Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-14
THE LATE SENATOR SUMNER.
Arrival of the Funeral Train at New York
Honors to the Distinguished Dead.

Arrival OF the Funeral Train at New York
Honors to the Distinguished Dead.
As the special train bearing the remains OF
Mr.. Sumner moved through this city yesterday
afternoon minute guns we're fired from the navy
yard. After leaving the city limits the train
ran at the ordinary rate of speed AMI
arrived at the Union depot, Baltimore, at 4:lO
O'Clock p. M, and proceeded north Immediately
There was no demonstration whatever at the
depot, IL being unknown at what hour the traiG
would arrive. The train stopped a few minutes
at WilmiT gton, Delaware, 70 give the members
of the COMMITTEES OF arrangements an opportu
nifty TO partake OF refresh msnts. A large Gro " a
was in waiting at the depot The train reache J
West Philadelphia at 730 p. m, and arrived q
Jersey City at 1880 p. IN. On their
ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK
the committee of arrangements proceeded t.
the Fifth Avenue HOtel. The remains were
met at Jersey City by delegations of the senate
ana house OF representatives of Massachusetts,
Rev Or. Sunderland. chaplain of the Senate:
Rev MIR. Huxley, Unitarian minister OF Wash
bgton; John X. French, Sergeant at arms of
The Senate; eleven officers of the U. s. Capitol
police force; Mr.. Sanderson and twenty coored
citizens Of Brooklyn accompanied the remains
which being taken from the car were placed on
an express wagon and conveyed to New York
over the Desbrosses- street ferry, and tbence To
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where they were to
remain till this morning, and then be taken
Central
depot, en- route for Boston.
SENATOR SUMMERS ANCESTRY.
The Society Of the Cincinnati of the Common
wealth of Massachusetts,, Of which Hon. Charles
Sumner was member, furnishes the following
Information relative to his ancestry:-Charles
sumner was the eldest son of Charles Pinckney
Sumner, and was born in Boston on January &
1911. His father, Charles p. Sumner was born
id Milton, Mass, January 20, I776, graduated AZ
harvard in 1896, was high sheriff of Suffolk
county from 1925 to 1899, and died at Boston
April "a, 1889. The grandfather of the late
Senator was Job Sumner, who was born in Mil
ton, Mass, April %, 1854, and graduated at Har-
sard In T'Ie. In 1I15 be joined the army, and
was lieutenant In Bonds regiment at the siege
OF Boston. He was commissioned captain in
Greaton's Sd regiment January 1, III, ani
major In 1888. After the close of the war he
was appointed commissioner to settle accounts
OF the United States with Georgia.
MR. SUMMERS ESTIMATE OF CALEB CUSHING
The following letter is published in the Boston
Advertiser.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1874.
MY DEAR CHAnDLBR:-I should not have
proposed &. e. as Oh. j.. but being nominated
could not vote to reject him. 1 have seen
much OF him lately, and have absolute faith
mat In any possible questions before him his in
suong-as my Own-for Human Rights and
sustained by learning and ability. l do not ex
pect any other nomination giving as much as
Surahce OF what you aud L desire. Thanks fof
Ia
HOnOrs TO the Dead Statesman.
The Sumner memorial meeting of colored
men will be held at the Sumner school build
ing on Monday next, the day of the funeral of
Mr.. Sumner in Boston. Rev. Alex. Crummel.
ID. d., Will deliver the memorial address Inyi-
tations have also been extended TO Messrs
Fred. Douglass, X. II. Cain, P. b. s. Pinch
back, A. Nj. Grrep, j. s. Martin, Jas. T. Ra-
pier and ID. A. Straker, to deliver addresses on
the occasion. The general committee will meet
THIS evening at O'Clock at the Sumner building
10 CONSIDER such matters as may be presented
CANON KINGsLRY's TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
Canon Kingsley, in the course of his lecture
IN brooklyn Oh Wednesday evening, while
IN westminster Abbey, whose rest is undis7
tnrbed by the caumny which So often greeted
mem while alive, said: 81 cannot let the oppor-
tunity pass to speak of your own great states
man who has just passed away. Can il be trne
mis- news we have of the death of the preai
statesman to-day! 4 was speaking loving word
Win MIN at Washington at MONDAY Yesterday
he mas fallen asleep in peace. God rest his
noble SOUL" 49,
AT WORCESTER.
Ata special meeting of the Worcester CITY
government last night a committee was an
pointed to take suitable notice Of the demise of
Senator Sumner, and a committee was an
pointed to attend the funeral. The church bells
are to be tolled while the funeral train is pa
ing through the city, and the depot is to be
drsped in mourning. The colored citizens also
held meeting last night, and adopted resolu-
Va AcePcCt W INC meInOry or the QeceaS ID,
ana appointed committee to attend the
funeral. -o
THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS
Has ordered the state police to receive the bodv
OF Senator Sumner this afternoon and escort II
70 Ihe state house, where Major lie wis Gaul
win detachment of the Shaw guards, will act
BE- BODY guard until the hour of the funeral
The immediate friends of the deceased AT first
objected to any military display whatever, as
IN opposition TO the Senator's well known naace
S views, but as guard was necessary in Doric
nan IL was deemed proper that the colored
troops that first offered their services To the
governor should be selected.
THR MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE
Of h ths were presented in both branches
had sustained in the death Of its senior Senator.
Sis xstn su% anne and paying high tribute to
were made in both houses 'f''
AT sPRINePIRLp
the church bells will be tOlled "a tina funeral
ran ram passes through the city. Sumner (col-
night appointed committee to draft resolu-
uons on the death of Mr.. Sumner, and another
committee to attend the funeral
MEMORIAL MEETINGS AT OMAHA ANe LITTLE
ROCK.
a large meeting of citizens was held at Oma-
pa last night In honor of the memory of the late
adopted. "eie
The colored people of Little Rock, Ark. have
aoopteu resolutions of respect to the memory
~. Snoi ies sumner, ana nave decided to draDe
neral. Wy -
SUMNER RESOLUTIONS TABLED.
IL, IN tne house Of the Virginia General Assem-
Oily yesterday series of eulogistic resolutions
rreegarding Charles Sumner were introduced by
VT; VT; oyphax, coiored. The passage of the reso.
iuuons was advocated by Syphax and Paige
snCtner coored member. They were, no viewer,
=, baltimore CONFERENCE NJ. f. CHURCH
ooI H-,,Appotntments for the Washington Dis
trtet. rms conference closed its sessions AZ
5taunt0n, Va, on Thursday. The character of
some business M McMeeI Who was charged with
mittee on General Conference, which was read,
opposes any dismemberment or transfer of con.
ference territory, and recommends reenact-
ment OF the old disciplinary rule as to the man
g ~ aod sale Of ardent spirits. Rev. s.
hePier ana .. =: Hummer were placed on the |
supernumerary list. The statistical report was |
re aea1, showing the number Of members to be |
60, increase during the year go. The |