Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-14
THE BODY.

bOD0s
The body having been placed upon the
cstafalque, cross sent by Miss Nellie
Grant was placed upon the casket. This
cross was composed of lilies, eamelias,
white rose buds, and other delicate flow
els. All being now seated, Senator Car
penter announced that religious services
appropriate to the occasion would be
performed. Rev. DR.. Butler, chaplain
of the house of representatives, then
read from the scriptures, and offered a
fervent prayer. He was followed by
Rev. DR.. Sunderland, chaplain of the
senate, who also read from the scrip
lures, and followed with the Lords
prayer. Benediction was then pro-
nounced by DR.. Sunderland.
SENATOR CARPENTER, as PRESIDING
OFFICER, SAID:
The senate of the United States
entrusts the remains of Charles Sumner
TO its sergeant-at-arms, and the commit
tee appointed to convey them to his
home, there to commit earth to
earth, ashes to ashes, and dust to dust,
in the soil of the commonwealth of
Massachusetts. Peace to his ashes.
The coffin was then closed, and the
flowers having been replaced, it was re-
7 moved from the chamber followed by
| the committee appointed by the senate
and house, to accompany the remains
to Boston.
EVERY ONE STANDING.
AS the coffin was removed from the
| chamber, the members of the house of
representatives, the judges of the su-
pleme court, the President and cabinet
and other guests then retired in the
order named, as called by the president
pro teDlpOre.
The coffin having been carried out to
the entrance of the senate wing OF the
capital, it was deposited in
THE HEARsE,
/ drawn by Iour white horses and at
tended by mounted policemen, was fol-
! lowed to the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad depot by q procession of the
| members of the civil rights league, a
/ colOred organization of this city, num-
I bering about one hundred and fifty men,
/ headed by Fred Douglass and ex-Lieut.
/ Gov. Pinchback. Next to this OrganiZa-
ton followed carriages in charge of the
1 Sergeant-at-arms, containing the COM
mittees of the Senate and House, ap-
pointed to accompany the remains to
| Boston on a special train, which will
start from Washington at three o'clock
this afternoon.
IN SESSION.
The senate was then called to or
der, and the chair announced, as
| a member to fill the vacancy in the
( joint select committee to investi-
I gate the management of the af-
fairs of the District of Columbia, Senator
Stewart Nev.P to be chairman of the
committee in place Of Senator Bout
well, who was excused on account of i'll
health. The senate then, on motion of
Senator Buckingham, adjourned till
| Tuesday next.
AS soon as the senate adjourned q
rush was made by a large number of
women and some men to the
VACANT SEAT
of Senator Sumner to gain possession of
the flowers which had been placed upon
his desk, and similar attempts were
made to carry off the floral decorations
that had been removed from the cata-
falque and coffin. The crowd managed
to seize many of the flowers before the
officers of the senate could interfere.
IN THE HOUSE.
After prayer and the reading of the
journal, the house took an informal re-
cess for fifteen minutes, and subsequent
ly walked
IN PROCESSION TO THE SENATE CHAM
BER,
to attend the funeral services of Charles
Sumner. The order of the procession
was as follows: Sergeant-at-arns and
doorkeeper, speaker and clerk, chair
man OF the committee to accompany the
body to Boston; Mr.. Hurlbut, the chap
lain, and other members of the commit
tee, headed by Mr.. Rainey, and men,
bers and officers of the house.
When the house returned from the
senate chamber, it adjourned till to-
morrow.
BosToN, March IS.-At the request Of
Senator Summers friends the funeral
will be held at half-past three o'clock ON
Monday in the Doric hall Of the state
house. The legislative and city commit
tees will go to the State line to meet the
remains, and return Saturday afternoon,
taking them direct to the statehouse,
where they will be guarded until the
funeral, the services of which will be
short and simple.
At a meeting of the Massachusetts,
historical society, Robert c. Winthrop
announced the death of Ex-President
Fillmore, an honorary member, and
Charles Sumner, a resident menBber,
and paid each an appropriate and eIo-
quent tribute. A resolution in relation
to the death of Mr.. Sumner was then of
fered by Charles Francis Adams, which,
after remarks by Ex-Governor Clifford,
Judge Thomas Edmund Quincy, and
Rev. Mr.. WateTstan, was adopted.
Resolutions in relation to the death of
Charles Summer were presented in both
branches of the legislature to-day, and
brief and appropriate remarks made by
the members.
The governor has ordered the State
police to receive the body of Mr.. Sum-
ner tomorrow afternoon, and escort it
to the statehouse, where Major Lewis
GauI, with a detachment of the Shaw
guard, will act as a bOdy-guard urtil the
hour of the funeral. The immediate
friends of the deceased at first objected
to any military display whatever, as it
is I'm opposition to the senator's WELL
known peace views, but as guard was
necessary In the Dorie hall, il was
deemed proper that the colored troops
who first offered their services should be
selected. An autopsy of the body will
be made on Monday.
IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, March 13.-The chamber
of commerce met in special session this
morning, E. Dodge presiding, TO take |
action on the death of Senator Sumner, 1
and adopted resolutions declaring that 1
in his death liberty has lost Jealous /
and resolute defender; the equal rights /
of citizens, an able and vigilant guard I
ian, and wise and safe ideas of ma /
tional economy an eloquent expOunder. /
Addresses were made by Jonathan Stur- I
CESS, Samuel B. Ruggles and others.
ARRIVED AT NEW YORK.
New YORK, March 13-The train, /
hearing the hOnored remains Of Charles 1
sumner, the congressional delegation 1
md Dersonal friends of the deceased, ar
lived at Jersey City depot at eleven
-,icIock tonight. There was quite an 4
ossen1blage - to witness their transfer to
Nas.1Tosses street ferry-boat. Amogn 1
those present was a delegation
of cf0'e eeolored men from Brooklyn
oI Oh ~ mon the arrival Of the remains
y, Taw York, and In company with
a. - = ehn,ant of Metropolitan police, act
od u5'aot os their escort to the Fifth Avenue
hotel. A guard Of colored men % nae