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New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
HORACE GREELEfS INFLUENCE.


Let what may be said by way of expla.ation Of
this wopdro change CONVICTION L. that wou,h bT hs
late Horace Greeley With the natural 'uc o. brave
be threw hms between the ana bleeding
remorseless Of AYcR.u tA It
vas The csmDagd OF two rsul dsaouNY or Tho
good ami tie patriot who W
ceaselessy TIE best interests OF bis country thereafter
gahered bis fathers but the splendid seed which he scAe
throughout the land has rehed IN eentu, bls and
the rich tos OF future TOR
manly the noble Teachings aud mananmon be4Ii % he
belameuted Horace lGeorseosn ~ Courier
There is fund Of fact IN the above paragrapn BeIore
the for Slavery broke out 1t was sad that John
Browns soul was marching ou." Ana trur enough u
WAS as subsequent events proved since the drath ~
Horace Greeley The banner ne faised ana nnler wnich
lie fall has peen held by other hands and MS prn
cipes and purposes from recent Indications are dcs
tpsn tn tr,unph An incident Illustrating this occurred
An nr city few evenings since. IL Was OccdsOned Dy
rew,rks made In mis- lecture on Circumstances" by
Tohn n Cough During the evening he took occasion
IN mention the name OF u welknown phlldnthropis,
whose name recently been much before tue public
and t WAS received In silence. immediately HftCr and
m the same connection he named Horace Greeley when
there was a simultaneous aud hearty outDurst Of
anpIause, showing the recognition by that audience
one of select and truly representative audiences
aver assembled this city, Mr. Greeley dead aud IN
his grave-but his soul goes marching on"
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
LOST DIAMONDS RECOVERED.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST BROOKLYN PoLicE
OFFICER

OFFICER.
On the afternoon of Nov. 10 John ID. Grady,
diamond peddler while running for car at the Fulton
ferry-bouse, Brooklyn. dropped package OF diamonds
worth $1,000 Ho discovered his loss Immediately after
entering the car and retrsoed his stops searching thor
oughIy but 1t was nowhere 10 DO found. He
then offered o reward OF ti.50o. Subsequently
Grady ascertancd from a news agent named
Castcil that a young man named william smith hau
stated TO him that he had Ollcer j. O. Grant OF the
Second Precint and exdetectivc pick up PACKAGE
tbe description Of which Ike the one lost. An
affidavit was made by tho boy and Grady consnted tne
officer who denied all knowledge OF the dianonss. he
afterward admitted that he knew OF the ioss' ana
offered TO get them back for consideration CRAZY
offered $500 which refused short time atter Mr.
Grady received letter from Abel Crook, lawyer
ofer,ng TO assist him IN finding the diamonds Mr'
Grady called upon Mr. Crook but could not get posses
sion OF the package until he had pali the re"aru o
81 800 TO Crook On opening the package Mr.. Grauy
fnilnd one diamonds was missing. III Ofuer to
recover it, and to ascertain who found the package
Grady has begun al aciinn IN the supreme Noiit i
against Abel Crook to restrain him from paving the
reward TO John Doe" until the missing diamond
has been Grady claims that Grant ID aoOt
TO receive tho reward. and in connection Win tne
action has affidavit setting forth all the facts
On saturday, Judge Tappen granted an inJuuctlon
directing the defendants to show cause why tho delehu
ant shOuli be rnOincd from paying over
Grady and in the time tno defendant Is enJ0ned
from dIsposing or tho $500. summons lor re.I mas
been isued and all parties Will appear to-day Deioro
Judge TlppcD.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
CORDIALITY AND HOSPITALITY OF THE
SOUTHERN PEOPLE.

