Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 27, 1881, Page 1

- @ quEvIg A THE OMARA DAILY BEE ELEVENTH YEAR. SACRED SERVICES —— Held Over the Body of the Late President at Cleveland Yosterday. A Brilliant Assemblage Gather- ed in the Pavillion During the Services, A Fervent Prayer Offered by the Rev. Dr. Houghton, , of Cleveland. All Classes, High and Low Un- ite in Doing Honor to the 1llustrious Dead. Dr. Errvett Delivers an Elognent Address on the Life of the Dead Statesman. Waitional Associated Press, A BEAUTIFUL CreveraNp, 0., September 26,— The morning of this sad day, the day on which the rcmains of the dead president are to be assigned to the tomb, looks calm and beautiful. The wind, which had blown almost con- stantly since Saturday mormng, had fallen to a gentlo breeze. The great lake, beside which rests the town, lay placid and beautiful. The clouds, which all of yosterday gathered iu threatening aspect at various quarters of the heavens, had disappeared, and DAY. all nature seemed smulingly uncon- scious of THE GREAT SORROW which rested upon the heart of the people, of the pain and agony which the noonday was to bring to earnest citizens and loving friends. The peo- ple were astir early. Indeed, it can scarcely be said that the city slept. All night there were comers and goers at the great pavillion where rested the remains of the president. The people seeined to be watching with their dead. AT MIDNIGHT. The stream of humanity which has been flowing through tae Park all day had scarcely begun to break. At 1 o'clock it was still flowing though somewhat haltirgly. By 2 o'clock the men came only, in fewer numbers, in squads of two or three, speaking 1n low tones, tread and still REVERENTLY UNCOVERING THEIR HEADS as had done the 150,000 who had preceded them during the day. They struggled in small squads until the early day, when the numbers began to increase again. By the time the sun had risen to take its last look at the remains of the great man whom the world to-day honors and mourns, the people were coming in large numbers and the line which dissolved at 1 o'clock formed itself again “and began to flow with regular- ity through. By 3 o'oclock people were pressiog in alldirections, anxious to embrace the opportunity to do honor to the dead. ‘They werethrown into a column eight abreast, and its flow for the next hour was steady and rapid. It was the last opportunity. At 9 o'clock, according to tho orders from those in charge, the gates were to be closed. When the hand on the dial reached that hour the last oppor- tunity of DOING HONOR TO THEIR DEAD and gazing upon the casket inclosing the mortal remains were forever gone. The moments sped rapidly. The guards hurried the line, and pressed as best they might, but when the hour for closing came thousands yet were waiting. To close the gates against them and SHUT THEM OUT FOREVER from their loved dead was painful to the authorities, butto managze suc- cessfully the great work of the day -made it. necessary, andat9 o'clock the gates were closed. By this time the whole city was in motion and STREAMS OF PEOPLE from every direction tended toward the park where the procession was forming and where at 10 o'clock the funeral ceremonies were to take place. During the night numbers of steamers from Detroit and from the Canada side of the lake had come in, laden with thousands of people, This morning's trains brought thousands more trom the lake and railroad de- pots, and FROM ALL PARTS OF THE CITY flowed streams of people toward the park as the rivers to the ocean. Citi- zens of Cleveland, excursionists from the country villages and cities of sec- ond grade, residents of the great bus- iness centers of the country, repre- sentatives of the head of the govern- ment, military in the army blue, and the briiliant uniforms of the officers, Knights Templar with plume and cross and sword, all ‘ended toward the common center, all anxious to do hon- or to the wemory of the soldier, citi- zon and statesman so soon to be con- signed by loving hands to his resting place. By 10 o'clock two huudred thousand people had gathered about the public syuare, PROMPTLY AT TEN 0'CLOCK the military escort to the remains en- tered the enclosure and were assizned the front seats on the platform, n Bherman and Admiral Nichols marched ahead and were followed by Gen. Sheridan and Admiral Porter and so on, an army and navy officer march- mg t her. Following them came the United States senators, each swathed in a silk sash, rosettestudded At the same time came the judges of the supreme court, They were seated with and back of the army and navy officers. At 10:20 the members of the louse of representatives