Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-28
LOCAL NEWS.

FUNERAL OF PAST GRAND MASTER PAGE.
The funeral OF Yelverton Peyton Pays, p. G.
III. Of the Grand Lodge OF Masons Of this Dis.
trict, took place this afternoon, from his late
residence on street, near Fourth. He was
buried with Masonic honors. The body reposed
in mahogany coffin, lined with white satin,
and adorned with silver handles, three ON each
side. The tops OF the screws were also OF
silver. Upon the lid Of the coffin was q silver
plate. bearing the SIMPLE inscription, "Yelver-
ton Peyton Page. Born July 18th, 1923; died
September Goth, 1863"
corpse was arfayed in q full suit of black
hands folded across the breast and half blown
white roses were laid upon it. Mr.. Page was
much emaciated by his long sickness, but his
face was in death calm and peaceful as his
friends were accustomed to sec it in life
Long before the hour appointed for tho fu-
neral, his friends began 70 gather about his late
deceased.
The funeral started from tho house little
after TWO o'clock, and the hearse was followed
by the friends and relatives Of deceased in car
riages. P: G. ID. Stansbury, P. g. n. Whiting,
p. G. Gilman, p. D. G. n. Howard. p. al.
Cross, MIR: Chaplain. g. W. H. Bah win, and
g.: W., W. H. Rohrer were pail hearers.
Ihe religious vices wero conducted in the
Four-and a. halt street Presbyterian Church.
All the Lodges, Chapters, and the Comman-
dery OF Masons In the city except the Naval
Lodge, attended in one body as Grand Lodge,
Naval Lodge attended rs Lodge.
AS The corpse was carried into the church
Kew. Dr. McMurdy, acting a5 Grand PrelAte
of the United States, read portion of Scrip.
turp, which was responded TO by the choir
The corpse was then carried to the altar, when
the Msrine Band played an appropriate tirge
Dr. McMurdy recited the creed, in conformity
with the rules OF the Order. and the responses
were given by the N embers OF the Order in at
tendance. A prayer was then offered, alter
which an impressive sermon was delivered =
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hymn was then sung, ari the cortege took is
way to the Congressional Cemetery, where the
remains were inferred with Masonic honors.
The hat, sw erd and ragalia OF deceased Law
upon the coffin while the ser vices were in
progress, and wr2aths of roses aud other fra.
grant flowers incermixed with box wood, were
also placed upon 1t. rs&
DISCOUNTED CAVALRY CAMP.-This camp,
which is designated as Camp Stonemas, is s,t.
mated across the Eastern Branch, over a milo
from the Insane Asylum It was estabIishaI
foT Ibe purpose OF equipnng and remountine
such soldiers Of the volunteer cavalry ser vice
as by the exigencies OF war have lost their
equipments and horses. Within two months
over 7,Uo paen have been retuZ I'd TO their regi.
ments rio this camp During .tna past week
there were :3i men sent away, and there now
remain in the camp 2,i97 men. Among this
number is included $40 ex changed men from
raroled camps, and 800 new recruits for the
18th New York c*Eairy..a = :, -
The camp occuIi about ten acres Of ground,
on an elevated ara healthy plain, and it is a
model OF neatness and order. There is a hos.
pital also, bnt no Sith ST. ding the large num-
Der OF soldiers aw avs there, there are but, fifty
cases of sickness, and none or these are seriuus
Major John f. Naylor, OF the I'd N Y fHarris
Light cavalry, is the commandment Of the camp,
ard he is assisted BY the following efficient
corps Of officers: Capt Barney, 10Th N. Y, A,
a. A. g.; Lieut.. Goodwin, 1st Mass, G.. nj
Lieut.. Davis, Sd Pa, Ordnance Officer; Capt.
Piggott, sth Pa, Inspector; Lieut.. White Attn
y. 7, CommlSsary Lieut. Pratt LIST r; L.. A.
d. O. Lieut. Thornton, LIST r. l., Post Adiutant;
Drs. Higgins and HavIland, Surgeons; and Dr.
Newman, Veterinary Surgeon. =
There are detachments here from between
fifty ard sixty regiments, and in order to secure
better order and effect the transfer OF the men
to their proper places ia the army, all the n, en-
of the different regiments, b,igades and divisions
are placed each with his own command. There
are thus three divisions Under the CONNIE ad
respectively Of Major VIM. Biddle, 9TH Penn
sylvania; Major Granger, 9TH Michigan, and
Capt. Boyd, 1st New Jersey.
BY this arrangement and classification the
comnandant knows at once to what point in
the army to send his different squads as they
are ready to leave, and the business OF the camp
is thus greatly facilitated. u.
A large number Of desPrters from the caval-
nv arm OF the service are also sent here. Yes
terday. q large number OF such men We're drawn
up In line before the quarters OF Capt. Barney.
Three or four, whose cases were very aggra-
yated were sent back 70 the guard-house to
await their trial ON charges to be preferred.
The others were reminded by Capt. b. that the
extreme p0nalty was ooine IiSioiy enIoIcSo
against convicted deserters, and that they had
richly meritsd that punishment for their crime
ne reminded those before him also, that only
few days ago number Of soldiers were shot
hut a. the crime Of those before him was not OF
| 9 very aggravated nature, he tCapt Barney
| had been ordered 70 release them from arrest
and return them to duty. He asked them to
hen ceforth do their whole duty as soldteYs, Ind
seavs them fair notice that any future atsefnpt
a. deserfion would b futile, and wOuld sub
feet them 10 DEATH. IL they were willing 70 do
their whole duty hs asked them TO hold up their
right hands in pledge Of that willingness
Quickly every hand went mn, ana Cant
Barney then dismissed them 70 their quarters;
every man looking go thougha heavy load had
been lifted from or him. VGE ~
Much rood has already been accom- piishsd
at this camp, and intelligent officers think u
one Of tho best auxuiaxiss TO tho army.