Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

Few private citizens ~ the his
tory Of the world have had as
many honors paid to their memo
~ after death. as has Mr., George
Peabody, the philanthropist, late
" deceased. The whole civilized
world has been unanimous in ex-
prcssions Of regret at his death.
The higrest dignataries Of England
from Queen Victoria down, have
delighted to do homage to his
memory.
On Saturday the llth Of De
cember, the remains Of Mr.. Pea
bsdy were placed upon the
Monarch for transportation to the
United States. The ceremonies
attending the placing Of the re-
mains upon the vessels, are thus
described in a letter to the New
York Times
The special train conveying the
body and the friends OF the lie
ceased from London (which had
been provided free Of expense by
the London and Southwestern
Railway Company as q testimony
of their respect for the character
and virtues of the late Mr.. Pea.
body was appointed to arrive in
in the dockYard at 3 p. m, and
exactly at that time 4 gan fired
from Her Majesty's ship, Excel.
lent, answered by another from
the Monarch's bow battery, and
the sharp blasts Of the bugles
along the lines Of the marines
and seamen, announced the ar
rival of the funeral train within
the dockyard, the Monarch and all
other Of Her Majesty's ships in
the harbor at the same moment
dipping the British ensign at their
peaks to 'half mast" and dis
playing the American ensign dip.
ped to abreast their fOretopmast
crosstrces, the United States cor
vette Plymouth also lowering her
ensign from her peak. The guns
of the Duke Of Wellington took
up the firing at minute intervals,
and, amid their sOmbre booming,
with the wind, now increased to a
fresh gale, "sOughing' through
the Monarcl's rigging and the
rain falling heavily, the train roll
ed slowly in, and drew up on the
edge OF the ictty. What now re-
manned to he done vas the work
of hut a few minutes. The black
clOth.covcrcd case containing the
coffin having been removed from
the railway car, was borne to the
ship, followed by the relatives and
friends of the deceased who had
accompanied it from London
Hon. Mr.. Motley, United State
Minister III this country Mr.
Peabody Russell Sir Curtis Lamp
son and Mr.. Chas. Reed, NJ. T.,
executors to the will Of the de.
ceased Mr.. j. 5. Morgan and
Mr.. Somerby. Behind the imme
date mourners came Admirals Sil
James Hope and y. {. Dey, Capt
Hancock, and q number Of Amcri
can and English officers. The
collin, on reaching the deck oil tn,
Monarch, was received by the
chaplain of the ship, and Il few
moments ailerward was rGverent.
ly deposited on the bier in the pa.
Wilton on the quarter deck, in olli
cial charge OF Capt. CommerclI
Then followed Il very brief inter
val, during which Il few words
were exchanged between tn,
American Minister, Mr.. Peabody
Russell, with their friends, ant
Capt. Commcrcll.''
Letters Of condolences almos.
without number were written by
the most prominent men Of Eu
rope to the American Committee
Oflhc number, we make the fol
lowing extracts from the letter.
-, of Victor Hugo and Louis Blame
Mr.. Hugo says;
"On this earth are NE Of la
+, tired and men Of love, Peabody
was of the latter. On the face o
=. such men we behold the smile o
God. What law 10 they obey
One only, the law Of Fraternity
| the divine, the human law, whicl
regulates aid by distress, whicl
, gives prccepts in this case ant