entered EACH OF THE SPECIAL OOMMITTEES wore @ black silk sash with a white rosette. Tho others white silk with a rosctte of black. While these were with solemn faces and || filing into & place a line of carriages drew up at the eastern arch of the square and were admitted one by one. From the first two _alighted Grandma and Mrs. Garfield, Miss Mollio, James, Harry, Abram and Irving Garfield. Following them wero Mr. and Mrs. Radolph, Colonel, Mrs. and Miss Rockwell, (}cnernf Swaim, Dr. and Mrs. Boynton, Captain and Mrs, Henry, Mr, and Mrs, Sholdon, Private Secretary Brown, Mr Warren Young and all the members of the cabinet and their wives. Seats had been provided for all these under the pavil- 1on around the catafalque. Mrs, Gar- field walked on the arm of her son Harry, and grandma on the arm of Jumes, Both woro closely veiled And their features could not be scen, but they walked firmly and seemed reso- lute. ALL THE PAMILY and near friends were in their seats before the ministers arrived, and it was then that the goyernor of the state and prominent dolegations of citizens arrived. THR EXERCISES IN THE PAVILION, At 10 o'clock a. m. the assemblage was ealled to order by Hon. John R. Robinson, who announced the first exerciso to be singing. 'I'he Cleveland vocal mocivty then sang Bethoven's funeral march: ““T'hou art gone to the grave, But we will not deplore thee, The sorrow and darkness encompass thy tomb, The Savior has passed through tho portals beforo thee, And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom.” During the singing the minute guns were heard in the distance and also the distant music of the bands of the forming columuns of the procession, Following the music Bishop Bedell of the P. E. diocese of Ohio read the lesscn from Job 14 and 1st Corinthi- ans 16 and the 20th of Revelations, Then followed the opening prayer by Rev. Dr. Ross C. Houghton, of Cleveland. The prayer was a very fervent one, substantially as follows: *‘O God, our Father, we bow before thee with the weight of a great sorrow upon our hearts. Our beloved president 18 dead, and all our hopes, which depended upon his wis- dom and his integrity for their fulfill- ment, are blighted. Just why thou has permitted this sad trial to come upon us we cannot tell, for thou has not entrusted us with the secrets of thy government. Thy thoughts are not our thoughts, neither are thy ways our ways. We ' bow in humble submission to thy will and we pray for divine help that we may not for one moment douht thy wisdom or thy ve. Grant that the dark cloud which hangs over us may break in blessings on our heads. Weacknowl- edge our sins, we implore thy merey, we rest in thy love and we trust thee to do for us all that is wisest and best. We pray thee to overrule this great disappointment and this great grief ,to the nafion’s good and thy everlasting glor, We_ rejoice in the light from the “throne’ which already begiua to dispel our darkness and that we believe ihat although the nation’s prayers for the recovery of our presi- dent were not granted, still thou wilt not fail to bestow upon us, through his death, blessings even more valua- ble -to us than his gifted and faithful life. We thank thee, God, for the noble Christian character of thy servant, which stood ouf 80 prominently before this nation and the world, and we pray that the righteousness which he loved and ex- omplitied may prevail in all this land amidsy all changes. Thou art the ubiding one. The world and the things of the world are passsing away, but m the pavilion of thy love we are ever safe and secure. Hide us there until earth’s calamities bo even past. Be mesciful to the aged mother and devoted wifeand orphaned children of our departed ruler, now that their hearts are overwhelmed. 0O, compassionate Savior, lead them to thyself; may the sublime spirit of loving submisgion enable them to say, “Not our will, but thine, O Lord, is done.” May this family and all the suffering nation be brouzht through this affliction into near relationshi and fellowship with theo. Amid the mysteries of the pres- ent baffling dispensation, may we look forward to that day when, in the light of eternity, we shall hear thy voice saying, *‘Said I not unto thee that if thou wouldst believe thou shouldat see the glory of God.” Bless all thy servants upon whom the great responsibilitics of chief magistracy have so suddenly como. Bless his cabinet and all who are associated with him in the affairs of the government. May they rule in thy fear. May they be men after l.h}i‘nu own l&enrt, and may we become a happy and a prosperous people be- cause our God 13 tlfis Lord. i The choir next sang the grapd chorus from