Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-26

Washington :. including the President, the
Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme
Court, the members Of the Cabinet, the men,
bers Of Congress and the chiefs Of all the de-
partments Of Government, the diplomatic
representatives of foreign Governments. and
large concourse OF private citizens of both
races. 1t is estimated that at least 900 per-
sons failed to gain admission even
TO the corridors of the Senate, SO
great was the crowd In attendance. At the
conclusion OF the services the remains were
conveyed to the depot, where they were placed
on. special train, and. accompanied by few
of the intimate friends of the deceased and
the committees OF both houses Of Congress
appointed to attend the funeral were taken
to Boston. All along the line there were
many demonstrations OF sincere sorrow.
Crowds iocked to the depots, anxious
to obtain last look at the face OF the
deceased statesman, but all were disap-
pointed. At Boston the demonstrations Of
mourning were universal. The entire city was
draped with emblems Of grief, and, on the
arrival of the train bearing the remains, thou
sands Of sincere mourners gathered to pay a
tribute to the worth OF the departed.
The jury in the Challis libel suit against
Victoria c. Woodruff and Tennessee Clahn
have returned verdict Of "Not guilty"
Judge Sutherland characterized the verdict as
tone of the most outrageous that he had
ever heard"
The autopsy of the body Of Senator Sumner
was made by the physicians on the 10th, and
is made public, as follows: 1.-THE left corrorary
artery in considerable portion of its length
was so much ossifed that its caliber was di-
minished at least one-half. The right cor
rorary was slightly atharomatous, and con-
siderably enlarged. The cavities of the heart
were dilated, especially the lower third of the
left verticle. The walls of this ventricle were
generally thinner than usual, especially so
at a point about an inch and half
from the apex, over space two-thirds OF an
inch in diameter. In the vicinity OF this were
several small clots Of blood, some Of which
had probably formed before death. Nothing
abnormal was found In the brain or other Or
gans." DR.. Brown-Sequard says no traces Of
the assault committed by Brooks were discov-
cred in the brain.
The late Senator Sumner left an estate val
ued at one hundred thousand dollars. In his
will he bequeathed &, 600 to the daughters of
H. w. Longfellow; $4,000 to the daughters of
s. &. Howe, and $1,000 to the daughters OF
James 7. Furness, of Philadelphia, which,
he says, 81 ask them to accept in
token Of gratitude for the friendship which
their parents have shown me-" He gives
an annuity of $500 to his aunt, Mrs. Hannah
Richmond Jacobs, of scituate, Mass, and the
residue of the estate divided into two equal
moieties, one to his sister, Mrs. Julia Hast
ings, of San Francisco, and the other to the
corporation Of Harvard College for the college
library, the income to be expended in the pur-
chase Of books.
The Hon. o. b. Hart, Governor of Florida,
died at his residence in Jacksonville on the
evening Of the 18th.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
Of Miss Ada c. SweG. as Pension Agent at
Chicago rice Blakely, resigned. She is the
daughter of the late B. j. Sweet, First
Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Speaking of this appointment Washington
telegram says: 1.-THE President has hereto
fore declined to appoint ladies to responsible
disbursing positions, but the ability Of Miss
Sweet in the administration Of the Chicago
Office while her father was Pension-Agent in
ducod the President to make an exception in
her favor. The nomination was confirmed
without the usual reference to a committee"
A late dispatch from Indianapolis announces
that Mrs. Glenn, four times convicted Of the
murder of Jacob Young and his wife, and
whose fifth trial was set for March 81, was
likely to be released from confinement, as the
county authorities declined to appropriate any
more money to prosecute her.