New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-17
Funeral of Alice Carey.

NEW YORK, February lathe funeral o
| Alice Carey took place this evening frOu
the Church Of Strangers, in the presence o.
| large cOncOurse of relatives and friends
ANON. the literatl peresent was William
Wallace. Rev. q. b. rockingham, James
Parton, Fanny Fern' and many others.
| The SOrOsis attended in largo body Al
the body was brought up the aisle the organ
ist played voluntary, II Know that My
| Rcdeemcr L;vetil." from the Messiah. The
| choir sang an anthem. Vital Sparks OF
| Heavenly Flame The funeral services
were performed by kev. DR.. Deems. His
| address was full of affection. pathos anu
| feeling, and there was scarcely dry eye III
! the largo throng during tho delivery He
read the last poem by deceased, The Dying
! Hour" which was very appropriate The
| choir sung a hymn written by deceased,
| "What Swcctly Solemn Thoughts The
| remains were inclOsed in handsome silver
| mounted casket. On the plate was the
! following: "Alioe Carey, born 1920: Died
1871, aged 50 years" The pall-bearers
were: Horace Greeley B1ya +, Taylor
and A. Il. jackson. The remains were
taken to Greenwood.
King Louis, of Bavaria, has written let
ter to tho wife of Colonel Muhlbauer. from
which the following is an extract: Il learn
through the newspapers that You have,
since tho battle of Wcissenburg, lost three
sons On our glorious attlc-fclds and can
not refrain from expressing my sincere COM
passion and sympathy for mother who has
sacrificed so much for our fatherland. Your
sons died the death of heroes May this
console you You have also tho relnem-
brance that the noble cause in which they
died is successful. in part through their
efforts. With every sentiment of the high
est regard. remain your gracious King"
Sturgeon began life as usher in school
at Newmarket, delivered sermons at the
early ago OF seventeen. and gained quite a
reputation as the ''BOy Preacher" For Il
number of months he preached i'll barn at
Waterbeach, and drew such crowds that
numbers could not get inside, but stood
under the sky to catch the sound Of his
voice.
Wocopy from the Marshall, Texas, Weekly.
an account of terrible atfray:
From private letter written TO Mr..
RHEIMS, deputy postmaster of this city. from
Lieutenant Stakes. of the State police, we
learn that John Hardin, who was captured
by the citizens Of Hallville, few days ago.
upon the charge Of boing a holsethiet. was
turned over to Lieutenant Stakes and James
Smailey, to be delivered to the sheriff for
trial The letter was written from Fairfield.
FrcestOne county. where the tragedy oc-
Cured. and from Lieutenant Stakes ac-
count, it happened in this way: Il seems
that the party got out Of provisions, and
Stakes went into the town of Fairfield for |
the purpose of buying some; ho LETT the !
prisoner in charge Of Smalley, and told him |
to stay with the prisoner upon the outskirts |
of tho town until he (Stakes) returned. |
Some difficulty was experienced i'll getting
supplies, and Stakes did not return imme-
diately. Smalley kept right on, no. stop
ping as ordered; and when Stakes was within
a mile of the place, he heard the report of
a pistol. and thinking something was wrong.
put spurs to his horse. and after riding a
mile or more, he found Smallev, lying
On the road, mOrtally wounded. Lieutenant
Stakes is confident that the pistol was
slipped into the pocket of the prisoner while
Oh the ferryboat. a few miles back upon the /
road. The prisoner escaped. and James
>mallcy died on the twenty sec nd day of
January. and was buried by Stakes the
same day.