, 1863-07-06
Funeral Services OF tho Late Capt.
John a. ThQmpYpus

Funeral Services OF tho Late Capt.
John a. Thompson.
The funeral services due the deceased off,
Ger whose name forms the caption to this
paragraph, were performed yesterday after
noon, under the direction If Apollo Com
nandery No. l Of z. T., and Oriental Lodge,
Of which organizations deceased WIS an active
and shining member.
At an early hour yesterday morning, the
body Of the deceased wus removed to Bryan
Hall, under escort of Capt. Brands Zouaycs.
It remained there lying In state during the
day, until 8 o'clock, and although nothing
was visible except the rusty scabbard and
sofled accoutrcmcnts of the dead soldier, the
hall was filed with large and sympathlsing
assembly, which silently gazcd upon tue
relics Of the departed hero. At three O'Clock
the coffin was placed upon the hearae and the
procession moved in the following order:
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
yaas & Deans Light Guard Band.
El1sworth's Zuuaves.
Appol1o ConHandcry Of Sir Knights
Hea,se, with SIX Sir knights and six members oI
Oriental Lodge, Free and Accepted
Masons, as Pail Bearers.
Oriental Lodge
: Carriages.
The procession marched to the old Cemetery,
where the imposing burial service Of the
Orders Of Knighthood WAS read, participated
In By the members Of the order ut the vault,
after which the Oriental Lodge held It's SER
vices, the exercises being closed by the firing
fthree vollies over thegraye By the Zuuaves.
After these ceremonies the corpse was re-
placed in the hearse md conveyed to Grace
land Cemetery, followed by fourteen carriages,
containing the mourning relatives and friends
Of the deceased. The procession reformed
and marched to the city, aud were dismissed
to their several Balls.
Probable Wife Murder.
A flend in human form, who bears the name
Of Barney Mcclure, living on the corner Of
North Market md Michigan streets, celebrated
the Fourth Of July by beating his wife in .
most unmerciful manner, inilicting such inju-
.ies us will in all probability result in her
dta:h
It appears that Mcclure is quite young
man, though his wife was widow when he
married her. She Is represented, By those
who best know her, as woman Of excellent
sasaa sa.sa',,.a,',a'aa.sss w - -ss ' 49, 80 -oi
band has for a long time been In the habit Of
abusing and occasionally beating her On
Saturday evening, having some alteration,
be sudden]! seized her by the throat, choked
her well nigh to death, and then beat her with
sona othsr no-.,ss I who ~ a...a hos.,,sn I ~ .,,s ~
1nusa a1a xhoes nttan+,an ~ ~. ~ arHa1-e.aa ~ Nv ~.
,1,a scrcon. ~ Tho r,nfortnn,t. woman u.a
:, NJ hoen fn- ne in,e-f,~anoo ~ ;n,u,.as, ~
monster wo,1a nnaonhted11 hnro ,,;1,ad H..
win, in a fev momcnts A. = "a ahe ,,ee n
m ,neens,bir cona,tIon md # "a nj tbonoht
possible for.her Ia recover. Her In,nTIes ore
numcrous ,nd sever, and sona ~ +hsn, -.
tcrnnl ph1sic,ana wcre soon called ~ ot.ond
he, and III. c,ae VIVA communicated r. r,nt
Cnnn- IF III. North s;de police vssta~5.v
1norn;nf, Nri,,nre waos orrrested md Ia no.. -
cus,odv. axdtInp nm examination wh5c., vi1,
nro1ahlv bc had to.dav.
-s;nce the ahore was written va ,a,rn
that Mrs. Mec1ure bas died Of her intnries
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The Close OF the Opera.
Inc opera season Is over aud Inc artists
nave taRsn wing Tor cool retreate and water
ing places 70 rest until ian' while our opera
goefs a1e aso 1estlng, IL nay De well TO sum"
1nas1ze nf1le on inc season IN II" OF It's
aspects.
ihe season has been a marked success, and
has sa1's1actor1ly proved tnat ne haVe an ope-
ratio audience, and ne mike the distinction,
because the operat1c audience is pre-eminent-
II an audience per Sc. Neither the theatre
nor the concert can claim marked, distinct,
re1iable audieice. During the first two weeks
the same faces; were present each evening, and
would have been during the third week, had
not the season been too long aud the weather
SO extremely hot The foundation for opera
has been laid, and probably in the future we
shall have rtgular operatic season each year
and this brings up the matter of an opera
house, which is already seriously debated. It
may be question whether we are yet ripe for
it, but that tho time Ia speedily coming there
can be no doubt.
During tho last three weeks ne have had
1Gf4QTmEQ Inc Operas Oh LuCfeL1A B0FGiA
Mnrtha, Ernani, Dinorah, Troyatore, La Juive,
Puritani, Norma, Don Giovanni twice, Lucia.
Trayiata, sIcilian Yespers, Poliuto, The Mask.
ed Ball, Moses in Egypt, The Favorita and
Roberto Il DIayolo. It is due to Mr. Gran to
say that they have been produced in most
superior manner. To be sure, We have lack
ed the resources md operatic effects in nanv
Of them, but that is not the fault of the man.
agement. They have appro1imnted perfec-
zion, and. given us well formed idea Of the
masterpieces Of the operatic world. Neither
the stage nor the scenic arrangements were
sufficient to bring out Dlnorah, The Jewess,
Don Giovanni, Sicilian Vespers, Moses in
Egypt or Robert the Devil yet, who will for
- 71Hs.1 ~. 6' ~ sF4o . WV 14onA
the JeTess, lne Masked Ito, mn nadnc0 ia tote
or Robert. foi 1.te 1a{n1s. The entira onera-
,E1..-.,.
GuluS eo1iN u4A4Iy WILL tAAuh 1lau 4of SO mucn
Of music to be treasured In pleasant memo-
r1es.
The company Is 4 most excellent nne and
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