MR. WEST ANNOYED AT TIE NEws OF HIS MUIR
DER" THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE CONSTANTLY
MALIGNED-THEIR KINDNESS TO NoRTHERNERs.
To the Edttor OF TIE Tribune.
SIR: AS subscriber to your paper, ask
space Its columns reply to letter which appeared
your Daily OF Nov. H. under the head OF ALLEGED
Ostracsm OF Northerners In the South and signed by
d. H. Kline OF Coplay Penn. In his attempt TO prove
that Northern cannot live In peace In the South
Mr.. Kline gives you extracts from letter written
by Northern man residing IN Alabama. "whose name
he Ia not permitted to give for fear Of doing him
injury" IQuote from this unknown writer as follows
- County, Ala, Sept 10. 1874
Information brought mo two days ago that Mr.
West, formerly Of Shelby Iron Works, was shot dead
had Just completed, u furnace IN Cedsrtown, Ga Ito
was In his cOang grounds. was shot down, ana shot
three times after being down. Inasmuch as he Was
Yankee It will end there. No one WILL DO punished OF
arrested .
Had or friend Kline who kDOws Mr.. West person
ally the pains to investigate the above statement
would have found It to be false In every particular
saw Mr. West this morning. and he was very much
surprised at being made the victim Oh "terriDie
Southern outrage At the time OF the alleged shooting
he WAS and Is now peaceaby engaged In erecting tho
Cherokee Iron Works at Codartown. which when com
peted will Of the largest works In the state ana
there Is no man who to-day higher In the esima
,ion OF this community no does aud as Mr. Kline
truhully remarks, "He is neither carpetbagger nor
pVlpeian, but 4 Trustworthy aud eaergeus paalness
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
THE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FUND.
TO the Edttor OF The Tribune.

SIR: My eight-year-old is an ardent admirer
OF the genial Danish story He sends his mite to
tho Christmas fund.- ncosed letter Of his
transmitted which patiently wrought out last even
ing between pases TO ask the spelling OF word and to
exact ny promise TO exc out the dollar" His younger
brother whom he mentions wishes to send like sum.
Tine interest which the little snavers manifest In these
stories ecas my implicit absorbing faith In the adven
lures of tue eaden Soldier" ctc., 30 must ask TO
ioin with the children IN remembrance 10 the aged
author. Please mud IS InclOsed
Yours, very truly, THOs. HENRY EDsALL-
Ns,p- York Dec g. 1874
TO THk TRIBUNE PAPER - - - -
PAPA SAYS YOU AK GBrTlNG MONEY FOR CHRISTIANS
PREsRST FOR HANS ANDERSEN 1 LIKE TO HBAk His
sTORIBS AND AM GLAD HB wROr THEM CAN READ
THBM ALL ALOS BU MANA RBADS THEM 70 NIB WOSDBR
HOW HE kOTs so hESY NICE srOk8 WANT TO GIvB HIM
SOMrHISG CLARkSCE AND CIT Thk.k CENTS EVERY
nay WIZ AARb GOOD BUT WE DON'T GIT 1T EVERY DAY
hi HAvk IA CBH rs WHICH WILL SEND AND PAPA SAYS
HE WILL PCr BOMB MORE WITH Ir so AS TO MAKE
DOiLBR PLRSE SIND 1T TO HANS ANDBRSBN -
N" BURROUGHS RDSALL
PLAIHPIELD ] DECEMBER 4th
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT.

An adjourned meeting of the friends of
railway tunnel transit for Staten Island held on
Saturday afternoon No. lH Pearlst, TO the
report Of the Executive Committee The chairman,
Henry G. sebbns bengiabsent, the chair was filled by
Erastus Brooks. Tue report OF the Committee pre-
sened read discussed and unanimously adopted, and
by resolution Committee consisting OF Messrs
J. j. Disco, Henry g. StebDlns, VIM. Butler Duncan j.
A. Bostwick, L. W. Cameron, r. L. Glbert and Drake
DeKsy was empowered to select Board OF Directors
aud take other steps necessary under the charters
already obtained, for the immediate organization
Of THE Tubular Trapst Company OF ststsn IsIAnd-"
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
CHARGES AT THE GRAND central DEPOT.

10 ne Edtf0r or The TrI0une.,
SIR A lady arrived lately at the Grand
Central Depot from Boston, who had stopped on the
WAY In consequence OF which her trunk had arrived "A
hours earlier. The express messenger who passed
the refused receive her check unless she
paid him 20 addition to tho charge for city de-
livery for storage" She declined paying this amount
aud On Lor arrival procured her baggage through an
obuCing police officer without payment.
Il this u device ny which the public defrauded for
the personal benefit OF the express aud the
hoggage the depot; Is t Of tho petty
inpositons OF the railroad companies Among the lat
ter may 10 counted the exactOn OF 10 cents ON each
peco of baggage await It's arrival by any
other OF conveyance than the monopoly express
1T their rate OF ~ cents for the smallest package
must realize go to 115 load ggage Is
auy OF the stock OF ns company for sae Or have the
railroad officials mDnopOlized II all ENC.
New I0rk, Dec, h. l97k
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07

