Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-03-19

From our Boston Correspondent
Senator Charles Summer - Miscellaneous
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Boston, March l6. 1874.

SENATOR CHARLES SUMNER
Massachusetts, Is shrouded In mourning.
The death of this great statesman has been
the engrossirg theme of conversation sine e
last "Wednesday. =. NJ, when the sad news
that Mr.. Summer was no more. was first
heard. 1t is a national bereavement. but
he belonged to this State aud none other
/ can mourn his loss or feel his death quite
so keenly. Boston was his home and his
birth place and the people loved him. All
hearts seem burdened. aud a feeling of sad
ness pervades the entire community which
cannot be described. Flags have been Nv
ing at half mast FROM all the public build
ings and from many private residences and
business places. Large portraits of the
| deceased are exhibited in several store
windows draped in mourning or surround
| ed with wreaths OF immortellas.
Each one seems anxious to do something
whereby they can testify their great love
and appreciation of the departed who was
born TO do great work. has accomplished
his mission and now gone to meet his re-
ward. He was noble high minded, great,
and strictly honest. II seems mockerv
90 talk OF appointing another to I'll hi.
place for II can never be filled. He was
our guiding star and possessed more sin
cerity and honesty of courage than any
other man of his time. 4 large meeting
was held in Faneuil Hall last Saturday at
III o'clock, A. NJ, where those who had
known onr honored Senator best, made
prayers and speeches and mingled their
tears with the vast audience that had as
sembled there The hall was mos; elab
orately decorated. The galleries were
lestooned with strips OF black aud white az
was also the cornice entirely around the
hall. The platform WAS heavily draped in
black and over the clock is a large arch
with black surface on which. In white
letters. are inscribed the words-"Ch Charles
Sumner" On each side is black tablet.
one giving the date OF his birth and the
other. the date of his death. 4 fine por-
trait Of the departed il also suitably sur
rounded with mourning. The remains OF
/ the deceased reached Boston on Saturday
/ evening at about o'clock. the train be ng
an hour aud l halt late. 4 large crowd
/ OF people had assembled at aud around the
/ drpo: aud large squad of officers were
{ obliged to form lines TO prevent the vast
concoursc Of people from gaining admit
/ lance. Their task was a hard one for all
I seemsd determined to see all there was 10
. f4ssg .H
+ thing Ike order Was brought out Of chaos.
and then the elcgant casAct which contains
al that is mortal Of that great statesman
WAS deposited in the hcarsc. Then fol-
lowed in carriages the member. of the
Z legislature. city and congressional com
miiiecs. y procession was then formed
aud tic hear>c was surrounded bv "A guard
81 honor. consisting OF eight men. all
mounted Oh white horse, and dressed n
civilians. The bell, tollci at interval, Of
Que minute they moved on from the de.
pot 10 the state House and all along Ia.
route were continuous lines Of people I'LL
ing the sidewalks. doorways aud windows.
They reached the state House at a little
before eight O'Clock when the casket was
taken from the hear,e aud slowly borne up
into the Doric Hall and placed upon ,ra
caiafalque. Remarks were made by Sena-
tor Anthony, making formal surrender
Of the remains to The commonwealth to
which Coy. Washburn responded In fitting
language.
On SUNDAY from \. VI. until L. NJ.
the remains laid In state in Doric Hall.
The body was no; seen a. hi. face WAS
somewhat di,colored. but all day long one
vast ihfons Of people were pouring In and
out OF the Hall, which /, very appropriate.
~ decorated with fcstoons and roseatc, Of
black aud white. Black curtains are ,oop-
cd up on each side OF Washington's statute
at The top OF which is Mr.. summers mon
oSram in white. On each side of these
curtains are three national na.s draped
with black. At the foot Of the ca,k.t i n
broken column of flowers while on the ton
i the words. in howers--Ctvu Right.
Bill, together with other beautiful floral
/ tributes. At the head. stand, a large cross
OF flowers presented by his colored friends.
over Iii, remains hangs beautiful dispIay
OF noHers from which is suspended white
dove with spread wings holding in Il.
nosth spray OF myrtle.
The remains are still living in state this
morning but this afternoon they will be re-
moved 10 Kings Chape! where fIue al SER
vices will be held, and then taken to Mount
Auburn for internent
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Last Tuesday Madame Camilla Urso.
the distinguished violinest. met with an ac-
cident by an explosion OF kerosene oil
which burned her hand severely and will
prevent her from appearing in public for
two weeks more.-kate Stanton is in town.
hayin. just returned from second visit TO
Maine and the Provinces, where she car
ried the imaginary balm of her Abolition
Of Poverty. MIR. Bradaugh had a grand
reception OIL isreturn TO London but I'M
fortunately did not reach there until after
the election for Northampton had taken
place and even in his absence they polled
for him 1863 votes which proves conclu-
SA'tif Aiat IA Uttu al nome he WDulI
most surely. have been elected 10 Parlia-
incentive had another State Prison SEN
sation last Monday. 1t was discovered
that four convicts had laid plan of escape,
but fortunately ii was frustrated. The
Temperance crusade has not yet reached
Boston but there seems to be an unusual
amount of interest felt in the REFORM
Last Wednesday night was a season of |
fires. During the night there were eleven |
alarms sounded. The aggregate loss of the |
several fires was nearly 100000. The |
firemen rallied with great promptness ami |
in each case confined the fire to the build |
ing In which it caught. One of the brave |
men was killed and another disabled.-The
North End Mission Fair closed last even
ing. 1t has not been so successful as the
Fair held last year, still the result is very
gratifying.-The English Opera Troupe of
"a hich clara I nniSa Kalta q. l., a.