, 1874-04-03
AtSCENE IN GREENWOOD.
HOW q Lady Carried Her Point Mt
u EuMernl--H1rs. IsisllOp's Anxiety

From kae Netp York forfd, March %.
Nathaniel G. Bishop, ono Of tho partios to tho
famous Bishop divorce suit that has figured be-
foro courts and juries for many years, waB
buried Tluraday AFTERNOON in Greenwood Come
tory. Mr. Bishop died ut his residence in West
Forty-fourth street on Monday morning, aged 78
years. Dotore his death he expressed u wish
that Ills vito should not bo permitted to enter
tAe room, in which ho lay dead, or to participate
in any way in the funeral ceremonies. Ar
ranSomentB wero made by tho fathor-in-law
Of Lis daughter BY lis first wife for tue burial
Of tho body, aud he promised to pay tho nee
eRsary expenses Of the ft.noral, as litigation
had noariy swallowed up tho largo private for
tuuo tllat Alr. Bishop hal when he retired from
aotiye business years ago. An tntfmnton Waa
received Tuesday that tho wife dcairod to lave
Ind already ondaRyored to ontor tho room in
which the body lay, hut tho landlady Of tho
house resisted her attempt, in Gccort1anco with
tho dying wish Of Mr. Bishop. Finding that she
ler dead husband she determined to exerciso ox-
elusive control over tho arrangements for tile
funeral. Slo requested that tho funeral take
place IN 1lr. Tynga Church Of tho Holy. Trinity,
,yloro abe and Mr.. Bishop had for the introduo-
tory years Of their married lifo attended with ro-
ligious regularity. No objection WaB offered to
thiu, and Tho day and time Of the funeral was
arranged for Thursday ut ! O'Clock. At TINT hour
tho body arrived ut tho church aud the Roy DR..
Tying began tho funeral Borvice. There WINS
only about dozon persons in tho church, but
the wife WAS not Of the number. While tho sor-
vices wero IN progress nn unexpected intcrrup-
ton took p1ace. Tho son Of Mra. Dnl,op, q
young man about " yoars OF ago, who is also d
son OF tho dead 1nall, entored tho church and on
behalf Of ha mother requested tliat tho service
be discontinued, but this tho undertaken knew
it waa impossible to do. antl 10 told tho young
nun. Tho latter kept quiet until tho goryico
waH over, aud settled himself in O pow ut tho
rear Of tho church. Thu services ended, tho
casket was opaned and tito friends wore allowed
to tuko t!utl look at the fueo OF the dead. No
objection WAS made to thia procedure until the
caskot had boon olosedagain. 1heyoung man then
aroso however, and requested the nndertakor to
soc.lre the body there until l,iH mother gayo Or
private burial, Ao said, on tho morrow. Tho un-
tlcrtaker who had been previously warned that
it lie oboyod any order from tho lady he must
look to her for lis toes, told the sou that IL his
mother would deposit $l0O within ono hours
time he (the unlortakor) would doiay tho funeral
for d private burlnl. All this time Mrs. Bishop
romaiued in the street, and tho hour passed,
but 10 money waB brought forward as a de-
poait. The unllertaker then determined to
carry out tho fl.nora1, III it had been
delayed long enough. aud was about to
plxce tue uoIln III tho lenrae, whom Mrs.
bishop peromptorily forbade ita removal The
undertaken waR nonplunAod "a waH also tho
Clergyman, and likowiso tho r8rHouR Ereaont, Ho
determined at last to submit to 1or wIshoa, WHOM
he remembered au ordinance Of tho Board OF
Health, which forbade him to keep body moro
than four days atter death without obtaining
special pormit for that purpose. The sergaAnt
Of Police from the 0ub.pzeuincs u ths drRud