The regular business OF the meeting being finished an
interesting discussion took place upon the suJeot OF
tunnels IN which tho remarkable statement was , n1e
by n gentleman thoroughly cOnversant win tne supjeos
that street railway tunnel could be LAID unuer to
River for ooooo, and that Tor the cost 0 oo s
great bridge which would probably approximate so,oW
0)0 ten tunnels between New YORK Ciy anu broosJ.
could laid complete. The meeting ADJOURNED W a"a'
the action and call OF the Committee.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
NEW BRIDGE DIRECTORY.
APPOINTMENT or EIGHT DIRECTORS BY THE MAYOR
AND CONTROLLER OF BROOKLYN.

AND CONTROLLER OF BROOKLYN
On Saturday morning Mayor Hunter and
Controller Schroeder met the Brooklyn City lial Tor
the purpose OF naming Directors for tho New-York
Bridge Company. After discussion which lasted
about Is minutes. the Mavor named as his apDoinecs
the Hon. Henry c. Murphy. Vim. G. Kingsley, Thos.
Carrsll and David NJ. Stone. The Controller named
f. g. T. Stranahan President OF the Park Commissioners
WIN. Marshall. Samuel Booth, and George L. Nichols
Official notice of the appointments was then given
Henry C. Murphy was for several years state Sena
tor from Brooklyn. Since the Bridge Company was
organic ID he has strongly advocated The completion Vi
the work. Thomas Carroll is a prominent MEMBER OF
the Kings County Democratic General Committee over
which at one time he presided. Wn Marshall while an
active member VI the Committee OF One Hundred was
and "a still regarded enemy OF all political rings
Mr. Stranahan first came into prominence as the ruhg
spirit of the Prospect Park Commission Samuel Booth
i. an Independent Republican. At the last election ne
y,s nominated by the Republicans for Commissioner OF
Charities but was defeated. Owing TO Mayor Hunters
hostility to Mr.. StrLnahan the tltters appointment
8 L. Hustled Isaac Van Anden, Henry ". siocum. J.
y. Robinson. John H. Prentice A. G. keeney' 'po Is. r;
OF Directors are by the action taken on Saturday eft
ont IN the coid The Board as now appointed are to
travel by DEATH resignation, removal or neg
cct to attend meetings Of the Board for three months
,po%r I9 l Tse ard vii be organized under when
provides that when the cities OF Ncw-fork anu Brook
iyn by the vote Of their Common Councils, or when
either OF them shall accept the provision or the law
declaring that bridge IL public highway suh)ect
10 such tolls and prudential regulations as slaii
he established AMI prescribed Dy the directors and ai-
thoriz ng the cities, In addition 10 amounts already
issue bO1dS. ana TO PROVIDE ana
nav 10 the said C0mpany-New-YOrk slOD00O) 0nr-haf
In the year 1884, and onchi III the year 1870 aud Brook
the Company therefor; and when the owners OF tho
twOthIr OF tine private stock shall accept the proVs
ion declaring that on ne record such assent the new
directors shall authorized to purchase the rights OF
private stockholders, that then board or 20 directors
nail ha
cities shall he members oco and the Mayor ana Coh-
troller OF each shall appoiut eisht directors.
The appontmeut Of Messrs Marshall and Booth are
nor we'll received by the Democratic party managers
Mr. Marshall, when a member OF the Reform Committee,
was elected q director lie declined to and criti-
cisrd the management OF the directors somewhat
sharply As for tho appointment of Mr. Stranahan. ne
Mayor explains that asked for By many leading
citizens OF Brooklyn therefore he agreed with Con
troller Schroeder to submit the PARK Commissioners
name.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
pERsIsTENCY OF THE LONGsHOREMEN.

