The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-28

ator5 Chandler and Edmunds, and
Representatives Judd and Hooper.
WASHINGTON, Deem Der 26.-Tbe
funeral Of the late. Hon. EdYin II.
Stanton viii take place st u o'clock
to morrow. from his lato residence OF
X Street, Franklin Square. At the
request Of tae Justices OF the Su-
Dreme Court, cOncuTred IN by the
family, the arrangements are taken
charge of by the War Department.
In compliance with the wishes Of the
family that the funeral should be
strictly private, there will be no mill
taIy display; but IN order that the
general desire OF the public to join in
the funeral obsequIes may be graft
fed, officers viii be on the ground 10
assign an appropriate position in the
procession to those who may appear
as the appointed time.
In Difference Of the expressed wish
Of Mrs. Stanton, the coffin contain
ing the remains of Mr.. Stanton will
be closed IN the chamber where he
died. After this Is done, the body
will be removed to the parlor, where
the funeral services will be performed.
One hundred carriages have been
engaged By the undertalz ers, and the
Superintendent Of Police will detail
q sufficient force to keep tae crowd
from obstructing the streets IN the
way Of the funeral.
The last visit OF Mr.. Stanton to the
Executive Mansion was on Wednes
day, when be called to thank the
President for his appointment as As
sociate Justice. The commission of
Mr. Stanton as Associate Justice had
not been signed at the time of his
death, but IN the course Of the day
the President appended his signature,
and sent the paper to bis widow as a
mark Of respect.
MEETING OF THE HOUSE OF REPRE-
sENTATIvEs.
q meeting Of the members Of the
House Of Representative was held
yesterday, Mr. II. l.. Dawes in the
chair, and Mr.. Butler, Of Tennessee,
Secretary.
Representative Hooper, of Mas5a-
chusetts, aud Garfield, of Ohio, were
appointed a committee to confer with
Senators IN reference to the death oil
Mr.. Stanton. They reported that the
Senators were Ia session, when a com,
mittee, consisting of Representatives
| Hooper, Garfield, Poland and Judd
was appointed to draft suitable resolu
tions, which were read, as follows:
Res0lUed, That we have received IN
formation of the death Of Hon. e. NJ
Stanton with unaffected sorrow, and
| that, in common with the whole
| American people, we mourn his loss
and express grateful remembrance o.
/ his public services.
| ResOLeed, That we tender to hi:
widow and family our sincere sympa
| thy in their bereavement, and as a to-
ken of our respect to his memory W.
will attend his funeral in a body.
ReS0tUed, That copy Of these pro
ceedings be furnished to the widow
of the deceased.
II. IA. DAWES, Chairman
IL. b. BUTLER, Secretary.
Senator Sherman, on behalf of tbs
Senators and Representatives subse
quently had an interview with Mrs
Stanton and expressed to her the de.
sire that the body should be removed
| to the Hall Of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, where the funeral services
should be conducted.
Mrs. Stanton feeliBgly expressed
her gratitude for this mark of re.
spect. but owing to her grief and Ill
| health she would be unable to be
present ct the Capitol; for this rea-
son she was not at liberty to assent to
such az arrangement.
Afterwards it was suggested that
the services be held at the Church 81
the Epiphany, as Offering greater OPP
portunities for attendance. But this
was also declined.
The funeral will, therefore, take
place from the late residence of the
deceased The ceremonies will be
conducted by Rev. DIR. Starkie, as
sisted By Rev. DR.. Sparrow, Of the Al
exandria Episcopal Seminary.
CINCINNATI, December 70. - The
Custom House, United States Depos
tory, Pension Office, and other GOV
ernment offices, will close on Monday
on account of the funeral of Stanton
The flags were lowered to half-mast
on receipt of the news of his death
and will continue so until after his
| funeral
New York, Dec. 26.-At a large
special meeting of the Union League
Club, last night, W. @. Bryant offered
resolutions Of respect to the late Hon
T.. Nj. Stanton, which were unani-
mously adopted, and a committee ap-
pointed to attend the funeral of the
deceased.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 26.-Mayor Brush
issued proclamation calling a gen
eral meeting of the citizens to take
action on the death of Hon. E. NJ
Stanton, former member OF the bar
Of this city, and requesting the bust.
ness houses closed and the city bells
tolled between - and ! o'clock on