Mendellsohn, beginning: “To Thee, O Lord, I Yieid My Spirit, Who breakest, in love, this mortal chisin My life I but from 1 hee inberit, ‘And death becomes my chiefost gain, 1n "Thee I live, 'hee 1 die Content, for Thou art ever right,” Rev. Dr. Errett was then introduc- ed and began his address. Dr, Errett tirst read from Chronicles 33th as fol- lows; And the archers shot at King Josiah, and the King said to his ser- vants “‘Have me away for I am sore wounded.” His servants therefore took him out of that chariot and put Lim in the second chariot that he had and they brought him to Jerusalem,and he died and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers and all Judah and Jorusalem mourned for Josiah, and Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, and all the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentation ot this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel, and behold, they are written in the lamentations. Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, ac- cording to that which was written in the law of the Lord, and his deeds first and last. Behold! they are writton in the book of the kings of Tsrael and Judah. He then began by saying: “This is a time of mourning without parallel in the history of the world, ~ Death is constantly occurring, and every day and hour, and almost every moment some life expires and somewhere there are desolate hearts and homes, but we learn to accept theinevitable and as we drop the tear we pass on and forget. Sometimes a whole community mourns. Sometimes a nation as a sage or philanthropist or a martyr passes away, but thore was never a mourning in all the world like this, I don't speak ex- travagantly when I say that 300,000,- 000 ot the human race join 1n bhis sorrow. It is a chill shadow that has gone into every home and_heart, and passed over the ocean to all lands,and awakens sympathy with us every- where, It is worth while to ask why this is. It is in part of choice by roa- scn of the wonderful act which has brought the nations of the world into instant inter-communication, and it is likewise in part due to the fact that our great nation, the hope of the world, has the sympathy of all nations because of their respect for us. Our sorrow is recognized by all, yet this is not all. Even the intellectual great- ness of the dead cannot account for it all, for there have been in_ the history of times oven groater soldiers and statesmen, but no man over combined so great excellence in all these walks of lifo as has this one man, Yet when we look for the real veason of the world-wide reputation and affliction we found it in his honesty, his serenity, his trans- parent nobility of character, which he 80 amply possesesd. I may stato just hore a fuct not generally known. When J, A. Garfield wasa boy he at- tended a series of meetings near here led by a man of no remarkable brilliancy, but only of great erudition, One day Garfield came te him and said: ““Sir, T have listened to these things and am convinced that if what you say is true, it is my duty to ac- cept While I'do not disbelieve it, I am not_yet sure of its truth, After a long talk with him the minister that night preached on the truth of Chris- tianity and its entiro safety to those who accepted it. Garfield seized then and there upon Christianity and, coming forward, gave his hand to the minister and to Christ and turned his back on the world forever, and t!'e boy was father to the man. That prir- ciple has stood by him through his life. Another thing, he comprised in his wonderful experience all the walks and conditions of lite, and in that varied life, moving up from high to higher, ho touched all hearts aund made every man his friend, and these facts fol- lowed up both. Industry marked his career, made for him the wonderful success and gave him the wonderful love of the people, anether attribute I mention in the beautiful balance of the varied qualities of true manhood. There was no subject which you could bring up which did not interest him, and on which he was not learned, but the solemnities of this hour presents further details of the character of the great man. It is my duty to call your attention to the great lessons taught by his life and death. There comes a voice from the dead to the people, to our governors, to our legislators, to our military men, to our party leaders. Its lessons are expressed in few words. He went through all his life without surrendering his love for honor and honesty, and for Chris- tianlty, Coming, as he did, in contact with every inducement to surrender his religious faith, he ad- hered sacredly to them and broughtto his death bed his love for Christ and his Christian