, 1874-12-23
T'EhE CITY.
J. 3. RICE.

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YrNENAL eEnv1ctS At GRACE cHrHCH.
Tho tuncsM OF tho late j. u. Rco, ncuncr at
Congress from tho First District OF flliuoia toot
p!sco from Grace {EpiscopaD Church yesterday
muruiug, largo number Of friends and city Of
ftcia,a participating in tho attendant scrytccs.
Tho rnn.alus woro conveyed irou, The scpidcuco
of John ". odcll. No. ci5 Wabash ayo-
nuo, followed by n larGo number Of cnrriEgeH,
aud wcro met nt tho door OF tho church by tho
Tow Dr. I.rcko. The How. Mt. Todd, hia Assintans,
srd tho lto7. a1r. u,ooas. Hector Of St. James.
Headed by tho clergy, tho costcgo marched
niouly M tho aisle, Dr.. Lockn rcc!ting, {" mi
tlc rcsurrc,tea and tno lifo," tho choir singing
the responses. Immediately bcl'iud tho iuin-
iatcgs was Tho Congressional Co,nnl{tsoo, con-
ri.,i,t: Of the Hons. &. l.. Fort. c. u. Farroll,
II. CIymor, ]. II. EeGolo, O. u. Southland, and
air. Charles T. Dcsnnr. Next cana TIM pull
lcaro,a will, tho casl;u.-H. q. I.oon,ls, Joseph
E!evokor, Dr.. Duck, mid br. j. ". Eldrlel,.
lt.,o. on lilo arm Of Willinn Warren. lead
ing, then A[ra Odo1i, Mrs. J. .. kinlhall,
hlsz, Qgsoa Gnitt, atrs. y. :; smith. nna Mrs.
hud Mcrc 6onlo Of .lip more Intimate f1ionds Of
tla tloenascd and bringing up the rear was n
delegation OF city officials.
Tho coffin WIS placGd ~ the ehEncel beside
broken col,.lnn, upon which was u n0ral GROWN
Brrnlu,incd by crosg, mud at tho base bt1'l-
tituI basEet OF flowers, both tho gift Of atru.
,fnueo II. Foslsr. On tho cuhn ilnclf wa8
simply uE,all bouquet. The inscription on tho
plato Was
]. H. ElcE,
13orn rastolI. slHy 19, 1900.
Dlc.l .'o-foIk, w., lice. II, 1874.
THE rLoEA1 DECORATIONS
vcro very beautiful. Tho nlogk prominent WAS
beautiful croas, composed Of ca1neillaa, slbc-
roscs teu.roacs, mud stnilnx, which emerged
from tho bn}tismal font 1t was tho offering Of
tho tlvo tleughtora of tho deceNsod. peiltaant
from tho chpire protection WAS magnificent
heart Of white ,loworH in tho centro OF which was
tho api,or,su,. " AL hcnest n1au IN tho nonlest
work Of uotl," anil the initials J. d. 4. This
wMs presented BY j. II. sicVic'ser. Hansitt:
from tbs lector, woro trailing plants. wi,lie ie-
law vas I. large medallion with tto words = TN
cto Johu 'i1nbcddod il It, from Hiss Elnula Mar
fe III front of thn rnlpis WIS, IN o!aflorEto tn
chor, from alias Dunlap. In addition, thoro
wero Eeycral largo bnNEets full OF iiowots, which
vorc so plcced as to show TO advantage.
AMONG THOSE pN.:sEST
wcro Gen. Sheritlan, tho Hon. y. e. Ccnlfcli,
,Tohn u. Drake, William DrosB, Mayor Colyln,
ox-A!oyor, alnson, oS-alayor hnnAoy, c1-Mayor
a ica c1ycsG T2fEe'ti essp S1pts stdns Ms c'n M
SOL, 5lahr, durtlclson. and Cleveland, Fro
ftnr,i,as Brnncr, pu'ien commissioners Sheridan
and Eono, Ctr Collector You Hollcn. and I'll
npnctor lliclherg. Ex-Muyors ogden;; 1oono,
u nDLMGIEI. l1hnlER EnN j. Il, liAhaGh hEio
:onApc1,oua by tlcr abaonco. Mr. Haines, how
over, iu i'll.
THE gErrICE9
wcro Of very modest character. consisting only
Of tho regular burial porrice, no sermon being
preached, by request. They occ1lpiod only half
in hour, and, wll+n concluded, tho caskot WIS
carried ol4 by tho pal-bcarela ind placed in tho
hcarse, tho oortcgo passing out OF the church III
the Ha,ne order as it cstcrcd.
About thirty carriaEca followed tho reulasns
to Eosohli, whore tho final scrsices wero hcll
hy DR.. Locke, and tho body Of kind heart
Cd. honest John B. Rice was couuisued to tho
grnTc.
Aa IN indication Of reapoct for tho tlocoased,
Ina l.a.B OH MI tho public and many private
luildEs. an we'll III On tho vossela III tito ilnr-
har weso Mt ha!f-inaas, amt no buaineas Has
t!ono at tLo City-Hall alter 10 o'clock in the
luUr.!i:G.