The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-19
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state house, he Is quoted ~ saying
~ Will not provide against threatened
dangers, but If violence occurs vii
suppress It,"
Between eleven and twelve O'Clock
to-day u large number of persons wit
messed the interment In Grace churcl
yard, near Silver Springs, of the re
mains of seventeen confederate sol
diers, killed in the attack on Wash
ington, near Bunker Hill, in July
1864. Bishop Pinckney read poem
and General Phillip Cook, who com
manded on that occasion, delivered al
an address.
At meeting of the house judiciary
committee this morning, a sub-com'
mittee was appointed to draw another
civil rights bill. 1t is understood that
the committee were instructed to in
corporate all the essential features o.
the senate bill now on the house cal
lendar, emitting the cemetery anc
school sections.
The removal of the remains of CON
federate soldiers, killed near Silve
Springs, on Monday and Tuesday
July 18th and 18th, 1864, when an at
tack was made upon Fort Stevenson
on the north side of Washington, by
column of confederate troops of Gen
eral Early's corps, under the imme-
diate command of General Gordon,
now senator from Georgia, took place
to-day.
Quite number of soldiers belonging
to the union army were killed in the
engagement and their remains were
afterwards buried in Battle cemetery,
which was laid out on Seventh street
road near TT. Stevens for that purpose.
There were also a number of confeder-
ate soldiers killed and their remains
were inferred on farm near the fort
where they fell.
A few weeks ago, friends of the
'lost cause" headed by Rev. J. ID.
Averill, pastor of Grace church, sit
uated about two miles above Silver
spring, on the Seventh street road, re-
solved to gather up the remains and
remove to the above named church
yard for interment, and steps were inn
mediately taken to carry the plan into
effect and progressed SO satisfactorily
as to be executed to-day. On Tuesday
last, the bodies to the number of sew
enteen were eXhumed and placed in
six plain collins and borne to the
church yard, where they We're this
morning placed on bier in front of
the church and covered with black
pail, on which was stretched neat
cross of white muslin.
The remains were all unknown eX-
cepting one body, that of James b.
Bland, of Highland county, Virginia, a
member ofthe sixty-second infantry of
Imboden's brigade. In the Enclosure
between the front of the church and
the street grave, large enough for the
six collins, had been dug for the final
resting place of the remains, and a
large evergreen cross was placed at the
head oft.
The services commenced at nine
o'clock. Quite large number of tho
Washingtonians assembled at tIe
corner of Ninth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and taking carriages pro-
ceeded to the church about seven miles
from the city to witness the ceremony.
- large number from Rockville and
the country around about were also
present to the number of about three
hundred persons including many ladies.
AT eleven o'clock Bishop Pinckney
and Reverends Averill, Williamson and
Buck entered the church, reciting the
service, commencing "Lord, let me
know the end of my days." etc. After
portions of the scriptures had been read
the choir sang 81 would not live al
ways, ! ask not to stay" which was
followed by prayer and another hymn,
after which the audience proceeded to
the grave in front of the church to in
ter the remains.
The following gentlemen acted as
pail bearers: General Cook, Henry |
Garnet, DR.. Young, DR.. Bayle, Will
liam Harmon, G. II. Howard, General
P. M. b. Young, J. w. Drew, Colonel
L. @. Lamar, Colonel Herbert, A. M.
Stone, Colonel r. Fleming and Colonel
Ed. Dorval.
The collins were lowered into the
graves, wreaths being placed upon each
)ne, the one containing the remains of
Bland being placed at the north end
. enable the friends to find it if they
'ver desired to remove the body.
Rev. Mr.. Averill read the burial SER
ice, when the assemblage repaired to
lie rectory, "a few yards distant, where
Dr.. A. Y. p. Garnett of this city, deliv-
red the Grafton. He congratulated
hose present that the time had come
'hen they could do justice to the men,
ny of their friends and perform such
ceremonies unmolested, and claimed ,
hat they should not perform the act
Oddly and with subdued spirits. He :
lluded to the causes of the war, and /,
lstifled the south for their action. He -.
My alluded to the willingness of the
Outh to take up arms to defend their
ONES from invasion, when voice in |;
ne crowd said, and 1--WE are still will /,
lg to do it, doctor.r He alluded to :
he south as "our people," and to jeff. :
'avis as "our president"
The address occupied about half an :
our in the delivery. After the Grafton /
ishop Pinckney read short poem, :
Ill of tender illusions to the dead, y
hich was well received.
A vote of thanks was rendered to DIR. :
arnett and Bishop Pickney, and a !,
,py of the address and poem asked i
II publication in book form. The J.
carers then proceeded to the grave :
nd filled it with earth and the assem-
age dispersed. =
December 11.-General a
emo is preparing proclamation "
the Carlist insurgents to !.
rrender within eight days, and "
reatening the devastation of the T
untry occupied by them in case of Ii
rther resistance. n
LONDON, December 1l.-Telegrams 7,
regard to the transit ofVenus report ri
at the observations failed i'm Oven j
rg, Kossal, Holski, Stockton, Kerch h
d Tiflis, but were successful at Hol- :,
bonn. n
The Times, in an editorial, says the fo
egram, which we are enabled to u
blish, shows that at Nagaski, al =, -,
,ugh the weather was unfavOrable, co
} transit observations were made IN fu
admirable and exhaustive manner, 81
ich the American astronomer, skill y
in expeditionary work. knew well n,
Nv to aDnlv We fear observations of