Some of the leaders of the LOngshOremen's
Union still mold out Notwithstanding the manifest fall
ure OF strike. At their meeting on Saturday night
they appointed committee to wait upon the Seamens
Protective Association and ask them not to render any
assistance 10 the steamship companies. and 1t was
resolved TO insert advertisements in the Chicago and
Philadelphia papers, warning 'Ongshoremen to pay no
attention TO Walsh Bros call for 1000 men, The steam
ship companies firmly resolved not to pay the old
rate OF wages Non-union employed Saturday
OH all the wharves and they becoming nearly eff
ccnt as the old Most OF the steamers loft time.
The National line steamer England will not leave until
tomorrow but the delay n her did not result from
the inability TO procure The City Of Antwerp OF
the Jnman line will also sail tomorrow. Most OF the
stevedores working on sailing vessels are now paying
the of - aud 90 cents and the majority
OF strikers have to work. Before the general
strike they unhestatngly paid the old rates OF 40
and 80 cents. Tho North German Lloyd Steam
ship Company have adopted the system of
paying their men SIS week. and 65 went TO work
In Hoboken at that rate on Saturday. 1t is believed
that system will be found TO work WE'LL and viii be
adopted by other companies. The men said 10 be
well pleased with II since it makes them independent OF
the stevedOres The ship ASIA, bound for England with
cargo Of -four aud grain, sailed Saturday. She
loaded partly by tho crew. partly by new men. and
nartly repentant strikers. There disturbance
along the wharves, but the guard OF police was con-
tpueh. John Brennan OF No. 400 West Twenty
by strikers Houston and while return
ing from their work at Pier No. II N r. Saturday night
and both received severe scalp wounds, which were
dressed by 70 pOlicesurgeOD.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
Near Cedarto,cn, Ga, Nov. 23, 1874.
WRITES A CLEAR HAND FOR DEAD MAN.


MR.. WEST POPULAR AND TRUSTED - NoRIhERNEKs
NOT OsTRACIsED IN THE SOUTH
TO the EdttOr OF The Trtbune
SIR: In your DAILY Of Nov. H. and SEMI
WEEKLY of Nov II. und r head of Alleged O.tracsm
of Northerners in the SOUTH published the death Of
Mr.. A. q. West of Cedartown Furnace, occurring
about Sept 49, and II stuff about the treatment
OF Northern people. defiance OF law &c. have before
me letter Mr. West. which he wrote Sept. 30.
and no certainly writes clear hand and rather long
letter for a dead man. so far from being lead, Mr.
West Is one OF the live and heal hy IN Georgia.
universally respected for his energy and correct
business dealings His letter l. Ia higl commen-
dation Of an article GeOrgiI manufacture in prefer
any Of Northern make. have been In georgia
at tho location Mr.. Vests furnace where he mas cx
pended large amount OF money and In Alabama near
him, and far from his being hated when dispute
atoy arose between hun and native, member OF one
Of the influential families in Georgia. large major
y Of the people sided with Mr West, and when was IN
Georgia October about "a month after lLs reported
death, Mr.. West effected compromise. 81 far from
shooting him down like a dog" many Of the people
OF that region Ould heartily fight for him.
Oliver Johnson truly says The only thing necessary
now TO the final burial OF the anmOsity EXISTING be-
tween the sections that the North and the South shall
learn to know and understand each other" But such
people as the g. County, Aa.,' correspondent VINO
wro G a friend, handed the letter 10 MI Kline who
sent il 10 you never came South desiring intending
to bury animosty but TO keep strife alive mat they
might continue to hold the Offices Others see but
a. L. VS. letters eulig ghtencd many, but should Do
paced so as reach They the most pow
''''' N'' HENRY E. COLON
Kingston, Tenn, Nov. %, 1874.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
THE POSTMASTER. GENERALS REPORT.

York Correspondsos Ihs Wilmington Coaaert
The New Ork press unanimously conuelnu
THE TRIBUSE's tremendous "beat" ON the Postmaster
Generals report unJustihabie species OF enter
PRISE In fact, they lack words 10 eharicterzj u anu
copy tho document In mournfu silence Ihere Is no'
another paper IN the city thas wohin thus sutrrpl
lay tla hands ON.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
TIE SALARY GRAB RECORD.
From The chicago Triblns.

