The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-25

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The funeral obseqsics of Majol
French, who diod last Friday morn
ing, took place yesterday aiternoon
and werc participated in by hundred
Of our citizens, who loved and 70
Espected the honored desG IN,
ooAins swas placed incharge "a guart
LOT. honor, consisting oflsigik sht,
Of Washingtpn sCommandsrys @ NO, 4
Of which, hewas an honore ~ember
The remains were oncased in . wal
nut casket covered with black cloth
ana lined mjsk satin. The handles
lwsrss ssilver'platsd, and Termed in dc.
uIkDs ofs Masonic smblsms. The SER
Iyices Il tlle house were brief, but i'm
pressivc. The Following were the
Ipsll bearers on theso occasion: II. g !
II, 6. r. Stsnbury; RsG. n, ). 3. F
|Holmead P. D. 9. II, q. A. Hall,
and 2. J, g. " u. =. Rawlings on
The mart Of the Grand Chapter, p. G..
HI T., James q Gs6mithj r. g. s, ~ 70.
Middleton; P. 6. K, Andrew Glass
and 6. e. y. A. Whallon; on the
part of Washington Commandery,
| lsir Knights 2. II. Hooo and q. Brup.
An the Masonic organizations in the
| oity assembled at Masonic Temple,
about 3 o'clock, and followed the
Masonic band TO the First Presbyte-
rian Church, where services were
again held. The Masonic choir Gang
the following dirge:
Rise we at the Master call -
SIN00L lei our IOOI9V6VH kHtl I'd
Bear, o Lord ! Bear him to Thy Lodge
E above.
Tread we where our brother trod,
Listening to the voice OF God!
Bear, 0 Lord! Bear him to Thy Lodge
above.
All his travels here are done!
He his noblest crown has won!
Bear, o Lordi Boar hin to Thy Lodge
& above.
Amen!
The remains were deposited in the
Congressional cemetery, with Ma
SONIC honors.
Major French has held several i'm
portant Offices, among which was
that of Commissioner OF Public Build
ings during the administrations Of
Presidents Pierce. Lincoln and John
son; and at tho time of his death was
Past Most Eminsnt Commander Of
the Grand Ensampmcnt ,of the
Knights Templars of the United
States.
REBEL ssararlif a,fA sx4kor.
Nearly all the Iowa papera which
i have the pleasure of seeing an
nounce that the Iowa democracy
sympathize strongly with Napoleon
lin his causeless warfare upon our
German friends on the Rhine. | am
not surprised Mt this. "Napoteon is
tse Je6, DdJis Of Earope." The feel
ing here is apparent, There is not
ono here who. sympathised with
Wilkes Booth, Mrs. Surratt or Jcfl
Davis who does not hope for French
success. All those who were coppery
arc no,o Frcnchy. Our German citi.
Gems here have got their eyes open
and will spot the politicians who are
praying for their defeat. And so it
will be 10 other States. This Demo
cratic sympathy with Franco will be
the political grave of moro than one
Democratic aspirant for office.
/ pERSoNAL. Sss
Our friend Peck, Of Keokuk, oamc
here to settle some little bills against
Uncle Sam. lie has got an immense
amount Of grit. He stuck to it until
he succeeded. Whenever he felt &
little discouraged, ho sat down in his
room at the metropolitan, and read
Mark Twain's great aBeef Contract"
and that encouraged him.
Potomac.
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