The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-13
WASHINGTON.
The Services at the Capital.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The preparations
for the funeral were completed this morning.
The Senate Chamber is hung in black, the door
ways and gallery in the rear of the Vice Presi-
dents chair being heavily draped, as We're also
the entrance.
The chambers and the galleries were dense
ly filled at an early hour and hundreds were
unable to gain entrance.
AT noon Row. DR.. Tiffany entered, reciting
the funeral servites commencing 81 am the
resurrection and the life,'' and accompanied by
the pail bearers, Admiral Goldsboro, Gen. Nc
Dowell, Gov. Cooke, Hon. Montgomery Blair,
w. d. Gallagher, Chief Justice Casey, Judge
Schley of Maryland, DR.. Peter Parker, White
law Reid, W. w. Corcoran and Hon. A. T,
Perry.
The casket, covered with flowers, was next
brought into the chamber by the colored SER
wants of the Supreme Court and placed upon
the catafalque, in the area fronting the Score.
tary's desk, which was strewn With floral
wreaths, crosses, anchors, etc.. large cross
from New York being placed on the Vice Pres
idents desk.
Next entered President Grant and Cabinet,
accompanied by the ladies of their respective
deceased, followed by colored servants, male
and female, all in deep mourning.
The minister concluded his reading by the
time the assembly was seated.
Rev. MI. Cleveland READ passage from the
scriptures, when the Rev. Mr. Brown offered
prayer.
Mr.. Tiffany, in the course of his sermon, read
an extract from a letter written by Mr.. Chase
on the subject of the Presidency, in which he
said he did not desire the Presidency or NOM
ination, nor did he know with his views and
convictions whether he was suitable candi-
date, and yet, the minister remarked, an i'm
preston prevailed that Mr.. Chase was disap-
pointed politician. 1t was undeniable that no
man saw in his acts indications of querulous-
ness and bitterness, but their opposite
In ind 10 all ofrOf
an upright judge and a christian gen
tlemep. 1t would be found that his blameloss
private life was rendered more conspicuous by
his eminent official position. No acts of his
life need concealment. His character was
without blemish. Scandalous attacks had
been made on public men and perhaps many
of them were innocent, but none have attempt
ed to tarnish the mirror of the reputation of the
deceased, and his name goes down to posterity
without reproach. Courteous in bearing he
superadded a christian conservatism. He was
great among men, but as child before his
Father in Heaven.
The minister concluded with prayer, when it
was announced that further services would be
performed at the cemetery.
Under direction of the Marshal the process
etery where the remains will be temporarily
inferred There were about so carriages in the
procession, mostly private. The President and
the Cabinet, and Foreign Ministers occupying
their own.
Thousands of persons were on the streets as
spectators. The day was clear.
There was tolling of bells preceding and
after the funeral services.
After the last sad rights in the chapel, the
casket was lowered into one Of the temporary
vaults beneath the floor where it will remain
till to morrow. 1t will then be taken out and
having in the meantime been enclosed in the
case, will be inferred in the lot of Gov Cooke.
in a new part of the cemetery.
The President and Louisiana.
Much having recently been said concerning
the present and prospective action of the Pres
ident in the troubles of Louisiana, it may be
stated that the President has received no tele-
gram from Gov. Kellogg since last Friday, when
the condition of affairs were represented as
somewhat improved. While there is no doubt
tdat the President would intervene to protect
the State from domestic violence should the
Governor make application to him for the pur-
pose, and provided tho facts warrant such pro-
ceedings, it is nevertheless the hope of the
President, as he expressed himself to a friend
tonight, that all disturbances would soon
cease, and that no such contingency as that
contemplated by the Constitution would occur;
but if it unfortunately should, he would take
stitution and the laws. Heretofore he had
merely sustained the decisions of the courts.
A Good Appointments.
The appointment of Minister to Russia has
Deen rendered to Judge Perrepont of New
York. His acceptance has not yet been signi-
fed. 1t is uncertain when successor to De-
long as Minister to Japan will be indicated
Libel Suit against yyhitelaw Reid,
Gen. B. f. Butler and Messrs. Hinkle and
Arrick to-day entered suit for BENZ. f. Camp
against Whitelaw Reid for libel An alleged
lbelious article in the N Y. Tribune, headed
"Of frauds and free passes" in which Camps
name is mentioned, is the foundation of the
proceedings. The warrant of arrest after citing
the grievance with particularly, says the cali.
ing him Chronic dead head'' means that the
plaintiff was in the habit of going about the
country representing that he was one of the
chief editors or writers, or correspondents OF
the Tribune, &C., and further, meaning to
charge that he was in the habit of resorting to
all sorts of little and dishonest tricks and devil
ces to obtain free board and lodging, free rides
upon railroads, free admission to theatres, op-
eras, concerts ar d ferry boats of the Union
Ferry Co. The plaintiff claims $4,000 DANA
ges. Commands the defendant to appear on
the special term of the Supreme Csurt of the
District OF Columbia. twenty days after the ser
vice of the writ An officer of the court this
evening called on Mr.. Reid, who acknowledged
the service of the writ.