faith. T know there is a feeling thata politician cannot afford to be a Christian, Hereis a denial of it. See his life; it ends here at tho highest pinnacle of fame, within a fow miles of the spov where he began public life as a preacher of the gospel of Christ. From the pulpit he was sent to thoe state senate, wearing the garb of the preacher of the gospel. He went to the war for the union, and there won for himself wonderful suc- cess. Returning, he was sent to con- gress, and remained there until, by the voice of the people of the state, he was sent to the United States son. ate. When a member of the senate his ambition was fully satisfied. He went to Chicago in the interest of another, There the heads of the great conven- tion turned toward him and crowded upon him the nomination for the head of the nation. In the canvas and in the election it was seen that he was a great and noble man, fit in every way for the place. Thus we see, as the great lesson here to bo learned is, that it is safo and for tha best that we are wedded forever to the right and to Christianity, Here in this great country, where we would incor- porate the people of the world in one great brotherhood, we need for the permanency of this work virtue as well as intelligence. Just as we cling to this we progress. There is a voice to the church which I must mention, a voice to the family where his truest worth was known, ~ What words can tell the sorrow there, the purity, the gontleness, the manliness of the man, made his home happy. It is the greatest sorrow that this happy family must see him no more. The dear old mother, who fecls here that her four- score years are ended in sorrow, to her we owe much of his noble charac- ter coming frem his early training, What words can show our gratitude for her and his wifo, who began with him in youthand has kept step with him in all his struggles, and most faithful in this last struggle on the death bed. What sorrows are here! are the children sorrowing for a father. They have the sympathy of a nation, yet the sorrows of orphanhood May God in his infinite merey fold the orphanhood, Muy God i his infinite mercy fold them in his arms, boar them safely through its pilgrimage of sorrow to tho everlasting homo, where there shall be ne wmore sorrow and where all sadness and pain shall pass away, We commit you, dear friends, to the Everlasting Judge and friend who has promised to be the father of the fatherless and the support and friend of the widow. I have now completed the trust reposed in mo by my companion and comrade years ago, My sad duty is now ended, Fare-theo- well, my oldfriend and tellow traveler, Thou hast fought the good fight, thou OMAHA, TUESDAY MORN hast kopt the faith, henceforth there is laid up for thee a ecrown of life which Christ, the righteous judge, shall give to thee and to all who love him. Dr. Errett spoke for forty minntes His address was followed by Rev Jabez Hall, who read Garfieid’s favor ito hymn, as follows: Ho reapers of life's harvest, why stand with rusted blade, Until the night d.?\nc round thee and day o waiting for reapers more ty come; The golden morn is passing, why sct ye idle, dumb, Grasp up your sharpened sickle and gathoer in the graing The night is fast approaching and soon will come again, The master o call in n; Shall sheaves be there ungathered and waste upon the plain. Mount up the heights of wisdom and crash each crror low; Koep back no words of knowledge that human hearts should know. or reapers and shall he Be faithfol to thy mission 1n the service of thy Lord, ¥ And then a golden chaplet «hall Le thy Just reward, The choir then sang the hymn, a large orchestra giving en ‘Lsecmpanis meut. WHILE THE HEAD OF THE PROCESSION was getting in place the marine band filled the interval with appropri music, fiest ‘“‘Nearer My God to The»,” and then *‘Asleep in Jesus.” As the last notes of the latter died away the eight artillery men, who were to carry the body, marched slowly up the incline to the catafalque and the bur- don was lifted to their shoulders, Slowly they marched back and down tho inclino to the funeral car, which stood 100 feet from the pavilion and catafalque, and boro at the corners tho battle- flags of Garfield's command during the war, heavily draped. A line of military and marines were drawn up on each side, as guards. The car was drawn by twelve black horses, capari- soned with heavy black broadeloth, trimmed with silver fringe, and upon the horses’ heads were sable plumes, tipped with white. They were’ each led by a colored groom, dressed in black, with crape upon their arms, At 12:10 p. m. the casket was in its place on the car. Then twelve pa bearers marched