now and then drowned by the sound
of tliti minute gun, which kept tiring until afier
Interment was over. When the Collin had been
lowered luto the vault by the four colored
assistants of the undertaker, aud, there
was nothing remalul g to be done,
for the pi icing of the stone and the
tilling of the grave w as to he attended to by tlie
cemetery lorce, there was a moment's pause
and silence, broken only by the minute gnu,
then Mrs. HendrlcKS and Ihe friends of tlie
family passed by the still open but not repellant
grave and took their carriages.
The people who liad.waited sorespectfiilljt,hen
ducked to tiie grave to get a nearer view. Tlie
military order, " Forward, march," started ihe
soldiers homeward, the carriages rapidly rolled
away and the distinguished dead was left alone.
Among those who have borne something more
than the ordinary sorrow of this bereavement
Is the rector, Mr. Jeneks. It was observed that
during the reading of his brief address bis
voice more than, once failed, aud
when at tlie close lie prouounced
his farewell, the word became almost;
a wall of grief. Tears were seeu to start in
many eyes and sobs were audible in different
parts ot the church. This feeling was Intensi
fied as that thrilling solo "Hock of Ages" was
sung.
The members of the cabinet left on tlulr spe
cial train over the Baltimore & Ohio road to re
turn to Washington at 0 o'clock, departing al
most immediately upon their return from the
cemetery. The senate and house committees,
accompanied by the supreme court Justices, lelt
at the sama hour in their special over the Penn
sylvania road.
Special trains left the city overall roads early
In tlie evening, carryiugaway the greater por
tion of the visitors.
A close railway estimate shows that to exceed
30,000 people arrived in the city within the
twelvehours preceding the funeral, which taxed
tue capacity of tlie hotels.
The failure of President Cleveland lo attend
the obsequies was a subject of coalmen among
many of those attending from abroad, and the
liupres ion app ears to have gained ground that
he might pus ihly attend, nolwith-tanding the
published announcement 1 that he would not be
able to do so.
There was a rumor that he had actually ac
companied tlie cabinet members which lourfd
Its way into print, but It was found to be Idle
and with no possible foundation.
If there was any general sentiment expressed
concerning tlie absence of the president, It was
that his coming would have divested the ele
ment of unsafely about the person of the presi
dent, the thought of which should not be har
bored 111 the minds of the ueonle
There was some natural curiosity on the part
of a portion of the population to catch a view of
some of the men of Matronal repmatlon here to
pay their respect for tlie dead, but tills was lim
ited to the lobbies of the hotels.
In the line of the procession the decorum
sliown was one of the striking features ot the
day's happenings. The presence of no one was
marked by a cheer or even an open acknowl
edgement, which might bo deemed in Its way an
eloquent tribute to the dead and a profound res
pect for the nature ot the event.
DWhen the arrangements for the interment
were being perfected, it was suggested that
a military guard should b placed at the tomb
a'leaitforatitne
Tue directors of the Crown Hill cemetery
declared this would be needless, as their
watchmen were ellicient against any possible
vandalism.
Tills view was also taken by the family and
no special guard was placed over the grave,
Tlie death of Vice-President Hendricks leaves
his widow in one sense entirely alone, so far as
the possession and keeping up of. their home
stead in this ciiy is involved.
It presumed, however, that she will for a
time make her homo Willi tho family of S. W.
Morgan, her Drother, also resident here, who
has been close to her in her present great be
reavement. The Anti-Prohlbltlonlsts Defeated.
Special to commercial Heiald.
Lake Pkotidence, La., Dec. 1 In
pursuance of an order ls3tied by the
police jury, an election was held
throughout the parish of East Carroll
to-day upon the subject of prohibition,
or whether license for the sale of
intoxicating liquors shall be issued by
the parish authorities on and after
January 1. 1886. The election was
hotly contested at the different polling
places, especially at the third ward, in
which Lake Providence is situated,
where the largest vote was polled,
being ov r four hundred. Everything
passed oil quietly without any distur
bance and at the hour of closing the
polls, and from reports received from
other portions of the parish the
indications are that prohibition has
been defeated in East Carroll and the
license have carried the day by a con
siderable majority. Ofllcial results
will be known to-morrow. The colored
clergymen took an active part In the
cause of prohibition and did every
thing in their power to score a
victory.
Fatal Quarrel.
St. Louis, Deo. 1. A quarrel
about a month ago between Ilczry
Ilonrok, son of a prominent citizen of
Hermann, Mo., and Herman Schlender,
a young merchant of the same town,
culminated on Sunday night in an
other hostile meeting at the Central
hotel, in which Ilonrok was shot and
killed. Schlender fled and has not
been captured.
Cutting Off Superfluous Offices.
Baltimore, Dec. 1 In obedience to
Instructions from Secretary Manning,
the collector of this port will dispense
with the services, after the 15th of
December, of fourteen employes whose
salaries HRgregate $17,385. He will
also reduce the salaries of other3$2,
4G0. The reduced force.it is said, will
be amply sufficient to perform all the
duties ...