The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-13
and paying due respect to his public SER

and paying due respect to his public SER
vices.
Neither branch of the Legislature tran
sacted business to day On the assem-
bling of the Senate a message was receiv.
ed from the Governor announcing the
death of Sumner and paying an eloquent
tribute to his memory, concluding with n
eongratulation that the resolution rescind.
ing the vote of ensure on the battle Aap
resolution reached him as it did On mo-
ton of Mr.. Banks the message was referred
to joint committee of the two houses
with instructions to report plan for prom
erly honoring the memory of the dead
Senator.
ALBANY, March l2.-Resolutions rela-
tive to the death of Sumner were intro
duced in the Legislature to day. and made
the special order for Wednesday next,
LONDON, March l2.-The Times o-dav
has eulogistic article on the late Senator
Sumner. in the course of which, referring
to his course in the disputes between En-
gland and the United States, says: we
possibly have not understood all the influ
ence which made him apparently unjust
and it is better to forget these differences
and remember the strong impulse for good
which first drew him from private life to
oppose the great national wrong Of slav-
cry.
BUFFALO, March l2-The streets ship
ping, public and private houses are in the
deepest mourning in honor of the late ex-
President Fillmore At 9 this mora
ing services were held at the residence Of
the deceased, at the close of which the re-
m iins were borne to St Pauls Cathedral
escorted by the military guard. A contin
uous line of citizens passed the casket, tax
ing last look at the face of the deceased
The people of Buffalo. to-day exhibited
in marked manner their veneration for
the deceased ex-President. At 9 O'Clock
this morning the family and few friends
OF the deceased gathered at his residence,
where services were conducted bv Rev. v
X. Hotchkiss and Rev. John G. Lord.
Eight officers with an escort of whole
company of Buffalo City Guards bore the
remains to St. Paul's Cathedral. On the
lid of the rosewood casket was a silver
plate inscribed: 'Millard Fillmore. Born
January 7, 1900; died March I, 1874,
The vestibule received the remains on q
dias covered with black velvet. The pal
was trimmed with white Grape and silver
stars, The body lay in state and was Wis
tied by thousands till clock, when the
Committee of the United States Senate
and House, the city authorities and repre-
resentatives of various societies entered,
and shortly after six the sergeant from the
United States infantry bore the casket
from the vestihule into the cathedral, where
DR.. Shelton, a life long friend of Fillmore
made brief resume Of his character in al
Impressive manner. The casket was the,
borne to the hearse and the procession
formed, headed by Major Gen. Howard
ana Brig. Gen. Rogers, with their stats
and various city and national guards, NOV
ed to Forrest Lawn Cemetery, where tn,
remains were deposited in the family vault
| CONCORD, n H., March 1l.-Westol
fails of an election by the people by from
300 to 500 votes Four Republicans an(
/, four Democratic Senators are elected, wit
no choice in four districts From return
already in, tie House stands democrat
lT2, Republicans l6T, with eight towns t
hear from, which last year elected Demo
Gratis and have probably done so this yea,