from the pavilion and teok stations on each side of the car, At 12:13 the car moved out the gate and then the carriages wore filled a8 rapidly as possible. The first two carried the officiating clergymen, the next three bore the pall-bearers and then came a carriage drawn by a team of white horses caparisoned in black, This was for the president’s family. Mrs. Garfield walked down the incline leaning on the arm of Harry, and with them was little Irving. Close behind came Grandma Garfield, lean- ing on the arm of young James Gar- fleld, Col. Rockwell and General Swaim assisted them into the carriages The ladies sat on the back seat, facing Harry, James and Irving. The faithful whito houso servant, ‘i)miel Spriggs, « ¢4 #vwith the . dn veron the box. The ladies were too closely veiled for their faces to be scen. Next came the carriage carry- ing Miss Mollie and Abraham Gu field und the futher of Mrs, Garfield. The sisters of the dead president oc- cupied a carriage together, and a doz- en others were sot apart for the other relatives of the family. C. 0. Rock- well and Captain Rudolph, with their wives, rode together, and then fol- lowed Dr. and Mrs, Boynton, General and Mrs, Sheldon, Mrs, Rockwell and children, Rockwell, Swaim and Car- bin, Private Secretary Brown, and Warren Young, Dinsmore Atchinson, and Recard and Crump of the white house. The military and naval ofli- cers were driven ahead of the cabi- net. Sccretaries Blaine and Windom with their tamilies, occupied ono carriage. Then came Secretary and Mus. Hunt, and Secretary and Mra. Lincoln, Secretary Kirkwood and wife, MacVeagh and James, with their wives, ox-President and Mrs. Hayes and daughter, and Hon, Wm, M. Evarts. The senators rode in gurlicsui two and four, headed by enators Bayard and Sherman. The governors of the states came next and ropresentatives and the attachees of the congressional party, with delega- tions of prominent citzens from other cities filled the other carriages. The last carriago left the sqiare at 1 p. m. and the catafalque stood alone with its guard of honor, FROM THE PAVILION TERY, TO THE CEME- After the tuneral car left the park it wound slowly up Euclid avenue toward the cemetery, The body of the procession which had been placed in position early and had preceded the funeral car, now extended far out the avenue nearly to the cemotery, As the car moved slowly up the avenuo THE THRONGS OF PEOPLE on either side reverently uncovered their heads maintaining silence as it passed all along the avenue, From the park to the cemetory were waiting thousauds of people, Lines of sol- drers extending the entire distance of five miles, stood at either side of the stroets, a guard of honor as the ro- wains passed and an impassible bar- rior preventing the surging masses from pressing forward upon the streets and interfering with the passage of the mounted guard which marched twenty men abreast, 1o estimate the num- ber of people along the line where the !mmrn{ cortege passed is not e They were scen in every imaginable position faom which a view could be had, IRANKS A HALF DOZEN DEEP stood at the curbstone. Every door step, portico and window was’ filled, Many stoud on house tops and en- dured the broiling sun for hours. Others perched on fences or clambered to positions on trees, while thousands moved slowly back and forth along thoe sidewalks. After the unxiety to seo the funcral car and its contents was a desire to seo the sorrowing wife and aged mother, but the drawn cur- tains of tho carrisge in which they rode shut out the public gaze, G, SEPTEMBER 27, 1881, { LAID TO REST Among the People of His Native State Whom He Loved S0 Well, By the Lake Side and Under the Stars He Swoetly Sleeps. While Glory Guards, With Solemn Round, the Bivouac of the Dead. hastened tha breaking up of the line Many of the commanderics and som: of the visiting organizations returned over the same route, and meeting, marched with uncovered heads through the squaro and under the pa villion, dividing at the catafalque. Somo of the erack organizations dia fancy drilling coming down Euclid avenuo and the crowds who had stood in silent awo before now lustily ap- plauded, GENERAL NOTES, Grandma and Mrs. Garfield and the cabinet and all the friends the family returned from tho cemetery direct to the houses wirere they have beon entertained. Lato this evening the president’s mother and widow wero atill bearing up nobly and are preparing to go to Mentor to-morrow. The special ear which has been at The Services at the Grave Yes- terday Considerably Marred by Rain, Mrs, Garflell Boars Up Won- derfally Under the Ter- rible Strain. With Her Children She Will Go to the Old Home at Montor at Once. People Loaving Cleveland as Fast as Trains Can Carry Thom. National Assoviated Pross. SCENES AT THE GRAVE, CLevELAND, September 26.