The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-12
Funeral Ceremonies Near Washing
ton-Oratfon by Dr. A. Up. Garnett,
. and Poem by Bishop Pinckney.

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WASHINGTON, December lion Monday
and Tuesday, July 18th and 18th, 1864, an
attack was made upon Fort Stevens, on the
north side of Washington, by a column of
Confederate troops Of General Early's corps,
under the immediate command Of General
Gordon, now senator from Georgia. s
Quite number of soldiers belonging to
the Union army were killed in the engage
ment, and their remains were afterwards
buried ia Battle cemetery, which was laid
out on the Seventb-street road near Fort Ste
vens for that purpose. There were also
number Of Confederate soldiers killed, and
| their remains were inferred on farm near
| the fort where they fell. .'.".
A few weeks ago friends of the "lost
| cause" beaded by Rev. j. b. Areritt, pastor
of Grace protestant EpiscopaD church, stu
ated about two miles above Silver Springs,
! on the Seventh.Street road, resolved to gather
I'D the remains and remove them to the
aboye-named church.yard for interment, and
steps were Immediately taken to carry the
plan into effect, and progressed so satisfac-
torily as to be executed to-day.
| On Tuesday last the bodies, to the num-
Der of seventeen, were eXhumed and placed
| in six plain cofius and borne to the church.
yard, where they were this morning placed
| on bier in front of the church, and cover
ed with black pail, on which was stitched
| o neat cross Of white muslin. The remains
were all unknown excepting one body, that
of james B. Bland, of Highland county, Va,
member of the GID Virginia mounted in
fantry, of Imboden's brigade. In the en-
| closure, between the front Of the church and
| the street, grave large enough for SIX
collins had been dug for the final resting
place Of the remains, and q large evergreen
cross was placed at the head of it. ....
| THE SERVICES.
Ate O'Clock quite large number of Wash.
| ingtonians assembled at the corner Of Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, and taking
| carriages, proceeded to the church about
eight miles from the city to witness the
ceremony. A large number from Rockville
and the country round about were also pre-.
sent to the number of about three hundred
persons, including many ladies. At II
O'Clock Bishop Pinckney and ReVerends
| Averitt, Williamson, and Buck entered the
church rectipg the services, commencing,
&" Lord, let me know the end of my days, &c.
| After portions OF the Scriptures had been
read the choir sang, 81 would not live
always, I ask not to stay" which was fol-
lowed by prayer and another hymn, after
which the audience proceeded TO the grave
| in front of the church to inter the re mains,
the following gentlemen acting as pall.bear-
ers: General Cook, Henry Garnett, DR..
| Young, DR.. Boyle, William Harmon. 6. T.
Howard, General P. NJ. B. Young,
J, w. Drew, Colonel l.. @. Lamar,
Colonel Herbert, William Stone, Colonel r.
Fleming. The coffius were lowered into the
graves, wreaths being placed upon each one !;
the one containing the remains of Bland
being placed at the north end to enable the
| friends 10 find it if they ever desired to re-
! move the body. Rev. MIR. Averitt read the
burial service, when the asSembage repaired
to the rectory, few yards distant, where DR..
A. Y. P. Garnett, of this city, delivered
| TIE GRAFTON.
| He congratulated those present that the
| time had come when they could do justice
to the memories of their friends, and perform
such ceremonies unmolested, and claimed
that thew should not perform the act coldly
and with supdued spirits. Healluded to the
causes of the war, and justified the South for
their action. He once alluded to the wiling
| ness of the South to take up arms to defend
their homes from invasion, when voice III
the crowd said, "Aud we are still willing to
| do ii, Doctor" He alluded to the South as
81 our people" and TO Jefferson Davis as" our
President" Tue address occupied about
half an hour in the delivery. .a +
After the Grafton Bishop Pinckney read
short poem full Of tender illusions to the
dead, which was we'll received.
| A vote of thanks was rendered to DR..
Garnet and Bishop Pinckney, and a
copy of the address and poem asked for
publication in book-form. The bearers
then proceeded to the grave and filed
it with earth, and the assemblage
dispersed.
Another Ciyll-RiShts Bill Preparing.
WASHINGTON, December 11.-At a meet
| ing OF the House Judiciary Committee this
morning, subcommittee was appointed to
draw up another cvll-rights bill. 1t is un-
derstood that the committee are instructed
| TO Incorporate all the essential features of the
Senate bill now on the House calendar,
| emitting therefrom the cemetery and school
| sections.
The lanes River and KanaWha Canal
Bill.
WASHINGTON, December 11.-Hon. j. Am
bier Smith has arranged to have Friday next
set for the consideration OF the James River
| and Kanawha Canal bill.
l EsOUIShanh faA6ATSs
WAsH1SGros. December lin response
tn urgent REQUESTS that the President place
troons in the Louisiana State.house, be 10
quoted: 81 will not provide against
threatened dangers, but if violence occurs
will suppress it,"
Late Weather Report.
Ispecial telegram to the Dispatch.J
WAsH1NsToN, D. c., December 12-1 4. M.
For New England and the Middle States,
generally clear and colder weather will pre-
vail. with brisk northwesterly or westerly
| winds and stationary or rising barometer.
ASSOCIATED Press teiegram.I
WASHINGTON, December III p. A.-For
New England, the Middle States, and the
| Lower Lake region, colder and partly CLOUDY
| weather will prevail with brisk southwest or
northwest winds, rising barometer, ana ight
snow except in Virginia and Maryland.
| For the South Atlantic States, generally
clear and cooler weather with northwest
winds and rising barometer during the night.
For the Gulf States, partly cloudy ana
cooler weather, with north or east WlnuS
and high barometer. 49,
| For Tennessee and the Ohio valley ana
| thence northward over the upper lake re-
| eiop. decidedly colder and partly ciouoy
weather, rising followed ny failing barome'
ter. and north or west winds north OF tne
Ohio Valley during the night.
| Htazas.
WASHINGTON, December 1l.-In the House
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