The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-11
INTELLIGENCE BIZ THE MAILS
Our Washington correspondence.

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WASHINGTON July 8, 1919.
Pronunciation Of Etogy on the late Er- President
Pok-Respect for the Occasion-Aspssntnsnts IL.
the Dtstrat-1he Choloa-Deati Of Mrs. Mad,-
son.
In the + street Baptist church, to-day, large
number of ladies and gentlemen assembled, occu-
plying every seat. The marine band IN full force
and appareled in scarlet uniforms, occupied the
places usually filled by the choir, and performed
several funeral marches. After long prayer by the
pastor, the Rev. Geo. w. Samson, the Hon II. S.
toote came forward to deliver eulogum on the life
anddeath OF the late James X. Polk CHANGING hiseye
towards his right he perceived his Excellency the
President OF the United States, and Messrs John
son, Meredith and Crawford Of the cabinet, and
several OF the heads of bureaus. He bestowed on
the ilusirious dead the best imaginable character
Tor consistency and honesty IN his private and pub
lie acts gave him credit for giant inteect, and ter
having fully redeemed all his pledges with regard
to Texas and Oregon, for having removed many of
the restrictions on commerce, thereby increasing
the revenue, and, by the admirable manner of vim
dicating American rights IN the Mexican war, and,
finally securing territory one third large az the
United States, forever secured the commerce Of
the East. The Independent Treasury and the
warehousing systems were the perfection of poll
teal wisdom; and future generations, when party
rancor shall have died away will not fail TO regard
Mr. Polk, as mis- friends now know ne was, Il real
Jeffersonian democrat Mr.. Foote having * lust-
ed the theme OF praise, took occasion TO ad .ert to
the working OF our constitution and the rinhts
which 1t secures and insisted that the peopl. de-
handed the exercise OF the veto power TO arrest
the schemes OF fanatics for the dissolution of the
Union, before their notions assume the form of
laws and at this point he directed his eyes 70 the
Drnet Innf II, IL.
expect you to interpose your prerogatlve.' The
honorable Senator wound up by long LATIN quo
taton, and then took his seat. Brother Sheer pro-
nounced the benediction, and the assembly dis
persed.
We think that, before promlscuous auditory,
tue ADDRESS was 700 strongly partisan 1t was an
occasion mat did not call for the laudaon of
party measures. Before the Jack son Democratic
Association alone, there could have been 40 OBJ
lection. 1t seemed as If General Fooie was read
ing the present adm nstratlon-several of the exc
cutve officers being present-a lecture as to how
public affairs should be conducted, and inviting
II to follow In the footsteps of its ilustrious
predecessor" There two things we love about
this gentleman-his warm heartedness and bold
ness OF defamation. He felt what he sad and
spoke as though his sentiments could not be gain
additional remarks IN commentator.
At halt-past eleven o'clock the departments were
closed to afford the clerks and others an opportu--
nifty to hear the Grafton of General Foote The
public edfces are still draped IN mourning and
Will veal the DduRes Oh sorrow Tor thirty DAYS.
Our new city postmaster has removed the me-
phew OF Amos Kendall as chief clerk, and ap-
pointed, in his stead, VIM. III. Gunnell, lumber
merchant OF Washington.
,D GG'G shn fodds5d chief of the Auxiliary Guard
pointed assistants to Mr.. Wallach, the United
States Marshal. Mr.. Jonas B. Ellis, a principal
overseer in the Navy Yard, is mentioned as the
successor OF Capt. Goddard.
IL was announced in an official bulletin, on FRI
day. that there had been, from the 18th OF June to
that tlme fifteen of cholera and seven deaths.
Within the last three days no new cases have been
reported, and our citizens are felictatng them
selves that the danger is past. However, the
Board OF Health advise the people how to prepare
their sleeping apartments and what articles of food
TO avoid, and what TO eat. The city is as healthy
as ever at this season, as may be Judged by the
fact that, In population of more than thirty thou
sand, there were but sxty-six deaths during the
month OF June, or one in every four hundred and
ffty-fve.
Mrs, Dolly Madison, relict of the late ex-Preri-
dent Madison, died to-day. She was Miss
Payne, and Mr.. Madison married her in Phlladel-
phia, while Congress was there in session, and he
Senator. There are now living the widows of,
we believe, but three exPresidents, VIZ Mrs. J.
q. Adams, Mrs. w. ii. Harrison, and Mrs j. X
Polk. The demise of Mrs. Madison has filled our
community with sorrow For many years she has
resided In the nelghborhood of the Presidents
house, and on every New Years day held her
levee, TO which citizens aud strangers resorted
She was, apparently, upwards Of eighty years of
age, and always appeared in a white turban. The
respect entertained for her demeanor and hospi-
taiy, united with the fact that she was the part
neI OF one OF our most eminent statesmen, Z" the
father Of the constitution" secured for her the
title, by some, Of Lady Madison" IL was MOI
conferred as contradistnguished from a republican
designation, but by way Of pre-emnence in her
O.
tOur telegraphic dispatches state that Mrs. Ma
olson is not dead
Our Haiti mara Corr..uorA....