The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-03
THE LATE Mr.. GREELEY
Made the Subject Of Pulpit Discourses
In New York and Brooklyn.

In New York and Brooklyn.
The BODY 10 Lie in state In City
Hall.
NEw YoRE, Dec 2.-ThrOughout New
York LDd Brooklyn yesterday the Lad.
ing diTiDes, with few exceptions, took &C
cAsiUn U address their congregations On
the sabjec; 0! M Greeley's deAth. De-
spite the untsvonble weather the churchs
were hnunged with persons, many d
whom had attended Tor the purpose O.
hearing discourse on The subject which
siDce Saturday has so much enETossed
the p1blic mind. Everywhere high uib.
utes were offered 70 the virtues and good
qualities Of the deceased.
Among those Who gathered st the resi.
deDoe Of NJ. Sinclair, were may eolored
men, who were greatly disappointed 4,
being unable 70 see the remains Of M.
Greeley.
l: Is announced by the Sun that Mr..
G!ee!ey's body viii lie in state in the City
Hall 70 day and tomorrow. The pail
bssIez Gre 70 be selected to-day. The
BODY i 70 Be buried in the family ysul,
on Locust Hill, in Greenwood CsnetsrT,
The attaches Of the TI1vn< yesterday
passed appropriate resolutions q the loss
OF :hetr CHIEF.
The cAsket containing the remains Of
NJ. Greeley Is Of walnut, covered with
black cloth, heavily mounted with silver;
has three handles On each side and one On
each end; the inside IS lined with satin
and !sce- The auction sale Of certain
s1per1uous tHming implements, which
had been announced for Saturday last
hsd been determined upon BY Mr.. Gree.
ley 81 the time Of his wiis's death. MANY
ofhis friends came 70 ChappaquA Sstur-
day, but On account Of the sad news, The
sale was postponed Senator Schurz
who, in company with many Official.
passed through 70 Washington last even.
ing, expressed his regret At his inability
70 attend the funeral. The Arcsdian
Club yesterday passed resolutions Of re-
gres at the death Of Ar. Greeley, and
voted TO attend the funeral in body.
Elaborate Preparations for the Pm.
neral.
NV YoRH, December 2.-Elaborste
preparations are making for the service.
81 Dr.. ChApi0's Church on the occasion
Of Mr.. GreeleY's funeral. Miss EelIoSp
and other leading singers have Ufered
their services for the choir. The churcb
will be drsped in mourning.
Mayor Hall yesterday sent the follow
Ing telegram 70 the Secretary Of the
Navy:
NEW YoRK, December /.
To !&e'etary Ro5sSon, Harrington:
Having the honor Of your personal &C
quslntSnce, ] telegraph you 70 say that The
civic Authorities will join the private 50.
cieties and citizens in 4 public funera; or
Wednesday,, from the City hall, 10 The
late Mr. Greeley. and the idea is uniyersal
that should the President attend, and IN
authorities hereby respectfully invite him
his attendance would popularity be re,
garded a. the most mSgnGnimo1s, grace.
fol and faction SssuagIng event Of the
country.
Laigne5l 4. OAKET;aAL1.,
N0y0r Of Hep H0E
Secretary Robson to-day sent the fol.
lowing reply: Washington Dec. 2-Tc
Hon. A Oakley Hall, Mayor Of New YoF,
city:-TOur telegram was received las,
night. The President had determined a.
early as last Saturday, TO attend Nr, Grec.
leys funeral and il the dsy fixed be one
on which he could properly be absent
from the Capitol, and he is still of tbe
same mind and will attend on Wednes.
day, if his public duties, growing out q
the assembling Of Congress, will permit
tSignedl GEO. NJ RoHEsoy.
The Common Council to-day adop,ed
resolutions eulogizing Mr.. Greeley; setting
apart the Governors room in The civ
Hall a the place where the body win il
10 state tomorrow; that the members Of
the Council attend the funeral in body
and wear mourning for thirty days; that
the flags on the public buildings be dis
played at half-msst, and that the vessels
in the hArbor and private citizens be re-
queted 10 do likewise.
The following gentlemen were named
as Guard oil Honor over the remains :
John A Dix, Vim. T. Havemyer, Thur-
low Weed, Geo. W. Hsfleu. W. BntIer
Duncan, A T. Stewart, Abraham R.
Lawrence, Horatio Seymour, Vim. j
Hoppin. YIN. Cullen Bryant, Henry
Nicoll, Peter Cooper, ". B. AStor, job1
Mexican, Samuel j. Tilden, Sheppard
Knapp, John T. Hoffman, A. OakeT HalI,
Moses d. Grinnell, Charles O'Conor
Emil Sauer, Augustus Schell, VIM. III
EvsEts, G. r DAILY and Vim. c Primer.
A committee was appointed to reoue,,
General ShAler TO furnish the proper Mill.
tary escort for the President on his Ami.
val. The representatives, Of the various
societies will form guard Of honor 10
cooperate with committee Of citizens
The competitors Of the Tribune today
adopted resolutions in respect 10 The
memory OF Mr.. Greeley. The Brooklyn
City Council also framed q tribute 10 Els