The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-17
FUNERAL OF Mr.. MORDECA1.
Tributes Of Respect by the Bar and
the Richmond IHoWitzers.

The funeral of Mr.. John 3. MordeCai YES
tcrdav, at st. Jumes'> church, WIS one OF the
largest ever witnessed in this city. Hy
O'Clock the church was tiled with the friends
and ucquaintanceS who had gathered to show
their great respect for the lamented dead.
The burial service of the Episcopal Church
WAS read bv the Rev. DR.. William Norwood,
rector Of Emanuel church, Henrico. After
the singing of Il solemn hymn. which was
read hv Rev. DR.. Pctcrkin, the remains,
escorted By the tnlniIy and friends in II long
procession Of carriages, were carried 10 thelt
last resting placa--the family buryin@'
yrouud. WcStbrook, in Hcnrico county.
about two miles from the city, Oh the Brook
road.
The grave was entirely covered with
wr,a;uS. crosses, aut cruWH> Ut imhUI'
teles.
A tribute from the surviving ll1WilAeI
comr,,d.s of the deceased consisting OF
large wreath Of immorlcIlcS cncircllnS the
letter I'll" was suspended above the grave
MEETING OF THE BAR.
Yesterday morning a very largely -atrnded
meeting of members Of the bar of Ricinnhd
and Henrico county was held in the Clrcuil
Courtroom Of this city.
Mr.. james Lyons col!"l IN" meeting TO or.
der. and on his motion Hon. .i"nn y. Mere
dth was invited to preside.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas J. Evans, Mr.
George l.. Christian acted a. secretary.
The object of the meeting being very well
known. Mr. J. McD. Darlington moved that
4 committee of nine hcappointed to prepare
resolutions appropriately expressing the
! sense OF those pyc>rut ut the death of Mr.
.Iahu B. Mordccai. The Chair appointed
Messrs. !. McD. Darlington, Thomiils j
Evans. Robert stiles. l>aac II. Darlington.
| X. Il. pauel. .Jr.. Charles ii. Rose. John :
Wise, r. ". Christian, and Thoma> 4
! .Ioyues.
The committee retired To the clerks ollirc
and after Il brief absence returned to tllt
courtroom, and through the chairman pre-
scented preamble and series OF resolutions
highly euloeiStic Of the deceased. and SYM
pathiZipg with the friends and relatives o
MIR. Mordecai.
In presenting the rc<uiu ions mr. Caring
ION made brief hlt touching address. lie
was followed by Mr.. George L. Christian,
who said in the course Of his remarks tha'
| during the war his l,iend bad held the re-
snensible and honorable position of No. q at
one of the guns in the section OF Wnlcll t'it
speaker had command. Upon tue soldier
| who held tins Important station III the bat
terv depended pretty much the effect ot th'
shots on the cnc,ny, for hc II WA. Why cul
all the fuZes, which regulated the time ior the
explosion of the shells. Mr.. Christian alsu
alluded appropriately and earnestly to The
warm, ultimate, and close ties of friendship
which bound him to the yictim of tic uH-
fortunate duel, aud concluded by saying
that from Yorktown to Spotsylvanla Court
hou-e their association had been constant.
but at Spotsylyania the speaker had been
forced to leaye the command, having been
disabled for service.
Mr.. John 5. Wise followed Mr.. Christian,
and remarked that he had known Mr.. Nor
decli since his admission - the h@T, Which
occurred ut the tyrr-lemOribc Jetci Phll-
Iips trial, in the COUNTY Court. Here 1t was
SAID Mr. Wise tiI:it |, i il"dglin" of The law,
was greeted, after heinS presented to The
court by the man who from the very ilrs'
moment ot his :is 'uciation has proved him
self the high.toued, honorable, brave, lntel!l
gent, and courteous gentleman which Older
friends knew him to be. Nj. Wise con
riuucd his remarks for some time, deeply
impressinc all who were in attendance by
hi. earnest eloquen"e. ~ The conclusion q
his remarks the resolutions were tInAni
mou>ly adopted.
ON motion OF MIR. hello! the inr!o@2r> n
1he bar present procecied TO the ci'urci' III j
bodj.
At a meeting of the surviving mcmOer'