—The funeral procession reached the ceme- tery entranco at 2 o’clock and passed between the patrol who presonted arms, Minute guns announced the arrival. It was 3:30 beforo the funer- al car entered the cemetery, Rain had been falling steadily for nearly an hour and the canopy and flower- strown carpeting beneath wero drench- ed. Thousands of men and women had their clothing saturated. At the head of the ecar rode the first Cloveland troops, who drew np in lne at the loft. Next came the marine band, Columbia, Washington and Hanse!man, Cincin- nati commanderies, with tho Cleveland Grays, The car was drawn beyond the vault and the incline at once lai down while the artiilory escort car the casket and depusitud it on the hin, The carriage containin; andma Garfield, Mrs. Garfield an children halted directly opposite. the vault entrance thus permitting the occupants a view of the interier, Mrs. Garfield's features could be seen through the veil and betrayed the ter- rible strain which she was enduring. Grandma Garfield glanced about with a dazed expression of grief. Neither alighted THR PALL BEARERS took position a* one side of the canopy with ex-President Hayes and Bishop Bedell near. At‘the roar was the German voeal society. On the other side stood James and Harry Garfield with Seciotary Blaine and General Swaim and Colonels Rockwell and Corbin by their side. Harry scomed deeply moved while the exprossion of James' face was that of grief. The marine band played softly *Nearer My God to Thee.” Hon, J. P. Robinson announced that Rev. Harrison John- #on, chaplain of General Garfield’s old regiment, would make an address. Mr. Jones said: Our illustrious friend has reached his journey's end. When the grand surroundings of the occasion were seen, ho was led to inquire whether this was the son of a king. Nothing like this had been seen in this nation before. Ho was no priuce. Ho was a free man and general commoner. He was born buta few miles from ihis spot, amid primeval forests, and &ll he nsks us is a peaceful grave in the soil that — gave him birth, His lifo need mnot now be sketched for history, that immortal conservator of events, will hand down its pisodes, and they will live forev- or. Reference was made to the uni- versal manifestations of grief noticed along the routeof the funeral car from Pittsburg to Cleveland, and how, cs- pecially “working men, exhibited the deepest emotion, This was because the dead had been a working man himself and had worked his own way up to a high station, Not al laboring men, but lawyers, phyi and those in all high stations had joined in common lamentation, He had touched them all. The speaker did not care to allude to the pumshment to be meted out to the assassin. ““Vengeance is mine. I will repay,” saith the Lord, but even now Guiteau cringes in his cell and sces the scaffuld rise before him and suffers the terrors of the damned, The Christian faith of the president was then alluded to and the thought was oxpressed that having at- tained the highest rank on earth it re- mained alone for God to call him higher. At the conclusion of the remarks a vocal socioty sang the favorite hymu of the lamented dead, and President Hinsdale pronounced & benediction, proceeding with a short prayer the theme of which was that tho rare ex- pression of this day taught tho trath prominent persons crowd for- ward to gather scattered fl s mementos and before the procession depurted all tho flowers boneath the canopy had been seoured, The fumily carriages then started on their return, followed by the remainder of the vehicles containing the cabinet and state guard of houor, The occupants cach uncovored heads whon passing the mortuary. return from the cometory was made in order. The divisions had stood guard along the line of march, and who bad divided, to allow the funeral car to pass through, came back without going to the cemotery. The rain that fell after three o'clock city. about $5.000, their disposal since leaving Washing- ton for Long Branch, will bo eoupled to onoe of the ecarly trains to Mentor, and the trip ~ will bo made as quietly as possible, and there will bo no reception at the old home. The first section of the funeral train started on tho return trip to Washington at 6:03 p. m, Al the eabinet, except Blaiue, with their wives and secretaries, the representa- tives of the supreme court, and army and navy oscort, were on the teain. The second section is to bo made up as boforo and earrying only senators and members of the house, will start promptly at 11 p. m. Both