New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-14

Senate, and their presiding officers, were
appointed to GO to Lexington and escort tho |
ramains here if the request was granted
The Legislature then adjourned.
RICHMOND, October l3.-The Tobacco
Association held a meeting this morning,
and suspended it's session for the day as a
mark of respect to the memory Of General
Lee.
The CITY Council also met and adopted
series of resolutions, and appointed COM
mittee to act in concert with the L4egisla-
ture-the committees to ask, in Difference
to the wishes of our people, that the re-
mains of General Lee be brought to Rich
mOnd for interment.
The committees viii leave for Lexington
tomorrow morning. The flags Of the ship
ping, and those on all the public buildings
Except the custOmhOuse) were at hal1-m;'ss
all day. and all places of amusement are
closed tonight, and general quiet and gloom
pervades the city.
louisville, October l3.-There will be
no sales of tobacco tomorrow. The ware
houses will be closed on account OF the
death of General Robert r. Lee.
VICKsRUHG, October l3.-The city Is
draped in mourning to-day. On the day
when the funeral Obsequies of General Lee
are performed business is to be suspended
here.
ATLANTA, October 13.-Both Houses OF
the Legislature adopted a resolution to ad,
iourn tomorrow, until Monday, to attend
the Obsequies, on Saturday, of General
posing ceremonies.
General John b. Gordon is expected to
deliver the eulogy on General Lee.
WILMINGTON, October 13-The intelli-
eence of General Lees death created
profound sensation in this community, and
calls to mind many associations connected
with his visit Of April last. To-day the
flags OH the shipping are generally at hall
mast: also on the British and Danish wee
consulateS.
The annual meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce. to-day adjourned out of respect
to the memory of the dead hero. That
body appointed a committee to make ar
rangements for the suspension OF business
and the tolling of bells the day OF the
funeral. and for public meeting of the
citizens to take suitable action.
The universal feeling among all classes
and parties here is that a great and good
man has fallen.
MEMPHIS. October l3.-General Lees
death causes profound sorrow. The papers
are all dressed in mourning, and all the
leading business houses draped, and from
the awnings are suspended portraits OF the
lamented chieftain, hung with Grape.
At meeting tonight committee was
appointed to make arrangements tor u pub
li0 expression of sorrow.
SELMA, Alabama, October 13.-The city
has been in mourning all day in honor OF
General Lee. All business houses were
closed the church bells tolled, and public
address was delivered at the opera house
to tremendous crowd by General John L.
Morgan.
The grief of the people is deep and uni
versal. The death of General Lee Is re-
garded as national calamity.
LEXINGTON. Va, October l3.-This com
munity was plunged into profound sorrow
upon the announcement of the death OF
General Robert Edmund Lee. The various
church bells rang out their mourn1ul urges,
and general suspension OF the duties Oh
Washington College, Virginia Military In
stitute and the minor schools followed, ana
they will not resume again until alter the
interment of the great cillettaln.
Every business house in the community was
closed, and Grape affixed to the door; even
the eolored BARRIERS shut up their shops.
and a general expression of deep grief was
visible in every face.
Washington College, the college chapel,
Virginia Military Institute and the Eplsco-
pal Church, Of which General Lee was a
communicate, were draped in mourning a
few hours after his death.
General Lee had been almost entirely I'M
conscious since Monday night last, and eX-
pired very peacefully and quietly at halt
past nine O'Clock Wednesday morning.
He was first taken sick on Wednesday
evening, September l8, while just about to
sit down to tea, when he suddenly sank i'll
his chair insensible. He soon reacted, and
in the course of the next ten days steadily
improved, until it was hoped that he was
out of danger, but on Monday evening last
he became suddenly and rapidly worse, and
continued to sink until Wednesday morn
ing. During the early part OF his sickness
he slept much and spoke but little, but was
rational when awake, and always recog
nized those who approached. At times
his mind seemed for little while to won
der, and on several occasions reverted tC
the army. He once ordered his tent to be
struck. and at another time desired thai
.'Hill should be sent for"
He suffered but comparatively little pair
during his whole sickness, and died withou
a struggle. He will be buried on Saturday
October Is, at twelve o'clock. The place
selected for his interment is a vault beneath
the college chapel, which stands in th'
midst Of the college grounds. This was th'
first building he erected after his remova
to Lexington, having declared that it wa
proper that the first thing the college dit
should be to dedicate house to the services
of religion.
Here he will appropriately rest, sur
rounded by the monuments OF his late'
years. his remains sentineled by the mount
aims of that Virginia upon which he has con
ferred such imperishable fame
The corpse was removed to-day from hi
residence to the chapel, where it will lie II
state until midday on Saturday next 10
day the faculty of Washington College
faculty of Virginia Military Institute, ant
! students of Washington College, heif
meetings and passed appropriate resoiu
tions of coincidence and respect TO th'
memory Of the illustrious deceased, wh(
asserted at the surrender of Appomato1
| Court House that " Human virtue shouio
| be equal to human calamity"
LOUISVILLE, October ia meeting o.
| Confederate soldiers was held at the Louis-
Vile Hotel this morning to take appropriate
action upon the death of their chief General
| r. E. Lee. A committee of three was ap
pointed to wait upon the General Council
| 70 request them to take action upon the sub
| iect. A committee was also appointed &c
renuest the citizens to close their business
houses during the funeral obsequles.
committee was also appointed to walt upoI
the ministers of all the churches, and to re
quest them to have their church bells tolled
and whatever other ceremonies they may
deem appropriate and proper.
A cali upon the citizens, friends and ad
mirers of the lamented General Lee, t.
meet at the courthouse at half-past sever
o'clock this evening was made, and long be
fore the hour mentioned the large room o
the Circuit Court was crowded, every part
Gle of available space, even for standin;
room, being taken up.
Mayor j. G. Baxter was selected as per
manent chairman A committee of five wa
appointed by the chair, to draft suitable
resolutions expressive of the sentiments o
| the citizens Of Louisville in reference t.
the death Of General Lee, to be presented
at meeting to be held on Saturday nigh
next. The meeting then adjourned unit