New-York daily tribune., 1849-01-27
OIrY ITEMS.

FRIDAY, January -.
CRY REFORM MEErSG.-A meeting was held
last night al Military Hall for the purpose Of showing
ng .he necessity of sepsrsing the Cy Offices lrou the
influence Of state and general politics. The s,t.ndance
wa8 net very srse The meeting was organized about
O'Clock, by appointing G ". MEros, Esq. Char.
msu J. j. Boyd J. Aimee Roosevelt Stephens, n. c
Ely T. Morrsii T Kennedy snd r Abel ycePrs.i.
dents, snd L. Huntington and w d. Benson. secre-
tshes A Committee OF two from escb Ward was sP
pointed 70 repc-i he subject Addresses were de-
u7sred By Nes'r. Dewey o., Long Island Hsrmsn.
Commsrord and the Chairman, after which .he meet.
iug adjourned Another meeting will soon be held for
the purpose Of hearing the report Of the General Com
mittee
DERASoED-A man Of respectable appearance
shout 80 years Of sss who STATED his name to De
Oikey, evidently 10 derau.sd state oi minc. vss iai,
norLing found by officer Poole OF the Ninth Ward, run
ming about streets and into dwellings without h,
coat sod hst he Wa detained AZ the JEFFERSON Mar.
ssf Polcest station with yi@w of being restored 10 bis
iE.ends
FUsERAI OF ME. HALr.-Ths Jou~rqlof Con-
Ses gives the following account OF Mr. Hale. funeral
Al q o'clock noon the invited friends snd relatives
OF the dsceased convened AZ bis sts residence In hur
rsy-st where an appropriate prayer wss offered by
Rev Mr. Inonp-1u P48tnr nf t-a Tabernacle Church
Of which Nr. H-l- member. A procession
then formed and moved on foot from the house 10 the
Ta5ernace. ~ the Tzbernsce, which nesry
led with spectators srd frends numbering probably,
4 so or upward the services ~-re introduced with
iew impressive remarks ~ the Pastor alter which,
prayer vas offered 5y Rev Or. Patton. The hymn
commencing Friend sitter friend departs ' was then
sung oy ths choir, and select passages 0i Scripture
were read oy ths Pssior Next thr.ng address
was made BY Rev Henry W Beechcr OF Brooklyn, in
Which he alluded b the religious character OF the de-
ceased his eminent use fulness aud hs peaceful exit
10 those who bad to the secret chsmber.of PIE
soul il vas manifest sad he speaker, that Mr. Hses
highest iniertst wss ao0ge.. De tMr Boecner) had
seen the trcke down hs naturally stern features
~ hearing of some neW triumph u the Redeemer's
kingdom His heart was tender on such subjects and
hi. hand open o promote the cause be loved
When Drsth approached he not appalled,, 5lt
trusting In Jesus" Co use bic owA sxpr-s,ioo) he
5ade ths message welcome. When such men die the
speaker could nor mourn BAT must exu and triumph
They had sscomp shsd tha great Oclrcf ~ iiie and
were now tree from ne Temptations and nnrmihes -
Of all the persons To- ttsf house, be (poinung ~ ths
corpse osr-sh the pulpit is lhs vlsesL lhe hspPlesi
ano lhe hOiirst
Nr Be-cher was followed by Rev DR. Lansing Of
Brooklyn 10 IN address b. the Throne Of Grace The
hymn, Hear what the voice Of Heaven prOcsims tor
al .1e ynus dead. tnen sung, and, sltn the oene
dicton, closed lhe public services lns whole scene
p.s deeply interesting snd impressive snd, not least
The readiness With which PROBABLY several hundred
persons embraced the opportunity afforded 81 the clOse
0l the exercises oi passing successiFely near tne
corpse aud taking lsst look Of cogntensnce which
q most Of them was familiar.
From the Ia1eruzcIr toe procession moved "a car
rag- about 81 10 number % the Brooklyn South Feffy
and thence 20 Green DN9od Celnstsry where the BODY
vas inferred.
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