New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-19
.BROOKL YN I1EM.

Tax BODY or JOHS K. CooK.-The body of John
E. Cook, executed at Chsrestown Va, on Friday, ar
rived in William sburg about o'clock Sunday morning.
Tie BODY was IA zen in charge at Charesown by the
Adams Express Company, and arrived at jersey City
about o'clock Saturday night. After some delay it
was taken by express wagon to the undertaken
Mr. John Kendrick, No SO Grand street. IL was IN
closed in an ordinary black walnut colin OF the Pha
delpha STYLE and dressed in black suit OF clothes
r. face and neck were much dit colored and decompo-
stion had already set in. The remains were removed
from the coffin and prepared for the process OF embam
inc Gov. Willard of Indiana, Mr., Voorhes, Secretary
of State of Indiana and DIR. Stanton ali relatives OF
the deceased accompanied the remains from Charles
town Yesterday, DIR. Holmes proceeded to em6alm
the body and in the afternoon succeeded In removing
all traces discooraon about the neck and face, go
that the body looked quite natural. The coffin In which
the remains will be placed of rosewood with silver
plated screw and handles and bears silver plate with
the following inscriptions John L. Cook, died Decem-
Der l6, 1859, aged y years
Mrs. Cook the wife of the deceased desired very
much to see the body yesterday, but it was not
deemed prudent to allow her TO do so The arrange
rnents for the funeral services have been materially
changed within few days. The relatives of the de-
ceased are members of the Rev. DIR. Porers church,
and the censsory Of that body voted to tender the use
of the church for the funeral ceremonies provided the
Rev. DIR. Porter was allowed TO offeiste. The rels-
tyes gladly accepted the Offer In order 10 assure the
n,b6e that this action could in nowise be construed
into AN indorsement Of Cooks acts the conservative
Consstory subsequently published the following card
in The Inthigenoer of Thursday last:
Ilsvns been announced in the dy prints. that IN the even
of The xecuou r. Cook h funeral VIII De at,onied
Al Fourth street Reformed Dutch Chnrch lthe Rev DE- for
. S .e Of bc Soo.e Of worship has been granted
that pafpose feelings Of deep and sincere Lo AZ
eicd sayee Ia communion, who, entirely dissppoVnS
Cooks connection with the recent trouble IN snS s hsse
thees. desroas Of giving his remains decent ou 49, H.
private any Christian attention winch can Hi ~ ~
great grief -. - - ..,i.t.r friend.
snd 10 ourselves be saeien 20 pTsye. ne Tor
nation Of an that the funeral intended 70 ish 40
sTritsnspt on eiisns political or sectional topics -
j. 5. BUN, Jis. {; CSrRoH' Johs a Cav,
Ssss ms y Mooss. oSs'A vs.. j. scorT, Fs.HIOs,
RoBKRT hiLLEE
D.ee-Jsr IA, lssa
ON Friday, the Consistory met again, and resolved
that il would be inconss.en, with the interests Of the
Church TO allow the body Of Cook be brought into the
church. aud go informed the relatives. Would the
Cousistory permit the corpse to remain in the ves
bue durI the services r. pleaded the stricken
relatives. Again the Consistory met, and ravely
pondered over the weighty question. Af'er much
PRAYER ana ROOd OcsA VI N41NSon-Sbf s-N-
that il would not be expedieni to allow the dead man
to cros the threshold Of the church. in view Of the
perious state of the Union. They thought, however
that thee might eonseAt to al0r the corpse to remain
~ The kearss IN front ef the church, without endsnger-
inc the welfare of our common country the upshot
Of the whole Of which is, thst although DR.. Porter
has prenared bis beautiful discourse, and writ
tsn il out aiy for the press, and although the
Copzsory have won themselves due credit for mag
psnity and devotion to the Union from their card IN
TGe Infsgsaeer toe funeral VIII not take place from
tie Dutch Reformed Church in Fourth street, and the
Rev. DR.. Porter viii not have an opportunity to ex-
,smporize upon the fate Of poor Cook bat the Consis
tory will have the satsfaetion of knowing that they
have done their hne a for the suppression Of section
alisrn. and the safety Of the Union.
The Trusets Of the Uniyersals. Church al she cor
per Of Fourth and South Third streets che Rev. Mr.
Psterss e,s fesrful Of the public safety offered th'
ps of their church for the entire service If desired
not. received at late hour last night, however, IN
form, US that the funeral will take place at the resi-
dsuce of Samuel l.. Harris, es., No. ia South Nnih
street Winamsburgh, At 10 tomorrow. The relatives
of the deceased are at the house of Mr. Robert Croy,
IN Fourth street, near Division avenue. The arrisSi
of the body created but little excitement in the y' rs
II was not generally known where it had been taken,
and those who called VI the undertaken sweFe inessa