The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-28
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WASHINGTON, December
HE REGISTER,

prescribed byfhe PROTESTANT Episcopal
Church, which were performed by Rev.
DR.. Starkey, of the Church Of the
Epiphany. of which the deceased was q
member, assisted by Rev. DR.. Pinckney,
Of. the Church of the Ascension, and
Rev. Dr.. Sparrow, President of the
Alexandria Theological Seminary.
Among these present were President
Grant and the officers of his household,
Vice President Colfax and the Senators
and Representatives now in the city,
members of the Cabinet, Judges OF the
Supreme and District Courts, and
the officers of the army on duty IN the
War Department and the principal
officers representing the army, navy
and marine service; General Candy was
with the family of the deceased; the
-. mother of Mr.. Stanton, who arrived to-
day, was in company with General
I. T. E,kert; the Diplomatic Corps
was represented by Minister Thornton
and Others; the City Council, members
of the bar and large number of other
citizens were also in attendance. Only
O few intimate friends Of the family
were privileged to SEQ the face of the
deceased previous to closing the coffin
in the chamber where Mr.. Stanton died.
At IL o'clock body of one sergeant,
one corporal and eight men of battery
F. Fifth Artillery, in full uniform,
brought the coffin from the chamber to
the parlor and subsequently bore it to
the hsarse. The floral display was the
most imposing ever witnessed in this
city on similar occasion, the coffin be-
ing covered with wreaths, crosses and
bouquets of the choicest varieties o.
flowers.
Among the tributes was a beautiful
GROSS rendered by Secretary Fish, an
other magnificent crown surmounted
with cross formed of white japanese
and Immorte!les, bearing upon it card
upon which was written the words
"With Mrs. B. Chandeliers love-" Other
floral offerings were accompanied with
cards with like expressions of affection
and coincidence.
A delegation ffom the Union League
Club, of New York, arrived this morn
ing to attend the funeral. 1t consisted
of Judge Davis, Geo. w. Collyer and
Howard Potter. There we're probably a
hundred hacks, besides many private
carriages in the procession. The hearse
was drawn by four grey horses.
Although 1T was raining, thousands of
persons gathered in the Immediate vi
ciuity of the residence of the deceased
TO witness the proceedings attendant Oh
the funeral. Policemen il force kept
the pavemeuts aad carriage way clear
of distinctions.
The remains were conveyed to Oak
Ridge Cemetery for intermsnt.
Senator Cameron, Colonel 7. A. Scott,
formerly Assistant Secretary OF War,
and Representatives Covode, Myers and
ONeill, OF Pennsylvania, came from
their homes expressly to attend the
funeral of Mr. Stanton. Senator Scott
wa, in the city and also attended.
Imports.
The report Of tbs Bureau OF Statistics
shows the imports of the nine mouths
ending with September smJUnted TO
1854, 563. 1874 in gold, al increase OF
about sixty-six millions owes similar
period OF the previous year. Two hun.
dred and fifty millions OF the total were
transported in foreign vessels. The do.
nestle exports were 1921, S55,795, or
about eight aud half millions less than
in 1868. Foreign goods reexported,
81, l6i, 1899, or five and half millions
over 1868. OF the total exports about
two.thirds were in foreign vessels.
Neutrality OF Ocean Gables.
Our Government has instituted meas
ures to bring all the leading maritime
nations of the world to au understand
ing about ocean cables. instructions
have been sent to our Ministers in Eng
land, France, Germany, Spain and other
countries to present the matter in a
strong manner. What we ask is that
noexolusive concessions shall be given
to any party; that no Government shall
have the right to examine kilograms;
that the cables shall have all the rights
of neutrality; thas their destruction in
time of war shall be treated as piracy,
and that persons engaged in the work
of destruction shall be tried in the
courts of any country catching them.
These points have been embodied in o
draft of treaty, which our Ministers
are to try and negotiate.
The Vacancy ON the Supreme Bench
The death of Mr.. Stanton has led some
persons to think that now Attorney
General Hoar may be confirmed rs As.
sociate Justice Of the Supreme Court.
Their idea is to have some Southern
nan appointed to the vacancy in that
Circuit, and let Hoar have one of the
Northern Circuits. A talk with several
Senators in opposition to Judge Hoar
leads to the conclusion that this project
will not work. The feeling among pol
iticiaus who haven't been able TO get
such favors as they wanted from him is
very bitter, and they declare that he
shall never be confirmed. Pennsylvania.
moreover, will present another man for
Grier's vacancy, probably Judge Strong,
whom they were going to put into the
Cabinet if Hoar went out.
Creation of New States
There is movement on foot, to be
developed as soon as Texas is admitted
into the Union, to create two new
States. There are two bills now before
the House Reconstruction committee for
that purpose. One of these proposes to
detach tina norton OfTeyas lv;pr meet