sections will havo the right of way and will make the run in about 20 hours. NO. 82 MEMORIAL SERVICES. [mpressive Services in Different . Parts of the Country Yesterday. Bells Tolled, Business Suspend- edand Profound Urief Every- where Manife. ted. Services Held in Paris, London and Other Foreign Citier. National Asociated Preas, AT NEW LONDON, CONN, New Lospooy, Conn., September 20, To-day has been observed throughout eastern Connecticut by appropriate religious services in the difforent churches. All the public bells were tolled and minute guns fired overy half hour from the naval vesselsin theharbor, Along the coast business has been entirely anspended. AT WASHINGTON, b. €. Wasnwvaron, September 26.—To- day has been observed as a holiday throughout the city. The departinents aro all closed and ilic streets have n Sunday appearance. Religious servi- ces were held inall the churches and were largely attended. Four congre- gationa united at the Metropolitan M. The Cuyohaga county soldiers and sailors’ associntion, desireus of show- ing somo attention to Generals Sher- man, Sheridan and Hancock and Ad- miral Porter, had arranged to tender thema reception. To-day, however, it was decided this could hardly be done. Accordingly tho association called in a body this afternoon at the residence of Gen. Harris, where the gontlomen named are being entortain- ed, and presented their respects, Ts morning eight subscription books for the dollar monument fund were opened in various parts of the ‘I'o day the receipts amount to Louis Schlicker, aged 28, a Kunight Templar from Canton, 0., fell from a wall near the union depot lere to- day and was killed. The four sons of the late president have been made honorary members of tho 42d Obio, their father's old reg- id | iment. A military guard has been placed ovor the vault where the president’s remains now rest, and will be contin- ued until the casket is interred in the lot that has Dbeen selected. This, Mrs. Garfield intends, will be within a few days. It is estimated that 100,- 000 strangers were in in the city to- day. e THE GOVERNORS. THEIR MEETING AT CLEVELAND YESTER- DAY—GOV. FOSTER'S SPEECH, COLRVELAND, Soptomber 26, —All the governors of the several states present in Cleveland held & meeting this morn- ing at which (Goy, Blackburn presided. The meeting was first called to order by Gov, Foster, of Oliio, who spoke as follows: ‘*‘Gentlemen, the governors of the several states aro here in at- tendance upon the funeral ceremonies of the late president. Gen. J, A, Gar- field. Upon the invitation of the cabinet, and at the suggestion of some of you, the propriety of which is so self- evident, 1 havetakon the liberty of ap- pointing this place and fixing this hour as the time and place of our meeting. The funeral conduct and direction of these coremonies have been placed in charge of the authorities of the state und the final arrangements are now complete. In accepting on behalf of the state of Ohio the chargo of the final directions of the funeral caremo- nies of GeneralJ A. Garfleld, late president of the United States, wo assume a duty inexpressibly sad and distressing. For him there has been developed in this country from politi- cal opponents as well as from political friends from north, wsouth, east and west, from the civilized world, from crowned heads and the peasant, a love an affection never exhibited for a mortal man before, and their heart- felt prayers for his recovery have never ceased. His more than heroic fight for lifo has but intensitied the regard, esteom and love the peoplo felt for him, and the Christian pa- tience and fortitude with which his noble wife has borne the most terrible burden, most tenderly touches vl1l hearts and has enshrined her in the affections of the people. We under- take to discharge the sad duty of the final direction of these ceromonies with a depth of sorrow hitherto un- known, As friends and neighbors of the dead president, knowing hiun as we have from his birth, proud as we areof his intellectual growth, honored as wo have been by his distinguished sorvices to his conntry, fond as we are of his personal friendship, of his gen- erous and affectionate nature, it is in- deed a most terrible affliction to us, These last acts performed we will ever regard it as a eacred and solemn duty to comfort and sustain the fond moth- er, the heartsick wifo and the hereaved children of him who stood first in the hearts of his people. A committee of three, consisting of Governors Cornell, of New York; Bigelow, of Connecticut, and Hawk- ins, of Tenncssce, wero appointed to draft resolutions, which were adopted. of the gospel, that the grave is the Bl end, Orleans