From The chicago TrbrW
OF the original salary -grabbers, OF whom
l85 in tne membership House Of the ALIlt
Congress pocketed the back only seventeen nave
lows:
BANKS ofMass Harris ofva., stowel Of Va.
Buff of Mas, Hays OF Ala, Terry OF Va.
tOuger Of Mch Kelley Oi Pa, UddEH ~ y T.,
Darral of La, Parker OF IA, hai.acF Oi =. &,
DIunell Of MINI. Rlneg OF >. G.. HODi Oi " Ill
HIno of Texas RIaLdI " Pa,
RepuDl cans. 10; Democrats. d; lnIepenient. l.
The aggregate "gran" In back pay, Oy the XIIld
Congress was S. 10000 OF which sun $4,000 iD-
sequently 10 nd lis way agah into the UItrd ates
Trrasury OF 40 members the House who I5uted
this und l8 have been elected 10 the ueks
Congress, a. follows:
Burchsri Of Illinois, FRYE Of Maine, Mo.roe ~ Ohio.
Cor vi w-iork, Garfield Of ONO, Ra,k Wisconsin.
Eames OF r l., Hale Of Maize. SrIaH Il Mary,ut.
Ey o New-fok, Holman OF Indiana IOwnsc-d o. Pe ~,
Par~ell Of lluois Kerr Iniaaa, Madtoo OF caigAn
Foster OHIO, McCrary oi Iowa, NHeeler Oi AeSiOFk
Republicans. 49,; Democrats. D.
Tuere still class OF members who dtn mated
their shares Of the grab educational or chart bic
se aud out Of niue such the people have reelected i've.
Bright Tennessee Hosr OF Mass WhtorH. Of Tenn-5.
Hereford of West Va. Wells of Missouri
Republicans, Il DemOerats, L.
or the Original salary graDDers beaten AZ the pJs We
have Il list OF Is names un which we include DIR. Po-
ands), as follows:
4cker Of Peun. Marshall Illinois, POLAND Of Yer rou.
Butter of Ms. Morey Of 'usiaas, S'ossof atsua.
Butler Of 1euessee. Myers OF Penn, Stevenson OF Olo.
Cobb OF n CsroAaa, Neeey Of Penn, puer OF Lol'ni:
Usrne OF P,att OF Virginia. White Ga-lo
Republicans l2 Democrats y Independent, l.
Ia following list OF A. persons (salary graDOerS
VINO will disappear from the puOc the end Of
tns Wnt- r. SESSION. IN "a" mes only
of such as members of the XLlId Congress. WHO
had reelected XLliu be lnGdlEny IN the
gr tb, who poe ed their of the ,itO more
less defantly whose boast that the storm would
SOON blow over" and vino in Last campaign were
put or dropped out. These all died anu made no
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
pLAISYIELD DECEMBER 4tb
CLOSE OF CANAL AND LAKE NAVIGATION.

CLOSE OF CANAL AND LANE NhFiuhIioN'
BUFFALO, Dec. 8.-By an official order canal
navigation closed yesterday Lake navigation is virtu
ally closed only two proDeers-the Roanoke and sco-
tis-beiBg yet out, and they hourly expected to
arrive. All the vessels arriving within the last few
weeks have been stripped ana placed n Winter
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07

man. with large means" And the peop Of this valley.
as well as all over the South. gladly welcome si sucn
men to come aud cast their lot with them. believe
that hundreds more Of most prominent iron man.
uacturers would be here to-day but for the iase ana
unfounded damnabe, outrageous statements that hli
the columns OF Northern papers from the pen VI
carpet baggcrs and political ntrieuors.
Again. our unknown writer after attempting 10 MAKE
his friends In the North believe that negro win ""'
fight, that fow armed white men can "cov a most OF
them" ngeniousy gets of the following Tor thc penen'
OF his Southern friends. He says: "It would be fH
better for the South II we're under military law, ana
every loyal here would rejoice to have 1t so Busi'
would be more confident aud prosperity come
sooner" Now doubt very much II you can nna
another in the South who would advocate military
rule OF bringing about better state OF oun,
again exist What Ia 1t that gives tho state OF GeorcA
today preeminence over her sister states IL ~ De-
she Is free from military an1 carpet nag RUE olS
has no carpebag executive no cirpot-Dag Juolcary'
her laws are faithfully executed, her ctZens are pro.
teeted. not by splendid military array a"1 as"Ihs
bayOnets but by the civil authorities Of me Sae nr
courts Of justice are planted IN every county ana tns
hum0lest citizen, though ne DC Dack miD cn Oos,.n
justice at her hands. Had our worthy to"Dsmip, Mr.
A. g. West. been snOt down the hani OF an a,siS,n
every man In this community would nave depOred "
and assisted IN bringing the culp II to justice. .
well might it be said that MIsacau,ot', Pe0nsyvania,
ana New York not loyal 10 TIC Government since
,.o,,ot N|rtnanar vim bta u.imn.nchable bu.i-
character" would Ike Mr. West use his talent:
his adopted state In place OF manufacturing SVherh
Ourdges for the benefit OF MS friends IN the NoFsns
prosperity peace would come much sooner than ls
wonld through military law" and himself and f.iny
would longer be avoided as a p'stllencr. &cs
During my four years residence In the 5)uth can
truhfully state that have found tho SOutherncFs'
without exception. the most cordial, p0hte aId nos,
pitaDle class of peOpo have ever met. nave ~
fault to find with them hope our sor hern irlehus
hasty believing tJdt All the Ou1Idsos
are true that are reported have yet % near OF tne
truth of a single In tins neighborhOOd anu Ia ino
Language OF your Penn5y lyaDla correspondent sun
mt that the testimony OF Intelligent re'ients Is moIo
A FORMER PESSsYLvANIAs
Near Cedartopn, Ga, Nov. 3, 1874
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07

