Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-05-14
Gov fIarvey's Remains

The remains Of the lamented Gov Har-
vey arrived ct Madison on Tuesday even
ing of last we k. We copy the following
notice Of It's reception, and the manner of
ite recovery from the State Journal of
Wednesday:
The coffin was placed in a hearse at the
Depot, and accompanied by a procession
OF carriages was conveyed 10 the Capitol,
where 1t was placed IN the Assembly
Chamber under q large military "a IL OF
honor.
We obtain the following full and relia-
BILE particulars of the recovery Of the re-
mains from Attorney Gen. Howe.
On " ednesday,a week ago Mr.. Mellen,
Z. ). agent for the estab lshnent OF posi-
Offices and custom houses on the Femme
see river, was gong up the Tennessee on
the steamer Lady Pike At Britts Point
between ID and TO miles below Pit sburT
Landing, the steamer WAS hailed, and the
Captain informed by Mr.. Eritt that the
body OF Gov. Harvey, o. Wisconsin. had
been found. AMI was in the possession of
n gentleman named Singleton, who resi-
dsd about two and Il hail miles IN the in
terror Mr. Singleton Was sent Tor, and
brought the body with him and the effects
found upon II.
1t appears that on the sunday proceed
ing, Il negro nan and WON III discovered
the body III the river ine nero cot it to
the shore, and after Gu tn. out the pock-
cts was setrln5 1t adri.t again. Just at ta.s
moment IL steamer COMM IL ) "A, t.le ne
gro vas fri rhtened II. the ldel ta,t ne
might have been discovered. and TOOK JAe
body on shore wuere lie bur.ed il. Ihc
money watch, AMI otG.r similar con eutS
OF the pockets were u distributed an al the
negroes
Mr.. Singleton gettint some kn1wel &c
oe the affair by seein- some o. the IL II :
taken in possession OF the negroes, Im4ne-
diatcly suspected that 1t Was the body OF
Gov. Harvey that had been found, ana ne
succeeded In intimIdating the negroes 50
fur hat they returned everything taken
from it. ana showed him where the body
was buried Identifying the body by the
papers found on it, be mad It placed N 4
coffin and cared tor. 1t was placed on the
steamer Lady Pike, and taken 10 Plt S
burr Landing, where 1t was placed under
the care OF Col. Wood, OF the l4th " is
consin There it was transferred to the
steamer L crosse, and with guard of
honor consisting OF twenty soldiers, sent
to the care OF Attorney Gen. Howe, at
search for the remains along the river, for
many miles below where it was lost went
down the river the night the body was ia
ken to P:ttsburs Landirg
From Cairo 1t was con eyed To Chica-
go, reaching there on Monday evening
where Il was received by the committee,
consisting OF Gov. Solomon and the other
state officers, and removed for the night
10 the fremont House under an escort 81
Captain Rourkes Battery As the cort
ece passed along the streets, the bells OF
the city were tolled and the Ha9 on City
Hall displayed at half mast
i isa remarkable circumstance that
everything on the person of the Governor
when he was drowned has been recover
cl, money, watch, papers, and even his
pocket knife, pencil, &c. The papers are
all legible.
The remain. are now lying in state in
the Assembly Chamber, which has been
appropriately decorated for the occasion
BY Messrs W Z. Towers and D. kesslar
The desks have been removed y very
fine portrait Of the late Governor recent
" painted bv Mr. Corgswell. an artist of
St Louis, draped with Grape. Is hung
above the Speakers desk. with flags arran-
ged on either side Of it. The bier is coy
cred with the American fagand the coffin
tastefully decorated With flowers
A military guard of honor, from the
10Th Regiment are stationed about the
bier, watching, with shoJldered muskets
and rigid, impressive faces, the remains Of
the man whom we ali so loved and honor
cd but whom we are to see no more tor
ever