Nows' : i . g ’ X gspondonce of ‘Iux Lk, Socretary Blaine and Garfield’s | Correspondonce ot fhun Toge aons euterod tho vault, Other| ORLEANS, NEu, Septewber 23, I'he republican county convention met at Alma to-day. Every vrecinet was represented. Great discord was wmanifest by part of the convention, a number of the delegates not coming in the convention, There will be a people's convention ealled, as there is much dissa isfaction with the nomi- nations, The following are the nom- inations: 5. H. Kent, county judge: J. W. Burnsides, treasurer; A, Richmond, clerk; ©. Brown, sheriff; E. Irvin, county superintendent; 8. Smith, s nervisor. The state delegates ar Thomas Young, J. Glascoe, E. Ridge- way, Sam Boles, llnuu,u‘. TRAVELER, E. church where addresses were de- livered by Rev. R. K. Bayerand Rev. J. G. Butler, one of the clergymen ofticiating at the late president’s fun- oral Elder A. Russell, officiated at the memorial services at the Vermont avenuo Christian church which Gar- ficld attended during life. President Arthur attended memorial service at St. John's church on Vermont avenue where Dr. Norton presided. AT PROVIDENCE, R. I Provipexce, Sept. 26 —Ceremonies in connection with the fu eral of Presi- dent Gartield were observed here to- day in an impressive manuner. There was a general suspension of business throughout the city and state and ser- vices were held in most of the city churches Minuto guns were fired for an hour, commencing at 12 o'clock and afterwards half hourly until sunset. Both branches of the stato assembly met to-day to elect a senator o succeed tho late General Burnside, but ad- journed until week from to-morrow on account of the national funeral, AT PITTSBURG, PA. Pirrspura, Pa., September 26.— To-day is being observed as one of prayer in this city. The mills and factories are all ille and business is generally suspended. The day was ushered in by the firing of a national salute of thirteen guns at the arsenal. The bells are tolling and memorial services are being held in many of the churches. AT BUFFALO, N. Y. BurraLo, September 26.—The day Las been solemmly - observed here.: There were services at most of the churches. The addrosses all eox- pressed sympathy for the bereaved family. There were severe condem- nation of the assassin and condemna- tion of political slander. AT NEW YORK. New York, Herlmnbur 26,—Broad~ way is decorated in black for eight miles and has been thronged all day with people throughout its length, with no seeming objuct except toview the handsome. and, in many respects, unique mourning draperies and deco~ rations, The daycould not have been more closely kept. AT SAN FRANCISCO, SaN Francisco, September 26, — largest ever seen in this city, excel- ling even the immense demonstration made for the obsequics of President Lincoln, It is estimated that thirty thousand people were inline. Stores were closed and draped in mourning. All houses in the line of the proces- sion were similarly draped. AT ALBANY, N. Y. Ausaxy, N. Y., September 26.— Nover before has this city presented such a solemn spectacle as to-day. Business was entirely suspended. Ser- vices were held in all the churches. AT BOSTON, MASS, Bosron, September 20, —The day was thoroughly observed by the mayor. Bells were tolled and a mass meeting was held in Tremont templo, where special memorial services were held; also at churches in the city and suburbs. To-day was observed in every town and village in New Eng- land, AT 8T, JOHNS, N, B, Jr. Jouns, N, B., Sept. 26,~—TIm- pressive services in memory of Presi- dent Garfield were held here to-day, and addresses made by Consul Fessen- den, the mayor and the provincial seoretary. Business wassuspended at 8:30 a. m. The bells aro tolling. BERVICES ABROAD, Panis, September 26.—The ser- yices ut the American chapel, which is surrounded by recollections of suchmen as McClintock, Grant, Sherman, Simpson, Dean Stanley and other leaders of English speaking races, were held to-duy and attended by = representative throng of men of every cluss, President Grevy was present and there wus an unusually large at- tendance of members of the diplomatie body. IN LONDON, Loxvox, September 26,—The prin- cipsl American firms throughout Eng- land, Scotland and Irelaud suspended business to-day and reports from the 1ent indicate that similar Koliey 1 by leading correspondents, rican {unkur- and other houses there. Business of all sorts in England has been partielly suspended and in draping of buildings, display of flags ab m]%‘-lmut, pictures of President Garfield in shop windews framed in mourning and many other indicatios of regret and mourning are to-dayseen The funeral pageant to day was the - . i