Ia, complete only because the elections TO
the XLIV.h Congress are not cOmo"tc several mem
should another Ot the auONe
classes arc waiting for the verdict 10 heGs per-
sOnally, the elections OF New-liamp-hire. Counccu
cnt, California aud Mississippi, next 10 occur EIOuSh
known and here gwen. however. To snow thu Ben
BLtlers invention OF "raise al arOuud' only raised
the very mischief all around Another Congress VIII
be found, soon, tO into the salary bush
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07

DEFALcATIoN IN PHILADELPHIA.
PuII ADELPuIA, Dec. Ga clerk in tho
,ore,n sanartmeut Of Drexel Co.'s bank III this city
n : defsVfer W tho sum Of 0Aas
New-York tribune., 1874-12-07

SnTn1S and about the organ there clear, strong
teed by the stained glass OF windows making the
day less garsb Upon aud beside and before the simple
pulpit almost hiding from sight and filling all the
space about with beauty and sweet scent were flower
pieces, many in number but graceful IN design ano
Psfss pSps by GeS stand draDcd with black
city iag at Gaiistafi aud It was attached staff Of
white flowers by strands Of purple violets. broad
flowers bordered the fig and on central ground OF
tints This piece, which was presented Oy the Common
Council was attached 10 q frame wreathed with sniax
above a broad bed Of flowers, as il it were marble
cross from block OF the choicest stone Upon this
m purple fower-letters, showing the source from
which the Offering came Delicate sprays OF green
side of the ceDter-pece was superb crown with a
little purple cross above II. This crown was on
The pulpit laden with burden Of rarest bloom
An urn OF pure white. with the WORD " REST On its
white dove which had on it's beak the hower.ieter H.
Tns sent by the Police department Giose oy tn,s m
buds and blossoms. Where the crOss-Dar cossod rue
Shaft was delicious lltte bouquet Of rose D9ds ana
Vance wreath Of pale-yeow and white blossoms @
trimmed with green and supported ny graceIn sie
staff OF flowers the pulpit, ntte way removed
and near this was slender column spring
PS S S eurpe ne!a Dsp 0ucpop
pings Of tender green diverslhed the suiiace VI
The pulpit lovely leaning OF white, It's base
being bank OF green. An anchor OF pure tints whcn
with It's base had run OF purple flowers was supported
by bed OF Mowers, varied by leafy green at the cor
ners On the right OF the pulpit was wreath about
purple star, supported by staff rising from pyra
inidal base. Tue wreath bore figures "l8O4" and
1874" dates OF Mr Havemeyer's birth and death.
Near this was stately pillar with its surface dotted
over with prOruding buds, ana It's top purple crown
In severe with the chaste speudor Of these
ornaments was the plain deadack in front OF lhs
railing before the platform, which TO bear the
burialcase
offices to begin the cergyme who were to take part
went the TO meet the procession from
the residence ana In minutes the procession
came up the aisle Of the church In the Interval
hefore the of funerea line the Dead March
An aau" was gwen upon tho organ. At the head OF the
sracessiou were the Rev. Drs. Bottome. Chapman,